Talk Talk Talk

Meh

"Pretty In Pink": it starts with an interesting verse, with some nice instrumentation supprporting a raucous vocal performance. Then a promising pre-chorus surges. And then... No chorus. Then nothing much, really. We're back to the verse, played by a band that basically goes through the motions. The song cycles on itself--a little hypnotic, but not enough to justify all the repetitive patterns in it. Being a single, "Pretty In Pink" is supposedly one of the most striking tracks on the album. But to be honest, it's a bit of a letdown, as is everything else in this record--especially compared to other post-punk acts around 1981 (Wire, Gang Of Four, Siouxsie And the Banshees, Joy Division, The Cure, Magazine...). As for the supposedly "psychedelic" and proto-punk influences on this LP, they might give some whiffs of originality to the whole thing, but sadly, *Talk Talk Talk*' compositions are nothing compared to the ones of, say, The Soft Boys' *Underwater Moonlight*. Now here was a record owing to prepunk times that could leave an imprint on your mind from the very first listen. Pretty sure that ten listens in, it's still impossible to hum or whistle Psychedelic Furs songs in your shower. Not that all "essential" albums need to be whistled or hummed. Post-punk / new wave was not *all* about that, considering you could relate The Psychedelic Furs to that early eighties subgenre. But if you can't hum or whistle a band's output, what you need from them is some real groove (Gang Of Four), some cinematic atmosphere (Wire, The Cure), some real tension (Joy Division), or some strong gothic flavours coupled with truly memorable harmonies and a vocal performance for the ages (Siouxsie And The Banshees). And *Talk Talk Talk* has none of those. To put it in a nutshell, the music in this album is not inherently bad. It's just that it's not "essential". 2/5 for the purposes of this list, translating to a 7/10 grade for more general purposes. Next, please... Number of albums left to review: 423 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 266 Albums from the list might* include in mine later on: 141 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 176 (including this one)

Sumt mjög gott, annað arfaslakt. Söngstíllinn er ekki allra en passar vel í sum lögin.

Yeah. Nah.

certainly music of a certian era; "of a time' - like opening a box of cassettes from those awkward teens, some familiar stuff a bit whinier , and bleeker, than I remembered. whistful but kind of melancholic, so bye furs! definitely music with which to mix psychadelics if wanting st and setting to be conducive. pull up, pull up!

Het is een 2 sterren maandag; weer 2 sterren uitgedeeld voor een net-niet plaatje.

Waarom ga je zingen als je zo’n stem hebt?

4/10

Meh

Post-Punk meh

Unremarkable 🤷🏻‍♂️

I thought this was weak. A few good songs though.

A little more guitar heavy than I would have thought from an 80s album like this. Still not my favorite though. Kind of boring.

Actually loved the first song, but it all went a bit meh from there. Can hear Joy Division on some tracks.

2.5

Well, that was 80's British post-punk album number 126 on this list. At least that's what it feels like. Nothing new, nothing interesting, next.

🤷🏿‍♀️ I got nothing

Checked multiple times to see if album was ending soon

Not for me

I don’t know if I hated this or just really disliked it. It’s very distinctly the eighties music that I never liked.

No thanks. 1

1. dumb - 0 2. pink - 1 3. zleep - 1 4. tearz - 1 5. jonez - 2 6. train - 1 7. goez - 2 8. run - 1 9. nothing - 2 10. mine - 1

More of that terrible droning crap that I hate.

Relatively uninspiring 80s indie-punk rock. The singer isn’t the easiest to listen to. 1

A cacophony of noise throughout the album. There didn't seem to be any quieter sections. I also didn't like his voice. It was a bit too gruff for me.

20. 더 사이키델릭 퍼즈 - 톡 톡 톡 총 10곡 수록, 41분. 너무 베이직해요 너무 마일드해요 나는 이제 장르하나로는 만족할수없는 인디락 힙스터 홍대병이 되어버린거야~~ 지루함... 아쉽게도 한줄평: 인디락이 없는 시대에 태어났을 뿐인 범부여... 취향: ★★☆☆☆ 재방문: ★☆☆☆☆

No thank you. Not a fan of British

2/10 Pretty forgettable

pastiche mode.

Rubbish

More english rock that doesn't inspire me at all

yeahhh no, those vocals are too talky and the music doesnt make up for it enough

wish.com David Bowie, boring af

This is really not my style of listening at all. I really tried with this one and struggled at any moment in the album to find enjoyment. It’s a miss …

I think this is technically post-punk but it retains much of what I don't like about the punk genre. Repetitive drum beats with little variation and what I describe to myself as the 'bored punk singing style'. Flat vocals with little tonal variation sung in a way that sounds like the singer is bored with life and just wants to get the sone over.

Distractingly British s n o o z e f e s t. Lead singer sounds like Fred Armisen trying to do a fake New Wave song on SNL. You'd get the semblance of a cool sound with the saxophone here and there and then the lead singer would come right back to smack you in the face with SOME PIE AND MASH!!!

whenever my siblings and I would howl "singing" in an awful kid concert growing up, my mom would always say "at least they're better than that Psychedelic Furs guy, he's the worst ever" She was right.

felt very boring, not bad per se, but I didn't want to listen to any of the songs again

would be a 3 if the lead singer wasn't so shit, it's amazing how his voice is more aggravating than all the ragebait scream-core music on this list.

Crap

Overall: not a fan of this style of music

Simple. Boring. "Music". How can you go wrong with songs with amazing titles like "Dumb Waiters" and "I Wanna Sleep With You"? Oh yeah, you make it work with a boring and monotonous lead singer and dull clangy baking rhythms that sound like every other band from the early '80's.

A bit weird

I am not a fan of this type of music. I always give it my best shot though.

Já ouvi muitos álbuns repetitivos, mas esse tá num patamar elevado. Parece uma longa e cansativa música de 50 minutos. Vocal tenebroso. Péssimo mix de bateria. "All of This And Nothing" foi a única música que fez algo de criativo e interessante, no começo e no final (no meio é a mesma merda). Resumo: terrível. Melhor do álbum: "All of This and Nothing". Pior do álbum: Todas as outras, porque são identicamente patéticas.

Rock britanico generico, monotono, lo mas creativo a mi parecer fue Dumb Waiters. Niun brillo jajaja

I am sure someone likes this.

I can see how this could be an iconic album for someone who caught it at the right age/point in life.

Not a fan, i like drugs as much as the next person but at a certain point you need to stop. Theres was before this album

Didn’t liked from the first song.

Punk - no Rock - not really New Wave - not really Need to hear before I die - NOT AT ALL

vilset trevande i musik form, de verkade inte kunna bestämma sig för vad de ville göra. det här var dåligt.

Not for me. Absolutely no appeal.

These songs have no teeth and are immediately forgettable. There’s a feeling of energy that never reaches it’s potential

Not all New Wave is good

All samey, and I don't enjoy this guy's voice. It's like what I don't enjoy about punk. Did this deserve to be here? Probably not.

eh ... it's okay for a minute, but pretty repetitive after a while - it just isn't working for me.

Not really my vibe, to rock for my liking but I appreciate the art the album entailed.

Yeah, New Wave, Post Punk Euro pop rock. I've only heard Pretty In Pink before listening to this but its pretty much same as all the othe bands of the ilk during the early 80's

Not my cup of tea, but I’m sure others would enjoy

Was this more than one song?

Incomprehensible album, just like the band name.

This is not good. Repeating boring instrumental breaks. The singer sucks. Some of the lyrics are creepy. I had written more at one point, but I must not have saved it. And this album honestly doesn't deserve me writing those thoughts again. Favorite Song(s): -

Sounded more like harsh noise at times than something coherent. Very chaotic, more than I like.

I tried to like this, but I just, I didn't like it.. Sorry guys =(

I guess maybe I’m bringing preconceptions of what this music is supposed to sound like, but wow, the stuff on the first track was super out of tune. Couldn’t hang.

Had high expectations based on how much other artists that I like revere the Furs but it was kind of awful. The vocals I mean

Not for me

What a boring album! The singer really is unbearable, it sounds so amateurish it is ridiculous. He projects the image of someone who woke up and was forced to sing the lines. And when he hold notes (or attempts to) it just sounds garbage, what a drag. Removing the singer from the equation couldn't save this record though, everything sounds uninspiring and the same to me. This will have to be one of those records that gets a one star because of how boring it is, and failing to evoke any kind of positive emotion.

Grating voice. Modern English did it better.

Reforça para mim que é muito disco, assim não percebi nada interessante, foi irrelevante.

Vomitrocious

Sehr generisch gefällt mir nicht so richtig hab nach 3 Liedern aufgehört

Ok

1 st

Ugh. Damn my completionist morals, I really wanted to turn this off. The singer has a truly awful 1/10 voice. He at times sounds like he's a trolling drunk at karaoke seeing how many people he can get to close out and go to a different bar. And it's just a monotonous CD overall too - few exciting moments, long stretches stuck in the same moment, nothing interesting sonically and not much variety. I have a pretty high tolerance for offensive, but I'll also point out that a handful of songs, like "I Wanna Sleep With You" and "Into You Like a Train", are more offensive lyrically than I think anyone who might potentially like this kind of music would enjoy, and not really in the service of any kind of redeeming message.

The most irritating of all the new wave voices, a genre of which I already don’t appreciate. I couldn’t stand this album and considered turning it off half way through, but I regrettably persevered. I Wanna Sleep With You was the worst of the lot, akin to nails on the chalkboard.

Jesus, this is fucking terrible.

This sucks

This was lazy.

My body rejected this completely. Annoyingly British garbage.

Next

not a lot of variation in the first 8 songs on the list...

new wave post punk albumi jonka keskiarvo arvosteluineen päivineen on 2.98-3.04, jep! tämä on maailman mitäänsanomattomin albumi. tyypillistä rock mällätystä ilman mitään syytä ja päälle banaalia lyrisismiä jota ei jaksa edes yrittää kuunnella. ei talenttia... ei ollenkaan talenttia. jos haluatte nähdä talenttia niin siirtäkäämme katse 2020-luvun hittiartisteihin.. mielestäni huonoin kymmenen vuotta musiikille oli 1340-luku (bubonic plague in eurasia) 1980-luku varmistanut kakkospaikan tällä saatanan tempulla.. puuduttavaa, puuduttavaa, puuduttavaa, psykedeeliset turrit. albumi nappasi meikäläisen huonona päivänä, vai tekikö albumi päivästä huonon? heh vähän filosofeille mietittävää, kotitehtävää filosofian opiskelijoille, vähän tekemistä, puuhaa pikkusen filosofiasta kiinnostuneille... mr jones

He is way too British, and altogether too horny, for this album to be good. Across a forty minute runtime, he may have sung four different notes and none of them well. I hate that this mediocrity plagues the 1001 albums list when there are so many albums and artists that deserve the recognition. Here, it's just another horny British artist that can't sing backed up with vaguely psychedelic instrumentation that ends up being way more post punk, not that the recategorization makes it any more intereresting.

Boring, and obscure. Not something I needed to hear before death

One of those albums I wish wasn't on this list. Incredibly same-y songs, very repetitive instrumental phrases backing up a monotonic and boring singer. I Wanna Sleep With You is a turn-off for me. I realize I'm listening to this album 40 years out of its context, and I read about the influence of the Psychedelic Furs during their 80s hey day, but in my mind an album on this list should hold up no matter what era you're listening to it in. I was bored by track #1.

Yep, they put out an album and I have unfortunately listened to it.

I can see the appeal, I'm just not into New Wave.

A painful listen

No.

Was this supposed to be a Talk Talk album instead?

Disappointing! Thought I’d like it because of their song from Pretty in Pink; nope! The guy is either yelling or talk-singing. Not good!

Boring. Singer has no range. Not punk, just soft rock

Meh fell flat for me.

"Talk Talk Talk" No. Stop talking. As this album has interesting instrumentals, but is utterly ruined by that voice. It activates my fight and flight response.

I was never a fan.

Combination of my two least favourite types of music: punk and 80’s.

Not for me

1.5