Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
September 1984, Sire
1. "Psycho Killer" – 4:24
2. "Heaven" – 3:41
3. "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel" – 2:09
4. "Found a Job" – 3:15
5. "Slippery People" – 4:00
6. "Burning Down the House" – 4:06
7. "Life During Wartime" – 5:51
8. "Making Flippy Floppy" – 4:40
9. "Swamp" – 4:30
10. "What a Day That Was" – 6:00
11. "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" – 4:57
12. "Once in a Lifetime" – 5:25
13. "Genius of Love" (performed by Tom Tom Club) – 4:30
14. "Girlfriend Is Better" – 5:06
15. "Take Me to the River" – 5:32
16. "Crosseyed and Painless" – 6:11
RESULTS
Rate: 6/10
Best Song: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Worst Song: Swamp
Comments
I've always loved the Talking Heads, and when I saw that they finally had an Album on here, I was more than excited to cover it.
This Album was pulled from their concert movie of the same name. It starts with David Byrne coming out alone in an absurdly large suit. He introduces a drum machine, and plays a solo version of Psycho Killer. Each song after, another band member comes out, and by "Burning Down the House", everyone has arrived.
It's a really cool premise, and even Robert Ebert rated the film quite highly. I only watched a brief bit of the film, but decided to stick to the Album, as I'm critiquing the music itself.
So why did I give it such a lukewarm review? Well, I've never been too hot on live Albums. Secondly, I felt this album in particular, while full of a really cool energy, just dragged on directionless. New Wave doesn't translate very well live, and I just ended up rather tired by the 16th track. They did a fantastic set-list, and it was really cool to see them pull out my favorite Tom Tom Club song, but in the end, I would've much rather have listened to a cleaned up studio version. Good, but a little disappointing.
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