Make Me Dance, Mr. Byrne

Listening to: Talking Heads - Remain in Light

As a child, Halloween was always appreciated (particularly the vast stores of candy acquired) though I never really found myself really looking forward to it or really excited about it. Maybe I never put the time or effort into it (aside from the year I went as a toilet, complete with functioning lid which the candy-givers had to lift in order to deposit my candy), or maybe living in Edmonton the idea of walking around in generally freezing late-October weather in the dark evening simply wasn't that appealing to me. In spite of this, I do have fond memories of Halloween. Unfortunately, most of them are from the past few years, and pretty well all include some form of crossdressing on my part. For instance, several years ago I went as Ananias and Sapphira, being half man and half woman. Back in '05, I attempted to pull off a half-assed Ms. Pacman costume. And in 2008, I was the Palin half of a McCain-Palin costume with my wife. Now, I'm not going to speculate, but one could reasonably make some assumptions regarding some possible subconscious activities going on here, but one mustn't do that, mustn't one?

Speaking of Talking Heads, I've listened to some of their work in my day, and I've yet to really get into it. Though, I do admit that this album is quite good. The constant beats with their African influence and the guitars under David Byrne's oft-confusing, occasionally intriguing lyrics serve their purpose well. If their purpose is to make me want TO DANCE MY LIMBS OFF. No, really, it is pretty easy to get caught up in the rhythm of this album, and in the middle of it, you get to experience the treat of "Once in a Lifetime". Talking Heads, the jury remains out on you until further listenings. Good luck in those future times. I wish you nothing but the best.



Talking Heads - Remain in Light ★★★★★★★✩✩✩

Favorite Tracks: Crosseyed and Painless, Once in a Lifetime
Least Favorite Tracks: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

1. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
2. Crosseyed and Painless
3. The Great Curve
4. Once in a Lifetime
5. Houses in Motion
6. Seen and Not Seen
7. Listening Wind
8. The Overload