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referencing Remain In Light, LP, Album, SRK 6095
David Byrne and his band were in the greatest shape , Brian Eno contributed to the whole and in the field of production , he really did his utmost , many super guests marched over through the whole album , lyrics are sophisticatedly social-political and the music is so dense , intricate and layered , blending art punk and new wave , innovative electronics and world and ethnic elements . To sum up , that is a very , very unique album !!!
referencing Remain In Light, LP, Album, SIR K 56 867
Talking Heads were enigma through most of their fascinating career. It is ungreatful to point out this album, being obvious with anyone's favourite choice from their discography. However, despite their artistic developments before or after, 'Remain in Light' truly REMAINS an all time masterpiece of modern American pop music - something to love America for, indeed. An objective study on multicultural issues and American paranoia ('Listening Wind' is a brilliant view of modern terror).
The album contains eight reasons to love it by, most notably 'Once In a Lifetime' plus ecstatic 'Born Under Punches', 'Crosseyed & Painless' or 'The Great Curve' to name a few. A beautiful 'Seen & Not Seen' predating modern hip-hop beats with bizarre storytelling and absolutely one of the spookiest songs ever written - 'The Overload', sending shivers down the spine...
A record not to be messed - shame on you if it does...
The album contains eight reasons to love it by, most notably 'Once In a Lifetime' plus ecstatic 'Born Under Punches', 'Crosseyed & Painless' or 'The Great Curve' to name a few. A beautiful 'Seen & Not Seen' predating modern hip-hop beats with bizarre storytelling and absolutely one of the spookiest songs ever written - 'The Overload', sending shivers down the spine...
A record not to be messed - shame on you if it does...
referencing Remain In Light, CD, Album, 6095-2
I listened to this record again today, after not having heard it for probably 10 years. It stands up pretty well, particularly the first 5 tracks.
"Born Under Punches" is a sparse, hard punchy funk that's a marked contrast to the soft brush funk of the day and reminds you of Tackhead. "Crosseyed and Painless" is faster and flows more, a multitude of instruments playing short, percussive loops. The gem of the record is probably the call and response of "The Great Curve", although the I prefer the slightly less frenetic live version - there is so much going on in this aural aussault that you think its going to spiral out of control at any minute.
"Once in a Lifetime" has been played too often to have retained its impact, but by contast the relatively restrained version of "Houses In Motion" still begulies with soft horns, and bubbling bass and synth bass..
After that, its a pity the record ends with a whimper not a bang. "The Overload" sounds like a bad Joy Division imitation and is best forgotten. But otherwise, probably Talking Heads at their best
"Born Under Punches" is a sparse, hard punchy funk that's a marked contrast to the soft brush funk of the day and reminds you of Tackhead. "Crosseyed and Painless" is faster and flows more, a multitude of instruments playing short, percussive loops. The gem of the record is probably the call and response of "The Great Curve", although the I prefer the slightly less frenetic live version - there is so much going on in this aural aussault that you think its going to spiral out of control at any minute.
"Once in a Lifetime" has been played too often to have retained its impact, but by contast the relatively restrained version of "Houses In Motion" still begulies with soft horns, and bubbling bass and synth bass..
After that, its a pity the record ends with a whimper not a bang. "The Overload" sounds like a bad Joy Division imitation and is best forgotten. But otherwise, probably Talking Heads at their best
referencing Remain In Light, CD, Album, 6095-2
One of, if not the best overall album the Heads put out in their high quality body of work. Marked funk overtones, brilliant driving, often heavy, beats on many of the songs, and infections sycopations just force your head to take note. The talent of Brian Eno's song production is evident throughout this album - this man and this group were a very good matchup.
referencing Remain In Light, LP, SRK 6095
a perfect album . From this moment on Talking Heads couldn't get better . This was their peak . They tried to add a funk band for their live shows and relaesed a fine Live double album from their live concerts in 1982 , but never reached this deep and overwhelming power . Listen to "Born Under Punches(Goes On, The Heat Goes On)" and "Once In A Lifetime" for euphoric , exstatic but at the same time paranoid trax . On the other hand you find slow trax like "The Overload" that sound like an audible drug-overdose. Rock or whatever you wanna call this sounds never got as close to avantgarde E-music than here , while reaching millions of listeners !
