Talking Heads: Worst to Best

Ranking the eight studio albums of pioneering new wave outfit Talking Heads.

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Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[beck_tybg]

Wait a minute this isn’t my beautiful wife

[jacksuggh]

When you remember that there actually IS water at the bottom of the ocean.

[Lindforce]

Life during wartime The live version from stop making sense is still an absolute masterpiece.

[elis__nbnb]

remain in light is an absolute masterpiece, listening to born under punches for the first time was an eye-opening moment for me musically, still my favourite song ever

[atleeshanaberger]

This channel is the same as it ever was

[MetallicAddict]

Frank Zappa worst to best.

*_(Calmly awaits 10 hour video)_*

[CHANSK]

I need Tina Weymouths bass lines straight into my gd veins

[timgehrsitz]

More Songs About Buildings And Food is extraordinarily underrated to me. It's like doing a mystery drug in the bathroom of a Karaoke bar some weird guy gets up there and starts wailing and refuses to leave, and you start panicking when you feel the drugs come on but you gain the wherewithal to buckle in and enjoy it. The transition from Thank You For Sending Me An Angel to With Our Love is absolutely electric, it's one of the best one-two punches I've heard from the opening of an album. The album is weird, quirky, punky, not over-indulgent, but has enough cool production that it starts to feel like a lucid dream. At the end between Take Me To The River and Big Country you suddenly realize that the weirdo doing karaoke is up there crushing some country songs and the whole bar is singing along.

[NYGJMAP]

Nothing but Flowers is a classic to me. So are a few others off Naked. Even their "worst" album had great songs. This band was amazing.

[InsignificantNick]

Wild Wild Life is a banger and don't you degrade it!

[johnlindsay]

Speaking on Toungues is my favorite. It’s an album that sneaks up on you. You’ll be listening to it and bang you’ll realize just how good it is. It’s like looking at one of those magic pictures where you have to adjust your focus to see the image. With this album once your ears adjust to the sound you just realize what an amazing album it is.

[creamboyfuengshwei]

6 hour David Bowie worst to best next please.

[MsMastress]

I think you're missing an important aspect of understanding Byrne's lyricism and personality. You're interpreting him as being sociopathic instead of what he actually is, which is autistic. He's confirmed this fact in interviews and as someone with autism, it's more obvious to me with how relatable his songs are. Take No Compassion, for instance. He says "Other people's problems, they overwhelm my mind/They say compassion is a virtue, but I don't have the time". What he's saying, in a very frustrated, meltdowny type of way, is that he's overly empathetic and thus has to avoid helping people with their issue's because he doesn't have the energy, interest, or ability to truly help. He even adds some sugar coating with the line "It's not a matter of your personality or style". He's not struggling to empathize as you claim here. He cares, but only to the extent his mental health will allow him to. He's tired of helping other people out with nothing in return. I hope someone sees this, because this information is pretty important to understanding these songs

[isaiahlawson]

Electric Light Orchestra Worst to Best

[athanlivaditis]

You are my large automobile, beautiful house, and beautiful wife Fantano (metaphorically). Keep up the good work

[philipjennings]

This must be the place is in my top 10 favorite songs of all time

[lateworm]

Ha I love Naked. It's the only one I have on vinyl. I've thought about just hanging it on the wall cause I don't even have to frame it. I used to have it on display but people asked me when I started painting self-portraits.

[turellsbeats]

We're still waiting for Cal Chuchesta: Best To Even Better

[brozuff]

This must be the place is easily one of the best songs ever. The first time i heard it is when i realized how great this band is

[Electrohead]

The Beatles would be really interesting since it’s so heavily debated.