Reviews (page 7 of 13)
Yep a classic, for sure!
One of my favorite bands of all time. This record is ok but things really take off for me with their subsequent efforts (starting with "Remain in Light"). While Brian Eno is producer on this record, it feels like his impact on the sound is minimal. Almost as if the band had already written and arranged the material and Eno wasn't able to flex as much. That all changes on the next record. This is probably also the last record that features the core founding members, front and center. After this, Byrne starts bringing in aux instrumentalists ad nauseam. which is great. But, as an example of the tight four-piece that Talking Heads had become, this is The Record. The cover of "Take me to the River" is my favorite version of the song. Guitar interplay in "Artists Only" is wonderful. And, the version of "Found a Job" on "Stop Making Sense" is the moment in that film where things really start getting good. So, I appreciate the song for that reason.
didn’t like at first but good
10/24 Upbeat, danceable pop. Standout Tracks: The Girl Wants to be With the Girls, Found a Job, Artists Only, I'm Not in Love, Stay Hungry
another talking heads - have weird guilt about my continued lack of effort getting into these guys
Hard to complain about a talking heads album. it is not as immediate as something like fear of music, but still a great album
R u talkin talking heads 2 my talkin head? I generally prefer these early TH albums to the obvious mid-career ones. This and 77 feel the most frantic and paranoid, as if everything was done in a take or two. Also, the Al Green cover rules.
Not my favorite Talking Heads album, but still very good!
Goed album
There wasn't much I disliked about this album, although not many songs I can list off the top of my head. The overall vibe was something I'd check out again. Very versatile.
Probably my favorite THeads album. The opening song; Thank you for Sending me an Angel is in my personal top 5 TH songs and Take me to the River may be my favorite cover song ever. Besides those two high points the album is consistent from beginning to end. Thanks TH for sending us this album 4.5 🌟
Another excellent album by Talking Heads. This is their first collaboration with Eno in a series of perfect (or near-perfect) albums. Starting this album, the sound gets funkier, and Byrne's voice gets a lot weirder and more aggressive, best seen in the sexual frustration in "The Girl Wants to Be With the Boys" and critic annoyance in "Artists Only." Through the atmospheric synths and Byrne's accompanying delivery of the lyrics, the stories he tells are clear and imaginative. Being an Eno collab, there are awesome synth moments like the end of "Found a Job." Ironically, I thought their big break track "Take Me to the River" was their weakest track (I like Al Green, but it's not punk and it doesn't have the full charm of funk). I thought "The Big Country" was pretty funny and the parodic use of country tunes, and I love how they used that song to open their shows in the midwest or south. Most tracks don't stand well on their own except for their impressive moments, but together they make for a great album experience. I felt their collaboration improves vastly to perfection starting in the next album.
This was pretty good! It wasn't the most memorable tbh but I enjoyed it and saved it for later!
what an awesome look at their early days. i've always loved covers, and take me to the river is no exception. (al green!)
“More Songs About Buildings and Food” by Talking Heads (1978) The title is a big clue. Of course there’s no mention of either buildings or food throughout this entire album (mostly boy/girl evocations) until you get to the final track, which is all about the contrast between the city (where they build buildings) and the countryside (where they produce food). This is a great example of the use of obscurity to draw the listener in, and this last, climactic track is the closest you’re ever likely to get to New Wave Country/Western. This ultimate theme of the urban/rural distinction is more than just demographic curiosity. Remember, ‘parody’ does not equal ‘joke’. Think Soviet Union in 1933 or China in 1960. Mass lethality. But this is an American band, these Talking Heads. And so there is something to celebrate when songwriter/lead ‘vocalist’ David Byrne says “I wouldn’t live there [in the country] if you paid me.” He has the freedom to choose. That’s what’s “big” about “The Big Country”, where folks that produce the food sustain the people who build the buildings. For a fee. Then he trails off in the finale (“goo goo ga ga”), leaving the listener wondering who’s being infantilized. Maybe it’s all of us. This not deep, but it does provide opportunity for meaningful reflection, which is high praise for popular music. And by the way, if you’re sucked in into buying the “Bonus Edition” (2005), this artistic structure is ruined. The album is well produced (Brian Eno), and marks a significant advance over their immediately preceding debut album. The use of backing vocals definitely improves the sound (especially by Tina and the Typing Pool on "The Good Thing"). The head-bobbing, danceable rhythms showcase once again the gifted Tina Weymouth on bass (“Found a Job”!). She gleefully abandons the standard 1-4-5 thump-a-thump for some fine countermelodies and signature chromatic riffs. She’s really good. Ya gotta listen on studio headphones (none of those “earbuds”), and flatten the EQ. Clean and playful guitar. A fine listening experience. I could play “Songs About Buildings and Food” all day, and probably will. 4/5
A great album which starts as it means to go on. The classic Talking Heads rhythms propelling David Byrne's lyrics along at full pace. The funky element of the band is at the fore throughout. A band at the top of their game.
Had these songs stuck in my head all day after listening. This is one I have underrated in the past in favor of other TH albums, but it's definitely up there with the best.
Such a good album sometimes I think it's my favorite Talking Heads album. 4.5 🌟
Die wiederauflage ist etwas zu lang.
Pretty good
The beginning of their dance style. Sounds almost like Devo in places.
Second album by a band I never consciously listened to. This is also an era in musical history I never really paid much attention to. I still believe that most generations tend to listen to their contemporaries, so there's nothing inherently strange about that. "The Good thing" stands out. "Take me to the river" is a bop
Još jedan odličan album Talking Headsa. Moguće je da mi je u top 3 njihovih albuma. Dosta razigran album, pozitivne vibre.
A solid Talking Heads album, but lacks a real kickass track. 8.0/10
Ну че тут говорить, одна из моих любимых групп эвер. Причем стала таковой на ракетной тяге всего двух альбомов. Остальные я послушивал постольку-поскольку, но слишком сильно не проникался. Песни про здания и еду к ним тоже можно отнести, но здесь, на мой взгляд, группа показывает максимальную вариативность и экспериментальность, что было не слишком-то присуще дебютнику, на мой взгляд. Позже на альбомах Remain in Light и Speaking in Tongues эта формула будет совмещена с поп-ориентированностью и позволит нам получить две великих пластинки. Ну а это скорее разогрев, впрочем 8 вполне легитимно поставлю
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, The Good Thing, Warning Sign, I'm Not in Love, The Big Country - норм темы. Found a Job и Artists Only - какофония душная. Остальное вроде приятно-слушабельно. Напрягает подход к вокальным партиям, из-за которого порой кажется, что вокалёр только уловил ритм и просто хочет что-нибудь спиздануть в микрофон. Наверное, это дохуя экспериментально и концептуально, но ведь без всей этой шляпы группа тупо внятнее и приятнее звучит. Да и мозгоебучие звуковые диссонансы особо приятностей не доставляют. Но если отбросить это всё - вполне неплохое музло, которое, сложись иначе обстоятельства, вполне мог бы слушать. Не сейчас и не в этой жизни, вероятно, но мог бы.
Well more into this than I was expecting.
A compelling album, complex and at times challenging listen. Let’s going on and lots to enjoy and demands further listens.
Chill AF 4
Talking heads are such an interesting band. I both really love them and also never listen to them.
Ooof made me minge tingle
Headddddds
No hits on the album so I was worried, but been dancing all through it. Funky.
I liked this! I actually listened to it twice while doing homework because it was groovy and chill. Didn't seem to take itself too seriously. 4+
I only recently started diving into the Talking Heads catalog after watching Stop Making Sense. I had only known the hits but there’s so much more to them.
8
Noch deuten sich die ganz großen Würfe nur an, werden skizziert, daher wirkt vieles noch prototypisch, anderes wiederum großartig zu Ende gedacht (z.B. „Stay Hungry“). Was jedoch ganz klar ist: Zeitlosigkeit - mehr als 40 (!!!) Jahre später könnte dieses Album durchaus so aufgenommen werden. Visionary 3.5
I really like the first song and there are some great moments throughout. I got kinda tired of David Byrne over the course of an entire album but the upbeat and zany songs were generally fun to listen to. 2021 really is the year I actually listen to Talking Heads.
J’aime lemson du groupe. Mais çe n’est pas memorable. Les tounes sont entrainantes et je n’ai pas vu le temps passe, a s’ecoute bien 4*
Great album. Some really bumpin tracks.
Pretty great early Talking Heads. You can hear their future sound blossoming mixed in with a lot of funk riffs.
The Talking Heads do a thing and they do it well. I enjoyed many of these songs though none of them really knocked my socks off. Between a 3 and 4, will round up.
I liked the groovy vibe. It was a good listen.
I always think of I'm Not In Love as a Toadies song, it was fo funny to hear the original.
Live is better
Awesome Talking Heads album. Lesser known tracks, as well as some greatest hits. Good energy, definitely can understand the influence they had on Trey/Phish. Highlights: -Thank You for Sending Me an Angel -Take me to the River -Stay Hungry -The Girl Wants to Be with Girls
You can hear the first notes of new wave and synth-punk in this album. Great stuff.
Great introductory album to Talking Heads for someone that hasn't heard much of their material beyond singles. Highlights Byrne's weirdness without being overbearing. Didn't pay enough attention to track names to give fave/least fave
I absolutely should love this I really love the talking heads and I have yet to hear this album thank you 1001 albums
Short, sharp, tight funky. Take me to the river is an all time cover. Brian Eno is a genius
Enjoyable with interesting vocals, not a genre I'd typically choose to listen to but I do think I got something out of it
Great album with a unique sound without going overboard with instruments. Love the bass lines and guitar riffs. Drums aren't bad too. Cool album but not absolutely killer songs. High 3.5
It's the talking heads, who doesn't love them. Imagine the mountains of cocaine that fuel this odessy.
All around fun album, would jam to again. Good for low key gathering
Artsy.
Way better than the other album I listened to! Solid nice vibes, bouncy and light with a few bangers. 4 cuz it’s better than the last lol but I’m being generous
Fun album.
an 8. Cool
These guys are so much fun
Svårt att vara inkilad i en macka av två dunderskivor. Finns ingen låt som poppar riktigt här utom möjligen take me to the river och found a job och tycker det är lite jämntjockt rakt igenom. Men funkigheten och det lite kantiga afrobeat-vampandet som perfekterades några år senare finns ju här på sina håll. Stark 3a.
Uma banda muito boa que vai muito além do seu maior hit. Esse não é o mais famoso deles mas é um bom disco de entrada pra quem gosta de new wave/post punk. A voz do David Byrne é sensacional.
Quite enjoyable. They definitely had their own sound.
Thank goodness we’re done with this band now
I've never outright disliked anything by Talking Heads; it's either I love their work or I feel indifferent to it. This one was mostly unremarkable to me. Nothing stood out besides I'm Not In Love, which was a clear favorite.
I am really not a Talking Heads fan, hearing one too many times On the Road to Nowhere tainted my listening pleasure with them. Then I heard Fear of Music and all was mostly forgiven. This one seems to somewhere in the middle, I liked it and its unique new wave sensibilities but not one I would buy.
Not quite as good as yesterday
Maybe the last 200 days of 70s MOR, hair metal and prog concept albums has broken me, but I'm finally enjoying Talking Heads.
Another great Talking Heads album, two in two days, this one not quite as good as “Remain In The Light” from yesterday, but still three super stars ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Tom.
I think I kind of didn't really get this...? haha not confident I really gave it the attention it needed. I didn't completely hate it and prob need to go through this a few more times to understand what people love about this one.
Talking Heads have such a unique sound. It transfers to each album. Loved listening to this album but I didn't hear too many hits. The first and last track were my favorites.
I want to give this a 2 because I'm getting kinda sick of Talking Heads. But it's just too solid of an album.
Rating: 7/10 A great early display of the young New York punk band's talent. They just really knew how to turn their funk influences into some great quirked up tunes for white people. This band was on such a killer run in the first half of their career, and David Byrne wrote so many excellent songs in such a short time frame. It's not my favorite Heads album, number 4 in studio ranking actually, but it's solidly good all around with some real particular highlights. Those would be the great opening and closing tracks, and two that I particularly love are Found a Job and Take Me to the River, those two are top tier songs of the band. Otherwise it's a bit more samey sounding than their best material and they haven't quite hit their stride fully yet. Since I've gotten three of their albums now I checked what's left. Stop Making Sense really deserves to be on this list, and I would have welcomed Speaking in Tongues (better than this album).
I liked this one. I just think the super deluxe album was a bit long/repetitive for my taste
Good
Some good songs, some absolutely horrible
Непоганий альбом, але порівняно з іншими менше подобається. Десь на 3.5. Найбільше подобається з альбому Aristis Only
el que más me ha gustado de talking heads, que me suele parecer una mierda
Kinda all sound the same. OG hipster
Liked this a lot more than the first Talking Heads album I got, just still not hugely memorable outside of the initial sound. A lot less grating though, so thats a big plus.
better talking heads than '77 for sure 💥thank you for sending me an angel 💥found a job 💥i'm not in love 💥take me to the river
Didn’t enjoy this as much as the debut album. Found it a bit repetitive although good groove and rhythm section. Stay Hungry was very good.
Je me suis senti agressé par la première seconde. Mais en fait c'est carrément ma came. J'ai du mal avec les vocals par moments, notamment sur Warning Sign. En tout cas, très bon album dans l'ensemble. Je préfère la deuxième partie. J'hésite entre 3 & 4 1) Artists only 2) The big country 3) Take me to the river
7 / 10
You got to love Talking Heads. I'd never listened to this album before so most of these songs were new to me. I really enjoy the dancable dissonance of their song, and Byrne's unorthodox singing. I do still think for most, if you put this on in the car they'd think you were mad. But maybe we should all be a bit more mad.
A pleasant romp for a Saturday afternoon. I can't really find anything that distinguishes this above and beyond any other Talking Heads album I've heard before.
It's got some infectious hooks and grooves that are near classics or just plain derivative. In either case, it's familiar and comfortable. It certainly isn't something I DON'T like.
3.4
Yes it’s good first song feels like im driving somewhere cool. Do prefer some other talking heads albums tho.
Forget 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon, this list is 2 degrees of Brian Eno, this album being another 1. I fall in the camp of wanting to like Talking Heads more. They are cerebral, trendy and have a lot of Brian Eno, but on any album they have good songs, intelligent songs, and indifferent songs. This one leans more in the good Venn diagram, but not without some meh tunes on the album. Its as if you are not meant to digest an entire Talking Heads album at once.
El disco como tal está muy bien, pero no es mi disco favorito de Talking Heads, no le pongo 4 porque algunos de los que he puntuado así son mejores, aunque canciones como "The Big Country" y "Take me to the river" son bangers
meh, it was ok I guess
Good! I liked this album but sometimes the songs felt a bit same-y
Another good album - someday I’ll get into the talking heads
Це цікаво, але місцями занадто репетативно. А так норм. Оцінка: низька-середня 6
This one just didn't grab me as much as other Talking Head's albums.
Ok, mowed the lawn to it
I'm so surprised I didn't love this, it was a little boring (I mean for Talking Heads)
Enjoyable and just the right amount of whimsical. This album sounds like it was on the cusp of a wave of new bands more fully deploying electric guitar and high tempo. It’s a nice bridge of eras, you can hear some country blues type influences, 60s rock, more poppy rock to come in the 80s. Sort of easy listening without being dull.
Some of the songs have a really great composition musically. "The Good Thing" for example rolls along and it's a classic example of the way this band separate themselves from traditional pop and straight after you have a less organised "Warning sign" but still really enjoyable . It's a major divergence from my perspective of the genre and way of separating from the chaff in a most vibrant way. Probably prefer the synth side less so like on "The girl wants to be with the girls". It's not great but doesnt feature that much. It's quite fast paced and energetic which is absolutely fine and clearly, I think I am nodding towards the pioneering nature of the music so has relevance from that side of things. Heard a few bands in this and even The Smiths at one point! Personally, I like the alternative grove but not the vocals. It drenches the dynamic with moans and nervous anxiety which only the later I like. I didn't want to like this but won me largely over. Worth more investment potentially.
There is definitely something in this album. It has a unique sound that would seem to fit more into the eighties than seventies. Weird frenetic guitar layering and a rolling repetitive rhythm makes the listening experience interesting but quite stressful. I'm not sure about the vocals, though. It's a stylistic decision but the strange staccato delivery wasn't melodic enough for me and at times was quite annoying. Another one I'm happy to have tried but ultimately not for me.
RATING: 7/10 HIGHLIGHT: The Big Country LOWLIGHT: Stay Hungry
Wasn’t terrible but not that memorable either. I can’t remember any of the songs even though I listened to it yesterday but I remember that they didn’t sound bad
Zigzag papers, a three finger bag, and mTV. It was fun at the time.
Some tracks are good. Some tracks not so much. Very mid.
Not my favorite Talking Heads album, but still solid.
Still not getting the Talking Heads bug like I thought I would. Didn’t hate it but found it a bit janky 6 / 10
Very fun record I can see how they influenced alot of modern indie and alternative rock, even a bit of post punk style
Нормально в целом
A great start to their sound.
I love Talking Heads and some highlights here but generally this is not their best.
This album makes a good on the road music to listen to.
Okay. Not bad.
Velkendt lyd og ok hele vejen igennem.
Like everything with David Byrne - weird but good. Fun album.
I love TH. But this early? Maybe not as much… 3 Boolean: true?
I think I expected to get into this a bit more than I did but still solid
I will be in the minority here but this is my rating and these are my opinions: Talking Heads are an overrated ,mid tier group put in a bigger spotlight due to how enigmatic David Byrne is and that they came from NYC during a time that the nation was ultra fixated on everything going on there. That is not to say there isn't merit in their work, I just don't think its the genius stroke others do. This album is a clear example as to why a 5 star system is flawed. If this were a 10 star system 5 would indicate its average, it just exists, it isn't bad but it isn't great either. A 6 is a perfect rating for this on a 10 star system.
Never could get into these guys. Byrne is superfucking irritating, while the music is solid I guess.
It was alright I guess. The only song I knew was Take Me to the River, but oh it's a cover, so not really theirs anyway.
Cool album, definitely a little out there. 6.3/10
So close to 4 star but not quite
3,5
so slow but so good
Got more into it in the second half. Enjoyed Not in Love and Stay Hungry.
Plods along in one gear but it is a very good album
Still don’t like it, but that’s more like it.
Pretty good
Gut hörbarer 70er Rock. 3/5
Yep, about as weird as expected. 3.4
Funky and crazy and british. Really enjoyed it.
The Talking Heads have an unfortunate dubious distinction with me. I am simply not a fan. I do not know why or what it is exactly. I have never been able to put my finger on any one thing or another. They should be at least reasonably up my alley but ... somehow I just have a consistent, "meh" feeling when listening. And the thing is that over the years I have tried to listen and rewire my feelings but .. Nope. It is wholly personal and not even deeply felt or a convicted decision, just... IDK. I guess I just don't find them favorable for whatever reason.
6/10
2.91
yea alright
Not bad. They're singing is a little too "airy" for my personal taste.
A good second album in the evolution of the band. Keep listening to them as there's more to come.
normalito, aun que la voz era chula
none of these songs made it into the deeper layers of my brain, I didn't have a bad time or anything though, just not any interesting feelings on this one
It's good but it's not the best of Talking Heads and I know there are better Talking Heads albums tomcome. Still a fun if not a little forgettable listen. Second albums are difficult
Somehow listened to the entire album without realizing, like I can't remember a single song hahaha
album #69 i love you sexy bass lines ꩜ favourite track(s): thank you for sending me an angel ꩜ least favourite track(s): the girl wants to be with the girls ꩜ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,020 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 34 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 13 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 56
3/5
I dig the sound of a lot of these tracks but I feel consistently distracted by David Byrne's yelping. Not a bad album once again I don't ever need to listen to it again.
Tää oli musta hyvä! Ei noussut ihan omaksi lemppariksi bändin tuotannosta, mut kivaa kolinaa silti.
Hoksasin, että mulle kyllä harvemmin musiikki täysin aukeaa ekalla kuuntelukerralla, niin yritän olla ehkä täällä vähän armollisempi näissä tähissä :D Tämmöstä kivaa rennonletkeetä taustakuunneltavaa, oikein miellyttävä!
Hyvä, jämäkkä albumi, ns. "kovvaa tilua". Valitettavasti en tykkää solistin "jolisevasta" äänestä ihan hirveesti, se korostuu joissain biiseissä turhan paljon. Ehkä sen kanssa tulisi sinuiksi, kun enemmän kuuntelisi. The Good Thing oli kova biisi. Kolme ja puoli tähteä.
interessting and more experimental take from talking heads after marquee moon. sadly a bit more slow but worth to listen
Not bad but nothing special either.
Enjoyable enough but forgettable
Was okay, but not my favorite, except for Take Me to the River.
Disfrutable Muestra ese camino de madurez que va adoptando la banda desde su constitución y acá a medio camino de próximos álbumes que se convertirían en sus estandartes Arriesgaban mucho menos en este momento, que más adelante en su carrera, pero siempre mostraban ritmos un tanto diversos Recomendado
I like a few songs and the idea of Talking Heads. Not sure it's totally my thing though
Not a bad album, I recognize their quality for sure, but nothing super-memorable to re-listen from it either way, at least for me 🙃
Definitely feels like the band still trying to hone in their sound so it's a bit messy and not as tight as it should be
The Talking Heads are so weird (complimentary). I found this to be just okay though.
se me hizo divertido y rarito (en el buen sentido) pero varias canciones me aburrieron un poco 7/10
Nothing special, but not bad either
Average, an ok listen.
Maybe sufferred from fatigue from going striaght into this from teh Cramps
David Byrne is a weird guy but I love him nonetheless, or maybe because of this fact? Fave track: Take Me to the River
It’s a Talking Heads album, but not a particularly interesting one. 3/5
Menevää ja aika hilpeää kampetta. Lopuks meni vähän kantriinkin. Parhaat: Take Me to the River, Artists Only
Enjoyed Take Me to the River and The Big Country, but the rest blended together and I thought the guys voice got a little annoying by the end 😂 Still an interesting vibe. Listened in my car so didn’t get the same experience as normal. Might need to come back to it.
David Byrne's voice is both sides of the magnet, man. When it lines up right, it pulls me right in and strongly; when it doesn't, it is god-awful to listen to. Stuff like Take Me to the River and (not in this album) Psycho Killer goes hard, but the rest feels so herky-jerky that it makes me tense and nervous and I can't relax.
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Breath of fresh air after the last album
meh, experimental, i like that some just songs sound like their still trying to find jt
Talking Heads are definitely quirky and one of those bands that you either love or hate. I actually find their quirkiness fun and it makes their music interesting. And this is one of the rare album that I think the second half of the album was better than the first half. I don't normally seek out listening to Talking Heads, but there are a couple on this one that I'd listen to again (besides "Take Me To The River", which was their big hit on this album).
Oh sweet, this is the one (somewhat acclaimed) talking heads album i hadn’t listened to yet so this works well. Yeah it’s solid, not their best but it’s 100% got their sound by this point. Standouts are with our love, the good thing and take me to the river.
Not my favorite by talking Heads-probably the least listened to. One of the best things musically to happen to 1978. Percussive experimentation before losing the original 4-piece band feel.
yeah this one's pretty good. i've not listened to talking heads before really (somehow) but i'm familiar with david byrne's weird vocal style and i fuck w/ it. the instrumentals are good too, as always i'm weak to guitars with a bunch of effects on em, even in cases like this where the application is mostly pretty reserved. maybe that just makes it pop more when the effect pile gets taller, like with the little guitar triplets during "with our love". idk. there's a few early synth moments for me to enjoy too, like the pads on "stay hungry". to me it's full of fun little musical moments like this. overall though, none of the tracks on this album grab me as hard as they could, definitely not hard enough to really come back to it, or at least, not often. but still it's been a fun listen. i'm looking forward to their other albums coming up on the list.
kinda of a goofy album. Always thought these guys were british. Hard to dislike, but I dont love them
Considered not finishing after first few songs, but album gets better
Liked this more than the previous talking heads but there’s a lot of snores on this. A couple standout and it was an easy listen because David Byrne and co are great but not sure I’d jump to go back to it
A great band (with an exceptionally good cover they made their own with “take me to the river”) but just an ok album overall for me
I like Talking Heads, I guess. This album was good, I guess.
Enjoyable hits like Take me to the River. Overall likeable. Would listen again.
Didn't really hit as an album for me. Great Tina Weymouth baselines.
I liked it as much as I like any Talking Heads album.
A lot of this sounds like rip offs of The Cars and BTO instrumentation, but with nonsense lyrics and a slight new wave bent. Definitely backloaded. Artists only and I’m not in love were highlights, definitely more into that new wave area, but now I just want to listen to The Cars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A funky anxiety attack
Liked about half of the songs, the rest were pretty meh, but I didn’t hate them. Works out to three stars.
the lady looks like the female version of ringo starr
Was good
Decent
Slightly disappointed with this album. Expected much more from it really. Still enjoyable, just not as good as I'd thought it would be.
Take Me To The River is the standout here. Angular new-wave with mildly quirky sound. Weymouth's bass is funky as hell as usual and Byrne's lyrics/vocals are wacky, but subsequent releases are more impressive.
I love Talking Heads and this is not their best album. There's still a lot to like about it but it's not the one I keep going back to.
Of all the Talking Heads albums, I’m least familiar with *More Songs About Buildings And Food*. I’ve never really warmed to it, nor have I ever actually owned a physical copy (I have all the others, apart from the odd one out, “True Stories”). It lacks the raw, wild energy of the debut, but it also falls short of the creative diversity of its follow-up, “Fear of Music”, let alone the genius of “Remain in Light” or “Speaking in Tongues”. Sure, Brian Eno did give the band a better sound here, but in terms of composition, Byrne only hints here and there at the great things to come. It’s still a good album, but not an outstanding one.
I think Talking Heads are one of these bands that sit alongside the likes of Radiohead (named for a Talking Heads song so I know I'm not totally off base) and The Velvet Underground that I'll just never quite get completely. To be fair I like Talking Heads quite a bit better than both those bands. But I'm still not fully on board. I think it might be the full bore David Byrne theatre kid energy, actually. But then a lot of these songs run together for me and none of them quite hit except for, well, the hits. Which makes me basic, I guess? I really wish this platform had a 10 point scale, because this is better than a 3 but not quite a 4 for me. Ugh, better give it a 4 or the professional music enjoyers will shun me at the King Crimson listening party.
Fine but boring. Another generic guitar drums base and vocal band that doesnt offer too diffrent of a sound from what came before. Its okay and non offensive but therefor kind of too safe.
It's aight. Sounds the strangest band someone's white grandpa might like. I don't really see why this record would be influential and worth putting on this list.
It was OK but after having Tom Tom Club yesterday I was probably a bit over this style of music.
It’s the usual bag of fun and creativity. Great musicians and production. Highlights for me are ‘Artists Only’ and ‘Thank You for Sending Me an Angel’. Lowlight was ‘Take Me to the River’. A cover like that just didn’t seem to fit with the rest of the album.
It's a decent album. Good musicianship but for me falls into that Roxy music category of 'not interesting or emotional enough for me'.
What earlier might have been a 4 in this project turns into a 3 the longer it goes on - and this one might be the perfect example. There is way better Talking Heads, with catchier hooks, better singles and less monotony. But they are still the heads and the sound is always still so unique and timeless.
Most Talking Heads albums share the same problem that they are neither Remain In Light or Stop Making Sense.
Solid album, but every Talking Heads album just makes me love Stop Making Sense even more
Not my favorite Talking Heads by a long shot, but it had its high highs & lows. Really taking a bite out of jam band contemporaries.
Good album. A few more listens and could easy bump upto a 4. Definitely need to play more talking heads.
reminds me of my dad again ahah
Me gustó el estilo del albúm, me interesa la banda, pero muchas canciones se me hicieron medio molestas y ninguna destacó (quizá la primera, pero después decayó el resto)
Kinda weird, didn't love
- I liked this album enough - it was fun... like, contained fun. Some fun rhythms here! - The keys/synths and bass were great, too. - I enjoy David Byrne's affectations, but I can't really understand what he's saying a lot of the time. - Nothing really stood out in terms of melody, though.
Great album
I like the live album stop making sense. It was my first introduciton to the talking heads and every song on that album is ingrained in my brain. Hearing the original versions on this album makes it sound weird. The songs are too similiar and I dont think this is their best work
Très intéressant. Pas forcément ce que j'écouterais au quotidien
It’s ok. Not sure I’d add this to this list….
Who knew there was so much Just Ok albums out there.
Maybe it’s not all bangers. Nothing against this album, nothing really for it either. Maybe a different day I’d be into it but I’m leaving this one pretty indifferent.
Antes de arrancar. Solo conozco un tema de Talking Heads "Psycho Killer" que no es de este album. Me copa escuchar un poco más de esta banda. Bueno, buen album, hay un par de temas más piolas, después bastante normalito todo. 7/10.
5/10
Not my favorite talking heads material
Album #447 for me and all four Talking Heads albums from the list have now been listened to. This album is not the best of them, or the worst. Lyrically not as much of a standout, but instrumentally more prominent for me. I would like to thank this list for making me more aware of the group and their music. I never really listened to them before and I now actually sometimes choose to play their music without being forced to by this generator.
Pank.
Another new one for me. This one was a bit disappointing because musically I found it really enjoyable but the vocals are absolute shite and really put me off. Would have been a 4 without the vocals, but going to drop it to a 3 because it was still decent overall.
Mixed feelings about this one. There's a lot of variety but it's all mostly flat. But then suddenly there are random bursts of layering and texture which peak my interest. But then I start paying attention and it just poofs out of existence. Idk despite what I said above I enjoyed it. There's so much variety in instrumentation that it's actually a fun listen. As this is clearly a sequel trying to ride off the success of the hit album "Songs About Buildings and Food" maybe that one will be better when we get around to it. ~~what do you mean it doesn't exist??~~ mid 3
not as bad as talking heads 77 ... i guess you could call this exposure therapy. imagine it's a 3.5
I was disappointed.
not my vibe
3.5
It's not a bad album, but it really doesn't have anything to stake it down. It's mostly just mid song after mid song.
Not their best
This was the first Talking Heads' album I had ever listened to. It was fine. There were some songs that I liked, but then they would go on too long, example "Take Me To The River". It started out fine, but then it took too long to end. The song I liked the most was, "The Good Thing".
mm no me gustó mucho pero supongo q no es mal álbum ajjs
Sounds nice - funky new wave
Great Songs: Good Songs: With Our Love, The Good Thing, Warning Sign, Artists Only, I'm Not In Love, Stay Hungry, Take Me to the River Mid Songs: Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, The Girls Want to Be With the Girls, Found a Job, The Big Country Bad Songs:
Weird band but I think that’s their niche. Not a lot of memorable songs but I dig the cover of “Take Me To The River”
Too heavy on the 80s sounds for me, maybe it would grow on me more with further listening. I’ll try to give it another shot.
Sympa!! La vibe est chouette mais pas vraiment mémorable
Me dió la sensación que todas las rolas son iguales
NOT BAD FOR THE TIME
Perfectly fine
Lullaby
Actually a 3.5… other songs/albums I like more than this one
Talking Heads have some fantastic hits but a lot of their songs don't quite click with me and this album has a lot in the latter category. Many of the songs just feel a bit odd without doing anything particularly interesting. I already know and love Take Me to the River, but The Big Country was the standout of the tracks I was unfamiliar with.
Theyre funky and i good vibe. Have some nice songs.
good album, and i can recognize it for what it is/was when it came out, just not to my personal taste!
Good at the start, got weaker towards the end.
This is far from Talking Heads' best record, but it's still Talking Heads so it cannot possible be rated poorly. It doesn't have quite the same edge and zing as their other work, but there are some really great tracks here. The Take Me to the River cover was an unexpectedly great surprise. And, if nothing else, this album made me want to listen to Talking Heads for the rest of the day, and that's gotta count for something. Favorite track: Take Me to the River
Enjoyable and fun, hadn’t listened to this talking heads album but had to others so this was new! Kind of wish it wasn’t David Byrne singing on EVERY song though like sometimes it’s grating sorryyyy
Talking heads have always been in the 2-3 range for me. This album is the same. so my real score is a 2.7 which will be round up.
It's good, but I feel a bit overhyped. Very enjoyable though.
Gas
Not my favorite th record although you start to here some of the sound that defined them. Uneven and repetitive.
Overall Rating - 2.95/5 (5.91/10). Fun, but forgettable. I like the style of Talking Heads, but this particular album is nothing special.
I like David Byrne. This is not one of my favorite albums of his though.
- 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM - 0 nummers al toegevoegd aan MMMM
Nett.
Not my favourite Talking Heads album by any means, but it still plays pretty good. More Songs About Buildings And Food was their second long player – more confident musicianship and with a more expansive sound than their debut, courtesy I imagine of Brian Eno’s production. I don’t think David Byrne has yet quite found his voice here. It’s still a little too jarring for my ears, and it’s interesting (to me) that, arguably, his best two vocal performances on the record are last two, the cover of Al Green’s “Take Me To The River” and “The Big Country” – the later sounding like it belongs on a completely different album. 7/10
kind of stressful to study to
I like the serious songs like Take Me to the River. Some of the other stuff is a little too frantic.
I liked this album even though the talking heads are weird as fuck. A couple annoying songs but others were enjoyable. Fave songs: “Found a job” and “Thank you for sending me an angel” 3/5
Hade förväntat mig mer! Men vissa bra
Ganska bra, kunde rulla på i bakgrunden men rycktes inte med.
been getting mid albuns for about a week now, somebody save me
Odd and I don't know what else to think
On their sophomore outing, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Talking Heads double down on the nervous architecture of their debut, sanding off some of the art-school awkwardness but keeping the twitch intact. Working with producer Brian Eno, the band locks into a tight, almost airless groove—everything clipped guitars, rubbery bass lines, and rhythms that skitter like a busted appliance. The result is cohesive to a fault: the herky-jerk tempos and David Byrne’s declamatory yelps blur together, giving the album a monochrome feel that’s more conceptual than visceral. “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel” sets the tone with caffeinated precision, while “Artists Only” chimes and jitters in a way that hints at emotional depth beneath the circuitry. Their cover of Al Green’s Take Me to the River is the outlier—and the breakout—injecting a sly funk pulse that suggests the band’s cerebral detachment can, in fact, move hips as well as heads. Closer “The Big Country” lands as the most intriguing cut, its wide-eyed lyrics playing against buoyant music in a way that feels genuinely unsettling. For all its wiry charm, though, the album’s narrow sonic palette makes it feel less like a leap forward than a refinement of an already rigid blueprint.
Very up beat and vibey production Striking lines in the verse
Talking Heads are a band I enjoy more cinematically than musically, and definitely more from a greatest hits level than an album level. And this one doesn't contain much in the way of greatest hits. They are very cool, much cooler than I will ever be, but this one is fine by me but doesn't get the juices flowing.
It was fine. One or two stuck out for me and have made it onto playlists - a sure sign of quality.
Before: I do like the Talking Heads but they're definately not my favorite band from that era. I do have at least 3 of their albums on vinyl down in the basement but this is not one of them. Let's get started. During: Yep, definately sounds like the Talking Heads. They have an unmistakable sound which I actually find a bit annoying after a few minutes. Checking my best of 1978 list I find Take Me to the River but no other songs from this album. 4 Thank You For Sending Me An Angel 2 With Our Love 4 The Good Thing 4 Warning Sign 2 The Girls Want To Be With The Girls 4 Found A Job 2 Artists Only 4 I'm Not In Love 3 Stay Hungry 4 Take Me To The River 2 The Big Country ---------------------------------------------- 3.2 AVERAGE After: Of course there should be at least one or two Talking Heads albums on this list but this isn't one of them. Nonetheless, I decided to add 2 more tracks to my 1978 list, Thank You For Sending Me An Angel and Warning Sign. 3 - my personal rating 2 - suitability for this list 4 - relevance ------------------------------ 3 - composite rating
David Byrne barking and scatting(?) through this album. The music itself is good, but I don't like a full album of David Byrne. He's just not pleasant to listen to. Liked Songs: Take Me To The River, The Big Country, I'm Not in Love My Rating: 3/5
This was another Talking Heads album. Fun with that weird sound they're known for.
I did listen but i should revisit
Classic Talking Heads. Listenable, for a day on the beach. Vocals you can't really sing along to.
Very good album from Talking Heads. It didn't strike me as being quite as funky as some of their other stuff, but still very danceable and groovy.
It was talking heads
M'eh
take me to the river!
It blows my mind that this album came out of 1978, it really sounds like it could be directly from the 90s or 00s. Like many other records on this list, it clearly had an immense impact on music, especially indie. That said, their music just really doesn't connect with me on a personal level for whatever reason. 3.5 -> 3
Niet het gehele album lang fan van het twitchy stijltje, maar het is toch een unieke sound die echt wel wat heeft. Geen uitschieters op dit album, maar de laatste twee (wat rustigere) nummers ronden het wel mooi af.
Somehow overrated and underrated at the same time.
A bit too noodly. This one was just the singles for me. The Eno produced albums are hit or miss for me. This was more of a miss.
3.3 stars
Talking Head have such a distinctive sound and not just as a result of David Byrne's unique warbling vocals. The guitars are always light, sparkly and on some tracks have an almost country feel to them. The drum beats are always uptempo and syncopated giving all of their songs quite a strange urgent but positive feeling. This album is a classic example of this. I can imagine this being a love it or hate it type thing. I fall into the latter category. I really like Talking Heads style but felt like they just didn't go far enough. To the extent that there are no tracks that stood out other than the Al Green cover "Take Me To The River". I enjoyed this album, but it wasn't my favourite. (2.555)
Listenable.
Funny to listen to album. Songs I wouldn't really listen to regularly but I really fuck with the vibe for most of songs. Enjoyable listen! FUN!
Some of the background music was catchy enough, fine to have on in the background while working. But I probably won’t listen to it again.
Eindelijk de normale versie gehoord van god send me an angel whoopsie
很放松
As a Talking Heads fan this is probably my least favorite album. But it’s still better than most.
Thank you for sending me an angel
- nää ukot on olleet kyllä todellisesti aikaansa edellä - tää on kyl iha jepa bändi, ei tarpeeks hyvä et kuluttaisin omassa arjessa mutta ei tätä ny pakko oo vaihtaa poiskaan sillonku talking headsiä kuulee
Taas puhuvaa päätä. Ei vieläkään kuuhun mennä. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Add Talking Heads to the 'like more in concept than in execution' list. Two or three great grooves, and a bunch of 'pleasant enough'. Missing any big smash hits a la Psycho Killer, Once In A Lifetime etc. Not *bad*, and different enough to be interesting, just not mindblowing. A 3.
There’s a style here that’s so polarizing. I fall on the hate it side, but I’ll give it a 3 since I can at least kinda see the appeal.
I think I enjoyed this album despite the Talking Heads (especially David Byrne's vocal quality), but because of Brian Eno's influence on this thing. Eno feels like the saving grace on this thing.
Enjoyed this, upbeat and quirky, no standout tracks for me though
Really good debut follow up with Eno at the production helm. This album definitely grooves more and even the cover songs sound fresh.
Could be up to a 4 or so, but even though I've liked other stuff from them, these weren't my fave
Fine rock, but nothing I really loved. Nothing I hated, it just wasn’t super attention grabbing
I found it pretty annoying and cacophonous until the final two tracks. The last two are very good songs. Take Me To The River is like The Doors if they played CBGBs. This is my 3rd Talking Heads album. I still think they're overrated. Great singles band but the albums don't do it for me.
Nice background
They have better more memorable albums
Need to listen - no rating
Everyone from my generation remembers the Talking Heads, and probably fondly. But standing off 40 odd years later they haven’t aged well. More gimmick than virtuosity. It’s not bad, it’s just not as good as memory says it should be.
Talking Heads second album. I don't know enough about it or the band to make an informed commentary. But considering the band's substance and style, the inclusion of an Al Green cover is surprising and curious. What is more surprising is how well it works.
Not really my style, but I appreciate what they are going for with this project.
You can hear where it’s going, but it’s not there yet