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Album • 1979

Fear of Music

Talking Heads11 songs • 40 minutes

Fear of Music is the third studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979, by Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talking Heads. The album reached No. 21 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 33 on the UK Albums Chart. It spawned the singles "Life During Wartime", "I Zimbra", and "Cities". Fear of Music received favorable reviews from critics. Praise centered on its unconventional rhythms and lead vocalist David Byrne's lyrical performances. The album is often considered one of Talking Heads' best releases and has been featured in several publications' lists of the best albums of all time. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)

Songs

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
    Life During Wartime
  6. 6
    Memories Can't Wait
  7. 8
  8. 9
  9. 10
    Electric Guitar
  10. 11

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