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[wenis]

Little creatures was a lovely record, but it was such a departure from the last 5 records that it wasn't going to have a fair chance of hitting those same highs that people had come to expect from them.

Speaking in Tongues was the greatest pop Talking Heads records and Little Creatures felt like the come down from that. Everyone woke up from the party in the city and went back to the country.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Is Little Creatures not as appreciated among fans?

Because I kinda grew up on it, and love pretty much every song.

An amazing pop album.

Road to Nowhere is gospel, son..

 

[xbhaskarx]

These days my favorites are Crosseyed and Painless and This Must Be the Place...

 

[Milchjon]

I especially love Give Me Back My Name and And She Was. Actually, I like every song on it. I guess because I encountered the album without having any context, I could appreciate it for what it was. Also: nostalgia.

 

[Odrion]

They went downhill after Eno stopped producing their records.

Still some good albums that came afterwards, but nothing compared to Fear of Music or Remain in Light.

 

[wenis]

Yea after Eno left the experimentation went away. That's why if you cut out from Fear of Music to Speaking in Tongues you'd have a band progressing from punk roots to folksy/rock. Eno was a good detour, but they were always headed to Little Creatures territory. It just took a little while to get there.

 

[wenis]

A Talking Heads show from Nov 4, 1980 at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ

The entire shebang!

Sadly it's the only one available, but it's something I haven't seen anywhere else until now. Brian Eno's solo on Psycho Killer!

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

Thanks for that.
Talking Heads were easily a top 10 band in the '80s. That's saying a lot.

 

[Ampersands]

I love Remain in Light but I can't really say I'm a fan of the group. I just can't get into their other albums. Anyone have any suggestions as to which album I should go to next?

 

[wenis]

I love Remain in Light but I can't really say I'm a fan of the group. I just can't get into their other albums. Anyone have any suggestions as to which album I should go to next?

If you want more of a funk/pop sensible Remain in Light go to Speaking in Tongues.

If you're more wanting that atmospheric mood of RiL try Fear of Music.

Think you want more Punk/New.Wave? More Songs About Buildings and Food.

Or go a bit more 80's rock with Little Creatures.

 

[kess]

True Stories is a revelation on film. The songs are ten times better there, I promise.

 

[xbhaskarx]

David Byrne only made one movie, but it’s one nobody else could have made

I personally believe... I can see Fort Worth from here.

 

[Evil Monkey DTT]

Talking heads = perfection. I swear they honestly might be my favorite band.

 

[jackissocool]

Such incredibly talented group. I saw David Byrne with St. Vincent last year at Bonnaroo, they blew me away. That was a hell of a show.

 

[rhizomatic]

Remain in Light is still one of my favorite albums of all time.

Adrian Belew's guest guitar solos on "The Great Curve" are GOAT material.

 

[wenis]

I'm glad this thread got bumped. Apparently Stop Making Sense is making the circuit again across the country in theaters.

Through June 5: Ogden, Utah (Art House Cinema 502)
June 4-5: Brooklyn, (BAM)
June 7: Portland, Ore. (Reed College)
June 13-14: Kansas City, Mo., (Tivoli Theatre)
June 13-19: Missoula, Mont. (Roxy)
June 16: Rochester, N.Y. (Little Theater)
June 18-20: Los Angeles (New Beverly)
June 18, 22: Columbus, Ohio (Gateway Film Center)
June 19-22: Oak Cliff, Texas (Texas Theatre)
June 22: Phoenix (Phoenix Center for the Arts)
July: Vancouver, Canada (Vancity)
July 3: Littleton, Colo. (Alamo)
July 4-5: Troy, Ohio (Mayflower)
July 10: Yonkers, N.Y. (Alamo)
July 14: Austin (Alamo Ritz)
July 15, 17: Kalamazoo, Mich. (Alamo)
Aug. 1-3: Seattle (SIFF Cinema)
Aug. 6: Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky Theatre)
Aug. 14: Houston (Miller Outdoor Theatre)
Aug. 14, 16: Chicago (Music Box)
Aug. 22-24: Kansas City, Mo. (Armour)
Sept. 6: New Orleans (Shotgun Cinema)
Sept. 6, 8: Silver Springs, Md. (AFI Silver)
Sept. 19: Kansas City, Mo. (Kansas City Public Library)
TBD: Kingston, Canada (Screening Room Cinema)
TBD: Los Angeles (Oscar Theatre)
TBD: Huntington, N.Y. (Cinema Arts Center)
TBD: Portland, Ore. (Academy Theater)
TBD: Portland, Ore. (Northwest Film Center)
TBD: Memphis (Indie Memphis)
TBD: Nashville (Belcourt Theater)

nothing in San Francisco though