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Remain in Light

~ Talking Heads
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (24 April 1984)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sire
  • ASIN: B000002KO3
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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1. Great Curve
2. Crosseyed And Painless
3. Born Under Punches (Heat Goes On)
4. Houses In Motion
5. Once In A Lifetime
6. Listening Wind
7. Seen And Not Seen
8. Overload

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Way back in 1980, the original wave of Talking Heads fans were pleasantly stunned to hear Remain in Light, produced and co-written by Brian Eno, on which Byrne and company are joined by guitar god Adrian Belew, and funk legends Bernie Worrell (keyboards) and Steven Scales (percussion), among others, for a fuller, funkier sound nobody imagined they had in them. The first three songs are long, layered, full-body dance parties, with incessantly repeated phrases (musical and lyrical), and increasingly catchy melodic hooks that won't let go for days. "Once in a Lifetime" was the big hit, but the rockingest track is the third, "The Great Curve", after which the songs get more linear and subdued. It's still great stuff, right through to the especially Eno-like droner, "The Overload", but the second half is maybe better to sleep to than dance to. Which is fine: after the exuberance of the first three songs, you'll need a little nap. --Dan Leone


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Though the previous album FEAR OF MUSIC provided a bit of foreshadowing, Talking Heads fans could never have guessed what was in store for them with the release of REMAIN IN LIGHT. A visionary work of innovation and inspiration, it's arguably one of the finest albums of the 1980s. The band leaves behind the two-guitars-over-a-quirky-rock-beat ethic of theirprevious work, adoping a funky, modal approach. Abandoning traditional song form and chord progressions, the tunes hereare built around layers of overdubbed keyboard, guitar and percussion parts that weave around each other in an almost fugue-like manner, relying on the adding and subtracting of elements in the mix for dynamics, instead of on chord changesand structural development.
It was a radical approach for a rock band, and it's reflected in the lyrics as well. Byrne abandons his urban paranoia of old in favour of a more spiritual, third world-influenced style of writing. Adrian Belew injects some grit with his postpunk-psychedelia guitar work (suggestive of his upcoming work with King Crimson, as isthe overall sound of REMAIN IN LIGHT). This one is for the ages.

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent remastering of a brilliant record., 24 Jan 2006
By Christopher Hunter "cjhunter2001uk" (Farnham UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remain in Light [CD + DVDA] (Audio CD)
A fantastic re-mastering of this fine, fine record. I have heard this so many times I never thought I'd find something else but this remastering has brought new colour to this record.

This record spent 3 months on my turntable after it was released! I still return to it again and again. The first three tracks are one of the few musical experiences which have moved me to tears several times and if 'Crosseyed and Painless' and 'The Great Curve' don't inspire some sort of urge to dance.....you're probably dead!

'Remain in Light' is Talking Heads at their creative peak. 'Fear of Music' is also fantastic but where 'Fear of Music' is paranoid, prickly and taut, 'Remain in Light' is wreckless, wild and moving to all the horizons. Brian Eno is a massive influence here. Rumour has it, apart from Byrne, the other band members were incresingly resentful of his influence in the band but it's unlikely anything as wonderful as this record would have been created without his huge input.

The key track is 'The Great Curve'. The depth and construction of the vocal tracks is staggering. I've listened to it hundreds of times and still hear new patterns emerging. A real highlight in popular music.

What was originally the second side of the original LP is a different beast to the first three tracks. Again, the African influence is dominant but the themes are darker, such as resistance to Western domination, self doubt, questioning of life purpose and choices. It's a heady mix which fits as a wonderful counter-point to the head on mania and uplifting surges of the first side. All in all a wonderful record which everyone should hear.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 18 Jan 2006
By Kevin Mcclure "kevin21549" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remain in Light [CD + DVDA] (Audio CD)
I was always disappointed in the orignial CD releases of Talking Headss albums, however, I did have hope after the remastered editions of Stop Making Sense and The Name of this Band... were released. Now the waiting is over with these exceptional CD DVDA remastered editions. The CD of Remain In Light sounds wonderful and the bonus tracks are of genuine interest. The DVD audio sounds even better on a 5.1 system with some low key but beautiful graphics and the added bonus of videos. The live version of Once in a Lifetime is great. Seeing David Byrne in particular having such fun performing is heart warming and the seeming effortless ease of Adrian Belews guitar playing explains why he was in such demand at the time ( he was asked to and did join the bands of Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads, The Tom Tom Club and King Crimson) and we can all hear the unique contribution he made in each case. I will no doubt be replacing the rest of my Talkiing Heads collection with thesewonderfuls quality and great values editions. Don'y hesitate buy it!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Abnormally brilliant..., 22 Jan 2004
By nicjaytee (London) - See all my reviews
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Containing some of the most infectiously bizarre dance music ever made, "Remain in Light" defies normal analysis or comparison: a totally controlled musical nightmare in which a troupe of Afro-Cuban drummers, a post-punk rock band, a demented preacher, a group of Benedictine monks and an electronic gizmo freak meet behind the mixing desk of a New York disco to produce one of the most unusual and innovative records of the last 20 years.

Underpinned by insidiously complex, multi-layered arrangements that combine percussion, instruments, electronic sounds, vocal chants, weird guitar breaks and "off the wall" lyrics into the jerky, high-tension poly-rhythms that underpin all but its depressingly dull final track, Talking Heads' masterwork will drive you forward into a unique and unforgettable musical landscape that stills sounds as fresh and different today as it did in 1980.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A meandering, percussive proto-World Music funk workout
On release in 1980 'Remain In Light' must have seemed very radical indeed. Years before World Music and sampling, here was an album of Africa-flavoured dancefloor exotica. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Vauxhall1964

5.0 out of 5 stars Exemplary remastering
As all the other reviewers testify the music can speak for itself. It seems as relevant today as on its release 28 years ago. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Pablo43

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Talking Heads album
Being in the ownership of every studio album the Talking Heads have released, "Remain In Light" is my favourite of them all. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Dixon

5.0 out of 5 stars inspiring
This album cannot be faulted. A seminal example that of funk rock that is absolutely timeless and sends shivers up my spine at every listen... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Dr. J. Rosen

5.0 out of 5 stars A magical record
If anyone needs to be persuaded why Talking Heads were just a great band, not merely a great new wave band or a great post-punk band but a band up there with anyone else, 'Remain... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2007 by lexo1941

4.0 out of 5 stars Percussive Masterpiece
Remain In Light followed the experimental textures of Fear Of Music, although here the polyrhythmic beats are more accessible especially on the awesome track Once In A Lifetime... Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2007 by Pieter

5.0 out of 5 stars a classic
not much point in going into detail about the album, as the previous reviewers pretty much tell you everything you'll need to know. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2006 by Arnold Golightly

5.0 out of 5 stars Remaining Light Years Ahead
In post-punk 1980 Talking Heads left the pack standing with this seminal fusion of new wave sensibilities, Steve Reich-influenced polyrhythms, wall of sound production and virtual... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2006 by degrant

5.0 out of 5 stars Talking Heads' Finest Hour
Remain in Light was Talking Heads fourth album and a departure from the previous three in that the album was danceable and suffused with African rhythmic influences which was... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2006 by J. Leslie

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning release of a true classic
This album was a stunner when released originally, and hearing it in re-mastered form all these years later was a joy. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2006 by Mr. P. D. Mcnamara

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