More Songs About Buildings and Food

Talking heads so of course loved it. Took a second to get going but the last track is phenomenal, as is the cover of Take Me To The River which I've always loved. Brian Eno production?!? I had only heard a few of the songs on this so it was great to get to hear front to back. added to the playlist.

4.5
Feel like they started to really pick up on this one, some great songs, David Byrne is so weird

A pleasant romp for a Saturday afternoon. I can't really find anything that distinguishes this above and beyond any other Talking Heads album I've heard before.

Good energy!

Not my type of music

I love Talking Heads and some highlights here but generally this is not their best.

I will be in the minority here but this is my rating and these are my opinions:

Talking Heads are an overrated ,mid tier group put in a bigger spotlight due to how enigmatic David Byrne is and that they came from NYC during a time that the nation was ultra fixated on everything going on there.

That is not to say there isn't merit in their work, I just don't think its the genius stroke others do.

This album is a clear example as to why a 5 star system is flawed.
If this were a 10 star system 5 would indicate its average, it just exists, it isn't bad but it isn't great either. A 6 is a perfect rating for this on a 10 star system.

I like the ones about buildings

Honestly, was extremely curious about the other Talking Heads albums on the list, because I absolutely loathed Fear of Music (As of writing this, I haven't relistened to Fear of Music, which I will do once I finish listening to More Songs, so look for my updated thoughts on Fear of Music at the end of the review).

And even as much as I hated Fear of Music, I had a hard time believing that I'd hate the rest of the Talking Heads' stuff as much as that, and lo and behold, I'm quite enjoying this. From what I remember of Fear of Music, it was just extremely unpleasant, not catchy at all, and sounded like the band was way too far up their own ass trying to create "Real music".

Luckily, More Songs is catchy, pleasant to listen to, and they sound like they're actually having fun.

Warning Sign is giving me a very New Order/Pacific Northwest punk sound (Hot Rock era Sleater-Kinney), which I'm enjoying quite a bit. Found a Job is more along the lines of what I expect from Talking Heads though. Perfectly fine song, but not something I'm crazy about. Especially since I don't think David Byrne is a particularly good singer. I'm Not In Love is a great track though. Guitar, bass, and drums are GOING.

And of course, you got the more commercial hit in Take Me to the River, which is a solid track. I'm starting to realize that Talking Heads basically sound like the art version of The Cars on this album.
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Thoughts on Fear of Music after a relisten: Yeah, it's not as bad as I remember it being, but I still don't like it. Is it enough to get me to bump it up to a 2? I don't think so at this point. And I don't know if I'll go back again a third time to spend more time with it. But yeah, compared to Some Songs, it just doesn't have the hooks, is far less concerned with being accessible, some songs go on for too long with the same idea without changing up, and David Byrne's singing is kinda bad on some of the songs. Really the only truly good song is Heaven.

Some Songs is just the far better album. Catchier, more accessible, interesting.

It was alright I guess. The only song I knew was Take Me to the River, but oh it's a cover, so not really theirs anyway.

somehow don't think ive listened to a full talking heads album besides stop making sense. think i was waiting for the background girls to come in and start singing and didn't get enough of that. overall very solid and i loved found a job!!

There’s nothing wrong with the album, but it’s just not my vibe.

2.91

It's good but it's not the best of Talking Heads and I know there are better Talking Heads albums tomcome. Still a fun if not a little forgettable listen. Second albums are difficult

I dig the sound of a lot of these tracks but I feel consistently distracted by David Byrne's yelping. Not a bad album once again I don't ever need to listen to it again.

This is quite possibly the worst Talking Heads album on this book. And yet this album is fantastic.

I got Einstürzende Neubauten before this, so I am in fact listening to more songs about buildings.

Maybe they should do less talking and more singing

I! Love! Talking! Heads!

Traté de pensar un pero para no ponerle las 5 estrellas. Es cierto que no es su álbum más famoso o que tenga los sencillos más conocidos, pero el trabajo y la esencia están ahí.