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Talking Heads appreciation thread

Sclah from Freudian Slipmat on 2006-11-14 07:17 [#02001852]
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This is the thread for appreciating Talking Heads.

It's been my favourite artist for over a year now. I just
love the nervous and alienated feel, the slightly deranged
musical arrangements, David Byrne's unique vocal style and
the absurd lyrics.

Their two first albums - 'Talking Heads '77' and 'More Songs
About Buildings and Food' - are mostly punk / post punk. The
third - 'Fear of Music' - sounds like a transition between
the two predecessors and the following albums. The fourth
and the fifth album - 'Remain in Light' and 'Speaking in
Tongues' sounds more rhythmic, electronic and futuristic.
The sixth - 'Little Creatures' - has some good tracks, but
this and the following albums sound a bit too bland in my
opinion.

Top list:
1. Speaking in Tongues (1983)
2. Fear of Music (1979)
3. Remain in Light (1980)
4. More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)
5. Talking Heads '77 (1977)

Although the first five albums are almost equally good.

The concert film "Stop Making Sense" is also brilliant.

Let the appreciating commence

staz on 2006-11-14 07:19 [#02001853]
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i appreciate them, even though they're not my favorites,
they've made some top stuff.

mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-11-14 07:22 [#02001857]
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I like Talking heads but have to admit that I haven't really
paid much attention to their first albums, except on the
excellent live album "Stop making sense". Speaking in
tounges is also my favourite pick

mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-11-14 07:23 [#02001858]
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Supposed to be: "except the TRACKS on the live album"

w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2006-11-14 10:20 [#02001999]
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I've never heard it.

Sclah from Freudian Slipmat on 2006-11-14 10:42 [#02002016]
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Hear it

futureimage from buy FIR from Juno (United Kingdom) on 2006-11-14 10:49 [#02002019]
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THEY ARE IMMENSE!!!! But Speaking In Tongues DEFINITELY IS
NOT their best album at all. More like this:
1. Remain In Light
2. Fear Of Music
3. More Songs About Buildings & Food
4. '77
5. Speaking In Tongues

The Name Of This Band is a great live album, and a good
introduction to the Heads if you can find it cheap.

swears from junk sleep on 2006-11-14 12:55 [#02002112]
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Yes, they were awesome. "Born under Punches" is probs my
fave tune.

swears from junk sleep on 2006-11-14 13:00 [#02002116]
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The delay pedal solo that comes in at about 2:45 is awesome.

B123 from The wicked underbelly (Australia) on 2006-11-14 18:06 [#02002298]
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Yeah a rad part of music history for sure. I still fear of
music on tape in the car as we spaek.. w00t

qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-11-14 18:06 [#02002299]
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they were great.

rad smiles on 2006-11-14 18:52 [#02002312]
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hardly anything comes close to their first three albums. my
fave has to be "more songs..."

bogala from NYC (United States) on 2006-11-15 06:02 [#02002489]
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They are great. I recently discovered how much I enjoy early
REM too. When they were on the irs label.

rad smiles on 2006-11-15 09:50 [#02002624]
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early rem is tops. murmur is chock-full of nostalgia for me.

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