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#39 Talking Heads, 'Remain in Light' (1980)

Quite a jump for Talking Heads’ fourth record and widely considered magnum opus, ‘Remain In Light.’ This was their final release to produced by Brian Eno and this album is as much his as it is the band’s. It just reeks of Eno! Following the tour supporting ‘Fear Of Music,’ the band took a bit of time off to regroup. Married couple and rhythm section of the band, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth had grown disillusioned with just being David Byrne’s backing band. Eno, too, was over working with the band. Eno’s mind changed when he heard the instrumental jams the band had demoed following their short break.

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