A soundtrack, one would think, to David Byrne's film of the same name. But it's not, it's the Talking Heads version of the songs from the film. In the film they were sung by the actors. David Byrne apparently regretted this album, he felt that the songs should be performed by the actors and noone else, but the financiers of the film thought differently.
And as Byrne, I'm not completely satisfied with True Stories either. The band began to see the end of its existence, the relations between the members had been better, something that perhaps was reflected in the band's production the last years. Generally the album feels rather superficial, I guess the songs are quite OK, but they make no deeper foot prints and have never done. I got the album in my teens, and even in those more (musically) uncritical years it was no favorite of mine. It's a pretty fast-paced and energetic album, almost rocky, and it's easy to sing along to the songs if that's your fablesse. One of the band's biggest hits is found on the LP, Wild Wild Life. But I don't know, even if you hear it's Talking Heads, clear echoes from earlier works are heard, it feels pretty uninspired. According to my sources (yes, internet), much of the music was created from previous leftovers.
I like the last three, more quieter songs, the best. They are those which awaken some feelings. So, True Stories - no need in the collection, Talking Heads had done much better and more interesting albums earlier. The most interesting thing with the LP is perhaps, in a way, the song Radio Head, which named another band.
And I have not seen the film. Maybe I should do that, almost 30 years after its creation.
Tracklist
Side A
1. Love For Sale 4:30
2. Puzzlin' Evidence 5:32
3. Hey Now 3:42
4. Papa Legba 5:54
Side B
1. Wild Wild Life 3:39
2. Radio Head 3:14
3. Dream Operator 4:39
4. People Like Us 4:26
5. City Of Dreams 5:06
