More Songs About Buildings And Food

Hard to go wrong with some fun New Wave weirdness from Talking Heads

Geht so

As solid as all TH. A little more upbeat and poppy compared to some others, but still experimental. I'm probably too used to it to have the impact it should. Solid 3.

Eh... I don't know how to rate this one. Less memorable songs than the other 'classic' Heads albums, and yet still miles above whatever came after Naïve Melody. I think the Al Green cover of "Take Me To The River" still makes this a 4, though.

Svariate trovate brillanti è un Byrne sopra le righe (forse troppo) per un album intelligente, goliardico, energico.

el único que me ha atrapado últimamente

Meh, not really bad, just didn't feel much while listening...

Expected this vibe and it delivered. Enjoyed it thoroughly!

Very solid offering from TH! 4.2

This album exists I guess. Pretty much every song sounds more like stylized talking over instrumental loops than music. The lyrics don't make me cringe and successfully convey their ideas, but are only memorable because they're repeated, not because they're special. It was kind of funny seeing Genius annotations try to give deeper meaning to some of the lyrics only to be ratio'd by "this song is about sex".

They still do all the fun Talking Heads stuff, but otherwise this one doesn't really stand out to me

Talking heads and never really been my favorite, I've never really cared for the hits they played on the radio. This album was okay. My favorite part was when the rhythm section got interesting. I found myself listening to that the most, don't really love David Byrne's voice though. Favorite track The Good Thing

Nothing wrong with kicking off the year with more Heads. 3/4 of their albums so far. This one's not quite as good as Fear of Music or Remain In Light, a little more stripped down but still very enjoyable.

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

Did not expect to not like this at all, but the vocals were annoying as hell.

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.

didnt finish

Hugely important, foundational to lots of other artists, not really my thing.

5/10 - не слушал

Better than their debut. More energy. Though I think "Take me to the River" is a bit boring. It was the only song a knew from this album, so I am glad that it's sound is not what the rest of the album sounded like.

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!

Solid

Byrne's silly vocals spoil the party.

Hat mich abgeholt, macht bock

176/1001 Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ I had fun with this, would I call it exceptional, nope, but for quite a breezy album, I could definitely see myself returning to it.

Talking Heads were interesting with strange rhythms and interesting vocals, the shape of things to come.

There's a lot more I like here than what I don't.

Now give me even MORE songs about buildings and food

4 out of 5. Almost a five, there are slightly better Talking Heads albums than this one. That said this is still a solid album.

This one's always been my least favorite of their first six, honestly? It loses the minimalism that makes 77 so special, but it's not yet reaching the heights of Fear of Music or especially Remain in Light songwriting-wise. To make matters worse, pretty much all these songs are done better on their live albums! Of course, "Take Me to the River" is great in any form, but even still, listening to it on Stop Making Sense or especially the second disc of The Name of This Band is Talking Heads is going to ruin the studio version for you forever. Not bad, just nothing special.

V pohodě, ale asi ne moc můj šálek kávy… crazy album, ale poslechu nelituju.

The first few tracks were solid but as we got into songs like warning sign and the girls want to be with the girls, it got a little hard to listen to. honestly just not a huge fan of his voice. not sure if will be giving it a second listen. it did get a little better at the end when we got to take me to the river. 2.7

great front man the second best thing to come out of Dumbarton. nice tunes

Very interesting and experimental album. Laughed several times at wtf I was hearing Most of the songs had at at least 2 part that sounded good, but the rest didnt to me so Im not adding any of them 4/10

This is either 2 stars or 4 stars no in between

Talking heads have quite a unique sound. I'm sure that's not the best of talking heads. Very polarizing piece, on one half I'm sold, on the other I'm not a fan. It's like something's fighting in me about that one. Sometimes catchy, but mostly weird. I heard a couple of quite a familiar sounds. Overall I think I might give it another listen and might really be able to enjoy it.

best song: with our love worst song: - surprise song: -

mid, underwhelming

Every pre-1985 Heads record is at least a 4. This one came out in 1978.

My first thoughts are that it is mind blowing that their sound evolved so dramatically within a 3 year period. This album has never been my favorite in their catalog. There aren’t any true qualities that distinguish the songs from one another. The bands sound is never bad to sit back and listen to, but this album lacks the edge I look for in their music.

Favourite Track: Take me to the River

I was familiar with the hits from this album, but otherwise, it's my first time listening to this particular album. And, as usual, Talking Heads are great. I'm definitely going to add this to my collection.

a really fun listen definitely will go back to it fav track:warning sign

Not a huge fan of Talking Heads (the band) tbh

An old favourite

I don't think I've heard this record before (except for Take Me to the River), but I really liked it, maybe my new favorite Talking Heads album. 4.25/5

I said I needed to listen to other Talking Heads albums, and lo and behold, here is another one! This one is weird but good. In some ways it didn't grab me, but I still did like it quite a bit. I will want to revisit this down the line, but it was good to great. 3.5/5

As much as I love Talking Heads this album is a bit unmemorable to me. </3

This is Talking Heads at their best. My favorite era. It's easy to see how they gained popularity with this heavy rhythm-centric setup. Every song is danceable. It's every club owner's dream. Brian Eno's production was perfect on this one.

yep, this is pretty much what the Talking Heads sound like. and they're doing... the Big Mouth Billy Bass song?

Some very decent tracks on here. The driving bass & guitar work is really enjoyable, and the flow of the album feels coherent and well put together. The album feels like an artsy pop record with some great instrumental experimentation, which I really enjoyed. The issue for me though is that I can't quite force myself to enjoy David Byrne’s vocals - the wailing style just doesn't sit well for me and it knocks my rating of this album down by quite a bit.

Goo Goo Ga Ga Ga!

Ok

1,3/5

I can appreciate what they are up to I just don’t care for it.

I like Talking Heads. This is not my favourite of their records. I can undoubtedly hear the influence this record has had on modern pop and indie music, but there’s no songs that really jump out. Musically it’s very ornate and deliberately put together, but I found myself forgetting melodies before a song was even over.

Bra band, bra platta

Trevligt sound, som vanligt. Med det kommer en lite tramsig vibe jag inte alltid är helt med på, och inget jag känner sticker ut.

Stark trea! Överlag riktigt bra, jag har inga direkta klagomål, men inte heller något som verkligen sticker ut.

Ils sont entrés dans la légende les précurseurs du mouvement musical new-wave...

Agree with a lot of others that there's a lot of talking heads on this list. Some ok tracks, but they should have really narrowed down on records to pick.

Classic

Second album, still finding their feet but it's a great snapshot of a band doing things that weren't really been done by anyone else. Byrnes lyrics and delivery are stepping up, and Tina Weymouth holds down that bass so well. Standout track is a cover (Take me to the River), but it's one they really make their own (once again with Tina taking it to a new level).

this was Mondays

enjoyed

3.5 rounded down

Never big into Talking Heads, and this is the third one I got. So from what I gather from these three albums the deeper the band got into their career the less communicative the got and the more they got into intense jungle beat with droning chants. This is only their second album so it’s still enjoyable. Post punk with a pronounced rhythm section, funky guitar and a weird vocalist with weird affectations. Good listen if you like post punk. Three stars.

What the hell is this (derogatory) It's eccentric and eclectic. The last third is definitely the best part of it. I was pretty set on a 1-2 but Stay Hungry and Take Me to the River are super funky and bump it at least a point. I don't know how I feel about it. It's certainly fun, but I don't know if I actually like it? The singer's voice is so goddamn whiny.

Class

I want to rate higher because the bangers, but the filler is not good enough. But I’m going to stan for the Heads bc they are cool.

Not my fav talking head

Love tracks 1,5, 10,11 And foundational album/artist that has inspired many rock artists that I listen to today. Really enjoyed going back in time and it felt easy for me to approach. Score: liked it a lot, I think I would enjoy it on relistens

Really wanted to enjoy this one more. Has some great momets and fun tracks, but I didn’t find the albums as a whole to be too engaging. Maybe I’ll come to love it later in life.

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.

Still sounds unlike most of the bands they influenced.

I listened to the original release (eleven tracks). Two of these tracks are familiar to me. The songs are peppy and the music is good. Thinking about recent album ratings, this one seems like it is four stars. Hopefully this is not the beginnings of album ratings creep.

Top tier album title. They DO like buildings and food! But most of these songs are about girls and landscapes instead, which is fine, but less good in my opinion. Highlight: 'The Big Country' (the most building-focused track!) Syntactically interesting lyric: "All my pictures are confused/And now I'm going to take me to you"

Funky and unique. I didn't know you could dance to the Talking Heads, I enjoyed the beats of this.Album

Just a weird experience. It's a little unsettling for me, so no thanks. Not a 1, but not a full 3 either.

I only really began delving into Talking Heads’ music this past year or so, and have thoroughly enjoyed everything I’ve heard. Any of their first four albums could be in this list (and probably are, I don’t know), but this is a brilliant album - probably their most cohesive. Original, solid, consistently interesting and exciting.

Interesting album that I think leans on the groove immensely. Much credit to the bass that carries each song. David Byrne is a weird cat, but in a good way. Good listen but not their greatest output.

Not my favorite if theirs. Could have been the setting I was in too.

I just don't get Talking Heads. I try because they're one of those bands you're supposed to like, and I just can't do it.

Had hoped for more. Still an OK album

Nice ideas, especially with instrument choice but his voice grates eventually

Look... I'm just not a fan of post punk or nu wave music. I'm tired of listening too it. Once this project is over, it will be by pure accident that I listen to these genres again.

They would go on to do bigger and better things. Not my favorite by them but still has some great tracks.

Tina and Chris really stand out on this album

Excellent!

I love the talking heads. I don’t think this is their strongest album but there’s 3 songs I really like. Pretty great.

2.2 / 5 "This whole album sounds very quirky" was the first thing that came to my mind. That in itself isn't bad, and neither is the band. But the singer... he sounds like he's completely wasted everytime he touched the mic for this recording. You can barely even understand him at times which is very counterintuitive and gets more and more annoying the longer I listen to it. The wiki says that Brian Eno made the Talking Heads sound more dancable and I'd vouch for that, but only if you'd put the instrumental versions on. If you're listening to the normal stuff instead, you could rather call these songs the "mental version" instead. I guess T.H. has been pretty popular and successful though, so there's definitely people out there who listen to the latter one. All in all it's both an album that I'd never ever listen to again, but also can't shake the feeling that I would if the singer wouldn't try to impersonate Iggy Pop all the time.

Very smooth transitions between songs, at times didn't even realize a new song started.

much better than yesterday. early talking heads is apparently a bit too 70s for me which i don't like. 60s yes. 80s yes. 70s no across the board this and all the disco. Not very memorable.

Great album. Typical genius.

It wasn't as good as I expected. I didn't really enjoy it that much. It wasn't the worst thing but I wouldn't listen to this again.

a favorite of mine

I like Talking Heads but you’ve gotta really be in the mood. Their artistic approach, influences, and creative involvement make it an important piece of work and there are a few bangers here but some of this seemed a bit repetitive. Overall, I do love how their playful inquiry into the ‘mundane’ life experience. And I love ‘Take me to the River’ - it’s a beautiful expressive rendition.

Great album

I had never really paid much attention to Talking Heads in the 80's. There were a few songs I would sing along to if they came on the radio, but none on this album I did not like it at all. I was so blown away by how awful this was, that I listened to it from start to finish TWICE to make sure I wasn't just being a cranky old man.................it was shit!!

Fun and energetic

Couldn’t stop thinking about that singing fish from the Sopranos

Funny to get this after Eno’s solo debut, but even his ideas don’t catapult Talking Heads’ talent to the sky just yet; the songs are a little weirder and more alive, but they don’t strut all over the place in style the way they do on later albums.

There’s some great music on this album, brought down by David Byrnes moaning and rambling.

This was a pretty solid album. There weren't really any standout tracks, but everything stayed at a consistent level of good. I enjoyed the listen. Overall: 3.3/5

This is like the third solid album in a row which has been rare so I’m pumped about that! This alb started off really special for me. Luke I was enamored but then it kinda tapered down a bit but not enough to rate it less than a 4

Yet another great album by the Talking Heads. I think that its biggest sin is that, although a great album, it is the weakest link within the Heads' discography "imperial phase". Had a great time listening to it.

I'm generally Talking Heads agnostic, and for the first half-ish of this album I was afraid I would remain that way. But somewhere around Found a Job I feel like this REALLY picked up. The more it focuses on the instrumentals and grooves the better, in my opinion (sorry David Byrne I think I like your voice better in your later work)

this was a fun one

It was fine.

I really want to like Talking Heads... I just can't crack it

Pretty good, though I'm not a fan of the main singers voice which is probably why I don't listen to them regularly.

It's better than Talking Heads 77, but not by enough to warrant 4 stars. This isn't bad, but it just doesn't quite work for me.

Outstanding

Excellent!

Thank goodness for Take Me To The River, I love that song! But I really have never liked listening to his voice in anything but that song. I’m sure it’s a good album, but just not for me.

This album seemed to make the jump from disco to new wave all within its 1 hour run time. Take Me to the River is a standard. I don't think I'd ever heard the album in its entirety, but I really enjoyed it.

Eh, looks like I’m more of a Talking Heads hits guy.

Album No. 0080 on my list. My very first Talking Heads Album! I’ve never listened to the band much even though it’s certainly one of those bands I’m kinda supposed to like, so I was curious about “More Songs About Buildings And Food… … and found it, well, okay. Maybe I just have to get into it some more, but for now I found it neither bad nor particularly good. I get why it’s and important album and I like its vibe, but none of the songs got stuck in my head, and I think I’m not the biggest fan of David Byrne’s singing. Anyways, I’ll add “Warning Sign”, “Take Me To The River”, and “The Big Country” to my playlist and probably listen to the whole thing again as well to see if it gets better over time. 3/5 stars.

Pretty meh, couple of songs that sounded ok but not a fan of the singers voice or style of singing. Opening track is the best of the bunch for me.

Very fun and funky. Will listen to it again

Day 145 I LOVE THE TALKING HEADS (4/5)

2.5 - not bad, nothing amazing.

???

Early works by an influencial rock band.

Really repetitive and boring 1/5

Take Me To The River is worth 4 stars for me.

This album feels like the grandfather of indie rock, alternative, and post punk all at once. The beats feels really special, modern, but still dated. The introductory song, Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, sets the tone for what could qualify as the forefathers of the stuff that Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse, Kasabian, and other such bands would carry for the new century. The highlight is a cover of a Sam Cooke song, Take Me To the River, that transforms the old song into a sensual, groovy rendition that Annie Lennox would come to perfect in her album Medusa. This album is influential and still holds up. I wish I could give it a 4, but sadly I did t enjoy it enough.

Thank god for Talking Heads. Not that they don't have influences, but, like many post-punk bands, there's a particular dimension of quirk that only they represent. There's a "Talking Heads" itch that just can't be scratched by any other group. I'm not as familiar with More Songs about Buildings and Food as I am with other Talking Heads releases, but I found it just as enjoyable. The songcraft here isn't as immediately accessible as that on, say, Remain in Light or Speaking in Tongues, but that only gives this record its own understated character that rewards repeated (and repeated and repeated) listens as the songs open up and reveal their secrets. I'm going to leave this here and go listen again. More Songs about Buildings and Food might not be my favorite Taking Heads album, but it's still a masterpiece. Five stars.

What the hell was that?

I had Fear Of Music 5 days ago and while this one is very good, it doesn’t quite hit the same heights for me. I enjoyed it throughout but I can’t say there were any tracks I absolutely loved. Maybe it needs another listen or two. Top Track - Take Me To The River

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

Wasn't aware of this album, although not one of their most popular, it evolves their sound and makes it fun to listen to, this one should be talked about more. Will keep it in rotation.

Tip top new wave pop

I listed a favorite song, but it is the only one I remember listening to in any capacity. Boring, repitive, and unremarkable. Favorite Song: Take Me to the River

Another pretty decent new wave album.

6 von 10

It's alright. Hard to distinguish where songs end. Stand out song - Take me to the river

Niesamowitą energię ma ta płyta. Radość, pazur, artystyczny sznyt. Wszystko, czego oczekuję po lekko alternatywnym zespole z mocnym komercyjnym zacięciem. Chce się tańczyć, chce się żyć. 7/10

This would be fine if it were just a song not an entire album, not the worst but not close to mid either, as bland as my opinion on it. No songs about buildings OR food. This is false advertising, I feel betrayed, mislead, toyed with, I want my money back.

Excellent. Really glittery and driven. Uncharted

Didn't like the lead linger but the rest was fireeeee. funky and groovy made me feel so cool walking to class. Favorite Track: Found a Job

Quirky, with funky instrumentals and actually cohesive lyrics! I kinda preferred the more 'normal' alternative versions better though. Tracks to Track: The Good Thing

Well alright here we go again with the quirky tunes of Talking Heads! Their first album came up a couple of weeks ago and now on to their second album. Yep it still sounds like them. The production seems to be better this time around. I find a lot of the time that the songs don’t necessarily stick in my head very much and I find some parts to be a bit monotonous however I’m sure that with a few spins they will stand out more as there are a lot of cool things to listen to here. Ya I’m not sure if the first two albums by this band should be on this list as I have a feeling that their best albums are about to come after those two.

Have a couple of talking heads albums, not this one. Very cool album. Maybe lacks a standout track or two. Oddly, take me to the river might be my least favourite track on the album. 4 Heard before? Some songs Owned: No: 29/115 (25%) Will I get? Yes

if them heads did less talking and more singing this would've been a 5

Take me to the riveeer

I love buildings and food!!!!

Was ein Mist, wildes Gebrabbel von Sätzen auf ner Melodie.... Danke für "Take me to the Water" aber das wars dann auch

Schwierig, die ersten paar Lieder waren überhaupt nicht gut. Dann gegen Ende schon angenehmer, aber auch nichts was ich als Gut bezeichnen würde. 2,5 aber mit Abrundung auf 2.

Boah ne, fand ich nicht gut.

Sonically repetitive, but nonetheless a good groove

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

Crazy good indie funk…

I didn’t know any of the songs. I like the Talking Heads though. Kind of boring.

3rd time a charm, huh

Just great.

Nice melodies, iritating voice. Fav: take Me to the river

I mean Scottish Legend, Dave (I know he left early on in his life but I still claim him. We don't have much going on). A great and unique album by the TH and first with another great producer (and one of my favourite artist) Brian Eno. My one critisim is this expirence flies by but thats minor when you enjoy it all. 9/10

The Talking Heads just have sounded like they were from outer space in 1978.

how the hell did these guys ever get close to mainstream? what does david bryne even do? how the hell is this groovy???? ok honestly I loved it. 5 is generous but best songs: take me to the river, the good thing side note: remarkable numbers of songs named like other popular songs

There is just something about the art rock vibe of Talking Heads that resonates with me. David Byrnes’ chunky delivery, the pulsing drums, jangly guitar, driving baselines all come together as musical bliss to my ears.

Surprisingly funky, sometimes brilliant. Gets a bit repetitive at times

One of the best opening tracks, fun arty art rock from then on. Oh also a great album title

Back on May 11th of this year I started this project. My first album was Talking Heads 77, and it was the perfect way to begin. It was an album that I hadn't listened to but a band I really liked, and I enjoyed it very much. I wondered when I'd get my next TH album, and day 186 was the answer. This is an album I've likely only listened to once or twice before. When I'm in the mood to listen to them I typically play Stop Making Sense and not one of their studio records, so this has fallen by the wayside for me. I love that this is the beginning of them really figuring out who they are, with the focus on rhythm becoming such an important part of their sound moving forward. Of course Take Me to the River is a great song, but there are other standouts including Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, The Good Thing, and Found a Job. There isn't a bad song in the bunch. I prefer some of their later albums, but this was a more than solid sophomore effort.

First listen

Too simple, too 70/80's

No idea why this is here.

Eh I found this boring

Very disappointing album

Okay. Just not a big heads fan.

I feel like talking heads is similar to U2 in that no one ACTUALLY really loves them…they just feel like they should because everyone else is also pretending and they want to fit in. Not a bad album just very meh.

Love Take Me To The River and all of the instruments are great but again for me it's the vocals not my thing.

The Talking Heads are, hands down, one of the greatest bands of all time. Smart lyrics, yes. But what really clinches it is the idiosyncratic yet relatable sound, here aided by Brian Eno. Punk, funk, charming. David Byrne is a genius. “Take Me to the River” gets More Songs to four stars. Does “The Big Country” get it to five? 4.5?

There's something about Talking Heads that just clicks with me, and it always has. This is no exception. Thanks for a great album, you weirdos. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

No. 325/1001 Thank You for Sending Me an Angel 3/5 With Our Love 3/5 The Good Thing 3/5 Warning Sign 2/5 The Girls Want to Be with the Girls 3/5 Found a Job 2/5 Artists Only 3/5 I'm Not in Love 3/5 Stay Hungry 2/5 Take Me to the River 3/5 The Big Country 3/5 Average: 2,73 New Wave remains a genre that I just can't get into. For me this all just sounds bland and repetitive.

This is my third Talking Heads album on this list. It’s also the third time I decide I don’t like Talking Heads. Sigh. At least there’s only one left by now.

fun but repetitive

Enjoyable but nothing outstanding

Best Track - "Take Me To The River"

Defo see how they influenced LCD Soundsystem

The Talking Heads are nowhere near as important as the editor seems to think. Like, not even close, and that says way more about the editor's opinion than the Talking Heads. Influence (this album) 2. Hits 2. Quality 2. Just under a "meh" from me, dawg 2.

Good for background music. Nothing that made me stand at attention.

boooring

Fine. I liked their Remain in Light album better

disco bacaninha do TH. 4 estrelas...

I've listened to Talking Heads a lot over the years and they are one of the only bands who retain this aura of weirdness about them. I think it's the oddity of the David Byrne vocals over a funky repetitive backdrop - I find myself becoming a weirdo too as the music drags me in. Being weird never stops being fun.

One of the best new wave albums. Talking Heads really come into their own on this one. 9/10

Every song sounds the same

Los banco. No me parece su mejor album pero son unos cracks 6/10

Nothing stood out

Very good. Loved Artists only and Take me to the River is a classic that was nice to hear again. Cool musical effects and concepts that I hadn’t heard before. Would listen to again.

Ok

A very interesting album from the Talking Heads

Love it. Own it.

More Reviews About Beats And Lyrics. ★★★★

I may be more of a “best of talking heads” guy,,,, nice to learn something about myself

Trækker lidt i langdrag i forhold til de andre Talking Heads albums vi har haft

Talking Heads midt imellem post-punk og deres evigt underlige take på new wave. Vild med det.

Most boring Talking Heads album so far.

Not surprisingly this was fun. I only knew one song but overall this one was upbeat and had good rhythm section work.

A little funky for my tastes. I prefer some of their other albums. Only liked last two songs.

Starting to get cynical here

Great energy on this one.

Not my favorite Talking Heads album, but there were some bops on here for sure.

Repetitive Maniac, not as good as remain in light, and they are not really post punk

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.

Always enjoy Talking Heads. First time listening to this one; only song U know is Take Me to the River. Four stars

Funky. Fun. Different.

Very nice

It's not really my favourite sound - both funky and punky should appeal but I find it sounds very rehearsed and the energy that should be there is focused in David Byrne's vocal performance rather than the instrumentals. Have heard some of their later stuff where Byrne either reigns it in a bit or the instrumentals get a bit crazier and I think either of those work better than here where Byrne sounds like a drunk offbeat wedding singer and not in a cool Tom Waits way but in an uncomfortable way

First full talking heads album I’ve listened to. I like it.

Second Talking Heads album from this list that I've listened to. Marketed improvement over "Talking Heads: 78", so many fun songs, so much energy, so much weirdness.

The talking heads are good-weird. There are albums that are just odd, but this is fun odd. This made my housecleaning considerably more enjoyable

Really enjoyed the guitar work on this, best described as by some as “chiming, sometimes staccato, guitar lines that emphasize the rhythm section.” The songs aren’t as memorable as other Talking Heada albums so that’s why it’s. 4 star instead of 5 for me.

I was in a bad mood when I turned this on yesterday. In fact, I was furious. I work for a company with messed up people, and I consistently see the worst people get promoted. Those who should excel on merit tend to go nowhere. A particular dweeb I know just got put in charge of managing an entire country, an office of hundreds of people. So, taking my dog out, I threw my headphones on, cussing under my breath like a psychopath. Any album I put on was doomed to receive unfair judgement. I really love the Talking Heads, and I have for decades. I already knew this album, although admittedly, I’m far more familiar with other TH albums. As this started, and I was still having a rage-fueled freak out, I had no patience and spent the first few tracks thinking this must be the weakest TH album. Then, Found a Job came on. It perfectly reflected what I was feeling. I played it again and looked at the lyrics. The notion is simple- if you don’t like what you see, if your work doesn’t make you happy, then something’s wrong. Take matters into your own hands. This track gave me the perspective I needed at the time I needed it. It literally flipped my mood back to a good place. I’ve heard of music effecting people like this before, but for all the countless hours I’ve spent listening through album after album, this was the first time I’d ever been struck in such a way, reminded of the simple solution, gifted perspective, and improved because of it. Five stars, bitches.

Hero worship of David Byrne begins here.

I love this album. This one isn't about any individual song but rather just the way the songs fit. It's classic Talking Heads and it invites repeat listens from the start. This one was easy to start over once I finished it.

6.8

Whenever I listen to a song of Talking Heads I want to listen more, but then listening to an album I’m often a little disappointed. Saw David live some time back at Rock Werchter and it was amazing, but the recordings are somehow a little meh

I don’t know that it would be my top pick for a Talking Heads album, but it’s hard to listen to it without cracking a smile and bobbing your head along. The cover of Take Me to the River is an all timer. I would consider giving this one another listen in the future.

Cariño, c'è qualcosa di acido, abbastanza esplosivo. Suono senza bassi come negli anni 70.

Oh look, I finally have an excuse to check out Talking Heads! My strongest memory related to this band is that David Byrne’s "Like Humans Do" came pre-loaded onto my family’s PC and we listened to it a bunch (probably a dozen times, at least) so we could look at the cool visualizer on Windows Media Player. Simpler times… I wish I could say I loved More Songs About Buildings and Food – the album being the first Talking Heads project produced by Brian Eno and being described as marking a shift toward a more “danceable” style definitely got my hopes up, but it was quickly apparent that it just wasn’t my cup of tea. At this point, I should probably just expect that I’m not going to enjoy an album if its Wikipedia page lists post-punk or new wave (or both, in this case) as its genre. The vocals come across as unpleasant and annoyingly countercultural in pretty much every instance of those two genres that I can think of, though I’m sure some album in that space will come along and blow my socks off eventually. Fortunately for MSABAF, some solid instrumentation, cheeky lyrics and occasionally catchy hooks elevated a few of the tracks for me, which decidedly puts a one star rating out of the question. I really want to like Talking Heads, so hopefully one of their other albums will do more for me! Highlights: The Good Thing, The Girl Wants to Be with the Girls, I’m Not in Love, The Big Country

There's this band called Shellac, no albums on this list for some reason. My favorite thing about them is the time they said that every single song they've ever written was about one of two things: Baseball or Canada. Even if it's an offhand mention of one of them, it always comes back to Baseball and Canada. I really wanted to know if every Talking Heads song was similar, and I even started thinking of ways it would be connected (take Listening Wind being about blowing up a building). I am very sad to announce that very few of these songs are about buildings or food. You should go to Remain in Light if you want songs about buildings, though. Still an amazing album, but if that career-spanning idea came true, it'd be one of the best albums to come out of the 70s, if not, the entire 20th Century.

Luvvd this one way more than the other talking heads release. Maybe it’s the Eno :) FOUR!

I do like the Talking Heads, but I found them a bit later in my life. The only thing I knew about the first 3 albums was the singles. And they're pretty great! Listening to this whole album at once kind of puts me off, though. David Byrne's voice is too often annoying. And he leans into the weird, screechy parts. Stop it, man! The music is great. They're all really good musicians and they got even better over time. (So did the production.) "Take Me to the River" is a fantastic cover and one of their best songs. All of the rest kind of blends together for me, even after listening three times. Each one is fine to listen to, but altogether it's too much, too same-y. I want to give it a 3.5 or so, but I'll pump it to 4 because overall they're great. (And some of these songs are even better on live sessions!)

6.5/10

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

Absolutely loved this album had a good dance. Again not an album I've ever heard by talking heads before but it was good

Pretty good. Better talking heads albums in the world. 6.9

This entire album felt like the scene in 22 Jump Street where Jonah Hill is doing Slam Poetry off the cuff. The album would be so much better without David Byrne's vocals Best Song: Take Me to the River Rating: 4/10 Stars: 2

En pitänyt puhelaulukohdista, mutta ihan okei.

It’s good but it’s all kind of the same

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.

Talking heads are legends, but I'd rather listen to the greatest hits album. Its good to hear their other stuff but a lot of it has a very similar sound.

I don’t have too much to say on this, other than I thought it was good. I think sometimes you can get lost in an albums sound and then you come out the end of it having not discovered any tracks you particularly liked, yet relatively enjoyed the whole thing. So I think the lack of standout takeaway tracks is what makes this not a 4 for me

Grew on me but not my favorite talking heads album. Liked their cover of “take me to the river” and “stay hungry”. All of these songs were new to me though.

Favourite track: The Big Country. There are some great ideas on this album but it feels like a bit of a transitional step towards bolder artistic statements on Fear of Music and Remain In Light.

vissa enstaka låtar är bra men för det mesta känns det som att lyssna på någons vocal stims..

The sound seems promising, it feels right on the cusp of new agey. Nothing that really popped out though

4 out of 5 Lot of songs I have never heard before. Another great Talking Heads album. Great vibes

Another talking hgreateads

LAME.

This record is so well produced! Talking Heads in their purest form. Is it bad that David Byrne is my least favorite member of the band? Anyway, this has Eno’s finger prints all over it, and you can tell that most of them had recently been jamming with Bowie. Some seriously fresh creative energy was flowing around this crowd in the ‘70s.

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

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 :(

Pretty good, I like rock music and it did feel quite classic. I've actually gone back and listened to this one a few times.

I just really don’t get this band

I enjoy Talking Heads later stuff, but I got tired of this album quickly. Felt samey across the whole album. The standout was Take Me to the River.

i <3 talking heada

Some of their better work, in my opinion. But I’m also not a big fan

3.0 Thought I'd enjoy this album more than I did. Probably would (frequent note by me) if I listened to it 20 times but only had time for 3 listens and just couldn't get into it. Not bad, but didn't love it - 3

Not too memorable. Sounds like the clash

Ännu ett album som på inget sätt är det bästa av artisten/gruppen. Antingen har jag weird smak eller så är listan trasig. Detta är i vilket fall ett helt okej TH-album, men långt från de höjder på debuten året innan eller på de kommande två skivorna. Men en fyra är den ändå värd.

Another great album and tunes, thx!

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

A sophisticated stylistic arty collection that was likely groundbreaking in its day

I like Talking Heads a lot, but this isn't my favourite of their albums. I prefer the afrobeat influences on albums like Remain in Light. This is still decent enough, just not great.

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

This one was fine. I liked the one song I knew off this album, but the rest were a bit samesy.

⭐︎4.0 根明なメロディ、歌唱に加え、テクニック豊かなリズム隊が特徴の楽曲わ多く収録されている。

Alright

its not terrible, but it is repetitive.

Yes Buddy, Yes

Beetje saai

Good for bopping your head, but doesn't quite go over the hump to be worthy of adding to my digital collection.

i think it's pretty good although I have to say David Byrne's voice is not my absolute favorite. It's a little too characteristic for me. Like, I really enjoy it in Psycho Killer but other than that its hard for it to go with much. Good songs!

Love this album

I was glad to not be familiar with any of the songs except the one cover. The few Talking Heads songs we still hear today are overplayed/outside of their album context and it detracts. Might listen to this one again.

art rock 70er, funky, genreübergreifend

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

Good album, but not my favorite Talking Heads record. Musicianship is great and the songs a pretty good, but I’m not really sure why this album made the list. Don’t get me wrong, I like it, but I would much rather listen to Remain In Light or even Speaking In Tongues.

I like the Talking Heads. Really interesting and creative. However they never seem to fully captivate me. Maybe because the music is so nervy and stressful. Good album, but not one I’m reaching for more than once a year, if that.

cool

Se eu tivesse escutado com 16 anos, esse teria sido o álbum que me faria virar roqueira.

FINALLY SOME GOOD FUCKING FOOD. i love talking heads. not their best album by any stretch, but it's so impressive to me how realized their vision was as a band as early as their second record.

I have a lots of respect for the band, but I couldn't get myself to like this album. OKish most of the time, annoying at moments. 5/10

Ai nao gostei

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

Priem

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.

Never less than interesting, but not their most immediate album.

I don't often revisit the Talking Heads 70s stuff so it was nice to hear this again after so many years. While its still not as good as their 80s stuff in my opinion, this is still a very fun album. I've always enjoyed this album cover for some reason. Favorite track: The Good Thing 3.5/5

This was pretty fun. Not my favorite of theirs, but it’s solid and has some good hits.

This one right here is the second album by Talking Heads that I've got from the generator; having got the album after this as my first one. ...And I just can't get with it. Which is completely fine, I'm not going to get everything. Talking Heads are definitely talented, no doubt. they are probably one of the best examples of early post-punk and new wave music, they have all the main qualities of the genre/s, they were pretty much the first of their kind. That dance-punk sound was for sure pioneering; it's undeniable. Some other things that I noticed whilst listening: -The Girl Wants... sounds a bit like Obstacle 1 (guitar wise) by Interpol, or more like Interpol yoinked the melody. Some other songs on this album have slight hints but this one is the most -David Byrne's voice on top of sounding like Berlin Trilogy-era David Bowie, Byrne's inflection also sounds a bit like Bruce Dickinson's (Iron Maiden) current live singing style, a bit yelp-styled. Specifically on the live versions of The Trooper and Aces High.

I've always had trouble listening to a Talking Heads album in full for whatever reason, but this is consistently great. Some under the radar songs here. Honestly, my least favorite is probably Take Me To The River.

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

Saiko killer bare at ikke. Kunne kanskje hørt på igjen, men tror ikke at jeg kommer til å gjøre det.

Plager meg ikke, men tror ikke jeg setter det på igjen

Helt greit noen fine låter, men ikke noe jeg oppsøker 2/5

I didn’t mind it. It ticked along nicely enough but I suspect more about the lyrics themselves than the vocal performance. One I’m unlikely to go back to

Meh… nothing majorly grabbed me tbh

I enjoyed this at the start, even though i5 was, as an album, just a bit too pleased with itself. It’s smart, it’s funky, but it’s also a bit samey after a while.

Previously rated: Remain In Light (2/5) Talking Heads 77 (4/5) Fear Of Music (4/5) ************************** I've never heard of this album. I groaned when it came up. Ugh, did we need another Talking Heads album? Then I looked at my previous ratings. I guess I liked them more than I remembered (well, two of the three albums at least). I zoned out a bit listening to this, but what I heard was enjoyable enough, just interesting enough to want to hear it again.

This was ok. The second half was more enjoyable than the first half. Take Me to the River was the highlight

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

Yeah im not sure. not the most inventive melodies.

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.

Difficult to rate this one as its not a Talking Heads album I've listened to really at all. Take Me to the River, I've heard a bunch of times, but not much from the other stuff. Definitely an improved sound and better production than the debut album even if that one has Love Comes to Town, which I very much love. This album definitely got a nice mood to it (should listen high), but I think they've made better. I will have to give this three stars on a first listen, but could sway to four.