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Rating: Finally, the absolute masterpiece of the Talking Heads is released on CD, the live album that encapsulates the essence of their first four works, from the lucid madness of 77 to the epic psychedelia of Remain In Light.
The Name Of... contains the best of this legendary group, and it was a real shame that this work had become almost impossible to find.
Let's say right away that this new version is very appealing, with 15 more tracks compared to the original album!
It's a true pleasure to listen to these songs, these classics, and realize how genius Byrne's way of singing is and how deep his art is.
Personally, I consider this album as one of the best live records in the history of rock, not only for how it's played but also because it is the clearest testimony of the evolution of the sound that the band had developed during those years.
The album chronologically follows this progress, in the first CD you find the incredible sound between psychotic and the strict logic of mathematics of the first two works, reaching that eerie atmosphere that was the backbone of Fear Of Music.
The second CD, however, begins with the classic "Psycho Killer" (also present in the first) but you immediately understand that everything has changed, the lineup is no longer the basic one, and it includes Belew, Nona Hendrix, and all those musicians who helped Byrne realize the most incredible journey of his career, which concluded with that sonic earthquake of Remain In Light that redefined all boundaries and musical genres.
Listening to this album is an exciting and rewarding experience.
For those who have never listened to it, a tip: get it immediately, don't let it slip away, buy this album, it will teach you many things about the magnificence of rock 'n' roll!!
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
04 Pulled Up (04:06)
Mommy, Daddy, come and look at me now
I'm a big man in a great big town
Years ago who would believe it's true
Goes to show what a little faith can do
I was complaining, I was down in the dumps
I feel so strong now 'cause you pulled me up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up
I slipped, and I got pulled
Pulled up, I tripped, and then you pulled,
you pulled me up
I slipped, and I got pulled,
Pulled up, I slipped, and then you pulled,
you pulled me up pull me up pull me up...
Pulled me up up up up up up up up
I drift away to another land
Sleeping dreaming such a simple thing
I think of things that I might be
I see my name go down in history
I was complaining, I was down in the dumps
I feel so strong now 'cause you pulled me up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up
I slipped, and I got pulled,
pulled up, I tripped, and then you pulled,
you pulled me up
I tripped, and I got pulled
Pulled up, I slipped, and then you pulled
you pulled me up! Pulled me up up, Pulled me up...
Pulled me up up up up up up up up
I got up
'cause you pulled me up
I stood up
'cause you pulled me up
I got up
And that was because you pulled me up
I got up
In a little while you pulled me up
Pull me up up up up, up up up up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
I cast a shadow on the living-room wall
Dark and savage with a profile so sharp
Keep that wonderful food on the table
There's really no hurry I'll eat in a while
I was complaining, I was down in the dumps
I feel so strong now 'cause you pulled me up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
I slipped, and I got pulled
Pulled up, I tripped, and then you pulled,
you pulled me up
I slipped, and I got pulled
Pulled Up, I slipped,
And then you pulled, you pulled me up!
Pull me up...Pull me up...Watch out!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
Pull me up up up up up up up up!
05 Psycho Killer (05:31)
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
I can't sleep, cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
Chorus:
Psycho killer, qu' est-ce que c'est? (Kest-ke-say)
Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Far Better
Run Run Run Run Run Run awaaaaaaaaay
oh oh oh ahhh aye-yi-yi-yi-yi
You start a conversation you can't even finish it
You're talkin' a lot but you're not sayin' anything
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed
Say something once, why say it again?
Chorus x2
Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir la
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la
Realisant, mon espoir
Je me lance vers la gloire okaaaayyy
yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-ya-ya
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite
Chorus
06 Artists Only (03:50)
I'm painting, I'm painting again
I'm painting, I'm painting again
I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning again
I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning my brain
Pretty soon now I will be bitter
Pretty soon now will be a quitter
Pretty soon now I will be bitter
You can't see it 'til it's finished
I don't have to prove...that I am creative!
I don't have to prove...that I am creative!
All my pictures are confused
And now I'm going to take me to you
07 Stay Hungry (03:54)
I think that we can signify our love now
Ooh girl, you can initiate an impulse of love
Stay hungry, stay hungry, stay hungry
Move a muscle, move a muscle, move a muscle
Make a motion, make a motion, make a motion
Pull it tighter, pull it tighter, pull it tighter
Double beatin', double beatin', double beatin'
Double beatin', double beatin', double beatin'
Palpitation, palpitation, palpitation
Stay hungry, stay hungry, stay hungry
Here's that rhythm again
Here's my shoulder blade
Here's the sound I made
Here's the picture I saved
Here I am
08 Air (04:13)
Air...Air
Hit me in the face
I run faster
Faster into the air
(I say to myself)
What is happening to my skin?
Where is that protection that I needed?
Air can hurt you too
Air can hurt you too
Some people say not to worry about the air
Some people never had experience with...
Air...Air
It can break your heart
So remember when the weather gets rough
(You'll say to yourself)
What is happening to my skin?
Where is that protection that I needed?
Air can hurt you too
Air can hurt you too
Some people say not to worry about the air
Some people don't know shit about the...
Air...
10 Memories Can't Wait (03:52)
Do you remember anyone here?
No you don't remember
anything at all
I'm sleeping, I'm flat on my back
Never woke up, had no regrets
There's a party in my mind
And it never stops
There's a party up there all the time
They'll party till they drop
Other people can go home
Other peoplle they can split
I'll be here all the time
I can never quit
Take a walk through the land of shadows
Take a walk through the peaceful meadows
Try not to look so disappointed
It isn't what you hoped for, is it?
There's a party in my mind
And I hope it never stops
I'm stuck here in this seat
I might not stand up
Other people can go home
Everyone else will split
I'll be here all the time
I can never quit
Everything is very quiet
Everyone has gone to sleep
I'm wide awake on memories
These memories can't wait.
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