The album is a solid, groovy listen, but the biggest detractor to this album is the fact every live version of these songs is infinitely better. This goes for most Talking Heads studio albums in my opinion, but especially on this one where in comparison a lot of the songs on here just feel kinda lifeless. Crosseyed and Painless on Stop Making Sense makes this version look like a joke. I honestly don't get the hate for The Overload though; I thought it was actually a pretty great atmospheric ...
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