Customer Reviews
Articulate Collection 
2006-08-17
Oddly, a compilation by Talking Heads should come out uneven and disjointed, but this collection is marvelously done. The songs meld well together and provide a sampler that wouldn't prevent anyone from buying their excellent original albums. ('Talking Heads '77,' 'Remain in Light,' and 'Speaking in Tongues' are their crowning achievements artistically, but 'Fear of Music,' 'More Songs About Buildings and Food,' and 'True Stories' demonstrate that they had a great repertoire. (Unlike, 'Sand in the Vaseline,' which is also excellent, but perhaps takes too many gems and doesn't align them as well.)
For the uninitiated, Talking Heads is one of the freshest and engaging progressive bands from the seventies and eighties. "Psycho Killer," "Once in a Lifetime," "Burning Down the House," and "Wild, Wild Life" all capture the inspired lunacy that dares to match the insanity of ordinary life. All of their albums are well represented. "Life During Wartime" represents them at their progressive best, but "And She Was" showcases their ethereal best.
In sum, 'Best of Talking Heads' provides a great mix and a thoughtful sampler without spoiling all of the fun.
Excellent Heads Compilation 2006-04-03
Known as much for their quirky style as well as their enigmatic and creative music, Talking Heads were one of the most popular and successful bands of the late 1970s' and early 1980s'. Even today, almost 20 years after they broke up, they still have a large fanbase.
Personally speaking, I'm not the world's biggest Talking Heads fan. However, I've always liked what I heard from them, and I always wanted one of their cds in my collection. So when I found the single disc, 18 track collection "The Best Of Talking Heads", I snatched it up immediately.
This is by far the best collection for the Talking Heads novice. Pretty much all the Talking Heads essentials are here, including "Love - > Building On Fire", "Take Me To The River", "Life During Wartime", "Memories Can't Wait", "Once In A Lifetime" and "Burning Down The House" as well as many others. And every track sounds fantastic.
In addition, there is a wonderful booklet replete with great liner notes, including interviews with Talking Heads fans such as Moby and El P. It is also readily available and affordabe. I highly recommend it.
Great record, but few songs missing 
2006-03-23
This is a good collection for the casual fan, but Sand in the Vasoline is the better "Best of" collection. Don't get me wrong, there is a collection of great songs here, but it doesn't have some songs. "City of Dreams" is a great song and sadly isn't included on this record. Between the two, I'd say "Sand" is better
Talking Heads Rule 2006-03-10
Slap it in your car stereo, pump it up, and you're ready to roll!
More than Once in a Lifetime 2005-12-28
"Once In A Lifetime" for me was the song and music video that got me to look away and find that there was and is other music out there besides movie score and soundtracks. "Once In A Lifetime" got me right into the 80s new wave or whatever you want to call it (there was really quite a lot of different "rock" "pop" and all the rest coming out of that decade). Talking Heads are endearing to me and I love this album. I don't have to listen to all these "best of the 80s" compilations but instead I can just listen to Talking Heads and get much better feeling for that unique sound that just gets a grip on you. I like this album. I can't say anything bad about it.
GREAT CD 2008-05-25
What's not to like , the sound is perfect , the music is awesome , great collection , highly recommended.
Talking Heads Best Songs 2008-05-19
All of the best of Talking Heads, good cd!!! I hadn't heard some of the songs and love them better than the ones I had heard. Heaven is a great song and so is Road to Nowhere.
very good collection 2007-12-26
This is an excellent collection. It's missing 'I, Zimbra', 'The Big Country' and although it wasn't released as a single, I wish it had 'Drugs' on it, but it has all the other hits. This is a great collection for most Talking Heads fans.
CBGB 2007-07-05
This collection is all a Talking Head fan (except the most devout fan) will ever need. 3/4s of the tunes are great, the rest are still good.
Exceptional best-of set 2006-10-09
Of course you know all these songs, and of course there are many more great cuts deeper on the original albums, but for a single-disc review of a band with over 10 years' worth of releases, this 18-track set is hard to beat. The group went through several striking stylistic changes over its lifetime, but that variation actually helps this disc hold together as an album as well as a set of songs.
This would make a great introduction for a younger fan of the current crop of danceable art rock bands (Of Montreal, The Killers, Decemberists) or a casual fan looking to supplant an old LP collection.
