Talking Heads - Remain in Light (CD + Dvda) (Bonus Dvd)
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Artist: Talking HeadsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2008-01-13
Music Label: Rhino/Wea UK
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Free Music Review: *Postmodern Prophets Channel the Dark Continent...*
Hit: 5 Stars
...whatever that means, right? Sounds cool at least & might even be true on some level. Hey, I think I hear Amos Tutuola in the background...
Anyway, I can't think of a truer lyric in rock n' roll than "Once in A Lifetime": "You may ask yourself How did I get here? / Letting the days go by, letting the water hold you down". For that brilliant song alone, which has rightly been afforded classic status, I'd recommend the album.
However, the rest of the album is an amazing funky/ambient/groove-based stew of various cultures that defies classification & hints at a few amazing predecessors, namely Miles Davis' extremely controversial & influential 70s albums _On the Corner_ & _Agharta_. Those familiar with those works will find a lot of similarities, good or bad, depending on your taste in music. The other influence is Brian Eno -- especially his collaboration with David Byrne in _My Life in the Bush of Ghosts_.
For all that, it's my favorite release by Talking Heads, despite the "Friday the 13th, Jason takes Soho & the East Village" cover.
Remain in Light (CD + Dvda) (Bonus Dvd) Poster
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Warner.Way back in 1980, the original wave of Talking Heads fans were pleasantly stunned to hear Remain in Light, produced and co-written by Brian Eno, on which Byrne and company are joined by guitar god Adrian Belew, and funk legends Bernie Worrell (keyboards) and Steven Scales (percussion), among others, for a fuller, funkier sound nobody imagined they had in them. The first three songs are long, layered, full-body dance parties, with incessantly repeated phrases (musical and lyrical), and increasingly catchy melodic hooks that won't let go for days. "Once in a Lifetime" was the big hit, but the rockingest track is the third, "The Great Curve," after which the songs get more linear and subdued. It's still great stuff, right through to the especially Eno-like droner, "The Overload," but the second half is maybe better to sleep to than dance to. Which is fine: after the exuberance of the first three songs, you'll need a little nap. --Dan Leone
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