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Talking Heads "Fear of Music" 1979, Sire Produced: Brian Eno & Talking Heads Recorded: Long Island City, NY, April 22, 1979 and May 6, 1979. The Hit Factory, Atlantic Studios, RPM Sound Studios, The Record Plant, New York All Songs: Byrne (except) Overall- 4.5 David Byrne -- vocals, guitars Chris Frantz -- drums Jerry Harrison -- keyboards, guitars, backing vocals Tina Weymouth -- bass, backing vocals Brian Eno -- backing vocals, treatments Gene Wilder and Ari Up -- congas on 1 and 5 Robert Fripp -- guitar on 1 The Sweetbreathes -- backing vocals on 7 Julie Last -- backing vocals on 1 1. I Zimbra (Byrne, Brian Eno, Hugo Ball) -- 3.5 2. Mind -- 5 3. Paper -- 3.5 4. Cities -- 4.5 5. Life During Wartime (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) -- 4.5 6. Memories Can't Wait -- 4 7. Air -- 3.5 8. Heaven (Byrne, Harrison) -- 4.5 9. Animals -- 4.5 10. Electric Guitar -- 4 11. Drugs -- 3 "To me, everything about the Talking Heads that isn't vocal or lyrical is a little nondescript, only reaching the recognizable status because of their success. All of them are irreplaceable, of course, because of the expertly executed grooves they could stick with for minutes on end. The innovation, then, rests on the vocalist, so what are we left with? David Byrne: professional art-weirdo. Apart from his distinguished singing voice, Byrne riddles his songs with excellent emotion. What emotion that is, I have no idea. Fear of Music shows quite the opposite. Each track is bravely ...
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