Friday, April 14, 2006

beginning of a new obsession?

I made another step into the unknown by buying Talking Heads's first album 77. It lives up to its reputation I must say, with Byrne's vocals undoubtedly their most potent weapon besides their imaginative songwriting. Not to mention Byrne's occasionally obscure/surreal lyrics. The cream of the crop is, for me, undoubtedly Psycho Killer. A killer track like nothing I've heard before, with Tina Weymouth's menacing bass lines keeping you on your toes and lyrics conveying what's in a psycho killer's mind. I'm definitely getting their other albums!

I've found a video of their performance at the Old Grey's Whistle Test from 1978 at You Tube. Enjoy!

1 comment:

Barbara Bruederlin said...

That's a great video! David Byrne in Dockers, fabulous!

Thanks for dropping by my blog. Your blog is pretty great!

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