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By titling their third album Fear of Music and opening it with the African rhythmic experiment and complete with nonsense lyrics by poet Hugo Ball, Talking Heads make the record seem more of a departure than it is. Though Fear of Music is musically distinct from its predecessors, it's mostly because of the use of minor keys that give the music a more ominous sound. Previously, David Byrne's offbeat observations had been set off by an overtly humorous tone; on Fear of Music, he is still odd, but no longer so funny. At the same time, however, the music has become even more compelling. Worked up from jams, the music is becoming denser and more driving. What keeps Fear of Music from being as impressive an album as Talking Heads' first two is that much of it seems to repeat those earlier efforts, while the few newer elements seem so risky and exciting. It's an uneven, transitional album, though its better songs are as good as any Talking Heads ever did.
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TRACK LISTING
1 I Zimbra 3:06
2 Mind 4:12
3 Paper 2:36
4 Cities 4:05
5 Life During Wartime 3:41
6 Memories Can't Wait 3:30
7 Air 3:33
8 Heaven 4:01
9 Animals 3:29
10 Electric Guitar 2:59
11 Drugs 5:13
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