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Holerbot6000 · 10-23-2014, 08:03 AM

[QUOTE=kriswright;1500695]It'd be a lot easier to agree with this if "Cosmic Thing" and "Little Creatures" weren't such fantastic pop albums.

Certainly it's all subjective. The Heads did lots of good albums during their pop phase. I'm very fond of True Stories and Naked also, but I don't think they compare to records like Talking Heads 77 or Remain in Light. Those were world changers.

Some of my perspective might come from just having lived through it and knowing what an impact those New Wave bands had when they first started appearing in the 70's. It's like folks who rave about Sgt. Pepper. As huge a Beatles fan as I am, I think Sgt. Pepper is my least favorite of their records, but for people who were actively listening to music in those days, it was a real touchstone for them.

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Holerbot6000 Music Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: near a record store Posts: 327	[QUOTE=kriswright;1500695]It'd be a lot easier to agree with this if "Cosmic Thing" and "Little Creatures" weren't such fantastic pop albums. Certainly it's all subjective. The Heads did lots of good albums during their pop phase. I'm very fond of True Stories and Naked also, but I don't think they compare to records like Talking Heads 77 or Remain in Light. Those were world changers. Some of my perspective might come from just having lived through it and knowing what an impact those New Wave bands had when they first started appearing in the 70's. It's like folks who rave about Sgt. Pepper. As huge a Beatles fan as I am, I think Sgt. Pepper is my least favorite of their records, but for people who were actively listening to music in those days, it was a real touchstone for them.