A1: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
A2: Crosseyed And Painless
A3: The Great Curve
B1: Once In A Lifetime
B2: Houses In Motion
B3: Seen And Not Seen
B4: Listening Wind
B5: The Overload
Talking Heads rose out of the CBGB punk crucible and proved themselves one of the most artistically adventurous and influential bands ever. Their visionary, polyrhythmic sound fused elements including rock, funk, and punk with diverse world beats, avant-garde minimalism, and pure pop genius. This is the 1980 Brian Eno-produced classic, on 180-gram HQ vinyl.
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, The Bahamas, and Sigma Sound, New York, New York. Though the previous album FEAR OF MUSIC provided a bit of foreshadowing, Talking Heads fans could never have guessed what was in store for them with the release of REMAIN IN LIGHT. A visionary work of innovation and inspiration, it's arguably one of the finest albums of the 1980s. The band leaves behind the two-guitars-over-a-quirky-rock-beat ethic of their previous work, adopting a funky, modal approach.
Abandoning traditional song form and chord progressions, the tunes here are built around layers of overdubbed keyboard, guitar and percussion parts that weave around each other in an almost fugue-like manner, relying on the adding and subtracting of elements in the mix for dynamics, instead of on chord changes and structural development. It was a radical approach for a rock band, and it's reflected in the lyrics as well. Byrne abandons his urban paranoia of old in favour of a more spiritual, third world-influenced style of writing. Adrian Belew injects some grit with his postpunk-psychedelia guitar work, suggestive of his upcoming work with King Crimson, as is the overall sound of REMAIN IN LIGHT.
Arranged By [Vocals] – Brian Eno, David Byrne
Bass – Brian Eno, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
Cover – Chris Frantz, Scott Fisher, Tina Weymouth
Drums – Chris Frantz
Engineer – Dave Jerden
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Jack Nuber, John Potoker, Kendall Stubbs, Rhett Davis, Stephen Stanley
Guitar – Adrian Belew, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison
Keyboards – Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
Lacquer Cut By – KPG
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Brian Eno, David Jerden, David Byrne, John Potoker
Percussion – Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Jose Rossy, Robert Palmer, Tina Weymouth
Producer – Brian Eno
Songwriter – Brian Eno, David Byrne, Talking Heads
Voice – Brian Eno, David Byrne, Nona Hendryx
Words By – Brian Eno, David Byrne
Label: Rhino Records, Sire – 8122708021
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, 180g
Country: Europe
Released: 2013
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Art Rock, Leftfield, New Wave, Post-Punk, Funk, Afrobeat, Experimental
| Model Number | M22546 |
|---|---|
| RRP | 59.00 |
