Talking Heads 77

Love almost every song. Lifts you with happiness and creativity. Sounds so ordinary and original at the same time. Amazing songs sounding so young and inexperienced yet years beyond what they had lived until then. Can you tell Talking Heads are one of my favorites?

Not as good as the few following albums with their world influences but still a great influential record that stands out from pretty much everything else at the time.

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

English Music at its best

Talking Heads: 77 is the debut studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads. It was released on September 16, 1977, through Sire Records. The recording took place in April 1977 at New York's Sundragon Studios. The single "Psycho Killer" reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 290 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and 291 in a 2012 revised list.[36] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Nothing really stood out particularly Best - phyco killer

Very bright and youthful album, though not quite as polished as their later music. A super fun listen and there are some fantastic tracks on there for sure. The B-side in particular is stacked. Favourites: New Feeling Don't Worry About The Government Psycho Killer Pulled Up

Too long but good in parts. Experimental.

hmmmm, i do really love some talking head songs, but i just couldn't love this album - too byrney

AMAZING SOUND. I have only listened to the first 3 songs. I think the remastering is making them "justice"; it seems that they were ahead of their time. 10/10. I am thinking of buying their vinyl. Definitely, I am gonna come back to this album.

Undeniably the best Talking Heads album.

Can’t quite say exactly why, but I think this is my favorite Talking Heads album.

I enjoyed this one. I could see myself holed up in a smoky bar listening to their jangly guitars and happy vibe. I detected hints of Madness, just with guitars instead of brass, but Talking Heads would probably have predated them.

Simply bc of first listen

Such a great album in every respect--music, lyrics, vibe, uniqueness. I'm very familiar with this album and welcome the chance to listen to it at every opportunity.

At points my favourite band ever. I think Eno in their latter albums makes them excel, but the rough edges and sounds here are just SO great. Don't Worry About The Government is one of my fave Byrne tracks, especially off American Utopia. On this it sounds scared but hopeful. Solo it sounds weary and full of worry. An evolution of a song through politics. Also Psycho Killer exists. Imagine writing that song! Just incredible stuff

This is an immediately recognizable record, and that alone puts it in rare company. A few bars in, even without vocals, you know exactly who this is. The rhythms, the clipped guitar parts, the tense-but-controlled bass lines. It all moves with a distinct gait that no other band quite matches. What’s striking is how fully formed this feels for a debut. There’s no sense of a group still finding its voice. The aesthetic, the restraint, the nervous energy. It’s all already there. The music is smart, angular, and carefully assembled without feeling academic or showy. David Byrne’s voice will never be mistaken for a traditional strength, but it doesn’t need to be. It works because it’s precise and singular, fitting the songs rather than trying to elevate them through power or emotion. The result is something more observational than expressive, which keeps the album slightly at arm’s length emotionally. There’s plenty to admire here, and moments that truly stand out, none more than “Psycho Killer,” which distills the band’s tension and control into a perfect statement. While this doesn’t quite move me emotionally enough to reach five-star territory, it’s undeniably impressive. A confident, distinctive debut that earns its place through identity and execution rather than emotional force.

Nice and of course ahead of their time kind of.

Some debut albums are instant classics, and you see artists struggle to match the heights of their first album (see The Strokes). Some debut albums are a mess, with artists still trying to find their sound (see Bowie). This one is right in the middle. The Talking Heads unique sound is pretty much fully formed - this has all the trademarks of what makes their music so great. But for the most part it's just pretty good rather than the greatness that their future albums would bring. Except for Psycho Killer, that's an undeniable classic.

Nice bass on first track. Funkier softer feel to first few tracks. Then edgier more intense No Compassion (until change in tempo). Thought of Sparks with parts of Don’t Worry About The Government. Psycho Killer the stand out track. It seems out of kilter to the other tracks. 3.3

This album probably needs more listening work to really get to know it. This score based on one listen wherei found the first track and obviously Pyscho Killer the best.

Definately a post-punk feel to this one, impressive given Never Mind the Bollocks wouldn't be released for another month or so. Perhaps as a result, lacking a little of the variety that subsequent releases would have, but still a very good listen.

Didn’t grab me as much as MSABAF or RIL.

Dreary

55. ok

196/1089 Third Talking Heads album of this project so far, still find the style of singing here a bit irritating most of the time but the production and instrumentation’s good it’s a good album, perhaps my favourite of the 3 and i think it ends on a strong note. don’t need/intend to revisit it but i think the style has sort of “clicked” to where i can appreciate it more tha i did before faves: Psycho Killer, Pulled Up, Don’t Worry About the Government, First Week/Last Week… Carefree 64/100

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

#254/1001. I think I have two Taking Heads LPs missing from my collection: the first and the last. The band is great, but perhaps these two albums never were the ones to go out for, when money was tight, and local record shops and their selections were scarce. The band is still quite ripe here, no doubt that they already had found their unique slot in a musical landscape which soon would be called New Wave, but perhaps still more full of ideas rather than means to execute them as songs or production experimentations. My initial experience from TH albums has been that "there is one hit", but after each listening time the beauty and complexity and multilayered construction of each and every song slowly reveals itself, but somehow I don't feel this album would do that. Perhaps I need more tiles to listen to it through.

Review - a banging debut, although no where near as good as they'd end up 3-4 albums later. The most conventional TH album? Probably a safe assessment. Not bad. But not as interesting as they'd go on to be. Byrne's lyrics are still just as out there and his voice is expressive but he's not quite figured it out as well as he later would. Rating - 7.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Debut TH, Still finding their way Tentative decisions No compassion Psycho killer Pulled up

I like this, don't love it. David Byrne is an icon and seems genuinely cool. I like their aesthetic and the undeniable fact that they do their own thing. You can't mistake them for anything else. Still, I rarely go for the Talking heads, something just doesn't feel right, maybe you had to be there. I like this album more than their others that I've listened to in their entirety. It has a hint more of their punk roots coming through. 4 stars, seems essential but just misses for me

Nothing intersting really stood out to me in this album.

Quirky fun. They developed their sound on later albums, but Psycho Killer is an all-timer for sure. 7/10

I usually only like two songs on a Talking Heads album. I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed most of this album, shocking for a debut album. I enjoyed the disco type subtleties of the songs.

Pretty solid and enjoyable. It was a good change of pace

"Psycho Killer" is the best track on here, the rest range from okay to mildly annoying. I really wish I liked Talking Heads more but I dunno if they're too artsy or experimental or what but I just don't enjoy more than about three of their songs.

for a debut album, this was a great listen. quirky & fun, not long enough to get bored. and Psycho Killer-great track

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.

Why does he make that weird screaming sound so much

David Byrne’s discussions around his neurodivergence being a blessing for his music are always so apparent when you put a Talking Heads record on. He’s such a genius.

not something i think i would ever go back to, but to say i didn’t enjoy it at most points would be a lie. love the guitar and drum beats, great head boppers & some important messages.

Psycho killer qu’est que ce

Really fun, just as weird as I would expect. The bass lines were amazing!

I liked this, but not as much as a lot of other people do. Is this album the musical equivalent of one of the books on the bookshelf that people have visible for their WFH online meetings that people can see in the background, but isn’t actually listened to very often. If I bothered to buy stuff then that’s what this album would probably be the equivalent of for me. It’s fine, but all the songs are effectively identikits - twangy guitars, heavy base, off beat vocals. It’s fine, but it’s just that. I’ve walked past the hype merchant in favour of the reality pedlar.

Pretty chill, love Psycho killer so much it didn't bother me it was on twice. Did get a bit samey at the end.

The bassline for Psycho Killer alone is enough to make the record a min 4*

“My building has every convenience It’s gonna make life easy for me It’s gonna be easy to get things done I will relax along with my loved ones” Talking Heads’ debut is raw and unfocused compared to their later more critically well regarded albums. You can feel all the pieces here that the band would eventually put together to produce the undisputed high point in their discography “Remain In Light”. The themes of every day mundanity on “Don’t Worry About the Government” actually feel like a direct precursor to “Once In A Lifetime”. David Byrne is as theatrical and quirky as ever and we are gifted one of the band’s biggest hits in “Psycho Killer”. ‘77 does lose me in places around the halfway mark where some stuff feels a bit too much like filler and you can tell Talking Heads were still trying to figure themselves out. Still though a very good album that puts the rest of their career into context.

Not a fan of New Wave, but seems like this album was at the forefront of the New Wave era that took over the 80s. It took 3 listens to kind of enjoy the album a bit more and see beneath the hood a bit. I originally hated No Compassion and Don't Worry About The Government, but after listening to them a couple of times I started to enjoy it. I like the punk sarcastic attitude of both of them. Psycho Killer is the big song on this album and i've never heard of it before somehow. It was ok. I appreciated that some of the songs had a message and even though it sounded like just random rambling, I feel like that was the entire point. Like an ironic album that sounds like nothing if you're just listening, but if you actually focus, the message is clear. It's not that deep, I just think most people just listen but don't actually hear anything.

I think this is the 3rd album I heard from this band. I have a little more appreciation for their music. This album is the best I've heard from them.

love this one

Um bom álbum.

A bit repetitive, but not a bad thing

Oh the weird voices and loud guitar play that mask really well with the vocals is what really does this album for me, it's all so good having such a 70's vibe yet you can tell people definitely were influenced by this album in modern times cause some of the tracks still give a modern feel just by how much influence they've given in this album, really awesome listen throughout.

I like talking heads, and there are a few songs i really love but idk about this album for me, his voice seems to be really irritating me right now. I should give it another go some other time when I’m not sleep deprived and hungry lol

PSYCHO KILLER! Qu'est-ce que c'est??

The best thing about Talking Heads’ debut is how confident the band are in their unique sound. David Byrne wastes no time testing the waters. He’s here to tell us about all about the book he read. It’s a fantastic first outing for a band that would only grow weirder and more self assured with time. Favourite tracks are Don’t Worry About the Goverment and Psycho Killer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If this list has taught me nothing else, it's that I love Talking Heads.

Me gustó, más no se me hizo mágico… tal vez por el mal día.

Yes

This album threw me for a loop. It starts off pretty groovy, reminds me of those surrealistic seafood restaurants you’d find during the summer with the fake fish on the wall and a lifesaver with brown walls. very summer like haha! I loved the guitar, vocal delivery was unique, but as it went on that uniqueness became unconventional. there were some parts that were too out there that i couldn’t wrap my head around it. not that it wasn’t necessarily bad but just unconventional. i do have a strong belief it’ll grow on me, but until then i’m 50/50 on this album. loving the topics addressed on the album too though! The production is very very addicting, just needs work on making sure the vocals match that funky groove. Favorite song: No compassion

PEAK

Not their best, but their first!!

mid ngl

Generally, this Album isn't such a good, but there are 2 songs i like. It's "Pulled Up' and "Uh-Oh, Loves Come Town".

It came out on my birthday! 16th of september! rocky!!

Great album by a great band! I love the talking heads and have forever! They have so many classic songs and this album shows that!

Old timey favorites.

אלבום טוב, אחיד. לא כל כך הסגנון שלי אבל יכול לשמוע השפעות מבואי נראה לי, ונגיד איך הסגנון השפיע על להקות רבות בשנות ה80 90. בגלל אחידותו, לא בלט לי שיר מסוים מין האלבום, הכרתי את רוצח משוגע כך שהוא בלט אבל לדעתי אם לא הייתי מכיר הוא היה ככל השאר. לדעתי האלבום נפתח טוב ומסתיים טוב ובאמצע כמה שירים פחות וואו אבל עוד פעם, האלבום די אחיד ככה שההבדלים דקים וקטנים, .הבדלים קוקטיים המילים נשמעות די סתמיות וביחד עם המוזיקה הקצת אלימה יחסית לפעמים זה נשמע יותר כמו סובלימציה ללהקה שסך הכל בסדר ככה שאין עומקים שלטעמי יצדיקו את האלימות המוזיקלית שבמידת מה קיימת באלבום.

Bad

Primera vez que lo escucho y fue una gran sorpresa. 4.4

not my favorite TH album. some good tracks and skippers. psycho killer, don’t worry about the government, love > building on fire, thank you for sending me an angel.

Kellemes up-beat 70-es évek. Feldobja az ember napját és végtelen lazaságot kölcsönöz. Nem hallgattam előtte Talking Headset. A Psycho Killert ismertem, de nem tudtam, hogy ezen az albumon van.

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

Outstanding! Two killer album choices back-to-back after a few duds in a row. One of my favourite bands at their peak. Truly sensational.

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

Love all things talking heads … I loved this album !! A lot of it previously unheard by me . Enjoyed it !!

10/10 Pure David Byrne bias.

3,5 great album from Talking Heads. I like it

8/10

one of my favorite bands in the world!!!!! what a freakin debut

1. 6/10 2. 7/10 3. 8/10 4. 7/10 5. 7/10 6. 8/10 7. 8/10 8. 9/10 9. 8/10 10. 9/10 11. 10/10 4/5

This was cute. Nothing fantastic but easy enough to listen to

I think I’ve seen Stop Making Sense more in theaters than any other film. Never listened to a Talking Heads album until now. & I love hearing these classic albums & leading that the big hit off the album is probably my least favorite track on the album.

This just hits different knowing that our country is being run by a PYSCHO KIILER

Great funky guitars and weird vocals, but some of the songs were too "quirky" for lack of a better word. Do I really want to listen to a song about the building you live in? Not the Talking Heads at their catchiest, but a few gems on this one Standout Tracks: Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town, Psycho Killer.

Talking Heads – Talking Heads '77 Talking Heads '77 is a solid, high-energy debut that thrives on its unique sense of "funkiness and groove." Unlike the cluttered production of other eras, this album feels "carefree" and precise, using clean instrumentation to create a "sophisticated" art-rock atmosphere. Standout tracks like "Don’t Worry About the Government" and "The Book I Read" showcase the band’s ability to blend catchy melodies with an "eerie," slightly off-kilter perspective. Of course, "Psycho Killer" remains the "immaculate" peak of the record, anchoring a body of work that is as fun as it is technically sharp. A great "all ears" experience that balances art-house intellect with a danceable, rhythmic heart.

Uh this was a cool album, i like the way they sing where it feels a bit more speechy than sing songy. Enjoyed it and i do enjoy this genre of music so yay!

Thursday 23.06

just an overall insane debut. The benefit of hindsight had me waiting for psycho killer and the way the album builds to it and sprinkles in little motifs makes it feel like a centrepiece, but pulled up at the end seals it with such an energetic climax that i was caught off guard immediately after PK. The album definitely has one sound but in a way that feels like one brilliant whole rather than a repetitive set of songs. Grooved to it the whole time and it’s no wonder Talking Heads took off like they did.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fav: The book I read or Uh Oh love comes to town least fav: Happy Day Iconic: Psycho Killer

18.01.2025. Schloss Charlottenburg. Nachmittagssonne. Alleine im Bett. Nachts.

Samstag, 17.01.2026 In der Küche der Sickingenstraße, 7 (re-listen)

No one does it like this anymore

not my vibe! I'm sorryyyyyy

Listened to this one for years. Much prefer the more popular live album, speaking in tongues, and remain in light (their best work)

I did a deep dive on the Talking Heads a few months ago and I really enjoyed what heard. Truly a revolutionary musical group that was always pushing the boundaries. Good stuff.

Party in the front, business in the back.

Second Talking Heads album. It's been a good while since their last - some 250 albums. At first I thought this was the album which had "Radio Head", but that sadly isn't the case. I'll need to make my holy pilgrimage to that song someday. Anyways, "More Songs About Buildings and Food" hasn't really been on my mind. "The Good Thing" occasionally pops into my head for whatever reason, but other than that the album has been completely memoryholed. Maybe this one will be something better. I'm still curious about what a very early new wave album sounds like, much like I was with their previous album. Yup. This is another Talking Heads album, alright. Just David Byrne Byrning about as usual. Something about this album was mentally exhausting to me despite the short runtime. The instrumentals are dull, uninteresting and way too busy to leave an impression. Can't say I'm into Byrne's vocals, either. The strained, warbling falsetto that avant-garde musicians can't seem to get enough of just sounds like shit. Sorry, music industry, but it's the truth. Overall, these two aspects of the album let me down greatly, which is made even worse by the fact that they don't synergise with one another at all. Regardless, I'm still hopeful about understanding this band. Some of the tracks off Remain in Light are pretty decent. I only have their later albums to get through now, so maybe I'll come around. Book time. A "classic debut album". Many stylistic influences, but that's about it. Wikipedia says that this album only had mild chart success, but was very well-received by critics. Sure, whatever. I cosign this inclusion.

I think the instrumentals are good, I just don't really like David Byrne. In short doses I think he's ok, but there's something really annoying about the way he writes and the way he sings, and it makes me not really want to listen to them. Favorites: New Feeling, No Compassion, Pulled Up

3+

me encantó!

⭐⭐⭐ Svag 3a Psycho Killer är detta albumets överlägset bästa spår. Det är rörigt och stökigt. Känns som bandet har haft ambitionen att vara arty för sakens skull, vilket för min del gör det lite svårt att ta till mig. Tycker det lyfter efter ett par lyssningar och med lite tid kanske jag kan "förstå" det, dock kommer det inte vara detta albumet som jag väljer först om jag vill lyssna på Talking Heads. Efter ett par lyssningar skulle jag nog ändå säga att det lyfter till en svag trea.

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

A classic album and for a reason. Such a good tome, a super interesting listen and some great hooks - the bassline for Psycho Killer is just chefs kiss and an all-time great.

Second TH album suggested here. Even though is way more aligned with my personal taste, is too experimental and dissonant to my ears. Psycho killer is a hit, not doubt.

1/5

theres talking heads most famous song

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

Fun as usuaaaaaal

Psycho killer is an all time great but the rest of the album leaves me wanting a little more. Psycho killer bumps it to a 4

A bunch of weirdos who can string together a tune. Not my favorite Talking Heads, but certainly an awesome album

Today I found out that David Byrne is a huge bike dork and cycling advocate and nothing has surprised me less.

As far as I know this is the first New Wave album. I am a huge Talking Heads fan, but this is definitely one of their weaker albums since they haven't really found their sound yet. It is still the Talking Heads though and a really great album with some standout songs. This album has really grown on me over the years and I now love it in its own special way. Low 5.

Weiterhin: Sonntag, 11.01.2026 Weiterhin: Wohnzimmer meiner Eltern (ich hab zu viel Zeit und die Kopfschmerzen sind endlich auch geschichte)

Nasal vocals that sound a bit like Bowie. The perfect album to dance to

Grrrrrrrrrr. Lord, I want to give this album a 1. To be frank, it probably isn't a 1. It's unique and fully formed and mostly listenable. I maintain my current position: fuck David Byrne, fuck Talking Heads. You're sooooo geeky and silly and off-kilter. Take your grammy and go back to the fucking Rhode Island School of Design. Of COURSE that's where this band came from. Fave tracks: - Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town - No Compassion - The Book I Read What exactly do people like about Psycho Killer..? Edit: What is life without choosing hills and dying on them? I am fighting a war against the Talking Heads. One bloody star.

Lowkey twitchy.

Can see where they are going but not there yet

funnn

I've become a fan of Talking Heads over the years. With this album, you can see them beginning to blossom. They aren't yet the band that records Remain In Light or the follow-up from that, Speaking In Tongues, but the glimmers of that magic are there.

Pretty good, showed off their drive and intention to make people dance. Definitely hinges on the opener and psycho killer cuz the rest is pretty same-y.

- écoute très agréable - album assez "simple", pas de gros highlight mais un très bon ensemble - aucun raté visible - 3.5/5

It was okay. Maybe I ruined it by hearing Psycho Killer before a million times but every song on the album sounds super similar. Not very interested in the guitar parts, seems maybe more like a percussion and bass band?

instrumental is nice, loved the guitar. the voice of the singer... not really my cup of tea, it's a style that sounds not always in tune and more spontaneous than clean. Some adlibs-sorta things are annoying to listen to for me. Overall it's an album that creates a nice retro vibe

Not as interesting as later Talking Heads but a good start. Basically every song that’s on Stop Making Sense is better on Stop Making Sense. Ditto for American Utopia

david byrne is a genius, stop making sense will 4ever be my fav talking heads album but this is also obviously a masterpiece.

I think I need to re- listen to this because I couldn’t really concentrate on the album while listening to it, so this rating is not exactly accurate. What I did pay attention to and hear was pretty good

David Byrne!

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.

What a fun version of Psycho Killer!

Very fun & interesting album

Could do with a remaster for better audio experience but the songs are nice listening and have a good vibe

1/5

Very fun and 70s garage band vibe, amazing to dance around to

vale aclarar q no soy muy fanatica del este genero peroooo le doy una oportunidad ;3 track 1: me gusta el tururutu del coro, la fuerza del puente tmb me gusta, LOVE COMES TO TOWNN, im not the boring people you read on books track 2: la parte instrumental esta increible, ns pq me acuerda a las escenas de los vaqueros KSJKL, el minuto 2:10 ola ?? maravilloso, im still thinking abt my friends too track 3: suena como una marcha JAJAJ, el cambio esta increible, i wanna talk track 4: q lindo suena el coro, me gusta como poco a poco se construye la cancion pq el principio es medio chill y aunque el final no es explosivo y se nota un cambio track 5: al final quien era ?? ok era yo, m gustan las guitarras, who who who track 6: el cambio en el coro, p o d e r, el instrumental y la parte vocal reflejan como ese overwhelming frente a los problemas, ese caos mental talvez ???, cada uno se hace cargo q lo q hace en resumen, 3:20 lo mejor del album si señor best one track 7: me gusta como dice book of read letters ok, OOO LIVING IN THE FUTUREEE, el piano, NANANANA track 8: pesaaa, siento q es un tema donde resalta el sarcasmo, desde la letra, hasta el instrumental donde se percibe un poco comico ??, no haciendo burla btw track 9: first week, the sax ?? niceee track 10: medio famosilla en tiktok, me gusta el bajo del inicio, esta cancion no seria nada sin el bajo y bateria, fafafafafa track 11: turuturutu (sonido de guitarra), PULL ME UP UP UP, realmente nada q no haya dicho antes uwu se alguna manera resalta la parte instrumental y vocal q en conjunto funcionan increible, sin una parte no funcionaria la otra me gusta q implementan el piano pero las guitarras son las estrellas de este album me gusta cuando en la musica la parte instrumental y vocal (especificamente las bases de estos generos) se fusionan lo dejan q cada parte brille, no me explico pero se demuestra en No Compassion kudos para el vocalista ya q hace q no se sienta aburrido el album con diferentes notas y tonos q usa, al repetir los coros la gran mayoria se diferencian ya q usa tonos mas altos o bajos es un album q se siente muy natural, q eso si tiene un trabajo detras GRANDISIMO, pero no se siente se esa manera, no se siente pesado, es bastante notorio el cariño con el q se trabajo en este album, añadiendo tmb el gran trabajo del vocalista q le añade una personalidad increible a este trabajo

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

1. Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town (7.5/10) 2. New Feeling (8/10) 3. Tentative Decisions (7/10) 4. Happy Day (7/10) 5. Who Is It? (8.5/10) 6. No Compassion (9/10) 7. The Book I Read (9/10) 8. Don't Worry About the Government (8/10) 9. First Week/Last Week… Carefree (8/10) 10. Psycho Killer (9.5/10) 11. Pulled Up (8.5/10)

idk it was good nothing more to say ngl

I adore Talking Heads. They do no wrong for me.

1. Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town - a fun and interesting song 2. New Feeling - eh this one is fine. I liked the one before more. 3. Tentative Decisions - hmm. Idk we’re still wacky and having a good time I guess. 4. Happy Day - ok I think I like this song 5. Who Is It? - ok yeah sure 6. No Compassion - I dont like this one 7. The Book I Read - fine. didnt notice the song change tbh 8. Don’t Worry About the Government - I think I like it 9. First Week/Last Week… Carefree - this one is my fave so far 10. Psycho Killer - best song by far. The rest all sound pretty similar. The musicality of this one is the best too. • 11. Pulled Up - fun and funky

Super cool vibe, but I don’t know if I would gravitate to it.

insane debut

2.5

Znam jedną piosenkę. Album całkiem energiczny, ciekawe brzmienie, czuć 70’s. Wróciłabym do niego

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.

Realizing I am pretty unfamiliar with Talking Heads beyond Psycho Killer...enjoyed listening to this album. Admittedly, it did blend together a bit for me but that may have more been me listening at work first day after 2 week break with a bit of a headcold....eek.....may need to do some additional listens....but overall I liked it, although I don't see myself often putting it on....

i <3 an unexpected steel drum (uh-oh, love comes to town), i like the beats for most talking heads songs, they just make you want to move and dance what caught my ear most: the book i read pulled up don’t you worry about the government no compassion psycho killer - think this was the only song i knew from this album before this listen last week is going to b an earworm for me i just know it overall liked this, saved/added a few songs to playlists, think the second half was more my speed

They are better when they are less frantic

I liked it and I get the appeal of the band but it just didn't quite click for me. I see the potential, maybe one of their later albums will be a little more appealing.

my dark secret is I don't have strong feelings about Talking Heads one way or the other despite being a band weird and influential enough that they should provoke some sort of strong feelings. I don't even have terribly strong feelings about how Byrne can't sing. A grating voice is not necessarily a deterrent to me enjoying a band; sometimes it's even a selling point. at any rate this isn't quite weird enough and it's just kind of good and I don't understand why they didn't either restrict the list to just Remain in Light (which would have been a fine decision) or used what I'm calling the Cheap Trick Cheap Trick and put Stop Making Sense on here the way it's apparently ok to include At Budokan. (Which is the correct choice! it's fine!) Three for music, doesn't really need to be on the list for either the purpose of getting to know the band or knowing the music scene. Actually liked this a lot more than I expected. he really loves those ayayayayas huh

This is not their best album, but it's still a great album. Talking Heads appeared fully formed, like Athena from Zeus's skull. It's an unmistakable, indescribable sound.

I like “uh-oh, love comes to town” it has cute phrases and I appreciate the positive attitude.

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

great fun album , really liked it

Upbeat

I like the sound but I think from what I know of their discography I prefer the later stuff. Great debut though

Interesting, seems intellectual, maybe too much so for me. I think I hear some punk influence which I like. Singers voice is an acquired taste, I guess.

Question: Is there a more perfect opening four albums than those by the Talking Heads? Answer: No! Possibly only equalled by contemporaries Echo and the Bunnymen. I brook no argument, sire 🧐

very 70s, i like most of the songs

It was alright, nothing that grabbed me on first listen

The Heads do be Talking in 1977. Great debut record! I love Remain in Light and Speaking in Tongues, but had yet to fully listen to their first album.

I just really love psycho killer. Having the first and last songs relate is cool and there’s so many sick riffs on this thing.

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.

Talking Headsは1-4枚目までは以前に聞いたことがあるバンド。 ニューウェーヴに自分が求めているアヴァンギャルドさが十分ではなくて、若干古臭い音に聞こえるので、ファーストアルバムとしては完成度は高いと思うけどそんなに好きではないアルバム。

It is poppy yet retains the punk edge they'd gained in the CBGB scene. This is an American classic.

Right from the jump I really enjoy this. It’s a crisp sound instrumentally juxtaposed with irregular (there’s a better word for that) pauses, quick guitar strumming, idk there’s a uniqueness to the sound juxtaposed with David Byrne’s shaky and weird vocals. It’s fun and interesting with some classic songs. What’s not to like really. Would definitely come back to this!

Great 👍

A pretty solid album all the way through.

own

A few amazing songs and the rest has Byrne sounding identical to the next. It’s all his vibe just waiting to see what hooks. But when it does, they’re immediately classic.

Been there

Good reminds me of the cadence of part time poets

Nervy, clever, and wonderfully off balance. Rating: 4.7/5 Short Review: This album feels twitchy and smart, full of anxious energy and strange charm. It is minimalist but sharp, like brainy punk with a nervous smile. Favorite Track: Psycho Killer. Catchy, tense, and weird in exactly the right way.

Addictive

Wonderful

Okay, maybe not exactly my style but positive vibes. Maybe re-listen during summer months!

1st time listening to the album. Saved some tracks

Too art-punk for me. One overplayed classic.

3 or 4 killer tracks

listened to the deluxe bc i love sugar on my tongue

Ba ba ba ba...4.

Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Great Talking Heads album, they have such a unique sound. Highlights: "Once in a Lifetime" and "Houses in Motion"

Tina Weymouth is so so good

I wish i listened more intently, but oh well. Had higher hopes for this, but it felt longer than necessary. Would probably give it a 3.5 if we could do half ratings, but we can’t and 4 seems too high.

Not my type of music

liked but also some songs were just slow

not a fan

4.5/5

First album from the Talking Heads, and I'm feeling a closer connection (music-wise) with bands like Devo or Band of Four. Lyrics are already as dorky/genius as they would be all the way to "Road to Nowhere" and some of the True Stories songs. Again, not my fave from the band, but still plenty good with this one! Pleasant to re-visit.

What a great debut album.

Good album. I appreciate the Talking Heads quirkiness.

still not really getting the whole appeal here :/

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.

David Byrne and co. built a masterclass of an album!

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 :,)

3 stars only because of psycho killer

Cudowna płyta. Chyba staję się fanką tego zespołu. Muzycznie dopracowana, trochę taneczna, trochę pokręcona. Z hipnotyzującym wokalem i autorskim sznytem. Cudo. 9/10

This was better than the last TH album we listened to. I don't know what I gave it, but this is getting a 4 and no further review.

Like with Sonic Youth, they have have picked my two favorite Talking Heads records. It’s not a perfect album but it has a ton of cool songs and you get a glimpse into where they are eventually going.

4/5 - A “dance” album by art nerds in 1977. It’s kind of a slight collection of tracks, but it all makes sense (npi) as their debut. You can hear their future with these quirky songs. If you don’t like Byrne’s voice, I get it. If you don’t like Weymouth’s bass lines, then I can’t help you.

vrhhhhh. uvijek dobro poslušat ovo, drago mi je da me stranica podsjetila. vrckasti autizam na najjače, nema slabe pjesme. najnajdraže: uh, oh...; tentative decisions; book i read; don't worry about...; pulled up

A classic. What can I say? When I have nothing to say my lips are sealed.

The last of the slightly-too-many Talking Heads albums in this collection. It's nice to get their debut album last, mainly to hear how much they stuck to their roots in later albums (although the collection unfortunately stuck with only early albums). I was surprised how...mellow...so many of the tracks were on this album, especially given how renowned they apparently were for their live CGBG performances, but the songs are still very identifiable as the product of the Talking Heads, and of course their long-time classic "Psycho Killer" definitely steals the show. (I can't really imagine what that song would have sounded like if the producer (Jon Bon Jovi's cousin) had successfully inserted "psychedelic strings" into the mix.) I also enjoyed "Who is it?" and "The book I read", although overall this is not their strongest album.

Got this album when I was 15, two years after it came out and was blown away. Punk suddenly went in a new direction: no one sounded like them, no one sang songs about buildings and food and the book they read. "Talk to your analyst that's what he's paid for" became my group's mantra and we couldn't get enough. Suddenly rock wasn't about sex (is there any lead singer less sexy than Byrne?), it was about logic, decisions, plans, books.

I’ve always thought that the Talking Heads would make the perfect soundtrack to a toddler throwing an elaborate and lengthy temper tantrum.

- already knew psycho killer and a few other songs du band mais c’est cool de réellement plonger dans leur univers - la voix du chanteur est vrm particulière mais c’est un vibe, c’est raw, c’est unique - la guitare et la batterie sont insane - meilleure chanson: pulled up, I feel it in my heart

I was expecting more from the first three tracks, but then came, happy days, who is it, pyscho killer and pulled up (tracks 4, 5, 10, 11) which were refreshing, interesting and cool tunes, nice way to finish the albums too.

Psycho Killer still my favourite, though it's not my favourite album.

Just found my type of music haha. Absolute masterpiece. So fun listening, just listening it make everything enjoyable. Almost saved every song of the album.

Yes

This was a fun dancey album!

К блонди туда же, не моё

What a debut…

Songs for the autist. 3.5/5

Not my favourite Talking Heads album, but as their debut album, you can see the pieces start to line up. Fave track: Psycho Killer (a given)

Yep. 4/5

Annoying in the best way possible!

3 Stars. Favorite tracks: The Book I Read, Don’t Worry About the Government, Psycho Killer. Very 70s. Definitely a very strong end of album but found the beginning repetitive.

not my favourite talking heads album, belt a bit too long but did have some good tracks i hadn’t heard before

-like a button down shirt had a bad dream and wrote an album about it. -this band had themselves figured out from day 1. A fully formed, unique style in a debut album. -file under "so square it's funky." A truly punk rock approach to r&b. -no skips. -really sounds like NYC in the late 70s, but also so influential you can hear a glimpse of what 80s new wave will be. Many people copied this sound, but no one did it as well. -say what you will about Byrne, but the guy has no inhibitions on his voice. -it would be hard to name a better rhythm section in rock music in the 70s.

I love a satire album that doesn’t sound bad just to make fun of you for listening to it in the first place. Good music can still be satirical, what a concept!

Bueno, tiene psycho killer, así que ya merece un lugar en mi lista, pero el resto del disco, la verdad, está muy bueno.

A great punk-funk debut album from Talking Heads. I am a big TH fan and I think this is a great start to a great discography. It isn't my favorite album but it does have a handful of hits. The whole album has a great groove to it.

It’s always so impressive to hear a band sound fully realized in its debut album. I love listening to the Talking Heads and going through more of their catalog. Best Track: Pulled Up

Better than Coldplay

Psycho Killer is the top song here, and it’s great, but the rest seemed fairly average upon my listen

Always been a fan of the talking heads

I always love the Talking Heads

Ive heard psycho killer but I haven’t heard the rest! Very fun album the vibes are immaculate. Very feel good and energized. Sound is consistent and I love David Byrnes vocals. Would listen to again! 9/10

I liked this album. Really good background album. Psycho Killer is an excellent song lots of fun. This is not the Talking Heads album I expected on this list, but I enjoyed it. 1/5 didn’t finish the album 2/5 didn’t keep the album 3/5 kept it and will listen when songs randomly show up on shuffle 4/5 kept it and will listen to it again front to back on my phone 5/5 buying the vinyl

Ok ok

Very funzy

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

I'm actually surprised to see it in here as it's not the best Talking Heads album (well, not that surprised). It would be any other band's best record, but for Talking Heads it's just the beginning.

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

Very good debut album, I like the focus on straight New Wave before the experimentation seen on later albums

Think I’ve found my new favorite band

Easy pleasy Bustamove Multihitter Singalong

Meio mais ou menos, me da uma vibe de que ta tentando demais

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

No su mejor. Psycho killer es un banger. Me encanta la raresa y lo fresco que suena para su epoca

A sharp and confident debut with a cool, minimalist approach. The album is tight and angular, firmly rooted in the early new wave/punk scene, with David Byrne’s nervous and detached vocals at the center. Psycho Killer stands out as the clear highlight, while the rest can feel somewhat repetitive. An important first step. 3/5

Like a more relaxed take than their later work. Into it.

A fine album from a band that becomes so so so so much more than fine.

싸이코킬러~

sehr mitreisender beat, fällt schwer still zu sitzen würde es auf jeden fall öfters hören,

this album was alright - probably wouldn't listen to again, but not bad. psycho killer is definitely popular for a reason - it's the best song on the album.

you know what... it's annoying and I dont get it

Fresh, alive, moving. 1977 album with the sound of the 80s. Hearing sounds and songwriting that probably inspired a lot of future bands, sioxsie and the banshees and peter Gabriel off the top of my head. The kind of album that grows on you more with each listen. Plus it has psycho killer.

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

Great album. I think it works really well together and every song has its place and adds to the vibe. Although Psycho Killer is the big hit, I personally prefer No Compassion. The best track on the album, in my opinion. Epic instrumentals and great vocals. Very short album as well, but packs a punch.

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

Were it not for this album project I would not have discovered Talking Heads. I just love this band. David Byrne is so strangely magnetic. Wild, odd, & unbridled. What a unique talent and creator. They stand alone in defining their own sound.

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

Not the best Talking Heads record, but it’s still very very good.

Cool that these songs are probably record with minimal overdubs compared to their later music.

Talking Heads strike again. I liked this album slightly more than Fear of Music. Like Fear of Music, it has a very strong opening track (Uh Oh Love Comes to Town and that steel drum is perfect). Top tracks: Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town, New Feeling, Psycho Killer, Pulled Up

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

I love a bit of Talking Heads. Their debut isn't their best work for me, although it does have Psycho Killer, one of my favourites. The rest is good, but not as good as the stuff they did when Eno started working with them.

Amazing no notes

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.

Its daring, without being too complicated. It is expressive without being too deep. It has a shallow cynism but still manages to have a frightening intensity. I have the difficulty to really appreciate the music fully, but still craving to comprehend it and therefore ending up appreciating it. The inarticulated trying to find it's way to be comprehended. I guess thats punk?

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.

I was surprised by how many of these songs I already know - Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town, Happy Day, Psycho Killer, Pulled Up - I had no idea all those came from Talking Heads debut album. I really enjoyed listening to it all the way through.

Decent effort

Hvala, algoritem. Ful mam rada Talking Heads & tega albuma še nisem poslušala v celoti. Glih hočm komentirat, da mi David Byrne zveni mlajši in vidim na wiki, da je njihov debut album! In, lol, fun fact: en od producentov je Tony Bongiovi - bratranec Jon Bon Jovija. Berem naprej in očitno ni bla dbest izkušnja, predvsem zarad Bongiovija. Ha. Všeč mi je, da je takoj prepoznaven njihov stil, ni k da so se kle še lovil alpa kj. "New Feeling" mi je kul. "Who Is It?" je tud fletn, ampak dolg samo minuto 40. "No Compassion" je a banger. "The Book I Read" isto. "Don't Worry About the Government" je fakin amazing naslov komada, lol. Pa spet je hud komad. Naslednji isto, banger ("First Week/Last Week… Carefree"), sledi mu pa itak "Psycho Killer", k je ikoničen. V mal drugačni verziji, kot sm ga navajena, kar je blo kul slišat. In še "Pulled Up" za zaključek albuma. In guess what? Another bangerrrrrr. Ker dobr zaključek. Tak, k ti je žal, da je konc in se zalotiš, da hočeš

No. 39 Great album. Love the steel drums. Psycho Killer and The Book I Read are my favorites off the album.

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

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

Again, I think I have rated every Talking Heads album five stars. Today is no different. What a debut. Holy shit. I also happen to have just watched Stop Making Sense. There just aren’t groups this interesting anymore. Thank goodness for David Byrne. And Tina Weymouth. And Chris Frantz. And Jerry Harrison. And that giant suit.

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.

8.5/10

Very strong debut album through and through. Psycho Killer and the first song are definitely standouts, but overall there’s nothing very big about this album. If anything, it sets the foundation of what’s to come with some odd songs and a driving energy throughout. Fun listen.

It feels like you’re listening to David Byrne’s inner monologue on this album, in all its anxious glory. The drums and bass are a nervous heartbeat in sync with the agitated vocals, so when you hear the steel drums or marimba on some tracks it’s a jolt. I don’t warm to this album on initially, but by the time Psycho Killer game on I couldn’t help dancing a little. It’s funny to think Talking Heads were considered punk - performing at CBGBs and supporting the Ramones - there’s a lot more going on in their songs apart from rage and angst.

Solid debut featuring one of the group's most well-known songs as a penultimate closer.

Amazing album, I really love early Talking Heads. Same quirky band just a bit more raw.

It’s impossible for me to be unbiased about this one. It’s the album that got me into talking heads and I love every song on it. It’s fun, it’s funky, it’s a bit weird and it makes me happy every time I hear it.

Какой-то весь альбом пресный по сравнению с той самой песней

I THOROUGHLY enjoyed my listen to this album. Every song is unique in it's own way, and you definitely aren't bored listening to any of the songs. They somehow blend together super nicely, and the plucky guitar in each song is always fun to listen to.

I'd never heard of Talking Heads going in to my listen. 'Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town' is a FANTASTIC way to announce yourself and your sound. 'The Book I Read' was the one to draw me back to the album, and 'Psycho Killer' - SMASH HIT. It was so good I thought I must've heard it before. Really enjoyed that ❤️

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

Just so great. It just is good fun, touching in some places and still holds up nearly 50 years later. I don’t even think it’s my favourite talking heads album but it’s just so good. Would give 4.5 if I could.

Yeah this is great, just feels alive. Enjoyed every track on it. Psycho Killer I've heard before like everyone else but otherwise all new to me. I would listen again.

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.

I can’t stand these guys

Didn't really vibe with it. Should give it another shot though.

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.

Talking Heads sounding incredibly like Talking Heads.

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

As a career civil servant, I really appreciate David Byrne’s support. It’s been a helluva year but I am working hard and trying to be strong.

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