Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77
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Artist: Talking HeadsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
- New Feeling
- Tentative Decisions
- Happy Day
- Who Is It?
- No Compassion
- The Book I Read
- Don't Worry About The Government
- First Week/Last Week...Care Free
- Psycho Killer
- Pulled Up
Free Music Notes for Talking Heads: 77
Free Music Review: Heady debut lacking their later brilliance
Hit: 4 Stars
Debut album for Talking Heads, they were one of the earliest new wave bands, and one of the most well-loved by the arty and punk in-crowd. It's not much of a surprise then that this didn't sell too well. For one, it's a young band still crystallizing their sound and style. For another, despite the disturbing power of the frantic classic, "Psycho Killer," it was a minor hit at best, and not an easy sell either. Most (including me) only picked this up after their later success.
Like the band, "77" improves as it progresses. Unlike their bigger (and better) albums to come ("Fear of Music," "Remain in Light"), the songs on the second half are superior to the sometimes tepid first side. Byrne and crew almost sound reined in and tentative on songs like "New Feeling" and "Happy Day" before loosening up for side two. Compare that to the energy in "The Book I Read," "Pulled Up," and "Don't Worry About the Government." For a debut, it's pretty good, but Heads newbies should start with the aforementioned bigger records.
Best cuts: "Psycho Killer," "No Compassion," "The Book I Read," "Don't Worry About the Government," "Tentative Decisions," "Pulled Up," "Uh-oh, Love Comes to Town"
Talking Heads: 77 Poster
Next to CBGBs peers like the Ramones and the Voidoids, Talking Heads barely sounded like a punk band. After the startlingly non-conformist "Love Building on Fire," 77 made for a surprisingly tuneful collection of songs: nervy vignettes of urban unease, arranged for a tight little new wave quartet. The most overtly disturbed song, "Psycho Killer," now sounds a touch heavy-handed; more unassuming tracks like "New Feeling," "Happy Day," and "Don't Worry About the Government"--preppie pop with brains--have aged better. The first of four consecutive masterpieces for Sire, 77 is the work of a truly great American band. --Barney HoskynsAlternative Rock Music CDs
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