Artist - Talking Heads
Album - Stop Making Sense
Released - 1984
Label - Sire/EMI
Genre - Post-Punk/New Wave
Tracks:
Side One
Psycho Killer
Swamp
Slippery People
Burning Down the House
Girlfriend is Better
Side Two
Once in a Lifetime
What a Day That Was
Life During Wartime
Take Me To the River
A live album from the Talking Head's motion picture Stop Making Sense, this soundtrack highlights the great tracks by the band. David Byrne at his most cutest, if that is a good way to put it. Byrne's intention was not to make a traditional soundtrack, but to have a separate experience.
Why "Stop Making Sense"?
Why a movie? Why tour?
Why do the musicians come out gradually?
What will the next band do?
Where do the odd movements come from?
Are live concerts better or worse than records?
Why no "special effects" in the movie?
Why a booklet? Why a big suit?
Why was a digital system used for the sound?
I find it fascinating when bands put together documentaries when they go on tour, to specifically give us, the fans, a dose of what it's like on the road for them and to also give us a perspective on the inner workings of what goes on when a band goes on the road. Listening to this record, Psycho Killer and Burning Down the House are two of my favorites, because I feel like it best forms Byrne's vocal range. Questions left unanswered, some left to get the mind thinking of future directions.
Enjoy!
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