More Songs About Buildings And Food

Minimal dancy art rock from 1978. Probably quite far ahead of its time. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Thank You for Sending Me an Angel Date listened: 07/11/22

wEiRd. I like how zaney it is, songwriting is pretty good, but not a lot stuck out to me

Pop ochentero bastante parecidas las canciones entre sí. No destaca especialmente, aparte de que la voz del cantante tampoco ayuda mucho

Favorite Songs: Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, Artists Only, Take Me to the River The album was quite average to me, the lyrics weren't very special and I didn't enjoy the lead singers vocals - they felt like they needed to mature. The Big Country literally has lyrics, "Goo goo, ga-ga-ga". I enjoy some of their other hits when the singers voice has matured.

I liked some of the songs, but most of them were repetitive and jarring

Usually I like weird, experimental and proggy... but so far this isn't clicking

The problem with the Talking Heads is that I am not sure whether I like their music or whether I find it intensely irritating. If I think about it then it appears that I like to be irritated, which is weird. In general I do not choose to listen to them, but if a track of theirs appears I don't skip it or change the station (depending on whether it is streaming or radio), I don't own any of their material (from back in the day). This album is typical Talking Heads - lots of strong rhythms, slightly of key vocals with the voice used more as a percussion instrument than for melodic purposes. I found, listening to this that I can take about five tracks before having to take a break - which is not good. It may have worked in the days of vinyl - listen to one side of the album at a time, but today with streaming it is too much

not for me.

I don't like Talking Heads, and More Songs About Buildings And Food is really not that good. It's not my style of music at all and they always get thrown into 'rock band' categories. They're not. 2/5, nothing worth remembering here.

Oh no, Sounds like a a funk fever dream, James Brown in uncanny valley. With Our Love might be one of the worst tracks I've ever heard from a band I actually like. This has convinced me that Brian Eno as a producer is just not for me. Reading all the positive reviews and I'm convinced that anyone who calls this danceable has never actually tried. To be fair, it picks up a little towards the middle of the album but nothing sticks out through the badly appropriated staccato guitar playing until I'm Not In Love, which is more like what I was hoping for going into this. I actually like David Byrne's vocal delivery on the Talking Heads songs I love but when the tracks are just mediocre the grating elements really come into sharp focus. Bleh - 2/5

Not my cup of tea

fav song - warning sign - cool warped echo on the drums and vocals - super interesting guitar parts - spooky and groovy least fav - the girl wants to be with the girls - annoying synth & guitar lead, strange mixing choices

I don't know about this one. not sure why.

I guess I expected the Talking Heads to sound more synth-y (a la Burning down the House). The music was more rock than I expected but I guess this album was part of their transition. Too bad the only good song isn't even their song.

Not for me

I don’t really like David Byrne’s voice. I can take it in small doses. There is one good song here and a bunch that are meh.

I really don't have much to say about this one other than I still haven't fallen in love with the Talking Heads. Nothing terrible here, but nothing that made me want to listen to it again. Those jangly clean guitars funking away… I don’t know. Not my thing. I like the cover art? That'll have to do. Oh, also I still remember that so-so John Travolta movie from the 90s called A Civil Action, which was about a lawyer taking on a company which had polluted the water in a small town and people got cancer from drinking it. The movie ended, the credits rolled, and up comes the Talking Heads singing “Take Me to the River.” Haha. What a terribly lazy choice.

2.3⭐️

It was okay, didn’t blow my mind

Good opener

Was kinda zoned out the whole time but didn't rlly find it interesting

How much arse quantifies as Arse? Do you divide boring by not interested or times shit with bollox. To summarise man sings in uninteresting way whilst music is played boringly, the highlight was a cover which they made Arse which is a shame as I really like the original, which they have tarnished.

malgré un titre prometteur, je n’ai pas été convaincue je dirais même que j’en ai ras la casquette des groupes mediocres aux ambiances 80s oui cest ca

This guy sounds like he’s got a broken noise and is being constantly punched in the diaphragm in cut time. I’d say the guitar solos were repetitive and too long lived, but at least they give you respite from his verbal hiccups.

The Talking Heads only seem interesting for about three and a half minutes.

05/13/2022 Hate the voice, lol. Not at all what I want to listen to.

i really don’t like his voice at all. it was dragging along and i don’t hate this band but this album was something different. it was just not good to listen to.

Not as good as I expected it to be, nothing stood out

I REALLY want to like Talking Heads, and love both Tom Tom Club and some of Byrne’s other work, such as Bush of Ghosts. But I just feel like they are trying too hard to be ‘quirky'. None of the tunes grabbed me here, particularly. Was pleasant throughout, without really grabbing my attention at any point.

I don't know. It's really weird. Not my jam, I'd say.

Boring

Just not my vibe

This album did very little for me. I can't even really remember much about it and I've only just finished it!

David Byrne is a terrible singer. The only redeeming quality I found here is that each song has a clear theme to it, but musically and lyrically. It's a clever sound.

I went back just then to listen to take me to the river because I wanted to make sure of my opinion. Bear with. Okay, I relistened to their most played. Not my cup of tea. I recognise its historical significance. Just not something that's actually pleasing to listen to.

Decent but not my style. Unlikely to listen to it again.

Some good tunes but tiring after a while, specially due that weirdly emphatic singing style

Ritmo interessante, mas sem empolgar.

Ik weet hoe bepalend zij muzikaal zijn geweest, maar ik kom er maar niet doorheen. Vooral die zang ergert me regelmatig.

meh

That voice does nothing for me.

I didn't super enjoy it honestly. Something about it sorta gets on my nerves. I feel like I need to give this another listen at a different point in my life. It felt pretty meh overall. Not for me.

Meh.

“The head” from art attack was the best talking head

Ne volim ih jebiga

meh

As weird as the title suggests.

I kind of like the sound but overall quite forgettable and won’t encourage me to explore them beyond the few “greatest” hits

Fine. annoying at work

Herrje. Nee, find ich nichts wirklich dran. Hat auch schon so einen "wir sind ganz dolle intelligente underground typen"-anstrich.

I was not a fan of this album, even it having what I'm assuming is the original Take Me to the River. I liked both covers I have heard better. I'm not sure why, as I was a fan of their other album but this one felt very strange, wasn't a fan of the vocals nor the music.

Meh

Olvidable completamente

2

Meh.

2/3

Not my cup of tea. Skipped through because I'm not feeling the vocalist or the instrumentals. Swing and a miss.

Every song sounds the same. Not for me.

Almost didn't finish it. Not a fan

eh not for me

Never loved this band. Sorry.

Meh don't really like the Talking Heads

meer ouwelullen rock

Saai

Didn't really like it.

Tyhjänpäivästä renkutusta

Ihme sekameteliä koko levy, ei enää.

As shit as the title

I rlly didn’t like it that much don’t know how it made it on here

Okay background music, but not my kind of music. Some nice instrumentals, singing is not my favorite mostly.

a lot of the vocals on this album had me going "what is that" and not in a good way

Just didn't grab me 🫠

Kinda humdrum

Such a Meh band.

There’s nothing wrong with the album, but it’s just not my vibe.

Nyt ei lähe. Ei sitten millään. Vaikeuksia teki saada tää kahlittua ees läpi 😅 Jotenkin ei vaan aukene tän hienous mulle.

Not my thing at all unique =/= good

garbage, not even music

His voice is so annoying, now I have a headache. This actually pissed me off The only semi-passable song is "Take Me to the River", but even that is ruined by weird vocals and is not enough to save this album from a 1 star. 1/5 stars

Very boring album, looked like the beatles to mee and didnt bring anything special or different.

Etter å ha hørt alt for mye på dette i denne lista er konklusjonen klar: Gubberock fra 60/70-tallet holder seg veldig dårlig. Dette var tidvis både kjedelig og slitsomt.

Didn't care for them back in the day and still don't care for them.

Not my jam Take me to river was pretty nice tho

Opinión: More Songs About Buildings And Food es un álbum raro, no me gustó escucharlo, me costó escucharlo, capaz tendría que darle una segunda chance en otro momento pero creo que este post-punk no me va, temas tan incómodos con voces raras, son como letras irónicas, nada literal, siento que serían mucho mejores si contasen historias y los sonidos los siento monótonos. Nota: 1/5⭐️

абсолютно мимо......................

This album is not that good, but I'll say that I kinda like "The Good Thing" which automatically makes it the best Talking Heads album.

Right off the bat: The vocals are badly mixed. It feels like someone played back the vocals from a tape while the band was recording. It's heavily masked by the instruments and barely intelligible. Musically it feels like an exploration of the intersection between rock and punk aesthetic, landing somewhere that may have been novel at the time but has no lasting appeal. It is a product of its time for its time, and that time has passed. My instant dislike for the mix and the style only deepened throughout the listen. Even the "best" song on the album (Take me to the river) is a repetitive slog. Happy to put this one in my past.

1. angel - 1 2. love - 1 3. thing - 1 4. zign - 1 5. girl - 0 6. job - 0 7. Only - 1 8. Love - 0 9. Hungry - 0 10. River - 1 11. Country - 1

As far as I can hear and see there are no songs at all on this album about buildings and food. Seems a breach of the Trades Description Act to me in very much the same way Talking Heads breach it in relation to music. Just checked my history and seen that when I was served up Talking Head albums previously something bad happened. One befell Leeds United at Wembley. Today my beloved Whites are away at Aston Villa so I now know how that ends. My history also indicates that this is the last book album on the list (hurrah!) although some fool has nominated another one as their user album so still another one to endure. 1/5 21/2/26

Absolutely dross. I can't see how anyone gets any enjoyment out of this.

not for me

no i didnt like tris one one so sorry

there's something i don't like ab it, it sounds cool and everything but not my style

Maybe I just wasn’t on enough drugs on a Monday afternoon to fully appreciate this album… but I found the majority of it to be really, really annoying.

Meh

32. not good

1,3/5

Really repetitive and boring 1/5

Every piece of art should be allowed to exist. I found it hard to accept this statement while listening to this album. The flimsy vocals were tediously off-key, the melodies repetitive and boring, the mastering had a strong focus on the ear-piercing high mids and the whole listening experience was kind of unnerving. From song 2 or 3 on I was waiting for the record to be over.

A love the name and album cover. Didn't quite like the album; not made for me. I'm not the person to enjoy the 80s movement and with the voice, the simple repeating chords and instruments, it just wasn't what i need right now :(

One of the bands I had never even heard about before. And I am kind of glad about it. This attempt at goofy/funky music really landed flat on its face. None of the songs stand out and they sound really repetitive.

Supongo que tras una década muy intensa, el mundo necesitaba música que no dijera nada y así surgió este grupo. Vaya estupidez de música y vaya cantante más anodino.

Täyttä Talking Heads -laatua, eli aivan paska. Sääli kun ei voi antaa nollaa tähteä, siis oikeasti 0/5

Nicht meins…

I liked "The Big Country" but besides that it was a slog to get through. As soon as I think I'm enjoying the song it becomes funk/jazzy and gets significantly worse.

Serious question: what's up with guys in music with the timbre of a garbage disposal who can't hold a fucking tune deciding to front a band? Secondary question: what's up with the fanbases who somehow encourage and actively support this shit? Tertiary question: how the fuck does their work end up on a list of awesome-tactic albums you should waste your time listening to before the merciful release of death? Fuck you David Byrne. Fave songs: - - -

David Byrne doesn't sing. He barks all the verses. Instrumentals were obnoxious. Almost comedic. If you tell me "More Songs About Buildings And Food" was a parody album, I will believe you.

Just dont like talking heads very much

This album annoys me for some reason

tbh could not get through the album it just wasn't my cup of tea, so i opted for listening to the most streamed songs and dipped, "the big country" was alright but even that i couldn't get through fully

weird. interesting. ambivalent. Fav songs: The Good Thing Im Not In Love

Didn’t like his voice and didn’t really have any standouts

None of the songs mentioned buildings, or food.

This is the second Talking Heads album I've has so far, thats 2 too many. His singing is so weird, herky jerky is the best way I can describe it. Apparently Talking heads were inspired by Fela Kuti.... I dont see it.

No.

Mehhh

great instrumentation vocals ruined it.

Not my thing. Hardly remember the album and I just listened to it

это хоррор для ушей. идеально для пыток

I didn’t enjoy it. The music was mid and the singing was shit.

全く興味なし。

Not for me. 1/5

No

I am yet to find a good new wave album, I just can't listen to anymore, please strike me down God before this list gives me another new wave album

Good? Maybe you just had to be there. I was 5 years old when this album arrived. I was more Team Devo. I was not really exposed to this at all. Would that have changed things? Maybe. I am happy to listen to quirky, arty, post punk, but aside from some hits (that are good but wearing thin honestly) I don't have time for Talking Heads. Only listened to the whole album for completeness. Couldn't wait for it to end. If I wasn't taking notes I would have turned it off. I'm glad it's over now.

The album featured the band's first top-thirty single, a cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River".

This album was annoying, just like all their other albums. The music isn't bad, it's the goddamn singer. Lazy shouting isn't singing. Devo did it better.

Didn't enjoy this album.

I couldn't wait for this to be over.

Nossa eu achei tão chato e repetitivo

#3 White people playing funky rock while a David Byrne sings over the top. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was. Some nice tones and tight rhythms but if I never heard any of these songs again I wouldn't be heartbroken. Not for me.

Mince

Not listened too :-(

Punchy & beat driven

Too much of the same thing, fast and furious.

I will quote izzy who listened to this album with me in the car today " he sounds like brian ferry if Bryan ferry couldn't sing. How long is this album? Please crash the car." Road to nowhere aside talking heads passed me by in my youth and nothing here caused me to lament that.

Dun geluid, irritante takkeritmetjes, alles op dezelfde lijzige toon gezongen. Of naja, gezongen, het klinkt eerder als een soort janken. O en raad eens wat, Brian Eno heeft zich er ook mee bemoeid.

Apart from Psycho Killer I haven’t listened to much Talking heads - this album did not inspire me to change that. I did feel a bit like Patrick Bateman listening to them - I too would be inspired to murder people if I had to listen to more talking heads Fave track: hard call, The girl wants to be with the girls?

An abomination to my ears.

An awful waste of time

Enjoyed only 2 songs, Thank You for Sending Me an Angel and Take Me to the River. The rest of the album was forgettable.

damn album sucks.....

I think the music in general is ok if not all that interesting. The vocals are terrible and ruin everything.

Dance music for a generation that grew up without dance. Upbeat, repetitive instruments with confidently poor singing. The most famous track, Take Me to the River, is slower and more interesting than the rest of the album, but as it’s a cover, no points awarded. While not my style, I see how the band bridged a generation from punk to pop.

This was, without a doubt, the most grating music I have ever heard. It sounds wrong; as if the instruments are out of tune. The sounds coming out of this thing are like undiscovered melodies that should have remained lost. The quiet vocals feel thrown in like spaghetti against a wall. I put this album on for my morning commute and arrived in record time because I wanted the music to end. This album on loop is akin to torture.

not something i would listen to again but different. talking heads for sure

I stopped listening after three songs. How that album landed on the 1001 list i don't know. Definitely not my taste

The beats themselves were pretty decent, but the lead singer's yelpy vocals were so obnoxious, it ruined any other redeeming qualities the instrumentals had.

The Heads' are a real struggle for me. Not feeling this one at all.

Very bad, boys, very bad

I've sorta always thought the Talking Heads should be named "Shouting Heads in a Tin Can" I tend to like their instrumentals, but once the singing starts I can barely get through an entire song.

Did not enjoy this record. On first listen I couldn't understand any of the lyrics and I thought the music itself was bland and repetitive. On second listen, while looking through the lyrics, I wasn't further impressed. 2/10

Awful caterwauling music combined with meaningless lyrics that left the whole album sounding like an angry toddler had composed the whole thing.

No me gustó, no es mi estilo de música

This album starts great but really quickly falls into broken-record territory: the same boring rhythm and melodies, Byrne's voice is not even that great, so what's even the point?

2 1

Wie gut hätte das ohne den Sänger werden können! Byrnes Gesang ist unerträglich. Da müsste einiges passieren, damit ich das durchhöre.

There are maybe MAYBE three songs by Talking Heads that I can stand. This album is not those.

Niet mijn soort muziek.

Just not enthusiastic about anything to do with this band.

Weirdo music

I hate every track on this album.

Conec poc de l'obra dels Talking Heads. Mai m'han cridat gaire l'atenció. És el primer àlbum que escolto sencer d'ells, i no m'ha entusiasmat. Al contrari, se m'ha fet pesat, insuls, sense emoció. No he connectat gens ni mica amb les melodies, ni amb les lletres, ni amb la producció de l'àlbum. De ben segur que es tracta d'una obra important però jo no he sabut o no he pogut connectar-hi.

Not my stile

Not for me

Not feeling this one. 0/5.

Punky