More Songs About Buildings And Food

Second Talking Heads album in a row! I prefer Remain in Light but this is just as good. Probably the least 70s sounding album I’ve ever heard.

This album has the classic Talking Heads feel. The opening to the The Good Thing immediately catches you. David Byrne's vocals somehow fall into the background of the driving groove. Take Me to the River is, of course, super familiar and a great song. The Big Country was unexpected but a solid song.

One of the most recognizable voices and sounds from their time. And weirdest! They are one of a kind

7/10…Stay hungry…Take me to the river…ansonsten typische TH Sounds

Probably my favourite of the Talking Head albums, simply because it's the most consistent. It's an easier listen if you know more about David Byrne being a bit of an oddball and being able to forgive him finding his feet by throwing out in all directions.

It sounds like Talking Heads. Im definitely happy to listen to it, but it didn't particularly excite me. though I will say, the lyrical content is more fun than I expected based on the hits

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 8/10 Lovely to listen to, was happy to get another talking heads album after being surprised by Fear of Music. Keep in mind that I've never listened to them before this list. Although I loved FOM and marked that album as a legendary one (5 stars). I think More songs about buildings and food is a bit more awkward than FOM, the funk is lost a few times during this album contrary to FOM. Favourite tracks: Found a Job Not in love Least favourite tracks: Artist only Take me to the river

Some more Talking Heads. Good, but definitely better in the second half. Standouts: Thank You For Sending Me An Angel, Warning Sign, I’m Not in Love, Take Me to the River, and The Big Country.

Starts with their classic catchy art-pop eclecticism and mellows out at the end. The middle feels extra manic, especially with Found a Job and I'm Not In Love. Take Me to the River hits so well when it finally comes near the end, and Big Country is great ending track.

That was a fun listen. I learned that there’s probably a lot of the talking heads catalog that I still need to really dig into.

Talking Heads are amazing. Original sounds.

This was probably way ahead of its time in the 70s. Had a lot of fun with this one.

Delightful. Great vibes. A few great songs (almost half of the album?).

I can confess that this album isn’t their best, but it hit me at the exact right time. In college, I had a 3 disc CD player and often it would have this, Reckoning and Ruby Vroom. Not sure why those 3 seemed to work together but they did for me. And that’s the story of why I like this so much.

Great driving music. The boys started ad libbing lyrics about Bernie on Take Me to the River, and I must say they are getting pretty funny.

I enjoy the Talking Heads every time I listen to them. This record feels like a band that is enjoying the hell out of itself. It’s not filled with any of their big singles but it still slaps.

I got two Talking Heads albums in a row and what a difference two years makes. I really like this one more than the other one which is can’t remember which I called but the 1981 I did not like and this is a 1978 one which was much more my taste.

82% Best: With Our Love; The Good Thing; Found a Job; I'm Not in Love; Take Me to the River Must-Hear? Maybe

pretty sick for 1978, good album for people who enjoy fun

talking heads continues to be one of the best bands

I heard their first album ‘77 when I was about 11 or 12 it hadn’t been out long and my mates older brother played it. I instantly liked its “differentness” and I liked Talking Heads ever after. Somehow this one slipped through so great to listen to it now all these years later. I love it!

Not my favorite of theirs, but still excellent with some killer tracks.

Produced by Brian Eno, love some of the lyrics

very good, nothing leaps or bounds better or worse than any other talking heads album ive heard before, and sound quite similar, if a bit more 'rocky' that some of the 80's stuff. I would say that its better than talking heads 77'. Favorite songs: With our love, the girl wants to be with the girls, found a job. Overall around 8/10

This is a classic one. I won't claim to be mad for it, but I do enjoy most of its songs. I hear some Patti Smith in this album, really. Although I don't know whether it's just my imagination or not, it deserves a 3.5-4/5. I like "Warning Sign" and "Artists Only".

73/100.

mjög gott. meira af þessu.

Really enjoyable listen. Will definitely listen to it again.

You could see where they were going in the future here, and very very fun to listen to on its own.

There are ‘smart’ albums you’ll have to be in a heady mood to enjoy (TPAB, Trout Mask Replica) - at the very least they require taking time out of the day to absorb. Then there are albums like this, which are ‘smart’ but don’t in the same way demand an investment. Not the best Talking Heads, but it endures. And what an opener to send it off.

I've said before that it's a risk to follow up your first album with 'the same, but more and better', but sometimes it works. This is one of those times. The band has musically grown through the process of making their debut, and their time gigging at CBGB and doing radio broadcasts. The scope is bigger, and the sound is too, adding synths to Jerry Harrison's whilst still keeping the guitar interplay and the anxious lyrics. Tina and Chris' bass and drum skills have ramped up too. Everyone's on good form. The only downside is that, while the sound may have evolved, the mood really hasn't. It's a small quibble, but it's why I can't put it at the level of Remain in Light. Tangent: That all being said, the best renditions of these songs are on The Name of This Band is Talking Heads, their compilation of live album tracks. If you like this one, pick up that. Fave Song: Warning Sign Least Fave: With Our Love (but it's still good though) Strong Bad Demerit Score: 0

Interesting and fun

I enjoyed this album quite a bit although it does have some filler tracks that aren't as good.

Talking Heads are one of those bands I like, but apart from their first album, I've been a bit indifferent with their albums. I lost interest when their music became too "world beat" for my tastes, with multiple musicians that I felt gravitated away from what I like about their early work. "More Songs About..". is showing signs of this transition, but the sound stayed similar to Talking Heads 77 with only producer, Eno the only other contributing musician. This album (according to me, anyways) is a bit underrated and overlooked compared to the next couple of albums and it contains, the cover, Take Me To The River, which might just be their best song. Is it me, or are there a lot of Talking Heads-related albums on this list? This one is good, but probably not essential.

Tbh I think every album needs more songs about buildings and food. Talking heads rules. This album isn’t an exception.

Very enjoyable listen. There are very few faults I can find in this album, but it's weirdness and tenacity really do draw back from it at times. I understand that's what they're going for, but sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Though not to detract from this record, I really enjoyed a lot of it's songs - maybe it did go on for a bit too long, but there's plenty of songs on here that are going to start living in my playlists (looking at you, 'I'm Not in Love'.

More Songs About Buildings And Food - Talking Heads (1978) If David Byrne was born a millenial, do you think he would be making minecraft parody songs? Maybe not their best album, I would probably consider this a pretty mediocre or average album if not for how great all the guitar work is throughout. Not that great instrumentals are not the norm for them. But just that I think they do some heavy lifting to make some of these songs really pop. To look at these complains from a positive perspective, I think it actually helps highlights the strength of the band as a group. Highlights: With Our Love, I'm Not In Love, Take Me To The River

The album title is a fucking lie hardly any of these songs are about buildings or food.

Not their best album and not one that I would include in this book. Wild to me this was picked in place of Speaking In Tongues? Probably because this album was produced by Eno and Speaking In Tongues was not (Music journalist moment). Regardless, I love Talking Heads and this album is not an exception. This album definitely doesn't have as many hits as other albums of theirs and the songs that I like the most on here are not as good as the live performances in Stop Making Sense. Still a fantastic album and a wonderful collaboration between the band and Eno. Highlights: Thank You For Sending Me an Angel, Found a Job, I'm Not in Love, Take Me To The River, The Big Country

I was impressed, this was good post-punk throughout. Not annoying at all. Some interesting songs here, giving an on-edge atmosphere. Stand-out: I'm Not in Love, Take Me to the River

More i listen it grew on me. I even saved one song. I like it

Really good stuff. Unique, original sound, variations, change of pace, great vocalist.

Day 1. What a start! I have loved this record for decades. I am a huge fan of Talking Heads and this is my personal favorite studio album of theirs. Found A Job is my favorite Talking Heads song.This is the sort of record that I would compare everything else to, so I have to rate it highly, but I have to leave lots of room for other records to be better. 4/5

Talking Heads are so consistent. While I think the surrounding albums (77 and Fear of Music) edge this one out, it's still really great. Love the cover too.

yeah this is a lot of fun

Thought this would just be another album with More Songs About Buildings And Food and it was. Guess I missed the Warning Sign…

Fun talking heads album

So one of the big things I’ve discovered doing this is that I like Talking Heads a lot more than I realised This was no exception

4 stars. We enjoyed this. Warning Sign is a great song, as we're a few others (but we failed to keep track of the titles). Talking Heads are a pretty reliable band.

Good, solid album.

I'm so surprised at how much I actually enjoyed this album. A couple months ago I listened to Talking Heads' critically acclaimed album 'Remain in Light' for the first time and didn't enjoy it at all. However, this album is probably a touch less experimental/prog-rock and therefor a little more accessible for me. That's not to say that I only listen to really accessible music, because I don't, but full on prog-rock/math rock/art rock just isn't my go to and just doesn't sound good sonically to me. 4/5 ⭐

Fun, need to listen again

I do like how they don't just have love song after love song in this album - there's a broad array of themes being tackled over some funky tracks. However, the vocals are a bit of a hit and miss. Still, overall it's a pretty good listen. Favourite songs: Found a Job, Take Me to the River Worst songs: Warning Sign, Thank You For Sending Me An Angel

I listened to this on a plane and I can’t fully remember it but I’m pretty sure i enjoyed it, that raspy voice and poppy boingy vibes

Good!

High class strangeness from them as usual

apparently i heard the debut at some point but i dont remember that, so this entire listen i operated under the assumption that this was the first time i was venturing into talking heads from Before they picked up their more eclectic blend of influences and studio tricks. its maybe not entirely fair...i can at the v least see the Skeleton of those influences in a lot of the music here, but the emphasis is first and foremost on the band as a somewhat traditional rock setup, which im not super used to tbh! it absolutely rules, ofc...i should spend some time on a talking heads dive more broadly, but even hearing this out of context its just an absolute bolt of exciting subtly fucked-up jittery music. david byrne's hyper-neurotic vocal style brings out sinister colors to lyrics that might be totally innocuous read on their own, and id hear out anyone who said they p much had the best rhythm section in rock music of the decade. tina weymouth in particular! absolutely incredible!!! rly wonderful to see how well the band's proclivities stack up with a relative lack of frills to hide behind, esp since eno is still there to make everything sound incredible. can probably only grow and grow in appreciation

Wonderfully weird and unique, the Talking Heads are always a pleasure. Not my favorite album by them but still very enjoyable. A rare album where the second half is superior to the first. My favorite song was either Artists Only or their excellent cover of Take Me to the River. Also random sidenote but it's a travesty that Speaking in Tongues isn't on this list.

I liked this album. It's funky, energetic, frenetic and intense in places. I only knew a few Talking Heads songs before, and none from this album, but can see why they were influential. The groovy, dance rock style is pretty cool

In a huge Talking Heads fan so I'm probably a wee bit biased towards this. I had forgot about this album being on the list as there are a good few of their albums on the list. This album is great from the opening Thank You For Sending Me An Angel to the closer The Big Country. Highlights include Found A Job and the excellent cover of Take Me To The River. Although it's great does this album need to be on the list along with the others probably not but it's a damn good listen.

Love the talking heads me Not my fav album of theirs, but rlly enjoyed!!

-Ended up liking this even more than their first album. It really leans into the funky and genre-defying sound they started to introduce in their debut which I really liked. And holy shit I can’t stop playing Take Me To The River, it’s soo good -Favorites are The Girl Wants To Be With The Girls, Found A Job, and Take Me To The River

4.5 🌟

Not my favourite talking heads album but I still think I enjoyed more than I didn't, does veg a bit weird at times

Great, danceable songs, with a quirky delivery.

Like many Talking Heads albums, it's got a few megahits and then some capable but forgettable stuff sprinkled around it. Not that the forgettable stuff is bad, it's just not really that remarkable. Give it a 3 but bumped to a 4 exclusively for the Take Me To The River cover.

The genius of THs is that they are at once the stiffest/most nervous/whitest of funk bands and the smartest of disco bands, and how that orientation (plus the quality of the playing) led to so many cool moods and unique textures (e.g., the subline "The Good Thing" and "Stay Hungry"). One hears about half of new wave and the artier half of indie rock in their inventions, a big chunk of anythign that sounded cool and interesting in the '80s. This is groovy even it only now and then takes full flight. "Found a Job" is rich, layered and fun. As with the debut, the whole coheres to a stronger extent than any one cut stands out (and certainly not the tired-even-then, but not-out-and-out-terrible, yet-still-somewhat-unrepresentative "Take Me to the River"). Again, more and better was yet to come (and not just the excellent track, "The Big Country"), but More Songs is/was another substantive and intriguing appetizer.

Over the last 15-20 years or so I’ve come to appreciate the Talking Heads more and more. This isn’t one of my favorite albums from them, but I’m going to round my score up anyway. “Take Me to the River” and “The Big Country” are great songs. And I love that other tracks sound like Velvet Underground 33 1/3’s played at 45 rpm.

David Byrne for president

More Songs About Buildings and Food is the second studio album by Talking Heads, originally released in 1978. I really dig early Talking Heads. I mean, I also dig their later, more commercial stuff but this is just really good. Funky riffs with just enough weirdness to be cool and not "too weird". It's just straight-up fun. The members are all fantastic musicians as well.

I am a big Talking Heads fan. It is not their best album so I give their second album a 4 but it is a BIG 4 with capitalized capital.

Definitely felt like one of their first records. It feels very raw and unpolished in all the best ways. In certain eyes, it can be seen as the most undistilled version of the band. I already liked a couple of their bigger hits but listening to this front to back was gratifying all things considered.

Pretty good.

A solid Talking Heads album. Doesn’t quite hit the highs of Speaking in Tongues or Remain in Light, but solid all the way through.

felt modern

A funky post-punk album that showcases the band's quirky, art-rock sound. The combination of David Byrne's unique vocals and Brian Eno's innovative production creates a fresh and off-kilter listening experience. Tracks like "Take Me to the River" and "Found a Job" highlight their ability to blend funk, punk, and new wave influences seamlessly. While the album is experimental in places, it remains accessible and engaging throughout. A great listen for anyone interested in the early days of alternative rock. It is also extraordinarily danceable.

Love the experimental nature but some of the songs become a little grating if listened to for too long. Take me to the River has helped turn my sentiment. Overall enjoyable.

This album very much feels like a semi-copy of the Talking Heads first album. While I can find David Byrne's voice to be grating after repeated listens, this is a really good album. It reminds me of the Cars second album (Candy-O) in that it has just one or two hits on it, but there are a bunch of really good album tracks. Even if it is condescending, "The Big Country" is still a good sound. It's probably my favorite song on the album. Great follow-up album, though a lot of it feels the same as the first. I would include the first Talking Heads album but probably leave this one out.

Can’t go wrong with Brian Eno and TH. Quirky, funky, fun, and solid all the way through. Head boppin’ ensues.

Quirky without being irritating. This is the secret to Talking Heads success.

I like the interesting style it had and was a very funky and almost jazzy type of rock album. I really enjoyed the first half

Excellent album- one of my favourites and seeing some of these songs performed live in Stop Making Sense makes me love this album even more

This is less exciting than other Talking Heads we have listened to, but is still a good album.

I've listened to a bit of the Talking Heads before but I haven't really fallen in love with them like other people have. But after giving this album a good listen I think I get it. I still don't know if I *love* them though. I don't know if this is a good way to explain it, but sometimes when I listen to these guys I feel they get a little too silly with it and the goofometer in my head goes hard into the red. It takes me out of the album a little. But maybe in the future, after I've recalibrated the goofometer, I'll like it better. The Vibe: You've taken a very happy pill and are dance-walking down the sidewalk to the music only you can hear.

Funny dance man makes good music 👍

Love the interesting vocal range, and the instrumentals

🔥🔥🔥🔥

The first time I was introduced to Talking Heads was by one Mr. Bigmouth Bass. This is a much better version. Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

A lot of the talking heads' songs sounds the same but in my opinion they are unique as a band. The album was a good vibe with a few stand outs.

You know, for a band I would describe as "my second favourite," whose discography I have listened to front to back countless times, I find myself grasping at straws when asked to explain what makes them so special. The only thing I could posit is this: wiry and jittery with a funky-as-hell bottom end that was the band's secret weapon after all; they made the esoteric accessible and the mundane actually pretty wild when you stop and think about it. Titling an album 'More Songs About Buildings and Food' comes across as either a) lazy; b) dishonest; or c) so brutally honest that it leads you to explore and unpack your own reaction to it. This album marks the start of their collaboration with Brian Eno, who is responsible for cloudy background synths on "With Our Love" and "The Good Thing" and the needling, not-quite-highlife-but-give-it-a-couple-of-years-and-it-will-be-highlife guitar tone on "Found A Job" and "The Girls Want To Be With the Girls." Really, Brian Eno should be credited for helping define Talking Heads' musical innovation as much as the actual band members themselves (not sorry). As much as I like 'Speaking In Tongues,' there are some touches that I KNOW he could've added to strengthen the album, though I'll credit David, Tina, Chris, and Jerry for absorbing as much as they did and putting it into practice. But back to 'More Songs...' The thing I love most about the record is the way it feels, I don't know, more open? 'Talking Heads: 77' has such a deeply New York-claustrophobic atmosphere, but this album shows that they were a band in motion, casting their gaze forward past a horizon few other artists could see. One reviewer on RYM made an especially salient point about how the album cover demonstrates the band's awareness of the coming digital era with the hundreds of Polaroids resembling computer pixels (an idea that would be made more overt on 'Remain in Light.') At this stage, instead of paranoia, there was excitement at the possibility of how the digital era could open up the world. It feels like no coincidence that the sound on "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel," "I'm Not In Love," and "The Big Country" sound so wide and expansive. I could see why The Ramones (another band I love) were annoyed as hell with Talking Heads. A song like "I'm Not In Love" showed them that they could do punk just as well without needing to dumb anything down or resist any ambition. Yes, it's a pretty simple song structure, but it sure takes a tried-and-true formula and turns it on its head through the employment of soft-loud dynamics and paper-shredder guitars buzzing throughout. "Take it easy, baby, don't let your feelings get in the way." Maybe David Byrne could have said, "fuck you," but that would be the moron's way out. Speaking of David Byrne, I know he has become some sort of Gen Z idol as of late, but if anyone deserves a pat on the back, it's Chris Frantz. A Southern boy who could read the writing on the wall before any of 'em about the rise of hip-hop and rap music. That slow, lugubrious drum beat on their cover of Al Green's "Take Me To the River" sets the stage for a swampy-sounding, sweltering affair in which lust and baptism are interchangeable. That bottom end I was talking about? Only made possible because of Frantz's love and appreciation of American Black music. I may be mistaken, but including this cover on live sets may have been Frantz's idea, and including this cover on the album was definitely Eno's. Lovely album art. A sign of what eventually did come. A

Smooth, grooving easy rock tunes. Simple as.

I love Talking Heads and I love so many of the songs on this album. But I have such a strong preference for their live albums that I find the studio recordings like this one a little thin and boring. Like the equipment just seems too basic, vocals are hard to hear, etc. It could really use a remaster! I listened to this while driving so don't have listening notes but a few: Opening with "Thank you for Sending me an Angel" - perfection. I just want to get up and jog around the room, pumping my fists. Including the cover of "Take me to the River" obviously a massive moment for them. Closing with "The Big Country"... wonderful. Would absolutely listen again, but prefer to hear all these tracks on their live albums!! 4.3/5

A Talking Heads album full of songs I mostly didn't know. Except I swear I've heard a cover of I'm Not In Love but I can't remember now by who.

When this website sends me yet another Rush album it’s “they REALLY should limit how many times an artist can appear” but when it’s my favourite band, I’m delighted every time. What can I say? I’m a hypocrite. This is the Heads’ bluesiest output and I prefer to be able to dance but it’s still a treat.

One of the the classic Talking Heads' albums.

First time listening to this full album in decades and I wish I'd done it sooner. I prefer 77, but this is upbeat enough and has nice rhythmic components characteristic of Talking Heads.

Perfect mix! And the bass!! I fell in love with Tina😍

Talking heads were always going to impress me because they are just such a top tier band and I like their other stuff lots. Definitely sensing elements of classic rock with a funky rhythm to it that diverted it from what I was expecting. Would totally put these on my playlist!

David Byrne and the Talking Heads. Always something unique and special, and sometimes challenging. No difference here. Byrne's extraordinary way of singing perfectly matches the music and carries it throughout the album. As stated in the wiki article, the rhythm section is essential to this experience.

This isn't my favorite Talking Heads album, but wow... going from Depeche Mode to this is like following up McDonalds with a Michelin star restaurant.

Quite a good band

Fairly enjoyable listen, but it's not quite the Talking Heads I'm looking for. You can hear some of the funkyness and weirdness that makes them great, but they hadn't quite gotten it all together in 1978. "Take Me to the River" is the best track, but man it's a hell of a cover. Rounding up from 3.5 stars

Very good album. Funky and interesting. A few songs in the middle were less enjoyable than others, but overall a positive listen.

Slightly repetitive but fun

Those who appreciate a little bit of quirk, and are willing to embrace showmanship and intentional style are going to find a way to love this album. There is not much else to say about Talking Heads that has not been said already. The below is taken from a previous review of another album, and the sentiment remains. Musically, the album doesn't have the disarray or chaotic elements usually associated with anti-establishment expectations. The compositions are well-timed, clean, and downright professional at times while still maintaining that blatant disavowal of what could only be described as mainstream. Vocals, while weird and, again, seemingly about nothing, astonishingly fit. Fun, immediately gratifying, welcomely disruptive, are just a few ways to describe how this album is overall. No commitment required to actually listen to it, but interesting enough to hear it all the way through rather than skipping.

Always good albums

B-Side is peak Eno X Talking Heads. Pulling some of Byrne's frantic energy woth a more danceable rhythm. Still embryonic and not a 5-Star Talking Heads album, mostly due to side A. SAVED songs: - The Good Thing - Take Me To The River - The Big Country

very distinctive sound to these guys

What a great title name. Has one of my fav Talking Head songs and they are one of my favs all time. Yet, I cannot give this album 5⭐️. It’s good but their other albums seemed to be better at keeping me interested.

Take Me to the River The Big Country

It’s talking heads, man. I wouldn’t say this is my favorite stuff I’ve ever heard by em, but it’s still good duhhhhh

i appreciate this album more on every listen but i still don’t fully vibe with it as much as remain in light or speaking in tongues. just not quite as many compelling hooks, though it is at least dancy/propulsive.

I'm not sure which songs were about buildings or food, but they were pretty darn good regardless. I especially messed with the songs that had more unique synth and guitar lines, like Warning Sign. I would give this a 4.5 if I could.

You. Cant. See. It. 'Til. It's. Finsihed! Solid album, with Tina Weymouth's basslines driving the ship. It's been a very long time since I've dusted this off start-to-finish and it mostly holds up. David Byrne's voice doesn't stand as strong on its own (compared to the arrangements with backup singers on RiL and SiT). Liked it better than 77, but not as much as Remain in Light. Loses a lot of momentum creatively after "artists only", with side 2 much less strong than side 1. Favorite songs - Thank you for Sending me an Angel, Artists Only Least Favorite - Take me to the River (suffers from overplay) (Strangely, just had Fear of Music the day before yesterday. Noted that not all TH albums need to be on this list, and at this point I'm beginning to suspect that they might be . . .)

Bridges the gap perfectly between quirky and accessible, experimental and straightforward. 4/5

Loved this album and it gave me an excuse to add it to my collection

Very nice

Standout tracks - sending me an angel, girl wants to be with the girls, im not in love and take me to the river. First listen was a bit hit and miss. It all blends into one and sounds very similar. A few more listens really started to open the album up. Very low 4 for me.

Such a unique band. This is solid, but they became great with their next album.

I said previously that there is are Talking Heads albums I wouldn't give 5 stars to; this is the only one from 77-84 that that's true for. It's a good album, undoubtedly, but it's also clearly a transitional album that suffers a little in retrospect. It's telling that the biggest song here is a cover: More Songs lacks the punch of Talking Heads 77, but it also lacks the muscle and hookiness and expansiveness of the subsequent three albums. It's still compelling and propulsive, but there's no originals here that belong in the Talking Heads pantheon.

Such a unique and amazing band

Excellent

Jam band

Not one's favorite TH record, but certainly there's ample quality and a decently wide range of feels – scratchy/itchy/funky ("With Our Love," "Found a Job") to bouncy/pleasant ("The Good Thing") – and tense/off-beat/disconess ("I'm Not In Love,") that is very much on brand. "Stay Hungry" mixes all those vibey modes to pretty singular effect. By far the best cut is "Big Country," which tips both "This Must Be the Place" (one of the essential songs of the '80s [or any era]) and DB's solo True Stories project). The Al Green cover never was much to one's liking and time hasn't done anything to change that reaction. To be clear, there is much that's middling and fairly forgettable and would be far excelled by the far superior future efforts. As with other early TH records, this remains worth knowing, if only to contextualize what was to come.

I know this isn't most people's thing, but I can get behind it. It's cooler than most of the albums I've had to put up with so far, and I actually enjoyed listening to it from beginning to end. There was only one hit from it, though, so it's not a classic, and it's DEFINITELY not the Talking Heads album I would have gone with. They have much better work, and calling this great would be taking away from their better albums.

I know Talking Heads isn't to everyone's taste. But for whatever reason I dig it. This album is lots of what I like, however it is the third Talking Heads album I've been given so far, which is maybe pushing it a little.

Great prog rock! Great record.

Unique listen, enjoyed

Always these intricate coldly danceable sound loops.

Better than I remember. Talking heads are always an equal split for me between David Byrn's interesting singing style and out-there lyrics, and the bands awesome instrumentals. The Big Country is a HUGE highlight on this album.

First ever talking heads album listened to and enjoyed it - 3/4 songs stood out and I’d heard take me to the river. Warning sign and a big country probably my favourites and would be keen to hear what they sounded like more mature

Great album. I have heard this band but never listened to an entire record and it was awesome!

GReat

I bet this’ll be just like my previous Talking Heads album generator experiences… Firstly, I’ll note the presence of one, but only one, of their mega hits that I already know and love. Secondly, I’ll listen to the other 10 tracks and be a bit underwhelmed. Thirdly, I’ll listen again, and again, and gradually the bizarre quirks of David Byrne’s lyrics and the infectiousness of the band’s hooks will reveal themselves. Finally, while still not yet convinced the album is a masterpiece, I’ll suspect that actually it might be really rather good after all. I’ll rate it 3.5 stars, rounded up. The only difference this time is I know in advance that’s how things will play out.

Good background music while catching up at work. Songs sound very similar, but that's not always a bad thing.

Quería ponerle 5 estrellas pero le falta algo, no sé aún el qué. Buen álbum igualmente.

Decent

Good vibes but no super memorable songs

Some really unique stuff here. Talking Heads is one of my favorite bands so any album by them will be ranked highly, even if David Byrne does go on nonsensical tangents pretty often in this one. The biggest song “Take me to the river” is not my favorite off the album and I actually enjoy pretty much every other song more. 8/10

Highlights: With Our Love, The Girls Want To Be With The Girls

Very cool! Definitely a band that is featured multiple times on this list that I never considered listening to before now and I will continue to check out their music.

Day162 - i wasn’t familiar with these songs other than take me to the river and it might not be for everyone but those three made unbelievable music together

day to day hustle and bustle has never been this funky, courtesy of talking heads

Some really nice songs. Some are a little bit crazy.

darn near perfection

Having this much of an identity as a band on your second lp is insane the big country, found a job and take me to the river are the standouts

I loved this. Catchy fancy guitar riffs. Very fun.

So many times you find really talented musicians who refuse to be weird or really weird people who refuse to be talented. These guys are the very small overlapping section of the Venn Diagram. This is my second Talking Heads album and I can definitively say they are committed to the bit of making you feel slightly uncomfortable while listening. I can't tell if they fall into the Devo camp of actively trying to satirize the music industry or if this is really just the deranged musings of mad men - either way I'm a big fan.

Day 22 of listening to 1001 albums one day at a time. This absolute the wildest album I have ever listened to. I don’t think I understand this album and I don’t think I am suppose to. However it is truly great to listen to. I had to couple of talking heads popular songs but listening to one of their albums helps me understand why they are such legends. It’s so offbeat but so much fun as well. I’ve never been more confused and excited by album I am not sure if I can truly express why I like this album. It just sounds good but also really weird. I love it.

vind ik persoonlik niet hun beste.. maar toch nog altijd stukken beter dan heel veel radio-shit...

4.4 Early talking heads does it for me a bit more than later albums

Starts off really strong with a driving guitar and drum riff! To be honest, David Byrne's vocals have never been my favorite, reading instead as very gimmicky to me. But the instrumentation is strong. Take Me To The River is the best song on the album.

Fun songs, David Byrne's voice can be a little campy sometimes.

I like the end of this album better than the beginning but it's decent all the way through. Not their best but they play up the funkiness and weirdness here and it works. Seems to be a lot of Talking Heads in the list but I'm not complaining. You either like their quirkiness or hate them. The forward momentum on this album worked for me, very fun. 3.5

The weirdness and unique sound of the Talking Heads shows here and I like it. Great bass play and incorporation of keyboards. Not as strong as some other albums by the band but stilp a good time. Take Me to the River is the only recognizable song for me and stands out. In for more Talking Heads, keep em comin..3.6

I love Talking Heads but this isn't their strongest album. I'm a little surprised to see it make the list. It's not a bad album, just not something that needs be highlighted in 1001 when the rest of their work is better in my opinion. I still a good album with more unique funky Talking Heads sounds. There's a couple good songs but not much I would consider as classics. Take Me To The River is a good song but has never been my favorite Talking Heads single. Still glad to give it a listen. 3.59 stars

Solid Talking Heads

This is the second time I've listened to this Talking Heads album, and it's grown on me. I don't think it's a masterpiece, but I do think that it has some great songs that have had a lasting influence. Songs like "The Big Country" just feel more grounded than some of the other Talking Heads songs as well. Best Songs: Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, Found a Job, Take Me to the River, The Big Country Worst Songs: Warning Sign, The Girl Wants to Be with the Girls

Not heard the band's earlier stuff before, did enjoy it alot, so many bands have come along since who have used TH as a platform in their music, (High 7)

Such a fun album. The beat kicks off and just never seems to stop. Easy to forget this album is over 45 years old! The influence it's had is enormous and it's also a really solid great album to listen to.

Haha even though this group always feels like an art school assignment, I dig how they carved out something unique and managed to keep it interesting. I move my hair around a lot, I don't care what I remember

A fun and exciting album! The band is so tight and David burns off kilter vocals keep you listening.

This is my fave Talking Heads album so far! A good listen.

7.5/10 Liked this one, could have been pretty similar to other art rock of its era, but stood out in a few ways Excellent production and engineering, well-separated crisp instruments that still blended well. Really shone Really distinct lyrical and phrasing choices David Byrne’s voice is great Vibes were excellent Best: The Girls Want To Be With The Girls

I fully don't feel like I've had time to appreciate this album - there's a lot going on. It's a great, fun quirky adventure. 3 1/2 stars for me, will round up to 4 in this case.

Here we are again. I love the Talking Heads. Go back and look at my reviews for “Fear of Music” (the very first album I got handed in this project) and “Remain in Light” (my favorite Heads album) if you want more on that. As for this album, for me it falls between the prior two I’ve listened to so far. While still indulgent and at times feeling different for the sake of it, the band (or perhaps just David Byrne) had yet to become fully convinced of his own excellence and was still just a fun, quirky band. There are flashes of their signature weirdness (the whole thing is littered with it, but I’m talking about previews of “Fear of Music” weirdness) in “Warning Sign,” “Found a Job,” and “I’m Not in Love.” Mostly, it works. What it adds up to is a pretty great midway point in terms of evolution and style between their debut “Talking Heads 77” and the aforementioned “Fear of Music.” People love to focus on David Byrne when it comes to the Talking Heads, which is obviously understandable. The rest of the band, as it was at this time (before they expanded their sound with additional musicians both in studio and on stage), is incredibly solid. Chris Frantz, while not performing any crazy complicated drum parts, presents as the band’s equivalent to Ringo Starr in that his drumming is rarely anything that presents as technically complicated but always fits the song perfectly. Meg White is another comp for him in this way. Jerry Harrison is a quiet but ever present genius on these songs, providing the guitar sound that defines the album. But most of all, the true star of the rhythm section of this band is and always has been Tina Weymouth on bass. Her bass lines are simply genius. They’re melodic while also holding down the groove and keeping the feeling alive. There was at least one song where it really felt like the bass line was written first and the rest of the song followed. I’m sure it happened more than once. History doesn’t always remember bass players, but it should absolutely remember her. I wrote a lot about this. It isn’t even my favorite Heads album. It isn’t even my second favorite Heads album (“Little Creatures,” probably). But it’s damn good and it gets 4 stars. Standout tracks: Thank You For Sending Me an Angel, Found a Job, Artists Only, I’m Not in Love, Take Me to the River

Enjoyable, distinctive sound. Take Me To The River is one of those songs that feels like it rolls along, with a little build-up suppressed energy. I like that vibe; feels like the song is about to get away from the band but they hold it back (barely). There's a freshness to the album's sound somehow, possibly due to Byrne's vocal style. He often sounds like he's experimenting, riffing on the fly, seeing what happens when he changes his breath and resonance.

I've quite enjoyed this. I've always always had a bit of a chip on my shoulder against Talking Heads. Something about the voice. It's grumped me in the past. But this time, this listen, the first, the second and the third, it's all been satisfying and enjoyable. Lyrically interesting. Musically interesting. Finally, vocally is a bit of a key down, but it is what David Byrne is, so I enjoyed him too, after a bit. 4 stars. Ahead of the pack.

An excelllent album, maybe not essential. A bit less twitchy than their debut album, a solid record.

Well, I learned something new today. Reading the band’s bio page on my music app. They said this album was “Art Pop”. Yep, I hear it. I would really just call it a lot of fun. This album carried a lot of sounds of the 1980s music that I grew up loving. I know, this album was released in 1978, but they were obviously honing the sound that would carry them through the next decade. Big fan of this!

The best album by a head based band.

Talking Heads are a great band!

Enjoyable. Keep up the great work!

Such a fun album. I wanted to dance the entire time I was walking. The bass player sure knows how to write a catchy bass line. Love David burns energy. You can tell they find their sound on this album but don't quite have it refined yet.

Still love Talking Heads. But what I’ve discovered is that I adore individual songs and not entire albums. At least not yet. There are a bunch of individual tracks that are great. But as a whole it’s just good. But my epic playlist with all my favorite Talking Heads songs flows better. 4/5

The Big Country reminds me of planning school lol, I like it. Take me to the River has a catchiness to it; no wonder it has by far the most listens on the album.

very good very nice

Pretty solid, take me to the river was the first song I remember of the talking heads.

While this isn't the definitive Talking Heads record, it's the exact sound I think of when I think about Talking Heads.

The first of the Brian Eno Trilogy Only properly heard Remain in light and 77' before but this is right up there with them in my opinion

cool talking heads songs

It’s really more of a 3.5 or 3.75

Take me to the River and Psycho Killer are two I have. The rest sound too same. 4/5

Not the best Talking Heads album, but still really damn good and unique. Most of the songs here sound better on live albums, especially Stay Hungry.

This was so much fun. I thought I knew the talking heads, but I never heard this album, and I guess most of what I heard came after. This was so raw and unpolished. I loved it and all it's crazy nonsense.

It's not the best Talking Heads, but it's still excellent. I would say that there's parts of this record that are a bit flat maybe? But I'm nit-picking because expectations are high from David Byrne.

Up there, but not my top TH album. Lots of great tracks; Stay Hungry Juice Fam. Artists Only, The Good Thing. And of course Big Mouth Billy Bass

Had high hopes because I've heard praises about talking heads in general. Very solid record. Didn't like some songs but the low lows were mediocre but the high highs were exceptional.

For the two members who care about my review… An amazing album in the dance/ synth category. Almost experimental at times, Talking Heads blend several genres into their own style such as the country twang guitar on the solo in “Artist Only”, “Stay Hungry” or “Big Country”. Loved this one. I have no clue how people prefer this version of “take me to the river” over Al Green’s. 🥇Thank you for Sending Me an Angel 🥈Artists Only 🥉Stay Hungry HM: The Good Thing

Straight up, this was a GROOVY album. The Jangly guitars throughout the record are so addicting. I love how the bass guitar is put on the forefront of most songs here, and it just further "funkifies" the record. I can't say it enough, the production is on point. I would have to double check, but this is yet another record where an artist early in their career finds their niche- and I feel like that was accomplished here. 1978 Timmy would've totally scooped a dime and played this on the way to watch John Carpenters Halloween.

Talking Heads are the blueprint for LCD Soundsystem with a mix of velvet underground and I love it. I wanna visit all their music cause I wanna watch stop making sense so bad. The beats on this record are amazing. It starts incredibly, with some jockey giddy songs like, Thank you for sending me an angel and The Good thing. The good thing is the highlight of the record for me. This album does feel like it has alot of influences with the strokes "the new abnormal" and Djo Decide. I hear it on Take me to the River and Im not in love. This album feels like a Jam session with your friends where you are just having fun. Something about this sounding like a live album yet not being makes it feel it so real and awesome. I was gonna give it a 3 but I think it is a 4 8/10

4.5/5

Now, this is the version of the Talking Heads I like. Did I have any idea what he was saying during half of the songs on the album? Nope. Did the lyrics make a ton of sense on the ones I did understand? Sometimes. Was the whole album full of bangers? Absolutely. This is the sort of album that makes you want to dance the entire time. It's catchy, it's fun, it has some crazy bass lines. David Byrne's talk-singing can get a little irritating at time, but the music is fun enough for me to get over it. Much more enjoyable than Remain in Light (sorry if that's blasphemous). Favorite songs: Warning Sign, Found a Job, Artists Only, Take Me to the River 4/5

A bridge between the fun but uneven art punk debut and the near perfect two albums that follow.

I’ve always liked The Talking Heads.

Great album! Their famous cover of “Take Me to the River” is on this album. You can tell that they are inches from their signature sound.

Great record but I'll save five stars for Fear of Music and Remain in Light.

Great album

It was really good, I really enjoyed it. It just wasn’t better than remain in light or speaking in tongues.

Alternative rock. The Talking Heads are one of my favorite bands and I already know all their music. This is a curious choice for this list, imo, since there are at least 4 Heads albums I like better. The Talking Heads have a very unique sound -- driving beat, edgy and almost frenzied guitar riffs, David Byrne's quirky vocals -- and this record is immediately recognizable as their work. Take Me To The River was the big hit single but The Big Country, Thank You For Sending Me an Angel & I'm Not In Love are all excellent. This album doesn't seem like a big step forward from Talking Heads '77 except for the more advanced and complex rhythms. Still, it showcases the cutting social commentary lyrics and innovative sound palette the band is justifiably famous for.

This is exactly what I always hope Talking Heads to sound like — energetic and punky, but still somewhat sophisticated. I'm still no big fan of David Byrnes vocal, but this is still an album I'll be revisiting.

Funky, konzeptuell, luftig. Gerne wieder.

Despite the manipulative controlling behavior of David Byrne to steal most of the song credits for himself, whether he deserved them or not, Talking Heads is a great, tight, and very creative instrumental band that took influences from everywhere they could. The most enjoyable songs are "Thank You For Sending Me an Angel", "Found a Job", "I'm Not in Love", "Stay Hungry", and of course their version of the Al Green cover "Take Me to the River" (which is better as the up tempo number on their live album, but more on that later) Byrne's voice is mixed low, which makes it impossible at times to make out what he is singing about without looking up the lyrics, and even when you have you still have no idea what he is on about, but the instrumentation is so funky and gripping that you don't care. This band's sound is defined by the wife and husband team of Tina Weymouth on bass guitar and Chris Frantz on drums. No one sounded like them then and frankly no one quite sounds like them now, despite most indie/art bands giving it their best effort. Having said all that, I agree with what others have said on the reviews of Talking Heads albums on this list, which is simply that there are TOO many Talking Heads albums on this list. The only Talking Heads that ACTUALLY BELONGS on this list is the Talking Heads album that is not on this list, and that is perhaps one of the greatest live albums ever recorded, Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense. It should be on this list because not merely that it is a greatest hits collection of Talking Heads, but it features arrangements that actually work, and they managed to present them to a live audience at peak performance ability. So remove all of their other albums, and replace them with STOP MAKING SENSE, which covers their contribution and opens up slots for other important albums.

Pretty good but nothing by them tops Remain in Light for me.

4.5

Of the popular Talking Heads albums this is the one I have listened to the least. After a straight-through listen, I see why. This is a fine album with plenty of solid songs, but it doesn't have the same spark that draw me repeatedly to Remain in Light and Speaking in Tongues. Standouts to me are Warning Sign -> Found a Job, Take Me to the River, and I'm Not in Love. Plenty to enjoy here. Soft-ish 4 / 5

Solid album that isn't carried by it's big hits like I have experienced with other Talking Heads albums. Was listening to this one while bouncing inside and outside while grilling so I don't have any real stand outs or details to share, but I was always grooving to this one.

I think Talking Heads either work for you or don't. I'm glad I was born with the Talking Heads-enjoyer gene. This isn't my favorite TH record, but still a damn good sophomore effort. I love the bass, I love David Byrne's strange and kind of charming delivery, and I love the texture and sound of this thing. Highlights: Thank You For Sending Me an Angel, Warning Sign, Found a Job, I'm Not In Love, Take Me to the River (another great cover), The Big Country

Les Talking Heads avec plus de retenue, un abandon dans la musique, la recherche de l’ailleurs où elle peut nous mener

Love these guys, but not my favorite album of theirs

Great album

As much as I love the afro-beat and experimental aspects of the big three(fear, remain, speaking) these first two albums are new wave gold

Love the funk. Fun listen. Could see myself putting it on often.

Amazing

Very talking heads. Fun and funky, but maybe not my new favorite album

Very cool album with cool sound. Felt old school but modern at the same time. Groovyyyy

I'm most definitely a Talking Heads fan, but I'm actually quite indifferent about this album. It's one where I feel like every track is 3 or 4 stars, no standouts, no real flaws. Fave Tracks: Warning Sign, The Girls Want to Be With the Girls, Stay Hungry, The Big Country 3.6/5

Every song sounds the same.

Scho wieder talking heads?. Hm 🤔 afang findi recht starch mit thank you for sending me an angel laht aber nachher bis noch. Ich glaub generell het mers album biz schlechter gfalle wie s letschte, blöd hani eifach die paar letschte albe besser bewertet vergliche mit frühner. Hm wieder es 3.9/5 demfall

danke für engal song. ich lib wenn rock chords. typisch talking heads, es goht afoch immer im gliche vibe wiiter wos agfange het. ich mag de byrne er singt cool. with our love cooli gitarre und so. i like. das gute ding. sehr happy melodie und so. uuuh de prechorus isch seeehr geil. oder ischs de chorus? jep ischs. gfallt mer anyway. uuuh bridge mit klatsche yess finds recht geeeeil. warning sign. nimmt mi weniger mit, aber s isch immerno pleasant und tönt schön crunchy und energetisch aber locker glichzitig. the girl wants to be.. es isch alles so aggressiv Dur-Akkörd i dem album? s macht defür au easy hell und jumpy. de song findi etz chli weniger nice, obwohl de chorus seehr cool isch. Found a Job isch so halbe funky? finds uf jede fall zimli geil. de instrumental bridge teil isch suuper nice mitem dumpfe piano. oke s isch meh es outro, aber geil. artists only isch funny, bitzli horrofilm musig type-tubular bells dings? I'm not in love. mega energetische stuuuff. findi sehr geil d drums hitted. stay hungry churz und bündig und funky gitarre nice. take me to the ricer fangt sehr geil ah. uuuuh shits funkyy. uuuh d gitarre scratches mmmmh geil. de grosse land. bitz köntry ueeh.

sie hend iwie no gern alvumcover mit ihrne weirde gsichter mal luege öbs gueti abwäschmusig isch? stand nach 2 lieder: finds glaub besser als s letschte album idk iwie gfallt mier ganz offesichtlich talking heads eifach nöd eso wobi jz gfalktsmer recht, es isch halt chli goofy musig aber s macht spass oke jz nachem album mussi sege, dassi mega positiv überrascht bin, s macht huere spass und iwie weissi jz nöd öbi fürs andere album z schkechti stimmig gha han?

Some good songs but not my cup of tea

A fantastic album. Such a unique blend of music and vocal Melodie’s. I really love how much space each instrument is given in the different sections of the song, though cohesive at all times even when intended to be jarring. It’s joyous, ominous and wide open at any given moment.

Another absolutely fantastic album. Saved multiple songs on this one

Ha! Great cover. I like Fear of Music better, but this is very good. Take Me to the River is the peak.

Very accessible Talking Heads. Still the Talking Heads. Delightful, weird, fun, poppy...checks all the boxes

Just a great album, and gets better and better the more times you listen.

David Byrne has a very unique way of looking at the world and it's great that he puts it into his music.

Rating: 8.5/10 It's the Talking Heads, of course this is a great album. The first half is very good to great, has some nice rhythms and grooves but nothing too special for their standards. The second half is amazing, so many great songs, riffs, melodies, and choruses. So smooth and funky. Not one of their best albums overall, but still great. Favorite songs: The Good Thing, The Girls Wants to Be with the Girls, Found a Job, Artists Only, I'm Not in Love, Stay Hungry, Take Me to the River, The Big Country. Worst song: Warning Sign.

Instrumentaal zou het 5 sterren waard zijn. Ik vind de stem van de zanger helaas net te irritant, maar verder lekker album.

My crew and I are in a late 80's movie, this is our soundtrack, and we're on a mission. Don't know what the mission is, but we're not to be diverted, except by the frequent hijinks that occur... and then bam, we're back on the trail with focus and purpose.

Come for David Byrne, stay for Brian Eno and the grooves.

Nais! Pappa er veldig fan av talking heads så har hørt litt på det i oppveksten. Take me to the river er en stor banger. Ble veldig gira og lå den til i jogge-spillelista mi. alt i alt nais! Hvis dere andre likte dette albumet og talking heads er favorittalbumet mitt remain in light. Ga dette 4/5 fordi remain in light er 5/5.

Quite liked it. Kinda punk/funk rock influences.

High end of 3 stars, rounding up 😊

Love the Talking Heads, not my favorite. A sign of things to come. Some fantastic stuff on here.

Good album, funky and unique. 4/5

Really nice and chill to listen to :)

Fun album. It took me about half of the album to get into the right mindset.

Una mejora significativa de la propuesta del primer disco, sobre todo con la entrada del legendario productor Brian Eno. Es un disco sólido y bastante disfrutable que volvería a escuchar, sin embargo, no le entrego la calificación máxima porque considero que la trilogía de Eno solo asciende en calidad hasta llegar al Remain in Light.

Didn't know I'd enjoy talking heads this much!

Excellent, quirky, but also good to have in the background - forgot about this one

good

Listening to this one in the airport heading to SLC. I’ve been absolutely ruined by the stop making sense live album - I love so many of these songs already but the live versions > album version just bc of familiarity right now. Overall, loved it, will listen again once my obsession with stop making sense subsides.

Pretty good but not a huge fan.

I enjoyed listening to the Talking Heads album. It has me interested in hearing more from the Talking Heads.

Un disco bastante friki, como era de esperar de los Talking Heads. Como no tiene canciones conocidas, habrá que darle algunas escuchas para sacarle el jugo. Lo añado en cualquier caso a mi lista.

The album that has Take me to the River is getting 5 stars automatically

Solid. Really enjoyed putting this on and letting it ride. Heard of but never really sat down and listened to a Talking Heads album.

Classic Heads

I’m familiar with the Talking Heads but hadn’t heard this one before. It’s full of fun grooves, inventive riffs and provocative lyrics. Trails off a bit in the middle but picks up steam again towards the end. Will definitely come back to this one.

I generally like Talking Heads so I generally liked this. I didn't find much that stood out and made me sit up and go "this!" but on the other hand I enjoyed the entire album. This is a 3.5 rounded up to a 4.

Honestly surprised I hadn't heard their version of Take Me to the River before.

I think I really like the Talking Heads. I don’t have many specific thoughts other than that I just really enjoyed this album, and I was sad that it ended.

Why do I get the feeling that this album is complained about by die hard Talking Heads fans for being too approachable to the common pleb (like me)? 3.5 rounded up

Objectively all the songs are good and well crafted, but it is hard for me to get into it. Maybe there is just a little too much going on--or I just find Byrne's voice grating. Highlights: Girl, Found a Job, Artists Only, Take Me to the River,

The Talking heads are one of my favorite bands. This isn’t my favorite album from them, but still has some great tracks.

Funky, fresh sound that I never would have otherwise checked out. Kept my head hopping and my toes movin.

Superb, a very fun (and clearly a timeless) album. Didn't feel the urge to skip a single song on this album, first time listening to it, well worth it.

No this is the best so far. Will definitely be listening again.

Super enjoyable. Gave it a second listen. Did blend into one at some points but I didn't mind as it was what I was looking for regardless.

Not my favorite Talking Heads, but still the MFing Talking Heads!

Not as good as fear or remain but still great Low 4

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I can hear the sparks of the sound they will come up with in later records here. Their ideas need more time develop. Not a a really stand out track on the album but not a bad album.

The first Eno album. Awesome sound.

Oye, no había escuchado este disco antes y me gustó mucho.

sound from talking heads i haven't known before - top

I’ll talk more about Talking Heads later, I can’t be bothered right now

Seems to me to be a transitional album between the early output to their later style, rather reflective in the album with the latter songs more funky and earlier more quirky. Overall 4 * I rather like Talking Heads

Great album. So many great songs, and it really bridges the gap from '77 to the more afrobeat influenced albums to follow. "Found a Job" is a personal favorite. 4.5/5 Will definitely listen again

Wonderful album with many songs for which I want familiar. I still enjoyed it. Turns out I'm a bigger fan of the band than I originally thought.

Talking Heads puts me in such a good mood everytime. Such fun and quirky instrumentals, so easy to have a goofy dance to. Fav track: Stay Hungry Light 4.5

very stellar album from Talking Heads. glad to see this thing give actual classics. 8.3/10

Talking heads are one of the big discoveries from this list for me, listen to Remain in Light a lot. This album has the start of them developing that off kilter dancey sound but it's a bit more straightforward and it didn't grab me as strongly. Still a lot better than most mind, think it needs another listen.

A step up from “77” and a step in the right direction for this Post-Punk Quartet

Energetic groove. Listened to a lot of Talking Heads for a period, and they set the tone for that place; which was laid back, fun and a little silly.

fine

This was a great listen. I knew that I really like Talking Heads and David Byrne, but I hadn't explored deep into their catalog. I enjoyed every single song on this record. Found a Job is a banger.

Great band but some of their slower songs don't work quite as well. Take Me to the River is a beautiful cover though.

Took me a bit to get into it but then I was into it

When it first came out I thought it was a little silly. I take it a little more serious now.

A great album by a great band.

I liked it. Makes for good background noise too

Brilliantly interesting and entertaining.

I have always liked a few songs by the Talking Heads, but there were also silly things about them that made it so I couldn't get into them. However, I've always wanted to go through their discography, and listening to this album finally has convinced me to do so. I really like this album. The songs are playful, but they are definitely artistic and full of purpose. I still imagine that once I get more into their 80's output, I will lose some of my appreciation, but I definitely will revisit this album.

A very solid sophomore offering from the Talking Heads here, which is often tough to pull off. You can't hear a Talking Heads song without knowing immediately it's them. The sound is unique and ahead of its time. It's hard to find fault here but overall not my favorite of from their catalogue, especially with Remain in Light being a perfect album. Standout tracks: Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, The Good Thing, Take me to the River

talking heads is weird. i find any talking heads album to be a hard listen. although i know theyre great and always grow up on me after a couple listens its hard. maybe because im not in a late 70s club or maybe because im not a psycopath. anyway, as i said they always manage to grow up on me and surprise me even. also this one is not as hard as the other ones ive listened to so far.

Remain in Light is one of the best albums ever made so this record must be slightly worse. In the end it's still a solid dose of music.

Really cool shit, and interesting mixing makes it always fun to analyze

Why is there not a single song on this album about buildings or food? I can't believe I was lied to. All jokes aside, this album's pretty alright. I really like the instrumentals for this one. The whole album is very funky and I like that. The lyrics, while some songs had me a bit stumped as to what they were about, were well written and some of the meaning behind some of the songs were quite good. The pacing of this album is pretty alright as well. Now, let's talk a bit about what is, if I had to guess, the most divisive aspect of this album and band; the singing. I feel like David Byrne's singing is very love-it-or-hate-it. I myself think it's really goofy most of the time, but sometimes the singing is pretty good. I don't hate listening to the singing, but it's not the ideal experience for me. Overall, this album is definitely influential and I understand why people really like it. light 4/5.

Not always my thing, but still damn brilliant.

Weird and wonderful as usual for the Talking Heads

I liked this album for the most part. Got to explore a good bit of the Talking Heads discography I didn't know anything about. I will always enjoy the Talking Heads and their weirdness.

The drums being the same on every track is so funny. like even when you thinks its gonna change, it doesn't. David Byrne is the king of catchy hooks. The good thing and stay hungry are some highlights for me.

Add a star to the rhythm

Unique, pretty cool, groovy, nice bass

Lavly stuff

4.5 stars. This is really good, David Byrne is so talented. From the leadoff "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel", the tone is set for an upbeat, positive sound with catchy riffs and solid basslines. Enough time has passed from when those obnoxious fish mount decorations were popular that "Take Me to the River" stands alone as a great track. "The Girl Wants to Be with the Girls" is great as well.

I wanted to love it but ended up just liking it. It won’t smack you over the head with hooks or Melodie’s but the production is really interesting and the vocals are the classic quirky Talking Heads. 7/10