Remain in Light专辑介绍
是美国Punk乐队Talking Heads 1980年的一张专辑,乐队成员为David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth以及 Jerry Harrison。这张专辑中融入了非洲风格的鼓点和旋律,和声颇有迷幻色彩。而专辑的制作也很有特点,是用一台多轨录音机以不同的带速录制拼接而成的(这种手法据说是Brian Eno发明的,他也参与了歌曲的创作)。由于曲风比较另类,这张专辑并没有被主流市场认可,卖得很一般。但由于其颇具“革命性”,在专业乐评群体中一直评价很高,近年来获得了不少荣誉。
这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第126位。
The musical transition that seemed to have just begun with Fear of Music came to fruition on Talking Heads' fourth album, Remain in Light. "I Zimbra" and "Life During Wartime" from the earlier album served as the blueprints for a disc on which the group explored African polyrhythms on a series of driving groove tracks, over which David Byrne chanted and sang his typically disconnected lyrics. Remain in Light had more words than any previous Heads record, but they counted for less than ever in the sweep of the music. The album's single, "Once in a Lifetime," flopped upon release, but over the years it became an audience favorite due to a striking video, its inclusion in the band's 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, and its second single release (in the live version) because of its use in the 1986 movie Down and Out in Beverly Hills, when it became a minor chart entry. Byrne sounded typically uncomfortable in the verses ("And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife/And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?"), which were undercut by the reassuring chorus ("Letting the days go by"). Even without a single, Remain in Light was a hit, indicating that Talking Heads were connecting with an audience ready to follow their musical evolution, and the album was so inventive and influential, it was no wonder. As it turned out, however, it marked the end of one aspect of the group's development and was their last new music for three years.