Sorry Dave, ya lost the Mo Jo. This is not close to Heads quality. I know for a fact the album sales have been paltry at best. Yea i am still Bitter. You split a Truly Fantastic Band. Talking Heads was your calling. I sampled this 3 times. Couple keepers, maybe if i could hear more?
Has Byrne finally done something decent since he split the Heads?
One of my all time favorites.
personally, i feel this album is the tightest, most approachable offering byrne has offered since i was introduced to his moebius lyrical mind many years ago--it remains my favorite recommendation to the uninitiated--my own twisted homage to a fancifully obscure musical treasure
Not all fusion works, but this is a masterpiece blend of latin and brazilian rhythms and arrangements to a rock/pop sensibility. For those whose starting point is talking heads, this will expand your musical horizons to some very worthwhile places. But a latin purist can enjoyably work back too.
Arguably America's greatest new wave band, Talking Heads turned fine-art working methods and ideals - subversiveness, detachment, ambiguity, perpetual self-transformation - into magnificent pop songs about the relationship between mind, body and mystery. David Byrne was the least likely of great frontmen, a buttoned-down nerd with a voice like a frightened goose, but it turned out to be the perfect vehicle to upend the traditions of rock singing. Bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz… more »
Many years ago, I used to pen a monthly column for eMusic called Sounds Of The Stars, in which I attempted to bridge the gap between astrology and music. I did my best to approximate the sounds of various signs, and to suggest artists that might represent a certain aspect of a sign - even if the artist might not actually be the sign in question. We did a 365-day spin around the sun on… more »
