Audio CD review:
Talking Heads - Popular Favorites 1976-1992/Sand In the Vaseline

Talking Heads - Popular Favorites 1976-1992/Sand In the Vaseline

Band: Talking Heads Title: Popular Favorites 1976-1992/Sand In the Vaseline Rating: Release Date: 1992-10-13 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Sugar on My Tongue 2: I Want to Live 3: Love --> Building on Fire 4: I Wish You Wouldn't Say That 5: Psycho Killer 6: Don't Worry About the Government 7: No Compassion 8: Warning Sign 9: The Big Country 10: Take Me to the River - Talking Heads, Green, Al 11: Heaven 12: Memories Can't Wait 13: I Zimbra 14: Once in a Lifetime 15: Crosseyed and Painless 16: Burning Down the House 17: Swamp 18: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) 19: Life During Wartime 20: Girlfriend Is Better 21: And She Was 22: Stay up Late 23: Road to Nowhere 24: Wild Wild Life 25: Love for Sale 26: City of Dreams 27: Mr. Jones 28: Blind 29: (Nothing But) Flowers 30: Sax and Violins 31: Gangster of Love 32: Lifetime Piling Up 33: Popsicle

Great, just be cautious It's great stuff, and a pleasure to hear. There's little that I can add to the reviews already here in regards to the music and selections. I just wanted to caution buyers who might be getting this from an independent seller that this is a 2 CD set! Each CD has its own jewel case and then there's an over-case uniting the two. I twice ordered it from such sellers who had only the first CD and did not realize there was another one. They graciously refunded my money but save yourself the trouble I had and ask your seller to verify physically that they have both CD's before you order. This is the perfect place to start - if you are a new fan I appreciate the title of this 2-disc set 'Popular Favorites. . " because there is NO such thing as "Best of" when it comes to this rock-fusion group (you are right - I did NOT say "new wave"). If you haven't collected every album they have or if you have just had the great good fortune to have discovered Talking Heads, then this is the CD set for you. . . unless you have quite a bit more moola and can afford their entire collected box-set then I say GO FOR IT. There are few groups that I would consider buying their life's work - but Talking Heads is definitely at the top, maybe, just maybe behind The Beatles. . . or maybe Traffic. . . . hmmmmmmmmm - have to give that some thought. Anyway, BUY THIS IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THEIR ENTIRE BOX-SET COLLECTION!! And that is close to being an order - if you love good music and are musically eclectically-minded. Enjoy!. Look at the Title The first two words of the title say it all, "Popular Favorites. Anyone who whould rate this less than four stars is ignorant. " This is a great compilation. Can you please everyone all of the time? No, but this is as close as you can get. There's a lot more to the Talking Heads than is on this double cd release, but it is what it is, popular favorites. This band was ahead of its time with music that will endure several lifetimes, and these cd's have the songs to back that statement up. . A good compilation of Talking Heads Hits, that could have been better... In my case, I would bet for having the full song list of "Little Creatures", "True Stories" and even "Speaking In Tongues" included in a compilation of T. With such an 'eclectic' band like Talking Heads, a search for individual albums (and/or Hits) should produce better results than creating this compilation that, certainly, is like having "sand in the Vaseline" (for any meaning you would like to give to this statement!). H. Hits. Anyway, if you're exploring in music you heard before some time, but never knew who was(were) the performer(s), this "Sand in the Vaseline" will certainly work for you!. Awesomness It's really an incredible compilation. I discovered the talking heads as a teeneage and fell in love, this 2 disc set is incredible and I highly reccommend it to ANYONE who appreiates the type of music. You can see a complete list of all Talking Heads discography, or go back to the Talking Heads tabs