Fear Of Music

Next level weird stuff. Drugs recommended

How many Talking Heads albums are on this list?? So far, at least four too many

Typical TH Music…6/10

Simply one of the most original and influencial band ever. The only song I didnt like and think it was just put by force was the last one all other is perfct

This is a weird album. It's interesting weird though. LCD Soundsystem is the spiritual descendant of Talking Heads. I'm not sure I can pinpoint why I like this but I do. If someone told me Talking Heads were a novelty band or at least this was a novelty album, I'd believe it. I guess the difference between a novelty and an experiment is a thin line sometimes. This is a kind of uneven. Life During Wartime is amazing but then two songs later I'm actively disliking Air. There are some clunkers in the second half.

This album is awesome, I will defiently listen again

Only up to 168 and already 4 Talking Heads albums. Do I really need to hear all of their stuff before I die.

Every song every album. Brilliance.

3,5. melhor que o ultimo q eu ouvi delas, mas ainda não é minha praia

A great album and one of three where Talking Heads worked well with Brian Eno producing.

For the ears of those proud to be quirky.

He always sounds so scared and unsure. It’s kinda funny 🕺

I LOVE TALKING HEADS SO MUCH. This album is quite very good.

One of my favourite albums of all time. Life during Wartime and Cities are best tracks for me. Animals is ridiculous but I love it.

Highlights: Life During Wartime, I Zimbra, Paper. In a nutshell: "This ain't no foolin' around" Each Talking Heads album has a different sound. Fear of Music is the psychedelic afro-funk paranoia album. Not a bad thing at all. Overall: 6/10

A subpar Talking Heads album is still considerably better than most others

3.5 - I expect this to be a little bit of a grower, hopefully. There's a few good tracks, but I had the same issues with it that I had with Remain in Light. It's just not as funky as I'd like it to be. But I think I'll like it more as time goes on, because that's kinda what's happening with Remain in Light for me. I'm more excited to listen to an earlier Talking Heads album, because I think I'll like it more.

The last track on the album is titled "Drugs" - it kind of sums up the entire album. They had to be on drugs to record it, and you'd have to be on drugs to enjoy listening to it.

Nop thank you. Let's stay with psycho killer. What was even that album.

Cool, a bit repetitive

Air is a banger

It’s a fun album, but honestly not the most standout in my opinion. I think it lacks a real banger. The singles are fine, but we aren’t approaching a Psycho Killer or Once in a Lifetime here.

Not very listenable, interesting or catchy post punk. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Air Date listened: 15/06/24

Where does this fit in genre wise? I can't really decide. That's part of the charm. No skips on here. Favourite: Heaven.

Started off pretty good with I Zimbra it definitely hooked me from the start. The very interesting instrumentation really drew me but when the singer started getting a bit too wacky I was just kind of caught off guard and a bit confused. As I understand that seems to his whole shtick but it's not something I'm really a big fan of. Nevertheless the album as a whole was decent. The last three to end it the album off were a bit disappointing and it just felt like I got edged for nothing. I'd say I enjoyed experience more than the music itself. Best - I Zimbra, Life During Wartime, and Heaven Worst - Animals and Electric Guitar 2.75-3.0/5

classic

4-

Fun! Original. Weird. Vibey.

This is a Talking Heads stan account

If you have a fear of music, DO NOT LISTEN!! You will be scared the ENTIRE time!!!

Great talking heads album didn’t have the cool Afro beats but a great album nontheless

nothing to exciting

I prefer Remain In Light, but this was solid pretty much all of the way through. A little less organic in terms of textures and actual musical parts meshing together seamlessly.

Creative and relentlessly groovy ! They're so much FUN to listen to ! Brian Eno's production sounds effortlessly fresh. David Byrne's voice can get a little too off-kilter sometimes, but that's alright. He more than makes up for it with his dorky personality and distinctive songwriting. Great album ! Great vibes !

yuuuuup love the talking heads. I haven't actually heard any of the songs in this album before today, so it was nice to hear a different side of them, not just the popular songs. They have an energy to them that isn't worried about being perceived, idk how to describe it, but it makes me want to be weird and not care one bit about how I'm interpreted

bastante extraño, producido por brian eno asi que tiene sentido

Strange voice. In a good way. Lyrics sound like single words with some fluff around it. Again in a good way.

Surprised this album was chosen. Like the Talking Heads, but this album isn't their best.

Meh

Jeg havde ikke høje krav til dette album. Jeg skulle bare falde i søvn, og det lykkedes. Så et win

Talking Heads are legends - but regarding Musical diversity …

Enjoyed the album. A lot of talking heads songs I hadn’t heard before. Overall hits, a few misses.

I'm not that familiar with the Talking Heads. This was a really interesting album, it felt very unique.

good album, a little bit weird at times

It was not bad, musically, but I am not a huge fan of nonsense and weirdness, and I can't think of any songs I'd be dying to hear again.

Two Talking Heads records in the same week. They are a wonky band but their music is fine. This record was not as cheesy as the other one, and had a more polished feel to it. Might go back and listen to this one again.

I think it's interesting, I think Talking Heads was important and groundbreaking for the history of music, etc etc but at the end of the day I just didn't enjoy listening to this that much.

Eh.

2/5

Good songs, nothing too good

solala

i dig the erratic schizo vocals but instrumentally most of this album didn't really interest me. drugs was pretty solid though, wish the album had been more of that

Ok

There are some classic songs here, and the band create some wonderful musical weirdness, but by God, do I hate David Byrne. Yes, the lyrics may be clever and he quirky but he just annoys me as a singer/artist/etc (Sorry, David. I’m sure you’re a lovely person if I met you)

Not a fan in particular

was alil hectic was cool but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again

okay

The second talking heads album in our journey, and man, I just love them. This album was such a blast to listen to.

This is not something that would be on my playlist, but an album I can respect, nonetheless.

Awesome.

I'm not a huge fan. Don't really understand the hype. It was a little weird but not enough to feel groundbreaking or new. I'm not a fan of Byrnes singing voice across the board, it works on some songs like Psycho Killer very well but on others it feels out of place. I think the instrumentation across this album is great and as a textural album, it is evocative and powerful. I think it has a growing quality. I think it's somewhere between a 3 and 4 for me. I think Heaven is a highlight. Life during Wartime is a perfect litmus test for if someone is into the talking heads. It has the punk sensibilities and its danceable, I just don't love it and that's fine.

Talking Heads’ music has always been a well performed mix of weird shit, great riffs and phrases, and serious commentary. David Byrne’s voice really rides the line between comical and impressive, all the time. This album really encapsulates that combo. The singles are the standout tracks (I Zimbra, Life During Wartime, Cities) and they walk that path the best. Songs like “Air” are too bizarre sounding to have that serious message the lyrics push, to me anyway. That's not a detriment to it, I think, because the dedication to a soundscape is there and it's not like the song is a missive to a government or something. I'm not sure if this album heralded the beginning of the 80's sound but it had to be close if it didn't do it by itself. Just the guitar work alone, on the production/fx end, is like nothing else of the time that I know of. The final track, "Drugs", is the oddest of all and is a great closer. It's experimental but not arhythmic and finishes with a simple volume fade, simple yet complicated. This was a good album.

Really great. Can't wait for Stop Making Sense.

genius

So I was going to give this a 3 star rating, as it's pretty dull stuff, but I'm bumping it up to 4 stars due to Robert Fripp. Unfortunately, I can't stand David Byrne's vocal delivery, so I'm pushing it back down to 3 stars, which was where I came in. Then the second half was so very drab that I'm going down to 2 stars. Some of it sounds a bit like David Bowie, which I guess is the Brian Eno influence. Hated the funky-disco vibe this gave off, but it makes me feel better about not going out of my way to listen to Talking Heads; they suck as much as I figured they would do. I love the fact that I've discovered so much interesting music with this project, but I suppose there has to be the odd journey into garbage along the way.

Yeah I can’t get it. The vocals don’t excite me.

Instant mood booster Favorite track - Life During Wartime Least favorite - Heaven

Rather ethereal and funky, and I think that's what I enjoyed the most about it. Unfortunately, that's where my enjoyment ends. The first half was much better than the second, as the latter is lacking pretty much in the everywhere department.

Wel lekker, beetje teveel van hetzelfde voor me

Very fun, sometimes strange album. "I Zimbra" sets the tone immediately, and the stretch of songs in the middle from "Cities" to "Heaven" is fantastic. Overall a lot of fun to listen to.

great sound

love the talking heads.

Silly music for a silly girl who has had way too much caffeine. 4/5

man idk what it is but i just can't get behind the talking heads! i can acknowledge that their music is good but i just don't enjoy it. i see the appeal though. there were a couple songs i did enjoy though, like air, i zimbra, and mind. idk this is an album that either hits or doesn't depending on my mood. anyways, overall it's again a 3 stars.

Fear of Music is the third studio album by Talking Heads, originally released in 1979. I am admittedly more familiar with their more well-known album "Remain In Light" that would come out the following year. This one was a bit more experimental to my ears surprisingly. It's got a "darker" overall feel than their other efforts. They make great use of more odd time signatures which was pretty cool. They're also able to keep that funky undertone to many of the instrumentals, even though you can hear the disco influence creeping in by this time. One of my favorite parts of this record were the bass lines, super funky and tasteful. Even though this is not my favorite of theirs, it was still groovy.

Ganz ok, hat mich auch nicht weggehauen

Ganz nett aber hat mich nicht weggehauen, vielleicht sollte ich es mir später nochmal geben, oder was anderes von talking heads

Maybe not as good as More Songs about Buildings and Food but still good. I'd like to dive into this more!

Not as catchy as their next album but still good to listen to.

Love the lyrics, the beats are good, only lacks a little melody. Highlight for me is “Heaven”.

I don't know.... I just... I just don't get this. I don't care about it. I know this band is deemed one of the greatest... But I just don't care.

Das Album ist OK incl. einiger 'Dance-Stampfer' die sicherlich Partytauglich sind. Zum regelmäßigen Hören reicht es allerdings nicht

Fear Of Music was an album that really wasn't great. It mostly suffered from the issue of having music and vocals that didn't really compliment each other and just felt like they were walking on each other. While the music was fine for the most part, the vocals absolutely were not due to sounding way too monotone and being hard to hear due to what i mentioned earlier. This is also an album that just got worse as it went on with it starting out decent at the beginning but falling off hard towards the end. I certainly do have a fear of this music (pun intended). Best Song: I Zimbra Worst Song: Drugs

I can see how, at the time, it might have been seen as 'cutting edge' but now...? Nope. Not a track on the album that struck any kind of chord with me. I try to listen to these albums at least twice... I could barely manage once with this one - it did nothing for me at all.

A glimpse of better things to come, but not their best work.

another banger

A bit weird but in a good way, interesting listen. Maybe got too weird at the end. Stand-out: I Zimbra

Genuinely did not like this one at all Not my kinda music. Everything just blended together, and dude's voice is grating Nothing memorable, couldn't recommend a particular song to anyone

Liked the vibe, and in some ways, found it interesting to listen to Talking Heads with an album that I didn't recognise any of the songs from.

Not a terrible album.

I really enjoyed it. But compared to their other work, this does not come close.

If Roger Waters and David Bowie had a child together, it would be David Byrne. There are a number of extremely good tracks here, but the drugs produced just a little too much filler for this day and age.

Pretty good.

Like most people I'm familiar with remain in light so will be good to try a different album of theirs. Yeah it's basically the same, lopping guitars and drums with David byrne talking cod philosophy over the top lol. Still enjoyed it!

David Byrne discovered one drum can do one thing and another drum can do another thing.

Very good but a little out of style for me. A lot of songs I liked still

I’ve listened to this album four and half ish times in the past two days not knowing what score to give it. This is great. Just interesting rhythms throughout.

A couple of good/great songs, you can see hints if greatness to come, but overall closer to 2 than to 4.

Ok. Not the best by them

Seems I’m not really a fan of talking heads

Is this the best Talking Heads album?

Bueno

This one starts out very funky! Then it just gets quirky. Love Cities. Life During Wartime is a hell of a jam! Memories Can’t Wait has a cool post punk goth thing going… Air and Heaven both have a floaty weirdness. This might be my favorite Talking Heads. It’s a great blend of styles.

Fear of Music I love Talking Heads and I love this album, although it’s probably in the 2nd tier of their stuff for me. It’s probably the hardest to get into melodically but I love the rhythms on it and its overall atmosphere and sound. Eno’s fingerprints are all over it, adding texture and texture electronic gurgles and noises. Love the cover too. I Zimbra is one of my favourite songs on the album, with that Tina Weymouths bass, the shuffling beat and the African style guitar. Mind has its moments, including the guitar at the back end but it never quite feels like it quite comes together. I really like Paper, great guitar and bass and I love whatever David Byrne is barking on about. Kind of nice synthesis of Television and the disco-ish dance beat they play with. Cities is great too, quite a simple piano riff but I love the words. Life During Wartime is probably the strongest song on the album and is a great example of their combination of angularity, jerky rhythms and catchiness. Excellent. Despite the ominous bass and overall tone of Memories Can’t Wait it’s not one of my highlights. Air is great though, kind of funny lyric about breathing being bad but I love some of the little melodic runs before they veer off into odd directions. Heaven is superb too, the most conventional song on the album, with a noticeable air of sadness and melancholy. The ‘nuts and berries’ bit of Animals is great, but I’m not a fan of the rest of the song. Electric Guitar is fine, similar to Air in its unexpected melodic moments but not necessarily the strongest. And the. Drugs is fantastic, up there with Life During Wartime as a stand out track. Simple and insistent, atmospheric and oddly melodic, it really gets under your skin. For a lot of contemporaneous bands and a lot of bands in general this would be a 5, but for Talking Heads I’ll go a 4. That feels a bit low considering other albums I’ve given 5 to, but I think I’m judging them to a higher standard (a bit like Richard Hawley actually). There are some great tracks and in terms of ambition it is a step forward from More Songs About Buildings and Food, but it doesn’t feel as coherent and as rounded as Remain in Light, or my favourite, Speaking in Tongues. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Every song comes back to that married couple rhythm section, which is ridiculous because Jerry Harrison produces all these amazing licks and David Byrne is one of the great geniuses. I love to listen to each song while concentrating on one instrument. Then repeat the song and focus on a different instrument. Memories Can't Wait is an assault on the senses, TURN IT UP!!!!!!!!!

Brian Eno take a bow.

Good parts but not my jam.

Life During Wartime

5/5 I liked the majority of this project however, the final track; drugs did not do it for me and it left a bad taste in my mouth after the album. I liked the dark dispotian feel of the album.

Listened many times before. 2x. Great album.

There is not a single skippable song on this banger, okay??

01) I Zimbra - 8,0 02) Mind - 8,0 03) Paper - 8,0 04) Cities - 8,5 05) Life During Wartime - 8,5 06) Memories Can't Wait - 8,5 07) Air - 8,5 08) Heaven - 8,5 09) Animals - 7,5 10) Electric Guitar - 7,5 11) Drugs - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,18 (82/100) Quirky, funky, crazy melodies, David Byrne vocals and equally quirky lyrics, and Brian Eno production. Oh, and Tina Weymouth's bass. This sounds very good! If I were a teenager in 1979, I would definitely dig this album! I can't decide if "Cities" or "Life During Wartime" is my favorite track. I also like "Air" and "Drugs", but who doesn't, right?

surprisingly really enjoyed, a few skips but a few favs. docked points for weird memories

Good Album.

Not much memorable on this one. A few tracks try and break the mold but simply aren’t compelling enough the justify nearly entirely eschewing melody. Instrumentals are well produced but don’t arouse much emotion in me, although the bass guitar performance deserves to be singled out for praise. Vocals are flat and uninspired. But a Pittsburgh shoutout?? Love to see it! Listened to: walking along Joe’s Pond. Favorite track: Drugs

The Talking Heads are a bit of me, but this felt a little lackluster. No single song really stood out to me - whilst I enjoyed listening to it as a whole I don't think I could recommend any one song to someone from it.

Tina Weymouth was the most important Head. Discuss.

I Zimbra is a great start. Funny how it was so unique in '79. Cities, Life during Wartime. So is the list of the best albums or the most important? I guess the uniqueness qualifies it. 3 great songs out of 11. Brian Eno produced. I was doing construction in a loft building on Lafyette in SoHo, NYC in 1980. I get in the elevator and these two guys are fawning over this guy wearing Elton John glasses. "Oh. Mr. Eno we love your music,..." When my floor arrives, I turn to him and say, "Hey Eno how about some elevator music." The two fawners faces drop. He turns to me, smiles and says, "It's been done." I laugh and exit. 3*

This album isn’t bad. Talking Heads has always been one of those bands where most of their tracks are just middle-of-the-road, 3 out of 5’s. However, when they do make a track that’s a 5 out of 5, they really hit the ball out of the park. Unfortunately, I wish I could have the same experience listening to them like I used to, but I’ve really just burned myself out on them over the years. For a newer and younger music critic who’s still exploring different types of music, this is definitely an essential band to check out.

Nice

Een aparte tussenvorm tussen punkjengelmuziek en funk, ook heel erg David Bowie-achtig bij vlagen. Maar lang niet boeiend genoeg.

Dit album moet dan het beste zijn van de Talking Heads. Ik mag dan hopen dat we dan de rest van deze band niet meer tegenkomen op deze reis. Ik houd onze Eno (Hoofdelijk) aansprakelijk voor deze ramp. Om bang van te worden. Het brengt het slechtste van drie decennia popmuziek samen. De speelse, bijna a-muzikale ritmes en andere experimenten uit de jaren '60. De punk-zang uit de jaren '70 en: ze luiden alvast de disco-jaren '80 in. Gelukkig kunnen al deze elementen veel sterker naar voren komen. Met moeite kan ik naast de startster een halve ster toekennen voor de creativiteit.

Ik ben niet zo'n fan van Talking Heads. Het is te ingewikkeld willen doen, te artsy, te fartsy. Gek zingen, gekke ritmes, gekke geluidjes. Er zitten ook toffe geluidjes tussen hoor, maar als je maar genoeg geluiden op ons afvuurt als een schot hagel, zal er ook altijd wel iets raak zijn. Dit album vormt uiteraard geen uitzondering. En dan ga ik dus opzoeken hoeveel albums van deze pipo's in de lijst staan. Vier. 4. VIER!!! What. The. Fuck. Om maar te zwijgen hoe vaak Brian Eno met zijn tengels aan een album in deze snoblijst heeft gezeten. Dat is niet te tellen waarschijnlijk. Maar goed, laten we het album op zichzelf beoordelen. De nummers zijn in ieder geval up tempo, dat levert al een puntje op. De ritmes voelen best ok, ook al ben ik niet per se overtuigd door de drums. De zang is typisch David Byrne, theatraal. Het aandeel gekke geluidjes valt nog reuze mee. Het voelt nog wel aardig als een geheel. Met moeite pers ik 3 sterren uit.

The instrumental backing is funky and the band are very tight plus the production is crisp and lively. Not that keen on the vocals though.

This album made me think that I like the idea of Talking Heads more than I actually like Talking Head.

Enjoyable quirkyness from the american arthouse masters! I thinkbone album would do it.

Love this. Talking Heads doing what Talking Heads do best, still sounds fresh after 45 years.

I'm not sure what they were trying to achieve with this one really. I like The Talking Heads, and liked some of these songs, but at times it just seemed a bit rambling.

I don't think one listen of this album is enough to do it justice. It'd probably be more endearing after several listens, (which given my current 1001 backlog is doubtful).

As good as any other Talking Heads album. I appreciate the honesty and the creativity. I'm just never moved by the music. That said, I've dropped Heaven into a playlist.

Favourites: I zimbra, life during wartime. I don't hate it but I don't like it. It was fine to have on in the background but it was too long. 2/5

Sorry Mr Heads but I did not enjoy this album whatsoever. There was nothing wrong with it I'm just a hater. 1/5 self-titled album better

Pretty likeable and fun tunes. Even though I had to listen 3 times because I kept forgetting what I was going to write in my review, I surprisingly really enjoyed it and even added some songs into my current playlist. My top 3 tracks were Cities, Air, and Heaven, the last of which brought my rating of the album up to a 4

I feel as though I'm familiar with all the tools that the Talking Heads use to construct all of the music. For example I can hear the rock and disco influences that they have. The singer's voice gets on the border of what is annoying and what is stylistically fine. Overall, I find the album fine.

i love u david byrne

Another great Talking Heads record. I do have to say that the live rendition of "Life During Wartime" goes a lot harder than it does on the album, but I guess that's to be expected. Everyone who likes Talking Heads should watch 'Stop Making Sense.' Highlights: I Zimbra, Mind, Life During Wartime, Memories Can't Wait, Heaven

Good 80’s band. Lots of original songs.

Singing Mouths

Really Interesting album. The best Talking Heads album I've heard so far. 4.0/5.0: Great

I've been walking past one of their other albums for years, the one with the four heads, in the window of the record store, hanging next to Nevermind and Highway 61 Revisited, all blue tinted bleached out and I've been wondering if I should know this apparent classic. If I should have payed attention to those Talking Heads. Haha, nope. This sounds precisely like "they met in design school and openend for the Ramones" and I don't mean this as an accolade. Honestly, I'm puzzled by all the glowing reviews. People, 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, listen to Electric Guitar, Animals or Drugs and go "Wow, ohh, wonderful! 😍"? Huh?Because: this album's ~art wave rock~ whatever with Byrne's exalted vocals made me think of the 1978 'Dub Housing' by Pere Ubu (#52) and that one is currently rated the 14th worst album on this entire list. I went and had a look at the reviews and sure enough... "Talking heads but worse" "It reminded me a lot of Talking Heads, especially the singing, but a worse version" They have it backwards, though. Dub Housing was ★★★★☆, actually wild, interesting and experimental. This is not. Fear of Music reminded me of Pere Ubu but boring bullshit, with a stick up its ass. I'll give them the "ahead of their time", if I have to, and 'Heaven' had a strange low key beauty about it, I might keep that one, but other than that, this sucked, mightily.

Air.

One of my favourite albums by one of my absolute favourite bands. Talking Heads first 5 albums are so good. I love them all. In fact between their 3rd (this album) 4th and 5th album I have a hard time pinning down which one is my favourite. I was surprised to learn that their 5th album, Speaking in Tongues, isn't on this list. But yeah this album is so great.

It was alright

Classic Talking Heads sound. On the whole, it's not really my thing, but it's also not that bad either. I could listen to it again.

Talking Heads - mir gefällt‘s!

Discobeats mit Byrne's Gesang. Und der ist einfach phänomenal.

Yeah it's alright.

Not my thing. Sounds alright but I didn’t enjoy the vocals a lot. Every song seemed to be trying too much. Interesting listen, was considering a 2

I listen to songs on this less than I do the songs on the other talking heads albums we've had. still good.

Definitely some nice moments, especially in the alternate versions, but overall didn’t do it for me. I really don’t dig shouty rock. Also, lame album cover. I’m gonna go listen to And Justice For All… the tight back of Sara’s car has me raging. Lol. 6/10

5/10 - I feel like talking heads are experimental in a way that I am not a huge fan of. Some of their songs I enjoy quite a bit but most of these were not my favorite. I Zimbra was great and Heaven was pretty good but the rest were not for me.

Some super interesting beats. Sometimes got a little annoying

Definitely pretty strange, but at least it was an interesting listen with a few really good songs. 8/10

Never Boring

this might just be the worst album i have heard in my entire life. I disliked a lot of albums on this list, but no album has made me feel so much anger, irritation, hate and want to turn this shit off immidiately. Still I forced myself to sit through 5-6 tracks of this nightmare. its like some horrible demo tape that was accidentally released. there is nothing good about a single song on here. if I was held at gun point, I guess I could say songs had structure? but base sounded shit, keyboard sounded like a fucking joke, guitars were twatty little twangs that did nothing and the vocals dear fucking god the vocals what in the actual fuck hate to go for a low hanging fruit, but yeah, these guys have a serious fear of music, as in trying to make some good fucking music NNN worst album by far

It was okay

Nice

I’d forgotten how great this album is

I like the majority of the background music, the chord progressions, and the musicianship. The voice and the melodies don’t do much for me. Pretty cool music….but also, not. Not a real fan. Not sure they deserve all of the accolades they get. More like a weirdo leading a band without a ton to offer. Not for me.

Head banging 2

Very happy about this. I don’t have enough Talking Heads in my life, so thanks, list.

🌶 i zimbra mind cities life during wartime air heaven animals

Hard to pick a favourite track. My fave talking heads album. 4.7

Always down for some Talking Heads.

Ish

Best album

I like the darker and strange tone to this album more than the prior Talking Heads album. I don't know that I had a stand out song on this one outside of the intro. As per usual, if you like the Talking Heads, you are probably in, if not, then you likely don't like it at all.

Turns out all you need to make Talking Heads my cup of tea is a bit of King Crimson in the mix. All jokes aside, I feel like they're a band were I have mixed feelings about they're sound. However, for me it comes down to me enjoying the songs on here a bit more than the two previous albums.

It's a solid album with lots of good songs. I think the legendary musician and producer Brian Eno's output on this record helps. The whole band is at their finest here. I did kind of expect it to be a boring, generic album before hearing it. It turns out that it's actually a fine LP. Moral: Try any new or unfamiliar albums - you might like it!

It's really challenging for me to rate this. On the one hand, Talking Heads has such a unique range and a rather avant garde style. It's like nothing else you've ever heard, but it's not art rock, it's not punk, and David Byrn's voice is just so unique. They are wholly themselves and totally embracing their sound. But at the same time it's never really been for me. Maybe they've just never reached me at the right time or place, but I've never really vibed with Talking Heads. And that's ok, it's not for everyone, and that's a risk with embracing your own style. They absolutely deserve to be on this list though and I'm glad I listened through.

Un disco bastante raro. Con condimentos de funk, rock, blues. Ciertas melodías y la forma de cantar me hacen acordar a Bowie por momentos.

I like the Talking Heads more the older I get. But this one was not my favorite. Still good, but didn't love it.

sunka sir

Ok, nis spektakularno

Perfectly weird, as new-wave and Talking Heads usually are. The more I listened to "I Zimbra" the more I became addicted to it.

Typisch Talking Heads.... man hört auch den Einfluß von Brian Eno heraus, also etwas " Roxy Music". Angenehm zu hören.

Very good, it’s the talking heads! Has many of their classic songs

I know Byrne has better music than this...

I like the Talking Heads a lot but this album was really boring and one dimensional.

This is probably the album that I'm the least familiar with. "Life During Wartime" is the only song I really know. It a great record overall but not my favorite. "Memories Can't Wait" and "Heaven" are two other songs that really standout for me.

The soundscape of this album is certainly dystopian, but there is also an odd magic to the whole thing. The rhythms are powerful, the vocals are innovative, and the fusion of sound just works. It’s crazy what people were into in the 70s that this had 3 singles and was a top 25 Billboard album, it has always seemed to esoteric to me. Really it’s an art rock masterpiece.

3.9

I love this album, always have and always willl

First time i heard it. Interesting

3/5 like it 👍

The newest installation of I don’t like new wave. Has its moments tho

First there was mumble alt-rock, then mumble rap. Big ass meh.

Idk why the smiling friends didn't liked it, I really enjoyed it, pero tampoco me encantó, sabes? Le daré un 6/10.

4.1/5 Best Track: Cities

I can't believe this was released in 1979. So unlike anything that was getting played on radio in the US, and such an interesting progression from their first two albums. Fresh, different and unusual in a good way. In retrospect, I realize I didn't listen to side 2 all that much back in the day.

Muy buen album. Quizás no sea mi favorito de talking

6 / 10 Glam Pop Rock poco interesante

They are iconic!

Can't really remember because this was weeks ago, lets say 4

Stop Making Sense made too many of these versions inferior

A fantastic mix of Brian Eno and talking heads. They are especially spacey and atmospheric here.

Weird but FUNky. Loved it.

Rating: 7/10 Very good album overall. The first half is great, very catchy melodies and memorable songwriting. There is a weird element that the band does so well but it sounds mostly fantastic and their combination of styles works so well. The second half is when the album really falls off for me. The quirkiness of the band becomes overwhelming to a point where the sounds stop sounding musical and become a nuisance to listen to. There are still a lot of good ideas on the second half but overall not something I would want to revisit. Favorite songs: I Zimbra, Mind, Paper, Cities, Life During Wartime, Heaven. Worst songs: Animals, Electric Guitar, Drugs.

Das ist echt anstrengend

Quite interesting but not sure when I’d ever listen to this.

Some decent tracks on here

When the Talking Heads formula works, it's funky, weird and uplifting. The latter half of this album fails to capture that for me. A lot of the melodies seem to be all over the place. It screams for more structure to reign in the fun and crazy rhythms. The tones on this are fantastic though. You can feel TH's searching for their sound and getting a little lost. I would recommend heading straight to their next album.

An amazing album, highly recommend

Fun

Strange experience: I kept waiting for "Life During Wartime" to turn into "Psycho Killer" haha. Classic Talking Heads album. Fully of catchy bops, and I don't even particularly like this band.

W sumie fajne. 4/5

More of a 3.5 i like the music and the beats but it’s not my style.

not quite Robert Wyatt bad but vocals make this pretty much unlistenable.

Odd but fun album

Cities is one of my favorites. A few other great songs on this album.

Not my favorite Talking Heads album but has some great songs - Life During Wartime, Cities and Mind among them. I Zimbra is different and interesting as well. Really wanted to give this a 3.5.

Hear one song hear them all... not bad, annoying voice. 2.5 if I could, round down

Right on

There are better Talking Heads albums.

garbage

There are four albums by them that i would consider classics. This is one of them. Always have loved Heaven, Drugs, Memoriales Can Wait. Lyrica are wack a doodle for most songs but thats what keeps ten interesting.

need half stars. good album 2 and a half stars

Very good

Meh

The music of Talking Heads has a way of making me nervous. It's anxiety-inducing, and I'm not sure why.

Air.

I didn't hate this, but I didn't like it either. I like Talking Heads' lighter stuff, this was just too heavy for me.

Excellent!

Positive surprises!

What the fuck is this..

Fear of Music presents a departure from the band's more accessible sound, yet it remains a vibrant and important addition to their discography. While not the easiest Talking Heads album to digest, its complexities add depth and richness to the listening experience. The band's experimentation with unconventional rhythms and textures creates an atmospheric and thought-provoking sonic landscape. Tracks like Life During Wartime and Cities showcase the band's ability to blend disparate elements into cohesive and infectious compositions. David Byrne's enigmatic vocals and cryptic lyrics add an air of mystery to the album, inviting repeated listens to unravel its layers. While perhaps not as immediately accessible as some of their other work, Fear of Music rewards patient listeners with its innovative and boundary-pushing approach to art rock. Overall, it stands as a testament to Talking Heads' bold artistic vision and willingness to push the boundaries of popular music. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 4 STAND OUT TRACK - Life During Wartime

Liked it

This is their best album.

Huh, I just got 77 2 days ago. I really liked it, so I’m more than down to listen to this album. In the end, it’s very good, but I definitely liked 77 more.

ok...wow. i zimbra was good actually this is nice. "mind" is....actually kinda funny lol. why he kinda sound like king julian sometimes tho,, and now he sounds like ace ventura lmao? he kinda lost me at memories can wait..but i liked the lyrics .. :( air is interesting pretty good overall! 3.8-4.4

Fine, sounds like a retro futurism kinda vibe to me cool

Excitingly weird

This is my fourth and final Talking Heads album to review. I've really enjoyed their albums so far (5 stars for More Songs, and 4 stars for Remain and '77), so I had high hopes going into this album. Overall, this album was my least favorite of the Talking Heads albums that I've listened to. It's a good album, but it just lacks the punch that their other albums had. The originality, manic vocals, and odd guitar sounds are all here, but this album can be a bit of a chore at times to get through. "I Zimbra" starts the album off on a strong note, but from there it just kind of plods along until "Life During Wartime" and "Memories Can't Wait." This album wasn't really up my alley, but as much as I love Talking Heads, I wouldn't be opposed to revisiting it some day to see if my initial reaction was wrong.

Couple good funky songs, but the production feels so thin. No bass frequencies to speak of. Drums too loud, and always playing the same beat in every song.

It's good I just liked the other talking heads album more

Frantic energetic uncontrollable hip movements

Still early stage for Byrne & Co, searching for their style. Nice bass lines

Starts with my favorite song of theirs.

Kinda slaps. I've had the records before and after this and seems the closer in the discography to Remain in Light the more I enjoy the Talking Heads. This one has some really hilarious bits and I love David Byrne's vocals throughout, just so much character. 8/10

Just like the last Talking Heads album, interesting music with horrible distracting vocals over the top

Not my thing. I kind of like "Cities" but I couldn't get into the rest of the album. I get that it's experimental and it is a unique sound, but it just didn't hook me.

A couple of missteps at the beginning and end of the album, with a bunch of great songs in the middle.

Memories can't wait - kinda liked it, but still not my cup of tea other is.. meh, except for the last track (Drugs) Animals: 5/4 -> 7/4

What a great album this is. This challenge has really got me into Talking Heads, and Fear of Music is another example of why they are so highly regarded. There is a nervous, edgy energy running through the whole record, but it is still packed with hooks and clever ideas. Zimbra is such a bold opener, rhythmic and hypnotic. Minds is another standout, driving and slightly unsettling in the best way. The first three tracks in particular are an incredible start. They set the tone perfectly and pull you straight in. The album feels tight and purposeful from beginning to end. It is quirky, intelligent and genuinely engaging. This is definitely one I will be returning to. Favourite song: The opening three tracks. What a start to an album Least favourite song: None. They are all strong Album artwork: Simple yet superb. Stark and distinctive, even if it is not exactly one for a T shirt

Meh

Bueno y chilleo de música 70´s.

Music that would be playing uncontrollably in my mind while I'm in a drug induced coma. One part interesting and enjoyable, four parts confusing and anxiety inducing. Probably would not listen again. Too scary. But I don't deny there's something here..

Lesser listened to Talking Head album with classics such as Cities, Life During Wartime, Heaven and Drugs

This was the first time for me to really listen to Talking Heads. They do some cool stuff, but I don't love the singing on the record. Unconventional. Worth at least one listen.

favourite songs: life during wartime, air really enjoyed this. not quite as good as the other talking heads albums ive listened to tho. four stars!

Animals is so weird but I love it! Dancing for money is even weirder…still good though.

Very Talking Heads - you have discordant melodies, call and response guitar elements each bar during the verse, odd sounds, social issue lyricism - a great representation of a super influential band.

Overall, I liked it, and I thought that the best track was "Life During Wartime".

not a fan of singing here

Album is great to put on in the background. The singer sounds like Robin Williams on a few songs.

Did not finish. Not great.

Although I really like the song ‘life during wartime’ I never knew it had that title. Yet again a Talking Heads album where I love one song and couldn’t give a toss about the rest. How many more ‘definitive’ David Byrne projects do I have to listen to? Yes, TH have a few great songs and are distinct and influential. But surely that’s enough now?

I am not generally a big Talking Heads fan but I love this album.

A middling Talking Heads' album is better than lots of other bands' best. But if you're going to include this, you may as well include their entire catalog. I don't believe this album belongs on the list. Did y'all catch the tune Living Colour covered?

I was excited for this one seeing as this project has turned me into a TH fan, but I was a bit disappointed. It's OK, but it's lacking that certain something that the predecessor and follow-up had. I do like how free they were to explore some crazy sounds and beats. But it didn't grab me like some of the others.

I just love this album. But truth be told, I love all the Talking Heads' albums. This one solidified that the band is the whole deal--musicians, lyricists, and avant garde Artists. Stand-out songs on this for me are I Zimbra, Paper, Cities, Air, Heaven.

Haven't listened to much new wave, this is good album. My friend Lucas would like this album.

Weird album. A lot of different things going on with each song. A good decent songs - heaven and memories can’t wait. Outside of those two, not sure what was going on. Not my cup of tea

Very good album.

Phenomenal Album! One of Talking Heads' best

Technically impressive with lots of musically interesting aspects. Musical composition and mixing is reminiscent of rock and funk, with driving guitar lines underlaying toe-tapping grooves. Unfortunately, not much evolution happens in each song, and the vocal style and lyrics were not to my personal liking.

not my kind of music

Liked some songs. It was ok. Heaven was my fav.

Not my favourite talking heads album, missing that more intense aspects rather the more dreamy a d abstract aspect this is 6/10

It's alright. Probably the peak of post-punk, and not necessarily in a good way. Each track sounds like any other Talking Heads track, very little variety. The Gary Numan's Chameleon bass feels very out of place.

The arrangements are interesting. The recording is of high quality. The manner of performance is unusual. But the vocal pisses me off)

Feels like summer

Polyrhythmic funk meets punk art rock. Fantastic sound and lyrics. The live versions of many of these songs are even more interesting as the Talking Heads had people like Adrian Belew adding to their performance.

Iconic classic makes you move what more can you want

Cool, hadnt heard much talking heads before. Will listen to that one album everyone loves

I remember listening to burning down the house, this was OK 3 stars

I want to like it more than I do. I quite like the classic Talking Heads songs but a whole album doesn't really do anything for me.

drone

big suits

I’m waking up to the funky side of Talking Heads. Loved this one from the jump.

Pretty good stuff that I have not heard. Familiar with their later work, this is similar but different. I probably wouldn't buy this album but I would listen to it again for ambient music.

Bouncy quirky rock and roll. Loved it.

Upbeat but repetitive

Very frog coded album, no I will not elaborate

1+1. вечер. дома догорает камин, играет патефон, я танцую босиком в темной комнате, которая подсвечивается камином. мне тепло. и все еще хорошо.

Yikes

Typical great music from Byrne and his cohorts Loved listening to this album

This process showed me a love of Talking Heads, but I don't think this album was their best on first impression. Seemed a bit less varied than others and that lead to some boredom. Maybe repeat plays with uncover it's depth so I'll be back

So unique and groundbreaking. 5/5

This is a great record that defies categorization. It's challenging but accessible. It's lack of complete of complete bangers (there are some but not enough) is all that keeps it from a 5. It's an extremely strong 4.

Nice one

Enjoyed it; lyrically interesting.

More like the singing heads. Got 'em.

Didn't gell for me.

Just like “More Songs about Buildings and Food,” I liked the album well enough, but if I was in the mood for the Talking Heads, I would pull out “Remain in Light,” of “Stop Making Sense.”

A classic talking heads record with some of their strongest hits! I love it a lot! Dance music for underground clubs.

Veramente bellino, finalmente uno stile in cui mi riconosco

Non mi ha preso sinceramente

Probably my favourite band to hail from New York. Good to hear an earlier album than I'd known previously. Good stuff.

I loved everything about this album and shall dance to it at any given opportunity between now and death.