Talking Heads 77

Creativity abounds and some tracks are super but as an album not so much

A solid foundation with some obvious highs. Perhaps the most influential TH album. The sound of this album still resonates.

Some of my favorite Talking Heads songs are off 77 but overall, I think it's a pretty uneven album; par for the course from a good debut. Uh-Oh feels like the perfect song to officially kick off the Talking Heads' discography. The energy is palpable on certain songs but other ones feel like they were phoned in a little. A worthwhile listen regardless. Favorite Tracks: Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town, Psycho Killer, Pulled Up

Early Talking Heads has some heaters on it but is still very much a debut album where Byrne & company are testing out their sound and seeing what parts of the scene they feel more comfortable in. Their sound comes out a lot more fully baked than your average band but the best songs on here are the ones where Byrne is yelping and talksinging about something he has puppylike admiration for (girlfriends, modern living, books.) He does this really great ironic celebration thing that he totally sells because he sounds so earnest. He's a bit too art school cool to be sincere about it, right, so you know he's on your side but for a moment, you just about believe that some civil servants are just like your loved one. And hell, for as overplayed as it is, Psycho Killer still brings down the house. The thing about your dad's band doing it is that the don't get the bassline just right. Favorite Tracks: Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town, The Book I Read, Don't Worry About the Government, Psycho Killer

Not my favorite Talking Heads album. Many of the songs on the first half of the album sound pretty much the same but that changes on the second half. The incessant AYAYAYA gets old fast. Definitely cutting edge in many ways. Some great tracks - Pulled Up and Psycho Killer chief among them.

Decent effort

Didn't expect the steel drums. Good start, good end, won't revisit the middle. Hated Happy Day.

Like the overall vibe. Had a few songs I’ll add to the rotation but overall didn’t love

i wanted to like it more than i did. nice hippie vibe for getting ready in the morning but i don’t think there are any songs i would put on my regular rotation.

Psycho killer - great song. The rest of album - so so

I didn't hate it

Mood/Vibe: Alternative rock/punk/funk Standout Tracks:  - Psycho Killer Replay?  Yes, but mostly to get it all sink in, not because I loved it Notes:  This was a funky, experimental, artsy album. Love the moments of the 70s funky beats mixed together with the more experimental beats and sounds. Stand out on this album is the penultimate Psycho Killer, the only one on the album I’m familiar with. While I liked this album, I don’t think overall, it will get many more listens from me. That being said, I enjoyed the journey and the dive into a band I know shaped many artists and musicians. This was their first studio album so not only am I glad I got this one first, I’m interested to hear how their sound evolves with another three albums on this list.

Not for me, always enjoy psycho killer though

I knew Psycho Killer from the album, which is an immensely well done track. I’m not a huge fan of the ’80s sound, but that song works for me. I enjoy their use of instrumentation, especially their funky bass grooves that fit so well within that 80’s style. The fact that this was actually released in the 70s makes it much more influential and impactful in my opinion. It basically defines the start and foundation of the 80’s new wave and post-punk sound, and they went on to create some of the most iconic music of that decade. At that point in time, what would Talking Heads even be categorised as, new wave funk? Avant-pop? Overall, I find the album cover quite interesting. Very plain just a red background with italicised, capitalised text in green. A very odd choice of colours and contrast but I get the vibe. I was expecting to love this album more. I felt like a lot of the songs sounded the same. Not a bad album, but not my favourite. I do enjoy the standout Psycho Killer though. My favourite tracks would be Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town, New Feeling, The Book I Read, Psycho Killer, Pulled Up.

I wish the talking heads could just have some consistency. Still an enjoyable listen.

Good start for this band. Definitely indicative of things to come, but with a more rock feel than later albums.

Very strange, not my favorite from them. It makes sense that this is their first album, like they were still trying to find their feet a bit. "Psycho Killer" rocks though, I would be ok with just listening to that.

Didn't like this one as much as the previous one I heard on this list but it was decent I guess

It's impossible not to listen to this in the context of the Talking Heads, rather than the 1001 albums project. So rather than hearing all the good moments, it's the uncharacteristic bad bits which jump out. And 'uncharacteristic' is exactly the problem. The first track simply doesn't belong on a Talking Heads record. No groove, no edge, just very plain. The pre-Eno production is so jingly jangly. Makes them sound like a high school indie band. And 'Psycho Killer'. Clearly a classic, but starkly atypical in their discography. A lone anthem amongst a careers worth of bangers. All in all, it jars frankly. There's more than glimpses of their quality. But it just doesn't sit right.

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Psycho Killer saved a 2

bangers all around. nothing really to complain about here. this one was a good time, but it's not going to make any changes to the rotation probably.

The Talking Heads have never clicked for me, but I’ve also never spent much time listening to their albums as a whole. I enjoyed this listen more for some reason. Byrne still chafes me a bit, though. His voice and his shtick can be a lot.

Good funky album. Difficult to fault any element of the performance or songwriting.

I've never liked Talking Heads. Not that I've ever given them a chance. But the videos of those stupid suits and swinging arms and dances - absolutely not. The few songs I've heard - nope. But let's give them a proper go. First song is decent, but then all the vocal nonsense, tics, and jangling guitars start which takes the gloss off everything it touches. Partially a shame because there are good moments here. I say moments because good songs are few and far between. The shite overshadowed those good moments. The best songs are just about better than average, brought back down by the ridiculous vocals. No Compassion might be a great song without the jangle and crap singing. Plus marks for the lyrics, I quite enjoyed the drums...plus marks for being different in principle. I get why people are obsessed with the band, but for now, still not for me.

A good album ... and "Psycho Killer" is still awesome after all these years.

Couldnt get into the jibberish

Fun group. Not best album end to end but enjoyed it

I really like the bass lines. Vocals, not so much. I feel like you could identify the art school pretentiousness, even if you knew nothing about Talking Heads.

This is a solid Talking Heads (punk pop?) album, made famous by the hit "Pyscho Killer". While that song is by far the best track on the record, the rest of the album is itself far from subpar. The music and arrangements are generally clean and fun, and the 38 minute run time did not feel like a complete slog to get through. This is not quite my cup of tea; I've never liked David Byrne's vocals, and some of the lyrical choices are strange, but as their debut album goes it is fairly good. Key Songs: "Psycho Killer", "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"

Nüt krass, nüt scheisse

I like the more beat-oriented, later versions of Talking Heads. This seems much closer to Television, which makes sense, but Television did this better.

Loved the iconic psycho killer but the rest of the album left more to be desired.

3.75

This stuff is just so okay. It's one of those albums that is both parts forgettable and unforgettable. I always remember their general sound but outside of some highlights and "Psycho Killer" I can't remember anything specific about what I just heard a short moment ago. I think you can just listen to "Psycho Killer" and get the gist of Talking Heads 77

Its fine

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Psycho Killer, Don't Worry About The Government Psycho Killer aside, I hadn't heard any of the other songs on this album. I think It's a fine album, but its just kind of weird. I don't know what to really think about it. I don't understand what any of the songs are conveying. Is the album political? About love? Are the lyrics laced with heavy symbolism or metaphor or are they literal? Don't Worry About The Government, for example. What is David Byrne trying to say? Is this song about communism? Capitalism? Low-income housing? Being stupid rich and having your pick of convenient building with all of the best amenities? Why shouldn't I need to worry about [him]? Because his housing is taken care of? Okay...

A lot of the songs were pretty much the same. Definitely a few fantastic songs though

Feels like the 70s. Definitely a consistent sound, I feel like I'm at an arcade the whole time. I actually liked the acoustic version of Psycho Killer best, which sort of told me I just didn't enjoyed their sound that much. Definitely good, if not my thing.

Some bangers here but overall decent

Hmm..I'm not quite sure I understand it. I like the instrumentals but not really a fan of David Byrne's voice.

Very similar to the other two Talking Heads albums we have done, but perhaps without quite the level of wow factor.

3.5 stars

I wanted to like this more but it didn’t do much for me. Instrumentals were fun at points and vocals were here and there. Happy Day was really annoying and Psycho Killer is a classic for a reason.

Some good, groovy listening. Loved how clean the guitars sounded. Would prefer a different vocalist to accompany it but it’s tolerable….is what I would have said if I just heard the first couple songs but I found him to be more and more annoying unfortunately. His shouts are giving me flashbacks to Suicide. But enough complaining. Very bright and happy music that I enjoyed overall!

If you ain’t talking head, I don’t wanna talk. Listening to this on the Eve of no Nut November was a godsend. If I listened to this album even one day later I wouldn’t be able to contain myself. I enjoyed it but nothing revolutionary for me. Got a little bored midway through then picked back up at the end. Was planning to write a super long review over the weekend but felt uninspired after listening. Good not great… but can see why people love these guys. Would probably spin this again to give it a better chance. 3.4/5

Ok

A fine album. Some bops, some bores.

Psycho Killer is a classic. I like the album as a whole.

love how unpolished they sound on this

A uniquely distinct band that I only know from the 80s and am unfamiliar with the earlier stuff from the 70s. Nice to hear the beginning of where they evolved their sound from. This album is well recorded and lays out all the quirky songs nicely in the mix. Maybe sounds a bit dry but it sure helps to highlight the great bass lines by Tina Weymouth! I’m enjoying my first spin through this but feels like it will take a few listens to really understand these interesting and creative songs. Makes me wish I was in my early 20s in 1977 and hearing this on college radio and in the nightclubs at the time!

Das Debüt der US-amerikanischen Band Talking Heads wurde 1977 in den Sundragon Studios in New York City aufgenommen. Der Klang ist kantig, rhythmisch präzise und von einer eigentümlichen Spannung getragen. David Byrnes Gesang wirkt nervös, teils ironisch distanziert, während Tina Weymouth am Bass und Chris Frantz am Schlagzeug den minimalistischen, zugleich tanzbaren Kern des Sounds bilden. Das Album gehört dem New-Wave- und Art-Rock-Bereich an, zeigt aber bereits funkige und lateinisch gefärbte Ansätze, etwa in „Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town“. „Psycho Killer“ wurde zum bekanntesten Stück – mit seinem treibenden Basslauf und der ungewöhnlichen Mischung aus Pop, Angst und Humor. Auch Songs wie „Don’t Worry About the Government“ oder „No Compassion“ spiegeln Byrnes Beobachtungen von Alltagsmechanismen und sozialen Rollen, ohne moralisch zu wirken. „Talking Heads: 77“ ist ein aufgeräumtes, eigenwilliges Debüt, das die kreative Richtung der Band bereits klar erkennen lässt – fern vom gängigen Rockschema, aber nah an den urbanen Impulsen der späten 1970er Jahre. Bewertung: prägnantes, charakterstarkes Erstlingswerk mit deutlicher Handschrift.

Not a fan of talking heads fan

5/10

I guess its 50 years too late to find a new lead singer. I really like the band, but the lead singer just does not vibe with me. Could be 4 stars with different vocals. Favorite track is no compassion.

Decent, less batshit than I expected. Psycho Killer easily the standout

Good funkynees Some unusual instruments too

I've never known how to feel about this band. I don't LIKE Psycho Killer, I only like that it exists. sometimes they feel like weird for weird sake, and most of their hits i find meh. in a world where its '77 in New York and music is changing very rapidly, this speaks to that movement. would i turn this on by myself, no. but they have a following that i can't understand. as a punk kid, that must be it; that its art and it can't always conform to your sensibilities. maybe that's what i really like about it more than the record itself. its consistent, but in a way that kinda runs together. its ridiculous in moments, which takes me out of it. 3/5 and i tried to put it higher for their first album.

Side 2 is a classic. Side 1 kind of grates on me and always has for some reason. Kind of a bouncy, pedantic offering, but it's a debut, and they clearly formed a sound and style shortly after this.

1 - Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town. Textbook Bryne vocals, steeldrum, funky but could use more energy for an opening track. 2 - New Feeling. Electric guitar, head bobbing. Sounds like that Eminem parody on YouTube. 3 - Tentative Decisions. Military snare, piano, marching vibes. Fun. 4 - Happy Day. A little more disjointed, but it works. 5 - Who Is It? Knock Knock. Who's there. This short, odd song. 6 - No Compassion. Creative structure and message. 7 - The Book I Read. Why am I doing a song by song review again? 8 - Don’t Worry About the Government. 80s Capitalism, in song form. 9 - First Week/Last Week… Carefree. 10 - Psycho Killer. On the map for good reason. 11 - Pulled U. Bookender, I like the loose guitar riffs. Bryne is really feeling it here, you can tell.

Fat guy reviews: 25. Two can play at this game, Mr. Kearns. Me need money now, me sick. Is his name Burns or Byrne? Listen, this thing is off the rails anyway. All I know is that he looks like Dana Carvey in an oversized suit that would make the 2003 NBA draft blush AND I liked the last Talking Heads album. A lot. Psycho Killer tends to make the rounds near Halloween, so maybe we’re getting some early hallow’s eve prep. I don’t care. Spin up the evil corporation’s music service. The spookiest thing of all is that society rewards sociopathy and therefore the worst people in the world rise to the top and shape our very way of living! Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town - uh oh. It’s that song “Brandy” with more steel drums. That uhh ain’t good. Step it up, lads. New Feeling - Alright! Here we god this is the quirked up, heavy shit I was hoping for. There is a rage with this that I just love. The energy is almost punk. Fantastic. Tentative Decisions - From punk to funk. This is another frantic, weird “banger.” As the kids, and now cringeworthy millennials say. The circle of life. Happy Day - Kind of listless. I still enjoy the tortured vocals. He’s just so expressive. Who Is It? - Oh hi, I didn’t see you there. I was just enjoying reviewing albums poorly at work and I thought, why am I not behind the wheel of a 2007 Kia Rio right now. It’s clear that I have made horrible decisions. Don’t be like me. Consult your nearest scrapyard today. No Compassion - Some? I like this song a lot. The Book I Read - Red you, wrote you. I got nothing else. Don’t Worry About the Government - They’re in good hands! Billionaires! People who certainly have our best interests at heart. This song is insane. I love it. Or do I hate it. It’s certainly impactful. First Week / Last Week… Carefree - Too many song titles. Just name a different song one of these names. Come on, fellas. Psycho Killer - I mean this song is ubiquitous with Halloween and movies and and and. It’s everywhere. It still rules. One of the more insane songs to reach the heights it has. Pulled Up - This is the unreleased gangsta rap track detailing a deal gone wrong, in which Mr. Byrne’s “opps” “pull up.” I ran out of gangsta terms. A bunch of Westside Gunn listening doesn’t make up for a life forged in the Canadian suburbs. Yeah these guys are great. I didn’t like this as much as “Remain in Light,” but it remains a fascinating listen nonetheless. Unhinged vocals, sharp rhythms, and an overall bizarre atmosphere kept me engaged, although I would’ve loved a bit more darkness. This one felt manic, but I was missing some of the depression. Ah well. I’ll have to somehow fill that void with uhh Bethlehem or something. Das ist gud. Or so they say. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: New Feeling, No Compassion, Psycho Killer

First time hearing this band. Some fun stand out tracks like tentative decisions and don’t worry about the government.

Pleasant surprise for me; I thought it would be a 1 star for sure. Psycho Killer gets a star by itself. Influence 3. Hits 3. Quality 2. I love Psycho Killer and didn't hate the rest 3.

- cooli kläng - vibe isch immer passend

They started the new wave rock movement. I'm always on the fence about it and have to be in the right mood. No Compassion is a great song, loved the lyrics, it's brutally honest and funny. The lyrics in general are entertaining.

Chill rock, like kor tebakelent de e i måten de spille. Beste sang: Psycho Killer

Always a good listen, Talking Heads, this is no exception. 3.5 stars

3.5/5

I’d long been aware of the band’s distinctive name, but I had never actually listened to their music — not even the famous Psycho Killer. After listening this album for the first time, I can see why it’s considered influential — they were already looking beyond punk when punk itself was still exploding. Still, I’ve always been more drawn to the raw, straightforward kind of rock, so this didn’t resonate with me much. Maybe it’s that eternal contrast between raw emotion and intellectual distance — and I’ve always leaned toward the former.

Felt like it was equally fun and annoying. Not bad at all, just not totally my style

I expected more, to be honest

Definitely not a bad album, with some groovy tunes and 80s sparkle, but this sits firmly in the shadow of Remain In Light, for me!

Didn’t love this, nowhere near as good as Remain In Light. Lyrics and singing weren’t great - not very serious, but not in a good way. However, I LOVED the last track - it was brilliant! The whole album sounds more 80s than 70s too, so I guess it’s pretty ahead of its time.

ok

good stuff!

*Fun rock music *Liked the songs with saxophone *Vocals are a little strange sounding

A band I understand why people enjoy but not one for me 3*

It was good

Not my favorite Heads.

Psychokiller is a classic, but it's definitely still pretty weird. Everything else is easy listening though. Overall not bad.

It's certainly fun.

Not my fav talking heads, some parts felt a bit repetitive

Odd to listen to knowing where the band goes to. Mix of kind of standard nu-wave like early tracks, some mediocre like the book I read and what sound alike talking heads were becoming like no compassion, don't worry about the government and ofc psychokiller.

Was about to say this is classic 80's music, but clearly it came out in '77 so I'd be wrong there. Perhaps they were ahead of their time? Pioneers to what the 80's would become? IDK. And I don't really care to dig into it. The album is pretty good. I didn't find an objectionable song. Psycho Killer is probably the winner here.

Still not a big Talking Heads guy. Psycho Killer is definitely my favorite song of theirs though. Uh Oh, Love Comes to Town and Pulled Up are also alright. The rest kinda give me a headache.

Excellent!

This whole album kind of feels like Psycho Killer, just in different fonts. Really not that exciting. Favorite Song: Psycho Killer

Not sure I get the Talking Heads - liked it enough though

“Psycho Killer” is a timeless banger, but the rest of the album kind of falls flat for me. The band sounds fantastic, but a lot of the lyrics feel kind of lazy. David Byrne’s vocal style has always been hit or miss to me, and it’s a miss on this particular listen. I want to be one of the cool kids who adores this band, but alas. 3.5

Not too bad.

Everything here feels intentional and layered. Production sounds pretty great. Funky songs were really great. So why am I so lukewarm about it? Maybe not melodic enough for me?

That's where that song is from!

Great

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Psycho Killer justifies this album's existence, and it's impressive how fully formed TH's sound is from the word go, but I also don't like Talking Heads that much. 3*

Nice

***A good album, great instrumentals and vocals. Too many tracks.

I liked this album, I had only heard Psycho Killer before, but I enjoyed Don’t Worry about the Government and first week/ last week… carefree. It was upbeat and danceable.

Solid album. 80s are not my favorite, but this is very tolerable

I don’t know much of their history or this type of music. I enjoyed it enough, but didn’t personally love the sound. It seems like it might be a really cool/important album for music history and maybe I just didn’t get it

The interesting sounds you expect out of talking heads in a more traditional pop flow. The whole album goes by quite fast.

Yet another band that I have wanted to hear an album by but not got round to it. Now, I didn't expect every track to be a classic like Psycho Killer. But I did expect more than the first half of the album gave. It did start to pull it back part way through, or perhaps the start just lowered my expectations. Anyway on the whole it's wasnt bad, just not as good as I expected still feel I have to give it a 3 though

Very enjoyable. Great story telling in that quirky arty unique way. I had to wait for the standout tracks, both appearing at the end of the album… the classic ‘Psycho Killer’ and the uplifting ‘Pulled up’

I didn't give this one the focus it deserved and only listened in the shower. Definitely heard some early rock influences. Overall didn't grab me though.

Psycho Killer is a classic. „Uh-Oh, Love comes to Town“ is my favorite i guess.

This is my third attempt connect to the music of the Talking Heads, and this time I've somehow managed to do so. It's still pretty cheesy, and I still don't particularly like it, but I can now appreciate their innovative potential and influence on subsequent artists.

Was alright, but it didn't really grip me. Pulled Up was probably my favourite (though it went on a bit long for me), followed by No Compassion and Psycho Killer. Not really likely to chose to play the whole album again unless it's reflecting on this 1001 albums generator list. I kept hearing a lyric that would pull me in but then I'd feel slightly underwhelmed by where it went, particularly in the na-na-nas of The Book I Read. Overall, feel somewhat neither here nor there about the album. But I am intrigued about the Talking Heads and will likely give some of their other music a listen as I do want to try and work out what it is I'm missing about them.

alright

not the best that the talking heads have to offer, but what we have here is still pretty good, and psycho killer is nothing short of a stone-cold classic. (fear of music and remain in light, the latter of which i own on vinyl, are their best - a popular opinion but for good reason.)

Pretty cool album. Captures their quirky style and musicianship in about as raw a way as you'll find. Not really a surprise that they continued on with their long list of hits after Psycho Killer, which if nothing else puts this one into the "must hear" category.

:S

The other 3 I listened to were better.

Talking Heads are one of the most creative rock bands of all time, but this is only their debut and it feels like their potential isn't fully realized yet. It has their fun and over-the-top

Overall good music, I really liked the vibe

Rocking

David Byrne is hard to mistake for someone else, as a songwriter but especially as a vocalist. This is VERY Byrne-y. I've never really liked the Talking Heads, but they have a style all their own, and they do it well. I respect it, and it's not annoying, so I guess that means...

It was alright, best song was psycho killer obviously

Pycho killer

Decent album. "Psycho Killer" is a great song. Beyond that, I might go back to listen to a couple of new discoveries I liked. Clearly setting the stage for a lot of 80s music. B-/C+.

his voice is so silly

Love the Talking Heads! Not my favorite album by them, but the beats are always fun to dance to and David Byrne is always a thoughtful lyricist

i liked this a lot better. but i mean, in terms of talking heads, are there not better albums? who decides on these?

5/10

I liked it but not that much. It sounds like it would be fun to be in the band. Psycho Killer and First Week/Last Week are great but I wasn't really into most of the rest. I like that Tina Weymouth learned bass specifically to join this band and immediately performed one of the iconic bass intros (ever?) on Psycho Killer.

I seem to be on a roll of records I would really appreciate if you replaced the lead singer. Musically: loved it. Vocally: Talking Heads: yeah, not for me. David Byrne sounds like they employed someone to intermittently, and completely randomly, stab him with a needle during the recording process. I think I said this on the previous Talking Heads album the generator gave me, but I do understand that Talking Heads without those vocals wouldn't be Talking Heads. But it doesn't mean I have to enjoy it. Instrumentation = 4/5 Vocals = 1.5/5 I'm going to plump for a generous 3/5 because of Psycho Killer.

A one-hit wonder album, nothing stood out past Psycho Killer to me. It was fine, but not something that would have made me have a full buy-in on the band when it released.

Ao mesmo tempo que não contem nada que desagrade, também não tem nada realmente marcante ou espetacular (exceto pelo hit "Psycho Killer"). Um disco satisfatório, com melodias agradáveis, mas sem empolgar.

Guys voice is interesting. Its like he's trying to sing bad. Album is fun and also has a melancholic side to it, like its trying its best to escape from the stress in its life by trying to be indifferent. Chill and new for me tho not really my type

Estuvo bien. No me volvió loco tampoco, me gustó más que rust never sleeps, eso sí. Siento que tengo que ser un viejo sureño americano para amar esta música, no siento las putas vibras, pero me gustó más el sonido.

Solid album, they have better ones though

This album was better than the last talking heads album, a few bangers in this. Each song does sound alot like the last

Pretty good, not a huge talking heads fan. But this one’s not too bad

Love psycho killer, the rest is okay, but didn’t blow me away.

Sorry but other than Psycho Killer which is a great song, it was all very much the same

2 talking heads albums in 3 days, and they are decent but honestly not the band for me

Ok

I guess I expected more

Enjoyed it more than I expected, I'm not a big TH fan, but I'd listen to this one again.

Podría resumir este disco en "oh oh oh oh ah AH AH! " Y "far far awaaayyyy". Por momentos inspirador y por otros insufrible este David Byrne. Supongo que no soy su público. Por otro lado se ha sentido como si fuera un álbum conceptual, debería comprobarlo.

Por momentos un poco pesado

There's a few good tracks, including Psycho Killer, but so much of this album is just really bland and meh. "Bleh". 2.5 rounded up.

Love the Talking Heads, but this album not so much.

Textbook three stars. Fine, but as someone not super familiar with the Talking Heads, not as compelling as I was expecting.

Okay

This is much more disco inspired than some previous albums, and I think it suffers for it. Still have some of the Talking Heads signature sounds but I am not as gripped by the songs. The guitars create a nice contrasting yet complementary base for the songs. The bass is sometimes lost, but when distinct enough it is a nice pillar. With the benefit of historical hindsight, this is a debut album with the bones of future greatness. But they clearly expanded and improved on their sound in future releases.

Solid, probably wouldn't listen again

Favorites: Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town, The Book I Read, Psycho Killer Not my favorite Talking Heads, this record (despite being released in their prime) is still pretty primitive compared to what they would achieve on Fear Of Music or Remain In Light. That being said, this is still absolutely a worthwhile listen as a landmark in what new wave would become in the 80s.

13/1001 Talking Heads - Talking Heads '77 Heard Before? ✅ Revisit? ❎ There should be a lot that clicks with Talking Heads for me, however, whenever I try and album of theirs it always leaves me a bit nonplussed. It's perfectly fine but yeah, I wouldn'trush back to this again... Psycho Killer is a banger though

Not their best album

Not really my type of music

6/10

I love a lot of talking heads, but none of my favorite songs are on this album.

First half flop second half bop

There was a time when I would've said the Talking Heads were my favorite band, undisputed. I still love them. 77 is not my favorite album by them. The songs are great, but I'm not a fan of the production. From what I recall, they had issues with the producer during recording. The guitar are flat and kind of shrill, the energy is off and restrained. Compare to the energy of their CBGB live shows of the time. The songs are arguably better than their follow-up More Songs About Buildings And Food, but the difference is Brian Eno. Talking Heads became full force under his production and the focus shifting to rhythm. 77 is driven by guitars and Byrne's singing, which is tight and idiosyncratic, but not to the level of peak Talking Heads. 77 hovers somewhere around a 3 or 4, depending on whether you listen to it remastered or not. For some, this will be their favorite Talking Heads album, but for me I connect more with Fear of Music and Remain In Light. While listening to 77 I'm constantly thinking how it can be improved with more eclectic rhythm additions or Adrian Belew guitar effects. It just doesn't feel fully fleshed out to me, but I still like it.

Didn’t grab my attention, but I need to give it more time.

Look, I really like Talking Heads. This album just doesn't land for me the way others do. No question they're brilliant, and no question that David Byrne is one of the best "true artists." In fact, on paper, I should adore this. I just... don't. "Pulled Up" slaps. The rest is... good? Some of this will find its way on mix tapes. The rest will likely never be revisited.

Solid album with little to none tracks that I dont like. Fascinating that this new wave sound not from the 80s. However, i am missing more tracks that stand out like psycho killer.

Psycho Killer is great, but he rest of this album is good, but not great for Talking Heads.

Composition: 10/10 Vocals: 4/10 Instrumentals: 8/10 Overall: will listen again

3.4 Honestly just never got it, this early era of theirs is just not high up for theirs faves: psycho killer, uh-oh, no compassion

Talking Heads debut feels like a debut. Not their best work, but an important album. "Psycho Killer" is the big hit and is probably the most interesting song on the album. Overall, not the best, but certainly not the worst.

I think I just don't get it

Whilst being fairly iconic it’s nowhere near the standard of the next 4 albums. Again how this is on here over speaking in tongues is confusing.

Love a bit of talking heads and psycho killer is a banger but a lot of this merged into one big ol mediocre song

Talking Heads had a very interesting evolution during their existence, but I am glad to say they were still fully-formed and confident and exciting on their debut here. While I do believe that the next several Talking Heads albums are generally more interesting than the material here, these are still great songs, and also impressively, all of the weird little nooks and crannies in what would become Talking Heads' sound are pretty much all here, just a little bit more subdued. We see Talking Heads here exploring the elements of funk, angular post punk, and futuristic textures here, but just to a lesser extent, and often in a different way than they would appear later. An interesting consequence of this is that pretty much every other Talking Heads album sounds more like each other than this, so it kind of feels like a unique treat in their discography. Some of the little experiments here are totally unlike anything that would appear later, like the steel drums on Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town. Also, I must mention, that David Byrne is as fascinating and idiosyncratic as he ever would be here. His voice is not exactly deadpan, but it is more spoken than sung most of the time, and he is kind of riding a line between nervous and manic in a way that captures the really interesting energy that he is known for. The lyrics also have all the Byrne-isms that we know and love, if you don't know what I'm talking about, just read some, it'll explain better than I can. A lot of the themes here are about anxiety and alienation and neuroticism, but the images are obsessed with objects and buildings and business-men, and the rules of English grammar are largely adhered to. Anyways, there is a fair share of highlights here. The jerky, click-y Who Is It? is a sign of things to come. Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town is groovy in a way the band would never really be again. The Book I Read and Don't Worry About The Government are both great Talking Heads deep cuts with some of the best lyrics on here. And lastly, Psycho Killer wasn't a hit at the time, but any song this good is bound to find its audience. Ultimately, even though Talking Heads would grow substantially after Talking Heads 77, this is still pretty great at a lot of its moments. There are some tracks that I don't click with, but I am very pleased with this as a whole.

Ironically, I had this lp on vinyl. Re-listening now Tentative Decisions stands out to me. I'm not a David Byrne fan but I imagine this made quite a splash in 1977. I like Tina Weymouth's bass a lot.

Pretty good

I enjoy talking heads but I feel this album is a little middle of the road other than Psycho Killer which is clearly amazing. Personally prefer the album talking in tongues.

Pretty cool, but considering it's David Byrne (I love some of his solo stuff), I was perhaps expecting more? But this is undoubtably cool quirky stuff. Maybe I was in the wrong mood, but nothing really stood out. Psycho Killer is ace though.

A horrible album cover (unless this came out on Christmas Day), but a fine album. It sounds happy, which I like. According to Wiki, the producer (Jon Bon Jovi's cousin) was a real method-acting weirdo. It must be said: these guys really are into buildings. Highlights: 'Tentative Decisions', 'No Compassion' (very relatable! also, are there still analysts even?), 'Don't Worry About the Government' (also very relatable! would make a good Severance fanvid)

Love Talking Heads but this album is so repetitive!!

funny album! a little loud

Good debut album, but still far from maturity.

Non male, ha un buon ritmo. Magari lo si prende se ci si capita addosso.

Had no idea psycho killer was from the 70s. The rest is ok, but doesn't go as hard. 3* Highlights: psycho killer, pulled up

Not bad

Once more the music is fine but christ why get a monkey to be the frontman

Leuke muziek. Lekker voor op de achtergrond.

Oh, so annoying and sometimes freaky. I love Psycho Killer, though…

Generally enjoyable, but I think I like the adaptations they make to their later music better

Фоном звучит нормально, не раздражает. Большего, увы, сказать не могу. 6 из 10.

Pretty decent stuff. Not a huge Heads fan, but this is a solid album

A good listen enjoyed a lot of these tunes I generally skip over.

Very repetitive but it wasn’t bad. I liked most of it, was a decent punk vibe. Interesting singing voice/tone, both liked and disliked it.

I feel like I would like it more if the singer didn’t sound like he was busting a nut every two seconds. It’s just all really weird and bizarre sounding. The iconic psycho killer is good though but I feel like it lacks depth to be something I would want to listen to more. It’s just catchy.

Solid debut album, not much else to say honestly. Though psycho killer makes me wanna watch American psycho and snort cocaine

another rock album where the main song I heard about was in the rock band library. Idk nothing jumped out at me as amazing. Kinda your typical 70s rock. Put it on a couple times but found myself walking out of the room where the music was without pausing. Not the best not the worst. Bog standard as it was.

3.5, not my fav talking heads album

Tentative Decisions is pretty good, the first couple of tracks were super corny. Happy Day was ok and I did like No Compassion. Don't worry the government I've heard before and enjoyed, along with Love Building on Fire. First Week and Pulled Up are kind of catchy. I do like the groove of Sugar On My Tongue. This is kind of hot and cold, jumping between corny and pretty good so far for me. I do love Psycho Killer track and know that one really well. I think I'm between a 2 and 3 on this album.

You talkin' to me? Många Talking Heads plattor blir det.

What an unexpected album. I don't think I'll return to it often but it was a pleasant listen. The lyrics are so mundane in the best way. It does get a bit repetitive towards the end.

Some bands come out swinging with an amazing debut album and spend the rest of their careers trying to recreate it. Not so with Talking Heads. Apart from Psycho Killer, this album is just ok. The pieces that would go on to define the band are all there: the quirky lyrics, the funky instrumentation, David Byrne's staccato vocals etc. It just lacks the confidence of the later albums and feels a bit limp as a result. 3.5/5

Who knew half of 'Psycho Killer' was in French. Bouncy, light, silly but ultimately a pretty forgettable record.

I like Psycho Killer, the rest of the album was ok, David Byrne warbling over ‘70/80s punk pop tunes.

Pretty decent. It’s kind of a solid 3 stars. I wouldn’t mind listening to it again but I probably wouldn’t seek it out.

3/5

MUCH better than the Feat of Music album I listened to previously.

It’s talking heads. They’re cool but this album isn’t revolutionary.

I didn’t know what to expect but I enjoyed this.

point4.

The Talking Heads record that I've listened to the most, as it's the only one I ever bothered to buy. Although I know the others pretty well, I think this is a much easier record to put on, as it is much less dense - the sound of the band itself, rather than the band and Eno. Probably not the best Talking Heads album, but the only Talking Heads album. Considered that way, it is obviously riddled with contradictions: Jerry Harrison was a smart addition to complete the four-piece, but all the keyboard parts he adds sound dreadful. It's the interplay of their guitars that works best for me, even though the production and mixing is pretty rough and does them no favours. I like the clean guitar sound. Tina Weymouth was only playing bass for five months or so when they recorded the album and it is her most rudimentary part - the verse of Psycho Killer - that is most lauded and imitated. However, the best bass playing is everywhere else - the bridge of that song for example. Yet, while the guitar interplay and bass are the best parts of the record, Psycho Killer, with the least of the guitar and the simplest bass, is the standout song. Who Is It? isn't much of anything, but it shows all the modes of the band as they expand and contract through the different sections. There is absolutely nothing there in the song, but they arrange the nothing pretty well. Once they start working with Eno in the studio, they hardly arrange at all, working songs out of grooves, rather than shaping songs into records. I can't decide how I feel about Byrne's lyrical approach. He tells rather than shows, which is usually bad form, such as when he tells us that the world has problems and that he is indecisive, rather than dramatizing this or giving us illustrations. Is this universalising? I like that he sings about friendship on two songs, an underexplored topic. While Byrne is often thought of as an observer rather than an emoter, the ooohs and woahs are pretty intense, like at the end of The Book I Read. They're pitchy and I don't know what they mean, but I find them more decisive than the lyrics. The 'Here we go again' at the end of No Compassion is a harrowing tick. He's not rousing us for another round, he just feels it coming on again and there's nothing he can do to stop it. Sad really. Not really a contradiction, but Chris Frantz's rolls and fills are all over the show. 3 I find this album deeply irritating. It takes a great deal of trouble in producing musical (and lyrical) gestures that yell ‘Look at me I‘m odd!’ but amid the awkward guitar lines and declamatory vocals there is very little risk taken with the actual songwriting. There is a difference between originality and arbitrariness in design - between musical inspiration and musical contrariness. There is no appreciation of those differences in these mostly merely stupid songs. This is Talking Heads’ first album so they always have the defence of naivety but I don’t think that’s what I hear. I hear a prevailing spirit of ‘why construct when deconstruction is so much cooler?’ It’s just contempt for the listener - I thought regularly of Lou Reed listening to this record, but not his good stuff. Byrne’s accuser in ‘No Compassion’ is wrong. Byrne does not have so many problems (a charge Byrne is pleased to repeat and not deny); he has one problem - vanity - and it radiates from this record. 2/5

Classic talking heads sound. Didn't do much for me except for psycho killer is always amazing. The rest of the album easily forgettable for me

This album was mediocre. I didn't enjoy some of the songs, especially The Book I Read. I feel like the musicality is weak (poor singing, basic structures). Does include the iconic "Psycho killer".

It's David Byrne. It's weird but also has a listenable quality.

This album got me existential about the definition of art in the wrong way. I thought, “Oh, this must be Art Rock.” Then I thought, “Isn’t all music art? What differentiates Art Rock from, well, from Rock? Because it’s not like the rest of the world of rock is less artistic simply by virtue of not being genrified thus.” And that started a long train of thought about something mostly unrelated to the album, which then ended. Psycho Killer was pretty good.

Honestly not as good as their other stuff but of course psycho killer is fab. Original version doesn’t include sugar on my tongue which is also great. Tropical vibes and great bass lines but not their best.

5.5/10 Highlight: Psycho Killer Best of the rest: Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town

Nice listen but not very memorable

Not as chaotic as their other albums

77 talking heads and they couldn't come up with a better album cover? Actually no wait, I guess that makes sense. Has a good beat, easy to dance to, I give it a six.

I had this one sitting in my collection for a long time, but never got around to listening to the full album was only familiar with “Psycho Killer”. Probably to listen to it a few more times to appreciate it. Light funk background music.

3.3 stars rounded down.

Further evidence of The Author's bias toward debut albums. It's a fine album. Is it as good as "Remain in Light" or "Speaking in Tongues"? It is not. Minus one half star for overuse of "Ayy ya ya ya ya ya yaaaahhh...."

Another band I used to love a lot that I've cooled off on over the years.

They get better with age, for sure. David Byrne especially!

"I sure hope there aren't any more Talking Heads records on here." -a happier me, one hour ago (As with the other three TH records I've gotten on this list, I will emphasise that TH's general sound is great – but David Byrne's voice is really bad and comes close to ruining any song he appears in.) 3/5 Key tracks: Happy Day, Psycho Killer, Pulled Up

Meh

3.5

It’s ok.

love the talking heads in general but this isn’t my favourite album of theirs so meh

Good music, but not my jam

Psycho Killer is amazing. The rest is ok

Cool 😎

I don't know what to make of this. It sounds like a novelty act that somehow became a one hit wonder, even though I know they had a successful career. They deserve recognition for doing something different, and for their influence on music. I just don't find it very enjoyable to listen to tbh.

Not bad to listen to, but nothing really that exciting.

Not my favourite Talking Heads album - as someone born and raised inaired on Stop Making Sense, these versions inevitably feel a little washed out. Plus, it hasn't got all the vibrant wacky percussion and run the that they got known for on their later stuff, which is a shame. The stand out songs are great, but it's not much to talk about outside of them.

I like that they have a distinct sound but it's not for me. Besides Psycho Killer. That song is a 10.

Hmmm - not for me

This is the first Talking Heads album I've listened to front to back. Dont know how it took me this long. Byrnes vocal style is iconic. Even from the beginning the Talking Heads signature style is obvious and upfront. I really liked"Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" with some cool drums, "Tentative Decisions" and "No Compasson." While the album was fun to listen to, I'd characterize it as very good but I probably wouldn't listen to the whole thing through again. Talking Heads certainly have an energy that holds your attention and makes you want to listen though.

Phyco killer is ok De rest valt mee.

I wanted to like this one more, but it was not to be. Still good, but not as good as I wanted.

Decent. 3/5

Not that memorable but psycho killer is addictive AF.

Feels classic

It isn't my favourite "Talking Heads" album... it's OK. 3/5.

3 - Ah I really wanted to like this, but it started to annoy me a little bit. Still good, but expected more. Psycho Killer is great

This is pretty mid at the first listening, but has some potential.

Talking Heads certainly stand out with their own style. This debut is good but they are still developing their craft. "Psycho Killer" by far the best song on 77 with the rest decent support. They improve over the next few albums. 3.25 stars.

I very much like Talking Heads, and this is a good debut. They really reach full stride (in my opinion) on their 2nd album. That being said, this is good if your into weird autistic music.

I kind of liked it.

i forgot how much i like "uh oh, love comes to town". rest of the album is fine, typical David Byrne weirdness. hopefully Speaking in Tongues is on this list too.

i have never really liked any talking heads songs i've heard so this was a pleasant surprise. cool vibe and mostly good songs (song about buildings was ass)

it's not like they were normal before Eno -- clearly "Psycho Killer" betrays a lot of the eccentricities you'd hear on later records -- but otherwise a lot of the songs here have more in common with Chrissie Hynde than Adrian Belew. nothing's wrong with that, but its a bit like seeing pictures of surrealist authors in yearbook photos. maybe its because the guitar work is so straight laced or because David's a little more anxious and less willing to go buckwild on record. over time, they loosen up, like on "No Compassion" and "The Book I Read". of course, "Psycho Killer" is in its own league. nothing will ever beat that bassline. that's how you know this band is gonna work out; not the initial bass part, but the one that comes in with the chorus. these guys are going places. P.S.: i really do love the title "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town". it makes me picture a giant heart terrorizing some suburb in Ohio to the beat.

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There are some very cool sounds here. And this must have been phenomenal to hear in 1977. But a lot of the songs a bit rambling and forgettable. Which is surprising to me as I really really like their "stop making sense" live concert. (In fact it seems that it's only psycho killer from this album which made it into stop making sense. Which does in fact make sense). So it's a slightly disappointing 3, in spite of some great songs e.g. "The Book I Read", "Pulled Up" and of course "Psycho Killer".

Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est? then some other songs that are tolerable.

I can hear the influence of this album on the new wave era. I like the song writing style and the way they layer different tones of instruments even if it’s just the basics. But all in all, this didn’t make me excited and jump up and down. Psycho Killer and Pull Up are the standouts but I hear those enough in every day life.

s'alright

A nice little funky record from Talking Heads. I think they would go on to better fine-tune their sound on their later works like Remain In Light, which I find more interesting. I found it pleasant to listen to, but nothing mind blowing or too special from my first listens.

Decent and fun but they have much better albums that I'd rather listen to. 6/10

Wierdly MOTHERSBAUGH style vocals. Interestingly funky but needs better peaks and troughs

Uh oh Love Comes to Town: Vocals are questionable in my opinion, but the bass line is SEXY. 😻. New feeling: vocals match the instrumentals a bit better this song. Tentative Feels: feels tingly to listen to, skipped. Happy Day: lowk really peaceful. Who is it?: vocals feel off again. Very repetitive, had to skip this one. No Compassion: has similar vibes to New Feeling. Skipped the rest of the album cause I was getting bored. Overall a fairly slow album, but no hate to those who like it! Might try listening again in the future.

Four albums, and all of them from 1977 so far... *scratching chin emoji* I'm not going to have as much time to write about this album as the previous three, suffice to say I am already familiar with it, and it gets a thumbs up. I like Talking Heads. I like the IDEA of Talking Heads, perhaps more than I like some of their albums. You see, to me - post-punk, new wave, alternative - all those tags matter, but what matters more is that Talking Heads are a cracking little singles band, however you choose to pigeon-hole them. At their best they have catchy hooks, great melodies, and interesting rhythms. They are also eccentric, witty, experimental, and thought-provoking and everything a great pop band should be. Amazing greatest hits collection, and I'm totally onboard with Stop Making Sense being the greatest concert movie ever made. But their studio albums? Hmmm, bit hit and miss to be brutally honest. Always interesting, not always entertaining. Sometimes the melodies get neglected at the expense of rhythmic exploration. Sometimes the hooks take a backseat to the eccentricity and experimentation. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it makes Talking Heads' long players less accessible than some might have you believe. 77 is fine, although Psycho Killer is (predictably) the high point. Uh-oh, Love Comes To Town is up there too, but everything else is brilliant only in fits and starts. Definitely not for everyone's taste, and in some ways I feel a bit harsh giving this a three - I do so only because I know there are better albums and there are only two positions above this, I'm reserving my fives for albums I consider nigh-on perfect. (At least that's the theory)

PSYCHO KILLER… Qu’est-ce que c’est Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa. Yes i had to google how to spell that. Album was very nothingish and abit boring to me until that come on. I knew I recognised the album artwork but I’m glad I didn’t check the tracklist. That song bumps it up to a 3 for me. I hate the word but it really is a nice vibe of a song.

It’s okay. Might not be a talking heads fan

Loving talking heads more and more with each album ! Favs: New feeling Tentative decisions Happy Day Don’t worry about the government Psycho killer

Energetic, creative, wry, and funny party music. But not the pinnacle of the Talking Heads art. It’s a 3 — might be good to listen again, when not on a plane.

Sometimes you go back to a bands first album and find a raw edge that got sanded off. In this case, Talking Heads 77 has all the ingredients in the kitchen, but the cake hasn't been fully baked yet. David Byrne's punky singing is there, the hopping base lines are there, the catchy hooks are there, but it is all a bit dull. Psycho Killer closes the album with a glimpse into the greatness to come.

"Psycho Killer" is the clear standout here. The rest of this album just isn't for me - all the tracks sound the same and Byrne's vocals just don't do it for me. I'm sure if I was in college in '77 I would have loved it, but listening to 2025, I'm just kind of bored by it all.

"Psycho Killer" rules but the rest of it is a bit meh and David Byrne has always just struck me as exactly the kind of art school kid who'd annoy the absolute fuck out of me.

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. I'd probably relisten

Ok

Psycho killer is great- I love talking heads, but this isn’t my favorite album by them.

Pretty good album with several outstanding songs, mostly engaging on album hit - Psycho Killer.

I always find debit albums to be hit or miss. Either a band/artist comes out of the gate swinging or it’s a weird stepping stone that would lead to better albums later. For the Talking Heads, I think this falls into the latter. Don’t get me wrong, I think this is overall a good album. It’s still has the standard quirkiness and charm, mainly provided by David Byrne’s one of a kind vocals. And there are good songs. Psycho Killer is a classic and Don’t Worry About the Government and Who Is It are fun. But compared to the band’s later input, it didn’t leave much of an impact on me. The songs just came and went in some places. My only prior Talking Heads album on this project, Fear Of Music, provided me with a better time. And I’m sure the future albums on this project will do so too (Remain In Light HAS to be here). But this to me is merely a step in the Talking Heads legacy. A crucial one into starting an iconic discography and worth checking out, but there are better albums from them out there. Favorite track: Psycho Killer Other hits: Tentative Feelings, Who Is It?, Don’t Worry About the Government, No Compassion

Psycho killer is good! Mood; 70's giddiness! Lyrics; Small everyday oddities. "My building has every convenience It's gonna make life easy for me It's gonna be easy to get things done" (...) "Loved ones, loved ones visit the building Take the highway, park and come up and see me"

its ok, not a patch on later Talking Heads albums though. 2.8

embryonic talking heads…it’s interesting to hear the bones of their signature sound but these songs end up seeming pretty emaciated and frankly quite silly compared to the all-encompassing genius of their later records. there’s a heaviness missing here—not emotionally heavy but something solid in which to ground the melodies that i feel like is necessary to balance out the abject goofiness. fav tracks: uh-oh, love comes to town; don’t worry about the government

definitely not my favorite talking heads album tbh....there's a specific element to the bounciness of the beat in a lot of these songs that almost sounds like it could be a reggae (??) influence or something, i'm not really sure what it is but for some reason i just don't love it in this context. I think it might actually be a funk-inspired rhythm but idk. i don't HATE it but it just sounds a little dopey to me and usually i find the bounciness of talking heads songs somehow does not make it sound dopey in the way it would if another artist attempted that sound. But sometimes that style does still work for me here -- I love it in "Don't Worry About the Government" and "First Week / Last Week... Carefree". so idk. and I love "Psycho Killer" obviously. maybe a little more time with this one would make me appreciate it but my gut instinct upon listening to the whole thing for the first time in awhile is that i didn't like it as much as i remembered.

Didn't capture me until "No Compassion" but that song absolutely rips and drew me in. Don't worry about the government also drew me in but because it's lyrics are ridiculous.

Not my favourite but I need to listen to it a few more times. Good tracks (pulled up, psycho killer)

I always loved Talking Heads, but to sit down and try to critically listen to this album made me feel like, "Are these guys even good?"I guess not in the classical sense, but I'm sure that wasn't the aim anyway. It's an oddball band for sure, and that's probably what I like most about them. Somehow the whole becomes greater than the sum of its various parts. On this album, I think Tina's buoyant basslines were the ingredient that stood out to me the most. 3.79 stars.

si può ascoltare, non male..

normal rock

psycho killer and sugar on my tongue are so bangers!!! liked few joints on this album but i dont think it had a huge impact on me... I love it for what it is feel currently on a (3.5/5.0) listen to tommy newport version of sugar on my tongue... he did a really good spin on it and i love both, but his version deserved to be heard.

Pretty great. I'm honestly not the biggest Talking Heads fan, in part because I know the biggest Talking Heads fan. Anna--she's great. This one feels like a middling performance for them. Quite enjoyable, but not wow.

achei o álbum por si meio fraco, talvez porque todas as músicas me parecem a mesma e poucas delas representam um ápice pro álbum. elas não estão nem perto de ruins, só não diferem muito uma da outra.. entretanto, algumas composições me interessam bastante, como “i felt it in my heart”, “sugar on my tongue”, entre outras (além da óbvia “psycho killer”) apesar de tudo, acho que o álbum captura bastante de um som característico da década em que foi lançado, e representa isso de forma clara, quase como uma reafirmação a cada música que toca.

2.9

Very good start, but not near as good as what was to come

Not listened yet but will soon

some tracks are good and others fall flat

Pretty mid still, Psycho Killer is a banger though.

Probably would not listen again, but I am always charmed by David byrne’s weirdness. Love psycho killer, and I was grooving with the first three songs. Talking heads, i can never hate you - rounding up to a three

david byrne è il mio spirito guida

Hmmm some interesting guitar, almost surfer like. Singer is a bit overdone at times. The moving bass isn't really my thing but I guess it's music of the era. Not really my thing but enjoyable. Could be a grower. 5/10

I've heard this before, but not often. Solid debut album that includes lots of experimentation but a sense for hooks and grooves. Psycho Killer remains a pretty amazing track. Trivia: One of the producers on this album was Tony Bongiovi, cousin of Jon Bon Jovi.

Talking Heads is undoubtably influential, so I suppose that's why their first album is on this list rather than some of their later work where they had better works. Interesting to read about the studio tensions and the band's commitment to their own work, and also David Byrne's hairy arms. :-) I can't go higher, because Psycho Killer is the only truly engaging song on this album for me.

Glimpses of great things to come...solid 3. Strong recommendation for American Utopia on Max...saw it a few years ago with zero expectations and really enjoyed it.

So now the 4th album from Talking Heads for me in this project, their debut album. And again I realize that the music, and therefore this album, doesn't mean much to me. After listening to about half of it, I'd had enough and switched to something else. I find the music a bit thin, flat and meaningless. At least it doesn't bother me, but then I don't have to listen to it either. 3/5

Very quirky and goofy. It's got some cool songs but I gotta be in the mood

7/10

Decent. They hit their peak later on though

Foundation from where they build…the album and band are at their most interesting and enjoyable with non-standard instrumentations or arrangements, like the steel drum effect or slide guitar. That, and more upfront synths are what, to me, eventually define the band. Otherwise it’s fairly rote guitar comparisons that ape The Clash and its ilk. Byrne still finding his way as a writer and singer but you can tell he’s on the brink of the breakthrough.

Maybe some more time with this album would make it grow on me. Qu'est ce que c'est?

Nice album, good songs and chilled vibe 7/10

Angular well produced rock that combines dissonance and melody like nothing else. B

I enjoyed the first few songs in like the guitar riffs and sound in general. Towards the end I was sick of the guy's voice though. He seemed kind of whiny.

Some of their better work, if you happen to like that sort of thing. Psycho Killer is a casual listener favorite. The rest I can do without but didn't hate. Three stars.

I most excited about my new headphones. They sound great! The album…eh…it’s fine.

Boring pop-rock. Slightly better than the last Talking Heads album on the list, but I don’t need any more now.