Fear Of Music

4/5

Nice catchy tunes thx!

Not as magical as some of their other work. 'Love During Wartime' is great and, certainly, songs like 'I Zimbra' are good but they just don't work as well as other Taking Heads albums (I'm a big fan of Remain In Light and Speaking in Tongues). Mind you, the thing about Talking Heads, their rhythmic reliability (Weymouth/Krantz -- underappreciated rhythm section) and their weirdness is that this will have me coming back again, just to see if I missed something. I think Robert Christgau was right in saying that this album's "gritty weirdness" could use some tempering. 3.5/5

4.4 has some good moments but lacks consistency

Not my favorite Talking Heads album, but one I had not listened to. David Byrne is kind of a creative genius, and I love the weird melodies and synth combos he comes up with.

Some actual good new wave. Steady rhythm throughout, but doesn't feel repetitive. Byrne's singing is very listenable. Album is weird enough to keep things interesting without being overly distracting or disorienting. Catchy hook in "Cities" helps make it the standout.

Freaking love this band- best thing to come out of post-punk and 2nd best thing to come out of CBGBs. Not their best album imo but so solid as always.

Smooth

Though I mourned the loss of the new wave version of TH at the time, this record clearly anticipates and leads a mini revolution of sorts.

As noted earlier, my musical upbringing was very sheltered. My mother effectively only listens to Bruce Springsteen and my dad’s exploration into new music stopped around 1978 and was deeply influenced by his older brothers. So the long 80s when the talking heads, at least in the circles I’ve found myself in, largely reigned supreme are an absence in my musical upbringing. It wouldn’t be until high school that I became aware of them outside of a few songs and not until college that I’d understand their importance. A few years later, I would be kicking David Byrne out of a museum (gotta pay for your ticket, Dave) and fall in with a group of much more musically sophisticated folk. People whose musical knowledge, unlike mine, expanded beyond laurel canyon and San Francisco and who’s recent touchstones were decidedly cooler than my early teen pop-punk/hardcore obsessions. So while it would make sense for somebody my age to think of the talking heads as the most familiar of comforts, they are in many ways new to me. I’ve heard most of this album in one way or another, everything sounds familiar, but I’ve never sat down and listened to it. There’s part of me that dislikes the talking heads for sounding new compared to my folky loves. There’s part of me that dislikes the talking heads because I didn’t listen to them growing up and cooler people I met later seem to have them ingrained in their musical consciousness, and justifiably so. There’s part of me that is suspicious of the 80s—the drugs of choice changed with the cultural and political zeitgeist, all seemingly a marked step back from the acid and love fueled sixties. A cynical and necessary step forward that I partially resent. All to say that, for some deeply rooted psychological reason, the talking heads make me feel insecure. What a great album! The talking heads and David Byrne are synonymous, so I’ll talk about his contributions first while noting initially how tight the band is. I don’t really care for Byrne’s style, it feels like he did stupendous amounts of cocaine and then walked into the studio in a panic. But it is at the very least interesting writing, and he is a creative director par excellence, almost in the Bowie mold. He uses his vocal talents and quirks to maximize the impact. But let’s talk about the band. Tina Weymouth is a legend, and it’s so evident on this album. These songs have to be incredibly tight and controlled to work, and it’s her playing that holds the entire project together. Without her playing, Byrne would sound like a complete idiot. The entire band revolves around a phenomenal bass player and a drum that lives in the pocket. They create the solid foundation where David Byrne can do tons of coke and yell melodically about corporate culture or whatever and have that actually work. Byrne’s solo work proves that he doesn’t need the talking heads to be incredibly brilliant, but this album shows the brilliance of the talking heads was far more than David Byrne.

Mere punket end jeg er vant til fra dem. Life during wartime er et af deres bedste numre

Upbeat almost pop like. Not bad 6/10

Talking Heads are the perfect mix of wackiness and undeniable musical genius. And by Talking Heads I mean David Byrne. I've always dug their sound because no two Talking Heads songs sound the same, so naturally I enjoyed the variety on this album. Top tracks: I Zimbra (banger), Mind, Life During Wartime, Drugs

Back in college, I remember Alex had a book about Fear of Music and the author referred to it as "David Byrne's aspergers album." I think that could've been a pretty great title, too. A wonderful album to become increasingly paranoid and insane to. It also probably could've been called Music of Fear! I'm not sure if it's my favorite Talking Heads album (there's not really a bad one in the bunch so it's hard to pick), but it's probably their best one. Maybe? Favorite Tracks: I Zimbra, Mind, Life During Wartime, Heaven

The start of the Talking Heads' Golden Age (unless you're a big More Songs About Buildings and Food guy which, fair play). Byrne was starting to bring in more performers to the fold so that he could play in the world music sandbox & his first go-around with the idea is the dark, brooding, jagged but nevertheless still pretty poppy Fear of Music. Relative to some of the other punk and new wave works, it's a real line straddler. It's not abrasive but it isn't fully formed to say, the poppy sheen of Blondie. Byrne's voice doesn't catch or travel like any other vocalist's but the songs are built around his unique atonality. When a song does venture towards something more traditional, like Life During Wartime, it helps to highlight how angular songs like I Zimbra are. I've always found the movie to have this sort of marching, militaristic quality to it. Animals in particular has this punchiness to it. "Fear of" suggests some anxiety and the album does have this anxious register to it, it's very good music to navigate a crowd to. I read a really annoying 33 1/3rd by Jonathan Lethem about this album maybe around eight years ago. The framing device he used to talk about the book. There was a chapter dedicated to each song but every other chapter would be a rhetorical question designed to explore David Byrne & the Talking Heads more broadly. This led to the immortal chapter title "Is Fear of Music an Aspergers' Album?" I don't know Jonathan, you tell me. The entire chapter is just Lethem playing armchair psychologist on Byrne which seems like a reductive way to analyze Fear of Music. Talking Heads occupy such an interesting position in the post-punk scene and Fear of Music (and its follow-up Remain in Light) give them serious Manhattan Sad Lad credit despite the reality that they were much more suited to the lighter, art-school crowd & that Byrne was mostly putting on the SoHo dress to suit the time when he was really interested in making funk music. Favorite Tracks: I Zimbra, Life During Wartime, Memories Can't Wait, Animals

Not the best album of the Talking Heads, that would be "Remain in Light" to me, but still a refreshing sound during the punk/new wave of the New York seventies scene with the introduction of African rhythms in their (quite) manic and paranoid sound. Furthermore, "Heaven" and "I, Zimbra" are absolute classics. The album as a whole doesn't only reflect fear of music, but basically fear of anything living in a modern world as the titles of the songs reflect ("Drugs", "Cities", "Life During Wartime", or "Mind". Very decent album, 4/5

Fear of Music? Fear of Talking Heads more like. Only really knowing their poppier hits and finding Byrne quite irritating I was not really looking forward to this. That completely changed by the time I got to Mind. The album was so innovative, and though it felt so Bowiesque I can’t see that he laid a finger on it. Even more impressive.

Has any music writer ever used the line Life During Snore-time to describe a self-indulgent or boring David Byrne project? I reckon it's already been used so probably can't claim it as my own. It doesn't apply here, it's anything but boring with lots of interesting and strange moments. I'd forgotten how good Memories Can't Wait is.

I like

Pretty good

Why do I never hear these songs on the radio? This is a pretty cool album. I just didn't like Animals very much though.

Talking Heads helped lay the groundwork for New Wave, then refused to follow the genre to it's conclusion, instead deciding to follow their muse and become one of the most interesting bands of their era. Fear Of Music sees the band in a unique position. Talking Heads have one foot in '77 and More Songs... and another in Speaking In Tongues, but you can also see how they're slipping into Remain In Light on the way. The result may be the band's most eclectic album. We have more conventional "hits" like Life During Wartime and Heaven. We have the kind of jittery, angular punk-funk we've heard before from Talking Heads like on I Zimbra, Mind, Paper, and Cities. And we see Talking Heads pulling at the strings a little: figuring out how to deconstruct their music on songs like Animals, Electric Guitar and Drugs. This particular string of songs was among the most abstract, cold, and deeply weird music they'd ever put out at the time. And across the record, the band is in elite form. Everything is sold with a rare tightness and style, and David Byrne tap dances through the mazes of intricate, percussive melodies and abstract textures. The paranoia, mania, and anxiety of his delivery really comes through here. And this is another example of how much of a great lyricist he really is: straddling the mundane with the deeply abstract, he paints strage, alienating portraits. I haven't decided if this album's scattershot approach speaks to me on the level that something like Remain In Light does, but their are a few songs on here that are nearly perfect to me. Life During Wartime is a driving, funky tune, with some of Byrne's best ever lyrics. The content is so literal that it's almost surreal. Cities is a fantastic piece of "classic" Talking Heads. Memories Can't Wait embraces a strange swagger that distinguishes it in the band's discography. Then the run from Animals to Drugs is just so intriguing, exciting and daring. While not my favorite from Talking Heads, this is a really amazing project, and it's unique weirdness will probably grow on me. These songs are incredibly infectious and I can only imagine that I'll be returning to this one.

Everyone talks about Remain in Light when this band comes up, and deservedly so. When that album comes i'll rate it 5/5. But i've gott say, I revisit songs on this album alot more frequently. While i can acknowledge it being slightly worse, it has a special place in my heart. 4/5

A great album from one of my favorites. Life during Wartime is a classic and obviously the standout on this album.

Talking Heads have their own thing. There was a nice mixture of assorted sounds to highlight the post punk genre. I enjoyed it. But probably won't be returning. 4 stars.

A fun album with lots of good quirks, but keeps true to is style. The songs come across as simple pop hooks byt there are quite a few layers. Would listen again.

Alright and pretty good. I like talking heads

I've never put on a talking heads album. I now see this has been a massive blunder. I can't stop dancing!

This was funkier than a thought and was pretty cool.

Ol’ sour puss Brian Eno strikes again.

I really enjoyed this one. Quirky and intense.

The Generator gave me both More Songs About Buildings and Food and Fear of Music in close proximity. I’m struggling to decide which I like better. More Songs had the single-dom heights of “Take Me to the River,” but, especially with its persistent disco firmament, Fear of Heights may just hang together better as an *album.* It’s a tough decision. Anyway, with both “Life During Wartime” and “Heaven,” two of my favorite Heads songs, this is an easy album to love. One of the greatest bands of all time!

I love how funky this is without actually being funk.

This is a great album. Late 70’s Art funk at its best. I’ve always loved the song Mind and it’s little descending guitar lick, and the way David Byrne sings Electric Guitaaaar with such a sinister delivery is so giddylicious to me. This album is a warm up in greatness to Remain In Light, which dropped the following year. This is a band nearing the peak of their power.

This is pretty great. Talking Heads are perfectly quirky and creative and unique and David Byrne has a natural coolness to him that’s hard not to love. This isn’t the best of their best, but still had a great time with it.

Some good songs. Some not as good

Heaven Cities Mind The highlights of the album Overall 3.5/5

I've had a few other Talking Heads albums on this list, and they've all been 5 stars, but this is the first one I haven't loved. The singles are pretty strong but the rest of the album just isn't very memorable. Their other albums I've had a couple songs I put on repeat for months afterwards, but nothing from this album has the same replay value for me. "Life During Wartime" is objectively a great song, and "Cities" is fun and cheeky, but there's not much else that made me think, "wow, this is amazing! No wonder everyone loves the Talking Heads." This is a 3.5, but I'm rounding up because even though I didn't love this, 3 stars seems too low.

This album reminded me of David Bowie. Learning that there is a connection, it will gain them one more star.

This is a very good album.

Fearer of Music is darker than Talking Heads' previous albums. It deals with more serious topics such as drugs or war, but the band also finds time for more optimistic oulooks, like on Heaven. Brian Eno's production keeps everything from getting too dark and gives the album the much needed space to allow these songs to breathe. Great album. Key tracks: I Zimbra Mind Life During Wartime Heaven

Love the combination of musical genius and weird with Talking Heads. This one doesn't have one of the "greatest hits" singles, which helps me enjoy the whole even more. Great album.

Fear of Music war ein großer Schritt in der Musikgeschichte und dazu noch intellektuell eine Schritt nach vorne. Das hat damals Spaß gemacht.

So, yeah I like Talking Heads, but I got into them a little later. Hadn't really listened to the first couple of albums all the way through. Having had the opportunity now, I'll say I like it, but it does get a little annoying sometimes. The music is consistently great, but David does have a tendency to get a little whiney or screechy. I like the Living Colour version of "Memories Can't Wait" more but that's only because I heard it a few dozen times before this original version. This sounds so slow to me here. "I Zimbra" is such a funky little number. Great intro song. At the opposite end is "Drugs" which is just a terrible waste of studio time. Going to give this a 4. Some great, listenable songs with only a few weak points.

Drugs and Dancing for Money were two of my favorite tracks on the album. I have a lot of love and respect for David Byrne, knew Life During Wartime, and enjoy their music in general! However I’m also not the biggest fan usually of this “genre” so I have to give it a lower rating than I feel like this “deserves” 💀

I FEAR (haha) that I don’t like this as much as the last few talking heads albums we’ve done… it’s great obviously, but I was more excited about the fun rhythms and riffs on buildings and food than I was for the sort of more atmospheric songs here. Oh but Heaven mwah.

Groovy

Vibey, good fun times.

‘Fear Of Music’ is the bridge between Talking Heads’ earlier albums and the funkier, more danceable Remain In Light’ and ‘Speaking In Tongues’. It’s still rooted in the nervy art-rock of their early work, but points toward the dense, polyrhythmic funk and rhythm driven music that would define those later albums.

Man sings about life over sick beats and sometimes mildly trippy guitar. #Nostalgia

Pretty solid

Good album, nothing spectacular. But a four due to my love of Talking Heads.

Weird. Timeless. Edgy. Brilliant. And it’s not even the best Talking Heads album.

Listening to this album really elevated my fondness for Talking Heads. It's really an enjoyable album. Pairs well with technically challenging work or hobbies.

It seems only one album in every three or four on this website is any good. So I've got 2-3 days of crap to grind through after today.

Frantic energy from that we know and love 💞

Great disco beats made funky, some tracks that I will listen to again for sure. 4/5

much better

Schwache 4 bei mir. Bin irgendwie nicht so ganz reingekommen wie in andere Talking Heads-Platten. Könnte mir aber vorstellen, dass es ein Grower ist. Anfang stärker als das Ende.

Remain in Light hat mir besser gefallen. Trotzdem hatte ich Spaß hieran. Die zweite Hälfte mag ich lieber.

Me gustó este disco.

Mostly groove based songs, but pretty catchy.

I have a difficult time any music that has the word punk in it, in general. However, this is the 2nd Talking Heads album I've listened to - the first one was Talking Heads 77 and I gave that one a 3. I enjoyed this one actually...I expanded my mind to appreciate this pleasant cacophony of musical genius. Speaking of mind..."Mind" is hilarious to listen to if one is having marital problems. All the beats are quite catchy, infused with some funk even. Each song is so unique, it's not an album one gets bored listening to! David Byrne, you've convinced me to somewhat accept this genre with the word "punk" in it.

Very nice.

Easy listening, not my favourite lyrics or voice, but very cool instrumentals.

Another banger from Talking Heads! Not one I've revisited as much as Remain in Light, but I'm gonna have to change that - this one's just as chock-full of bangers.

I think i finally found a Talking Heads album I really like. I always understood what they were doing but this is one I would actually put on to listen to any given day. It had me both dancing and feeling nervous about the state of society which is always a great combo.

Great stuff as per. Simpsons: Yes

can never go wrong with the Talking Heads

71/100. It’s a solid post-punk record that, while not as impressive as some of their later work, still highlights the band’s distinctive sound and evolving direction.

The Talking Heads took punk to a different place... mixing in art-rock and pop and plenty of synth and keys, they made their own sound. This is a catchy record that is enjoyable to listen to.

Was amazed by how good some of the lyrics were. I find the music a bit annoying at times but this is a great album

What an album! It's not my favorite from Talking Heads, but it's still excellent work with many great songs!

David Byrne being his best self on this record!

Enjoyable record, sounds like a more polished production compared to their earlier work but still has that quintessential Talking Heads sound.

I guess I’m kind of a fan now of Talking heads. I’ve had 2 albums so far, but they never stuck with me. Now I see the appeal, this album has a lot of the funk and rhythm I was missing from some of the other albums. Solid 4, almost a 5 outside a few passable tracks.

I wish i could half vote on this because 4 feels too much but 3 feels stupidly harsh. Is it just me or is this quite disco? I also felt like I wanted to dance around the house like Hugh grant in love actually to thr entire album. Top song for me was EASILY I Zimbra. Ok im going to give a 4. 3 is too low

I know that a lot of fans of this band are gonna hate me for this. I respect Talking Head. I like them. I just don't love them. Like really love them. I heared a dozens songs from them, but never a full album. But my problem with them is still there. They're cool, engaging, versatille, but it's like some X Factor is missing from them to be as genius as most people treat this band. I had so much fun listening to them and this album in particular, but it's like 75% of their songs are missing just one part, one thing from being genius. It's like a feeling of something left unsaid is their instrument of expressing emotions. Still can't say anything bad about them. David, Tinam Jerry and Chris seem to me like a creative guys who are also fun to hang around with. Life During Wartime is probably the best lyrics about a band on tour. Also, let's face it, this is one of the coolest album titles ever. These things persuaded me towards to give this a five, but... the feeling of something unfinished is just a bit stronger.

nice songs to have on in the background. interesting music but i feel like it ran right through me

Fantastic album

Like their music.

I've never listened to this album (27). From a band I've always found a bit overated, it was better than I expected.

Heaven is all time favorite

Love the Talking Heads, love this album, love the song "Heaven", still think that the lyrics "Everyone is trying to get to the bar. The name of the bar, the bar is called Heaven" is one of the dumbest lyrics I've ever heard. 4/5

Probably don’t love this as much as I used to. However, I still really like it and can see its influence. Rhythmically interesting with interesting structures and strong melodies.

Funky, percussive, warrants repeated listens but some great nuggets to be found. Although not my favourite of theirs, where I think they peaked a few years after this, it shows the promise that they had and broke new ground in the musical structures and influences that it could manifest.

Haven't had Talking Heads in a while probably over a year. This one had some really fun ones on it especially Cities, song is whacky. Heaven is a new one that I haven't heard before and was probably my favorite on here.

Very solid Talking Heads album. Just fun af. Air was one I wasn't very familiar with and loved. Obvs the classic Life During Wartime is a jam. Heaven sounds like a Bowie song in the best way possible. I would take drugs to the song Drugs.

Talking Heads that sounds urban and downtrodden at times. It's an unvarnished sound compared to future works, less syncopated and more groovy, strummy. Great album. Will listen to again. All tracks great. Standouts: I Zimbra Cities Life During Wartime Memories Can't Wait Heaven is amazing Animals is RAW and frenetic.

The afrobeat influence is easier to see on this one than remain. Some all time great songs on this, and was Tina once bad at bass as rumored? She got so good by now! We got some groceries - some peanut butter! All I ever needed.

I really like this album though its not my favorite release of theirs. I'm always a fan of their blend of funk and anxieties. Jamming and rambling may be one of my fav genres of music ever.

Man, I love Talking Heads. Their blend of art-rock, afrobeat, funk, punk, and whatever other influences they have kicking around just speak to me. That said, I'm not sure Fear of Music is quite up to the same quality of some of their other releases - particularly in the somewhat meandering second half. There are definitely classic songs on this record; Life During Wartime, Heaven, Memories Can't Wait, but some of the rest don't hit. Sonically, the record is a winner - everything sounds great, particularly the off-kilter guitar parts. David Byrne's performances are also fantastic throughout, showcasing why he's proved to be one of the most endearing front men of his era. Not perfect, but a lot of fun and certainly head and shoulders above many of the other albums on this list.

In retrospect this feels like a build-up to the album that followed it, with the groovy jams and African influences on tracks like "I Zimbra" sitting next to the quirky new wave of their previous albums. Despite that, the songs here are strong enough to stand on their own. The jams - "Cities" and "Life During Wartime" - are the highlights, tracks that could be double their length and not get old. But the other highlight is "Heaven," which is much more subdued; the band's lyrics were always good, but this one shows they could carry a song. The last three songs are a bit weak ("Drugs" is ok as a closer, less good as a song), but everything before it is good enough for this to get a 4.

¿Cómo es que no sabía que existiese este disco?

I can’t listen to the Taking Heads without picturing David Byrne doing quirky dances. To be honest it’s a key reason why I enjoy their music and this album is no exception. His enthusiasm and sense of wonder is contagious. I love how this band seems to stumble into their most memorable songs rather than trying to make singles. In just doing what they do they always have a couple songs that stick in your head after one listen. That song on Fear Of Music is “Life During Wartime”. All around this is the typical high energy, fun Talking Heads album that I come to expect from them. Easy 4 for me.

The first half of this album is "The Talking Heads... Dance!" Great stuff. This is the Talking Heads album I wish I had heard to introduce the band to me. Still, David Byrnes style is interesting, but difficult to hear for a full album. It gets dull after a while. I think I'll stick to my Talking Heads playlist of my personal favorites. 4/5

Side A is perfect. Side B has its moments but it's noticeably weaker. Still a great record. I get goofy to this.

Avant-garde rock music. Love David Byrne and Talking Heads & Fear of Music is an example of why I love them. Nothing or nobody really sounds like them. They are a band where you pick up something new and exciting with the 1st listen as well as the 100th. This album is a feeding frenzy for "modern day" jambands, with Cities, Life During Wartime and Heaven often covered by an array of bands. Great album from a unique and truly amazing band. Besides the aforementioned tunes, I Zimbra, Air and Paper are standout songs on an album full of bangers.

A joy to listen to. Funky and fun with razor sharp production.

Very experimental pop album, stylish.

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

I am familiar with talking heads. Never really listened to them except what played on the radio. I enjoyed this album way more than I thought I would.

Nothing sounded like Fear of Music when it came out, and it still stands completely on its own. Talking Heads and Brian Eno took paranoia, disco grooves, and post-punk anxiety and mashed them into something that shouldn’t have worked. “Life During Wartime” is an apocalypse you can dance to. “Heaven” plays like a hymn for people stuck in line at the DMV. And “I Zimbra” opens with nonsense poetry and ends up sounding prophetic. It’s jagged, it’s funky, it’s weird as hell, and David Byrne somehow makes fear sound like a party invitation. Even 46 years later, this record still feels like it’s from another planet.

Weird but strangely good. It is oddly addictive.

Creative, unique, alternative. They paved a cool path for music. I feel like I hear so many artists that took inspiration from this through both alternative and pop. Very cool.

This landed much better with me than the previous Talking Heads album I was given. A real sense of fun in the funky

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This is one of the few times that I had no idea who the artist is or what genre this belonged to but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I liked it's ambiance and it's just an album you can chill whenever. I am a big of Duster and I would be remiss to not notice how these artists share the same mood and beats in their music. I always enjoy this type of music so I am glad I am getting exposed to more artists of this music genre. I hope they keep appearing in this 1001 album collection.

Didn't listen to a lot but the ones I did were really good

Grew up a big fan because my dad would play them in the car all the time in the mid 80's. Knew their greatest hits but it has been fun going back and listening to the albums to discover new stuff. This album was great. "Mind" "Cities" and "Heaven" were all new to me and I loved them!

The overall sound is really fun and nice to listen to, but the songs kind of blend together. Fav: memories can’t wait

This album is totally good; it’s enjoyable to listen to pretty much the whole way through, but sometimes the songs kind of just blend together. It does end on the worst tracks in my opinion. The bass playing is probably my favorite part of this album and the talking heads in general. Would definitely give it a 4.5 if I could. Standout tracks: Mind, Cities, Memories Can't Wait, Heaven 4/5 deserves to be on this list

En del jag inte hört förut faktiskt, superbra men svänger mindre än "Remain in Light"

Inte lika weird som vissa av deras andra grejer tycker jag, och överlag najs! Velar med betyget men känner mig snäll.

Riktigt cool! Svänger mer än "Remain in Light".

Good stuff, dropped off near the end but a welcome album to listen to

There's so much Talking Heads that I don't know!

Fun album to listen to

Awesome, funky album. I Zimbra, Mind, Life during Wartime are standout tracks to me.

Day 17 Brilliant album, love the basslines in a lot of these songs. 8/10 Highlights Cities Life during wartime

Cool album

Goodness this generator keeps giving me talking heads albums without a single song I’ve heard before. Just how much music did they make? Anyway this was good, felt a little ungrounded, and I think the vocals wear a bit after a while. I’m a fan though, and life during wartime stood out to me, that track was great.

7.5/10 *Obligatory comment about Stop Making Sense* Highlights: Cities Heaven Life During Wartime Animals Electric Guitar

4.0 Talking Heads are one of my favourite findings from this list. Still doesn't top More Songs.., similar to 77 or Remain.., but there's some really good tracks here. Starts really solid, but the latter half lets it down, after a few listens I still can't really get into the sequence from Air through to Electric Guitar. Last track ends on a good note though. Cities probably my fave, can see that growing and growing.

4/5

I liked the part of the track Drugs that was filmed in a Black man's basement

As pioneers of New Wave and shapers of what would become post-punk, Talking Heads were always going to be poised to play well to my tastes. Add on top of that the incorporation of a more experimental spirit and funk elements and the brew is exquisite. While I have listed to TH before, I had not made it through this entire album before this experience. I enjoyed Fear of Music from front to back, the obvious inspiration of punk groups at the time, David Byrne's vocal performance, and the diverse and varied instrumentation made it a thoughtful and engaging listen. I will be coming back, and look forward to more albums in this space to build out the picture of the evolution of the genre(s). 4.2/5

I've historically felt like I'm missing something every time I listen to Talking Heads. I think I've figured out that it's the lyrics. Their somewhat nonsensical songwriting meshes really well with the instrumentation, like a bunch of lads just having a good time and shooting the breeze. Or sitting in a circle smoking j's and going "woah dude." Life During Wartime stood out to me in its competent and emotional communication of a grim and hopeless situation despite this easygoing style. Electric Guitar stood out as being the most shameless embrace of said style.

Before listening to anything I am excited about this because there is a book I read forever ago (cannot remember the name) where an astronaut on a long space mission used Talking Heads albums to remember her humanity. This man's voice is so ridiculous but I think I love it. I enjoy the layers of instrumentation, there's always an interesting bass line or percussion fill to focus on.

Another really good Talking Heads album. I thought I was heading for a 3 when it started but it grew on me to the point where I actually listened twice through it.

A great variety of very interesting music. David Byrne is a fantastic songwriter and the album shows these talents very well. The experimentation on the album can be quirky but also be taken seriously, as it shows a lot of creativity. Byrne’s vocals are full of personality and Tina Weymouth supplies great bass playing throughout. 4/5

Talking Heads: Fear of Music: This is a really cool and funky album. The percussion and guitar work is intricate and unqiue. The songs standout throughout the album, though they do all use the exact same style. I had a great time listening to this though, reminds me of 80 king crimson in a very good way. 9/10

4.6

Very interesting rhythms on this album. My standouts were "I Zimbra" and "Life During Wartime" and to a lesser extent "Heaven". I listened to the expanded reissue so the Alternate Versions of the songs was interesting.

Great album where the original is improved by a remaster where vocals are more balanced the rest of the music.

Heaven frábært lag

I just listened to this the other day, since it was it's album release anniversary. This is a great album. 4-stars

I really liked the album, specially bc I like the band. I think its alternative, but it makes you dance, and sing

After David Bowie's Young Americans on Sunday (today is Tuesday), I'm swimming in the wellspring of New Wave this week and I'm here for it! I think I've underestimated the influence of the Talking Heads and never given them the credit they're due. All the singles (minus "Psycho Killer") predictably skew a little on the pop side, which probably kept me at a distance. The album tracks fall back into some of the punk/funk roots. Like "Psycho Killer", I love how prominent the baselines are in many of these songs (and even more-so in the 2005 remastered version) which gives tracks like "Memories Can't Wait" an ominous sense of suspense while also helping all the awkward nerds in their fanbase stay on beat during the verses. Absolutely not for everyone - it wasn't even for me until recently - but I've been having a lot of fun exploring experimental pop music, especially this throughline from David Bowie - David Byrne - Beck.

I liked this one

espero que david byrne nunca muera

Funny how even a meh Talking Heads album like this is still miles better than most peoples best. 8/10

A pretty good album comprising tracks you won’t hear on the radio unless it’s on a Sunday evening “deep dives show”. I particularly liked Heaven - very Bowie-esque, reminded me of Heroes. The link took me to the deluxe edition with the reworks and alternate versions and the album lost me there. So this rating is on the 79 track listing.

I think I made my brother dislike this album. Well, contributed to it anyway, through overplay when we were younger (what can I say, autism can have a big effect on a person). Anyway, after More Songs about Buildings and Food, Talking Heads found two things: Disco and depression. Having a theme helps give the album shape, but also risks being like marmite if the theme is divisive enough. Personally, I think it works well. Synths have been added even more to the sound palate but don't overwhelm the guitars, and the general slowing down of pace helps differentiate them from the classic new wave sound. (Though songs like Life During Warfare and Cities still bring the speed on occasion) Still, songs like Animals, Paper and Electric Guitar were always going to be a harder sell for the general populace than Take Me To the River, and I can't say I love it quite as much as I used to. Still great though. Tangent: I'm not sure if the Fripp and Eno partnership began here, but this was definitely where it began to really take shape. Favourite Song: Life During Wartime Least Favourite: Animals Strong Bad Demerit Count: 0

Twitchy and legit, plus at once moody and dancey. One's never been a full-on Heads head – more of an admirer of the effects – but digs the moods they achieved. The early records are the most interesting work they ever did, obvs (thanks to some significant degree [if not entirely] to Eno). Best songs sound like a list of all the best things in life – "Air" "Heaven" and Drugs" ("Zimbra" also good.)

It's really nice to hear some other tracks by this band that aren't 'Once In A Lifetime' (great song by the way). I enjoyed this a hell of a lot. It has these unconventional yet unswerving rhythms that are fun and funky. The whole album has an almost gritty weirdness to it. It's full of funky bass basslines and cool guitar licks and David Byrne in vocals sounds great if a little all over the place but in a good way. There's some proper footstomping tunes on this album and it's good fun. 'Memories Can Wait' gets quite heavy and almost psychedelic. Overall a very good time and I'm hoping there's more Talking Heads albums to be enjoyed on this list!

Loved it! My favorites were "Life During Wartime," "I Zimbra," and "Animals."

Funky fun stuff. Love it

We love talking heads.

Good as it ever was.

I loved this! Can't believe I didn't look up more Talking Heads after watching Stop Making Sense. I loved that concert video and it seems like I enjoy Talking Heads in general!

Turns out I've been sleeping on Talking Heads. I like everything I hear of theirs. Really enjoyed this.

Fine for Talking Heads standard, better than most. 4/5

Loved this - I’m already a big Talking Heads singles fan so knew going into this that I would probably like it. Moody and atmospheric at times, always interesting and innovative. Would absolutely listen to this again.

They are tres cool

Wow. This is my 2d Talking Heads album after getting their debut a few weeks ago. I can't believe popular music used to be able to sound so weird. I can't wait to listen again. I love the musicianship and odd rhythms.

Not one of my favorite Talking Heads records, I like Remain in Light and '77 a lot more, but still pretty great.

Though many have tried, nobody else could do what Talking Heads could because David Byrne’s combination of weirdness and sobriety is a tough one to nail. This one isn’t exactly their most accessible album, which dings it a little, but there’s good stuff here.

Interesting. Never heard ‘desert blues’ before now. Have no idea what they’re saying but the beat is good

Already have the album so I did not listen to it.

Heard a bunch of music from The Talking Heads but never listened to this album all the way through before. Quirky and weird with excellent vocals and musical structure. Really enjoyable album.

Talking Heads scare me

Enjoyed it.

Great album that I only knew one song on. Sounds precisely like David Byrne. 70s snare sound. Guitars and bass sound like they’re in my head. “Memories Can’t Wait” was a favorite on first listen.

Thoroughly enjoyed this and I'll be keeping it in my medicine kit, just in case my fear of music returns.

There were moments on this album that were very reminiscent of David Bowie's music. I enjoyed the weirdness woven throughout the album and appreciated the high energy it brought. The opener did a great job building the dark, funky, quirky ambiance. Overall, I would happily listen to this again but I don't think I would go out of my way to play it again.

Heaven Is A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens 1001 Albums Generator 73 (07/14/2025) Fear Of Music is the third studio album by new wave and art rock legends Talking Heads. This was the second album that Brian Eno worked on in collaboration with Talking Heads and the band's goal was to expand on the disco inspirations that they had toyed with on their second album, More Songs About Buildings And Food. While their first two albums saw commercial success and some critical acclaim, Fear Of Music kicked off a trilogy of Talking Heads albums that to this day are considered some of the best albums of all time. I have only heard the follow-up album, Remain In Light, which I absolutely love, so I was excited to see how Fear Of Music would compare. Listening to I Zimbra, I felt that it really reminded me of something that would be on King Crimson's Red. I guess that makes sense considering the fact that Robert Fripp is on this song lol. What a distinct player and what a fun song. The slight math rock elements incorporate with Talking Heads' funky afrobeat-inspired sound very well. Cities features David Byrne's classic half-spoken half-sung vocal style and is one of the finest songs here. The middle run of this album is fantastic. Life During Wartime is widely regarded as one of Talking Heads' best songs and one of the best rock songs in general. I can't disagree, although I think there are better songs here. Memories Can't Wait has some really strange electronic elements in the background (probably thanks to Eno) and the slower tempo works well. I love when the guitar arpeggios kind of open up during the pre-chorus. The following song Air has a similar appeal with the guitar in the chorus and features lyrics about a man so depressed that even breathing feels painful. It also has a real deal distorted guitar solo, which is kind of unusual for Talking Heads. Heaven is a beautiful, touching song that unfortunately just reminded me of the chudjak meme with its chorus, but besides that, it is really a fantastic song. Byrne's vocals on the chorus feel tortured and the bassline is great. Unfortunately, the album does not stay this strong forever. I actually don't hate Animals, but it is a little annoying. Some of the guitar parts are pretty clever and it feels like one of the most technical songs on the album. Electric Guitar is a miss to me. I don't love the slower, weird tempo and the reggae inspiration doesn't feel like it meshes well with the rest of what's going on. Drugs is also not a great song and ends the album a bit weakly. I know some people like this one, but this sound is not what I want out of a Talking Heads song. It certainly shouldn't be the longest song on the album. Despite a weak ending, Fear Of Music is fantastic album. It is not as consistent as its follow-up, but David Byrne didn't just randomly become a genius in 1980; it was clear by this point that he was something special. Fear Of Music is a 4/5. Favs: Cities Memories Can't Wait Heaven Least Fav: Electric Guitar

first, "If God don't want us to enjoy Talking Heads' music, He won't have given us mild autism." secondly, i believe in \STOP MAKING SENSE SUPREMACY/. So this is so mid. Like, if you can watch the Stop Making Sense film version of David byrne doing his autistic little dances while singing "Life During Wartime", you won’t want to come back to this. but still 4/5

Avant guard

Solid album. I like the Talking Heads sound and this one falls in line with that!

Life during wartime

Bandita que te iría a ver, siempre me hacen dar ganar de mover el hombrito, no sé si de sus mejores discos pero sigue gustandome

Me gusto bastante, rock tranqui como para relajar. Justo ayer salí a caminar y tenía esto de fondo, me faltaba una campera de jean para sentirme en los 80

Once again, I will just say, the sound is unmistakable. If you can't quickly identify the Talking Heads then you might be a dummy. I like the sounds and I don't have much else to say.

Препарированная и переосмысленная музыка.

I don't think I've listened to a Talking Heads album in its entirety. Very enjoyable and ahead of their time.

Fun and alive, loved it

First time hearing this album -- better than 3 so bump it to 4 1979 was a wild and crazy year for music 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘶𝘯

Like it, some of them felt repetitive

Good album, not the best by Talking Heads but still very good.

This is not my favourite Talking Heads

Story like

fantastic album. big talking heads fan and this has all the catchy weird beats and words I love from them

Pretty uneven record. Some exceptional songs and then just some real junk

The first Talking Heads album I’ve enjoyed the entire way through. A quirky but still catchy set of songs, with David Byrne’s iconic vocals, fantastic grooves and riffs aplenty, and some funny and dread-filled storytelling. Really enjoyed it.

Didn’t like it as much as some of their other albums but I will listen again

One worthy if the list. Byrne was ahead of his time with the Heads. Enjoy

Yup yup

I love the talking heads but I've never heard this album. That's been a theme this week it seems! They're just so fun and the melodies, the layers, the voice. This is not my favorite of the Talking Heads but I do still love them. So it's like having your third favorite ice cream flavor. It's still ice cream. I love the bass lines and the drums. It's so interesting to listen to.

Such a bamger

Did I forget to mention Memphis? Home of Elvis, and the ancient Greeks.

Классический нью-вэйв от Talking Heads, есть отголоски Remain In Light

A band I love and an album I've never listened to end to end. Was really interesting to hear their sound at an earlier stage. Less weird, more punk and reggae, but all the pieces were there.

Talking Heads are a solid new wave band that I always enjoy. Solid album.

Now this is a band that definitely deserves to have multiple albums on this list. This album is very strong overall with a few classic tracks.

Gives solid pool vibes. I enjoyed the funk meets rock sound

I Zimbra and Mind were a great start. Life During Wartime is a classic and maybe my favorite TH song. Drugs was an interesting finish. Enjoyed listening to this very much!

Not my favourite Talking Heads, but I liked it more than I thought. FS: Heaven.

I A P P R O V E T H I S M E S S A G E

Cool album, liked it very nice.

I think the Talking Heads really come alive in their live recordings, and this isn't their best studio album, but there are a handful of classics.

Ahead of its time

Neurotic

i’ve kinda been whatever about this album historically because i like all the SMS versions of the songs so much better than the studio ones*, and as a result i never really bother to listen to this album. but this time i reallllllyyyyyy liked it. a really terrific depiction of paranoia, an everyday sense of doom. i think if i had revisited this during covid it would have really and truly broken my brain i guess i’m glad i was ambivalent toward it for so long. ‘paper’ and ‘air’ both jumped out at me this time around. *i still think this but the only studio version i think is notably inferior is ‘life during wartime’…nothing compares to the live version! fav tracks: i zimbra; heaven; mind; cities; electric guitar; paper

i love this album yayyy i don't have any intelligent thoughts about it. it's super cohesive but has a lot of variety on it. as weird and fun as i remembered!

2 days in a row of Talking Heads. Debut yesterday and this one today! What a treat. A more mature and confident sound and a desire to talk about some interesting content. Cities is great.

I've never been a huge fan of Talking Heads, but they're ok. This album exceeded my expectations. The music was innovative and catchy, and the vocal style became less annoying as the album went on.

Classic TH. Good stuff.

So 80s…

Great album not quite the highs of Remain in the Light or even Speaking in Tongues but still some awesome nerd rock.

Talking Heads were such a great band. I love the music and especially Byrne’s talk/sing delivery.

Fourth Talking Heads album so far. Still great. Life During Wartime is an awesome song.

Is this my favorite Talking Heads album? No, no it's not. But that doesn't mean it isn't really good. Because it is.

I fucking hate Life During Wartime

Pure joy. I was dancing yesterday in the office kitchen. I couldn’t help myself. I Zimbra was my favorite new find. Talking Heads is the band that opened my teenage mind, formed a deep connection point between me and my dad, and inspired many of my own songwriting experiments. And on this album, I was smiling non-stop.

David Byrne is my hero

Funky and fun but no fear

Not my favourite Talking Heads album. It still a great album.

84/100. Recognized a few from Stop Making Sense, a few misses but liked most of it. Tina Weymouth is one of my favorite bassists

Best described as a Talking Heads fan's Talking Heads album. Great listen. Brian Eno is very apparent on this one.

Great album, had already heard before but it was great a second time and likely a third and fourth. Heaven is best track

Favorite song: Mind. Overall score: 8,8/10

A fascinating album, like a mix of danny elfman and david bowie. frenetic energy and almost stream of consciousness lyrics. very unique.

Yes. Very happy with this.

Love. "Life During Wartime" is a favorite, but I also really enjoyed "Memories Can't Wait."

Great album. For an album that’s over 45 years old, it feels so fresh and boundary pushing.

Mind if a white boy catch a vibe

Another one that was a repeat-listen obsession on a homemade cassette tape many years ago. Love this album start to finish!

they're goated what can you say

On a first listen it takes time to get used to the sound of Talking Heads, but as the album went on I enjoyed it more and more.

Really enjoyed this

I like the Talking Heads, always had a really cool and unique sound. Mind is the highlight of this album. 3.5/5, raising to 4.

I love the Talking Heads. In a time of significant upheaval within the rock scene, here come these oddballs, blending Pop-Punk, New Wave, Rock, and Funk into a sound all their own. Tight, smart and unique, and gone too soon. Not my favorite album, but a 4 for fantastic.

Animals amirite?

Hadn't listened to this much except for Life During Wartime - another great Talking Heads album I'll come back to

The best Talking Heads I've heard so far (and there are at least 3 of them in this list). Better songwriting and better songs. When I first heard the opening track, I was surprised by how Discipline-era of KC it sounded (and Belew is not playing here). Then I found that Fripp played, which explained a bit.

Byrne s’interroge ici sur les limites de la musique, qui ne verse pas dans le bruit. Ses textes intriqués, son chant d’urgence donnent corps à des pièces curieuses, parfois moins plaisantes à écouter, mais certainement inusitées et réfléchies

Talking Heads rule. Although this isn't my favorite album by them, I still really like it. They are so interesting and cool. Composition is so unique, and the bass is phat. All of their songs have little ear candys throughout. David Byrne's vocals are amazing. The Talking Heads balance creativity and catchiness really well. This album definitely highlights that. I'm finding it challenging to write these reviews. I'm finding that I'm reusing the same descriptors for many of the albums that I'm enjoying. Oh well. This is a decent 4.

No such thing as a band Talking Heads album

Can’t go wrong with the talking heads

good fun

There are some great songs on here (got some groceries, some peanut butter!) but it’s not my favorite Talking Heads album. That comes later.

Talking heads always feels like barely-tamed chaos to me and this album is no exception. I like the jungle-y drum intro to the album. The instrumentation is bouncy and experimental and fun throughout, and Byrne's vocals are consistently a highlight for me. Good album.

Lot of new to me songs on this. Catchier than some of the other albums I've heard and enjoyed playing it on a car ride. Would listen again

For elektronisk for øran mine i dag, men kan skjønne koffor folk like det. Fikk ikke hørt hele fordi hodetelefonan gikk tom for strøm.

Solid 7/10 but rounding up because of the love I have for this band. To me there’s a noticeable difference in quality between this and the classics that are speaking in tongues and remain in light, but this is still a very fun, consistent listen. It’s cool to hear a lot of their initial ideas that continue to develop into perfection in those subsequent two albums. Really my only complaint is how weird and muffled the sound mixing is a lot of times. Maybe that’s the point? Especially with the song heaven kind of sounding like the vibe of a local band playing in the corner of a dim dive bar. But I can’t help but feel all the “stop making sense” versions of this songs are better. Still, a very fun listen overall

Really liked the track Heaven, and was a refreshing change from AiC

Pretty fire

The Talking Heads are very difficult to pin down, so pretty much all of their early albums are must-listens to me. They are a band that seems to intentionally throw 1-2 songs on each album that can be singles and sell a few albums, while the rest of the tracks are representative of the band doing what they want to do when they want to do it. Generally, I find it difficult to connect with much of the Talking Heads music, mostly because it feels very CBGB and David Byrne intentionally does not really write any "personal" songs. There are quite a few Talking Heads albums in this book and given that I am only a moderate fan of the group you would think that I am generally against including four of their albums in here. Alas, I think one could be left out but it would be difficult for me to choose which one. Each one is different in their own way. Maybe removing one of their first four albums and putting a later period album in could have been useful. Regardless, there is a lot to like here and there are six songs I think I could recommend as my favorite: I Zimbra Memories Can Wait Life During Wartime Cities Heaven Paper

My fave talking heads

There’s some good points and some bad points….Im just a little freaked out

Incredible production, mixing all sounds great, very good songs. Truly a masterpiece from this legendary band. I want to appreciate it more by listening it more.

Generally a very strong album, with pulsating rhythms, a lot of variation, catchy songs. But I have a problem with it, a big one. Opening track 'I Zimbra' is horrible with bizarre, ugly vocals, closing track 'Drugs' is possibly even worse. I don't know what's that supposed to be. It's simply bweuh. Strange. Too bad, without these two tracks I think I would have liked this much better than other Talking Heads albums that I own. Now I don't know.

This is a complete 180 from my album yesterday (a U2 album, the one with Beautiful Day) in terms of creativity and interest. That and the presence of Life During Wartime boosts it up significantly in my view. While I’ve never been a huge Talking Heads fan as they can get a little too out there, this seemed to be more accessible without being boring.

Previously rated: Remain In Light (2/5) Talking Heads 77 (4/5) ************************ Thankfully this one was more in line with 77. I didn't care for the opening track, I Zimbra, but enjoyed the rest. Favorite track: Cities

Not my favorite Talking Heads album, but it’s still excellent. Such a unique, creative band. Life During Wartime makes me want to do the David Byrne dance.

What's there to say? I like me some Talking Heads.

Great, edgy pop.

I would say this makes the top 5 but not top 3 talking heads albums - a solid 4th/5th and sadly missing out on a medal; however, some especially strong tracks including Heaven which is an all time fav and obvs huge love for the heads as always

nice, kind of a blind spot for me. i know the classic rock radio staples, and i know the 30 seconds concert footage ("psycho killer") that i used to watch on microsoft encarta on our family gateway. watched that a few less times than the thirty seconds of “my generation.” the whole campy big suit stop making sense thing didn't appeal to me in my teens or early twenties, then in my later 20s and 30s, every coffee shop seemed to have a pink neon script sign that said "this must be the place." it annoyed me, and being an asshole, i avoided listening mostly based on this. i zimbra. lol it’s so manic. working their asses off. i’m assuming byrne is playing and singing. impressive. an african disco song. mind. sick. agile little riffs. big funky bottom. this is a GUITAR ASS RECORD. i love cities. best disco song i've heard in a long time. the lyrics are funny: "Lot of rich people in Birmingham / Lot of ghosts in a lot of houses / Look over there! Dry ice factory / Good place to get some thinking done." these first three tracks have blown my hair back. energy. i got some GROCERIES some PEANUT BUTTER. always liked it when it came on 97.1 the drive. now i've got the bigger context. memories can’t wait. big thick groove. out there. guitar party rolls on. i'm beginning to love rock and roll. air has that kinda camp retro flair with the backup singers and those wacky instrumental sounds in the pre-chorus. at this point, i'm thinking about how good a vocalist david byrne is. this is impressive. heaven. that's a lovely instrumental intro. love how the bass is still partying. this is a good record. i want this record. animals is weird as hell and haha the lyrics: "I'm mad and that's a fact / I found out animals don't help / Animals think they're pretty smart / Shit on the ground, see in the dark." i want "shit on the ground, see in the dark" on a t shirt. electric guitar is...there. i will say, it's still in my head. drugs kinda builds itself out of its different parts. like a little robot finding its arms and legs. there are birds in the background. shimmery brian eno "treatments." i love the angular guitars around 4:20. this album is like a party for 8.5 tracks, then does the "nuts and berries" thing in animals and kinds gets bummed on itself for the last two songs. maybe that’s the point. that’s kinda how parties are. i still want it. going 4 until i figure out if it’s a 5.

Experimental and weird, but still manages to be an easy listen and catchy. Way ahead it’s time. I need a couple more spins of it to fully appreciate it. Growing 4.

ok

Decent album.

Really nothing to dislike. TH’s pushing the boundaries in the early days

4 stars for I zimbra alone

Effortlessly cool, and stupid.

I will be giving this more time. For now it gets a strong 4 as was great kitchen dancing / breakfast making / Sunday morning groovin' tunage.

Great!!! odeio dar nota putq ue apriu

Love this album pretty good alll round

Great, holistic album listening experience! Takes you by the hand and guides you through musical portrayals of familiar yet difficult-to-describe-with-words feelings of unease, frustration, anger, addiction, anxiousness etc..

You can really tell that it’s the one before remain in light

Отличный альбом

Love the talking heads and love this album, absolute gem.

Don't be afraid! You guys are good!

It's Talking Heads. You know what you're getting with them.

Excellent album, definitely a classic and I need to give it more time and attention in the future

This was entertaining but there weren’t any songs that really stood out to me. 3.5/5

Pretty good but not my favorite Heads.

ff

Po pierwszym przesłuchaniu nie byłam zachwycona, ale posłuchałam drugi raz, czytając teksty i okazało się, że jednak mi się podoba! Muszę się bliżej zapoznać z Davidem Byrne.

Awesome early work.

Some Television-y guitars going on. I listened to this at home on headphones and dug it. Listened to a bit at work on speakers and thought "eh it's just usual Talking Heads". I don't know what to say about that. Does it mean that I just like the guitars? Does vaguely disco-ish beat sound like too many not as good bands when indistinct over speakers? I dunno man!!!!

Yeah this is good. I am a little bit of a sucker for the Talking Heads though, so I will note that bias. I love their goofy yet serious attitude and eccentric yet sophisticated vibe. And I think this album really nails that entire image so perfectly. And it being an enjoyable work of art at the same time is just a great plus. Will certainly be returning to this. 4 star but a very high 4.

I like the funky bass in the first couple songs. Combined with the atonal singing it reminds me a lot of Bowie in this era. Life during Wartime is great, but the last few songs didn't keep my attention as much. I listened to it twice.

A classic album, but at times it feels intentionally high-brow. Favorite songs: I zimbra (keyboard solo), Air, Heaven

I love this album. No one else sounds like the Talking Heads.

major blind spot for me but really enjoyed this album, so fun!

It all works for me

More hit and miss than some of favorite TH albums but just an overall ripping experience laced with all time classics. Member of the cover art hall of fame.

Great album from a great band

Has lots of soul. I dig it Memories Can't Wait cover by Living Colour is great. Was very surprised to see the original version here, cause I didn't know Living Colour was doing a cover

guys I know his voice sounds weird but it is so comforting to me 😔

I maintain Talking Heads have no good Albums outside of Stop Making Sense, and I stand by that. This might be their best normal album (or it might be Remain in Light), and it has Heaven so I give it a 4.

Classic Talking Heads. Funky, fun, and catchy as hell. Another great album by them but not my favorite, which reminds me it's such a shame that Speaking in Tongues isn't on this list. Favorites: Cities, Life During Wartime, Heaven, I Zimbra Least Favorite: Animals

Best talking heads album I have listened to, quirky yet catchy. cool yet weird.

David Byrne sprinting around the stage keening like a banshee, eyes wide open, completely soaked in sweat. Great album.

I find this to be the Talking Heads album that lingers in my mind the most You're thrown headfirst into Talking Head's style of weirdness with I Zimbra, pulling from afrobeat styles and utilising Robert Fripp's unconventional guitars Despite the usual weirdness and frenetic style, I thought there was a bit more emphasis on more conventional rock elements, particularly big guitar parts, like the riff on Paper. There are also some disco rhythms like on Cities. I think this helps the album stand out to me more compared to some of their previous work, because of the way the band draw on several different elements and effectively incorporates them into their style Electric Guitar is a bit monotonous, it just plods along and it's pretty repetitive, both musically and lyrically, and it get tedious quickly, but that's probably the only song I don't really like Highlights: Life During Wartime

great album really enjoyed it even though it started off stronger than it ended

Though in parts strange even for me, this is still a top tier album.

Always love the Talking Heads. There are some forgettable songs on here but also some big hits with Life During Wartime, Heaven, and Cities. A biased rating but nonetheless still an 8/10 (4/5)