Kenscollick
Well-known member
Artist: Talking Heads
Release: 2005
Label: Rhino
Genre: Classic Rock
There are very few bands where I own their entire output. Talking Heads is one of them. Why? Like many pivotal and seminal bands they made memorable music. This collection of the band's eight studio albums comes in the dual disc format with CD audio on one side plus bonus tracks, extended remixes and outtakes. The other side features the entire album remixed in surround sound format with videos, photo galleries and other enticements.
Each Dualdisc comes in a CD like case with a white plastic backing. The titles of the CDs aren't on the individual holders that are a bit of a pain. The booklets feature new photos, lyrics, There's also miniature limited edition art prints that illustrate a song or lyric enclosed in the booklet.
I was immediately taken aback by how good these discs sound. The clarity and depth of the recordings on the remastered cds far surpasses their predecessors, even more so than I anticipated. The difference is immediately noticeable, and certainly welcome.
The alternate versions of the songs are especially interesting. My personal favorite is Wild Wild Life; it has me going for the volume control every time. An acoustic version of Psycho Killer is worth the price of the disc by itself.
I can't comment on the 5.1 versions {being a 2 channel guy] But there are a few videos that I enjoyed.
Overall I am very happy with this purchase. IMO this is a must have even for the casual Talking Head’s fan. I wish they would have listed the songs on the back of each CD tray, and can do without the cardboard art insert in each booklet, but these are very minor issues with a super box set.
TRACKS:
TALKING HEADS: 77
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
New Feeling
Tentative Decisions
Happy Day
Who is it?
No Compassion
The Book I Read
Don't Worry About the Government
First Week/Last Week... Carefree
Psycho Killer
Pulled Up
bonus tracks CD-side
Love -> Building on Fire (taken from the band's first 7")
I Wish You Wouldn't Say That (B-side of some of the "Psycho Killer" singles)
Psycho Killer (Acoustic) (B-side of some of the "Psycho Killer" singles)
I Feel it in my Heart (previously unreleased)
Sugar on my Tongue (First issued on "Sand in the Vaseline" compilation)
bonus tracks DVD-side (audio)
Psycho Killer (acoustic, 5.1 mix)
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town (alternate 5.1 mix)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Pulled Up (Live at Sproul Plaza, Berkely, CA, 1978)
I Feel it in my Heart (Liv at The Kitchen, NYC, 1976 - 3 piece band, with Chris on Xylophone)
MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD
Thanks you for Sending me an Angel
With our Love
The Good Thing
Warning Sign
The Girls Want to be with the Girls
Found a Job
Artists Only
I'm not in Love
Stay Hungry
Take me to the River
The Big Country
bonus tracks CD-side
Stay Hungry (1977 version, recorded originally for 'Talking Heads: 77')
I'm not in Love (Alternate version, previously unreleased)
The Big Country (Alternate version, previously unreleased)
Thank you for Sending me an Angel ("Country Angel" version) *
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Found a Job (Live at Entermedia Theatre, New York, 1978)
Warning Sign (Live at Sproul Plaza, Berkely, CA, 1978)
FEAR OF MUSIC
I Zimbra
Mind
Paper
Cities
Life During Wartime
Memories Can't Wait
Air
Heaven
Animals
Electric Guitar
Drugs
bonus tracks CD-side
Dancing for Money (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Life During Wartime (Alternate version; full lyrics, no fade out during last verse! previously unreleased)
Cities (Alternate version, previously released on "Once in a Lifetime" boxset)
Mind (Alternate version, previously unreleased)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Cities (German Rockpop TV appearance)
I Zimbra (German Rockpop TV appearance
REMAIN IN LIGHT
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes on)
Crosseyed and Painless
The Great Curve
Once in a Lifetime
Houses in Motion
Seen and not Seen
Listening Wind
The Overload
bonus tracks CD-side
Fela's Riff (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Unison (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Double Groove (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Right Start (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased - early sketch of "Once in a Lifetime")
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Crosseyed and Painless (German Rockpop TV appearance)
Once in a Lifetime (German Rockpop TV appearance)
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Burning Down the House
Making Flippy Floppy
Girlfriend is Better
Slippery People
I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
Swamp
Moon Rocks
Pull up the Roots
This Must be the Place (Naive Melody)
bonus tracks CD-side
Two Note Swivel (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Burning Down the House (Alternate version, rough mix with additional elements and longer ending)
bonus tracks DVD-side (audio)
Burning Down the House (Alternate 5.1 Mix, brand new extended mix by Eric Thorngren and Jerry Harrison, mixed especially for the DualDisc)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Burning Down the House (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
This Must be the Place (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
LITTLE CREATURES
And She Was
Give me Back my Name
Creatures of Love
The Lady Don't Mind
Perfect World
Stay up Late
Walk it Down
Television Man
Road to Nowhere
bonus tracks CD-side
Road to Nowhere (early version, previously unreleased)
And She Was (early version, previously unreleased)
Television man (extended mix, previously released as B-side of "Road to Nowhere" 12" single)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
And She Was (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
Road to Nowhere (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
TRUE STORIES
Love for Sale
Puzzlin' Evidence
Hey Now
Papa Legba
Wild Wild Life
Radio Head
Dream Operator
People Like Us
City of Dreams
bonus tracks CD-side
Wild Wild Life (Extended mix, previously released on 12" and as bonus track on most CD-editions of "True Stories")
Papa legba (Pops Staples Vocal Version, previously unreleased version sung by Pops staples)
Radio Head (Tito Larriva Vocal Version, previously releaed on "Radio Head" CD-single and 12", although booklet claims differently)
bonus tracks DVD-side (audio)
Papa Legba (Pops Staples Vocal Version, 5.1 mix)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Wild Wild Life (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
Love for Sale (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
NAKED
Blind
Mr. Jones
Totally Nude
Ruby Dear
(Nothing but) Flowers
The Democratic Circus
The Facts of Life
Mommy Daddy You and I
Big Daddy
Bill
Cool Water
bonus tracks CD-side
Sax and Violins (previously released on "Until the End of the World" soundtrack, "Sand in the Vaseline" and "Once in a Lifetime" compilations)
bonus tracks DVD-side (audio)
Sax and Violins (5.1 mix)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Blind (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
Sax and Violins (music video, previously released as bonus video on "Storytelling Giant" in the "Once in a Lifetime" boxset)
Release: 2005
Label: Rhino
Genre: Classic Rock
There are very few bands where I own their entire output. Talking Heads is one of them. Why? Like many pivotal and seminal bands they made memorable music. This collection of the band's eight studio albums comes in the dual disc format with CD audio on one side plus bonus tracks, extended remixes and outtakes. The other side features the entire album remixed in surround sound format with videos, photo galleries and other enticements.
Each Dualdisc comes in a CD like case with a white plastic backing. The titles of the CDs aren't on the individual holders that are a bit of a pain. The booklets feature new photos, lyrics, There's also miniature limited edition art prints that illustrate a song or lyric enclosed in the booklet.
I was immediately taken aback by how good these discs sound. The clarity and depth of the recordings on the remastered cds far surpasses their predecessors, even more so than I anticipated. The difference is immediately noticeable, and certainly welcome.
The alternate versions of the songs are especially interesting. My personal favorite is Wild Wild Life; it has me going for the volume control every time. An acoustic version of Psycho Killer is worth the price of the disc by itself.
I can't comment on the 5.1 versions {being a 2 channel guy] But there are a few videos that I enjoyed.
Overall I am very happy with this purchase. IMO this is a must have even for the casual Talking Head’s fan. I wish they would have listed the songs on the back of each CD tray, and can do without the cardboard art insert in each booklet, but these are very minor issues with a super box set.
TRACKS:
TALKING HEADS: 77
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
New Feeling
Tentative Decisions
Happy Day
Who is it?
No Compassion
The Book I Read
Don't Worry About the Government
First Week/Last Week... Carefree
Psycho Killer
Pulled Up
bonus tracks CD-side
Love -> Building on Fire (taken from the band's first 7")
I Wish You Wouldn't Say That (B-side of some of the "Psycho Killer" singles)
Psycho Killer (Acoustic) (B-side of some of the "Psycho Killer" singles)
I Feel it in my Heart (previously unreleased)
Sugar on my Tongue (First issued on "Sand in the Vaseline" compilation)
bonus tracks DVD-side (audio)
Psycho Killer (acoustic, 5.1 mix)
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town (alternate 5.1 mix)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Pulled Up (Live at Sproul Plaza, Berkely, CA, 1978)
I Feel it in my Heart (Liv at The Kitchen, NYC, 1976 - 3 piece band, with Chris on Xylophone)
MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD
Thanks you for Sending me an Angel
With our Love
The Good Thing
Warning Sign
The Girls Want to be with the Girls
Found a Job
Artists Only
I'm not in Love
Stay Hungry
Take me to the River
The Big Country
bonus tracks CD-side
Stay Hungry (1977 version, recorded originally for 'Talking Heads: 77')
I'm not in Love (Alternate version, previously unreleased)
The Big Country (Alternate version, previously unreleased)
Thank you for Sending me an Angel ("Country Angel" version) *
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Found a Job (Live at Entermedia Theatre, New York, 1978)
Warning Sign (Live at Sproul Plaza, Berkely, CA, 1978)
FEAR OF MUSIC
I Zimbra
Mind
Paper
Cities
Life During Wartime
Memories Can't Wait
Air
Heaven
Animals
Electric Guitar
Drugs
bonus tracks CD-side
Dancing for Money (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Life During Wartime (Alternate version; full lyrics, no fade out during last verse! previously unreleased)
Cities (Alternate version, previously released on "Once in a Lifetime" boxset)
Mind (Alternate version, previously unreleased)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Cities (German Rockpop TV appearance)
I Zimbra (German Rockpop TV appearance
REMAIN IN LIGHT
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes on)
Crosseyed and Painless
The Great Curve
Once in a Lifetime
Houses in Motion
Seen and not Seen
Listening Wind
The Overload
bonus tracks CD-side
Fela's Riff (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Unison (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Double Groove (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Right Start (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased - early sketch of "Once in a Lifetime")
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Crosseyed and Painless (German Rockpop TV appearance)
Once in a Lifetime (German Rockpop TV appearance)
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Burning Down the House
Making Flippy Floppy
Girlfriend is Better
Slippery People
I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
Swamp
Moon Rocks
Pull up the Roots
This Must be the Place (Naive Melody)
bonus tracks CD-side
Two Note Swivel (unfinished outtake, previously unreleased)
Burning Down the House (Alternate version, rough mix with additional elements and longer ending)
bonus tracks DVD-side (audio)
Burning Down the House (Alternate 5.1 Mix, brand new extended mix by Eric Thorngren and Jerry Harrison, mixed especially for the DualDisc)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Burning Down the House (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
This Must be the Place (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
LITTLE CREATURES
And She Was
Give me Back my Name
Creatures of Love
The Lady Don't Mind
Perfect World
Stay up Late
Walk it Down
Television Man
Road to Nowhere
bonus tracks CD-side
Road to Nowhere (early version, previously unreleased)
And She Was (early version, previously unreleased)
Television man (extended mix, previously released as B-side of "Road to Nowhere" 12" single)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
And She Was (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
Road to Nowhere (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
TRUE STORIES
Love for Sale
Puzzlin' Evidence
Hey Now
Papa Legba
Wild Wild Life
Radio Head
Dream Operator
People Like Us
City of Dreams
bonus tracks CD-side
Wild Wild Life (Extended mix, previously released on 12" and as bonus track on most CD-editions of "True Stories")
Papa legba (Pops Staples Vocal Version, previously unreleased version sung by Pops staples)
Radio Head (Tito Larriva Vocal Version, previously releaed on "Radio Head" CD-single and 12", although booklet claims differently)
bonus tracks DVD-side (audio)
Papa Legba (Pops Staples Vocal Version, 5.1 mix)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Wild Wild Life (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
Love for Sale (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
NAKED
Blind
Mr. Jones
Totally Nude
Ruby Dear
(Nothing but) Flowers
The Democratic Circus
The Facts of Life
Mommy Daddy You and I
Big Daddy
Bill
Cool Water
bonus tracks CD-side
Sax and Violins (previously released on "Until the End of the World" soundtrack, "Sand in the Vaseline" and "Once in a Lifetime" compilations)
bonus tracks DVD-side (audio)
Sax and Violins (5.1 mix)
bonus tracks DVD-side (video)
Blind (music video, previously released on "Storytelling Giant")
Sax and Violins (music video, previously released as bonus video on "Storytelling Giant" in the "Once in a Lifetime" boxset)
