Talking Heads 77

4 wegen Psycho Killer

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

LOVED

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

Til tross for Psycho Killer, så blir dette kjedelige greier imo :(

4.2 *

Wasn't listening closely but good background jamz

Imprescindible para entender la música post punk y el arribo de la música pop moderna

Rock, post punk.

The first and last songs are great! Everything else is just okay. I guess it's enough to earn 4 stars.

J'ai trouvé que malgré le fait que l'album date de 77, ça ne sonnait pas ''vieux''. En fait je pense que plusieurs groupes contemporains se sont probablement inspiré de leur style. Pour ce qui est de l'album, j'ai trouvé la première moitiée plutôt ordinaire, mais la seconde est excellente. Je dirais qu'à partir de Psycho Killer, c'est assez solide. Mon hit: Sugar on my tongue

Decisions, decisions, decisions... a big theme throughout. This album feels like it needs a few more listens to really pick up every detail. David Byrne has a unique voice. Tina Weymouth crushing it on the bass.

Loved the funkiness of the melodies. Whether it was the vocal line or the guitar line, there was always something fun happening.

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

This is technically music. I tolerate small doses of Talking Heads, but that's about it. David Byrne sings like he's injured. It's weird that they are an American band, I always assumed they were British because they sound so posh. The instrumentals are decent, but I was bored almost immediately. If only you could've seen my face when I heard the weird shriek on "The Book I Read," and when I heard David Byrne imitating Beans on "First Week." I hate to say it, but this is below the Butthole Surfers album to me. Favorite tracks: Uh-Oh, Loves Comes to Town. Album art: Whole lotta red. Two albums this week with mostly empty, red covers. Might be a subliminal message to listen to Playboi Carti. Anyway, this one is stupid compared to the Gang of Four album, I don't care if it came first. 1.5/5

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

Finally! An album that ends strong. In fact, this one ends so strong that the last two songs are really the only true highlights for me. There’s something David Byrne does with his voice where he just about reaches the point of screaming that I absolutely love. Sadly, there are about nine other things he does with his voice that I have come to understand that I will just never fully appreciate. Frequently, he does all 9 of these things in a single song and it kinda drives me mad. It makes me think that if you were friends with David Byrne when he was 19 you’d tell your other friends, “David’s cool. Super talented. I just wish he’d tone it down a bit, ya know?” I don’t know. I think this will always be one of those bands that I want to like more than I actually like. Them and Winger.

Not for me at all

Wasn't sure at first, but warmed up to it by the end. 4*

Después de la desilusión de Teardrop Explodes toca ahora sí una banda verdaderamente sobresaliente en New Wave, incluso adelantada para el mismo género y que llegaría a la cima del mismo. Con un dejo de sonido y ritmo punk inmediatamente se muestra la capacidad de mezclar distintos géneros y estilos; desde la primera canción se siente la capacidad que tienen de infundir con una enorme energía cada una de las canciones. Entre sonidos de punk, disco, funk y coros pegajosos con letras disonantes se sienten como un rechazo a la idea del rock macho de hombre, se muestran mucho más abiertos, conectados y desinhibidos, lo que les lleva a ser mucho más no conformistas, rebeldes y honestos que la misma música punk de la que salieron (haciendo incluso en comparación que el "punk de verdad" se sienta un poco ridículo). Desde este debut se ve claro que no serían la banda típica. Salidos directo de CBGB's se empiezan a separar artísticamente del género que los junto de inicio. Serán una banda con dejos de punk pero una pasión por el R&B, una innegable capacidad de llevar un sonido único y letras inesperadas para la música que las acompaña. Creo las dos canciones que reflejan mejor a la banda del disco serían Psycho Killer, fácilmente la canción más conocida de ellos y Pulled Up por otro lado cierra el disco de manera increíble mezclando pop, punk y sonidos tipo motown en una combinación que sería la firma de la banda de ahí en adelante. Es un disco que todavía hoy en día se oye fresco e innovador y pocas bandas pueden sentirse tan radicales y mainstream al mismo tiempo.

Amazing album. 8-9/10 1. Pulled Up 2. Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town 3. Psycho Killer

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

Anything by the Talking Heads is always a good time. A solid debut album.

i really enjoyed this album. it was very funky

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.

This has everything. Steel drums. Great guitar riffs. Top hot of the Talking Heads. Great 1st album.

Really funky, my favorite talking heads album I’ve heard

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 was so excited to listen to talking heads, but my excitement quickly turned to disappointment. This is one of the talking heads albums I haven't heard, and I don't think I was missing much, compared to their other work, this is pretty boring. There's actually something very annoying and repetitive about these songs, it was kind of hard to listen to. This album just really didn't have anything that made their later work so great. I could see that they had some interesting ideas but it was seriously just so boring. I respect the band and I know they're capable of better, so maybe I'm just being extra harsh on this. I'm gonna go listen to remain in light.

I listened four times through. Really great.

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

Yet another wicked album- classic psycho killer track but upbeat vibes on the whole album. Love it

Was alright. Psycho Killer obviously the brightest spot on the album but if you like the lead singer's voice you'll love the album

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

Already one of my favorite albums. Great start!

Pretty good

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

Cool album lots of interesting sounding songs

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

I understand the context of the album, but I found it boring and uninspired.

Optimistic, nice to listen to

A favorite!

Otro disco de los 70’s que no se siente de los 70’s, sino más bien como de los late 90’s. No sé por qué no había escuchado de este grupo o escuchado las canciones, ya que son bastante buenas. Agregué tres a mi lista: • Psycho Killer • Love Comes to Town • Don’t worry about the government El “feeling” del álbum me recuerda al que tienen las canciones del “Awesome Mix” de Guardianes de la Galaxia.

Pretty Decent Rock

Todo el disco tiene onda, no serán los pioneros en el new wave pero si creo que unos de los mejores. Se distingue cada uno de los instrumentos perfectamente en cada rola y no pareciera que es de finales de los 70's

2.5 | Pues el disco me decepcionó bastante: me gusta mucho la de "saicoquiler quesque cé" y esperaba más rolas así de interesantes, pero veo que en realidad ese es el clímax del disco (y la primera que grabaron) y el resto suenan casi como refritos de la misma. No es que sea malo, pero solo una canción brilla realmente y el resto tienen apenas sus pequeños detalles. Insisto, "I Feel It in My Heart", que viene en las rolas extras empieza igualita a "Silly Love Songs" de McCartney que salió un año antes.

Not as good as Remain in Light, but still absolutely banging. A lot of fun, but I prefer the later stuff when they had found their stride more. Enjoyably wonky, has no doubt influenced the way I look at music.

Beautiful, high energy without ever getting manic. Big sax in First Week/Last Week is so good. The mix on the acoustic version is sick too, his voice sounds unreal.

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

Very nice record, I liked the guitars a lot

Fun

Fun background album with 2 well-known songs.

Very cool album, keeps it interesting Gotta love psycho killer

Psyhco Album!

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.

Tuttua Talking Headsia. Tällä kertaa Enottomana ja ehkä vähän vähemmän taiteellisena. Ei tämä kyllä silti edelleenkään iske yhtään. Laulajan ääni ärsyttää, musiikki on mitäänsanomatonta ja yleisesti koko levy jäi vaan aivan taustamölinäksi. Ei ykkönen mutta ei kyllä lähellekään kolmonenkaan.

Oh my God. Oh my God. Thought the only weakness in this album was the incessant AYAYAYAYAYA which is used quite a bit but it's sort of like a joke that is used too much that it becomes funny again. AYAYAYAYAYA goes in and out of fashion in this album and then back in again. It kept me on my toes and I love this so much. EVERY. FUCKING. TRACK. So much softer, subtle and ever changing than I expected. So much more interesting than anything I've heard before from them. Major heart eyes and aubergine emoji. A new favourite indeed.

Really into this! I already knew Psycho Killer was great, but the rest is really catchy rock as well. Kind of whimsical too.

Byrnes hektisch-histrionischer Gesang geht mir hart auf die Eier und wird zum Ende der Platte immer unerträglicher. Ich kannte (und schätzte) von den TH bislang nur Once in a Lifetime, dieses Album macht keine größere Lust, sich tiefer mit dem Œvre der TH zu beschäftigen, obwohl einige Sounds und Arrangements zugegebenermaßen ganz reizvoll klingen. Auf keinen Fall mehr als 2 Sterne.

Good songs: 9 “First Week/Last Week.....Carefree”

Not bad

I mean psycho killer, that alone gives this 3

Day 14 of Albums You Must Hear Before You Die! Again, I’ve gotten a debut album from a band that defined a generation, and went on to create some of the most iconic music of the 1980’s. Talking Heads released 77 in 1977 and helped to usher in the New Wave genre, the love child of Punk Rock and Pop. While most of the biggest hits for Talking Heads will come from later offerings, 77 is a gem of an album. Lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter David Byrne has one of the most recognizable voices of the New Wave era. Byrne’s vocals aren’t the most powerful but they mesh beautifully with the music. Talking Heads, especially in 1977 didn’t follow any of the trends stylistically of the time. No radical wardrobe, Mohawks, piercings, spiked dog collars or make up. This band wore well fitting polos and slacks in most live performances that I could find from 1977-80. Maybe thats why some referred to the art grads in Talking Heads as “art fags”. My favorite song from Talking Heads is Burning Down The House, which is not on this album, however, my second favorite song is actually on this album, and that song is Psycho Killer. This song really showcases the abilities and potential of Talking Heads. Simple, yet deep and funky bass, prominent kick drum, and nearly primal vocals. It also takes on the prospective of a character in a fictional story, (Not the Son Of Sam serial killer like many suggested) something that Talking Heads becomes known for. I feel like the band not only shined the best on this track but probably had the most fun making and performing. Tentative Decisions has great use of marching percussion. The Book I Read has great rhythm guitar. The band gels well on this one and is a very chill song. The ever changing tempo of No Compassion keeps it interesting. The closing track Pulled Up seems like a song of gratitude and it showcases their signature sound. Talking Heads seemingly came out of nowhere in 1977 but they sure stuck around for a while and I’m glad they did! I was very impressed with the bass player Tina Weymouth, who joined the band before even knowing how to play bass guitar. This band didn’t try to blow anyones socks off or create a fake persona. They were themselves and it paid off. When music videos became a thing, these “art fags” were really able to shine with some of the most creative visuals in music. The only negative thing I have to say about this album is there a few filler songs that I wanted to skip over. Maybe that will change on future listens but upon my first spin of 77 I knew which songs I liked and which ones that I didn’t because, they felt lazy. I’m looking forward to more music from this band. Share your thoughts, opinions and memories below!!

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

Going for the discography

I love talking heads. I remember back in elementary school the middle school teacher asked everyone who their favorite artist was, everyone was saying Queen, I was proud to be the only one who said Talking Heads. Talking Heads 77 isn’t my favorite album by then though.

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

so os classicos

I absolutely love this

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

Ok, one great song. Mostly forgettable.

Meh

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?"

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Wasn’t the best talking heads album but psycho killer is a great song

Great record!

2.5 stars

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

I like it, good!

Great

I expected more from this album. The big single from it ("Psycho Killer") is a crusher but, sadly, the rest of the album doesn't live up to that track. It feels ... lazy. And not in the good, "gonna sit on the couch with a bourbon and a good book" kind of lazy. The whole album feels phoned in. Boring. It's only saved from a truly failing mark by "Psycho Killer" being so damn good. It's like they poured all their energy into that one song and had nothing left for the rest of the album. Disappointing.

Feel like I’m going to have heard their entire discography by the time we’re done here. I’m not complaining though

psycho killer is on this one. but thats it

ugh man idk idk idk it's like fine maybe david byrne's voice annoys me tho

Sounds as fresh as the hype promised. I'm not exactly speechless, but my enjoyment is almost entirely non-verbal. Christgau's impressions seem pretty close to truth here.

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?

favourites: love>building on fire, uh oh love comes to town, new feeling, psycho killer

Fantastic

banger

The style, substance and musicality of this record... brilliant!

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.

Ganska tamt förutom Psycho Killer och Pulled Up...