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[Review] Talking Heads: 77 (1977)

The band’s nervous, brilliant debut is a sugarcoated pill for an anxious age.

Eno puts on his king’s lead thinking cap and helps the Heads make a quirky, minor masterpiece.

David Byrne’s droll version of Al Green’s river drained the soul out of it but kept the pain.

The best album of 1979? Melody Maker thought so, and I’m inclined to agree.

Talking Heads mount a musical revolution on the airwaves.

It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it, apparently.

Afrobeat, ambient and avant-garde collide on Remain In Light, creating the quintessential college rock album.

A kind of Remain in Blacklight as Eno and Byrne re-imagine a psychedelic postmodern third world.

Posted On 3 Jan

Another impressive solo album from the now detachable Heads proves they all had something to say.

This is probably the most fun you’ll ever have listening to a ballet score.

Posted On 13 Dec

Live material from three different tours makes for the perfect Heads compendium.

The band regroups without Eno and makes a record you can actually dance to some of the time.

Harrison’s second album again sounds like contemporary Talking Heads with the helium sucked out.

The second coming of Casual Gods, although I wouldn’t expect any miracles.

Posted On 25 Feb

A career-spanning compilation of the Heads’ best shots, plus four new cuts at the end.