'Downtown
Rockers' features Tom Tom Club’s characteristic upbeat fusion of electro and
funk. The album was mixed by Ed Stasium,
who also recorded and mixed Talking Heads '77 and umpteen Ramones
classics.
Known for timeless hits such as "Genius
Of Love" and "Wordy Rappinghood", Tom Tom Club was formed by
Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, two of the three founding members of Talking
Heads. “Genius of Love” has been sampled countless times, most notably by
Mariah Carey , who hit #1 with her version “Fantasy,” but also Grandmaster
Flash, Tupac Shakur, T.I. and the Black
Eyed Peas. In 2002, Frantz and Weymouth were inducted at the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame.
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