Fear Of Music

I appreciate people who try different things, and this was certainly that. I didn’t enjoy most of it, but I could appreciate it.

Hmm, this one was not as goood as their last, the fear is real

Funky, relaxing. Didn’t challenge me, not a fan of the singers voice.

Geez, the first four Talking Heads albums all make the list? Are they all remarkable or that different from each other? I feel like this one and Remain in Light both started to explore different more worldly beats so maybe only one deserves to be on the list. Nevertheless, I will say something that I noted on their first album - Tina Weymouth's bass lines kick serious ass. So good on the opener I Zimbra. And Life During Wartime - what a perfect example of TH's (and in particular David Byrne's) eccentricity and skill in lyrics and musicianship. New wave at its finest - put that song on repeat for hours on end. Still, this album is up and down and side two drags a bit, both of which I've said about all their albums, but even moreso than their debut or their fourth album. These guys are an important band in the whole New Wave genre but this album is a bit inconsistent in my opinion.

You can hear Eno's influence all over this one, which works sometimes and doesn't at others. Drugs is a particularly bad way to end the album.

Talking Heads are just always fun. This one isn't their best - it's a little light on hits - but I enjoyed listening to it and would put it on again. "Life During Wartime" is the highlight, that's a great song. But anything that's primarily rhythm- and groove-based is good music to have on in the background, and this fits the bill.

Decent, but not my favorite Talking Heads album

Kinda funky Kinda psychy Upbeat sounding Got bored

Typical TH Music…6/10

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

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

Cool, a bit repetitive

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

bastante extraño, producido por brian eno asi que tiene sentido

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

Talking Heads are legends - but regarding Musical diversity …

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.

Good songs, nothing too good

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

okay

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Not a terrible album.

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.

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!

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

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.

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*

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.

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.

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.

Good 80’s band. Lots of original songs.

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.

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

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

Ish

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 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

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

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

First time i heard it. Interesting

3/5 like it 👍

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

6 / 10 Glam Pop Rock poco interesante

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.

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

Some decent tracks on here

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

Odd but fun album

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

need half stars. good album 2 and a half stars

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

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.

Positive surprises!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Upbeat but repetitive

Very frog coded album, no I will not elaborate

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

More like the singing heads. Got 'em.

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.”

enjoyed this so much I listened to it twice back to back and will listen again

Liked this better than the prior Talking Heads album I had. It's a little more accessible. I still find myself wanting to like them more than I do. It's still a little bit of a tough listen at times.

delightfully quirky and upbeat, as any talking heads album should be. a fun listen. highlights: “mind”, “life during wartime”, “heaven”

I know talking heads, but only know two songs psycho killer and new feeling. 4 last songs aren't available on Spotify in here. Kind of a weird look the cover has. It's not rock, but punk and new wave so ik what to expect kind of. First song, old vibes, not English, never had that experience here. It's fun I like the energy, it's europopy. Smn said what if this song was their karaoke song and another one had this fully memorized by listening to it too much. I really liked this, it was different, full, and fun to listen to. I'd say 8.8/10. Second song, back to English, there is background "mmm" with the main singing. It's melancholic, also alien like sounds in the right ear. It's monotonous and not energetic. It increased volume two times in my left ear, I love that. I liked the voice change in 2:38. It changed again it was more desperate. Long outro. It was unique, but also boring, so 7.1/10. Third song, I love the start. It's energetic, nevermind, and now it is again. There's pauses after that energy burst. It's only energy now. I like the guitar, his voice is not soft, but not annoying. Long outro. It felt too long even though it wasn't, 7/10 worse than the last one. 4th song, I like the use of piano here. He sings in such a good way. Chorus is bad. Very monotonous. I'm not impressed at all, though I like those instruments. It was nice, but tooo uninteresting 6.8/10 5th song, start is great, it's energetic. It's simple,but fun. There is trombone like instrument. This one's was better than some slow ones here. 7.7/10. 6th song. Different vocal start. Not bad, it's not full of energy, however, it is sad. He used vocals at the end. Worse than the last one 7.3/10, I usually don't talk this less about songs. 7th song, alien instruments. Background voice saying "faster". It got slower now and stays like that, bad. It's so repetitive. Instrumental break with the guitar. Outro is very big. I'd say 6.2/10. 8th song, soft voiced, plus sad. Chorus is not fully different, though it's something. I did not like this one, it's chill and relaxing, but that's not what I came here for. 6/10. 9th song, it's enthusiastic. I like the guitar in the left and some instrument in the right ear, while there is this constant sound in the middle, a beat I suppose. His voice is aggressive, then not. WOW what a change so suddenly, it's how the lyrics are said. Long outro. For the change I rate it 7.2/10. 10th song, I like how he says "electric guitar", the beat is making it better. Best part is that otherwise it's boring. Whole song was that almost, there were verses, but not remarkable. Because of repeating name I say 7.6/10. 11th song, I love the mysterious start. Different instruments going on, that went on too much, and the vocals are a disappointment (was a glitch at the start of it). I'm not liking this, making the whole song on that beat is not a good choice, plus the way he sings is different, but in a bad way. Spooky song it is undeniably though. 2 minute outro: some talking in between, which is scary as fuck, a frog?!, guitar came in, the man talking was actually weird. This was most uniquely done, 7.9/10 for that. Overall I'm not impressed, I wanted more from them, I didn't it was gonna be this lame overused vibe. There were some parts in songs that were catchy and interesting otherwise it was repetitive (expected). So 3 stars seems like a fair rating, could have been worse.

I’ll always switch if I hear Talking heads on the radio, but in an album I got it. This is pretty cool.

More fun than expected. 3.25 stats

First listen through on the car stereo sounded like a muddy mumbled mess. Headphones corrected the issue. Memories Can't Wait stood out for me. Overall there is an anxiety inducing or manic energy for me. Which didn't work with me today. I believe I would need more time with this.

Not bad.

Meh. Didn't like his voice. Or songs. Haha

Better than I expected since I usually don't listen to them. Added a few songs to my 2024 Playlist

I expected to like this more, I'm barely able to give it a three

I like Talking Heads but this was a little hard to get through

True Talking Heads 'stuff' here. What a flashback to the '70's and revisit of their style and sound. The era of (true) MTV videos really brought these guys into the limelight. Thanks, this was a good one.

This is good but I always was to like talking heads more! Good diversity between songs 3.9

A&R folks were way more adventurous in the late 70's. Very cool to hear this band on the front end of their development...

Starts out with some raw-er rock, seques to more prog-ey with lower energy and volume

I knew less of this than I thought. Three tracks in the middle are brilliant but the rest didn't catch me as much. Very possible that my ranking will go up a star with additional listens.

They definitely get points for having a unique sound, but this didn't do enough for me to move it beyond a 3.

Pretty good

Interesting sound with each song. Great vocal harmony as well.

Dated

Technically speaking, these Talking Heads are good, I know this. However, any time I have to listen to one of their albums, I groan. They really aren’t my speed or style. Some of these tracks are bearable, but a lot are just annoying. Whatever. 3/5

Very interesting, much more alternative (dada) than expected

Interesting

breaking voices. Love the highlights not the low lights

Experimentelle LP mit für seine Zeit innovativen avantgardistische Rock und Creative Sound. Leider wirken einige Stücke sehr provokativ und tolle Arrangements wie z.B. „Heaven“ or „Memories Cain‘t Wait“ sind leider die Ausnahme.

I’d give this a 3.5, I think it has some potential. I will have to give this another listen.

Much better than I remembered it to be.

The building blocks of a lot of weird music I pike better than I like this.

While I am a fan of Talking Heads later albums, this is too weird and sometimes repetitive for me

meh

It’s okay not wild about it.

Some songs were great, some I found myself wanting to skip to get to the good ones.

Will be coming back to this one. I liked it but needs more listens

7/10 First TH album I’ve heard, none of the big tunes so went in blind. Pleasant surprise. Sounds really fresh for a 70s album Lyrics and delivery by Byrne excellent and witty Loved the fact that the rhythms were essentially disco But in the end maybe a bit musically monotone for me, not a huge range of style Can totally see the influence this has on jangly art-rock. Lots of stuff still sounds a bit like this Best: Memories Can’t Wait

My first Talking Heads experience. Why I thought the album was average, I’m excited to dive more into their discography after listening.

I have known and loved several of these songs but never heard this whole album before. Knew the ones from Stop Making Sense and the greatest hits collection. I was glad to hear the album in its entirety but still am a fan mostly of just the songs i knew before. The album feels a bit dated and while I can appreciate the creativity, I couldn’t get into many of the other songs.

Compleclex, a bit experimental but not bad. Annoying at some point

Kind of psychedelic. Tried to like it but just okay.

SO FRENETIC. Would be good for cleaning the house or dancing out some feelings.

Meh

I don't really like the Talking Heads. I find the music structure interesting but the overall sound abrasive and without flow.

War mir relativ unschlüssig. Ist zwar musikalisch nichts super Besonderes, aber die Lyrics waren witzig und es war dann doch recht kurzweilig.

Not for me

Kinda funky but overall not that exciting

Typical Talking Heads music. Some good songs. I like Life During Wartime.

Brilliant instrumentation. Vocals bearable at 3rd listen...

Started off so good, and then.... What do these guys have against animals anyway? Three nosedives out of five 👃👃👃

Wilder Genre Mix, aber viel hat klare Handschrift von talking heads. Viel Funk und upbeat. Loved: time during wartime, muss nochmal gegen alternate Version vergleichen Deezer link: https://deezer.page.link/2ErEQ3mKYQuudbaH6

sei lá, não me pegou

Fine, albeit somewhat unremarkable. Still not a Talking Heads convert.

not my fav talking heads album but the eerie vibes were there

Found this slightly odd but really listenable - not sure I'd go nuts on playing this one again but will check out more by the artist for sure

Von den bisherigen Alben das, was man sich am besten geben konnte.

Melancholy

I wouldn’t say this is their best effort, but I still had a great time grooving to it.

always a fan of Talking Heads! but I loved listening to This Must be the Place after this album more than the actual album, a little underwhelming but still upbeat and energizing! glad to have heard it

Knew a few songs before but nothing that well. Ranged from good to kinda boring.

Mind // Heaven // 3.5/5

Favorite Songs: Life During Wartime Mind Air

Alright album. Nothing really sticks out but I did add one song. Probably a 3-3.5/5

It's a hard sell in the modern age but there was literally nothing that sounded like this in 79 which is cool. I like this, I do, but I have to admit it's just not very good a lot of the time. When its great it's fantastic. 7/10

Admitiendo su valía, este grupo no es para mí. O tal vez es que no me acaba de hacer gracia el post punk y soy muy muy selectivo con la new wave. Puntuación en estricta escala de disfrute. La voz a veces me saca de mis casillas.

It's hard to hate on David Byrne because he is so authentic and so interesting. This particular album is not really one of my favorites, but I do enjoy aspects of it, particularly the drums and his signature vocal style.

I listened to "Fear Of Music" back-to-back with "More Songs About Buildings And Food," which we received nearly 350 albums ago. I'm kind of shocked how much I enjoyed them? In spite of David Byrne's vocals? I say in spite, because they're too weird right? Or is the oddness of the vocals fitting with the rest of the off-kilter presentation? I had surmised that the Talking Heads were too avante garde for me. Too artsy. Too weird for weirdness sake. But I actually found myself pleasantly surprised. Byrne's vocals work some of the time, but most of the time they just don't get too in the way of some interesting experimentation that manages to walk the tightrope of tolerable and sometimes exciting strangeness. I put this one slightly below "More Songs About Buildings And Food."

JBZ alert.

I never really listened to New Wave. "Cities" is probably my favorite on the album. "Life During Wartime" is also weird and wild. Brian Eno co-produced this with Talking Heads. His wikipedia page said, "A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce unconventional concepts and approaches to contemporary music." You can hear that in this album.

Ok

ehh

I love this style of pop, generally enjoyable and simply ahead of its time for the sounds it was able to produce without hitting that "sci-fi" or over the top synths 70's and 80's pop frequently hit. enjoyed paper, cities, life during wartime, memories can't wait, leaning like a 3.6ish/5, some major L's especially at the end and ones he didnt sing

David Bryne

The Talking Heads - I've never loved them, I've never hated them. I'll listen to them (or not) but it will probably be by someone else's choice or by circumstance. This album was OK, it didn't really make any strong impressions on me either way.

Some songs feel like they lull a bit. I like the album overall, as who doesn't like the Talking heads. This album has interesting sound choices and good orchestration but I find at times it gets too slow and almost feels like I am trying to get it to pick up the pace (songs like Drugs specifically, there's a lot I like about the song but find myself waiting for more until 4 minutes in???) Maybe I relisten to it later and my opinion changes, but for now I'd say I don't feel super strong about the album in either direction, I definitely lean more on the side of liking it, but might just need to give it a few more listens. I just feel what this album does well, I can find it far better in some other places. But it's highs do hit at times, and I feel kinda torn. Overall not a bad liisten, something I might grow to love.

I like a lot of the instrumentals and some of the lyrics. I hated Animals though it does seem like it inspired Paramore’s Running out of Time. In general I liked a 80% of each song but then sometimes things got too weird for me.

Werd ineens halverwege goed? (Wat zz top had moeten zijn)

Good for … background music

A really fun, experimental sound with this one. Can't say it's something I'd listen to on repeat, but some of the songs really stood out and will absolutely make it in my rotation. Paper and Air are both great. Heaven is a favorite. Solid 3/5 stars.

It's a good groove

Interesting

Classic

3/5

Seems fun and upbeat. Not a massive fan of it so far. It’s kinda funky and weird.

Decent but didn't really catch me with anything

Funky, strange, not super feely, but would be good if looking for something new.

Unique for its era, didn’t grab my attention as much as I wanted. Very solid album and could hear how it’s influenced music today. Didn’t hold my attention too well. Will have to listen again at some point. Love the weird off best style that seems to becoming a norm in music I listen to

Good album but not my cup of tea.

I like Tina Weymouth’s bass, Chris Frantz’s drums and Jerry Harrison’s guitar. David Byrne - the more you look, the less he has to say. His book on music is worth reading and rereading. But there are at least three better talking heads albums that are more representative. Apparently this is highly regarded but I don’t see the appeal. It’s good, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think it’s worth a place here. The more I see this list, the more I feel that dimery is trying to impress, rather than illuminate or educate.

I always loved the stuff Talking Heads released as single but their deep cuts are pretty quirky. Good fun but I’m not sure I would like to live there

I Zimbra is groovy as hell. Paper Air Need to relisten but really vibed with this album. Honestly would be a 4/5 off of gut feeling but there were some duds in the end so likely a 3/5

Late 70s (sounds like 80s) rock (post punk?). Yeah, I like it, though It may sound monothematic. 3.4.

not exactly my cup of tea but easy to listen to and partially enjoyable

This is the first great TH album. In particular, this stands out for its versatility and quirkiness, while remaining a great piece of art. "Remain in light" is better, tho, but many bands wish they released an album like this. (I don't like numeric ratings, I just give 3 to anyone)

This album makes me scared

https://youtu.be/zLk6bUvS6Ic?si=M_uO2c8Ata2fpNoW

Very high energy. Creative. Loved Memories Can’t Wait. May have been a 4 for me on a chiller day.

Best song - Life During Wartime

Very Talking Heads sounding but didn’t impress me as much as Remain in Light (2.5/5)

Great

unhinged, atmospheric, funny. a guy and a band that are unabashedly themselves. favs of the bunch: i zimbra, mind, animals

Chanteur bancal

Will take time to get into this. Feels more like a groove and a feel than identifiable great songs at first listen.

Didn't grab me.

Great to listen to some old favourites whilst working, like 'Heaven'. 😊

Good sound but too much of the same on every song

Good, mellow, not something I feel the need to return to over and over.

Well, that's a specific music. I like David Byrne, but this album is tough)

This is another album that I was very worried about coming into listening to because I was recommended "More Songs About Buildings And Food" and disliked it. While this album was a clear step up in both songwriting and instrumentation it kept some of the core values that I disliked about More Songs. It still has those intentionally awkward sounding vocals I hate and some awkward instrumentation. The best way I can describe it is "More Songs About Buildings And Food" was sort of the Big Bang Theory of albums. They intentionally are doing awkward things because they think it is funny but when you look at it on the outside it is just sort of obnoxious. "Fear Of Music" is more akin to The Office. A much more grown up and sophisticated (at times) version of "More Songs About Buildings And Food" with more consistently entertaining songs and better sounding vocals for the most part. "Heaven", "I Zimbra", "Cities" and "Drugs" are great songs in general not just great new wave songs which is a much lower bar. "Heaven" in particular is sort of what I think a band like this could be but instead they choose style over substance. I am all for experimentation but I am not going to praise something just because it is experimental. For instance, "Paper" and "Drugs" are examples of experimentation that I think work really well and both are enjoyable and interesting to listen to whereas "Animals" and "Air" fail immensely in their experimentation. Songs like "Animals", "Mind" and "Air" are somewhat annoying songs that I would love to never have to hear again. Overall much improvement but the bad songs on this are pretty unlistenable and even in the good songs many of them keep the obnoxious vocals. 7.5/10

My knowledge of talking heads doesn't stretch much further than the MTV rotations of the early to mid 80's. They have been a band that I enjoy here and there but never seek them out. I was curious when this album came up and was excited to listen. I am on the second to last song and I did enjoy the listen, nothing is going on my playlist but I don't regret the experience.

Very much a late 70s/early 80s album in terms of sound. Not bad, but not the most exciting thing I've ever listened to. 6.5/10.

Definitely eclectic, but also tells a good story. Musically similar but also dissimilar to their other work. Experimental, even for them.

It had some good tracks that I enjoyed

High 3

I owned it once .. loved it then and it’s still good 3.7

Felt very chaotic and a little jazz like. Sometimes just felt like noise rather than music. Have a feeling with repeated listening I might understand and enjoy it more though.

1001 talking heads albums to listen to before you die

No es tan ochentero, es algo que Bowie podria haber escrito

The album was alright. It was the beginning of that 80s sound. I have had several Talking Heads albums and dthis is on par with the other ones.

It's good. Wished I liked the Talking Heads more than I do.

okay album, enjoyed it overall.

it's good but not my fave

ei kuunneltu koko albumia putkeen... viisunrypälettä silloin tällöin keskellä päivää. huom. haittaa objektiivisuuteen, yleensä positiivisempaa vaikutelmaa näin. paha tapa. britannia post punk new waveahan tämä on joten melkeinpä ylärima rajattu kolmoseen tässä vaiheessa... ei viehätä tämmöinen liikaa. silti, ihan kiva. ylärima alas, bk on paras..... It's funny to listen back and realize what was considered 'good' music back then. Repetitive, off-key, monotonous vocals; Clangy but cheesy guitar riffs. To be fair, it's still better than the over-produced, auto-tuned garbage that we are forced to listen to today. i think this guy just hates music life during wartime

If i liked this genre i would have enjoyed the album for sure.

Not a huge fan

I’ve listened to this album 4 times. I black out every time because I have no idea where i stand. It’s not great but not bad. It’s not fast or too slow. It’s not boring but not very musically interesting either.

This one just didn’t click for me. Might have been groundbreaking when it came out but to me was just repetitive and rambling. I think I just don’t like Brian Eno

Not my favorite talking heads album, but a good listen. The singing is a bit more enthusiastic but a bit less melodic than other albums.

Second album by Talking Heads on this list, after a very entertaining "Remain In Light". As a predecessor to that record, "Fear Of Music" put a lot of hopes in my heart. Opening song would push this hope even further, but the rest of the album turned out to be average and not noteworthy at all. Talking Heads style was very prominent, but ultimately it wasn't yet cohesive enough to create a great composition. Bit of a disappointment, its not the greatest album in their discography.

No outright hits on this one, but overall a good album. Flew by as I was listening to it and didn't skip any. Nice start to the week.

I know what it means to have a fear of music. For example, I'm afraid to listen to more music from Talking Heads because I thought the first album was so bad. But hey, this one is more akin to the second we heard, and actually a bit more enjoyable, so maybe these guys aren't so bad after all. I'd love for them to claw their way up to a five-star album from me, but that would take quite a bit. For now, I think this album's pretty good. Some cool stuff going on for sure, and David Byrne's voice didn't bug me at all. What was I afraid of again? Favorite tracks: Paper, Life During Wartime, Electric Guitar. Album art: A little green stamp of the band and album name over that classic black metal pattern, the kind of thing an 8 year old would want on every surface in a garage. It looks a lot tougher than these guys or their music. 3.5/5

kinda mid tbh

It was OK. Not great, not bad - just OK.

I like Talking Heads singles and David Byrne. The sound is quite distinct but this album didn’t really grab me. Not quite a 2 but a low 3

It was pretty solid Not my favorite, I'll have to get used to the vocals, but it was better than the last one

bops :)

This Album was pretty good. Talking Heads is just one of those bands that are reliable, their music is different and a lot of the times doesn't have many words in them but I think that's okay it's pretty interesting honestly. The whole album did kind of blend together for me, don't know if there were any stand outs but it was all good so why not give it a listen if you enjoy either Talking or Heads.

Decent got a bit bored by the end though

We can recognize that it's really good, but it's just not our thing.

Rock psicodélico raruno. Ni fu ni fa.

As always, I feel I should like this more than I do.

I was disappointed by this because I wanted to really like this a lot more, given so many artists I like are influenced by Talking Heads. Instead, it was mostly just a pretty solid new wave album, with a couple of pretty funky numbers like I ZImbra and Cities both of which were great. Maybe this is a grower type of album.

David Byrne sounds like a gag act, but he’s not—these songs have a secret depth to them. I enjoyed this album, actually.

Mellow album but couldn't get into it

6/10 Oubliez l'entièreté de l'album, mais ca avait l'air de bien s'écouter

Is there some slogan The Talking Heads have similar to Primus Sucks? Anyway I enjoyed this, if it wasn't a little long

Had I been born a decade earlier, The Taking Heads would have been my favorite band. The music here is great. But it's constrained by the cruft of it's era. Way to much reverb, to sparse of instrumentation. It's missing some key things to really make it pop.

Very unusual but compelling. It's very hard to balance "weird" with "enjoyable" but Talking Heads seem to be able to walk that line. Not really my thing but I get it. 3.5 stars

Probably my least favorite Talking Heads album. I love them, but never was into this one too much.

I LOVED Heaven, but the rest of the album... not sure it hit that great?

the talking heads are a good band and their clean, jangly guitar is fun. they get a little overhyped, but this album has pizzaz. “electric guitar” is a standout.

This was pretty similar to the other talking heads album but with significantly less catchy songs. Overall it was still good and I enjoyed it. It has a decent 80s precursor for the sound that came during that decade without t being gimmicky. Overall I wouldn’t revisit this album as much as the one that came before it. 6.5/10

Likely not their best, it’s sandwiched between two classics in their discog. You can tell the wheels are turning and the songwriting is fairly strong but not quite up to the highs of the former or latter.

3+

Mieux aimé que Talking Heads 77, mais ça reste le son que je connais du band, je n'ai plus grand chose à rajouter à ce point. 6/10

This was a pretty good album, I enjoyed David Byrne's vocals and there were some nice bass-led songs. Wouldn't seek it out, but would listen again.

Not bad but overrated

Great entry by the Talking Heads - plenty of funk/afro-inspired rhythms in this one make it a very catchy album. The production is good, the songwriting is good and it's overall just a solid collection of songs. I should really have nothing bad to say about this album and yet it's somehow a bit forgettable. I feel like I'm not alone in this opinion, as none of these songs top any list of Talking Heads best tracks. Fav Tracks: Mind, Life During Wartime, Air, Animals

I prefer Remain in Light, but will probably give this another listen.

This album is fun, whimsical, and groovy. "I Zimbra" is a killer opening track. Love the energy in the percussion and vocals. In "Mind", track 2, I love the lyric "I haven't got the faintest idea" and how it turns into a synth-like sound at the end of the "a" vowel at the end of "idea". That is super cool. Really enjoyed throughout. I think David Byrne is a treasure. I don't think it has that many hits on it, and the bands true standout tracks are on other albums (like Psycho Killer, Once in a Lifetime, Burning Down the House, etc) which has kept this from being slightly higher rated for me.

for a 70s album sounds contemporary sofar.

Kinda rush listening cause I was super busy… Talking heads (specifically David byrne) has always been a toss up for me on whether I loved them or hated them. This album helped bring me a little closer to thst answer. Although some lyrics were a little silly, I did enjoy this album. 👍 air.

This album was kind of all over the place stylistically. You could tell there was some definite experimentation going on here. You have some more traditional rock songs, some funkier ones in the middle, an African influenced track to start the album, an everything in between. Despite this, the talking heads are still able to stamp some of their staple eclectic sound on all of them. This in combination with the singers quirky vocals make for interesting music to say the least. While others revel in their unique sound I tend to find it off putting at times. In my opinion the melodies suffer on most songs due to the vocal style and doesn’t necessarily leave me itching to relisten. That being said a lot of the instrumentation here is super cool and I do like a good amount of the songs. The first half is MUCH stronger in my opinion. I’m sure remain in light is on this list so I’m glad it gave us this one first. Beat tracks: mind, I zimbra, air Tim’s Most Memorable Melody (new recurring segment) (MMM for short) : I NEED SOMETHING TO CHANGE YOUR MIND🎶

The point where Talking Heads started to fall into their own groove and decide what kind of band they would be. Eno is ever-present throughout.

Huh. I hated Talking Heads 77 but felt like this had some bop to it.

didn't like first track or vocals but wasn't bad- 5/10?

Ojämnt, men har sina ljusa stunder.

Pretty good background

Underwhelming

Этот альбом мне понравился больше чем Remain in light, он отчасти более забавный какой-то, вокал местами неожиданный, но в этой энергии что-то есть отдельно отмечу трек electric guitar, это какое-то безумие...

So this is what all the other songs on that one hit album sound like.

3.5

It’s not bad and it’s a very David Byrne style album which I don’t mind - but at the same time it’s not very memorable and not something I’d return to.

I've tried to listen to the Talking Heads before and I'm never that into it. The album is fine. I like the sound and tone of all the songs but it never draws me in.

Standard talking heads 2.5.

Enjoyable

At times frantic, other times dreary. Lyrics sometimes existentialist, sometimes nonsensical. Feels like the band doesn’t want the album to be pinned down. “Air” & “Heaven” are ones to listen to again.

Surprisingly good.

This was ok, not one I’d keep in my library but it wasn’t bad. David Byrne is amazing but it felt too much like poems over backing music.

3/5 I really liked the first song, and the rest just blended in together. It wasn't horrible screechy guitar or voice so I leaving it at a neutral 3.

Not bad! Kinda funky and upbeat and not as bad as I expected. Don’t know if I’d listen to again but it’s not because I hated it.

I liked this album more than I was expecting to.

Fun and weird instrumentals. The guitar work is fantastic. Lyrically hilarious at points, other points oddly serious given the upbeat music like Life During Wartime. That and Animals were my favorite tracks. I just don't like his voice and I don't know why.

Very new wave. Like Talking Heads.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Heaven

Groovy and quirky

Talking Heads from Rhode Island, USA. This is their 3rd album and they have FOUR albums on the 1001 list. Initial Impression: Singles: -------------------------------------------------- Life During Wartime (#80 USA) I Zimbra (#28 US Dance) Cities (Did not Chart) Standouts: Life During Wartime Others: Drugs Rating: 3/5

The highs on this album are quite high, but the large majority of it didn't move me very much. Favorite track: Life During Wartime

Fear of Music was fine. The bass was consistently pumping through the mix with unique lines. That was probably the most enjoyable part of the album. You can tell everyone is very talented, but not really my flavor. Favorite track- I Zimbra Least favorite track - Electric Guitar

I like the Talking Heads, but this album was so uninteresting and homogeneous. It felt like it all blended together (and I did 1.5 listens). This isn't necessarily a bad quality though. That makes the album very easy to listen to when working. The music is groovy and mostly stays out of the way. Not super interesting, but I'd listen again.

I think I like talking heads but this didn't really grab me

No hits on here for me.

Spacey Rock with some psychedelic sounds.

FOM oh.

Not even their best album

I liked it, particularly how it sometimes sounded a bit like Bowie. Found it fun and varied

As much as I love Talking Heads, I'm not sure this was my most favourite albums. On the whole I really enjoyed it, but there were a few I was more ambivalent about. Its funny, because the ones I like I LOVE then I'm surprised how unbothered I am about others.

Good stuff!

Good, but my favorite parts are always the fleeting guitar.

Thought it was solid, had some nice instrumentals. Vocals weren't amazing but overall fairly mediocre