Fear Of Music

Meh

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..

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?

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

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.

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.

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

Non mi ha preso sinceramente

This was another just noise album. I have learned I don’t like the talking heads.

I didn't mind the music, but the vocals were hard to listen to for me. There were moments I felt like I was getting into it and then something about his voice would take me right back out. 2/5

Feels like spoken word with a beat, and that isn't really my vibe.

Kende Talking Heads wel maar dit album is matig, goofy ahh zang

Dit was hem in ieder geval niet voor mij. Puntje erbij voor de 40 min

Thanks to this 1001 albums project, I've come to learn that I really don't like 'Post Punk', so at least I could come into this album preparing for the worst. And yes, it still holds! I just think it's way too weird, and it does absolutely nothing for me for the most part. I don't like his singing style at all. He's either singing with some kind of mania, or just mumbling and farting about. I thought I would hate this more though. There's a few upbeat tracks that work well, but that's about it.

pretty boring but catchy I guess

some of it sounds interesting but then he starts to sing and it sounds so dated and all I can see is his stupid big shouldered suit and lame-ass broadway musical

Not a great album. Feels like a drug fever in salmon coloured dockers.

Jeah

gets boring very quickly

“Cities” was fine. Most of the rest was similar-sounding babble.

Proof there's music for out there for everybody. This just isn't for me. 2/5

So full disclosure I could not get through the entire album. For me this is 2* at best. What's weird to me is I can definitely hear the influences on music I love, which usually rates higher for me but the fact I couldn't finish it says a lot.

I was underwhelmed by this album and was perhaps expecting too much since I've liked some other pieces from Talking Heads. It wasn't bad, but it really doesn't do much for me, and I don't think I'll return to it.

Love talking heads. Not this album

Meh

A bit too art school new wave strange rhythms for me palette.

Not my cup of tea but I can recognise the talent of Talking Heads.

still too bizarre for my tastes

It was ok. Wouldn't listen to again

Depois da primeira audição pouca coisa ficou na cabeça de modo que eu não consegui destacar nenhuma canção em especial, apesar de que na "levada geral" do disco tenha sido uma experiencia agradavel.

Know Talking Heads well and love many of their songs. This one, I was not aware of and it threw me for a loop. Felt like I was on the Disney Haunted Mansion ride for the majority of the album.

I liked this more than I thought I would. I've never been a fan of this vocal styling, but I like the song structure and the music, especially the bass.

Nicht zu Emde gehört. Am Anfang interessant, wird aber zunehmend nerviger. Anstrengende Vocals. Stellenweise gute Texte 2,5

If I didn't know anything about this album going in I would've been able to tell you it was a late 70's or early 80's record by the vocals. The singing is painfully stuck in that time period. The production was good, but more so in a I want to see if any rap producers sampled these instead of a wanting to listen to this record way.

Not a huge fan, too repetitive and "experimental" for my tastes. Frenetic is another word I would use to describe this album.

boring

Geschrummel

Very strange but at least entertaining, could get a bit repetitive but the lyrics kept me on my toes.

Air is my favourite but overall would not listen to again, second talking heads in a row, don't think I really like them

wobbly, like a spooked ostrich in a house of mirrors. the stereotype is true, no talking heads fan has ever had sex nor has any band member

i feel like im listening to the meme beats of horns and clown sounds

Wierd

I thought this was really interminable, but I actually just accidentally listened to it twice. I still thought it was just Okay.

The percussion was so tedious

Either was fast talk singing and plinky plonk guitars or a song that sounded like a David Bowie off it.

Just ok

Somehow I was present at the Hollywood Bowl to see David Byrne preform. The only thing that I can remember from the performance is his ensemblé that included a bunch of teenage boys wearing tight silver lemme shorts dancing in formation. It was at that point when I realized that I really wasn't interested in digging into David Byrne beyond what I knew from the Talking Heads. And what I knew about the Talking Heads is that they're on a whole 'nother level that just isn't appealing to me. Regardless, I did listen to this album and came to the same conclusion. Nope. Not for me.

Life during wartime and Heaven are great tracks, the rest of the album was hard to listen to.

No like jazz

The last few tracks were really painful

Maybe one day I will like Talking Heads, but today is not that day.

Can't do it. Look, people love this band, and I get it, sort of. The staccato delivery of both the music and the lyrics is just too grating for me. Probably the only song I can deal with is burning down the house, because the music is kind of moody in that.

Fear of Music? yeah I'm afraid I'm not a fan. Ahahaha hahaha haha ha. But honestly the songs just blended into each other and didn't really go anywhere to me. Nothing sounded awful but just really couldn't get into it.

oh my god. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was. I Zimbra - the intro is that part of Fireball by Pitbull. i don't know what language this is but i want to assume based on what i kind of know of Talking Heads, it might be an African language? (3/5 good intro) Mine - the Talking Heads i know. the weird bullshit is here :> (4/5 funny wavy sound) Paper - i feel so bad cause i really can't get behind the Cake thing of just not singing mixed with like Jethro Tull. (5/5 cause it was giving Psycho Killer) Cities - all i heard was "look over there" (3/5) Life During Wartime - the military industrial complex targets poor and uneducated communities to do their bidding. what good are notebooks during wartime? (4/5) Memories Can't Wait - as much as i hate the talk songs, i do like the way that Talking Heads presents the music as a whole. (3/5) Air - fun Halloween spooky sound (3/5) Heaven - chill vibes but nothing too out of place here i guess (2/5) Animals - why the fukc am i being yelled at (1/5) Electric Guitar - what (3/5 scooby-doo ass) Drugs - that was Homer Simperson getting bonked on the head. (3/5 i'm getting lost on this album ngl) Dancing for Money - i also don't know the words to this song (2/5 it did the split ear thing a minute in and i was a little thrown) Life During Wartime - part 2!! i'm gonna be honest, i don't know the difference (1/5 for making me feel like I'm wasting my time. i might not "finish" this album cause the last three songs are alternate versions of shit) i have to give this a 2/5. standing by my "i don't like cake" i don't like this. i really only like Pyscho Killer and Once in a Lifetime.

Vokal ligger

Ok

Another album where I enjoy the music but just can't get over the singer. Maybe it's me. Either way, too much vibrato and purposeful voice cracks

Repetitive and annoying

diferente, no sé en qué idioma cantan en la primera (animada) la segunda nada, 2 estrellas, aburrida y voz fatal cities bien, es muy franz ferdinand not my cup of tea heaven mucho mejor a las demás no me ha gustado

Talking Head was at their peak when I was young and I never understood their music. Now, that I'm older, I realize that it wasn't that I didn't understand it, it was that I didn't and don't like it. I didn't like any of the songs on this album. Now, I did like parts of a few songs. Which is the only reason it's not a one out of five stars.

Okay, just never connected fully with me

Wanted to love it but I was bored. Best ish songs: I Zimbra and Life During Wartime Is this really the same band that came out with the absolute BOP of Psycho Killer??? Doesn't seem like it but, alas.

2/5 Weird und anders. Mutig aber stellenweise anstrengend. Nicht wirklich mein Geschmack, wobei ein paar Highlights dabei waren.

Struggling to get through each song.

Fangede ikke efter de første par sange

Da e bedre enn dei seinare albumene, men like fortsatt ikkje Talking Heads

journee grise

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: No, not for me Favourite song: didn’t have one

I’m not a fan of Talking Heads. For my media technology course the lecturer used ‘once in a lifetime’ to show different audio effects. I listened to that song about 100 times in 3 hours that day. I’ve never cared for their production, or guitar tone. It’s all too angular and scratchy and this album has a lot of it. I like David Byrne generally and the bass is funky in all these songs. Cities is the best song on it. Franz Ferdinand Loved this album. I didn’t.

Kind of like an album of B sides. Nothing really spectacular, but also nothing absolutely terrible.

It's not terrible, but it's not for me.

mildly interesting to me but I liked some parts

Eh not my style.

I dunno, it’s hard for me to listen to Talking Heads and not hear almost a novelty band like the b52s. I know they’re not, but David Byrne’s voice is just so crazy that it’s hard for me to get past that to connect with the music. This didn’t do much for me.

Beaucoup trop répétitif, le chanteur ne sait pas chanter, insupportable, je ne peux même pas le finir tant il me fait souffrir 3. Rythme entraînant au départ mais vite répétitif + le chant est catastrophique 4. J'en peux déjà plus, c'est la troisième chanson que j'écoute, faites le taire 7. Un peu spooky mais ce mec ne sait pas chanter

Da e bedre enn dei seinare albumene, men like fortsatt ikkje Talking Heads

Kind of forgettable album not my thing, got annoying listening to it towards the end despite some alright songs in the first half of the album.

My expectations were kind of high for this one so I may have messed myself up here because it did not meet the mark. At all. I guess Air is alright but. Bleh.

It was OK.

Not great. Most of it sounds like Roxy Music. A guy with a bleaty voice, trying to croon.

Bit boring

Well it's gotta be good right, it was born the same year as I was! Well it was alright. I mean he definitely has a unique voice. Hard to confuse that with anyone else. Satirical lyrics.

funky, but very samey...

Personal Enjoyability (out of 40): 10 Consistency of Quality (out of 25): 12 Keeps Interest (out of 25): 4 Album Flow (out of 10): 7 Overall 33/100 ★★ Quick Review: I just don't get this. Listening to the album was like being the only person in the room who isn't stoned. Only highlight was the second half of Animals.

Sitting on the couch stoned....then this is pretty good. Otherwise....

En nyt aivan ymmärrä. Vähän sama biisi moneen kertaan ja yliyrittämistä, toisaalta tunnistettava omanlainen tyyli

Lauluääni, soundin ohuus tai musiikin vinksahtaneisuus eivät ole ongelmia. Mikä ei tarkoita, ettenkö kaipaisi paria popratkaisua tämän kaiken sekaan.

Really just not my thing. Didn't find it particularly musical on any level.

Not crazy about this one, just not really my vibe.

dont get me wrong - people really really like this album - its one of their biggest records. but after a string of mediocrities and nothings i must express sympathy for the normal not album obsessed person who has heard all about how wonderful the talking heads are and gets this. there are moments throughout that feel like if family guy had to do a talking heads cutaway they would play this, just tedious and boring remain in light is the one we want

Doesn’t move the needle for me.

some good points, some bad points. mildly annoying. repetitive, meaning I didn't like what they were repeating. cities.

Interesting but a bit too different to my tastes for me to come back to.

not for me.. too loud. hurt my ears.

Meh. Not really my thing. Fortunately it kinda faded into the background, so it wasn't unbearable.

David Byrne’s vocals have always been best in small doses for me. Maybe they’ll click later in life, but unfortunately not today. Maybe it would be cool over some fast songs, but I find the yelpiness and over the top style aggravating over the mid-slow temple instrumentals. It’s a shame because the instrumentals themselves are really cool and I know people love Talking Heads, but this wasn’t for me today. Cover Art: 5/10 this is just a worse version of their self titled cover art and loses points for the pattern over the black

I thought I liked talking heads but this album has suggested otherwise

Sorry David, not a great listen.

I didn't love this one. Had that "Talking Heads Sound" that's never really vibed with me.

This one is legendary, but for the exception of singles, nothing on this lp is relistenable

I Zimbra stood out to me, and made me reflect on things like cultural appropriation, musical inspirations, collaboration across genres, synthesis of something new from old parts... Other than prompting that interesting internal discussion, the rest of the music was pretty bland for me. Hopefully I Zimbra was made tastefully and not just taken wholesale.

Genre-bending to the point of inconsistent. Singer seems either bored or trying to sound like Jim Morrison.

This gives me heavily discounted Sparks (the band) vibes. Besides a few tracks, it's a pretty mediocre album. If you enjoy repetition and scratchy monotonous music this is for you.

Gott, wenn bloß David Byrne nicht am Mikro wäre. Immer wieder unerträglich.

This band, and this album are overrated. Full stop.

Not a fan.

Not bad but not anything special in my opinion. A lot of the tracks were just.. boring. I did however really enjoy "Life during wartime" aswell as "Paper". The last track just feels unnecessary?

Meh

Talking Heads é uma das minhas bandas favoritas da vida (Stop Making Sense é incrível), mas curiosamente nunca tinha ouvido falar desse além de Life During Wartime. Eu acho incrível sentir o quanto a banda deve estar se divertindo durante as gravações. No geral, não é meu álbum favorito, mas é um bom disco.

I've dabbled with Taking Heads in the past. I'm not a huge fan overall, but they are always invited to my party. I've heard several songs of theirs across as many albums that I think are absolutely essential listening. I don't think I've ever played Fear of Music before though. 🤔 Alright, I am familiar with several songs on this album, but it my ears it's just not a great Talking Heads effort overall. Either I'm gonna get another 5 Taking Heads albums generated in the future, or I'm completely missing something here.

I've always had my preconceived notions about Talking Heads and their music, but never really delved into it much past their hit singles. At the onset of this album, I didn't really know what to expect since the first song, I Zimbra, is just nonsensical language, but after this song, it returned to the Talking Heads I had heard before. Oddly nervous lyric delivery, and experimental, spacey music. The lyric delivery always did, and continues to drive me crazy, and they make no sense most times. One song, they sing about how the air is trying to kill you, and another song they sing about how animals are morons. Overall, not my cup of tea, but I do get that Talking Heads are very influential to bands that came later, I just don't get the appeal myself. Maybe I'm just not intelligent enough for nerd rock. Favourite songs: Life During Wartime, Animals, Heaven, I Zimbra Least favourite songs: Drugs, Electric Guitar, Mind, Paper, Memories Can't Wait 2/5

Thought some songs were okay but didn't really enjoy it.

Listened to another talking heads album in the past and wasn't a fan. This hasn't changed my mind. Maybe I don't get it but their sound does nothing for me.

Fear of Music is average at best, quirky and horribly of its era, not bad, just something I don't like and that doesn't feel like it has a high quality bar. 2.

I really like the idea of Talking Heads, and want to like their music, but just can't get properly into it. Suspect it is one that requires more listening than I'm able to put in at the moment given how far I am behind! Nothing really stood out for me in terms of individual tracks, the sound is not unpleasant (although David Byrne's voice is a bit jarring), but there's nothing that I'm particularly excited about going back to. 2/5.

Mi dispiace mettere un voto così basso a un album genere New Wave che a me piace. Ma proprio questo album l'ho trovato noioso e ripetitivo. Capisco le intenzioni ma non mi piace il risultato.

p431. 1979. 2 stars The problems here are David Byrne's voice - he can't sing - and no standout songs. It's instantly forgettable, other than the "singing". The best thing about this is Brian Eno's production. Not sure this is essential listening.

I remember why I started listening to jazz about this time.

Ok, didn't love it.

Meh

1 - I zimbra: an odd song has a retro pop feel to it. Not sure if it’s my type of music. ———————————— 2 - Mind: cool intro riff. Lyrics? Sounds like drunk Bowie. About something dull not working and looking for something better. ———————————— 3 - Paper: This band confuses me. Not enjoying album so far. ———————————— 4 - Cities: one of the better songs it pulls itself together at the end. ———————————— 5 - Life During Wartime: The best song on the album going if of the number of listens. Reminds me of earthbound. Song is mid. ———————————— 6 - Memories Can’t Wait: Bro what the fuck am I listening to rn. Very psychedelic. Favorite song so far. It’s coherent. ———————————— 7 - Air: Funky ghostly opening. Mellow sounding. I like it. ———————————— 8 - Heaven: Classic rock sounding riff. Reminds me of in the lap of the gods. New favorite song. Another drunk bowie song. ———————————— 9 - Animals: It’s alright I guess. One of the better ones in my opinion. Very creative song ———————————— 10 - Electric Guitar: The thing I hat most about this album is that the singer just wails you the title of the track and rhymes it with other words. The song is whimsical as well doesn’t make much sense. But it’s also kind of good...? Nvm. ———————————— 11 - Drugs: This one better be good. Maybe it will be talking about the inspiration for this whole album considering how weird it sounds. Into features moaning sounds. I like the airy sound as-well. Don’t like vocals. This song sounds eccentric. It’s good. ———————————— 12 - Dancing for money unfinished outtake: My expectations are low. Sounds like this dude got some awkward kid to sing backup vocals. Overall it’s a good thing it’s an outtake, not that is would help the album at all. ———————————— Overall: Didn’t really like this album at all. Other than a flex exceptions. This was my first time actually listening to the talking heads and it disappointed me. My rating out of ten for this album is a 4/10

Mwah

Ok rock. Some decent songs, but some songs were tough to get through.

09/01/2022 I just….don’t like the talking heads. They’re the whitest band ever to me. The album was fine, I was able to get through all of it, but I didn’t enjoy any of it tbh. Definitely won’t be listening again, but it wasn’t something so horrible that I couldn’t get through the album. It’s all just personal preference. — Today was way better than yesterday. Did a lot of work and finished a lot of stuff early so I could just relax this weekend. Heading to San Antonio for a few days, hope to relax and recharge.

The most I’ve listened to the Talking Heads. For sure a great band and I can see why. I don’t think I’d return to this album though. Other than a few songs, a little to erratic for me.

Most of the songs aren't terrible, there are a few i really don't enjoy, and they kind of ruin the album for me. There are a few okay songs on here, but I wouldn't listen to it again.

I just don’t get it. Maybe my ability to listen to music isn’t very refined, but I couldn’t get into this album. I made an honest effort. I appreciate how truly unique they have always been; very committed to their own brand of sound.

I never liked psycho killer on the radio. I like this even less.

Psycho killer isn’t on this album :(

Top Song: Memories Can't Wait

Top songs: Paper, Cities, Life During Wartime 3/5

Talking heads 😳😳😳😱😱😩😱😳😳😩😱 1 Heaven, 2 Ok wtf "Drugs" bangs. At the times when it's not fucking horrible.

talking heads... ai ai. eu so conheço psycho killer, e o resto que eu ja ouvi n me agradou nem um pouco. tem algo nas musicas deles - provavelmente os riffs disco - que me lembra muito as musicas de transição do the wall do pink floyd, não que isso seja ruim, mas quando todas musicas são assim é foda. minha expectativa é: nenhuma musica vai me pegar, não vou me lembrar de nenhuma. essa vibe deles não me prende nem um pouco. um bom ponto é a guitarra, me lembra robby krieger do the doors, no sentido de que não é uma guitarra que constantemente molda a harmonia, ela ta ali so pra fazer uma rapida passagem e é isso. que particularmente eu acho muito foda. papers é tri. com o tempo eu fui percebendo que não é so a guitarra que se parece com the doors, o byrne canta muito parecido com o jim morrison, as melodias são parecidas, a poesia tambem. é the doors se fosse uma banda de disco. foi um pouquinho melhor do que eu esperava, mas mesmo assim, nenhuma musica me pegou. gostei de algumas inteiras, gostei de algumas partes de outras, mas nenhuma me pegou.

Just coming out of the coma I suffer from the album. Nothing too impressive

Wanted to like it more

Theres better albums from deez guys

i don't like his voice, guitar cool

This whole album feels like an inside joke that I've heard once that I was never really a part of. Talking Heads is supposed to be good, right? It's the second one from there that I've been really meh on. All I get is 'different', and not in a particularly good way.

Life During Wartime gets the toe tappin’ and booty shakin’. 2.67.

I don't like Talking Heads that much

Man, that's just an utter mess of a record. It's a bunch of half-baked melodies over half-formed song ideas. The end result isn't even half-assed, it's a quarter-assed at best. What an annoying waste of time.

Very Talking Heads but not that many hooks.

Bien qu'ayant obtenu un quatre sur cinq de ma part lors du prime précédent, je n'accorderai cette fois-ci aucun passe-droit aux Talking Heads. L'album n'a pas du tout su me convaincre. Pour vous remettre dans le contexte, j'ai lancé sa lecture à l'exact moment où je montai dans un train en direction de Hanovre. Quelques minutes après mon installation, au moment de contrôler mon billet, l'employée de la Deutsche Bahn missionnée ce jour-là prêta une oreille à ce que vrombissait mon enceinte JBL dans tout le wagon. « C'est vraiment pas terrible… Ils avaient fait très fort avec Remain In Light mais là c'est vraiment pas terrible... » dit-elle avant que je n'abonde dans son sens. En bref, les Talking Heads devront prouver qu'ils méritent bel et bien leur place avec les deux prochains albums.

Not their best album, but ok

More Talking Heads. This one was much more what I had expected from the band, an extra star for that "paper" song, but I'm not sure why this one's on the list.

Temmelig weird musik. Dog var "War during lifetime" rimelig fed. 2,5

Nameless new wave. 2/5.

Maybe I'm the only person in the world that doesn't like the Talking Heads. This is awful. One and a half star awful, but I feel generous today.

Remember the talking head from art attack? He’s not on this album which is a crying shame

Talking Heads third album - Fear of Music - containing new-wave, post-punk music was released in 1979, and was certified gold six years later. There are many different musical genres sprinkled in to the various songs, and every songs' lyrics are well done. My personal opinion of the album is that - while having good rhythm & lyrics, and a dark & gritty theme - there wasn't any wow factor that would make me listen again.

Talkin' a lot, but not sayin' anything

interesting, experimenting, but not my style. Only got through about half and it couldn't keep my interest. 2.5

Ja. Da war für mich jetzt nichts herausragendes dran.

Didn’t really loke

Not good. Disjointed sound that was discordant and somewhat whiny?

I just about developed a fear of music after sitting through this bullshit. Best track: Heaven

More Talking Heads! definitely a little weirder than the last album i listened to of theirs. Had some recognizable tracks, and some really kind of dark stuff. All in all relatively enjoyable, but not their best. Tough call, want to give it a 2.5.

Klinkt te veel als pop en te snel

Kind of weird. Freaky deakey. Not one of their best. Hope there's more on the list

I thought memories can't wait, electric guitar, & drugs were decent, but the rest was extremely boring.

false

Bit boring

Of all the Talking Heads albums they could have picked...

Olin antamassa ykkösen, koska tämä kävin vain ärsyttämään. Nukuin yön yli ja ajattelin, että joku syy tässä pitää olla, että jo toinen Puhuvien Päiden levy tältä listalta löytyy. Kun tietää, mihin varautuu, niin aina vähän paremmin kappaleet toimii. Bändipaita ei lähtenyt vielä tilaukseen, mutta arvosana hilautui numeron ylöspäin.

Not a fan of these, in particular the vocals, music was ok though

Hmmm. Is okay.

OK, but all the songs seem to sound the same.

Het zal vast een invloedrijke band zijn geweest, maar ik heb het nooit begrepen. Dit album dus ook niet.

Joopa joo, eipä ollut tämä levy sen parempi kuin edellinenkään (vai seuraava?) Talkkari-lätty. Kunpa ei enää kolmatta tulisi!

Patchy

David Byrne is a musical genius, sometimes going a bit too far beyond genius, as in the song Drugs. But he also has a tendency to repeat the same words too many times, like in Cities. Living during wartime is the commercial success, but doesn't carry the whole album.

Just gimme the classics

I really wanted to like this. But... no, I didn't. I really tried because I like other Talking Heads stuff, but this just wasn't good. A few bright spots, but the rest was just a bunch of weird stuff that didn't sound good.

I wasn't put off by this album or anything, but it was just *there*, with the vocals droning on and on as I waited for it to be over. None of the songs stood out to me or captured my interest in the slightest.

Nope

Disappointing

Not my genre

Hitusen parempi kuin Talking Headsin edellinen levy listalla. Ei silti erityisen nautinnollista kuunneltavaa. Levy täynnä keskinkertaisia kappaleita ärsyttävän junnaavilla melodioilla. Heaven oli parempi kappale kuin näiden kahden Talking Heads -levyn muut biisit yhteensä.

it was ok but wont be back

classic talking heads sounds. I didn't recognize any of the songs on this album. May even be able to dance some of these tunes.

It's okay, I liked the first song, but something about the singers voice kind of turned me off. I didn't like how sleepy the album was and how boring the project was to me. Probably good for the time but listening to it now didn't do much for me. 4/8, favorite song I Zimbra.

Bit too all over the shop for me.

Eksperimenterende, 70’er rock, art-School punks, intellektuelt

not really my cup of tea.

1.5/5 I don't really see what people dig about this band. Maybe If I was alive when this came out id probably like it more but it's very average and I nearly fell asleep while listening to it.

Again, just not my thing.

I really really tried, but boy no. Cannot and will never get into this band. His voice is just like fingernails on a chalkboard.

surpsingly salvagable? liked 1-2 songs. lowkey forgot it was on while doing smth else, realized it was done, and was like wtv

A band easy to admire but hard to love. Like Bowie once you get past the non singing affection is there really that much there. This is an early irritating offering. One for the musos and the chin scratchers

one of the most confusing bands to me. They suck so much but get so much universal praise

This shit is boring asf

Boring

Nope, boring and weird

This whole album was a bunch of nothingness. Incredibly bland and repetitive instrumentals with horrible vocals that sounded like a drunk Elvis impersonator. Even though this album only had 11 songs, it was 40 minutes long. Which is way longer than it needed to be for the substance that it provided: nothing. Worst album I've listened to on this list so far.

The lead singer's voice is unique and fun for one or two songs, but a whole album is a lot. DNF

I promised myself I would listen to all the songs in all the daily albums from start to finish, but I failed here. I scrubbed through the last four songs: enough was enough by that point. The vocals are truly unbearable. The pretentious affectation he carries throughout the entirety of the album makes the whole project an earsore. The fear of music is truly the soundtrack of pseudo-intellectuals who get off on smelling their own farts.

was NOT a fan at all. not my jam, didn't like the music really. So uh, 1 star :)

ماش

These heads need to shut the fuck up

Didnt like it

Notable Songzeile: Electric guitar is copied Copy sounds better Call this law of justice, call this freedom and liberty Joseph Beuys Voice: Ja Ja Ja Ne Ne Ne (1968) - uff, das ist mir echt zu gewollt nervig. Die Textes sind als Miniaturen vielleicht eigentlich cool, aber die Art des Schreiens nervt. Die Rhytmusgruppe nervt weil sie absichtlich (?) ihren Rhytmus verkackt und die Gitarre schreit genervt auf. Ich verstehe ja Brian Eno sowieso nicht, warum er das produziert hat auch nicht. Ich würde mir ja fast wünschen, dass mir was positives einfällt, aber bis auf die unverfrohrene Art sich nicht um die Zuhörerinnen zu scheren, fällt mir leider nix ein. Sorry Musikgeschichte, falls das jetzt absolut dilettantisch ist, aber dann passt es ja auch zum Album, ne?

oh je, so eine Band mit der ich gar nichts anfangen kann. Ich mag alle Teile an deren Musik - die 80er Gitarren , die abrupten Rhythmen, die billo Sounds, die gehetzte Stimme, sogar die Avantgarde -aber-Musical Inszenierung. Ich mag ganz viele Bands die sich auf Talking Heads berufen. Ich mag einfach keinen der Songs.

Not for me

not for me at all

muy feo tiene una energía muy oscura que no me agrada para nada,

Var klar for å gi 2, men såååå kom jeg til Dancing for money - unfinished...

Talking Heads really put the fear of music in me after this one. Oof talk about a one-hit wonder band.

I didn’t like this

Вообще не зашло

what an odd album not something I would listen to but if you like the late 70s vibe this is it. It giving rocky horror picture but what the characters would listen to

Vocais insuportáveis. Não dá.

not a fan

Juste non ??

Page is a nonce

Started pissing me off around Paper. It’s albums like this that make me really question this list.

T1 that was an experience, some cool key changes T2 T3 T4 starting to see this is a concept album for sure. This song has that same chord progression used throughout most of Pink Floyd’s animals. Also hear dogs barking now, is that Seamus? T5 beginning of this sounds like Morrison singing and the beat itself sounds like the doors. Yeah this for sure sounds like something straight from L.A Woman T6 ‘Take a walk through peaceful meadows.. try not to look so disappointed’ is straight out of the doors by the doors, specifically the song ‘the end’. Got a bunch of different sounds going on in this one, think I might actually kinda like it. Didn’t love the intro but all these weird sounds are kinda coming together. T7 alr let’s get weird. At 2:55, that show the good place on Netflix stole this riff completely. Also I was wondering what the deal was with those weird cool echo sounds and I looked it up and it’s Brian eno, legend. Surprised to learn he produced this record and 2 other talking head albums (remain in light, and more building about buildings and food). Very cool. T8 feels like a reprise of Mind or Paper? Not sure, sounds better though. Relistening now @10am: Following day, think this is a 2.5/3 outta 10

No thank you

I have noticed that so many albums from the 70's and 80's just dont stand the test of time Listening to the Talking Heads now in 2025, things are hitting very differently from how it did back in the day Never a huge TH fan, but hearing this again is a little underwhelming

I sadly did not enjoy this album. I was very interested in Talking Heads too.

My god. Can they not do better? I'm being told these are key albums but they are fucking awful.

The first 2 songs were terrible. Overall, it’s hard to listen to David Byrne strain and whine. He’s an interesting song writer, completely unique really. But that doesn’t mean I like it.

Meio chato, não consegui terminar... e tanto faz também, não voltaria nele.

2 - TERRIBLE

Checke einfach nicht, was an denen besonders sein soll. Finde es langweilig.

Another band that I view as the musical equivalent of 'The Emperor's New Clothes'. There were 2 or 3 tracks that didn't jar with me, the rest was utter shite. I had to turn it off during 'Animals'.

The neurotic whining, the constant mocking of society. The tone reminds me of the boys who bullied me at school. It lacks any optimism, any "let's make this world better". I hate every bit of this. The instruments are ok I guess, but as soon as the singer opens the mouth it's like torturing in hell.

still Nothing for me. why is he so bored

Melophobia.

Surkee, en kuunnellut loppuun, 0/5

no lo escuché entero. no es mi tipo de música.

Ooookkkk it's a mash up of some sort of animal placed between instruments,an ape or maybe a small grouping of Raccoons wandering around and over them mixed with people that want be able to sing.

Not my flask of Calpol.

Psycho Killer is a masterpiece. But that particular album is meh...

May have been groundbreaking in 1979 but nothing stands out as innovative. Disappointing.

This is the most overrated band in the world.

1,3/5

I like Talking Heads but incredibly unsure on this one. Ngl this was shit from a butt

Don’t get it. They’re annoying.

"I zimbra", is a loop and D Byrne shouting. "Mind" is a loop and D Byrne singing on top. He sounds as if he really doesn't care. "Paper" is something like "ticket to Ride", the intro. Then bloody D Byrne comes all over.. with the same approach as befor ? "Cities", another funky loop with Byrne annoying with his horrible voice. "Life during wartime", guess what.. yes ! a loop with the same guy preaching about his stuff. and so on.. I loved Talking Heads "77" and "More songs about buildings... ", even "little Creatures".. but this album is insufferable. David Byrne was ok on those albums, on this ones, I can't really finish it. The bass tone is good. But overall, caca

Talking Heads is hit or miss for me, usually a miss. David Byrnes’ voice is high pitched, whiny, and he strains sometimes. I don’t mind that in a few of their songs. But this album wasn’t the case. I give it a single star. I had to skip thru songs less than half way through because his voice was pissing me off.

Another Talking Heads? I can accept Remain In Light in this list, even if I don’t like it, but I can’t see this band meriting two entries for notability alone. Let’s see if I like the music. Uh Ok I can respect how true to their artistic vision these guys are, but do I have to listen to this drivel? Again with the tribal drums, weird vocals and bizarre noises. I gave them three stars for Remain In Light just for historical significance. This can be a one star.

Do not like.

To be honest, this one was a struggle. It took me most of the day to make it through, and it wasn't the best experience. Individually, the songs ranged from fine to good. Dissonance can be a useful story telling tool in music, but their reliance on it throughout their tracks is too much. I wonder if maybe live it wouldn't be quite as painful for my ears, if maybe the production value (which seemed fairly high) on the album ended up making the dissonance far worse to sit through.

Not my type of music at all. It kind of hurt my ears

Am I being tortured? It brings no specific elements originality or a profound sound

Make it stop

Either you love or hate this vocal style. I'm in the later category...

Meh! It's not road to nowhere!

1. zimbra - 1.5 2. mind - 1 3. paper - 1 4. citiez - 1 5. life - 0 6. memoriez - 1 7. air - 1 8. heaven - 1.5 9. animalz - 0 10. guitar - 0 11. drugz - 0 12. money - 0 13. life - 0 14. citiez - 0 15. mind - 0

Yeaaah, this one just isn't it for me. It's extremely repetitive, some of the songs sound like they were constructed from really cheesy music sample packs, I'm not hearing anything that's catchy, a lot of songs grate on me. To be fair, I've never been a huge fan of Talking Heads, even on the songs I do like (Burning Down the House and Psycho Killer), but this is just not good. Maybe I'm being too hard on it, but stuff like Electric Guitar and Drugs are awful. Like, I can see where they were going on *some* of the album, but it just doesn't work at all. This'll be my first 1/5. Really struggled between a 1 or a 2, but yeah, nothing on this comes close to being enjoyable for me. (I somehow came out of this record with Psycho Killer stuck in my head... what?)

balls balls balls

Not my cup of tea. "Heaven" is not bad, but the rest is not for me. The song "Air" is not bad either.

Eh... Not for me.

Nope.

I didn't get it at all

Can’t do it.

Uuuurgh. I've already had to review a Talking Heads album. Maybe this one is better? Nope. Could not finish this. Like some weird food someone offers you that they are evangelical about, but you think tastes spoiled. I have no taste for this, and life is too short. One annoying weird star.

Not a fan

Wow - I was never much of a Talking Heads fan...but this album fell way short of my already low expectations. A fair number of the cuts are simply unlistenable. Pass...

Man, this was annoying... When it started, I was like "This might be a good record for riding the bike home". Then it kept going and became more and more annoying... Musically it is so bland, nothing sticks in my mind. This is a clear NO from me.

I don’t even like Talking Heads hits let alone their less known songs. Grating vocals. I appreciate him embracing weirdness but this is not my brand of weird sorry.

FFS

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Head banging 2

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

garbage

What the fuck is this..

Didn't gell for me.

Couldn't get into it. 1/5

It annoys me in the same way the music from the challenge island in animal crossing is annoying

No

I imagine this is what I would sound like singing high on LSD. Some interesting things musically, but otherwise just ok.

No for me. Sound doesn’t resonate.

Overall, kind of annoying.

Verrückt, funky, Pop. Nicht für mich.

Weird af

Ok, I really like Psychokiller, but this album never killed my boredom.

Didn't like it much, probably not my style of music.

j'aime pas talking heads de manière générale, cet album ne m'a pas fait changer d'avis

Kunst Electro Pop?

Most of the songs sounded like the instrumental track was recorded at one time, then the vocals were recorded in a completely separate room with no idea what the BPM/measures would be. So the vocals felt like they were just placed on top of a beat that didn't match, and the two don't align right. Some of the vocals felt completely off time. It wouldn't be that bad if the vocals were at least decent to make up for it, but they absolutely were not, and were mostly just hilariously awful. Overall this just sounded like decent rock instrumentals with a drunk singer slurring and falling behind when trying to sing to the beat, and was constantly trying to play catch up.

I hate it, white ppl make some weird ass music. overly upbeat

Not for me

Funk? Myyyyyyynd, Hold on to that Papuh,

Bland album, no groove, nothing that made me even tap my feet, not one stand out track. Will give it a 1/5 only for their attempt to be creative.

I only knew one Talking Heads song before listening and I like that one. I hoped I may like this album but I didn't. Didn't keep any of my attention

Really not my thing at all

David Byrne is Superfun and cool guy, and I like some of the songs , but none od those are not on this album…

This wasnt really for me. Couldnt vibe with it.

Not for me

Sounds like terrible 70s music

1 not a fan of the sound nor the vocals. I could prob sing just like this and there’s nothing special about it.

Sucked ass.

"Fear Of Music"? Yeah, these guys were deathly afraid of making good music. I don't get this genre at all. They're just talking... with their heads. Almost like they're The Talking Heads™ (Credits roll) There's like 5 Talking Heads albums on this list. Maybe I'll enjoy one of them, since I actually think Psycho Killer's quite a banger.

Experimental sounds but just can’t get into Talking Heads at all. Music or vocal styles.