- new wave, post-punk
- 40 min
- 11 tracks
- Sire Records
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".
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Character
Character-led, cool, contemporary and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- ConsequenceA+
- The Irish Times5/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- A1I Zimbra3:06
- A2Mind4:09
- A3Paper2:36
- A4Cities4:10
- A5Life During Wartime3:35
- A6Memories Can’t Wait3:32
- B1Air3:33
- B2Heaven3:57
- B3Animals3:26
- B4Electric Guitar2:59
- B5Drugs5:10
11 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Talking Heads
- Label
- Sire Records
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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