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The Best of Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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 The Best of Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003ZAKW
Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tracks:

  1. Psycho Killer
  2. Take Me to the River
  3. Once in a Lifetime
  4. Burning Down the House
  5. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
  6. Slippery People [Live]
  7. Life During Wartime [Live]
  8. And She Was
  9. Road to Nowhere
  10. Wild Wild Life
  11. Blind
  12. (Nothing But) Flowers
  13. Sax and Violins
  14. Lifetime Piling Up

Album Description

14 track hits compilation of live and studio tracks from 'ar t school punks'. Tracks include 'Psycho Killer', 'Once in a Lifetime' and 'Burning Down the House'. 1992 release. Standard. jewel case.

Album Details

14 Recordings that Define "The Little Band that Could" who Emerged from the Cbgb's, Lower Manhattan Punk Scene in the 1970's to Become One of the Crtically Adored and Eventually Best Selling Bands of the Era. Includes the Non-regular Studio LP Track "Lifetime Piling Up".

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Buy the original albums!.......2004-02-28

I mostly agree with the previous reviewer but would consider 'Remain In Light' to be the band's artistic peak. This compilation truly is a poor representation of the Talking Heads' oeuvre. Off the first four albums (IMHO their best) only four songs are included here, one of them as a live version. Do yourself a favour and obtain the original albums. If you must buy a compilation, get 'Popular Favorites 1976-1992/Sand In the Vaseline'.

3 out of 5 stars I Love the Talking Heads, but..........2004-02-09

... this compilation gives a fairly poor overview of their career. Though I enjoy all these songs thoroughly, for a greatest hits album, it does a poor job of culling the best from their career. Their first three albums, 77, More Songs About Buildings and Food & Fear of Music, which many consider to be there best efforts, are not well represented on this disk. Not conincidentally, I suspect, these albums also represent their more esoteric, late 70s NY punk sound, whereas the albums from which the majority of these songs come are from the "fun-lovin' 80s band" era in which the Talking Heads are often unfairly lumped. If you want a good udnerstanding of their diverse and impressive catalog, try ponying up some extra cash for the double disc retrospective Sand in the Vaseline, or for the 4-disc Once in a Lifetime Box Set, on whose success this same-named but shorter release seems to be trying to piggyback.

5 out of 5 stars Prime Talking Heads Without Any Bulk Material.......2001-10-16

Without question an almost ideal anthology of the Talking Heads and their memorable recording moments. A much better hit purchase selection than `Sand In The Vaseline` as all their most accomplished tracks are represented yet not on two extended haphazard discs. (Nothing But) Flowers, Blind, Once in a Lifetime, Burning Down the House, Take Me to the River, Lifetime Piling Up, And She Was, Psycho Killer and Wild Wild Life all are included here on this skillfully designed retrospective. In accord, well over half the song titles of `Once In A Lifetime` represent Talking Heads at their talented best. The couple of extra live recordings [Slippery People, Life During Wartime] also give added dimension and insight to this wonderful band amongst subtle but positive crowd interaction. Had only Houses In Motion from `Remain In Light` been added, I wouldn't be expecting anything else from this near perfect chart lineup. That trivial blemish put aside, still ultimately the most impressive/gratifying Heads `greatest hit` compilation today out there available on the market and well worth its cost price. Five stars proudly deserve to shine in my opinion for this superior compilation undertaking...

4 out of 5 stars Letting the Days go by..........2000-03-26

I like Talking Heads. If someone were to ask me "Are Talking Heads good? I would say "Yes".

This album has all of their very popular songs, So does the greatest hits album, but the other album also has a bunch of not so popular songs, and I didn't want those. So I did some research and decided that the compact version would be the better buy. I bought it.

Best Of Broadway: My Fair Lady
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    		Best Of Broadway: My Fair Lady

    Manufacturer: Reader's Digest
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000063150
    Release Date: 2002-03-12

    Tracks:

    1. West Side Story: Tonight - Tex Beneke And His Orchestra
    2. Stop The World-I Want To Get Off: Once In A Lifetime - Robert Mandell And His Orchestra
    3. Finian's Rainbow: Old Devil Moon - National Philharmonic Orchestra
    4. The Garrick Gaieties: Mountain Greenery - Johnny Douglas And His Orchestra
    5. Leave It To Me: My Heart Belongs To Daddy
    6. Hold Everything: You're The Cream In My Coffee
    7. Bombo: April Showers
    8. Good News: The Best Things In Life Are Free
    9. As Thousands Cheer: Easter Parade - The New Christy Minstrels
    10. Pajama Game: Hernando's Hideaway
    11. My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night
    12. Spring Is Here: With A Song In My Heart

    Music:

    1. University
    2. 05:22:09:12 Off
    3. First Flight [UK-Import]
    4. Grace
    5. Deadly Games-the History
    6. The Singles
    7. Already Plus 2 [UK-Import]
    8. Look My Way
    9. Bonfire in a Dixie Cup [UK-Import]
    10. Punk-O-Rama Vol. 3 [US-Import]

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