Talk Talk

Talk Talk Were An English Band Formed In 1981 Led By Mark Hollis Vocals Guitar Piano Lee Harris Drums And Paul Webb Bass . Initially A Synth Pop Group Talk Talk's First Two Albums The Party's Over 1982 And It's My Life 1984 Reached Top 40 In The UK And Produced The International Hit Singles "Talk Talk" "Today" "It's My Life" And "Such A Shame". They Achieved Widespread Critical Success In Europe And The UK With The Album The Colour Of Spring 1986 And Its Singles "Life's What You Make It" And "Living In Another World". 1988's Spirit Of Eden Moved The Group Towards A More Experimental Sound Informed By Jazz And Free Improvisation Pioneering What Became Known As Post-Rock It Was Critically Acclaimed But Commercially Unsuccessful. Friction With The Band's Label EMI Resulted In Legal Action And Countersuing. Webb Departed And The Band Switched To Polydor For Their Final Studio Album 1991's Laughing Stock But Split Soon Afterwards. Singer Mark Hollis Released One Solo Album In 1998 Before Retiring From The Music Industry He Died In 2019. The Band's Founding Bass Player And Drummer Paul Webb And Lee Harris Played In Several Bands Together Long-Term Collaborator Tim Friese-Greene Continued In The Business As A Musician And Producer. Discography
The Party's Over 1982 It's My Life 1984 The Colour Of Spring 1986 Spirit Of Eden 1988 Laughing Stock 1991 read less