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Track Listings
| 1. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel |
| 2. With Our Love |
| 3. The Good Thing |
| 4. Warning Signs |
| 5. The Girls Want To Be With The Girls |
| 6. Found A Job |
| 7. Artists Only |
| 8. I'm Not In Love |
| 9. Stay Hungry |
| 10. Take Me To The River |
| 11. The Big Country |
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Choosing former Roxy Music member and David Bowie collaborator Brian Eno to produce them, Talking Heads expanded their sound greatly for their 1978-released second album. While most associated Eno with hi-tech, electronic fare, he surprisingly brought out the more organically rhythmic side of the Heads' material. With Jerry Harrison's keyboards playing a more pronounced role--most notably on their spirited hit cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River"--and drummer Chris Frantz and bassist Tina Weymouth powering the band through tracks like "Stay Hungry" and "Warning Sign," leader David Byrne sounded more relaxed and "normal," even as he wandered through such high-concept works as "Artists Only" and the sprawling "Big Country." --Billy Altman
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En choisissant Brian Eno à la production, les Talking Heads ont considérablement élargi leur son pour leur deuxième album, sorti en 1978. Alors que la plupart des gens associaient Eno à l'électronique et à la hi-tech, il fait ressortir de manière surprenante le côté organique des rythmes des Talking Heads. Avec le clavier Jerry Harrison qui joue un rôle plus important, notamment sur leur reprise inspirée de "Take Me To The River" d'Al Green, et le batteur Chris Frantz et la bassiste Tina Weymouth qui emmènent le groupe sur des morceaux comme "Stay Hungry" et "Warning Sign", le leader David Byrne semble plus détendu, même lorsqu'il s'étend sur des titres très conceptuels comme "Artists Only" et l'informe "Big Country". --Billy Altman
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Masterpiece enhanced,
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This review is from: More Songs About Buildings and Food (Audio CD)
On this second album, those Talking Heads trademarks still sound fresh and innovative: the unusual song structures, weird evocative lyrics, pained vocals and jagged rhythms. My favorites include The Girls Want To Be With The Girls, I'm Not In Love, the cover of Take Me To The River (interpreted as a type of anthem) and the remarkable track The Big Country with its country flavor, flowing rhythms and cinematic imagery. In retrospect, the sentiment of the song was snobbish but it charmed me way back in 1978. Talking Heads were in the same league as Television, Patti Smith, Richard Hell and the Voidoids - a new wave of music with poetic substance, as opposed to the 3-chord punk wonders of the time. Read all about it in From The Velvets To The Voidoids by Clinton Heylin. It still sounds great today and the 2nd disc substantially enhances the listening experience.
4.0 out of 5 stars
"I wouldn't live there if you paid me",
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This review is from: More Songs About... (Audio CD)
Is there a better line in any song to sum up what life was like in the 'burbs in the late '70s and early '80s?Usually bands have a hard time with second albums as they've had a lifetime to make the first and only months to churn out the second. The Talking Heads did not as they took a giant leap forward especially with the longer (by longer I mean 5 minutes plus not prog rock 10 mins+) tunes which are all standouts ("Found A Job," "The Big Country" and the Al Green signature cover "Take Me To The River"). Also, the Heads were revolutionary as they had songs that would just finish suddenly or fade in and build. At the time it was New Wave on a tangent as everyone else was doing the straight ahead 100 mph guitar three-minute anthem. A must buy for anyone who appreciates the "new" in New Wave.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
By Cameron M (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews
This review is from: More Songs About... (Audio CD)
My favourite Talking Heads album. This is a real gem that deserves more adoration than it gets. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel, The Girls Want To Be With The Girls, The Good Thing, Take Me To The River and With Our Love are my favourite tracks.
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