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Artist:Talking Heads [ more ]
Song:I Zimbra
Album:Fear Of Music [ info ]
Released:1979
Last Played:May 22, 2013 - 01:13
Avg. Rating:7.2  (Total Ratings: 801)
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aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 06:43 

Brilliant, Nuf said!
ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada)
Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 11:00 

Yeah, well, Bill loves Byrnin' down the house...

 
terrapin52 wrote:
After RP, I never want to hear Talking Heads again as long as I live.
 


Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 20:07 

FOM one of my top 10 favorite albums, baby!
wlpendley
(New Mexico)
Posted: Oct 14, 2012 - 11:30 

All the dogs and cats in our house are dancing to this!  (Whether they like dancing or not...)
jbunniii
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: Aug 12, 2012 - 10:52 

Nice segue from "The Dead 60s." Most Talking Heads songs sound very stale to me these days, but this one still holds up OK.
perryandcaro
(Down on the farm in SW France)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 09:28 

I have this on vinyl, a staple from my days at art college. Thinking back, the last time I heard it was in 1991, just before the removal man broke the lid and stylus on my deck. That's why it's still in the movers' box. Time to finally go get a new one me thinks {#Drummer}
Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 09:20 

 greensnard1 wrote:
I Zimbra was created around the time fripp and the alien math scale rhythmic discipline thing went public, before this thing crawled into the belew-levin-bruford-fripp crimson - I Zimbra might be the debut of that thing even...perhaps it needed the hive mind of eno/byrne/belew/fripp to rupture itself up. "Larks tonuges" was close, but outside in.  This thing breathes inside out, like a cool ivory jacket with it's warm blue veins on the outside. Check out the much earlier "Dance of Maya" ( preferably about 3 times faster for cross-examination ) by Mahavishnu Orchestra ( CGTw/levin&masteleto also bow to it beautifly ) - this is wherethe thing first clawed thru the blood-brain barrier, stretched it's scaly head thru our lovely scabs, sniffed about and decided to come back when we were ready... ( oh yes, the lyrics might be in it's alien language which has no earthly interpretation we humans can bear to comprehend (? )  I Zimbra could be the name of this language, or the Thing's name ( "I Zimbra, you Jane" ) or the coming invasion's name...what do you think?
 

What do I think?  I think that your comments herein should be enshrined, marveled at and generally enjoyed as pure poetry.
coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 09:20 

When this came out, it almost seemed TOO FAR OUT, even for Talking Heads...but we knew these guys were like, Casual Gods, right? so, thankfully, we kept playing it until WE GOT THE BLESSED GROOVE THAT SLITHERS AND SQUIRMS SO MIGHTILY WITHIN; DIG IT!
Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 15:50 

Jonathan Lethem has written an entire book about this album: http://www.amazon.com/Talking-Heads-Fear-Music-33/dp/1441121005
MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 05:07 

 Proclivities wrote:

I'm pretty sure it was Robert Fripp playing that guitar on this track, so maybe it doesn't matter.
 

definitive FRIPPERTRONICS there...
rdo
(DC)
Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 10:47 

 2cats wrote:


HUH?  WTF
Apparently greensnard1's only vist to RP was for this song, on that date.  We call that a plug.

Zep
Posted: Jan 14, 2012 - 13:41 

 More_Cowbell wrote:
This album was a staple in our college dorm!
 
In our dorm, it was required listening. 

(I mean, you had to listen to it whether you wanted to or not) 
terrapin52
(Terrapin Station, SC)
Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 18:01 

After RP, I never want to hear Talking Heads again as long as I live.
cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 21:33 

Okay......since no thing is listening..... I'll try and contribute more
Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 06:53 

 manda wrote:
who came firast this as the source of the fretless guitar lick in the background or did King crimson lift this lick from here?
 
I'm pretty sure it was Robert Fripp playing that guitar on this track, so maybe it doesn't matter.


Zep
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 15:24 

 greensnard1 wrote:
I Zimbra was created around the time fripp and the alien math scale rhythmic discipline thing went public, before this thing crawled into the belew-levin-bruford-fripp crimson - I Zimbra might be the debut of that thing even...perhaps it needed the hive mind of eno/byrne/belew/fripp to rupture itself up. "Larks tonuges" was close, but outside in.  This thing breathes inside out, like a cool ivory jacket with it's warm blue veins on the outside. Check out the much earlier "Dance of Maya" ( preferably about 3 times faster for cross-examination ) by Mahavishnu Orchestra ( CGTw/levin&masteleto also bow to it beautifly ) - this is wherethe thing first clawed thru the blood-brain barrier, stretched it's scaly head thru our lovely scabs, sniffed about and decided to come back when we were ready... ( oh yes, the lyrics might be in it's alien language which has no earthly interpretation we humans can bear to comprehend (? )  I Zimbra could be the name of this language, or the Thing's name ( "I Zimbra, you Jane" ) or the coming invasion's name...what do you think?
 
Word up, well said my man.
Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 18:16 

This is so cool!!
I be dancin' !!!!

You with me Romeo? 
pomalley
(Land of Lincoln)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 08:28 

Awesome mix today!!  That's what I love about Radioparadise  {#Dancingbanana}
Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 08:28 

 merobreno wrote:

For any night. Any place, any time. Just plain fun...Whatever the technicals.

 
I just read that as "Just plain fun. . . Whatever the testicles."

I thought I would share that.  
Peace_tode
(Atlanta)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:16 

Unmistakeably Robert Fripp in there.
2cats
(Oklahoma)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:11 

 greensnard1 wrote:
I Zimbra was created around the time fripp and the alien math scale rhythmic discipline thing went public, before this thing crawled into the belew-levin-bruford-fripp crimson - I Zimbra might be the debut of that thing even...perhaps it needed the hive mind of eno/byrne/belew/fripp to rupture itself up. "Larks tonuges" was close, but outside in.  This thing breathes inside out, like a cool ivory jacket with it's warm blue veins on the outside. Check out the much earlier "Dance of Maya" ( preferably about 3 times faster for cross-examination ) by Mahavishnu Orchestra ( CGTw/levin&masteleto also bow to it beautifly ) - this is where the thing first clawed thru the blood-brain barrier, stretched it's scaly head thru our lovely scabs, sniffed about and decided to come back when we were ready... ( oh yes, the lyrics might be in it's alien language which has no earthly interpretation we humans can bear to comprehend (? )  I Zimbra could be the name of this language, or the Thing's name ( "I Zimbra, you Jane" ) or the coming invasion's name...what do you think?
 

HUH?  WTF
merobreno
Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 20:55 

For any night. Any place, any time. Just plain fun...Whatever the technicals.


manda
(Joshua Tree, Ca. - USA)
Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 20:48 

who came firast this as the source of the fretless guitar lick in the background or did King crimson lift this lick from here?
juanos
(Somewhere between the US and Guatemala)
Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 20:44 

definetively not for sunday night
greensnard1
Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 19:26 

 maryte wrote:

Eno.
 
in the credits for when i was a boy jane siberry thanks eno's knee. really. just making sure you knew that.
greensnard1
Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 19:06 

 skindy wrote:

Wow! Pass that doobie over... I wanna get that 3D feeling too!

P.S. Still can't stand this song.  {#Puke}
 
strange - i thought of that cover the other night for no reason ( after years of not thinking about it ) ...what's going on????
ok, when can i have the 3 piece suit, all socks, all underwear, all toilet paper, toilet seat,all dinnerwear, all appliances, all furniture and house interior / exterior with that pattern sticking out of them? also please give me car with it inside and out, driveway, black bumpy glass windows. and tattoo. thanks. now we listen only I Zimbra all day all night please. i go away now whew
greensnard1
Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 19:02 

 HazzeSwede wrote:
Just for your annoyance !         (#8)
                              
{#Bananasplit}
 
thank you
greensnard1
Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 19:00 



 
Marr wrote:


Not sure but I think the guitar is Adrian Belew on this album as well as some others of THs.

Added later; not Belew, but Fripp on this song. So still not really surprising.
 

that is why i ended up at this site

greensnard1
Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 18:58 

I Zimbra was created around the time fripp and the alien math scale rhythmic discipline thing went public, before this thing crawled into the belew-levin-bruford-fripp crimson - I Zimbra might be the debut of that thing even...perhaps it needed the hive mind of eno/byrne/belew/fripp to rupture itself up. "Larks tonuges" was close, but outside in.  This thing breathes inside out, like a cool ivory jacket with it's warm blue veins on the outside. Check out the much earlier "Dance of Maya" ( preferably about 3 times faster for cross-examination ) by Mahavishnu Orchestra ( CGTw/levin&masteleto also bow to it beautifly ) - this is where the thing first clawed thru the blood-brain barrier, stretched it's scaly head thru our lovely scabs, sniffed about and decided to come back when we were ready... ( oh yes, the lyrics might be in it's alien language which has no earthly interpretation we humans can bear to comprehend (? )  I Zimbra could be the name of this language, or the Thing's name ( "I Zimbra, you Jane" ) or the coming invasion's name...what do you think?
More_Cowbell
(Northern IL)
Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 13:10 

This whole album is a keeper!
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