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Talking Heads - Fear of Music

Talking Heads - Fear of Music

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Brief Description

Item#: 2526721
    Disc 1:
    • I Zimbra
    • Mind
    • Paper
    • Cities
    • Life During Wartime
    • Memories Can`t Wait
    • Air
    • Heaven
    • Animals
    • Electric Guitar
    • Drugs
 
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Artist:
Talking Heads
UPC:
075992742825
See Also:
Tom Tom Club Beatles (The) Byrne, David Brown, James Dylan, Bob
Description:
Talking Heads: David Byrne (vocals, guitar); Jerry Harrison (guitar, keyboards); Tina Weymouth (bass); Chris Frantz (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Robert Fripp (guitar); Gene Wilder, Ari (congas); Brian Eno (sound effects, background vocals); Julie Last, The Sweetbreathes (background vocals).
Principally recorded at Chris and Tina`s loft, Long Island City, Queens, New York.
Personnel: Brian Eno (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, background vocals); Sweetbreathes, Julie Last (vocals, background vocals); Robert Fripp (guitar); Gene Wilder, Ari Up (congas, percussion); David Byrne (background vocals).
Recording information: Chris And Tina`s Loft, Long Island City.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Frantz; Jerry Harrison; Tina Weymouth.
FEAR OF MUSIC is the point of transition between the angular art-school new wave of the Heads` early work and the P-Funk-inspired modalism of their early-`80s output. While there`s nothing as funky or visionary as REMAIN IN LIGHT here, the album represents a step in a new direction. At the same time, the Heads` white-knuckled neuroticism is pushed to the extreme here. Almost unrelentingly dark and paranoid-sounding, the tunes find Byrne at his most Anthony Perkins-like, and the interplay of the guitars, even more syncopated and thoughtfully arranged than on the previous album, provides a pointillistic landscape on which Byrne can let his twitchy persona run free. From the tense espionage tale of "Life During Wartime" to the global disaffection of "Cities," Byrne and company seem wound so tight you wonder when they`ll snap. One of the only places to look for breathing room here is the funky, African-sounding "I Zimbra," with its highlife-influenced guitars and tribal chanting. This tune also points the way to the mind-blowing innovations that were just around the corner on REMAIN IN LIGHT.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. I Zimbra
    2. Mind
    3. Paper
    4. Cities
    5. Life During Wartime
    6. Memories Can`t Wait
    7. Air
    8. Heaven
    9. Animals
    10. Electric Guitar
    11. Drugs

    • Album Information

    Release Date:
    07/07/1987
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Rock & Pop
    Subgenre:
    New Wave
    Label:
    Sire
    Producer:
    Talking Heads; Brian Eno
    Catalog Number:
    2-6076
    Original Release Year:
    1979
    # of Discs:
    1
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo
    Runtime:
    40 : 25
    Guest Artist:
    Brian Eno; Robert Fripp; Gene Wilder; Ari; Julie Last; The Sweethearts

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      • The Heads keep churning out greatness

        This third album from the Talking Heads shows the band experimenting with a "collective" lineup, which goes beyond the four main members, and also toying with improvised lyrics. These elements would come to full fruition with "Remain in Light," but already show brilliant results on "Fear of Music." The latin rhythms, danceable basslines, and nervous herky-jerky guitar parts craft a fusion of funk and punk that is unlike anything else from the late '70s, and would go on to influence countless other bands. Talking Heads were perhaps the greatest American rock band to ever exist, and this album helps them make a strong case for it.

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