Talking Heads 77

not their best

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Psycho Killer (9) 2 - New Feeling (2) 3 - Pulled Up (10)

entirely forgettable, but not in an actively bad way

Qu’est-ce que c’est? Interesting album, almost early ou k but kinda weird.

Cool band with a unique sound.

It was fun at first but by the end I was bored. Album cover: 2/5

It was ok, the album seems pretty progressive for it's time but the music was not really my cup of tea

I only ever listened to individual songs from The Talking Head and never a whole album. So this was kinda new to me. Good Album. Some songs are better than others but all in all pretty solid. And of course, everyone knows “Psycho Killer”. Favorite Songs: “Psycho Killer”, “No Compassion”, “Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town”

This album is fine for Headheads. Psycho Killer is a hot tune. Everything else is just kind of forgettable. Maybe worth a relisten?

It was ok. Did not love it

Really not into the Talking Heads. Psycho Killer saves this one from 2 stars.

I definitely want to give this album a second listen as I think it has some potential. The song Psycho killer I've heard before and is so catchy and easily the best song on the album.

A bit dated, so-so

Sounds like pop, but then I need to remember to time travel to when it came out... Before alternative existed and that this was at the birth of alt pop

Enjoyable while painting! Psycho killer is banging!

I thought I would like this more, but the songs all sound a little too the same. Some good stuff in there though.

Nothing particularly ear-catching, other than Psycho Killer.

Another solid TH album, but each one leaves me wanting a little more. 3.5/5

just average - do love Talking Heads though

First listen: every song feels nice, no boring parts. gonna listen again with a bit more attention. second listen: A bit simple, maybe a tad boring after all. Still a pleasent listen.

It's ok, bit low key and even if I can like a lot of it, it feels a bit off to me.

I guess this was funny in 1977

Talking Heads are an acquired taste and one that I have not acquired yet. Good songs, well produced, but the vocal style distracts more than it contributes. The stand out track is the well known Psycho Killer with none of the others really distinguishing themselves.

Zitten leuke tracks bij.

- Uh, Oh Loves Comes to Town - No Compassion - The Book I Read - Psycho Killer - Pulled Up

Easy to listen to.

Less chaotic than the other Talking Heads album. I didn't know they were from the 70s.

Não é muito do que costumo ouvir

Generic

Psycho killer uitblinkertje

Vekkulin hilpee ja pirtee yllätys

Nice background noise. Like Cake, this guy can't really sing, but talks fast and makes it work with the music.

Not their best

One of the favourite albums of my ‘20’s. “Psycho Killer” remains magnificent but I’m afraid much of the rest hasn’t aged well.

Extraordinarily OK.

Inventive and interesting but too fraught for my taste.

Nice, I though I was not going to like it but it was good

Has the Talking Heads quirkiness but lacks the exploration from post-pun/funk into the African rhythms that makes their 'Remain in Light' absolutely fantastic. Additionally, while it is a lyrically interesting album, it doesn't have the diversity of Remain in Light and therefore ultimately, it is just a decently good album.

A good band, not exactly the music that enchant me but w/good songs.

Most of this album was pretty meh to me. It picked up a bit in the second half, and psycho killer is a banger, but overall not super into it.

Solid

Wacky weird fun. Talking Heads are one of those bands you like but don't know why. Well worth a listen.

I liked this album less than remain in light.

Not a fan, maybe this is for people that listen more.

reminds me of halloween for some reason

Not my favourite Talking Heads album, but still really like it. Poppy without being overly pop. Great band, and love David Byrne's voice and delivery.

Слова песен в этом альбоме достаточно простые, почти все о любви. Музыка - совсем не мое, но хорошо звучит. 3/5.

Enjoyable enough but pales in comparison to some of their 80s work.

Solid art-punk, new wave, dance rock, 70’er

Pretty good, definitely a nice, different sound. Really interesting sound, but no really great songs (don't love Psycho Killer).

I love David Byrne and talking heads but this is one of the lesser albums of the band. Still good and psycho killer is still great but the later albums are much better

Está "Psycho Killer" y ya está. Eso justifica este disco entero. También me gustó "Don't worry about the government" y en general se deja escuchar todo pero quedan eclipsadas por el temazo.

OK - nothing amazing, was never that bothered about them and this doesn't change things

Quite enjoyable, half of the songs are good to great and the rest are meh. Psycho Killer is a classic, Uh-Oh Love Comes To Town was a great opener and The Book I Read had a smooth groove. Middle of the road for this list.

Love Talking Heads, some decent listening on here with a couple of classics

Never really been a Talking Heads fan.

Better than I remember, but quite repetitive

The finest day I ever had was when I realized I don't have to like Talking Heads.

Good listen

Gave up halfway through. Just not my thing. Liked Psycho Killer.

Not my favorite Talking Heads. David Byrne’s voice gets a bit old by the end of this. But I do really recommend giving Psycho Killer a listen.

I found this album easy to listen to, but all the tracks tended to blend into one really long song for me. Other than 'Psycho Killer' which is my favourite from the album, none of them really jumped out at me

more like 3.5

As offbeat as I expected from Talking Heads. (Psycho Killer yelling) 5/10

Not bad

Psycho Killer is an absolute hit. The rest of the songs are alright. It is better than a 3 but not a 4.

nothing to write home about

Cool 6/10

End and flows nicely, some great tracks on this and some average one but overall a really good record that I would revisit

This one is pretty good. Lots of good songs. Good guitar playing. There's really not much to say, its another generic 70s/80s rock album

Decent

Slightly on the repetitive side, but with such fun, spontaneous energy on each track that’s hardly a problem. The instrumentation could be a bit more varied on each track, but for its time this LP still shines.

Ik zie wel kwaliteit er in maar het is niet iets voor mij. te oud

Typical Talking Heads sound. Quite enjoyable for a Sunday afternoon. 3*

It was OK. Not really into this sort of stuff usually. Was heading for two stars but I spent most of Sunday singing Psycho Killer so I'm going to say its sneaked a three.

Talking Heads 77 It's like, really groovy? Nice guitar riffs. Lyrics make no sense. Kitschy songs like Don't Worry about the government is meh Highlight songs: The book I read, Psycho Killer

Psychokiller what a banger

Very different to Remain In Light and that's perfectly fine. I liked it.

I still like Talking Heads and David Byrne. This is their weakest album by far. It’s really hard to fully experience the “punk rebellion” of certain albums when you’re too separated from what they were upending (70s pop, in this case). I realize that our kids won’t really see some of our music as revolutionary for the same reason.

It's ok but a bit too hysterical at times. Some classics of course though.

Not my favorite talking heads album but has some good songs

Was good, but not good enough for me to really remember the music at the time of writing this review

Absolute Bops with absolutely terrible lyrics

First ever Talking Heads album for me, even though I've listened to Psycho Killer a billion times. Still not sure if I love or hate David Byrnes vocals, but I found myself enjoying it anyway. Love -> Building On Fire was a fave.

I feel like I would have enjoyed this album more if I was a university student in the late 70s. The album would have sounded fresh and new and doing all kinds of things never heard before. But now, more than 40 decades on, there is so much baggage. Case in point, as dope as "Psycho Killer" is, the song was ruined for me when a fellow told me about how he and his friends would always sing "psycho chicken" and how hilarious that was. Also, as far as Talking Heads albums goes, surely Stop Making Sense is better?

Good, mix of tracks, yeah ok.

Hat zu wenig von dem was ich an den Talking Heads wirklich mag: den zwingenden Groove. Dafür mehr artsy Hysterie wie in Who Is It? und letztlich auch dem Hit, Psycho Killer. Mag wiederum das krautige in My Compassion und frage mich sowieso, wann hier mal die großen Kraut-Alben auftauchen in der Liste? Hallo? Es wird Zeit! Als Fazit jedenfalls: ist ok, perfektes Handwerk und so, würde mich aber noch nicht zum Fan machen.

Love their reggae/dub influence

that one single is okay

Kind of an average album. Talking Heads haven't really hit their stride yet. Highlights: 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Psycho killer, Sugar on my tongue

Fun album. Clearly influenced a lot of what came out in the 80's.

This is absolute gold. I love his voice and love how you can hear every lyric, it cuts through. And he does some really interesting quirky sounds in his voice. he just drops them in there. However you can tell its early talking heads and a lot of the songs sound very similar

eh - exactly what I expected from the Talking Heads

Meh.

Sozzy is going to hate me for this but 3 stars. It’s not their best work hence only one of the songs appearing on the “Stop Making Sense” set. Their sound hasn’t matured into their iconic “banger factory” just yet in this album. Psycho Killer aside of course.

I expected much more from this. They've so many great songs that I figured their debut must have been a banger but most of the songs were just....meh. And a couple I never want to hear again - Uh-oh Love with the Carribbean steelpan sound, or Tentative Decisions with the soldier rat-a-tat drum. But David Byrne's voice goes a long way, and it's interesting to listen to their first album knowing what's to come. Just not interesting enough for me to listen to again.

Other then psycho killer, the album was pretty average.

3/5 would be less if Psycho Killer wasn’t on it

Kinda good and enjoyable. Easy to listen to.

Never listened to the Talking Heads outside of the hits.

Exactly what youd expect from the Talking Heads, relatively enjoyable.

It was OK. Though, to be fair, this isn't the first time I've given Talking Heads a shot. They're kinda not my jam. That's cool though. I see what people see in them.

God bless David Byrne and his weird pop music. This one for me, it's all just a lead up to Psycho Killer, but it's also a bunch of happy-sounding pop with weird darkness under it, so I'm game.

Excellent instrumentation and some really fun tracks. Vocals aren't my cup of tea, though.

Definitivno album vrijedan slušanja, nije među najboljima pošto Talking Heads ima puno kvalitetnog materijala/albuma, singlova. Za početak karijere, sasvim dobra odskočna daska gdje je glavni hit Psycho Killer keskese ih digao u poznatije vode.

Some great stuff and some very annoying stuff.

I used to listen to a lot of Talking Heads and David Byrne, and still do from time to time, although much more focused on their later stuff. So inventive, so intriguing in so many ways, and often times quite catchy and fun. This is their debut album and I hadn't really listened to it in full before. It was good to read the Wikipedia article on it, too. It mentions how friendly they were with Lou Reed and how he gave them some advice. I definitely hear some Velvet Underground/Lou Reed-esque vibes in here (I have a feeling we'd say that about a lot of the 70s CBGB's bands). I can also hear how at this point in their career they could've pushed their sound into the punk scene or more into the pop/rock space, which is where they pretty much went (both genres are great; no judgment intended). This is good stuff; really quite good when I remember this is their very first album (hey, it's got 'Psycho Killer,' a rather iconic song).

Прикольный, но ничего необычного. Дефолтная музыка.

не моё

Kurz in der Mittagspause reingehört, die Sonne kam raus und die Musik klang ganz entspannt. Bisschen sehr avantgarde, qu'est-ce que c'est? (puh, sieben Jahre Schulfranzösisch sind wie aus meinem Gehirn gelöscht. Schade eigentlich).

just plods along being fairly inoffensive or captivating and then BANG. suddenly one of the best songs ever written powers out. Psycho Killer really does save this album.

Good tunes

It was ok - nothing really blew me away though

2.5 - 3 / 5 it's ok

Classic debut again! New Wave is born in a massive suit. Best Tracks: Uh-Oh Love Comes To Town, Psycho Killer, Pulled Up

The guys voice is weird. Hard to take him seriously. Psycho killer is redeeming tho

They set the precedent for music

Talking Heads. No one sounds like them. Psycho Killer!

Täähän olikin ihan okei! :) Talkkareiden eka levy ja tästä on ilmeisesti ollut sitten suunta vain alaspäin. Levyn avausbiisi ja Psycho Killer jäivät erityisesti mieleen (jälkimmäinen kuulosti jotenkin tutulta, liekö kuullut jossain aiemminkin?). Vähän sellaista taiteellista vibaa tässä levyssä on, mutta mielestäni pääpaino on kuitenkin perinteisessä musiikin tekemisessä eikä pelkästään kokeiluissa ja sekoilussa.

"Psycho Killer" is obviously a classic, but overall not their best *album*.

It was like fine, I don’t know that I could understand all the words and I felt like I was my mom listening to my music but it wasn’t a bad time one might say

Pues la verdad es que tengo sentimientos encontrados...

“Talking Heads 77” by Talking Heads (1977) It was new. It was different. It was influential. And it (almost) stood the test of time. Here’s an album that’s like a scary clown. You know the comedy is a pose, but you’re not sure if or when he’ll bring out the knife. Lyrical obscurity works well when it draws the listener in. On this album, songwriter David Byrne is mostly successful. In “Don’t Worry about the Government”, for example, he doesn’t even mention “government”, but rather the “I”, and “me”—satisfied, conveniently situated, and balanced. His protagonist IS the government, and hence the ominous undertones begin to percolate upward in the psyche of the listener. This is a parody, but it is not a joke. And it is more meaningful now than it was in 1977. Good stuff. Musically, it’s a mixed bag. Vocal dubbing is sometimes necessary, it is hard work, and on this album, where it is attempted, it fails. Calling it “new wave” does not relieve one of the obligation to sing. Byrne’s voice seems to always strain to reach up to the pitch. It makes the listener tired. But the instrumentals are quite good. The musical highlight of the album is the understated but supremely effective bass guitar of Tina Weymouth. Produced in 1977, this debut album by Talking Heads clearly demonstrated that they were going places. But not yet. 3/5

This was a good album. Nice to listen to it and very nice recognizable singles, but also very repetitive. Good to know a little bit more about this important band.

discovered im not the biggest fan of talking heads. Theres only a few songs besides the big hits that stood out to me. Probably wouldn't listen to in entirety again. Favorite song besides psycho killer (classic so doesn't quite count) is Dont worry about the government. Id give the album a 6/10

Pretty Good. Too much talking. Gets better towards the end.

tres bonne voix bon musicien mais encore mauvais choix d'album

Super-ambivalent. Svinger fra irriterende til bra hele tiden. Foretrekker Datarock

Wasn't listening closely but good background jamz

Rock, post punk.

Psycho killer was really the only one I could get in to, the rest were a bit to monotone on the vocals and repetitive with the beat

Not bad - psycho killer is great, but I think this was some of their earlier work. I'll probably like it more with time.

Not bad at all, ich hab das Lied Psycho Killer gespeichert und dann gesehen dass es das meistgehörte Lied von der Band ist, I am just saying guys maybe ai am the next Melon

Le di tres vueltas trabajando, para ser honesto, sin encontrar nada que jalara mi atención. 2.5 estrellas que suben a 3 porque sí lo puedo escuchar de nuevo.

Meh. Instrumentation saves this but the sound hasn't aged well and the high-pitched lead singer doesn't do it for me. Psycho Killer is a great track. Probably 3.5 / 5 for me.

I liked this better than the other Talking Heads album I have listened to. Less repetitive with the same musicality

I thought I was going to line this more. Psycho Killer is phenomenal but most of the rest was just perfectly fine.

Pretty good

This is pretty decent but it’s not even the best talking heads album

Lovely English talking music

didnt do it for me i'm afraid. psycho killer stands out but otherwise a bit mediocre. unfortunately the artistic genius that is evident in his live shows didn't come through on the album

Pretty Decent Rock

Not much I can say about this besides "it's Talking Heads", that is to say it's pretty good.

Fun background album with 2 well-known songs.

It's okay! New wave/punk is alright with me. What's up with the marimbas tho? Psycho Killer is still a bop.

There is the famous "Psycho-Killer". Good enough, but Talking Heads is not my thing.

Not bad

I'm digging it. It's weird but in a good way

Going for the discography

class is talking heads some good tracks, but most sound very similar.

so os classicos

It was ok

Men without Hats vibe which makes sense since it belongs to the 1970s to 90s era of New Wave.

I’m just not a talking heads fan

A decent debut album by legendary act Talking Heads, everyone's gotta start somewhere but this album is very consistent and has great tracks such as the classic "Psycho Killer", as well as "New Feeling" and "Who Is It?"

2.5 stars

percebo parcialmente o encanto, mas nao me aquece nem me arrefece pessoalmente

I like it, good!

psycho killer is on this one. but thats it

I haven’t revisited this in about a year. I really forgot how quaint it sounds next to the following Heads albums. Curiously, Side 2 is perhaps the better side?

So widely imitated, its hard now to hear how unique and surprising this must have sounded when it came out. The songs themselves don't, however, always hit gold - but the album remains an engaging listen because of the daring arrangements. And then, the two final tracks are both stone cold classics and point the way for the huge improvement the band would go on to make.

Textbook definition of "promising debut" - two great songs (you can probably guess which ones I'm talking about), and a bunch of half-baked stuff which, if properly baked, would maybe be pretty good.

Not my cup of tea but I can appreciate the Talking Heads were a revolutionary band... Psycho Killer will always be a banger though!

Im sure objectively it's better than I personally believe it is, but I was leaning back the whole time while listening, nothing caught my ear to the point where I forgot that I even listened to the album.

They became a pretty good, at times great band, but this is a pretty tame debut. Which is fine, that’s true for most bands! But including it here suggests it is some visionary marvel and that would not be the case for a few years yet.

I don’t really get why this album is on here, and I quite like talking heads

STUPID. not for me. Lyrics are like a 10 year old wrote it.

Okay

never really been a fan of the talking heads, and a full album kinda solidified that for me they just feel so bland to me, and i don't see much from them Psycho Killer being the leading hit here doesn't bring up the score a ton

I liked the melody. I’m not a big fan of his voice, and I can’t really figure out the vibe he’s trying to convey through his songs. He has some beautiful lyrics, but the way he arranges them and his choice of pronunciation can be annoying at times 3/10

Was not able to listen till the end

I don't like the Talking Heads, and I'm not going to become a fan of theirs, either.

Already listened to this one. Struggled a little bit to get into this one, but I am going to preserver as its one of my Dads favourites

Psycho Killer is definitely a known song from this album and I know that for example Haley Williams enjoys Talking Heads. Not my thing though.

#439 / 1089 Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❌ I feel like I've heard this album before, but can't be truly certain. It's not my kind of music, except for few tracks that tickle the right bits in my brain. Sits at about 2/5 on average

Would've gotten 1 star, but got 2 just cause of Psycho killer. Did not like the rest

meh, muy similares las mayorias de las canciones, no me convencio

Utterly boring and flat, with the exception of Psycho Killer which is a well-known hit for a reason 😬

appreciate the real music from 70's but personally i didnt really enjoy listening this album. For me the vocal and voice itself kinda dry, boring and silly. Sometimes feel Fleetwood mac vibes but worse. The instrumental is funky and colorful tho. Like the enegry of music itself. Maybe would rock this album on a background while doing my things. I feel 5.5/10 for instresting instrumental mixing. Best songs: "No compassion"

feels like maybe the rawest talking heads most like punk or in reaction to punk david byrne feels especially squeaky on this one 💥the book i read 💥don't worry about the government 💥psycho killer 💥pulled up

Just can’t get down with David Byrne’s voice…

definitely not for me. kinda out of harmony

This album was fine 😐🫠. Every song felt the same but none of them were bad. It felt like asking some random people “Hey, can you make a rock album?” This is what you would get. Overall, I would give it a 2.9/5!

Struggled a little bit to get into this one, but I am going to preserver as its one of my Dads favourites

I've tried many a times but enjoying talking heads is not within my abilities.

Nah.

I am a renowned Talking Heads hater, but yeahhhh I'll admit Psycho Killer is pretty catchy

thats not it bro

Liked the music, didn’t like the vocals. Sounds like a guy at a karaoke bar trying to cover a more talented vocalist.

I like their older stuff better.

Felt pretty meh

sounded decent too

its okay

Didnt finish it so might have missed a banger but overall a pretty shajt album imo unfortunately

Franchement un peu décevant à part Psycho Killer y'a rien qui ressort et la voix du gars m'énerve il a tout le temps l'air essoufflé...

meh

Not really my cup of tea. Lowkey meh .

bardzo monotematyczny, nie siadł mi poza jednym oczywistym bannerem

Standouts Psycho Killer

This is the first time I'm hearing the songs that are supposed to Psycho Killer. And I don't they are anywhere near as catchy or stand on their own in any significant way. Talking Heads have so many 80s hits that I was hoping for something that grabbed my attention. But it wasn't on this album. Psycho Killer

This one didn't do anything for me. In fact, it left so little impact that I don't remember it at all. 2 Stars

He sings like everything is a question. 2.1/5

It's not a bad album, just a bit dull for me, and I don't like David Byrne's voice, or the music much. Two stars.

Mid

Not every album needs to be in this list. Speaking in Tongues, sure. Little Creatures, yes. Talking Heads 77, no, not really.

This was a drag for me. Not something that I want to listen to again.

I don't have enough anxiety to enjoy this album. But I can tell the musicians aren't idiots.

Not my vibe

Is Psycho Killer enough to make me listen to the whole again ? Probably not. The albums a classic for a reason, and a definitely a classic, but all the same, probably not for me

Decent IMO very seventies esque and flamboyant. Nice listening to something far from my usual but not my cup of tea.

i understand why it's a classic, but it's just not my cup of tea. i find the songs repetitive, with the tracks sometimes blending in with each other. the songs i did like were the ones where they weren't talk-singing or doing something a bit experimental. overall only liked 5 songs.

did not enjoy felt very one-note i've liked their other albums but his voice is annoying and the songs here don't carry it

mid

Not for me

Only reason it gets 2 is Psycho Killer

Psycho Killer is great but don’t care for much else from this album

damn those vocals got annoying fasttttttttt sorry

Aika vaisuks jäi lopputulos vaikka psycho killer on ihan kova styge, muuten jopa tylsäkin lopputulos

tylsää musaa

En nyt ihan kyllä innostunut. Psycho Killer toki entuudestaan tuttu. Vähän ehkä yllätyin että se päätyi lopulta olemaan levyn tiukin biisi. Muuten melkoista läpsyttelyä.

Psycho Killer is the only song on this I've heard before. I am glad I got to listen to the whole album. Though, I'll not consider this one of my favorite Talking Heads albums.

First listen - I was not impressed. One song that is extremely popular and good (Psycho Killer) but other songs are not that known. They did not really grab me. Second and third listen improved the album marginally - but I still do not like it.

it's fun but not so good. it's giving '80 dad. ... but psyco killer is a masterpiece

4/21/26. Didn't love it! I've always been lukewarm on the Talking Heads and know their influence is large, but couldn't really get into this record. Perhaps I need more listens in the future, but felt it was inconsistent and all over the place.

Not into it

A lot of the songs sound the same. I know I’m supposed to like the Talking Heads. I’m assuming this is an earlier album for them so maybe they were still finding themselves? Psycho Killer obvious highlight. I was surprised by “The Book I Read”.

One of my favourite bands in theory. When it comes to actually listening to any studio album of theirs, though, I always find I don't enjoy them an awful lot as albums. With the exception of Stop Making Sense (okay, not a studio album), which isn't actually on this list for some incredibly weird reason.

5/10 - can only remember psycho killer, the issue is that their sound can be too much over an entire album

Aptly named. Favourite track: Psycho Killer

Feel like this either an album u love or hate and im one of the latter

meh

one good song rest boring

You could definitely tell that every song was the Talking Heads. I like their hits and that’s about it.

I really thought I would like this more than I did

Psycho Killer er kul, resten er meh.

Fint nok, litt søvndyssende.

Mediocre

2/3

I really dislike the main vocalist's voice. Ruins songs that are otherwise fine.

I need to start this off by saying I'm not a fan of the band Talking Heads. I think David Byrne is given too much, and for the most part I don't ever hear their songs. So if you're wondering why this is such a low review it's a personal dislike of the band. Only good song on here is Psycho Killer and if that was not on here it would be a single star review.

Like individual tracks they did on later albums, but can never really understand the hero worship status of the group and David Byrne. Psycho Killer is about the only track I’d go back to.

Not a great fan of their sound. The lead vocals grate a tad. I do like Psycho Killer, which for me is the only stand out track.

This is like slightly better Devo. It's not nearly as good as the other album, More Songs About Buildings and Food. This is just a weird album. This is more like what I thought of Talking Heads before I heard More Songs About Buildings and Food. And now I see my first impression was not unfounded. Psycho Killer is the biggest hit on the album and maybe their biggest hit ever. I never liked it and I still don't. Better than Devo though.

It was interesting. Some song were like nah this is not for me. Others were like hmmm I could listen to this

Sound engineering is nice in my opinion. Instruments sound great. HOWEVER, who have that guy a microphone!?! Terrible singing, sounds like my grandfather attempts to sing in karaoke fully drunk and eyes closed.

it wasn’t objectively bad but it was not my cup of tea. maybe if i was drunk and it was summer and i was 19?

Boring

I listened to 3/4th of the album. I can see how it was really a cutting edge sound. I just wasn't super into it.

Psycho Killer is great. Everything else is not really for me. The last song was okish.

ehhhhh

The backing is good i just don't like the singers voice

Not aged well for me. Psycho Killer allows me to give a 2.

Apart from Psycho Killer nothing on here is better than mundane. A surprise they got the chance to make a 2nd album

Listened to 4 songs. Wasn't in the right mood for the genre. 2/5.

2 stars. Not my thing

Disappointing… Psycho killer is great but the rest not so much.

Fine to listen to until psycho killer and you realise how much better it is compared to the rest of the album, like holy moly its so different from the rest its insane. Some songs are good like No Compassion but it doesnt really live up to the hype that is Psycho Killer.

It was ok, probably won't listen to again

Ok background noise

Nah. Two stars because of David Byrne.

i do not understand what the heads are talking about. absolutely nonsensical.

Vocals are weak and annoying. Instrumentals are basic.

Just find this a bit boring

umm ya

Not fan of the vocals at all. 2/5

Nice background noise, but I wasn't drawn to it personally!

Overall not my thing but I liked the funkiness of the songs and the use of different instruments.

Not my style of funk-rock. Psycho Killer is good, however.

55. ok

Ei oikein iskenyt, bändi ei ole vielä soitannollisesti tiukassa kunnossa ja kappaleet eivät miellytä.

Nothing intersting really stood out to me in this album.

Again with TH, I just can’t connect to it. Not for me.

I have to be honest - I found this album incredibly annoying. The vocals are just so all over the place. Unique voice, yes, but this isn't always a good thing. Some people may like it and that's fine, but it just goes through me. Incessant yelling, sounds like someone's jabbing him with a hot poker half the time. Random high pitched yelps, even the "normal" parts of his singing voice grate on me. Musically, it isn't awful. I was trying to separate his voice out and just focus on the music in parts and some of it was okay. Nothing remarkable but probably saved this album from a 1 star rating for me, I'll give it a 2.

mid ngl

Not exactly my music. A few songs appealed to me but I think Talking Heads might be an acquired musical taste.

Remain In Light CLEARED. Δεν μου αρεσε καθολου το βαιμπ, πολυ "παλιο". Εχει βεβαια το Pshyco Killer και ειναι ο μονος λογος που δεν εβαλα 1. xoxo

not my vibe! I'm sorryyyyyy

Not a bad debut album, but later works are much better!

Aside from the hits I haven't really explored the discography of Talking Heads. Off the bat I don't recognize any titles aside from Psycho Killer. As I progress through the album, I find it kind of boring, bland with a very monotone feeling to it. Stand out tracks: Tentative Decisions Psycho Killer

not really my style biut i really liked one song called psycho killer

Decent, but not my favourite talking heads record

I love this band so much, but this record is not their best. A couple of really great songs, but the rest is kind of boring/ so-so.

Can't say I actively disliked it, but it didn;t do much for me either. Not a bad album just didn't hit home

2.5

I tried to get into this album but ,besides their iconic song psycho killer, I didn’t really achieve that. I can appreciate the band but this album was just not for me.

Track 1 - Groovy, not a fan of the vocals. Track 2 - not a fan of the vocals Track 3 - ^ Track 4 - ^ weird singing again Track 5 - I like this groove Track 6 - Good groove Track 7- probably my favorite in the album so far Track 8 - 2nd best? I like the more mellow singing rather than the energetic singing in the first half Track 9 - ehhhh... Track 10 - I know this chorus! otherwise not my style Track 11 - this is enjoyable

Album guilleret, des morceaux entrainants, joyeux, des instruments atypiques pour certains morceaux, le tout porté par une voix presque théâtrale

1.8 / 5 Sorry to bring it to you, but this is very dated in both production quality and sound design. It fits the category of "We're approaching the 80s, let's do something that hasn't been done before". If that only meant that "77" had anything interesting to offer, but for me it just doesn't. Someone else found a very fitting description, Funk for white people. I don't want that in my life. What I want from this list is to finally give me something actually worth listening to again.

Too art-punk for me. One overplayed classic.

not a fan

Good album. I appreciate the Talking Heads quirkiness.

I ~think~ I understand why '77 is impactful and forward-thinking, but the Talking Heads may be the band for whom my affection is most uneven. I love some tracks deeply and loath others in equal measure. Maybe it’s the overt "narrative" lyrical impulse or their goofiness that's kept me at arm’s length all these years. Psycho Killer is, undeniably, a classic, but The Book I Read is my true favorite of ’77. 2/5 stars in the context of the 1001 Greatest.

2.5/5! i don’t think classic rock is necessarily for me, but i enjoyed this album a bit more than others. the lead vocals are, at times, very hard for me to get along with, but the musicality can sometimes make up for it. i really enjoyed psycho killer! that one is a classic, however i’d be okay never listening to any other song again :,)

Chill rock, like Talking Heads is known for. Voice is unmistakeable, textst kinda quirky sometimes.

There's really no rules to be followed with the lyrics so it comes across as chaotic and redundant. I'm not very impressed with the sing/talk approach for most of the songs and the singer's pitch is poor. The instruments are more developed, but are also quite repetitive. 4/10

Psycho Killer is a classic. Overall the album is fun but not really my cup of tea.

Got half-way through. Not awful, just a bit boring.

I feel sorry for people who don’t get Talking Heads. You know the ones; they like “Psycho Killer”, “Once in a lifetime”, one of those songs – and while they always meant to listen to more they just … didn’t. Or maybe they did and it didn’t make much of a dent on their opinion of Talking Heads either way. Those people just don’t get it. And I feel sorry for them. I bet those people prefer Tom Tom Club. Weird, unfashionable, broken those people. Anyway, this was fine. Might have left a little too much space for introspection and make of that what you will, but know that I definitely, definitely get it.

Just not a fan of the singers voice. Psycho killer is maybe the most interesting piece on the album which is probably why it's stretched so far into the zeitgeist