Remain In Light

Fantastisch

Slaps. Will definitely listen again

Toujours aimé les Talking Heads, ce sont toujours des propositions singulières. Il y a un petit côté intellectuel dans la musique, mais sur certaines pièces on arrive à entrer dans le corps.

Love it. Amazing production.

Так, я зачем-то решил пойти в ревью и Федя чёт начал говорить, что любители 10-секундных треков возмутятся. Возможно это была отсылка на мою хуевую оценку, но хуй там, тут затянутость вполне оправдана очень вкусным звуком, который отправлялся в мои уши с улыбкой от удовольствия на моём лице. Более того, давно думал самостоятельно познакомиться с толкин хэдс, так что я только радЪ. Но все таки на 5 рука не тянется, ибо лично я не буду упоминать этот альбом также часто как крафтверк условный. Но 4+ абсолютно заслуженные

Talking Heads once again prove they were more than prepared for the impending decade as they craft one of the decades finest mashes of pop sensibility and new wave twee that brings both joy and a tad bit of introspection. Glorious stuff.

Такой американский фанк рок 80х. Осень атмосферное звучание

Primera escolta d'aquest àlbum i m'ha sorprés, té un punt tribal i hipnòtic que atrapa si li dediques temps i atenció. La barreja de rock, electrònica, música africana i loops de baix inacabables, sona per moments divertit, per moments hinòspit, i el més important és que la barreja acaba sonant coherent, tot i la disparitat dels seus ingredients. Sembla mentida que aquest disc tinguit més de 40 anys, sense dubte estava avançat al seu temps. La producció d'Eno és sublim.

Pretty great record, although it kind of peters out toward the end. Once In a Lifetime is still a brilliant song that I never tire of.

This is a great album. When the Talking Heads are on they are unstoppable.

Bristling with energy, this quirky jerky music is a real classic.

Yeah, this is pretty good. Once in a lifetime is the one everyone knows, but the rest of it just goes down nicely.

Favorite track: Once in a Lifetime.

Not generally a Talking Heads guy. Not quite my vibe, but I can enjoy this album. Very original and in a good way, for the most part. Not much to dislike on this one, except for the range is a little low. 4/5

I don't care much for the lyrics or Byrne's vocals, but the early electronic tunes with reggae vibes are nice.

Not their best but an early indicator of where they were headed. Still has some great songs but they played them far better live (Stop Making Sense) than the studio versions.

I really like Talking Heads. The overall feeling I get from all TH stuff is ‘batshit crazy’ but this album feels like a bit of a journey. From the upbeat openings to flipping it in the end and being pretty downbeat. Enjoyed this a lot.

Ganske fett!

Interesting and weird

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❤️

Very much enjoyed especially the drums

Bar none, this is my favourite Talking Heads album. What it took them to get there is fascinating, and the collection of songs that resulted is yet another example of Brian Eno pushing artists to be more themselves by trying new and different things.

Big Fan, although my problem is I grew up with "Stop Making Sense" as my go to... This is that kind of thing you wish there were more of, but had there been, perhaps it would be less special.

I'm pretty sure I've listened to this album in its entirety once before, and on the first listen, I wasn't terribly impressed. However, this time through, I have a newfound appreciation for it. I'm always a fan of David Byrne's vocals, but this time, I really noticed how similar this album is to the works of LCD Soundsystem (the longer songs, the looping beats, the complex layering of sounds, etc.). Talking Heads were just on a completely different level than most of their peers in the 80's, and this album shows that. Once in a Lifetime is one of the best songs of the decades, but I think that Houses in Motion really shines on this album too.

They r so quirky, dance white boy dance !!!!

Yah. It's talking heads.

Two of their best songs on here. Otherwise, not my favorite Talking Heads album.

Very high 4!!!

Este disco es una aventura.

Some Songs are too much for me. Arrangement wise. But most of them are some funky sh*t. Born under punches. Once in a lifetime. Of the 3 Albums i got so far, i knew all of them. But they were a whole different experince this time round.

LP

You can't really go wrong with Talking Heads. Even the filler tracks on this album stand up well while listening to it in 2022. Can't really add anything new that's already been said about 'One In A Lifetime'... one of the perfect songs.

I've had a few Talking Heads' albums now, this one was my favourite

Grooves on this are pretty nutty. Some lulls, but when the production/instrumentation is at its best - it’s truly great

Good stuff

Classic record that every music lover should check out at some point. It's just as fun as it is quirky.

Mega classic o banger

New wave rock, lidt punk, lidt funk, holder sgu egentligt

Not my favorite Heads album (always been partial to the first, and Fear of Music is a serious contender), but damn if this isn’t incredible. Still has that firesome energy and artistic spirit that makes their earlier stuff soar, but the experimentation throughout is undeniably charming. Sounds as good as ever. A-, maybe drop the minus?

A really good example of a more mainstream new wave sound. Great social critique with nice dark undertones.

I've listened to this album on so many top lists and heard how Talking Heads are a GOAT band but I just can't seem to find the interest for myself. I can acknowledge they are great musicians and pioneers in the new wave era, which I love. Just too silly for me at times and hectic arrangements can't keep me interested.

weird and good. fun and interesting instrumentation.

Good album

I don’t usually like 80’s music but this was good. I think the synths aged fine

Fun album

Vibin

Absolute favorite of mine. Nothing more to say. Favorite Songs: “Born Under Punches”, “Once in a Lifetime”

3rd album I heard of them and now I’m a fan.

Classic. I really enjoy a lot of the tracks here and could listen almost anytime

fíla þessa

83/100: Oh man, I’ve been waiting for a Talking Heads album for a while now. The only two Heads songs I’ve ever really listened to are “Once in a Lifetime” and “This Must Be The Place,” but I’ve always been curious what their albums are like. Needless to say, I was super excited to get this album today. Upon first listen through, I could confidently say that “Once in a Lifetime” was the best song on the album, but that was kind of expected going in. What did surprise me, though, was how different every song on the album sounded. This is such a rare thing in music—especially in my experience throughout this project. Most songs on an album tend to blend together and I find myself having a difficult time remembering which was which. The Talking Heads completely avoided this issue on “Remain in Light.” The only connective tissue between each song was that they were all equally “weird.” That “weirdness” is exactly why I loved this album so much though, each song is like a good time distilled into 4-5 minutes. The tone is infectious, it’s impossible not to smile and tap your foot while listening to this album. That’s what music should be.

Another first for me. What a great album, energetic and creative, full of interesting passages and effects. Listened to it three times!

I fucking love New Wave and I fucking love Talking Heads. HOWEVER This album is extremely front-loaded imo and suffers towards the end. I’d give it a 4.5 buy we’ll go with four.

I enjoyed this album quite a bit, and more than "Fear of Music." "Once in a Lifetime" is a choice classic, and the rest of the album sounds both interesting and enjoyable.

I knew only the one track on this album, but I very much enjoyed being introduced to the others!

Definitely an 80's album but you can hear the punk influence coming through. Some great experimentation with other genres, Massive Attack must have been influenced by The Overload. Once in a Lifetime is a classic but I think my stand out track is Crosseyed and Painless.

This album exemplifies what makes the Talking Heads Great. The mix of absurd and meaningful lyrics paired with strange synth instrumentals creates some unique music. Remain in Light starts out with a bang with three great songs in a row. Unfortunately, the album slowly loses that punch and fizzles out by the end. Best Songs: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), Crosseyed and Painless, Once in a Lifetime, Worst Songs: The Overload

It's the Talking Heads. Same as it ever was.

Enjoyed this, very fun funky feel

Overall pretty good. It's got the classic "Once in a Lifetime" but I also liked "Crosseyed and Painless", "The Great Curve" and "Houses in motion".

Love the groove, very fun album with some songs I actually recognized! The funky basslines really had me moving, 8/10

A classic album that I find a bit overrated. It starts off incredibly with poly-rhythmic masterpieces. Side 1 is a wild ride and it only gets better with Once in a Lifetime, an absolute classic sluce of 80s goidness that remains fresh today, kicking off side 2. Then things take a turn towards the atmospheric, droney and dare I say monotonous. The one song that does stand out is Seen and not Seen, but the other three I find eminently forgettable. All that makes for a 4 🌟 album in my opinion.

Not my music preference but not a bad album

So varied in song style. While some tend to share in the rhythm styles, it feels like each song is a singular and unique creation. There seem to be some sounds that foreshadow songs that will come later, however. But that last track is completely unique in the outright creepiness of it. So unlike anything else I’ve heard from TH.

One of the New Wave greats. Born Under the Punches acts as a great opening number. Once in a Lifetime is always a welcome play as well.

3.75

Such a fun album! As almost always, it was my first experience with this band, but man, what a pleasure. Such a nice ride, I felt like on european trip through safari. Another mixed genres album, that actually struck a gold. I think this is a type of album that is very consistent throughout the whole length of it. Starts with 'Born Under Punches', with a very distinctive African-sounding beat, that never leaves and actually sounds even better on few of the instrumental tracks. Couple of slower songs fitted in between also doesn't distract you from the roller coaster ride that is this album. The only problem is that the album is too consistent for its own sake. There is no stand out song, that I could remember. The most known one is 'Once in a Lifetime', but it wasn't anything special in my opinion. So in future, I will listen to the whole album, and not just few chosen songs.

I don't think I'll ever figure out this album

i thought this was a very complex and interesting album. Give credit to Brian Eno and his production expertise in helping to put this together. There are so many merging musical sounds and styles, and it works. One aspect I read that I thought was unusual and amazing was that while the music was recorded in the Bahamas, the lyrics were not written until after the band returned to the US. David Byrnes' lyrical style is immediately identifiable. My favorite tracks were Born Under Punches and Once in a Lifetime, although the entire album is very good.

This album was super fun! Talking Heads always have some good hits but listening to their album was a whole new experience! The album was so wacky but in the best way possible! Standouts include Once in a Lifetime, Burn Under Punches, Houses in Motion, and Fela’s Rift

3.5/5 fun but strange if you are paying attention more.

Arrangements are complex and frenetic but structured. Love the Afro funk influences and crazy sounds. End of album kind of dragged.

Þetta er gott stöff.

Ivanova nocna mora

Ivanov najbolji bend, prvo mu je najdraži Brian Eno pa Talking Heads. Odličan album.

Nothing like what i have previously listened to, i really enjoyed the new wave rock or whatever genre this is. It isn't really something I would listen to casually, but it is a very good album

Remain In Light starts of really well and keeps delivering quality high energy song one after another, but then it quiets down and ends on a bum note. If the track list was re-arranged so the best wouldn't be all in the first half, then it would have made a more interesting experience. Definitely the best track is Once in a Lifetime which sidenote watch the music video to see some awesome dance moves. Crosseyed and Painless is also increadibly funky and awesome.

Didn't think I liked this album so much based on previous listens, but this time around I found myself grooving along to the whole thing.

I loved the start of this album, wasn’t so keen towards the middle and unfortunately didn’t get back for the last couple of tracks. Nevertheless a perhaps generous 4* for the brilliant first half.

I’ve seen this album so much but never herd it I really hope it’s good… The album kicks off with born under punches ( the heat goes on), it’s a really interesting song quite funky but in a really “ messy” kinda way. Yeah probably not my kinda thing but still cool enough to keep me interested. Crosseyed and painless is next, yeah it’s cool. Still really odd my only criticism is that the rattling sound on it gets annoying if you focus on it too much. Side one ends with the great curve, it does sound much the same as the last two but I think the application of this song is better with this cool tribal drumming type sound throughout and the extra vocals at the chorus are cool. Side 2 starts with once in a life time, I think I recognise the chorus but the song itself i’am not too sure still good though and while i’am here I really like the African inspired sound on the album really makes it a unique listen. Houses in motion sounds the most different so far but i’am not sure if that’s the best. I still liked it just doesn’t feel as “colourful”. Then for the song seen and not seen, this is really strange it’s just talking over a beat but too slow to be rapping. So yeah it’s fine I guess. Listening wind has a really cool intro ( which carries on to the song) and honestly a nice pickup from the last two (where my enjoyment started to slip). The album concludes on the overload the slowness here reminds me of the last song on joy division’s unknown pleasures. And while this song isn’t as good as that one and it does drag at 6 minutes it’s a good departure. Overall, it’s cool, very artsy, but a unique and interesting sound, shame there’s only 8 songs.

I really like this album. Groovy, layered rhythms (almost like Afrobeat) with unique vocals. It's well mixed, too. The vibe does kind of change towards the end though, and I miss the energy that's in most of the albums in the closers. The closing song sounds like a Joy Division thing, which isn't bad, but is out of place with the rest of the album. 4/5

Classic.

David Byrne is a musical genius. The Talking Heads take everything I dislike about dance music, art pop, and new wave and do it in a way that I actually enjoy. This isn't my favorite of their albums, but it is a great album from a great band. "Once in a Lifetime" might be my favorite of their songs overall though. And if for some reason somebody is still reading this review and hasn't watched the Stop Making Sense film do yourself a favor and watch the amazing art that it is.

I love Talking Heads and was obsessed by them after seeing Stop Making Sense when it came out on video. That said, as brilliant as this album is, it is tainted by the sheer pretentious of a couple of songs. Talking Heads were always more than just David Byrne, and the other three are geniuses in their own right. This is the point with Talking Heads where Byrne really starts to dominate and they are lesser for it

This is a great album that you can tell is towards the end of their run

3.9

Just some talking heads. Pretty good art-pop

Didn't listen to all of it but liked what I heard.

Not my favorite Talking Heads L.P. But a good one none the less

Classic with all the trimmings

Great fun.

4.0

Same as it ever was - great album start to finish

excellent

This is fantastic, in the weird way only Talking Heads can do it

Side One is great Side Two less so

Pretty good album. Kinda wild they made this in 1980. Feels like it could be a modern day indie alt album. Feels very similar to lcd sound system. Their beats and instrumentals are very unique and I read it has some African influence which makes sense. Not your typical sounding band and because of that this is special. 7.7/10

Excellent 80s new wave/post punk tracks. Still holds up now and doesn't get too bloated or into itself along the way

7/10. Once in a Lifetime is great, but the rest of the album is thoroughly middle of the road.

Once in a Lifetime is a great centerpiece but the album has the strange feeling of slowing down over its duration. 8/10

Though I thought I would prefer the band's earlier stripped down sound, Remain In Light is a turning point for the band musically. The additional musicians and a wider range of sound gives the band a full sound that shows how the band has grown both creatively and production-wise. Not my favourite Talking Heads record, but perhaps the most interesting.

This album gets 5 stars for Once In A Lifetime alone. The video also is completely a vibe I aspire to. The rest of this album is pretty good. Born Under Punches has real ‘just discovered my computers’ soundboard’ energy

A great crossover album of funky Afro-beat dance, post punk pop and Joy Division-style alternative rock. Very accomplished and enjoyable.

This is a fine album...the census best Talking Heads album but I don't agree with that opinion. I prefer both Fear of Music and Mire Songs About Buildings and Food. But Remain in Light is still great...excellent poly-rhythms, cool songs and production and still sounds unique even today. 4 🌟

Guter "Indie-Funk". Verursacht unkontrolliertes Fußwippen.

Chevere

This was an odd Talking Heads album.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS!!

Bowen's on fire and he's shagging Dani Dyer

Good album, enjoyed the lyrics singing and music

3.5/5. I was expecting more, but it was good. I like how unique this sounds.

yooo vibeke

8/10

Frenetic and quirky, but still very catchy and likable. I love Talking Heads, but surprised this album was selected. Once in a Lifetime is amazing and never gets old.

Este disco me impresionó más de lo que me gustó. Por un lado sí es muy innovador para la época y es muy variado en sonidos pero tampoco es un disco que me provoque volver a escucharlo o volverme fan de la banda. Por otro lado, es impresionante escuchar algo que es influencia de varios géneros musicales y de muchas bandas reconocidas que vieron sus orígines en la primera mitad de la década de los 80s. 3.5 estrellas que suben a 4 porque sí, creo que todo el mundo debería escuchar este disco alguna vez en su vida. Songs: The Overload, Once in a Lifetime

Dudé un rato entre 3 o 4 estrellas, porque por un lado son excelentes músicos: innovadores, arreglos elaborados, ejecuciones complejas, etc. y lo demuestran en cada canción; por otro lado, el Synth Pop no es mi estilo musical y me cansan rápido (incluso con lo elaborado que es) el estilo de sonido que usan. Por supuesto, la rola que se lleva el disco es Once In A Life Time, que incluso sorprende que sea de 1980, pues suena como algo mucho más actual. Pero también hay otras (como Seen and Not Seen) en las que en vez de cantar solo hablan y no me gusta.

Isn’t David clever! Lots of groove, fantastic guitar work and a stone cold classic song (universe level) too. I’m never sure if I like Talking Heads as much as I should, but not to worry: the album enjoys itself whether I’m sticking with it or not. Very good.

Les Talking Heads ont tout misé sur le rythme et ont eu raison. Le guitariste joue en effet le même accord de Sol majeur pendant les quarante minutes du projet avec une dextérité sans précédent. Sol, sol, sol, jusqu'à l'épuisement. On le soupçonne parfois de nous préparer un Mi ou même un Ré, mais rien n'y fait, le prochain accord sera bel et bien un Sol. Pour notre plus grand bonheur.

Aujourd'hui je suis assis à côté de mon manager au bureau, il m'est donc absolument impossible de rédiger des reviews de qualité. En effet, à tout moment ce dernier peut pivoter sa tête sur le côté, et ainsi me réprimander pour le 3/5 accordé aux Pink Floyd il y a de cela quelques jours. A très vite je l'espère dans des conditions plus propices.

This is the first full Talking Heads album I've listened to, though I'm familiar with David Byrne, and some of their radio hits. It's unique, it's experimental, it's very 80s, and very frantic.

This has Jake written all over it. Imagine putting a 6-9 month old baby in front of the screen and putting on the music video for "Once in a Lifetime"... what would that child become? I do not know... hahah.

Enter synth and syncopation

TIL all my favorite artists are just Talking Heads cover bands

Always enjoy listening to a band/album like this that is experimental and unique while being listenable at the same time. Some songs are iffier than others but that's what happens when you take risks. Overall pretty great stuff.

Loved this for the longest time Love the Fela nod on this album

Great Band and a good album! Probably one of the best "Art House" band ever, love their early stuff and their later stuff. Tina Weymouth was the thinking Mans Bass player of choice and was the the stuff of teenage fantasy for me. In my opinion "Stop Making Sense" which I think came out a couple of years after this is a) the best Live Music Film of all time and b) Classic tunes for the post punk era. I think my favourite here has got to be Once In A Lifetime! The Overload is reminiscent of Curtis Era Joy Division/New Order to me so who was influencing whom?

I remember seeing a Talking Heads video on VH1 way back when I was but a wee teenager. I thought it sucked donkey balls and the video was weird too. Now, I have to admit my taste in music (and music videos) has matured quite a bit, and quite like this, and weird is good. This is an absolute banger!

I am a fan of the Talking Heads. This is the second recomendation for this band on this list, and I've heard a few other full albums from the band as well. I don't think I liked this album as much as the previous recommendation (More Songs About Buildings And Food), but I liked the album. "Once In a Lifetime" is one of my all-time favorite tracks from the band, and "Crosseyed and Painless" is another track that I would come back to. The remaining tracks felt new to me. "Born Under Punches" seemed like it had a strong connection to the live performances that followed this time... with a large supporting band and lots of interaction between the main members and the supporting band. I think because I am a fan of the Talking Heads in general, this album gets a slight boost to round up to 4 stars.

well, like all good art, this makes me think. and by the end of this album, i'm thinking about music's long tradition of borrowing rhythms and flavors from other traditions, and it makes me wonder...in our current heightened state of cultural sensitivity, what would happen if a skinny white dude tried to bring traditional african beats and tone into his music. what if he worked with the spiritual heirs of fela kuti, would that be better? and if it was ok today...how far ahead do we have to look to see that tradition of borrowing as some kind of uncool appropriation? because this album - and in fairness, like, all of rock, benefits greatly from the legacy of africa and africa's often-unwilling footprint on The West...where we count europe - or at least england - as being somehow meaningfully west of africa. anyway, i like to think this album could be made today - especially by someone with david byrne's cultural gravitas. but what if it was some unknown nyc art-rocker? if it's not problematic now, does that borrowing become a problem in the future? i really hope not, because art in general needs that cross-pollination, or it withers. i hope we can get this figured out.

I love David Byrne and the Talking Heads. I don't think I ever heard the whole album but it is consistent and funky and edgy. I think I would want to hear it again some time. Maybe not tomorrow or next week, but I keep it in my list of music I like.

You can absolutely feel which songs were written by Byrne and which were born out of the jams by Frantz & Weymouth. Byrne has an absurdist take on pop where the others took a turn toward afro-centric. Born under punches should've been a single. Once in a lifetime is fantastic, of course. Houses in motion isn't bad, but it's not "greatest hits" great. Most of the rest of it is good, but not anything outstanding.

Such a melting pot of influences. Madness!

Surprisingly I had only heard one of these songs before (Once in a Lifetime of course). This seems like the prototypical Talking Heads album with the African influenced beats and seemingly stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Good stuff. 4 stars.

Weird, folksy, and fun.

It's such a shame that Remain in Light is not a 6 track EP with Born Under Punches, Crosseyed, The Great Curve, Once in a Lifetime, Houses in Motion, and Seen and Not Seen. If it was, I think it would honestly be a contender for the best of all time. The extremely catchy funky African rhythms, the amazing delivery from Byrne and the dashes of electronic sounds that are well ahead of their time, create mysteriously terrific and engaging music pieces. It's such a shame that the effects on Listening Wind sound mediocre, and that the Overload sounds like it was ripped straight from Joy Division. Just shy of a 5/5.

I really like this album. Probably my favourite from Talking Heads. Lots of cool polyrhythms, with wonderful songs built around single chords and instrumental loops (though played live rather than sampled). A real mesh of styles, and Brian Eno's production excellent as ever. Amazing bass playing from Tina Weymouth. Guitars sound great. Love the percussion. Excellent use of effects, drones, noise throughout. A very interesting approach to writing and recording, and it really paid off.

Once in a Lifetime saves this album from mediocrity

Generally I've only been familiar with Once in a lifetime, which is the only obvious single on this album. The more percussive/world music elements of this works really well i think.

Meteen herkenbaar, na de eerste seconden van het eerste nummer. Talking Heads hebben echt een unieke sound. Ik hou er enorm van. Zit echt heel goed in elkaar.

Raketen Start! „Born Under Punches“ gehört leider erst seit kurzem zu meinen absoluten Lieblings-Songs. Das erste Drittel läuft danach in etwa nach der Facon ‚Her mit den Juwelen’ weiter. Ist nach „Once in a Lifetime“ Flughöhe erreicht, kehrt eine Ruhe ein beim Schweben durch dunklen Raum. Diese mittleren Tracks sind fast einem anderen Album eines anderen Künstlers zuzuweisen. Mit „Fela‘s Riff“ beginnt der Wiedereintritt in die Atmosphäre. Man setzt auf auf rotem afrikanischen Staub, stampft Kraut, repetitiv jedoch weniger hibbelig wie zu Beginn. Wäre die eklatante Suche nach Leerstellen weniger akribisch geführt worden, bekäme diese große Enterprise mehr als „nur“ lückenhafte 3.5

Auch hier mal wieder: vielen Dank an die Liste, ich hatte mir diese Hymne an Polyrhytmik, superschlauen/superernsthaften Artschoolquatsch und Eno-Skillz (inkl Anwerben von Adrian Below und so) nämlich vorher nie ganz angehört. 4.4!

For its time, this album kind of re-defines what "rock music" really meant. Or rather stretched the definition of rock music. I didn't (choose to) understand this as a kid but it's worth the trip -> a weird cold yet somehow joyful experimental collection of loops, non-western-rhythms, and layered vocals. All put together well enough to create actual songs that supersede the experimentation - which for me is always the correct order. "Once In A Lifetime" is the one most people might know but overall this album is chock full of creativity and punctuated with excellent musicianship - in particular I love that guitar solo on "The Great Curve" [courtesy of Adrian Belew]. Remain In Light is not exactly your 80s backyard party album :D but rather a soundtrack for your indoor gathering while the VCR is playing "Weird Science" in the background. Even though this may not fit snugly within any of my favourite subgenres this is a really unique sound and is interesting from start to finish. Even at 40+ (!) years old it somehow sounds fresh. 8/10 4 stars

Classic manic talking heads dance magic

Remain in Light: These songs have such a manic energy. It's all so tight but they get loose with the leads and such all throughout. I already really like this album but I used to absolutely hate the Talking Heads specifically because of Once in a Lifetime. I even saw the singer David Byrne in concert and still didn't like them. I eventually listened to their other stuff and it clicked. Really just pushing this crazy dance rhythms all throughout but by the last song, it's really slow and driving. 8/10

I went into this feeling a bit sceptical having seen the rest of the group rate it pretty badly; as it turned out, very much my jam. Ended up thoroughly enjoying this album, the transition from energetic to somewhat lethargic while remaining organised chaos was great. Will definitely listen to more Talking Heads in the future, and probably give the album another listen reasonably soon. Not "perfect" enough for 5/5, but a solid 4 for sure.

😱🎶

Some really cool jams in there. Good album. Off to a great start

Really like at least one song on this

The Talking Heads brand of eclectic, new-wave alternative funk is not the easiest to digest right off the bat but there is an undeniably unique and catchy sound they've landed on by this point. Eno's always fascinating production coupled with Byrne's signature style create an album that is certainly challenging at first but always as fun as it is challenging. It has an ability to make you dance while feeling quite perplexed, not many albums do that, and even few do it so damn well.

Was excited when I remembered the track used in Mindhunter. Lot of the music on this sounds like it’s building to the hits.

interesting, cruisy and glorious

Muy buen álbum, la cantidad de efectos y los riffs de cada canción me han gustado mucho, realmente es un trabajo muy bien elaborado, hay un monton de detallitos en cada canción que la vuelven explosiva y muy buena.

No matter how many times I hear this album, I always find something new. Sure, it doesn't have many "hits", but there is nuance and experimentation abound. It is also admitedly hard for me to divorce this album from Byrnes autobiography. I tried though and can't think of anything that takes this below 4 stars.

Great, weird, repetitive, funky.

It was good. Sounded like college rock, but different.

I thought it was going to be another bland 80s rock record but I'm very happy to be proven wrong. This is a very well written album, definitely will give another listen, not much more I can say about it atm

Great, great album. An absolute classic.

3.5/5 listened to talking heads radio all dayyy

Is there already a genre called TranceFunk? Prince without the sex, but that just means dancing can exist without lust; bigger frontiers for physical expression of the mind and soul. I'd forgotten what a great bass player Tina Weymouth is; totally underappreciated. Remain In Light was on heavy rotation in restaurant kitchen where I worked; this is great music to cook to. (Eno might find that quite the compliment.)

Awesome album. Good to listen to “Once in a Lifetime” again.

Totally dig the music and lyrics, vocals are kinda weird. But I guess that's the Talking Head for you. Might be interesting to have an all instrumental version of this album. Got better in later songs. Really enjoyed the unfinished outtakes in the remastered version.

Great Album

Pierwszy album z listy i zdziwienie, bo jednak go znam, nowa fala pelna geba, 4 album w dyskografii gadajacych glow, oraz chyba ich najbardziej eksperymentalny projekt, polaczenie rocka, popu oraz elektroniki, mogloby sie wydawac, ze takie polaczenie musi oznaczac mialki album, ktory bedzie jak najbardziej przystepny dla sluchacza, a jest wrecz przeciwnie, lirycznie niektore kawalki tworza mocno psychodeliczny klimat, z chorkami, unikalnymi wokalami pana byrna, ktore na niektorych trakach maja forme lirycznej recytacji, tworzac mini ballady, bo czas kawalkow jest raczej dosc standardowy i tylko jeden kawalek ma ponad 6 minut, ale radiowa popularnosc odniosl tylko kawalek once in lifetime, reszta jest prawdopodobnie zbyt eksperymentalna do grania w eterze, tak z nowosci pierwszy dzisiaj sluchalem deluxa z 4 niedokonczonymi trackami, ktore poza unision sa calkowicie intrumentalne, skads znam utwor right start, ale nie jestem w stanie powiedziec skad, pewnie jakis sampel zapadl mi w pamiec.

A classic really

A true classic from very early 80s. Every listening comes with new discoverings.

Genuinamente me puso de buenas este álbum y, bueno, tras no estar seguro de saber cómo llamarle a lo que escuchaba, descubrí que se supone que esto es new wave... A los Talking Heads les he escuchado una que otra canción, pero creo que nunca había escuchado un disco completo. Qué bonito pasar por éste, sin duda hay sonidos muy frescos, como una reformulación del rock (?). "The Great Curve" y "Once in a Lifetime" son las que más me gustaron del lanzamiento original. De la versión extendida con sus canciones "inacabadas", "Fela's Riff" y "Right Start" son las que más disfruté, especialmente la que hace alusión a Fela Kuti, qué buen ritmo. Casi no puse atención a las letras, porque sólo me dejé llevar por el ambiente, animado, al parecer y porque fui feliz escuchando este disco. 9/10

My brain thinks this is 5 stars. It influenced so many artists over the past 40+ years. I love the grooves but my heart would only give this 3 stars so I settled with 4

These guys prove you don’t have to he weird to be experimental and try new things! Great album!

Ahead of its time. Love how creative it is.

Bängeri 80-talets rock

while I've listened to this band's songs quite a few times in my lifetime (mostly their hits) but i was quite pleased with this album! the synth/funk/pop/rock was very eclectic, and definitely had my head moving the entire album. Weirdly, and probably just me, but sometimes the lyrics felt like Paul Simon wrote them, but thankfully didn't compose the music, lol

I've listened to this album before but it had been a while, and I expected to like it more than I did. There something opaque about the Talking Heads, like you can tell there's a joke there but it's also serious, and what exactly is the joke? I continue to find myself impressed by the technical abilities of the band that sometimes get overshadowed by the strangeness and by David Byrne's singing style. For that reason I especially appreciated the instrumental "unfinished outtakes."

This album feels like a dreary mixture of 70s synth cop music mixed with talking heads weirdness. Once in a lifetime is probably their best known track but it feels so different to the rest of the album. Still enjoyed hearing it but not my favourite album of theirs

siccc

Pretty good didn't listen to the whole thing but do like talking heads

This feels like the most 80s of all records.

It’s great. If a little too weird and experimental in places.

At first I wasn't a huge fan, but after a while I started to dig it. Interesting rhythmic elements throughout all songs. "Once In A Lifetime" is a happy-sounding song with actually depressing lyrics which is always a fun combo. A lot of random little electronic/swelling guitars are pretty nice, still this is all pretty modern sounding. 1980, wow.

C'est pas mal. Pas de musiques vraiment mémorables mais un bon ensemble.

Very danceable

Cat Stevens' voice reminds me a lot of Eddie Vedder's. It's a measured tone to the songs, but holds a lot of meaning and emotion in the words

born under punches

Love the band

Proof that something good came out of the 80s

Interesting. I was familiar with Once in a Lifetime, which shaped a lot of the way I view David Byrne—spastic and quirky—but it was cool to listen to the Afro rhythms in this album and to hear how they experimented with sounds, lyrics and subject matter.

funky sounds

Fine. Songs grew repetitive and mor monotonous as the album went on. Though I did like Once in a Lifetime

no se xq siempre espero algo mas de esta banda y siempre me decepciona con un terrible meh. 5/10

Helt ok!

Enjoyed

Once in a lifetime gör hela albumet, älskar den!

Weird, surprising, and enjoyable. PF: Right Start

As usual with early 80s Talking Heads a few bangers (Once in a Life Time) but also very self indulgent at points.

Was fine,, not really my jam

I love the Talking Heads, but 4 albums within 6 years all in the Top 1001? I think that's overkill, their sound didn't change much during that time, it's not justified. "Once In A Lifetime" was the Heads song that got me into them as a kid just getting into rock radio and the video on MTV helped a ton! As mentioned, I'm not sure why this album stands out from the others. I like nearly all of it, but with only one hit song with a legacy, it's not as appealing as the others. There's definitely a "weird" factor built into this one with odd sounds, lots of percussion, a bit of preaching but nothing outside their norm. I found a few songs to be waaaay too long. Best lesser-known track for me was "Crosseyed And Painless". Least favorite track was "The Great Curve" followed closely by "Houses In Motion". 3 stars, one amazingly great song and some other better-than-average songs to go with it. It's not T1001 worthy in my book.

Truth is, I'm really just not as into these guys as most people are. I enjoy them, and deeply respect them, but nothing about their LPs really connect with me as a whole. This one however, is probably my favorite of theirs (brave choice, I know). Has my favorite song by them which is a plus. It's a good album. Don't really have much else to say.

The beat goes on. And on. I love Talking Heads but this album gave me anxiety on the first listen. Love it when he says “same as it ever was” because that’s so REAL! The final song was a little spooky and i loved the dark vibes. Probably my favorite song on the album. Definitely not a driving in the car album for sure—it was hard to be a defensive driver while this was playing. Gave me anxiety on the second listen too. I love talking heads but this isnt it for me (except the last song)

That opening AH was so cool and really made me think the rest of the album would be cool, and it kinda was (shoutout Once in a Lifetime) but for the most part, everything that started to feel cool eventually felt repetitive and boring. Maybe I don't do enough drugs.

Is this a safe space for me to say that I was a little meh on this album? (It’s not.) Okay I love Talking Heads, I love David Byrne, I love Brian Eno, of course I love Once in a Lifetime, but fundamentally it’s not music that I have a great time just sitting and listening to. Obviously very daring and innovative and funky and fusion-y and you can bop to it on the dance floor until you collapse. But also sometimes it just gets to be densely repetitive and Byrne is warbling his way through lyrics that don’t mean a darn thing to me and I get tired. Call me a simpleton if you have to. Second act montage needle drop in my biopic: “Once in a Lifetime” (any excuse to play it tbh)

Ethereal, lots of interesting sounds. I liked it more than I was anticipating. Fav: "Once in a lifetime"

I’m gonna get the firing squad for this I just know it. I was super excited for a talking heads album as I’ve never really explored their music but road to nowhere is one of my favorite songs of all time. I really wanted to love this but it just wasnt for me. I get it I really do, it’s funky and melodic and weird which is why I thought it would be my shit but idk, most of them just felt like a weird beat on repeat which I think would be fun to listen to at a trampoline park or an aquarium. Once in a lifetime and the great curve were my favorites on here

Always struggled to enjoy Talking Heads - a band I've respected more than anything. I did enjoy revisiting this, though. A point knocked off for all the rubbishy spoken word bands they've inspired recently.

It's weird. Overall is a great album but I wouldn't identify one song as my favorite, maybe "Once in a Lifetime".

Of the New Wave staples, the talking heads are lower on the list for me. I do love their groovy bass and rhythms though

I've listened to this album a lot of times and I could never figure out why it's rated so highly. One great song, the other stuff is just boring and unmemorable.

was excited to listened to this, but i think i got my hopes a little bit too high. the first half is decently nice, and if they kept the pace throughout it i might think of it more favorably, but there is some misses towards the end.

I really liked how funky this whole album was

first album of theres' I somewhat enjoyed ay

not bad but kinda repetitive

"And you may find yourself. Living in a shotgun shack." It's all very clever isn't it (no surprise, Eno is here AGAIN). But somehow, misses the part where music should be, I don't know, fun maybe? Exciting. Technically accomplished, introducing the world to different sounds, well written................... but I just cannot justify anything higher than a 3. 3.49 probably, but still 3.

Not my cup of tea. Bowie or Iggy Pop are much more interesting to me. 3/5

If it wasn’t for the fading between songs, I wouldn’t know when the album moved to the next song. It’s the same thing over and over again. Constant repetition, same formula, nothing stood out.

OK album, one banger, lots of more exploratory/experimental tracks. Not my favorite Talking Heads album, but worth a listen.

Once in a lifetime is excellent but the rest just passed me by.

original. catchy.

Un álbum muy original tanto lírica como musicalmente. Conceptos muy interesantes.

For me, a little of this band goes a long way. I find that there’s a bit too much of talk-singing in this particular album for my liking. I am having trouble deciding between two and three stars. I don’t hate it, but it’s clearly not my thing. I guess I will land on three stars, but I certainly don’t need to hear it again.

Wow. What a surprise. I wasn't expecting the music based on the cover. Experimental, rhythmic and dark. The vocals (spoken word?) are distinctive and add to the otherness of the album. It's starts with energy and descends into a contemplative trance state by the end. I found it hard to recall much of the back half - even after two listens. The first four tracks are pure fire though. 3*

Okay, kinda cool

This was an interesting album, but not one I really enjoyed.

I think it has many interesting rythmns and sounds. Some of the songs kind of reminds me of King Crimson's Three of a perfect pair. But most of the time the different sounds and percussions feel busier on this album. I dont really know how to explain it but the album really has an interesting sound, and the songs are almost funky, which is not exactly what I was expecting

God, men husker ikke så mange sange, så det gjorde ikke det største indtryk på mig. Note: hør igen

Not my favorite Talking Heads but it's pretty solid still. Pretty groovy overall.

Not half bad

Not the biggest Talking Heads fan, a fun listen though!

C’est bien hein mais j’écouterais pas, c’est du vieux vieux rock mais c’est sympa quand ça passe (y’en a 1 pepite)

1980. Third and final album to be produced by Brian Eno. Blended African polyrhythms and funk with electronics, recording instrumental tracks as a series of looping grooves.

I appreciate it for what it is and the time it was created and it's influence. Most of it is not my cup of tea personally, and after also diving into the deluxe version with unreleased tracks, I prefer those.

A few good songs, likely won't listen to the whole album again

An album of fairly cool ideas but ends up being a bit repetitive and not that great to listen to. As a whole it works, but I feel most songs would seem quite weak on their own.

I don't hate it but I don't like it either

Czuję się jakbym wzięła psychotropy i próbowała nagrać album. Nie znajdę tu brzmień które do mnie trafią. Niczym szczególnym nie zachwyca. 2,5/5

I don't really understand any of the lyrics but I liked some because of its beats and instruments- it's giving beachy and like out of this world intros. But most of the songs are giving creepy and culty vibes

I'm not a huge Talking Heads fan but I do enjoy David Byrne's work. I like the TH hits, especially "Once in a Lifetime," but the rest doesn't do anything for me. I'm sure this album earned its place on the list for some innovative and influential reason and if I were majoring in Evolution of Pop Music, i guess I'd be fascinated. 3 stars

The album starts strong. Track 2 is particularly good. Then a few of the more well known hits. The second half of the album drags a bit for me. Nothing is bad, it’s just a bit repetitive.

Cool but repetitive and loong

Pretty good

He vuelto a no prestar la debida atención, pero en este caso me ha causado menos impacto

Strange, bizarre even. The record does some interesting things, but it often sounds like the artists just noodling on their guitars/synths and singing random notes which range from okay to just bad. It feels very random = good. For instance Houses is very funky and sounds like a great jam session, until the thing that sounds like a long fart comes in. The fart leaves, making the song groovy again, only for it to return again and again. It's like they replaced a great trumpet solo with farts. Why?? Some songs lean more into funky or afrobeat influences and less into random sounds and are much better. The drums and bass do some heavy lifting as they are the ones that keep the songs sounding like songs and they do so very well. But because they have to keep steady they have little room to change it up. The result, songs that do strange things on a surface level, but sound repetitive once you start digging deeper. If they were gonna be strange, they should've leaned into it completely and do some beat switches halfway through or just anything different with their drum and bass. A pioneering band that pushed the envelope and incorporated cool styles into their music, but as an album not pleasant to listen to. I genuinely feel tired after listening to this record. I prefer the drummer and bassists' side project Tom Tom club where they still sound strange, but have more room to make good sounding music. 6/10

Nothing else here lived up to Once in a Lifetime. I didn't have a bad time with it, but a lot of songs felt like jams and I was missing a good amount of structure to hold on to

Uno de los álbumes más conocidos de Talking Heads, sino es que es el más conocido, y la verdad es el que menos me ha gustado. Empieza bien a secas pero la segunda mitad casi no me gustó, esas últimas dos canciones las sufrí.

Not massively my thing but not bad

In the 'Fear of Light' review I alluded to how it and this one are quintessential records of Talking Heads that deserve inclusion (noting that the Stop Making Sense record is also up there). 8/10 [KEEP]

One of their most famous songs is on here but the album as a whole is whatever

Ok

Solid output. Love how even the non-singles tracks are always good. Great album closer as well.

The music is interesting, but not terribly engaging. Their style is unique, but it felt mostly like background music for me. It was fine, but not anything I need to listen to more than once. 3/5

Once in a Lifetime

It’s a bop but kinda forgettable, sounded like a precursor to Radiohead. Upbeat, feel good. Songs sounded cohesive. Leah - 7/7 Leprechauns - Favourite - Crosseyed and painless Austin - 4.5/7 Leprechauns- Favourite - Listening Wind

There's something hectic and nervous in their music that keeps me from really enjoying this.

Once in a Lifetime really is that: an absolute all-timer. The rest here can't match it though it's certainly a tight wee set. Moody

Very unique style which I'm not very fond of. Psycho Killer is great (not even in this one lol) but afaik that's it.

While "Once In A Lifetime" is an absolute classic, nothing else on this album comes even close to it. That said, the alchemy of the Talking Heads and Brian Eno's production does mean that this is a good album, it's just not as good as much of the other works by Talking Heads or David Byrne

Seems harsh to give an album that contains "Once in a Lifetime" only three stars. Not TH's strongest, for me, though.

Not really my jam. Lots of creativity and layers, but it's all a bit 80's experimental for my liking. Some stand out songs, and detail being added all over the place. Definitely worth revisits in comparison to other albums I've heard.

Kommer nok aldri til å bli noen stor fan av disse, men av de tre som har kommet så langt liker jeg dette best. Var litt mer moody og nedpå som passet bra med jobbing.

it was unique and different from what i usually hear, didn't finish it yet but it's good fs , liked one song outta it a bit more so yeah

Buen álbum buen rock.

Fun and wonky with some hits. Not phenomenal

Overall Rating - 3.06/5 (6.13/10). Overall, a good 80s New Wave album.

Enjoyed Crosseyed and Painless and Fela's Riff on the Deluxe version. It’s got Once in a Lifetime on it, but apart from that it got a bit samey, and some weird bits didn't really work

Das Live Album ist besser.

Born under punches - 2/5 Crosseyed and painless - 3/5 The great curve - 4/5 Once in a lifetime - 5/5 Houses in motion - 3/5 Seen and not seen - 2/5 Listening wind - 4/5 The overload - 1/5 Fela's riff - 4/5 Unison - 5/5 Double groove - 3/5 Right start - 4/5

My father has a Talking Heads vinyl. It's in the dragon's den. Having now listened to Remain in Light, I understand why it never made it out. The African polyrhythm influence is genuinely interesting — and unlike some albums that try this, it's actually integrated rather than bolted on. "Once in a Lifetime" is strange and compelling. But the overall vibe is anxious, detached, deliberately weird in a way that kept me at arm's length. I can hear what they were doing. I just couldn't quite get inside it. 2.5/5 — filed under 3. Interesting enough to respect, not quite enough to return to.

not my cup of tea but still good. good to ride a car prolly

Alright… this is something that younger me would have totally jammed out to and probably did. This sets the tone for the 80’s in the best way. Current me wouldn’t listen to this entire album except for Once in a Lifetime… that track is still such a banger.

Hmm. I don't know how to feel about this one. I feel like I should like it more than I do. It feels unique, innovative, and super interesting, but it didn’t connect with me very much emotionally. 6/10 Pretty Good

I know their top 5 or 6 hits, and only one of them on this album. Disappointed if I'm honest, was hoping for something that just never came. Skipped through most of the tracks. Shame.

overall: 7/10! groovy funky vibes and idrk what else to add

Välillä nopeaa fkattavaa musiikkia. Toisaalta taas kone ja syntetisaattori. Tarttuvia biisejä.

Yeah I liked it. Good vibes. Little bit too funky for me

Not one of their greatest.

pretty solid album, not much to say, enjoyed.

Funky, weird, vaguely proggy?

Same as it ever was

ive only heard a handful of talking heads songs (the popular ones) so i was really not expecting this album to sound like That - kind of reminds me of the manhunter soundtrack - had already heard once in a lifetime and was expecting the rest of the album to sound like it but i was wrong - seen and not seen kind of freaks me out + sounds like a stripped down version of this is your life - i like how eerie listening wind is - the overload sounds like a slowed down interpol song interesting album, starts off super funky and slowly starts to become more sinister towards the end. cant believe this is the same band that made psycho killer

Wenz: Nothing really stands out to me in this album though 😅 Shermz: same. But I do like the groovy tunes tho

It was an ok album i guess. Cool sound but not that special or different…

Favorite songs: Crosseyed and Painless, Once In a Lifetime, Listening Wind

Interesting and unique in a very special way

Well for my 800th album and 5th electronica album in a row. Remain In Light is certainly an album that i have quite a bit to say about. The only song from this album that i was familiar with before listening was Once In A Lifetime especially because i have seen that song used in quite a lot of YouTube Poops and i enjoy that song for it's quirky nature. I also thought the other songs here were interesting in their own ways and coupled with the good production, made it a pretty enjoyable listening experience. My only issue is that nearly every song felt like it was at least a minute too long which made them fairly repetitive. It is still an enjoyable album, just one i would have liked more if it weren't so repetitive. Best Song: Once In A Lifetime Worst Song: The Great Curve

Demasiado experimental y pesado para mi

cant be arsed to do ts again

OK

This album is a good example of why I don't like to look at the top songs before I listen to them. I liked the Great Curve the most and then found out that Once in a Lifetime is basically the most popular TH song of all time, which I definitely didn't enjoy as much

I'm not sufficient enough to love this album

Não consigo achar esse tão bom quanto o speaking in tongues.

You can hear the genre-melding and you can hear why it's a critical darling. While I enjoyed the same parts as most critics did, it is to a lesser extent- personally I find the album a bit too avant-garde. Nevertheless the musicality here is excellent from everyone involved, and you can hear the influences on later works. Not for me, but I can absolutely see how some might regard this higher than me.

Chill, forgetable.

Once in a Lifetime

нормально

Har jeg set frem til! Jeg vidste dog ikke at Peter A.G. var kreativ direktør for Talking Heads inden han lavede GNAGS :i Kommer nok aldrig til at sætte det på igen, men "Once in a Lifetime" og generelt Anders Winther Kaufmann's kærlighed til albummet, giver jeg det lige præcis 3 stjerner.

En lidt underlig én. Det er både godt og kedeligt på samme tid. Kræver nok lidt mere fordybelse end blot en enkelt gennemlytning.

3.5!!! Once in a lifetime carries…. Rest of album is decent, but not quite a 4

Fun and funky! Lots of beeps and boops, but a bit gloomy. Don’t love David Byrnes’ voice but I got over it.

Interesting, Suprisingly nice to listen to (I am not a fan of David Byrne's voice). Openly inspired by Fela Kuti, it's seemavant garde for its time. I'll porbably listen another time.

FAVS (top 3): crosseyed and painless, the great curve, once in a lifetime mençoes honrosas: listening wind tipo é ouvivel mas nada marcante -_- daria menos se fosse insuportavel de ouvir nota final: 3/5

mega silly okładka podoba mi się born under punches - odrazu chce się zrobić awkward taniec i nie brać niczego na poważnie. crosseyed...OMG WCHODZĄ CHÓRKI. trochę vibe the savage ressurrection fox is sick???? the great curve - trochę wchodzi w brazylijską muzykę XDDD skipnęłam końcowo... once in a lifetime - znałam i kocham!!! house in motion - kojarzy mi się z tańczeniem w mieszkaniu ze znajomymi ale to może po prostu moje myśli i marzenie zawsze

Very, very strange and dark.