The Best Of Talking Heads [CD]

Great collection from this awesome band! Some of the best videos from the true MTV days were done by this band. They may not be for everyone but I think they are great!

Great music.

excellent compilation of their music.

Had many songs I never heard before. Disappointed that it did not have "Stay up late" ,which I consider a hit. Otherwise had all I was looking for.

good quality, good price, fast shipping

CD was exactly what I ordered.

Good

"The Best of Talking Heads" is one of the most entertaining greatest hits album I own. The sound on these 18 tracks is superb, clean and crystal clear. Whoever was in charge of the re-mastering process did an excellent job. The album spans from 1977-1988 of this amazing avant-garde/new wave band from New York. David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison not only created great, catchy music together, but they also flawlessly wrote music that was way ahead of its time. I also feel that this band never really got the credit they deserved. Yes, they are in the Rock and Roll High of Fame, but they were never a big household name during their artistic peak. Anyway, you get a little bit of everything in terms of different styles of music: punk, funk, old school hip-hop, calypso, pop, grunge, (before it went mainstream) and dance. I like every song, but I think the 5 essential tracks on this collection are: "Found A Job", "Houses in Motion", "Girlfriend is Better", "Burning Down the House", and "Road to Nowhere". I feel like these songs brilliantly showcase the bands extraordinary diversity. Byrne's songwriting is quirky, absurd, (in a good way), but always comes across as sincere. There are so many different topics he writes about: making up your own t.v. shows, drugs, complaining about the "the good life", politics, psycho killers, paranoia, and of course love. There's a great cover of Al Green's "Take Me to The River", and the song that always makes me smile is "(Nothing But) Flowers". In "Flowers" - Byrne takes the opposite approach and reminisces about how there's no more 7-11's and how he "cant get used to this lifestyle..." and wants all the cornfields to vanish. I love Byrne's sarcasm and ironic nature. I've been listening to this greatest hits collection all summer. It's freakin' awesome! Just saying. So do yourself a favor and dip your toes in the weirdness that is the Talking Heads. Enjoy!

ベストと聞くと、オリジナルアルバムの作品が消される(重要性が下がる)アーティストは敬遠されがちですが、このトーキングヘッズのアルバムは、そんなことを感じさせない一枚です

Grand album Contains all their best tracks

Beste Band der Welt

Awesome CD

Perfecto