More Songs About Buildings And Food

I'm sorry, I tried and tried and I still can't totally love Talking Heads. I like it, but I don't love it. This album has some good songs but it's just a bit too weird for me to truly love it. I can respect it, though

of course i am familiar with the talking heads, i know a lot of their songs, but i've never listened to a whole album at one time before. extremely art-school/new york energy going on here, which is complimentary and not derogatory lol. these songs work together as an album well. i added it to my music library, but i don't know that i would give it a 5 (this breaks my rules but whatever) as i like their later songs i've heard better. 4/5

amazing

It's a travesty that albums like this remain on the list and fill vital space for newer, better, releases. Taking Heads do not need 4 slots, 2 absolute maximum, probably just 1, and I honestly wouldn't mind if it were 0. A dull album by someone that can sing.

I really really disliked this

sounds very talking heads! maybe one listen isn't enough, the only song that stood out was "Take me to the river", the other ones just sound ok, but didn't struck me

Jeg har fortsat ikke hørt særligt meget Talking Heads, men det er meget tiltalende. Skal helt klart høre mere af det.

Jeg elsker Talking Heads :) Hvis man er et Talking Heads-head som mig, vil man nok synes, at mange af disse numre føles som en slags demoer, da de findes i senere og mere storladne udgaver på andre albums og selvfølgelig i deres bedste form på Stop Making Sense (som er det bedste livealbum i verdenshistorien). Så hvis man bliver den mindste smule turned on af det her, så bare vent - det bliver meget, meget bedre, jo længere de kommer. Sidstnævnte album er desværre ikke på listen, så det er lektier 4.1

Good musicians, and some nice melodies/ riffs but mostly quite forgettable. Not a fan of the vocals generally on this one. Favourite tracks: I’m Not In Love, Take Me to the River

This is definitely where Talking Heads take flight. The songs are generally more interesting than on the debut album (Psycho Killer excepted of course).

I like her voice and some of the arrangements but it’s not for me

I’m not a talking head

The Blue Jean Committee! All I can think about when I hear these guys is the Documentary Now! episode by Armisten and Hader. Anyway, aside from that these guys annoy me as most New Wave bands do. Don't like the cheesy affected vocals.

I've always loved Talking Heads, but I'm much more familiar with their later material. Although I've listened to their earlier albums before, I didn't remember much from this one. So it was fun to rediscover it! The album comes charging out of the gate with "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel," a fantastic, high-energy opener. The next few songs were enjoyable, especially the funky "With Our Love," but nothing really blew me away until "Found a Job." From there, the album really took off! "Artists Only" has that wonderfully quirky Talking Heads sound, "I'm Not in Love" is awesome, and "Stay Hungry" features some terrific funky guitar that captures the late-'70s sound. Of course, there's also their fantastic cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River." They completely make that song their own. The closing track, "The Big Country," was just okay for me, but by then the album had more than earned its four stars. What I really appreciated was the variety. The songs have their own personalities, blending rock, funk, punk, and that unmistakable Talking Heads quirkiness. Not every track was a home run, but there were plenty of really good ones. And as a Rhode Islander, I have to give a shout-out to the band's roots at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence! Four stars and a definite vinyl buy!

muito descontraído e divertidinho. nada mau.

Good album. Kinda reminds me of The Cars.

And you might ask yourself why are there no hits? And you may ask yourself couldn’t they have written some hits?

Poppig rytmisk skiva. Inga låtar som sticker ut. Cover på Al greens Take me to the river. 3,5 av 5.

Solid 4. Also features Take Me To The River which is a phenomenal song.

I love the sparse, spiky sound of early Talking Heads – because how can you not! – but I don't love it more than Speaking in Tongues, which is a crazy omission from the list. That said, I can't be too disappointed to hear this. It's a fun album that sounds fantastic and has several irresistible songs that fill me with the kind of glee that only Talking Heads can!

I really tried to like it more than Remain in Light. I do like the music but I just have a problem with that whiny desperate voice which grates. You never know, with the way the list has been flooded with this band I may be indoctrinated by the end. If I could hear the album with no vocals at all I would probably give it 4 stars. Not this time though.

First of all, I absolutely love listening to Talking Heads with my husband ❤️ there really aren’t many better bands. This record in particular clearly had a huge influence on another of my favourite band the Pixies (acknowledged by Frank Black) I just love this kind of post punk/new wave arty anxiety music!!

4th best Talking Heads album, still a banger.

Own on vinyl! Cannot praise any higher, clear improvement over 77

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can I say theyre overrated?

So why did they include this album instead of Speaking in Tongues or Little Creatures? Their earlier work is already pretty well represented, but nothing from the mid-80’s, let alone Byrne’s solo albums.

"The Girl Wants to Be with the Girls" was waaaay ahead of its time. 4, but a good 4, just short of perfect.

The majority of the album sounds all blend together and it's hard to tell when one song ends and the next begins. Exceptions include the cover of Take Me to the River and the final song, The Big Country.

Ok pero no. No creo que lo vuelva a escuchar.

Thank You for Sending Me an Angel With Our Love The Good Thing Warning Sign The Girls Want to Be with the Girls Found a Job Artists Only I'm Not in Love Stay Hungry Take Me to the River The Big Country

I love this album because I'm already a big fan of it. I'm a big fan of "I'm Not In Love", "Take Me to the River" and "The Big Country" especially. 5/5

Quriky lyrics, vocals, and arrangements. With a odd sense of humor, it is irresistible.

Mwah

4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/talking-heads/more-songs-about-buildings-and-food-4/ As a big Talking Heads enjoyer, I'm claiming that this album should not have been in this list. That's not to say the album is bad (it is not, by any means), but it's not one of their best. The three albums that follow are all better and more interesting and three albums by a single artist/band is more than plenty. Also, if a fourth one should have been added, it should've been Stop Making Sense. How is Stop Making Sense missing from this list? Anyway, still an awesome album with some of their best.

I love this album so much. I’ve listened to it so many times, and yesterday I replayed it over and over… about seven times. It just takes me to the river. 1000/5

2 hours and 41 minutes is just too long to listen to one band, even if it’s the Talking Heads. Then I realized I pulled up the remastered version and listened only to the original album. I like “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel,” “Take me to the River” & “Big Country” a lot. The other songs are similar to me, so they are one off listens rather than listening to the entire album.

Tina Weymouth you are everything to me. I love the way she plays and the basslines are usually my favorite part of the song. An iconic staple of their sound!!! Along with David Byrne's frenetic vocals and lyrics- which btw, autism be damned, that man is autistic. I definitely relate to some of the lyrics in a way that makes me feel seen lol, neurodivergent music fr. The more I listened the more I honestly really like this. <3The Good Thing, Warning Signs, Found A Job, I'm Not In Love, The Girl Wants to Be with the Girls<3 "Judy's in the bedroom, inventing situations" REAL!!!!! ++Talking Heads has a very interesting history, lot of band drama lol(mainly on david byrne's end) Fun deep dive!! +++FUN RADIOHEAD FACT they got their band name from a Talking Head's song called "Radio Head" This is a Jojo Reference!!

So fun. Talking heads always brings a level of introspection, in a fun way. Would listen again. Recommend listening while in the shower Favs: the good thing, stay hungry & take me to the water (shoutout big mouth Billy bass)

These guys are fun. All the songs just had a good pace if that makes sense. Didn’t have some of the more recognizable songs (I guess take me to the river would be the big one) but still a good listen. 3.25

Another TH album that is decent with one stand out track. A decent listen. 3.25/5

The music is good, but his voice wears on me. I get that it is part of his schtick, but he needs a little bit of range. I appreciate all of their influences on what is to come, and a little ahead of its time for 1978. 5/10 Top song... Thank you for sending me an angel

Take Me to the River is a fun track but I had a hard time finding any other memorable spots on this project. Talking heads have always been a very hit or miss band for me though, this was definitely one of theIr better outings. Fun album, doesn’t overstay its welcome and is mostly harmless. Just not 100% my cup of tea. I can understand the decisiveness in the vocals, for sure.

Not my favorite of theirs but “I’m Not in Love” is a breathtakingly vulnerable song

Gave this multiple listens, I think it's just okay.

"Musical journey" is one of those cliche terms and yet that's how I feel here. We start out in classic rock ("Thank You for Sending Me an Angel"), pass through Television ("The Girls Want to Be with the Girls"), disco-adjacent dance-rock ("Found a Job"), proto-psychobilly ("Artists Only"), and something akin to deconstructed glam ("Stay Hungry") before arriving at Al Green's river. By the end, as we're rambling through the Southwest ("The Big Country") there's a feeling of having experienced something grand and wonderful and welcoming. This might be the best-*sounding* Talking Heads album, with a lushness missing from the band's more angular efforts. Actually, it might be their best album, period.

I like Talking Heads

Fine, but didn’t leave much of an impact. 3/5.

Dislike the vocals personally Some cool instrumentation The Good Thing

live laugh love dance rock

I am always so shocked at the fact talking heads are a 70s band. It just sounds so much later than that, defintely more 80s. I just love their sound. In this album I sort of heard a Pink Floyd influence on some of the tracks which was interesting to hear, and probably not a connection I would have made before doing this challenge. I don't think this is my favourite talking heads album, but it is still great. I enjoyed artists only, I'm not in Love and Found a job which I have loved for a long time. The Big country reminded me of David Byrne film True Stories.

Felt less developed than the other albums we’ve had from talking heads, and subsequently found less to like. It was almost generic in a way I was surprised at.

Fine.

Oh God, not another Talking Heads album. So I listened to this at work, and it's so generic and boring that it actually works well as background music.

Talking Heads planting the seeds of their upcoming masterpieces with this sneakily funky art-rock interpretation of soul, country, and pop.

Yes yes yes!!!! Yeah

The Talking Heads have yet to captivate me, despite them seeming like my ideal kind of music. It sucks that I don't like them as much as I should.

Wanted to like this but I’m ngl the production on all these songs sounds super similar making it less interesting

I think this just solidified for me that Talking Heads are my favorite band.

Good reminder that I need more Talking Heads in my life

Much stronger second half

1978 New wave, Avant pop, psychedelic funk Parece el primer album de Talking Heads con un estilo definido. Desgraciadamente se siente muy repetitivo.

The good thing was my favorite song. Listened 9/24/26 with Jake in the car while driving to Epcot from donut king

Stated before but all Talking Heads albums are either 4’s or 5’s so please don’t be surprised

It's Talking Heads, I'll never call them a bad band, but they are not my favorite by any stretch. There are a few songs I like, mostly because I've had them shoved in my ear holes since I was a child, but they're just not a band I like all the time.

Talking heads are so so good. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to one of their songs. Like only snippets. Or in the background. Very good album

The riffs are sick and the hooks are catchy. The Take Me to the River cover is such a great rendition of the song. Pretty good listen, will be coming back to this one later.

It's great but not the best. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel It's my personal favorite.

Was hoping this world be more fun. 3/5

This is the first album where the Talking Heads sttart to fuse their artisit alt-rock with dance rhythms, giving us the first glipse of what would become their signature sound. Brian Eno and the Talking Heads tema up for the first time and they really were a perfect match. The production quality on this album is fantastic and they styles mesh perfectly. You can really hear they layers of instrumentation and other odd studio sounds that Eno loves. While this may not be the Talking Heads best album, it is a amazingly solid record. It is hard to believe that it was relased almost 50 years ago.

Always liked the Talking Heads, but never did a deep dive. Enjoyed this one.

I have been deep diving Talking Heads a lot as of late ... this one is my favorite of all Talking Heads!

Love the bass and the tight rhythms. The odd singing fits it well.

This was fun, I’ve always casually enjoyed Talking Heads but I think this converted me Playlist add: “I’m Not In Love”

Awesome, creative and so much fun.

Familiar with Take Me to the River and had heard The Big Country in passing. David Byrne is one of a kind, endlessly experimental and sounding paranoid and spastic.

It faded into the background for the most part.

Really enjoyed it, classic TH

David Byrnes vocals are always amazing. This is good but not excellent a few songs drifted off for me

Nice sophomore album, lots of classic songs here. Favorite tracks: Warning Sign, Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, Artists Only, Take Me to the River. Rating: Decent 7

Unusual music for the late 70s

classic talking heads, banger after a banger

Starts out okay, but it starts to grate on me a bit mid way through, which is typical of me and the Talking Heads. Still, I enjoyed it more than I expected to. Nothing as amazing as Psycho Killer, but the floor is higher than 77 Enjoy Thank you for Sending Me an Angel. The Good Thing is in fact pretty good, nice bass line. Same story on Warning Signs. Found a job sounds dated to my ears, a little 80's movie soundtrack Take me to the River really rubs me the wrong way. It might be because of that novelty rubber mounted fish, Billy Bass(?) I hated that thing, my dad really like it and it freaked me out. Kind of a visceral negative reaction. I like the closer. There's some fun to be had here, but It's not a favorite. If I really want some talking heads I'll probably go to Stop Making Sense. 3 stars I'd rather go on a bike ride with David Byrne than listen to this album in full.

Oh good, a talking heads album that sounds like all the other talking heads albums.

More songs indeed. More.

talking heady Byrne und Eno Gut...c

Ora capisco il perché di Psycho killer

some good bops on here. Even as background music more lively than some of the blandest albums on here

It sounds tight and classic. Nothing truly outstanding but still pretty fun and enjoyable. It troubles me a bit how the main vocalist sounds like they're singing backwards, but it doesn't really bother me that much (in fact I think I came around to like it) Thank You for Sending Me an Angel ★★★✩✩ With Our Love ★★★⯪✩ The Good Thing ★★★⯪✩ Warning Sign ★★★⯪✩ The Girls Want to Be with the Girls ★★★⯪✩ Found a Job ★★★⯪✩ Artists Only ★★★⯪✩ I'm Not in Love ★★★⯪✩ Stay Hungry ★★★⯪✩ Take Me to the River ★★★✩✩ The Big Country ★★★⯪✩

Quite good, drags just a little.

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gran disco., grandes temas, grande banda

Inspirational, challenging and enjoyable 4.6

8.5/10

Don't know why Spotify recommends Talking Heads on my playlists. They're just too quirky to be on my regular rotation. They just have this "look how artsy I am" vibe I can't really shake off. In terms of this album, this is pretty funky. Has the instrumental post-punk/new wave sections but with the added groove.

Weirdly, a lot like Devo.

So many other fantastic Talking Heads albums, why this one?

Good

So fun. Stick it on and have a dance to some of the best basslines in rock

Mentions of Buildings: 6 Mentions of Food: 7 The more accurate title would be "One Song About Buildings And Food", because the only song that mentions those things is "The Big Country" This is a high 4 though