More Songs About Buildings And Food

I love them so much. Did you know that the front cover is made of 529 close up Polaroids? These guys ART, man

Talking Heads are one of my favourite bands and this record kicks ass.

For me Taking Heads can be hit and miss across an album, but this one was consistently top drawer (for them) from start to finish. The beat running through the songs was very danceable (I didn't put it to the test). The funky bass and guitar playing added to this feeling. Even David Byrne's vocals weren't too OTT. Loved it.

Jeg trodde ikke jeg var verdens største Talking Heads fan. Prøvde alltid å penetrere via det som skal være deres magnum opus, Remain in Light, men jeg forble for det meste i skyggen. Omsider hørte jeg det som gjerne omtales som deres nest beste verk, Fear of Music, og var mye mer ombord på det. Resten av skivene har jeg hørt lite på. Jeg hadde dette lastet ned, som betyr at jeg har hørt det i hvert fall én gang tidligere. Men det er som å høre det for første gang nå. Og fy faen for et skritt opp fra '77! Det bridger på en måte de jangly CBGB post-punk røttene til bandet med det mer poppa og world innflytelsene på Fear. More Songs About Food and Stuff har kanskje ikke de samme mesterverkene Fear of Music har, men det consistent og livsbejaende (dagens ord).

I’ve recently relistened to Remain in Light, and this was a perfect opportunity to listen to more Talking Heads. This is a groovy, tight-packed, and most importantly, fun listen. I’m a big fan of the anxious energy of Byrne’s vocals, and the groove of the drums and bass.

David Byrnes skabede vokal og resten af bandets uptempo rytmer skaber magi. Jeg har et nyt yndlings band

Yes ah please

Honestly one of my favorite bands of all time and I’m not sure why I gave the two previous Heads albums a 4. Possibly just overthinking it. I haven’t listened to this one all the way through before, just the hits, so it’s somewhat unfamiliar, although some passages are familiar from the tribute band we always went to. As an album, I think it combines the indie pop of ‘77 with the more aggressive sound on Fear of Music. It’s less childlike than ‘77, and maybe their most outright punk album. The two singles are still fantastic, but in some ways they don’t prepare you for the rest of it. Wonderful experience. Maybe I’m feeling more immediate, less analytical of the songs I haven’t heard so many times before. Maybe it’s just that I’m basically listening to some new (for me) Talking Heads songs in the year 2026!

The fun, funky era of Talking Heads, and a blast to listen to. Probably not my favorite Talking Heads album, but man it's still excellent. My friend's band used to cover Thank You For Sending Me An Angel, so kicking off with that track really put me in a good mood.

Favorite album from one of my favorite bands. An eccentric blend of new wave, punk, soul, funk and even country music that just lands perfect for me. Tina Weymouth's bass guitar on this album was a big influence when I was learning to play the instrument, especially on songs like "Artists Only", "The Girls Want to Be With the Girls" and the cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River". 10/10.

Made the initial mistake of putting this on in the background while gaming last night, so decided to give it a second shot before receiving my next album early this evening. And boy am I glad I did. This album was wonderful and truly took me on a journey whilst listening. Focusing in on the music and lyrics flipped my initial thoughts on this record. Byrne and Co create such a unique auditory world. So many twists and turns listening to these tracks. Glad I gave it its due! 5/5

Hay que considerar a Talking Heads como unos grandes renovadores de la escena del rock de los 70-80. Difíciles de clasificar, precisamente por su peculiar estilo, no vamos a poder desligar a la banda de ser un proyecto personalísimo de David Byrne. En este álbum se hacen un poco más bailables y la sección rítmica tiene mucho más peso. Se nota la producción de Brian Eno. Se escucha mejor con auriculares, como casi todo, pero así se aprecia cada detalle de mejor manera.

Me encantó. Este sonido me llegó de manera directa, cruda y encantadora. Asombrosos arreglos, interpretaciones, pulcro en todo sentido. Vanguardia total y sumamente neoyorquino. Hermoso disco!

Talking Heads always put a smile on my face - I love the peculiarity of them. Some great tracks on this album - the opening track (Thank you for sending me an angel), although quite short, sets the tone for the rest of the album, which powers along with foot-tapping joy. There's a great mixture of rhythms - "Warning Sign" features tight break-beats, while "Take me to the river" is more anthemic with deep reverb on the snare, and lots of funk-punk in between. Loved it :)

My fourth album by Talking Heads in this challenge, and one thing I’ve definitely realised after 800+ albums is that I love this band—and David Byrne is a genius. This is their second album and the first produced by Brian Eno. You can really hear them starting to find their sound here, with Eno’s influence bringing a sharper, more refined production. It feels like the beginning of something special. The opening run of tracks is fantastic. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, With Our Love, and The Good Thing are all brilliant and set the tone early. The second half keeps it going too—Stay Hungry and Take Me to the River are standout moments. There’s a consistency across the album that makes it such an enjoyable listen. Favourite tracks: With Our Love is a fantastic track Least favourite tracks: Nothing stands out, every song earns its place Album artwork: Brilliant cover, simple but iconic

Big mouth Billy bass

- Fun ü

Really enjoyed listening to this album.

Great album to walk to. Good tunes and loved the transitions

Imposible darles menos !!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH

I'd have three TH albums in this list. Probably not this one. Still, five stars as they are the greatest.

There are few problems in life that can't be solved by listening to the outro to Found A Job.

Embarrassing story: I bought this album when it came out (I was 12 or 13) because I knew Take Me to the River from the radio. Boy, was I surprised (and no, I didn't know the song; I was raised by wolves). I've been listening to this album on and off for 48 years and I still don't know what any of the other songs are called. It occurs to me now that being exposed to something that challenges all assumptions of what music is supposed to sound like at an impressionable age immunized me from ever saying things like "I hate the singer's voice." (The next album I bought was by X.) 1978, best year ever.

Really fun album, TH at their best!

Tremendo. All igual que Fear of Music es super groovy, con muchos matices que me encantan. La voz del cantante está CLAVADÍSIMA para la banda

Just an incredibly fun listen, songs that make you wish to dance and completely let loose but when looked at deeper touches on very deep human experiences

Always a good time with Talking Heads

Love that nervy, paranoid, arty and slightly robotic pop of the early Talking Heads records. The edge becomes more sophisticated and thus softens over time. But these first few records are the way to get to know them. Set aside any "best of..." or other collection or live album. And while More Songs About Buildings and Food isn't my favorite of theirs it's good enough to still step confidently into 5 stars.

I love Tina Weymouth's bass on this album. It sounds so good on Found a Job. And on I'm Not in Love. And all over the rest of the album TBH.

i was promised songs about buildings and food, two things which i am quite fond of and fairly interested in, but i have no earthly idea what about 95% of the lyrics are, and the delivery is rather...idiosyncratic, so i'm not sure if i got what was advertised or not. instrumentally fascinating though, some good ass sounds in here.

I really enjoyed this album overall The Good Thing was a standout; I loved the layered vocals and the almost chaotic mix of rhythms in the verses - it kept things so engaging, and the build-up into the chorus was genuinely thrilling. At times, the instrumentation felt so dominant that it slightly overpowered the lyrics, with certain verses coming across a bit overwhelming. That said, the simplicity of the lyrics worked in its favour - the choruses felt light, fun, and playful. The whole album has this eccentric, distinctive edge that makes it stand out. And I loved Take Me to the River - I’d actually heard Lorde’s cover before (very Gen Z of me), but this version completely won me over.

Nix dran auszusetzen Einfach geil Wird abgespeichert für weitere listening Sessions

Well, the album title was definitely descriptive, wasn’t it? Despite the title, however, I found the lyrics to be unique and the vibe to be pleasant.

One if the best to do it. Excellent album front to back.

The Good: Food… who doesn’t like food? The Bad: Not understanding what buildings have to do with food… unless we are talking about restaurants, huge restaurants! The Ugly: No restaurants mentioned… just a river… Fucking Talking Heads, with their great album covers, and oddness and general stuff… Uncertain what to think of this album, but eager to listen to it, I was struck by one thought over and over again: how I wish I could have been there, in the ‘70s, to attend a show In stark contrast with the album I reviewed yesterday, this album just looked at me, grabbed my hand, and walked me through one thought, to the next, in a circle, then a square, then up the staircase, and down again… and all the time I had no idea what I should be thinking… Fucking Talking Heads… 5*

Plop me in the water! What a great album!

loved it! so eclectic and unique. sounds fresh even in 2026

I liek a lot

Obre or the best new albums that I discovered so far

David Byrne, master of the universe

So good

I have room in my heart for even more songs about building and food.

I used to be obsessed with The Big Country.

YOU CAN WALK YOU CAN TALK JUST LIKE MEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I saw the Talking Heads for the first time just after the release of this album. September 7, 1978 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver British Columbia. I had just started college and I was attending a slew of shows having been largely deprived having spent high school in the Yukon. I’d loved the first album, 77, but had not fully warmed up to the second as the shift was obvious. It was this show where it all clicked. It’s not the hit - Tale Me To The River that clicked but rather, With Our Love and The Good Thing where I finally pieced it all together. Starting 6 songs in this was the set list : The Girls Want to Be With the Girls The Good Thing With Our Love Love-> Building on Fire and that was all it took. There was no act like the Talking Heads before or after. The jerkiness of 77 was being replaced by new rhythms and more melody and in my mind a natural progression of the band as they were musically accomplished at this point. The sonic textures were expanding with keyboards and synthesizers more dominant on this record particularly on tracks like The Girls Want To Be With The Girls and Stay Hungry. Take Me To The River and I’m Not In Live closed the show as the encores after Psycho Killer that night in Vancouver. Now, almost 40 years later, that concert still lives with me as does this album. This album is the fully realized Talking Heads as a band. For me, this is peak Talking Heads and a uniformly better LP than Fear of Music and Remain In Light. This recording also still sounds great. Of there is to be a starting point for a discovery of the Talking Heads discography, I’d start with this record, then 77 and then Stop Making Sense. The evolution is both thrilling and dramatic. And that sums this record up perfectly- this is a first rate record that is both thrilling and dramatic but I would note that the band was much better realizing these songs live. 5/5

Kivaa! Kepeetä, mukavaa. Mulle tällasta hyväntuulista hääräilymusaa. Voin hyvin kuvitella pistäväni tän soimaan kun kohta muutetaan, pakkaillaan ja siivotaan. ✨️

I wonder what my friends will think of the Talking Heads album

Giving this a preemptive 5 as it will become a 5 the more I listen to it. Great album. Love the cover art as well, it's sublime

every time just a great listening experience of talking heads

First album eno produced fun album

sounds like a masterpiece, must be a masterpiece.

how are the heads talking???

YES. Tina Weymouth I'd do anything for you

Love this album. 5 star day as soon as I saw it come up.

Love. Quirky and catchy.

oooooh yes da chömed endlich mal die sprechende Chöpf! Bi Talking Heads gets nüd wo mich chan abschrecke. David Byrne MVP und 100% gueti luune music. ganz klar 5 sprechendi Schrumpfchöpf

When you combine an instantly recognizable voice, a rock-solid rhythm section, and Brian Eno behind the boards, you end up with something truly special, one of my absolute desert-island albums.

Easy 5. "Thank You For Sending Me an Angel" "The Good Thing" "Found a Job" "Artists Only" and "Take Me to the River" are all amazing, and the rest of the album is great as well.

Today, my brother was reflecting on how unusual his and my childhood was. In place of a response, i started playing this album; he and I danced together for a little bit before going about our other tasks. I dont think this is thematically resonant in any way, but it was a nice moment with a great album.

I listened to this album off-and-on with Hunter and Isaiah crashing out over Marble Hornets Season 3 on CreepCast. Another group I've been familiar with before this list, but hadn't done a proper deep dive on. Talking Heads were batting 1000 for me in terms of full projects so far, having previously watched Stop Making Sense and listened to Speaking in Tongues (as well as a handful of other singles). The pressure was on for this album to deliver... And it absolutely did. There is a manic energy to Talking Heads that I can not get enough of, and it will always set them apart in a way that scratches an itch in my brain. Their bland of rock and dance is so singularly "them" that I can never get enough of them doing the sound they do best. I only knew Take Me to the River going in, and unlike other albums where the single I knew prior is easily the best song here, most of the record is fighting for first place here. I only gain more and more respect for David Byrne and the rest of the band the more of them I intake, and I hope that pattern continues into future. Highlights: Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, The Good Thing, Warning Sign, Found a Job, Artists Only, I'm Not in Love, Take Me to the River, The Big Country

not the best ever talking heads but still talking heads so OBV

depending on what mood I'm in, this or Fear of Music is my favourite Talking Heads record. Both absolute worldies

Love the LP from my early days of exploration and finding amazing songs and artists. Took me back.

OMG LET’S GO ONE OF MY FAVORITES EVER!!!!!!

Played it on loop, just beautiful

Expected this vibe and it delivered. Enjoyed it thoroughly!

About as good as the Heads would ever be. Their best album and one that holds up amazingly well.

A tour de force of kinetic twitchy nervous energy released in frantic bursts. Exuberant, skittish - a band finding its feet, and finding them sprinting full pelt.

I really believe this is a perfect, indispensable album. I first listened to it a few years ago when I wanted to understand Talking Heads better (I only knew their hits). This one intrigued me because I had never seen the cover before, unlike the later albums that popped up when “Burning Down the House” or “Road to Nowhere” streamed. “More Songs About Buildings and Food” doesn’t have a song like that. In re songs, someone wrote a while ago that for all the changes in how we consume music in the last century, the song remains the basic building block. But every once in a while you have albums that truly function as albums, where the songs fade into the background. The collection is really what matters. I do NOT mean operatic concept albums, which are okay in their place. If those are epic poems, a collection album is something like William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience… an arrangement of verses that reveal transcendent themes. “More Songs” is doing that in relation to our contemporary corporate civilization, looking through David Byrne’s alien eyes. There are so many fun turns of phrase and observations. Yet it’s also fractal… you can zoom out, zone out, just jam to it if you want. Weirdly it is an album you can work to. I think its palatability is due to the fact that Brian Eno is confident enough to treat Byrne and all the other member bands as instruments, just another part of Eno’s quest for music that is “as ignorable as it is interesting” (as he said of ambient). Dude had just made Low with Bowie, he could do anything. The uniform tension of the first nine tracks is finally released courtesy Al Green in the “Take Me to the River” cover. I don’t think I understood the brilliance of this cover until I heard it on the album… it really is like being splashed in the face with cool water after running a marathon. It provides just enough asymmetry to remind you that this music was made by humans and not intelligent machines. Anyway, I could listen to this every day, and just might for a while!

An old favourite

Goo Goo Ga Ga Ga!

Classic

Class

This is the one where they really became Talking Heads and indicated where they were going - the grind and repetition of "Angel," the slice of life in "Artists Only", congenial discomfort of "Warning Sign", the blunted funk of "I'm Not in Love" even the nascent highlife affectations in "The Good Thing." Such a great record. The grid of Polaroid closeups is their best cover art.

Sinewy, funky and weird in the best possible way. All the early Talking Heads albums are great, yet this one stands out for lacking any hits outside of the Al Green cover. I hear some of Television’s harmonic sensibilities in the riffs on “The Good Thing,” as if the two CBGB regulars were bouncing ideas off each other. “The Big Country” is a great song about the McMansionization of America, from a guy who today is an outspoken advocate of bicycling.

Great album. Typical genius.

a favorite of mine

Excellent!

Очень хорошо. Прекрасный нью-вейв. Лучшая песня: With Our Love

Tip top new wave pop

This is an all-timer and a genuine leap forward in music history. Every time I revisit it, I find more to love.

Defo see how they influenced LCD Soundsystem

110 Talking Heads es de esas bandas de las que había oído hablar pero nunca había escuchado (Excepto Psycho Killer). Me gustó harto, pero tengo entendido que hay más discos de ellos en esta lista. Por ahora es un 5, pero puede que baje si otro disco me gusta más? Tienen esa onda medio rock, medio punk, medio funky y una voz tan característica que los hace muy ellos, y eso se agradece.

Hero worship of David Byrne begins here.

Not as jam full of singles as other albums of theirs, but just raucous and fun throughout.

Wow, another banger by the Talking Heads! Who’d have thought.

One of my favourite bands this album is great from start to finish

Unabashedly a big Talking Heads fan. This album absolutely rocks. I can not help but bob my head or move around a little listening to these tunes. This can't be overstating it but The Talking Heads might be some of the funkiest white people ever. Exciting bass lines and really inventive guitar and drums, AND that's not even mentioning the enigma David Byrne. Easy 5 Stars

Yes Buddy, Yes

Love this album

None of their greatest songs are on here, but It's just very good throughout. No skips.

I'm thinking David Byrne might be the only other person who could out weird Eno

Great album. Never heard a full album before. I like them more now. 9 out 10

Talking heads had something a white man hasn’t had since, Groove

So good I listened to it on my record player!

My favourite Talking Heads album! So much nostalgia packed into this one. It feels perfect and vibrant front to finish and on every listen. Warning Sign is my personal fav track. Super flat bass, verby snares, and Byrne's voice sounding like it is coming from the other side of death. Magic. My only complaint on this record is the kicks seem too low in the mix.

I obviously did not pay this one enough attention when it came out. Wow!

Жить в субурбии менее полезно, чем слушать такие блестящие альбомы. Один из лучших клоузеров, что я слышал за последнее время.

Hard to top Talking Heads 77 but they easily did it with this masterpiece. Brian Eno's production brings out the darkness and alienation in the lyrics. So many great songs but my favorites are "Warning Sign," "Found a Job," "I'm Not in Love," and, of course, "Take Me to the River." They even explore other genres with the r&b/gospel of "River" and country with "The Big Country." Those lyrics are pretty harsh on flyover states of the US but it's just another case of Byrne feeling disconnected and alienated from other human beings. Hard to pick a favorite Heads album but this one is way up there.

A perfect album, zero missteps, and one of my favorites of all time. One common theme thats hard to miss in David Byrne's songwriting is the narrator's fascination with human behavior, but complete inability to understand or relate to it. That's all over this one, and that sense of alienation contributes to the tense yet wonderfully cathartic release of energy in the music. I love pretty much all Talking Heads releases, but this one and Fear of Music have that incredible punkiness to them that just elevate them for me. And Take Me To The River is maybe the best cover ever. This is the one I'd recommend to new fans

I really like this record. It's the first one they did after '77, so it's a perfect blend of their early more punk-leaning style and the more wacky and funky style that was to come. If David Byrne was more of a curmudgeon asshole and shouted in his songs more this would 100% be a no wave record. There's four Talking Heads records on this list, all the first four records. I would've loved to see Speaking In Tongues on this list and would've sacrificed Fear Of Music for that one, but I'm a pretty big Talking Heads fan so they're kind of all great.

Excellent !

Good!

More please

Thank You For Sending Me an Angel is my favorite song from my favorite album from my favorite New Wave band. The Talking Heads saved me from both 70’s soft rock and the scourge that was disco. I remember the joy of listening to The Good Thing for the first time, so unlike anything I’d hear before. So positive, odd and joyful. A masterpiece.

This album is the single best argument I have ever heard for the fact that I need to listen to more albums in their entirety instead of individual songs. No single song on this album immediately became a favorite, but the whole experience was amazing. Start to finish, this was incredibly enjoyable. My favorite thing that music can do is to incept one person's emotions onto other people. Normally with David Byrne, I feel emotions while listening but can't put my finger on any single emotion that comes through powerfully. This whole album was like that, but in the best possible way. I felt many things while listening.

TH is always 5 stars in my book.

More thoughts about More Songs About Building and Food: 1. If you can’t groove to this rhythm, I fear your groover is broken. 2. If you have only heard “Take Me to the River” you haven’t heard this album. You have heard one of the lesser tracks. It’s great, but it’s part of the tempo change that helps you cool down after all that’s come before. 3. The last song, “The Big Country,” is satire at its wittiest, catchiest, and quirkiest. 4. Jerry Harrison was in Modern Lovers before Talking Heads. I highly recommend checking out their self-titled, ahead of its time album if you want another window into early alternative/punk inspired (of course) by The Velvet Underground. 5. Each of the first five Talking Heads studio albums should be on this list, not to mention Stop Making Sense. And the film SMS - oh the joy! Five out of five stars, fully deserving each one

Nothing places you squarely in the modern western world and makes you feel comfortable and displaced at the same time like “More Songs about Buildings and Food.” The range of emotions anyone may feel throughout any given day are musically expressed as naturally as work tension and family disruptions with delightfully relevant effect. For every note you ever sang in rage along with Joey Ramone and Sid Vicious, you sing right along with David Byrne except that it seems more personal, probable, and poignant. Musically, this album features a delightful variety of style without compromising its purpose. In fact, its diversity of sound seems to its purpose. Byrne’s outlook on life and work leave no stone unturned to refreshing effect. Whether belting out an anthem of hope or waxing eloquently about where one needs to make a home, Byrne and the band connect immediately through voice and music. The most joyful thing for me, however, is that for the first time in a long time, all of the catharsis I enjoy through listening to music finally feels more tangible. I may not be up for toppling a corrupt government or taking down big corporations or other institutional giants, but I feel like I can tackle cleaning my own house, enjoy my family, and start to build something meaningful… maybe even produce a new TV show, or finally feel good about moving into the city. This review is for Kenny. He knows far more about Talking Heads than I do, and because of him, I enjoy their music as well.

Awesome

Dug a lot.

Incredible art pop album

Good

Só dou cinco estrelas porque não posso dar 10!

I am a huge Talking Heads fan, however, I do think this album is a little weaker than some of their later albums. If I was in control of this list I would have switch this and their first album with Speaking in Tongues and Stop Making Sense. There are some really good songs here still, specifically the second half. Low 5.

Fav songs: entire second half of the album This is the TH I've been waiting to hear. Debut album fine. This is great and still not their best.

Fantastic! 5/5

🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

I absolutely love this. The songs are so distinct and arty, the sound so rich, and if funky danceable art wave is a thing, this is it. Their cover of “Take Me to the River” is a highlight.

One of my favorite bands of all time. Only one really famous song. Two if you count Big Country. Still classic sound

I simply couldn't bring myself to stream this so I pulled this off my shelf and absorbed this in analog on my trusty turntable. What can I say about this that hasn't already been said? It's quirky and sounds nothing else which is what I love about it. Top notch songwriting propells this into being one of the greatest album ever created.

One of my favorite TH albums. It also helps that it’s the foundation for Stop Making Sense. Every song is filled with such energy and creativity, coupled with Byrnes yelping and you get an album that’s fun to sing and dance to. And what a closer with The Big Country! He sure hates flyover states!

Classic Talking Heads. So very, very good!

A STRAIGHT LINE EXISTS BETWEEN ME AND THE GOOD THING It's the fourth-best Talking Heads album, all the live versions of these songs on Stop Making Sense are superior versions and it's still a fucking masterpiece. Get ready to dance and be agitated. Finally, as a rebuttal to Mr. Byrne: I wouldn't live in New York City if you paid me to.

I wouldn't live there if you paid me

So this was the only Talking Heads album from their “prime” that hadn’t listened to. Just coincidence honestly cause there’s still a handful of their records that I haven’t listened to yet. If you have seen any of my previous reviews for them you know that I’m a huge fan of them. This album was kind of a surprise. I didn’t expect an album I had never heard before to be one of their most solid, well-rounded albums. There’s a good amount of variety as always. And the amount of creative vision and energy is almost unmatched. This is a STELLAR album, definitely worth your time.

Still going strong!

A less known to me album by a band i love and… i love it. The bass work on this is especially inspiring and whilst it lacks outright tunes (apart from perhaps the Al Green cover) every track is great.

An all timer.

Anything that came out of CBGB's in the 70's is top tier music... Talking Heads also just had a solid discography

Essential listening, zany and tight with unpredictable turns. Unrefined and precious

I wish I could say more about More Songs About Buildings and Food besides it being a really good album that began to tap into the band's full potential, now that they were wrapped around Brian Eno's finger and vice versa yet that's all I can muster. It is a really good record that offers glimpses of what was to come. They haven't solidified into a groundbreaking force, but they are getting there while here.

So many classics here. Most of 'em hold up strongly. Amazing sound for a bunch of art school kids. One of the best bands ever and this album shows both their talent and future excellence. Move 'n hustle, move 'n hustle indeed.

5 stars, no notes

odlično, odlično, odlično. drugi najbolji njihov album. teško je izdvojiti najbolje, kad bih morao: thank you for sending me an angel, found a job, stay hungry, the big country

5 stars for the title alone

One of my favorite talking heads albums, just behind remain in light. Every song has a lot to offer. Many of these songs are quite sweet, and some are quite freakishly and charmingly odd in their own grooves. They have always been in a lane of their own, even among their contemporaries. Tina and Chris absolutely nail the grooves on this album, Jerry as well. Tina's bass playing is truly amazing because she always seems to be playing a groove of her own; not just supporting a song but there's often a song within a song in a lot of talking head tracks. Each track has an intense driving rhythm about it, and that's why alot of these initial talking heads albums are like, proto-dance records. Cutting edge, futuristic, mesmerizing even still. Go around driving to this one.

the peak of something that’s gone

Nire gustokoa da talde hau, gaztetan izan nintzen zineman "Stop Making Sense" pelikua ikusita eta handik aurrera... Diska hau eta "The name of this band is Talking Heads"... primerakoak dira!!!

Talking heads are s top 3 band of all time🙏

Love the Talking Heads

I once again greatly enjoyed a Talking Heads album

the album's pretty good. it's like the band finally found their quirk after finding a producer who encouraged them to be weird and hyper. i feel like most people are aware of this and as such they consider it their proper debut, sort of including myself. i don't even think there are any non-starters on this thing. it's all quite fun, from the first song to the last. however, i'm going to use this review to focus on a single song -- "The Big Country". i grew up in a flyover part of my state, best known for cattle silage and bus accidents. for a vacation, my family would north to South Dakota. there, you'd see towns with downtowns that weren't really meant for the people who lived there; rather, they were for tourists with cameras and hotel reservations like us. everyone in those towns worked and lived for people who did not live there. the words "i wouldn't live there if you paid me to" always brought to mind the tourist's paradox; by the simple act of visiting and not living, you're essentially perpetually out of place. "the flyover states." it's got to be demeaning to be thought of as that. i don't know if David Byrne was being ironic with this song; i have always assumed it was. the slide guitar always seems like it's poking fun not of the country music of that area, but of the idea people get of it. the people of small town America enjoy their lives and here he is in a little metal box with wings, separated from the real world, seeing all the fun they have and life they live, thinking he wouldn't live there if they paid him. the arrogance and stupidity, even though so many of us living there don't wanna be there either. can you really hate a small town if you never lived there? does anyone who lives in a small town really hate it, or are they just bored? do rocks hate the lakes they've been cast into or do they simply adjust to the water? anyway, good album.

You can hear them get funkier as this album progresses. Starting with the angular guitar attack through to the groove of Take Me to The River (not to mention the laid-back country swagger of The Big Country). It's an amazing transformation, almost like you can hear the band loosen up and get less taut and nervous, while also tightening up as a rhythm unit, and it makes this one of my favorite Talking Heads records. Essential.

Kerniger Sound, unglaubliche Stimme. Super!

Quite probably my favourite Talking Heads record. So many interesting and unique sounds on this one.

Love the talking heads

This, their debut, and Remain In Light go back in forth as my favorite. It is slightly more polished than their debut and feels like their classic sound. I can see how some don't like Byrne's vocals but he is one of my all time heros. I love his aloofness/ manic energy he puts off, he always makes such unique observations is his lyrics as well. Tina's bassline in Found a Job is one of my favorites ever. Everyone if firing on full cylinders. The heights on their debut and Remain in Light might be higher but this feels more consistent than either. I love every song on here, the thing that might put it just below a perfect rating is the larger impact this album had on its community. I would argue the debut and Remain in Light both had more influence/were more groundbreaking while this one just continues where they left off on their debut. Still though probably my favorite front to back listening experience of Talking Heads, easily in my top 10 favorite bands. Rating: 4.9

More words about Byrnes and Eno. So, the last time I talked about a Talking Heads album, I was going on about how I enjoyed their third album more than the first two because it was with FEAR OF MUSIC they finally gained that all-too-important "disco" element to their sound. The part that made their songs danceable, and, to my ears, just a bit more enjoyable than the earlier, stiffer post-punk nerd funk sound on their other two albums. It should be noted that when I wrote that review, it'd been a few years since I'd heard MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD, and I hadn't exactly gone back to see if my description of it fit. 'Coz, honestly, listening to this album again knowing why I like the stuff on FEAR OF MUSIC and REMAIN IN LIGHT so much... Y'know, it deserves a bit more credit than I was willing to give it in that other review. The band does sound much looser here than I remember them sounding on their debut, and while I wouldn't say it's danceable as much as FEAR OF MUSIC is — this thing's cover of "Take Me To The River" is no "Living During Wartime", in that regard... Certainly, it hits me a lot better than their debut did. I can tap my foot and bop my head and groove in my seat to it (that's the most I dance, because believe me, I cannot). So, yeah, that's about the size of it. It's a really fun album and deserves credit for being where they started getting dance-y. And seriously, why haven't I gone and listened to STOP MAKING SENSE like I said I would back in that other review? Goodness me, now **that's** an album should be here.

A pretty damn good continuation of the kinds of songs started in 77. Solid 5 Stars.

I’m at a 5. The randomizer giving us this album one day after Brian Eno & David Byrne’s collab “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” is one of the more remarkable things that’s happened. Somehow, I still don’t really have an answer to if Eno influenced Byrne more on that album or vice-versa, but I’m not mad about that – this might be one of the more remarkable production jobs I’ve heard yet from Brian Eno, and he’s worked on a lot of stuff so far on this list. For a second album, I think it’s interesting that this feels so different from Talking Heads ‘77. A lot of that album’s DNA is still very present here, as it should be, but most of David Byrne’s eccentricities feel more purposefully controlled here. His “weirdness” on ‘77 felt sort of abrasive, at least back when we got that album on day 38 of this whole thing. On this album, while it’s all still there, it feels far more endearing. I could chalk that up to listening to many, many weirder albums since then, as well as “Fear of Music”, but I really do think something about the structure of each track has been simplified here, in a way that’s more commercially appealing without sacrificing David Byrne’s vision. It feels like a natural evolution, while still feeling uniquely different. That entire commercial appeal is thanks to Brian Eno, but his contributions compensate for the slight sterilization of David Byrne – the instrumentals on this album more than add the “weird” factor that Byrne’s missing, but that weirdness is channeled into innovation for 1978 that’s too damn electric to ignore. While this might not seem as strange now, I have to imagine the heavier emphasis from the band on guitar riffs, basslines, drums breaks, all textured by some ambient Eno strings & synth work made for an especially unique blend back then, punctuated by David Byrne’s more controlled vocals gliding on these tracks. I really feel like I can hear a lot of 80s new wave / synthpop tricks here, and while it would be more refined in the decade to come, this is a pretty good swing. Seriously, I’m just impressed by how well Brian Eno embedded himself into David Byrne & the band’s sensibilities like this; maybe I just haven’t given him enough credit as a more malleable producer, given how much I associate him with ambient music, but this sounds fantastic for the time, especially from “Artists Only” onward. That is a great 5-track stretch, though I might’ve flipped around the last two tracks. I really liked this, what can I say? I’m glad the first 3 albums by Talking Heads are on the list, because it does feel like a proper rise in quality from album to album. This isn’t as good as “Fear of Music” to me, but it’s right behind it, and equally as enjoyable. It’s a rather good 5.

I love the talking heads

Understated masterpiece of scratchy funky indie. Bursting with ideas. You never know where it’s going to go next. Almost fifty years old and still packs a serious wallop.

Talking Heads' 1978 sophomore album, More Songs About Buildings and Food, stands as my favorite and, in my opinion, their finest work, perfectly bridging their avant-garde art-punk origins with burgeoning new wave structures. Produced by Brian Eno, the album's brilliance is rooted in the clever irreverence that saturates every track, from the jerky, paranoid energy of "Take Me to the River" to the quirky, observational anxiety of "The Big Country," making for a record that is simultaneously cerebral, danceable, and perpetually brimming with a charming, off-kilter wit.

This is when Talking Heads started to get more consistent and really find themselves. It's a wonderful (but imperfect) sophomore album, and contains some of their best songs, especially "Take Me to the River."

Ah here we go. Such an evolution from the first album. All of the songs are good. Eno helps. That rhythm section. The groove that sneaks up on you in Found A Job and I'm Not In Love. Take Me To The River.

Good

9/10

What does one even say about the Talking Heads? They’re such a unique musical entity, often imitated, but David Byrne is simply uncopyable. There’s a certain magic on the first few Talking Heads records, and this one almost perfectly encapsulates that magic. It’s a little more up-tempo and poppy than their first record, but it’s still very much a weird and fun new-wave masterpiece. There’s not much more to say here, it’s an excellent album with unreasonably high levels of replayability. 5*

What is there to say about the Talking Heads? I feel like a lot of the time they kinda get reduced to goofy guy with big suit, psycho killer, this is not my beautiful wife wacky band which is a shame. But im going to focus on this album specifically. ‘More Songs’ is their first collaboration with Brian Eno and shows the first steps away from the CBGB sorta post punk live recording feel on their debut ‘77’ towards their next two studio albums, ‘Fear of Music’ and ‘Remain in Light’ which are lightyears away stylistically. ‘More Songs’ represents the band at a true inflection point in the evolution of their sound and for nerdy superfans of the band i imagine that must be pretty exciting or something, idk. Something i love about this album is that it’s very dense. There’s little to no time wasted and of the eleven tracks, no fewer than seven are absolute bangers. Some i feel the need to mention specifically: “Thank You For Sending Me An Angel”, the shortest track on the album, is a fantastic example of what opening tracks should be; “Warning Sign” and especially the first minute of straight grooves; everything about their cover of “Take Me To The River”; and “The Big Country”, which i think is lyrically a fascinating song that my perspective on has changed a lot as i have gotten older but i have always always enjoyed just as much. This is actually one of my two least favorite Talking Heads albums, along with ‘True Stories’. If today were the first time I’d heard it, i would probably give it 4 ⭐️, but considering all the replay value I’ve gotten out of it through the years and will surely continue to get, i don’t think anything less than 5 ⭐️ is fair.

I'm sure Talking Heads having so many entries on this list is going to elicit some eyerolls, but fortunately I love them, so you'll get no complaints from me. This is probably the weakest of their three Brian Eno-produced albums, but that still didn't stop me from listening to it multiple times; and I see no reason to rate this any less than the other two albums considering a Talking Heads low is still way better than an alleged high for many of these other artists.

Love this album and own it!!

One of the best

Love love love love

An old favorite.

Never stops amazing me how talented this group of musicians is. Tina and Chris bring some soul to the album with their funky rhythms. Jangly and fresh guitar and vocals from Byrne and Harrison sync to the rhythm in a weird landscape of fun.

Very unorthodox and weird, I felt like I was listening to bad music but I actually loved it. Maybe a little repetitive beat at times. Props for being super unique, fun, interesting, upbeat, and consistent but not stagnant

Not one of my fave Talking Heads albums. I always thought Eno’s production goes a little too spacey on a couple of the tracks that should have a dryer sound given their tight funky punky arrangements. That being said, they’re probably my favorite band and this is still brilliant as hell.

Where has this been all my life

9/10

Very solid

Really good and funky

Y’know when I was first listening to Talking Heads ‘77 I kept thinking to myself “I wish these guys made more songs. And I wish those songs were about buildings and food”. I guess they had the same idea. Just a fantastic album. Not sure if I like this or Fear Of Music more.

This may be the first time I’ve listened to this album in a complete sitting, and damn I’ve missed out. Really enjoyed the tracks I’d obviously heard over the years, but there’s so much more. Another great pick for the list.

If neurotypical people ask me what Autism feels like, I would tell them to listen to Talking Heads. As a person on The Spectrum, David Bryne’s lyrics about trying to find his place in society sometimes hits a little too close to home. Great album from start to finish.

This was superb. Will be listening again.

Personal favorite - “With our love” and “The Good Thing”. Album to vibe to. The first part of the album was very enjoyable and fun to listen to - gives a lot of energy and retro futuristic vibes. The last half is a bit more dull but, still not hating it. Amazing find

no skips on this

Glad this came up after a bunch of average albums. Great stuff as expected by the talking heads. Take me to the river is the best track but everything jams out. I could have this on all day.

Tightest rhythm section I’ve heard in a minute and the songs all groove insanely hard. Excellent throughout

David Byrne is a visionary. This one might take the cake over remain in light ; the good thing, found a job, artists only, I’m not in love, stay hungry we’re favorites actually it’s too hard to pick. I was audibly excited by every single track.

Every song is peppered with great riffs and licks. The songs are forever moving into different catchy phrases, vocal and musical, punk, funk, disco, new-wave. And the tempo is pumping throughout. Eno was fresh out of Low - there is none of that Berlin-brooding here, but he gives it a driving consistency. Perversely, the single 'Take Me to the River' is the weak spot for me, and doesn't replace the majesty of Al Green's version with anything much interesting. But this album is easily a five so can afford a small trip up. Superb.

iconic, revolutionary and classic

Really interesting album with creative and varied song ideas.

I was excited to throw this record on the turntable on Sunday for a dance party, only to discover in shock that this is one of the few Talking Heads albums I don't have a physical copy of! A lot of my favorite tracks are on this one: The Good Life, Found a Job, The Big Country... if I keep going I'll just list all of the songs.

The talent of Brian Eno, the artistic vision of the Talking Heads, along with the genius of David Byrne made everything they created feel extraterrestrial. I’ve yet to hear one of their songs that doesn’t suck me in or hype me up. Mad love for them and their influence.

A very decent album. The songs still sound cool after years.

Splendid and superb album. In my opinion their best and that's saying something. The mixtures of rhythms, styles and hooks just mesh so perfectly yet awkwardly. A must listen.

girls are getting into abstract analysis

strange epicness david byrne is a silly don

Their distinctive style showed up some real sophistication and musicianship. Found myself really vibing. Would listen again

There are two kinds of people. People who love the talking heads, and people you eventually realize have never said a single interesting thing.

Love this album. Somehow defines and also transcends new wave. This is a band just starting to understand their own potential and greatness.

a really fun album. it's not as out there as the other talking heads albums i've listened to over the course of this project and felt a little more mainstream, so i liked it a bit better. it's still off kilter and still very much talking heads, but it felt a lot more accessible to me than some of the other stuff i listened to. what can i say, i really really liked it!

FINALLY smth good Not my fav talking heads album but still awesome

Absolutely class. Byrne and Co are geniuses!

Very cool and relaxing music! One of the inspiration for 2000s indie/alternative bands.

Phenomenal, manages to capture that magic spot between nostalgic original which makes it endlessly listenable. The Good thing especially, has that quality in Spades. 9/10 Fav tracks - Thankyou for sending me an Angel, The Good Thing, Warning Sign, Found a Job, Stay Hungry, Take Me to the River, I'm Not in Love (Alt version), Thankyou for Sending me a (Country) Angel Least fav - N/A

Judy’s in the bathroom! Inventing situations! I love this record so much. It’s so danceable and well produced. Definitely one of my favourites.

Not a perfect album, but a solid 4.5 that deserves the boost if needed. Great momentum, fun to move to, and you can really feel the rhythm section settling in in a cool way.

Great One!

A remarkable leap forward from ‘77, groove filled with crisp and trend setting production from Brian Eno, and three or four utterly remarkable songs. Extraordinary record

Not my all time favorite Talking Heads, but damn it's good.

Hmmm, wonder what this is like... I was always going to fanboy over this album. I love it, particularly The Big Country, which to me is up there with Take Me To The river.

Before I start - have I listened to Talking Heads most of my life, being brought up on Stop Making Sense? Yes. Does this make my review biased? Yes. Will that stop me? Hell no! But does this stand up as an actually good album? Still yes - it's a great mix of high-energy, jangly post-punk goodness that still feels fresh and interesting 40 years on, and David Byrne is a strange strange man writing songs about nothing and everything that somehow remain compelling. Faves: Artists Only, The Big Country, Thank You For Sending Me an Angel

When I first saw them on Saturday Night Live, I was maybe 12 and I thought they were the weirdest band I had ever seen. They played "Take Me to the River" and "Artists Only," from this album. I've been a huge fan ever since and this record is part of the reason why.

1 million stars. But i'm biased, this is my favorite band.

This record sounds like what happens when a fantastic band is on a manic high together. They get going with pace and tension and they never let up. The intro to \"I'm Not in Love\" hints at a possible respite and then it takes what, being now eight songs in, ought to be the predictable turn. There must have been a mantra hung in the studio impacting every creative decision shouting a bias for high energy and conflict - \"Take Me to the River\" could have gone a different way (and covers have) but they never fully let it out from the cage. \"The Big Country\" at first seems like a kindness to the listener - a recognition that you can't go back into the world the way listening to this record has made you - but it is deliberate still and calibrated with a military style precision to only just allow you to walk amongst others again. And this band accomplished this in 1978 - wow.

This album was not what I expected at all, having never listened to a whole Talking Heads album at once, but this thing is a real banger.

Nothing places you squarely in the modern western world and makes you feel comfortable and displaced at the same time like “More Songs about Buildings and Food.” The range of emotions anyone may feel throughout any given day are musically expressed as naturally as work tension and family disruptions with delightfully relevant effect. For every note you ever sang in rage along with Joey Ramone and Sid Vicious, you sing right along with David Byrne except that it seems more personal, probable, and poignant. Musically, this album features a delightful variety of style without compromising its purpose. In fact, its diversity of sound seems to its purpose. Byrne’s outlook on life and work leave no stone unturned to refreshing effect. Whether belting out and anthem of hope in the form of a hint of supernatural and spiritual figure or waxing eloquently about where one hopes to make a home Byrne and the band connect immediately through voice and music. The most joyful thing for me, however, is that for the first time in a long time, all of the catharsis I enjoy through listening to music finally feels more tangible. I may not be up for toppling a corrupt government or taking down big corporations or other institutional giants, but I feel like I can tackle cleaning my own house, enjoy my family, and start to build something meaningful… maybe even produce a new TV show, or finally feel good about moving into the city. This review is for Kenny. He knows far more about Talking Heads than I do, and because of him, I now enjoy their music as well.

Talking Heads are just so damn good at making music weird and fun. This album is entertaining from start to finish, David Byrne bringing such great weird energy and the band is right there backing him up with such tight brilliance. My favourite new discovery on this one was Artists Only, I just love the absurdity of it all and again, the band just rips. The energy here is remarkable and this is an easy 5

While this is not as strong a record as "Remain in the Light" it still has some excellent songs anchored on a fantastic rendition of Al Green's "Take Me to the River". The record's first half is pretty good and gets stronger as it progresses.

Love it

Still feel pure unadulterated love for this. 5 stars

Bright and poppy and serves David Byrne’s weird vocals very well. It’s clearly what all other inferior New Wave bands tried to emulate. This is the kind of music I’d dance to!

There’s a lot of interesting things going on with the percussion and strumming. Well produced. And then there’s Byrne’s vocals. 4.5

Great album. Mostly new to me songs except Take Me to the River. I was wavering between a 4 and 5 and went to a 5 when I realized I wanted to listen again immediately after the album finished.

Thank you for sending me an album (like this one). I have so much work to do these days that I don't have the time to listen to records I never listened to before. Plus, playing *More Songs About Buildings And Food* makes a nice soundtrack to my self-alienated predicament. A bit of a hellish feeling, but it adds to the topical weight of the album's snarling lyrics. And the music is great, as usual with the Talking Heads (with so many subtle, nice touches created by Brian Eno's production). Wish I could write a proper review for this one, which ends with "The Big Country", one of my most favourite Talking Heads songs ever. Maybe one day... Number of albums left to review: 46 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 411 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 239 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 305

Great album!

Fantadtic

1. If you can’t groove to this rhythm, I fear your groover is broken. 2. If you have only heard “Take Me to the River” you haven’t heard this album. You have heard one of the lesser tracks. It’s great, but it’s part of the tempo change that helps you cool down after all that’s come before. 3. The last song, “The Big Country,” is satire at its wittiest, catchiest, and quirkiest. 4. Jerry Harrison was in Modern Lovers before Talking Heads. I highly recommend checking out their self-titled, ahead of its time album if you want another window into early alternative/punk inspired (of course) by The Velvet Underground. 5. Each of the first five Talking Heads studio albums should be on this list, not to mention Stop Making Sense. And the film SMS - oh the joy! Five out of five stars, fully deserving each one.

Great!!

10/10. Another classic Talking Heads album. Think my official rating is 9.75. Excellent.

Album 538 of 1001 Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) Rating : 5 / 5 I'm partial to anything from the Talking Heads. This is the release where I first became familiar with them, so it holds a special place. One of the "Eno Trilogy" releases with Brian Eno producing. Excellent album.

Absolutely mesmerised, from start to finish. Some of this album's songs instantly made their way into my favourites playlist. Hadn't really given a chance to Talking Heads just yet, and I don't even know why. I regret not having listened to their music apart from Psycho Killer up until this point. In my head (pun intended), Talking Heads were just a one-hit wonder band. I didn't know how wrong I was until today. Bonus points because I like buildings AND food. 4.6/5, insane album.

Nemam baš vremena raspisati se, al super album! Ima mi par pjesama kaj su mi fakat top, al nisu svi hitovi i povremeno mi znaju gitare zvučati malo iritantno. 8/10 - Vrlo slušljivo, ali i interesantno!

Oho hooo, sviđa mi se kud idemo!!! Nikad ih nisam pretjerano slušao, ali uglavnom sve što bi čuo bi mi tako fino i ovlaš golicalo međicu, tako da se veselim! Oduvijek sam smatrao da su najeuropskiji bend Amerike, band koji je rekao "hej, i mi možemo bit elitni, neće samo kolonijalisti bit (z gen) FAB". Ovo je njihov drugi album i prvi kojeg je producirao, pa i sam svirao synth i pjevao backove Brian Eno. Može li ovo otići u krivo? Postoji i deluxe verzija albuma, ali poslušati ću originalni. Stoga, propričajte glavići: **More Songs About Buildings And Food** 1. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel - Woooo!! Čim je krenula gotovo, David Byrne me kupio sa svojim signature suludim poskakujućim glasom i falsetnim povicima - new wave i post-punk pršti. Ova pjesma je fantastična, pozitivno "nervozna". Euforičan uradak koji doslovno galopira u početak albuma! Pjesma, rekao bih, govori o istraživanju sebe i da budeš svoj bez da "kopiraš" ikoga drugog. Njegove riječi su mi oduvijek bile teže za shvatit. Jebeno odlično! Ide još par puta prije nego krenem dalje! 2. With Our Love - Bam u glavu funky new wave riff! Byrne u ovoj pjesmi i dalje ima vokalni tremolo k'o da jaše konja oboljelog Parkinsonom i tu i tamo zarlauče k'o da malim nožnim prstom dekne u Meblov stolac.. Da budem iskren, kurca ne kužim o čemu je ova pjesma: pogled kojeg zaboravljaju, komplimente kojih se srame, "to je problem naše ljubavi", prijatelji koji gledaju i uče... Pretpostavljam, problem komunikacije (možda sam jbg. fulo cijeli futbal ). Najtočnije u ovoj pjesmi je stih "What this all means?" Jer, ponavljam, kurca ne kužim. 3. The Good Thing - Šubidubiduuu! Jako ljetni sound. Svidja mi se kako melodija gitare prati vokal. Refren ko iz nekog rock mjuzikla sve pršti zborom. Sve u svemu svidja mi se. Tekst bez rime, ko neka propovjed, ponovno ne razumijem u potpunosti, ali kao, našao sam što mene goni da mi bude dobro i da sam zadovoljan i pun ljubavi i sreće, pa probaj i ti. 4. Warning sign - Da se uvod pjesme ubrza za 30-40 bpm-a dobili bi prvi Jungle, kupilo me odmah. Prva stvar na albumu koja ima malo mračniji prizvuk. Zanimljiv izričaj kroz gitare, zanimljivi akordi, disonance i blago škripanje, vidi se da je utjecalo na buduću Noise scenu New York-a sa Sonic Youthom kao predvodnicima. Byrne i dalje nastavlja sa svojim encrypted lyricsima, majke mi već me glava boli. Govori li on o warning signs u odnosima ili o kurvetini u hotelu koju plača pa ga svaki put opljačka, nemam pojma i više me nije ni briga. U svakom slučaju, pjesma ostavlja mračan i nelagodan osjećaj. Odlično! 5. The Girl Wants to Be with the Girls - Opet jedna vrlo zabavna pjesma. Do sada cijeli album je, kao i generalno njihov opus, dosta fokusiran na ritam sekciju. Ova stvar ima prekrasne syntheve koji čine ovu pjesmu jako dreamy kao i sama repetativnost. Rekao bih (jer ponavljam, on je "The Riddler" tekstova) da je pjesma o razlici muškaraca i žena, shvaćanju stvari i načinu u komunikaciji, makar vuče na lezbijsku ljubav. 6. Found a Job - Klasična Talking Heads pjesma, ritmična, repetativna, zabavna, sa vrlo melodičnim refrenom. Funky stvar gdje bass u versovima ima glavnu riječ (Tina Weymouth bass i Chris Frantz bubanj prekrasno razgovaraju instrumentima i tako su u skladu kao što je i njihov brak do dan danas) i divno ga je slušati tako rasplesanog sve do kraja kada se uključuje melodija na synthu koja odašilje pozitivu kao i sam teks. Naaaapokon jedan pjesma koju razumijem od prvog do zadnjeg stiha. Ljudi se svade oko sitnih stvari, tipa što je na televiziji, i unište vezu, ali poanta je napraviti svoj script za tv show koji se zove "život"; "Their show gets real high ratings, they think they have a hit." i tad je sve u skladu. 7. Artists Only - Pjesma započinje njihovim dreamy soundom, pa krene kao američki 60s psychedelic rock, samo čekam da napljugani Scooby i Shaggy izlete iza čoška tražeći nekaj da utaže munchiese. Dosta funky psychedelic stvar. Byrne se ovdje još više opustio sa svojim urlikanjem ko pijani propovjednik, da ne kažem debil, što savršeno odgovara sarkastičnoj kritici umjetnosti te prepotentnost i taštini u krugovovima umjetnika. 8. I'm Not in Love - Opa cupa, pa tu pa tu pa tu pa tu. Opet psychedelic funky, repeticija, post punk, new wave, sve kako treba biti. Ma krasno. Ova pjesma je ko neka mala mašina. Svaka pjesma do sada me iznenadi sa nečim novim koliko kod čvrsto drže žanr i prepoznatljivost... Jel potrebna ljubav na svijetu? 9. Stay Hungry - Sexy stvar u svakom smislu, od texta do mjuze. Kada odnos postaje fizički, palpitacija i ostani gladan za još. Makar možda se osvrnuo i na Schwarzeneggera jer se film sa njim zove isto Stay Hungry, tak da možda je i o bildanju. Svidja mi se ovdje malo više krautrock style od sredine; gitare sa finim echom, jednosaltavnim bassom i motoričkim bubnjem te synthevi pred kraj. 10. Take Me to the River Što reći za ovo, cover Al Greenove pjesme u njihovom stilu. Daleko od najbolje stvari sa albuma. Nemam puno tu kaj reći, osim što mi je zanimljivo i stvarno neobično da su samo ovu stvar sa cijelog albuma izdali kao single. 11. The Big Country - I za kraj, neobična country pjesma koja se potpuno razlikuje od svake, definitivno najmelodičnija. Pjesma govori kako nikad nebi mogao živjeli na selu bez obzira koliko je lijepo, mirno i zdravo, ali opet naznake da više ne želi gledati kroz prozor aviona u njih daje naslutiti da ipak iza tog snobizma postoji zavist i želja za mirnim životom malih mjesta a ne milijunskih gradovima. *****************THE END***************** Tuto finito... Ajoj, ne znam od kud da krenem... Predivno me iznenadio ovaj album, čak sam ga nekoliko puta preslušao jer mi je tako lijepo sjeo, dapače mislim da ću nastaviti slušati ostale albume. Ta ritmičnost, ta motorika, a opet toliko prekrasnih tonova i tekstura syntheva, neobičan način pjevanja, toliko emocija i humora i sve je tako čvrsto spojeno u jednu masu koja se ne može razjebat. Album koji dan danas zvuči moderno i originalno, barem meni koji sam ga prvi puta danas čuo. 9.5/10 (Stay Hungry for more Talking Heads)

9/10 Right up my alley album. Siloviti ali zavodljivi signature glas David Byrnea, na trenutke neuroticne gitare i riffovi, bubanj koji nepretenciozno i lowkey jebe mame. Jedan od meni drazih postpunk/new wave albuma sa kraja 70ih. Nisam ga cuo skoro 10 godina i okrenuo mi je 180 stupnjeva ovaj usrani ponedjeljak. The Good Thing i I'm Not In Love favoriti koje zelim cuti opet i opet, a Stay Hungry i hit Take Me To The River su odmah iza njih. Sve volim kod ovog albuma, od produkcije Brian Enoa, zvuka, energije a i naslova koji mi iz nekog razloga mami osmijeh. U kasnijoj fazi bend mi je jos drazi pa je zato (samo) devetka. Cast mi je sto sam ga cuo uzivo 2018. kao solo act, hocemo jos!

GREAT ALBUM

Loved some talking heads but had never listened to this album. Super good even without the main popular hits.

One of the best. Fun playful dance jams

Rootsy, swampy, bluesy, soulful, rock album at a lean 33 min. A couple of classic songs in Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. Forgerty seems to drive the ship and really elevates the band. A loose jammy feel to the music. But other than a handful of moments, nothing really pops here. It’s all fine, but doesn’t seem particularly special. This band has better efforts.

One of the easiest 5*s we'll ever get. The instrumental at the end of Found A Job is as good as it gets

Groovy

i got a mad need to wiggle 10/10

I really don't know how Talking Heads manage this, but this album feels like it should be super generic pop rock, but somehow they created something that is immensely creative but super safe and accessible at the same time. Only Talking Heads could bend the rules of music like that.

Not even the best Talking Heads record and still fucking good. Groovy. Can you listen to Talking Heads and not want to dance?

this is the Talking Heads album I revisit the least often. What a huge mistake on my end.

It's the Talking Heads!

god this band rules

Such a great album. By one of my absolute favourite band. I love all of their albums. But their first 5 especially are incredible.

Classic

Not my favorite Heads album, but not weak at all. An enjoyable listen throughout

Great album, some of my favorite bass & guitar riffs on this one. I can understand not being a big fan if Byrne's vocals don't do it for you but they've always worked fine for me.

I like this band very much. This album is of my favorite ones.

What an outstanding and amazingly fun album. Production is sublime with super tight rhythms, great guitar work, and some epic bass lines.

Great album! The most organic and less produced albums of theirs shined before they went down the more produced and popular path.

To me, this is the quintessential Talking Heads album. The band is completely locked in and while the interlocking parts are complex, the band grooves really hard. I love this album.

Peak pre-super fame Talking Heads.

Simply excellent. 1978. Funky, groovy, way ahead of its time, intelligent, catchy. Brian Eno produced. All in all f***ing cool.

take me to the river

Wild, inventive and another David Byrne masterstroke.

‘Warning sign, warning sign…’. Talking Heads second LP is up there as one of their early best. A great follow up to Talking Heads 77 and coming before the classic ‘Fear of Music’, ‘More Songs’ is joyous, inventive and brimming with great tunes.

The remaster of this already great album is fantastic!

Not the best Talking Heads album but it is very good. It's more of a 4 but Talking Heads gets that bump. Deal with it.

More Songs About Buildings And Food is the Talking Head's second album, when the band was developing their sound. Talking Head created a very rich version of minimalistic art-pop. They played simple chord progressions in complicated rhythmic patters. The band members were actually art school punks, and their music would create this impression. David Byrne's upbeat, random, lyrics are delivered with an anxious earnestness - completing the picture. This is an incredible collection of songs from very early in the band's career. While their later albums were more commercially successful, More Songs about Buildings and Food may be more influential.

Favorite Talking Geads album so far. Ending track is great.

Great

Great album by a great band

Great!!

This is the first album on here that I actually made it all the way through without skipping (cheating I know), but who has time to listen to music that doesn't do it for you! This music does it for me. It started off admittedly a bit off with "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel" but after that I loved every song. The major themes I picked out were love, creativity, and not wanting to be human and man that resonates. I originally wondered how David's voice was received back in the day and I guess it was received well. Another unique voice in this series for sure but at least this has very unique and varied backing music to go with it. And as I said the themes give it an easy 5 out of 5 in my opinion.

I know I'm in the minority with this one, but this is my favorite Talking Heads album. Has that fast artsy punk but also is the beginning of the tight production that Remain in Light does so well. Warning Sign is probably my most played song by these guys I can jam to that bassline anytime. Found a Job has the best outro of any Talking Heads song I know. Would be insane to see/hear that live. Goes into Artists Only which starts out spooky. The cover of Take Me To The River absolutely vibes. Highly recommend watching the SNL version of it David Byrne is so weird. Love it

This album is just so good, easy 5* for me. I've heard it many times, but this is the first time I noticed there's actually only one song about buildings and food.

Pure post punk catharsis for the ironically detached and meta set. Goo goo ga ga ga indeed.

4.5 - loved this, looking forward to more talking heads. I actually like the alternative versions quite a lot which doesn’t happen often for me.

Great album. I was so, very wrong about TH. When I was a youth, I found them to be pretentious and silly. I still think those things, but I accept them as a small price to pay for such thoughtful, sophisticated, and FUNKY music. “Our Love” is one of my favorites. It’s like three different songs, in one cohesive blast. Good shit.

Of course

Tina Weymouth is so insanely good at bass playing. I'm so glad I'm finally digging into the Talking Heads. They're just incredible. Didn't expect the quality to increase on their sophomore album, but I think these are all more mature and better crafted songs that '77. There's no Psycho Killer on this record, but Found a Job, Take Me to the River, and The Big Country are all fantastic tracks and the album flows very well.

Enjoyed the selection. Makes me wonder if younger listeners aren’t tired of these 1970s albums. Loved that the cover art was composed of Polaroid images—a very versatile and cool film that isn’t made anymore, sadly.

Loved it! Didn't know I liked them this much

Good

Will add this to the rotation. Had never listened to this album!

“Classic and funny. I love it.” - Ana One of my favorite records ever. Top 20 album. David Byrne’s modern eccentric everyman lyrics and stage presence and danceable punk instrumentation are what made LCD Soundsystem possible. I’m also always surprised this record was made in the 70s, it really is a precursor to later 80s and 90s music trends

So cool, so fun and danceable, pure gold. I need to join a band and play music like this.

This album established Talking Heads as a band to watch. The first of their work with Brian Eno, as well as their move to being a more danceable band. Although David Byrne gets the most acclaim, the whole band sounds great and there's not a bad track on the album. It's a classic and really enjoyable to listen to.

forgot to listen this time but listened many years ago... woo

Good and quirky. The sound I expected.

❤️

After some consideration, I should have been giving automatic 5 stars to every Talking Heads album. Their style is just so unique and entertaining, that it makes the listening experience a fascinating time. I think this might be their best alb on this list so far.

great start to album

10/10 title delivers

Beautiful album

Cool cringe before cringe was cool. Love these weirdos.

In comparison to 77, this feels like a completely cohesive album experience. There's just some thrilling zags to the instrumentals that elevate these tracks above their contemporaries, and Byrne is firing on all cylinders, lyrically and in performance. There's more hits on other records but the flow is amazing here. Four and a half. Fave track: Warning Sign

Such a banger - full of energy, great combination of unique instrumentation and funny lyricism. One of their best. Four and a half. Fave track: The Good Thing

I’ve only ever heard the songs on this that were also on Stop Making Sense, so on a whole this is a new one on me, and it’s fucking mint, for lack of a better phrase. Definitely showing their dancier side while still retaining that ‘arty’ sound they perfected. It’s quirky without ever being daft, and just a really really solid album. Every song from start to finish nail it, from the delivery of the lyrics to the jangly guitars and odd drumming (in a way I cannot really describe). It just all works together so well. My new favourite Talking Heads record.

I thought this was really good, I enjoyed the wibbly guitar

De første låtene var jeg litt utenfor, men et par låter inn sitter jeg og headbobber som om jeg har på meg straightjacket i et hvitt rom. Jo lenger jeg hører jo mer gal blir jeg, og jo bedre blir det. Noen låter er tradd helt til man hører teksten, som handler om akkurat hvor jævlig kjedelig livet til folk er. Føles som om å være på utsiden av samfunnet og se inn på hvor absurd det hele er. Linjer som "I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning again, I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning my brain" gir psykosen min nytt liv. En sjuk versjon av Al Greene's "Take me to the River" som groover ulovlig grovt, sammen med favorittlåta på albumet "Found a Job". Klassisk instrumentering med ustabil sanger og stabilt band. Unhinghed groovy hullabaloo.

The absolute bees knees

YES! Great album by (in my opinion) one of America's greatest bands. Their reworking of Al Green's Take Me to the River is an outstanding take on the song. Love this album.

Finally we are getting good albums :D

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Post-Punk Perfection.

Had no idea Local Natives’ Warning Sign was a cover! Original slaps even harder with that David Byrne energy.

one of the first albums I bought that was not Southern Rock or Pop. Still sounds great I like the songs that are not radio friendly more than those that were, Artists Only, Warning Signs, Stay Hungry all great forcefull and strange. I saw them on SNL as a kid when the album came out and was amazed.

Just makes we want to dance. Masterclass in writing smooth song transitions and just goofing out while jamming

I like this

always love the talking heads, wonderful way to start the morning!

Loved it more than I thought I would!