Talking Heads - Little Creatures
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Artist: Talking HeadsBrand: TALKING HEADS
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- And She Was
- Give Me Back My Name
- Creatures of Love
- The Lady Don't Mind
- Perfect World
- Stay Up Late
- Walk It Down
- Television Man
- Road to Nowhere
Free Music Notes for Little Creatures
Free Music Review: The Heads return
Hit: 5 Stars
In the beginning of the film 'Stop Making Sense', we see a lone David Byrne walking up to a large stage with a tape recorder. "There's a tape I want you to hear", he says, and plays the monotonic rhythm of 'Psycho Killer'. As the concert goes on, more musicians join him on stage ¡V first the core band members, and then percussionists, guitar players and backup singers, until finally the stage is crowded.
This, in a nutshell, is the story of the Talking Heads' development up to the point of 'Stop Making Sense'. Under the watchful eye of master-producer Brian Eno (whose amazing list of collaborators also includes David Bowie, Devo, U2, John Cale and Robert Fripp, among many others) the band grew from the shady art-rock semi-punk band that created such anti-culture semi-hits as 'Psycho Killer' and 'Love ?» Building On Fire', through electronics and ethnic influences, into the avant-garde new-wave supergroup that created masterpieces like 'Fear of Music' and 'Remain In Light', a process that reached its peak after Eno left the group, under Byrne's direction, with 'Speaking in Tongues' and 'Stop Making Sense'.
'Little Creatures' is considered by many fans and critics to be the beginning of the end for Talking Heads, and where they gave in to commercialism. 'Little Creatures' is often underappreciated and misunderstood, especially by avid fans of the Heads, because it was a decisive change in direction for them. It's not in fact the sound of the band giving up their influences; on the contrary, it shows them accepting new influences while also returning to their roots. 'Little Creatures' is a return to the core four-member band, and it puts much more focus than before on the band's instrumental prowess and on Byrne's songwriting than on orchestration and production. On the other hand, it's also much more melodic than anything they've done before ¡V and from that comes the misconception that it was commercial and 'pop' ¡V and with the experience and maturity they've gained over their years with Eno, 'Little Creatures' is much more focused and intelligible than their early singles or 'Talking Heads '77'.
The focus of 'Little Creatures' is on the songs themselves ¡V and they're all gems. Certainly more optimistic and bouncy than anything they've done before ¡V Byrne is no longer dying to show the world how pissed off he is ¡V the songs are still filled with Byrne's witty and sarcastic sense of humor, though the sarcasm is much more subtle than before. 'Television Man' and 'Give Me Back My Name' are songs that perhaps have more of the earlier Heads in them, but 'And She Was' is a perfect love song, and it's a joy, from the wonderful kick that starts off the song and the album. 'Creatures of Love', 'Walk It Down' and 'The Lady Don't Mind' are all gorgeous tunes with lovely lyrics courtesy of Mr. Byrne, and can be described only as intelligent pop ¡V pop by definition but not by essence, as it's all melodic and cheerful, and yet far too intricate and subtle to ever truly become radio hits. 'Stay Up Late' ¡V ironically, the only song on the album that ever got any real airtime ¡V is the meanest and most sarcastic tune on the album, but like the others, it's all with a smile and a wink. 'Road to Nowhere' is the track that closes the album and is arguably the best ¡V and also one of the best tracks the Heads have ever put out. It's a masterpiece from beginning to end, and like the rest of the album, it shows the Heads for the brilliant musicians they are better than any other of their albums, save maybe 'True Stories'.
It's easy to see why the Talking Heads' most fanatic fans might scoff at 'Little Creatures', but it's an inseparable part of their work and one of their best albums, that should not be missed. It might also be their most accessible, and I would recommend it for anyone who's after some good music ¡V though I'd still suggest starting your Heads experience with the more intricate sounds of 'Stop Making Sense', which is a truly irresistible experience. The Heads' work can easily be divided into three parts ¡V the first is represented by 'The Name of This Band is Talking Heads', now finally available on CD; the second, by 'Stop Making Sense'. 'Little Creatures' is the third, and you would be wise to give it a chance, or more than one.
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David Byrne & Co.'s follow up to the platinum selling "Speaking In Tongues" and the live "Stop Making Sense" albums offered their most pop oriented album ever. This edition includes the bonus track of a 12" version of "The Lady Don't Mind".Having spent the early '80s in a giddy expansion of the sound and scale of their studio recordings and concerts, Talking Heads come full circle with this 1985 album, retracting to the core quartet and restoring a focus on David Byrne's knotty songs. Arriving in the wake of the fevered rhythms of Speaking in Tongues and Stop Making Sense, Little Creatures's new material sounds freshly lyrical, remarkably concise, even subdued, but there's the usual whimsy--the levitating heroine of the jangling, punchy opener, "And She Was," the cracked child-rearing advice of "Stay Up Late," and the galloping, anthemic reminder that we're on the "Road to Nowhere." --Sam Sutherland
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