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Live on Tour '78 [CD]

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Talking Heads' Live on Tour '78 arrives on CD as a sharp, wiry snapshot of a band hitting its stride, recorded on stage at The Agora in Cleveland near the close of 1978.

That year had seen the release of More Songs About Buildings and Food, the first of their records made with Brian Eno, and the shift is all over this set. The nervy art-punk of their debut is still present, but the grooves are getting deeper and the band is clearly enjoying itself.

David Byrne's yelps and twitches lead the charge, yet it is the rhythm section that does the heavy lifting, with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz laying down tight, springy foundations while Jerry Harrison adds sparkling keys and guitar. Found a Job bounces with quirky storytelling, The Big Country lands its wry suburban satire, and Psycho Killer bristles with the jittery tension that made it an early calling card.

The show closes with Take Me to the River, their slinky reading of the Al Green song, which stretches out into a hypnotic, rolling groove and points toward where they would go next.

For anyone fascinated by how this band evolved from a CBGB fixture into something much bigger, this concert fills in a crucial chapter.

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