Talking Heads
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Topic: Talking Heads
Posted By: fudgenuts64
Subject: Talking Heads
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 12:45
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Both produced by Brian Eno and arguably the band's artistic peak, which one of these fantastic albums do you like more? I go for Remain In Light myself, they peaked here me thinks. ------------- 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 12:52
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Remain in Light is much tighter thematically speaking, although the high points of FoM are my favorite moments by the band. The decision was made easy by the fact that "Heaven" is on FoM, and I absolutely detest that song. So - Remain in Light it is.
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 13:48
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I never thought of checking out Talking Heads but I came across Remain In Light and I was very very impressed. Fantastic album!
I don't know Fear Of Music...Yet. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 13:53
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Darn it ... ah ... Remain In Light is consistent throughout, but some of the songs on Fear Of Music just kick ass.
Fear Of Music ... just because it's already losing.
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 13:58
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Both are 10/10s for me, no doubt, but I feel Fear of Music is simply a more consistent and well paced than Remain in Light. ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 14:37
Both are fantastic. Amongst my favorites of all times. I can't decide. I love their first four albums.   |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 15:27
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Those are my two favorite TH albums. Very hard to pick a favorite b/w those two. Heads - Fear/Tails - Remain. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 16:19
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Not a fan, but Remain in Light is pretty good. Fear of Music is disposable imho. ------------- 
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 16:41
Talking Heads - Live in Rome 1980 - Drugshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOiDdXwdLH8 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 17:14
| Remain In Light |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 20:41
| Fear of Music is my favourite Heads, but all of their first 4 albums are absolutely fantastic |
Posted By: fudgenuts64
Date Posted: August 05 2014 at 09:26
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I love that song! Probably my favorite on the album :D -------------
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HolyMoly wrote:Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: August 05 2014 at 17:57
| Both awesome albums, so are Speaking In Tongues and Little Creatures. Remain In Light i guess is my favorite. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: August 05 2014 at 23:01
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Ahhhh man what a choice....RIL I guess but it would not have happened without Fear of Music....no vote today ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 02:02
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Can't stand what I've heard, even the Belew influenced stuff ( Yoy might find yourself living in a shotgun shack, this is not my house, this is not my beautiful wife....and the days go by.....).
A big NO-GOER for my tastes. ................(oh, how I've tried........) And I despise that 'Road To Nowhere' drek whenever I hear it........ |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 02:22
Oh I love Once In A Lifetime, I'm even gonna play it right now  |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 03:20
Me too 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 06:34
You know you can insert a hyperlink or imbed a YouTube video? People are more likely to look at it then.
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 07:35
| Imo Remain In Light is the best (prog-related) New Wave album ever recorded. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 07:44
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Fans of Remain in Light might be interested in this - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6998" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6998 On Halloween 1996, the popular "jam band" Phish played the album from start to finish, augmented by horns, percussionists, and backup singers. This release is a well recorded document of that event. I think it's the definitive version of the album. Go ahead and laugh. Plus, I was in the audience. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 09:04
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This video is from 1980 but I saw them two times live in summer 1984 - first time in Athens, at an old football stadium and a week after that in Belgrade's Pionir Arena, where was their last gig of that Europen leg of world tour; both shows were simply amazing. They were played Remain In Light almost in its entirety and that is something unforgettable. I saw some of the others well know New Wave acts live and they could not be even compared with TH at stage.
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 09:17
Hey cool, I didn't know that. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 11:59
You might also check out the famous DVD of their stuff ... Stop Making Sense. It has gained over the years a lot of accolades for its filming and work. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 11 2014 at 22:29
Stop Making Sense is amazing! I remember seeing it on a BIG screen when it opened in theaters and I kept having to be pulled back down into my seat by my friend cuz I kept standing to clap and scream with then end of every song!  Definitely one of the greatest concert videos ever made (thank you, Jonathan Demme)! Remain in Light. Hassell. Belew. Nona. Eno, Byrne, Harrison, Weymouth, and Frantz playing, "Please pass me a guitar, drum or keyboard." Hearing "The Great Curve" changed my life (really!) and "Cross-eyed and Painless" is amazing! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 01:28
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I haven't hear Fear Of Music, but Remain In Light rules. BTW, I saw the vid for "The Great Curve" Svetonio posted and every time I hear Adrian Belew play that solo - either studio or live - I always think "Holy  , Jimi Hendrix is back!"------------- He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball! |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 12:45
| I like both albums but Remain In Light probably edges it. It was a while before I realised that every song on the album consists of the same few bars repeated over and over again (obviously with different singing over the top). |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: September 12 2014 at 12:49
Remain is great, but you should definately check out Fear Of Music. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: September 18 2014 at 11:32
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Remain is a great LP; then again, so is Fear. Fear is more dense, more complex both lyrically and musically.
it's a toss up.....Fear by a hair. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 19 2014 at 11:46
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I like Remain In Light slightly better. Glad Jerry Harrison did the remasters with surround sound mixes. Remain In Light is excellent as a surround sound album. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 23 2014 at 10:43
| Fear of Music for its spunkiness (and Fripp on one track). |