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TALKING HEADS - The Name Of This Band Is 2LP
$87.95
Highly recommended.
It is not often that a live album rivals, and even surpasses, the sound of studio albums; but The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads is just such an album. This live double album covers two time periods. The first disc featured the original quartet in recordings from 1977 and 1979, and the second disc the expanded ten-piece lineup that toured in 1980 and 1981.
Fans often prefer the live versions of many of the songs on this album to their studio album versions. In particular, Byrne’s quirky yet subtle personality comes through better in the live setting. It also shows off how tight Talking Heads were live. The album contains live versions of songs that appear on their first four studio albums, Talking Heads: 77, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, and Remain in Light.
It is not often that a live album rivals, and even surpasses, the sound of studio albums; but The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads is just such an album. This live double album covers two time periods. The first disc featured the original quartet in recordings from 1977 and 1979, and the second disc the expanded ten-piece lineup that toured in 1980 and 1981.
Fans often prefer the live versions of many of the songs on this album to their studio album versions. In particular, Byrne’s quirky yet subtle personality comes through better in the live setting. It also shows off how tight Talking Heads were live. The album contains live versions of songs that appear on their first four studio albums, Talking Heads: 77, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, and Remain in Light.
