From JanglesAfter an unexpected let down in our original pick this week I've decided to call an audible and go with friends of the club, Talking Heads. (That's an outright lie, but it's OK to dream at The Pocket.) Speaking In Tongues and Remain In Light have always been 1A and 1B in my personal rankings. Both have been club picks. In both instances, someone has lobbied for Fear of Music as the top album in their discography. So here we are to discuss and debate the matter. Hope you enjoy!
- Opening with I Zimbra, a nonsense-poem groove, is a bold choice: does it set the tone for this album or feel like a different record?
- Life During Wartime is the obvious crowd-pleaser here, so is it the best song on the album?
- Byrne's narrators fear air, animals and paper, so do you hear this anxiety as satire or sincere dread?
- Which song would you play a skeptic who thinks Talking Heads are just quirky art kids?
- Does Drugs work as a closing track for you, or does its murky drift end the album on a fizzle?
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