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Fear of Music (Remastered) – Talking HeadsAugust 3rd, 1979  or  iTunes Price: $11.99 Genre: Rock Released: Aug 03, 1979 Customer Ratings (43 Ratings)
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View More By Talking Heads Our ReviewDark, hypnotic, almost unbearably tense, Fear of Music nonetheless marks the moment when the Talking Heads became a full-on dance band. Recorded at the dawn of the Reagan era, the album’s air of Orwellian menace might seem at odds with the sheer rump-shaking power of its rhythm section. “There’s a party in my mind … and it never stops,” David Byrne sings through the spooky cacophony of “Memories Can’t Wait,” and while that may be true, it’s not necessarily one you’d want to linger at. Produced by Brian Eno and laden with overdubs, effects, and distortion, Fear of Music revolves around the twin poles of Byrne’s high-strung vocals and the increasingly funky groove of Tina Weymouth’s bass. Post-apocalyptic paranoia and existential dread are the dominant emotional modes, with “Life During Wartime” providing survival tips of the scariest sort: “You oughta know not to stand by the window/ Somebody see you up there.” If there was ever a record that summed up the uneasy mood of the time, this was it. Yet the exhilarating opener, “I Zimbra,” is the flip side to this dystopian vision. African polyrhythms, a tribal-sounding Dada chant and Robert Fripp’s guitar weave and pulse around one another for a sound that’s futuristic and primitive at the same time. A brilliant marriage of brain and booty, anxiety and art, Fear of Music wasn’t quite like anything we’d heard before — or since.. Customer ReviewsBetween This and Carlos Castaneda ... There Went My Youth (5 stars)Dear Talking Heads, Thanks for recording this album. Finally, I said to 22-year-old self, I am not alone. Or was I? Sitting in a small bedroom with a cheap stereo, playing and replaying Fear of Music. Knowing I was in the presence of musical, maniacal geniuses. My headphones melting. hard to endure, it's so good (5 stars) It's unbearable. it reaches into your soul and exposes all the myths therein. Myths vaguely related to the middle class life you think will never end until it sends you to heaven. The album says, hey I got news for you, you're living the Big Lie. If you don't think we're living a life during wartime, you will after you dance your way through this perfect work of art. No Disco (5 stars) Psychotic ranting set to snappy tunes. My favorite album of all time. BiographyFormed: 1974 in New York, NYGenre: Rock Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s At the start of their career, Talking Heads were all nervous energy, detached emotion, and subdued minimalism. When they released their last album about 12 years later, the band had recorded everything from art-funk to polyrhythmic worldbeat explorations and simple, melodic guitar pop. Between their first album in 1977 and their last in 1988, Talking Heads became one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s, while managing to earn several pop hits. While some of their music can...
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