Talking Heads
Talking Heads: 77
Label:  Sire 
Date:  1977
Length:  0:00
Format:  LP
Genre:  Rock; Alternative
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town    
      2.  
      		 New Feeling    
      3.  
      		 Tentative Decisions    
      4.  
      		 Happy Day    
      5.  
      		 Who Is It?    
      6.  
      		 No Compassion    
      7.  
      		 The Book I Read    
      8.  
      		 Don't Worry About The Government    
      9.  
      		 First Week/Last Week...Care Free    
      10.  
      		 Psycho Killer    
      11.  
      		 Pulled Up    
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      Next to CBGBs peers like the Ramones and the Voidoids, Talking Heads barely sounded like a punk band. After the startlingly non-conformist "Love Building on Fire," 77 made for a surprisingly tuneful collection of songs: nervy vignettes of urban unease, arranged for a tight little new wave quartet. The most overtly disturbed song, "Psycho Killer," now sounds a touch heavy-handed; more unassuming tracks like "New Feeling," "Happy Day," and "Don't Worry About the Government"--preppie pop with brains--have aged better. The first of four consecutive masterpieces for Sire, 77 is the work of a truly great American band. --Barney Hoskyns