March 4, 2020 Playlist

A (mostly) Seventies Show for
PLEDGE DRIVE!
"Fear Of Music" by Talking Heads (1979)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Talking Heads "Fear Of Music"  1979 (USA)
Most people probably consider Talking Heads to have been a nerdy party band (David Byrne's spastic dancing etc.) but they also had their dark side. For starters, their first hit was a song about wanting to murder people called "Psycho Killer." But their darkest moment is the third album, the one with the menacing album cover and title: Fear Of Music! Which is a very witty, maybe even downright ridiculous name for a pop album! (If you're afraid of music, why are you creating or listening to an album of music?) Lyricist David Byrne always had a knack for funny concepts like that (the song "Memories Can't Wait" from this album is another good example - he's in a hurry to remember the past?) Musically, Heads began as a stark "punk" band who were really more like the bleeding edge of the "new wave" that followed immediately after punk. For one thing, they had a crisp rhythm section (i.e., "funky") and avoided distorted and saturated guitar sounds in favor of "sterile, brittle" guitars. Fear Of Music was the transitional record away from that early style into the more textural (and even funkier) sounds they'd unleash on their Afrobeat-inspired next album.
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
The Velvet UndergroundRock And RollLoaded1970USA
The ClashCapital Radio OneCapital Radio EP (Black Market Clash compilation)1977UK
KISSDetroit Rock City (single version)Double Platinum (compilation)1975USA
Blue Öyster CultHot Rails To HellTyranny & Mutation1973USA
AC/DCHell Ain't A Bad Place To BeLet There Be Rock1977Australia
Grateful DeadFriend Of The DevilAmerican Beauty1970USA
 
 
Crosby Stills Nash & YoungCarry OnDeja Vu1970USA/UK/Canada
The Guess WhoNo Sugar Tonight / New Mother NatureAmerican Woman1970Canada
QueenKeep Yourself AliveQueen1973UK
Led ZeppelinThe Song Remains The SameHouses Of The Holy1973UK
Frank ZappaStink-FootApostrophe1974USA
   
 
Talking HeadsI ZimbraFear Of Music
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1979USA
Talking HeadsCitiesFear Of Music
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1979USA
Talking HeadsHeavenFear Of Music
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1979USA
Talking HeadsMemories Can't Wait (live)The Name Of This Band Is Talking Headsrec. 1979, rel. 1982USA
Brian Eno & David ByrneThe Jezebel SpiritMy Life In The Bush Of Ghosts1981UK/USA
Brian EnoKing's Lead HatBefore And After Science1977UK
   
 
Steve HillageLight In The Sky / RadioMotivation Radio1977UK
KraftwerkRadio-ActivityRadio-Activity1975Germany
Pink FloydWelcome To The MachineWish You Were Here1975UK
Emerson Lake & PalmerThe BarbarianEmerson Lake & Palmer1971UK
Joni MitchellYou Turn Me On I'm A Radio (live)Miles Of Aisles1974Canada
Judas PriestDiamonds And Rust (Joan Baez)Sin After Sin1977UK
X-Ray SpexWarrior In WoolworthsGerm Free Adolescents1978UK
   
 
Stevie WonderToo HighInnervisions1973USA
Curtis MayfieldPushermanSuper Fly (original motion picture soundtrack)1972USA
Sly & The Family StoneThank You For Talkin' To Me AfricaThere's A Riot Goin' On1971USA
ParliamentMothership Connection (Star Child)Mothership Connection1975USA
James BrownGet Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (parts 1 & 2)single / Star Time (compilation)1970USA
   
 
Patti SmithRedondo BeachHorses1975USA
Bob Marley & The WailersStir It UpCatch A Fire1973Jamaica
             
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