REMAIN IN LIGHT

Way back in 1980 the original wave of Talking Heads fans were pleasantly stunned to hear Remain in Light produced and co-written by Brian Eno on which Byrne and company are joined by guitar god Adrian Belew and funk legends Bernie Worrell (keyboards) and Steven Scales (percussion) among others for a fuller funkier sound nobody imagined they had in them. The first three songs are long layered full-body dance parties with incessantly repeated phrases (musical and lyrical) and increasingly catchy melodic hooks that won t let go for days. quot;Once in a Lifetimequot; was the big hit but the rockingest track is the third quot;The Great Curve quot; after which the songs get more linear and subdued. It s still great stuff right through to the especially Eno-like droner quot;The Overload quot; but the second half is maybe better to sleep to than dance to. Which is fine: after the exuberance of the first three songs you ll need a little nap.