That's funny, I always had the impression Meco was just a sci-fi goober who was into music but was not particularly interesting or original—not a cynical cash-in artist. It's kind of all over his records, in fact…and persusing his Wikipedia page, assuming it is to be believed (and not a cynical hoax construct meant to…

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The last two songs really knock it out of the park. Also check out the BBC South Bank show of them (not a concert, for the most part, but a great little doc).

I was thinking in terms of essential listening…though for me Uh-Oh was a drop of in quality from which he never recovered, much as I may have wanted to feel differently since, and have tried…

First four Heads records, first three (or four) Byrne solo records, you're welcome.

Two Sides of the Moon is patchy to say the least, but a lot of fun, and you would have to be insane to think he was trying to give the Who a run for their money and then came crawling back. He's clearly just screwing around, which is what makes it so infectious:
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I actually used to love them all to one degree or another back in HS (save Speaking), but twenty-five years later I find the rest falls away like so much chaff. I would also say that in retrospect Rei Momo is stronger than any of those other Heads records as well.

Dub Housing is amazing. Only one of their records I ever really got into except for the later okish mainstream stuff.

If it was on my list it would not be on my list. Their only terrible album, bookends aside.

@avclub-d9773268b3b8a34af17f8cff7aa99c8f:disqus I just meant on that one song. Otherwise the record is a flawless masterpiece.

The overly simple nature of these lyrics was always the low point of this record for me by a long shot, but the sheer transcendence of the instrumental finish is one of the best things they ever did.

1. More Songs
2. Fear of Music
3. 77
4. Remain in Light
and then, if you want to stick with essential listening:

Seem to remember him singing and playing guitar in Straight Time as well.

Man, that was amazing. Such a gorgeous location and a charming, unpretentious performance. Not the sort of music I would normally listen to, but I can't imagine anyone not finding this winning. I thought for sure no one would feel the need to take a shit on this, but already I'm wrong. (And I'm a tough audience—I've…

Ooo, that would be good, but too implausible, I think…

I have a Jim The World's Greatest t-shirt. No I don't. Why did I say that?

What's the big deal, exactly? This just seems like a kid's show with a somewhat unique if unpleasant aesthetic to me…most of the no-budget Christian kid's shows on broadcast TV are far more bizarre and horrifying. Barney is more compellingly bad, even. This seems basically fine.

I think the only movie this guy made that I like or would like is Kenny and Company. That's some charming shit, if kind of stilted and cheesy, and has the time-capsule flavor of the late 70s only a no-budget film can manage.

Didn't like this at all except for the dinner scene with Marilyn Nash.

Is Ruthie singing in French? It actually sounds pretty good, I love that chanteuse sound. Here is her full song, in which the singing is not bad at all, but has the most jaw-droppingly bad staging/ visible discomfort of all these numbers:
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