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| 3.5 great | lz41 | April 23rd 23 |
A reflection on the meaninglessness and absurdity of modern life with cut-up poetry, Dadaism and even a made-up language. In the wrong hands, this would have been the most annoyingly pretentious thing ever.
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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | October 13th 15 |
I have a weird relationship with Talking Heads. I believe that can best be expressed by my opinion of David Byrne: talented, zany, sometimes endearing and humorous, sometimes irritating. Brian Eno handles the production here, and it's clear he had a good influence on them, especially on some of the weirder tracks. Overall, it's pretty scatterbrained, and sometimes this is a good thing, but other times it's not. "I Zimbra" and "Drugs" are two examples of experimentation done correctly and tastefully, while songs like "Animals" are awkward and sometimes even aggravating. Still, the instrumentation is fantastic, and Byrne does do well, but the album could have done without some of the experimentation. It's a very small step down from More Songs About Buildings And Food, but it's still a good album in its own right, and serves a clear transition between the pop-influenced Talking Heads of old and the more experimental Talking Heads we know now.
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| 4.0 excellent | MadBaron | February 14th 15 |
Experimental, bizarre and nervy as hell full of angular riffs. I love how crazy this singer
sounds, I can't think of any other vocalist who sounds quite this unstable. The best way I
could describe this would be stiff, very paranoid, funk rock. Extra emphasis on the paranoia
part... The melodies seem to jerk almost inhumanly around a twitchy funk bassline. Some
highlights inclue the reverb-laden, brooding rocker "Memories Can Wait" and the frantic,
home-searching "Cities" and the infectious and sardonic "Life During Wartime". Brian Eno's
presence is definitely felt on the last track, "Drugs" which really sounds like the
soundtrack to a bad trip.
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| 4.0 excellent | TheManMachine | December 5th 13 |
C'mon guys, no need to be scared - it's just a transitional stage! You've got 11 great songs here that range from a Dada poem sendup to tackling subjects as hefty as Heaven and Animals with unique and unpretentious grit and humor. And you've got Eno helping out without (quite) taking over. It's gonna be alright.
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| 4.0 excellent | TRMshadow | March 14th 12 |
Good... but doesn't push the boundaries like Remain in Light does. Still a solid overall album.
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