45 years old for goodness sake and still as fresh as a daisy - just like the picture of Martina Weymouth (as she was billed then),Jerry Harrison, David Byrne and Chris Frantz on the back cover
It set a very high bar which the next three albums More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music and Remain in Light and not forgetting the live albums The Name of This Band is Talking Heads and the brilliant Stop Making Sense just about managed to live up to.
After that it was a case of diminishing returns for the final 5 albums although Speaking in Tongues and Little Creatures still have their moments.
Here are the first tracks from both sides. I could have chosen any of the 11 and they would have been equally as good.
Much better than the absolute drivel posted here yesterday
ReplyDeleteThank you Parsley.A goat of impeccable taste.
ReplyDelete"45 years old for goodness sake and still as fresh as a daisy" - it certainly is. I bought it when it came out, so needless to say I'm not either of those things :D
ReplyDeleteAmazing how this record continues to inspire young bands to this day.
ReplyDeleteAbsolute stonker - the only Talking Heads album I really like - this one and a Best Of is all you need
ReplyDelete(says me in my un-intellectual luddite manner)
For me, More Songs About Buildings and Food is better by a whisker, but I love both albums dearly. Absolutely essential.
ReplyDeleteOne of the albums that helped shape my love of music! The Book I Read is among my favorite songs by any band/artist.
ReplyDeleteA fine pair- that first album is overlooked (apart from Psycho Killer) and is such a great record.
ReplyDeleteSeeing Echorisch's comment reminds me of this excellent contribution to a long-running series.
ReplyDeletehttps://thenewvinylvillain.com/2017/04/06/an-imaginary-compilation-album-114-talking-heads/