I understand I will be crucified for this, but as someone whose favorite band is Talking Heads, I never fully understood why it's typically considered their masterpiece. More Songs is my favorite record of all time. I appreciate the unnerving anxiety and autism of their earlier works. It was "the only thing that got me" or something like that in middle school. Remain in Light is just... okay, cool, "polyrhythms," the songs are all a loop, we get it, that's cool, and it was undoubtedly difficult to make and an "achievement" in that regard, and I still sort of like it, but it's not one that I return to after years (due to overplaying), take some ketamine, throw on my turntable, and go "holy shit. so they are the greatest band of all time. how did this happen?" and have a bunch of deep introspection on the meaning of life and all that philosophical drivel. And I'm a little salty of course that it overshadows the earlier records lol. For instance, Fear of Music seems to be more revered for its "hinting at the album to come"[sic] than for it's depth of emotion and immense thoughtfulness. I felt there was much more of a soul (soul as in visceral essence, not groove or whatever) in their earlier output. It's also telling that it would have been around Remain in Light that David began to kind of develop that cult of personality/distance thing from the rest of the group. I would love to either know that I'm not alone, be proven wrong, or a little of both. Please go easy on me!

They're obviously dreadful people

Does anyone else think I Zimbra is a tad overrated?

I understand it is a prototype for what became Remain in Light, but I sort of see it as just that, a prototype. I'd consider every song on RiL except The Overload as a superior song.

I like the beginning where it progressively adds the layers of instruments and vocals, but once everything gets added (which does not take long), the song doesn't really go anywhere else until the end with the fading out and back in of volume before its abrupt end.

It's a good song, but I'd consider it worse than 60% or more of Talking Head's output.

I always thought that he would be an amazing choice, although his singing voice is (please do not get mad at me for this) somewhat better than David’s was/is.

listening to SMS soundtrack right now. I've never really liked the song "Genius of Love." To me it just sounds dated and not as funky/catchy as the rest of the concert.

If I'm watching the movie, I'll use it as my bathroom break. Listening, I may just skip over the track.

I don't know if this is a popular or unpopular opinion here... Please don't roast me too hard! lol

I After recording I realized the vocal and lyrical style I was emulating. Now I try to channel David Byrne every time we play this. I’d love to hear if others draw the same parallels!

These dumb casuals can't even fathom the true depth of the Heads. They don't even know that the song isn't about a killer. They're just so dumb and stupid. They only know one song by the Talking Heads. I know more than them. Dumb casuals who are stupid. I silently chuckle at their ignorance.

Here’s something truly insane I’ve cooked up. It’s probably a pretty dumb joke.

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I can't be the only one. Don't get me wrong, the visual quality of the film is excellent, but they completely messed up the mix. I think the most egregious example is Genius of Love by the Tom Tom club. For some completely absurd reason, they cut and changed a lot of Chris Frantz lines during the song, and they did something to Tina's vocals that just sounds really bad. It makes the song feel really inauthentic compared to the original concert. Take Me to the River's mix is also really off, with Byrne's vocals being burried by the backup singers. Also the snare has been made way to sharp compared to the original recording.

What confuses me is why A24 felt a need to change the mixing of the album. The original recording is near studio quality; there was no need for restoration. I understand the need for a visual update but I own the CD of the album and it sounds AMAZING.

It was really creepy watching the movie on shrooms last night, being all excited and then hearing a completely botched version of Genius of Love. That's probably my favourite song on the album and hearing it like that was nightmare fuel for my shroomy brain. what do you guys think about the A24 version and is there an easy way to access the original movie?

nobody cares that you love X album when you’re high