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After the abstract funk experimentation of REMAIN IN LIGHT and SPEAKING IN TONGUES, the Heads decided to return to their roots with LITTLE CREATURES. They abandoned the modal, polyrhythmic approach in favor of the two-guitars/4/4 pop structures of yore. While LITTLE CREATURES is the band's most accessible, radio-friendly album, it's not a step backwards by any means, because as they return to the quirky "new wave" style that made them famous, they bring a well-earned sophistication (both harmonic and lyrical) to the table. These advances allow the band to knock out a crop of winners, like the anti-anthem "Road To Nowhere," the semi-mystical (but still damn catchy) "And She Was" and the we've-got-a-baby-now, let's-party-with-him rocker "Stay Up Late." Nothing here is as groundbreaking as BUILDINGS AND FOOD, but it's still the Talking Heads, full of idiosyncratic charm and smart-but-infectious tunes.

Recorded at Sigma Sound, New York, New York.

Talking Heads: David Byrne (guitar, vocals); Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar, background vocals); Tina Weymouth (bass, background vocals); Chris Frantz (drums).

Additional personnel: Eric Weissberg (steel guitar); Jimmy Macdonell (accordion); Lenny Pickett (saxophone); Andrew "El Pantalones" Cader (washboard); Steve Scales, Nana Vasconcelos (percussion); Ellen Bernfeld, Erin Dickens, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Kurt Yahijian (background vocals).

CMJ (1/5/04, p.16) - Ranked #5 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1985"
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Category Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Rock/Pop, New Wave
Label Sire
Orig Year 1985
All Time Sales Rank   8342  
CD Universe Part number 1100047
Catalog number 25305
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Talking Heads
Engineer Eric "E.T." Thorngren
Recording Time 38 minutes
Personnel David Byrne - guitar, vocals
Tina Weymouth - bass, background vocals
Jerry Harrison - keyboards, guitar, background vocals
Chris Frantz - drums

Also: Lani Groves, Lenny Pickett, Diva Gray, Eric Weissberg, Gordon Grody, Steve Scales, Nana Vasconcelos, Ellen Bernfeld, Erin Dickens, Andrew "El Pantalones" Cader, Jimmy Macdonell, Kurt Yahijian
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A brilliant album and no mistaking! The Talking Heads take a more mainstream route through the musical jungle and invent themselves as a quirky new wave pop band. But the best thing about the whole thing is that it's not a sell-out...not even very slightly! Tunes like "Road to nowhere" and "And she was" are played on Dodder FM all day long because everyone loves them! But it's still the Talking Heads, and all the better for it. If this CD is your first trip into T.H. land, congratulations...you have chosen wisely. The other recordings are not the same as this one but you can find out about this in your own sweet time.
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