Remain In Light

Not my cup of tea

It was pretty avante garde, and the only song I still actually liked was Once in a Lifetime. There was a track at the end called "Right Start" I think which was a partially instrumental piece from Once in a Lifetime, as if you stripped vocals and some instruments off it.

Once in a Lifetime was fine and the rest of it was fairly uninteresting

Sehr vom Afrofunk beeinflusstes Album der Formation. Treibend, aber auch monoton. 2,5

Copy and paste what I said about "Fear of Music". One thing to note is that Once in a Lifetime is prob the best song between the two albums.

Unique, yes, but still annoying.

I did not like this very much. It is way too experimental and wacky for me to enjoy it. I can see the appeal of the album but it's just not suitable for me.

Not for me

Just kinda boring. Didn't finish it.

1 good song on the whole album :(.

Pretty boring, did not like

Got a bit much quite quickly.

didn’t lost

Aaaivan liian raskasta kokeellista päällelaulantaa. Kiva kokonaisuushan siitä on saatu aikaan, ei hajoa, muutamia erittäin mukaansatempaavia kohtia.

Not my jam

Was never a fan. Only semi liked one song on the album and it the most popular one

Glemte visst å rata denna, men e kje så stor Talking Heads-fanboy

Mediocre, didn't really like it...

Except for the songs Once in a Lifetime and Overload, this album left me cold

Melodically unsatisfying, rhythmically bonkers. Interesting mix, vocals not at the forefront on some songs. The second to last song was surprising in a good way.

mid

On näil parempaaki kamaa

It's tough to come out with a truly unique sound and be a borderline genre defining band but Talking Heads managed to mix several sounds to create their own "voice."

I'm sure it was groundbreaking at the time, but I was not a fan of the repetitive sounds (even with the experimentation on top) and the vocals are tough for me to get into.

I like once in a lifetime but the rest were too artsy

Groovy, interesting, but not my cup of tea.

Good songs but overall really weird experience.

Meh. Typical David Byrne yelling over instrumentation. I'm just not the biggest Talking Heads fan it turns out. The only song that stood out was days go by, but I feel like that is more because it's part of the collective pop consciousness at this point rather than the fact that I specifically like it.

I don't like the New Wave sound and it was hard getting through this album. There are plenty of okay songs but I hated most of it. It all sounded very experimental. Highlights: Once In A Lifetime Crosseyed and Painless

This is our third talking heads album on the list and I think the most famous one? I've listened to this one before. I can safely say I just do not get talking heads. It just feels a bit all over the place and experimental. I know a lot of people like them and I've tried! I enjoyed the last few songs on the album which were "unfinished outtakes" the most, which didn't have the lead singer in so I can only assume he's what I don't like. Even once in a lifetime, I know it, but not sure how much I like it Sorry talking heads, I tried, but we're done

better than the last talking heads still not a fan. feels like im drunk listening to music

I like Once in a Lifetime. The rest was kind of meh to me. Comes off as pretentious at times. I was going to give this a 3/5, but the last two tracks, especially the Overload, were dull and brought it down to 2/5.

Ja lisää samaa 80 poppia. Parempi kuin edellinen, vähän ambienttistäkin välillä mutta ei kuiteskaan taas mitään ihmeellistä

It sounded pretty disorganized and noisy.

woozy

Super funky and experimental. David Byrne's lackadaisical vocals are at times tough to handle. Cannot stand the spoken word in Seen and Not Seen. Reminds me of the ramblings of a second year philosophy student at university who discovered the devil's lettuce.

no es mi copa de té

I like Talking Heads in small doses. Listening to the whole album at once just feels disjointed and random. I generally appreciate how unique Talking Heads is, but it's a bit much for me and less enjoyable in long form. Crosseyed and Painless and Once in a Lifetime are standouts to me. There's some highs and some lows on this album. The Overload is kind of a dull song to end on. I think I biasedly want to give this a 3, but I'll pretend I've never heard of Talking Heads and give it a 2.

Thought this would be higher

Listened to the whole thing. Don’t remember one song.

Never was a talking heads fan. I didn't understand why they were a big deal other than one or two good songs.

09.06.2023

Не зашла

Eh. A little boring.

It's fine. But I think I need to have a kooky haircut and a beard to enjoy it properly. The bass is fantastic. The lyrics are probably very clever, but I can't make them out, so I have to look them up. The whole is less than the parts for me though.

That's some super 80s junk, right there. Repetitive, atonal, electronic music with shallow, new wave vocals. It's not great. But there's just enough of a 70s funk influence in here that it's not a total waste of time. Just barely.

Not my jam.

Some of the better work I have heard from TH. Am not a big fan of their quirky college New Wave stylings generally, but this has a similar feel to Bush Of Ghosts in places, which I love. It seems darker somehow, though. Only track I remember is the already-familar Once In A Lifetime - so this clearly made quite an impression on me.

Only Once in a Lifetime stood out here for me. Listening Wind was hypnotic, but hardly a game changer. I'm not sure what all the hype is about with Talking Heads. This sounds like it could have been recorded anytime between 1980 and 2000. You can't date them because they don't have a style. I rather like style.

I simply didn’t care for this. I feel like my tolerance for Experimental Stuff is at the exact level where I can get down with the most accessible radio singles, but the rest of the album just loses me. Once In A Lifetime DOES slap though, two stars for that bad boy.

That type of old rock that I find is more sound than enjoyable. Really dont like the lyrics/vocals either.

Didn't think alot of it. Not the worst thing in the world however I don't seem to crave going back to it.

Bit boring really

Other than Once In A Lifetime, I didn’t like or recognize any other songs. Alas.

Oh great, another Talking Heads album. My God I don't understand the appeal of this band. Nonsensical lyrics... Weird sounds... I did like this album better than the first Talking Heads album I reviewed (Fear of Music). Apparently, this album was a big change in sound for the band. Their singer, David Byrne, had a bad case of writers block, so on the advice of their record producer, Brian Eno, David began exploring the sounds of African drums, as well as horns, and a more funky bass. I think it is the heavy reliance on the African drums, as well as Tina Weymouth's phenomenal bass playing that made this album more tolerable to me. It certainly wasn't David's rediculous vocal delivery. Overall, I still hate Talking Heads, and probably will never listen to this record again. I will say the first half of this record was much better than the back half, and the Spotify link for this album is the Deluxe Version.... 4 more God awful Unfinished outtakes of songs. So yourself a favor and just listen to the regular version of the album. Favourite song: Once in a Lifetime Least favourite song: Seen and Not Seen.... And most of the rest of the album 2/5

Some of these songs sound like they are off beat, or as if a specific drum is off beat. Sounds sloppy. I just can't get behind the weird 80's dance vibe.

Didn't do much for me

this 1001 albums project has allowed me to learn more about myself and my music tastes, specifically that i don't like talking heads beyond their biggest hits. i admire the album's inspiration drawn from fela kuti, who i have enjoyed listening to as part of this project. incorporating musical elements from other cultures can be great if done respectfully and well. but despite this, the album just could not pique my interest. so many songs may have had a lot going but came across as monotone and boring. a lot of the album seemed too similar. i'm giving a 2 simply for the song "once in a lifetime." i did say i enjoyed their hits, so i will be fair.

This was a unique album; haven't heard anything else like this on the project thus far! That said, this album was interesting from a music study standpoint, but I didn't really enjoy the music itself, aside from Once in a Lifetime. I definitely know and like a lot of Talking Heads' biggest hits, so maybe their other stuff just isn't for me?

A lot of repetition going on in this album, plenty of looping but not a lot of originality. Maybe one good song.

Needs a relisten

I never could get into Talking Heads, save from a few mid-80s songs. This album is more a sound collage than music. The singing is particularly atrocious. Of all the songs, only Once In A Lifetime was alright, but generally I find this album to be severely overrated. 1.5/5

I love the talking heads singles but this album didn’t do anything for me. Just felt messy

I actually thought these songs were really interesting, but for some reason they didn’t really pique my interest, if that makes sense. I don’t like the spoken word stuff. I think the songs got worse as the album went on.

not their best album

I started listening to this at 8:30 in the morning. My dad had this record in the 80s. Didn't like it then, and don't like it now.

Pop inglés ochentero sin mucha complicación. Un tanto básico. Canciones que no han envejecido muy bien. No destaca en nada, más allá de dejarse escuchar simplemente

Wasnt my thing

Bit disappointing, to be honest.

Same as the last album. Fine.

Prefer Stop making sense from 1984. Lots of repetition on this album (each song)

Not my favourite! Once in a Lifetime is a fav, but the rest is a lot of jamming.

Best Song: Born Under Punches. I really wasn't expecting that futuristic sound. Felt fun and dance-y. Worst Song: Seen and Not Seen. Although I like the attempt at this kind of spoken word track, it ultimately doesn't work here for me. Overall: This album felt like a bit of a bait and switch. It kicks off with these killer 80s dance tracks, and then before you even reach the midpoint the style totally changes into a heady, serious, ballad filled album. I wish the whole album had been like the first four songs.

Another band I don't get - their hits are hits for a reason, the rest of the albums add nothing at all, such is the case here. Weird noodly arty stuff, clearly too clever for someone like me

Meh its different but definitely not my favorite type of music.

Not the best album

Eh. I must be anhedonic.

Tocado, mas sem uma audição dedicada.

Not really my vibe

Not my jam. There are some Talking Heads songs I like, but they’re not on this album.

Mi pare molto sperimentale e che le canzoni siano allungate oltre la loro naturale conclusione. Ma è normale che le parole non siano a tempo con la musica? Boh, non mi rimane nulla.

Nja.. kul och jobbig

Too experimental, repetitively syncopated melodies and percussion.

108. Remain in Light - Talking Heads 12 tracks Didn't expect to like this & wasn't surprised. I know they were hugely influential but it just doesn't do it for me. Once in a Lifetime is a special track, but 1 track does not an album make. Interesting funky beats though. 2/5

vond ik niet zo speciaal

Not for me

Surprisingly not very good. Once In A Lifetime is of course a great song, but the rest of the album didn't sound anything similar to that song. 1RS

I've always liked Once In A Lifetime but I really didn't get the appeal of the rest of this album. A difficult listen for me.

2/5 nothing special

One nice song, others are so so, not my kind

This album made me realize I'm not a big fan of Talking Heads. Their 4 big hits (that I know of) are enough for me.

I'm just not a huge fan of Talking Heads. They're a little too much for me. I think that the songs also go on for a little too long sometimes. I liked "Once in a Lifetime", but that's really all I would go back to listen to I think. Overall: Eh, I just don't really think it's for me.

Litt for snål for min del, men deler av det var morsomt.

its alright without being remarkable. Bit too electronic and try hard. 2/5

A couple of good tracks, but nothing special really.

A few good songs, but overall kind of a boring album.

Schwere Kost...

It's a bit bizarre but by the end of the album it kind of grows on you. Not my style, but a few songs weren't too bad.

In de woorden van mijn oma: iets te veel getjingel tjangel om aangenaam te zijn

Paikoitellen tarttuvaa rytmiikkaa, mutta pääosin taiteesta ymmärtämättömälle kakofoniaa. Pelkästään Once in a Lifetime kappaleen takia pyöristän kuitenkin ylöspäin.

Never got into this really, wasn't horrendous to listen to though just didn't interest me.

Not my cuppa tea!

Jos Kate Bush ei ollut liian taiteellista, niin tämä kyllä oli. Sen verran kurkkasin wikipediasta, että Brian Eno on häärinyt tuottajana. Selkeesti kannattaa vältellä kaikkea, missä tuon nimen bongaa :D

I have a difficult time making it through many of the Talking Heads albums because they seem to repeat the lyrics over and over.

Pues quitando "Once in a lifetime", me ha parecido totalmente prescindible.

regular

I don't get it?

As repetitive as Daft Punk, but far more musical. Still, not really my cup of tea

Better than the last talking head but not by much

Eh... There's too much synth in this rock. New wave was alright but not in this particular case.

Don't live this band

African rhythms, they get into my head and I can't think straight... Not a music I would normally listen to.

Meh, meget ensformigt

Good but, won’t listen again.

Pretty odd. Starts out proggy and funky. Ends dour and goth rock.

calssic experimental rock album. pas mon genre

I'm only four songs in and I'm already so annoyed. Way too repetitive. This is just so grating on the ears rn I need to listen to something else. Picking it up again, at first it was less offensive, but then fela's riff happened and I'm having a terrible time again.

Super boring. Same sounds over and over again every song nothing wowed me. Frankly I'm disappointed.

Man, what the hell. (Copied from my other group.)

Nope I just can't.

What the fuck was that.

Man, what the hell

And you may find yourself sick to death of the endlessly looped motifs. And you may find yourself ready to punch David Byrne for his annoying vocals. And you may find yourself wondering how this crap every became marginally popular. And you may find yourself not finishing this album.

Awful

Not for me

Boring

Only liked one song, not really for me at all

Didn’t like anything about it.

Forferdiliga monoton, einasta highlight er Once in a Lifetime

mmmmm

meh

Too much Talking Heads on this list, and their shrill, pseudo-funk with shit voice just gets on my nerves. It’s repetitive, barely groovy, and honestly kind of exhausting. On this album, it even drifts close to disco at times, it’s easily their worst for me till now. Only the hit Once in a lifetime shines… a bit.

no m gustó

Honestly, I didn't like this album. It's not my style. I hadn't heard much from the band before, only Psycho Killer, which I like, but this album... I didn't enjoy it tbh.

Nope, I remember everybody was mentioning the Talking Heads when I was a kid. Maybe they even have a song that if i hear it I will remember it being played everywhere back then, but I didn't enjoy listening to this album. I respect their fans but this is just not for me, it's like 80s gregorian chants XD

i hate that stupid son of a bitch, bird guy i will kill you

maybe if i took lsd this would work

I'm starting to think, that this thing recomended maisntream

Could not get into the album the songs were not great.

A bit boring

I can't stand Talking Heads

Definitely belongs to a ZARA playlist. Not mine tho.

i only like one song - Once in a lifetime

Whenever I listen to these acclaimed albums I expect a lot, but this was a very boring and painful experience from start to finish. I’ve listened to 1 Talking Heads song in the past, and now that I’ve listened to an album I’ve decided I was right, the Talking Heads suck.

1,3/5

Other than Once in a Lifetime, this is just unbearable

Although I do like the big single from this album on the whole this album just wasnt my cup of tea. Not even really a hint of a song growing on me.

A decisive nope.

A bit odd, struggled to finish

songs are too repetitive for my taste, I wouldn't listen to it every day or even every month. not sure I enjoy this album. I'm sure you could find some nice things about it but I'm not invested in music like that to enjoy the album to its potential.

Had to shut it off on track two. Definitely not for me!

Not my vibe apparently

Koko ajan tuputtaa Talking Headsia, kolme levyä pariin viikkoon. Laatu ehkä parempi pystyi jopa kuuntelemaan levyn loppuun. Silti 1,25/5.

mehh://

Omg ich bin froh das ich durch bin. Versteht mich nicht falsch, ich mag es an sich wenn Lieder ein paar besondere Instrumente haben und sie dadurch etwas besonderes haben, aber das anzuhören war einfach nur anstrengend. Ich bin halb durchgedreht. Leider Kein Album für mich. 1/5

Sin mucho que comentar, no me dice nada el estilo de este disco. Lo veo demasiado experimental. Utiliza instrumentales muy largos al estilo de Pink Floyd pero sin conseguir un resultado que me atraiga. 3/10.

repetitive AF 1/5

1, DNF

Shite

Didn't suffer from the annoying obnoxious vocal style that this band's singer has used on Talking Heads stuff that came up before on this list, but it just ranges between boring and actively unpleasant to listen to. I really don't get the appeal of this band

Boring

Not good. An interim album from their first amazing sounds to their later amazing sounds. This one is a poor representation of their sounds.

This was one of the worst albums I ever listened to, it actually brought me pain to make it all the way through.

I didn't like this one. Not my style.

Besides the hit nothing was listenable

Don’t like it.

didn't really like it

Niet voor mij gemaakt

Yell-singing,nothing to recommend itself. Even the instruments are uninteresting. 1/5

It was short at least.

Too boring. Very moody but I didn’t take anything away from it.

Really really not my style. Very busy percussion in most songs.

Not for me

Aight

don´t like

Terrible.

Was this music designed to annoy me? I couldn't intentionally make something as random or obnoxious. The singer sucks so bad.

Another Talking Heads album. I didn’t like the last one, and I didn’t like this one either. I usually like stuff that’s a little different, but I think this band is just too oddball for me.

Too experimental. 1/5

Art Pop featuring mostly repetitive bad lyrics and poor singing.

Even though I’ve never really been won over by Talking Heads, I truly tried to give this a sincere listen and walked in with an open mind. But this album? Not for me at all. Even with the saving grace of “Once in a Lifetime,” one good pop song can’t save the rest of the album from being a rambling, muddy, pseudo-intellectual recontextualization of ~world~ rhythms that aren’t even enjoyable grooves to listen to. Truly a painful listen for me throughout, and I was trying my best not to skip it completely. While I see the vision, I find the execution downright exhausting and incompressible, which is how I imagine I’d feel if I had to hold a conversation with David Byrne. And that’s me being kind.

Second consecutive day of Talking Heads. Still not a fan. Didn't finish listening. Yes, this album has 'Once in a Lifetime' which I know (but is not a favourite) but the rest was just... No. Not my thing.

First listened to this whilst on a very windy hike. It didn't fit the vibe, but thought I heard bits I'd quite like. Decided to give it another listen at home, in case it deserved a 4. As each song passed on the second listen, it got worse and worse, until it couldn't get any worse.

Never liked the Talking Heads and this didn’t change that

One classic song and not much else

1. born under punchez - 0 2. crozzeyed - 0 3. the great curve - 0 4. once in a lifetime - 1 5. houzez in motion - 0 6. zeen and not zeen - 0 7. liztening uuind - 1.5 8. the overload - 1 9. felaz riff - 0 10. unizon - 0 11. double groove - 0 12. right ztart - 0

??? Don’t like this, too much change in music

not my taste

Unlistenable. It sounds like a boy in his room on a kiddie keyboard.

Pido perdón, solo escuché 2 canciones😀

No es de m8 gustó y no no lo escucharía de nuevo.

no lo escuché enteri porque las dos primeras canciones se me hicieron horribles 1/10

Electro-funk ... not interesting sound and the lyrics make no sense.

neh... not my type...

Sorry, I actually found this kind of painful to listen to. The first song I had hopes, the one radio release was all right, but by the end of it I had to take a couple of breaks, because, woof.

Not doing it for me, rhythms are way too repetitive

- zu chaotisch für mich

Chaotic. Stressed me out. 1-2 beats I liked though.

1/10

nahhh

not loving it. idk, just not my vibe. the vocals are just not ellaborate enough for me to enjoy.

did not like really. too weird for me

Chato

So after seeing the Pumpkins, I had a feeling I wasn't going to enjoy the next several albums and I could knock a few out in a day. I was correct. First, I went back to review some reviews about the Penguin group and was amazed how much love they received. But I say it until I'm dead, it's music, Love what you love. Talking Heads - they have a few songs I really enjoy. Swamp is a great stoner song. This album, well Once in a lifetime is from my childhood MTV days. A good song with, at the time, one of the videos of the time. I do like this song and brings back some good MTV memories. Other than that Crosseyed and Painless was decent. Not so much the lyrics, but the sound had a bit a funk to it and felt it was OK. Other than that, not for me. Will not revisit at weed/Mario kart time. I will give a 1 for Once in a lifetime. 1

1 Oh my God Brian Eno produced this… smh. I’ve mentioned before that I'm not the biggest Talking Heads fan. Like, what even is this music? Funk music for people who are really into Andy Warhol and Roxy Music? That’s the vibe I’ve gotten from the band on everything of theirs I’ve heard prior, and that’s what I was greeted with immediately here. Only in this case, halfway through, it was sprinkled with some of the most annoying electronic noises I’ve ever heard (dammit Eno!). It didn’t get much better from there… in fact, I groaned once I realized Once in a Lifetime is on this album. The only thing I may ask myself when I hear this song is why I’m listening to it. The rest of the album is just repetitive electronic loops with David Byrne being David Byrne all over them - the strongest points for me were the songs at the end that involved him dialing it back a bit. I have no idea why these guys are critical darlings with a cult following. Because that’s the case though, I’m sure we’ll be seeing even more of them on this list, so I guess they have a couple more chances coming to them ahead. I do genuinely like the song And She Was, so hopefully they have other stuff out there I’ll enjoy as well.

Just bad

Gar nicht meins. Irgendwie lärm

I fully respect this album and understand why people would like it; it's just not my cup of tea. Once in a lifetime i could revisit; the rest of the album I would rather not listen to again.

Basically unlistenable.

Quite possibly the worst band of all time

Keckec

They have much better albums, but this one is crap.

1,5

Не понял

Notes: Had to skip the first song half way through, just too much going on for me. Oh “Once in a Lifetime” is a famous one, recognise it from like a current Netflix show advert. I assume this is gonna be the better song of the lot, but I’m not sure I’m a huge fan of this song anyway - not awful but not anything special. A lot of this, especially the lyrics, feel like they’re being made up on the spot. Even though I think it’s because of an intentional style they’re doing (idk maybe to make it sound more informal or like a live performance?) it just sounds a bit messy to me. I think it got a bit better as it went on but I also started paying less attention. Still not something I’d listen to. Rating 1 cus I think if the album was put on while chilling at a friends I would notice it and want the music changed - not as bad as the last 1 star though

Öh, avausraitaa jaksoin hetken, ja ajattelin jättää siihen. Annoin nyt sitten mahiksen muillekin biiseille pienellä pikakelausmeiningillä. Mukana oli jotain hyvääkin, mutta monet kappaleet kääntyi joko kakofoniaksi tai itseään toistaviksi. Johonkin biisiin oli varmaan sämplätty jotain Windows XP:n käynnistysääntä tai jotain... En kuunnellut loppuun.

Talking Heads nimenä herätti mielenkiintoa, mutta tämä oli kyllä todella huono levy ja iso pettymys. Ihmeellistä kikkailua ja pimputtelua ilman mitään punaista lankaa.

Not really feeling this group apart from ‘Once in a lifetime’

born under punches is cool af. carries iconic vibes fr. would love to shoplift a vinyl of this bc i want it but not enough to buy it yk. punk rock aesthetic. overall, an 8/10. i can now die peacefully.

I’m

Not sure if I liked this album.