Season 1 Episode 01 – ‘Call the Cops’ we are talking about “Talking Heads – Remain in Light”
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Remain in Light
When I first approached John Ashley about doing a podcast for the site, the first question I asked him was “what album would you like to cover?” His answer, 1980’s ‘Remain in Light’ by Talking Heads. I couldn’t have been happier; my favorite album by one of my favorite bands. As a child I remember being at a friend’s place and seeing the record cover for the first time; I was entranced by the cool bizarre computer generated artwork. I remember at the time really liking the music too but wasn’t able to fully get into the album until I owned the record myself a few years later. It’s as listenable today as it must have been in 1980. Although “Remain in Light’s” sounds and structures have had years of being ‘borrowed heavily from’ (as most cutting edge records have), what becomes clear is that this album hasn’t lost