“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Collaboration

Re:“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Colla... by eweise on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:54AM (#37612859)

You've set the bar pretty high if Burning Down the House is rather pedestrian. I can't think of another funk album that is stronger than this all the way through.

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Re:“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Colla... by HelloMcFly on Friday September 22, 2023 @11:31AM (#37613370)

Completely agree, I almost couldn't believe Burning Down the House would be described that way. BdtH is an absolute 10/10 banger for me, it adds color to my day when I hear. That, Girlfriend is Better and This Must be the Place are my favorite three Talking Heads songs, though I love most of their work.

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Re:“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Colla... by P_I_Staker on Saturday September 23, 2023 @01:01AM (#37620685)

Even the filler is contributes to the spirit of the album, and is quite pleasant. The whole album has a sound and a feel that is quite distinctive stylistically.

This is the kind of stuff musicians dream of creating.

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Re:“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Colla... by nobody9999 on Friday September 22, 2023 @06:41PM (#37618728)

>You've set the bar pretty high if Burning Down the House is rather pedestrian. I can't think of another funk album that is stronger than this all the way through.

My bad. Yes, Burning Down The House is pretty darn good too.

It was buried between cover photos when I skimmed the file list of the folder on my hard drive containing the album.

That said (after looking again, more carefully this time), I stand by the rest of what I said.

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