#FortnightFridayMusic
Oct 18 2024
The prompt is Fear
Talking Heads āFear of Musicā 1979
No one needs me to remind them about #TalkingHeads but I've realized that I may need to remind myself how great this album is, because itās so overshadowed by their next album "Remain in Light." In fact I donāt think I was that familiar with this album until after Iād had my torrid affair with RIL. I knew āLife During Wartimeā of course but didnāt care about that track then and I still donāt. But the rest of this albumā¦
āI Zimbraā was their first stab at the ersatz African thing, the guiding principle of the next album - multilayered, #polyrhythmic with nonsense vocals just for the joy of their sound. āMemories Canāt Waitā is as heavy a track as youāll experience, and "Mind" works its way into that state by the end - both more so than āElectric Guitar,ā in delightful irony. The closing track āDrugsā seals the case that this is the new #PsychedelicRock for harsher times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssCFwQkyCeI