Fear of Music
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Fear of Music is the third studio album by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979, by Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talking Heads. The album reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 and number 33 on the UK Albums Chart. It spawned the singles "Life During Wartime", "I Zimbra", and…

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Released
August 3rd, 1979
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Album
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Sire Records

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AllMusic (William Ruhlmann)
4.5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune (Greg Kot – May 6, 1990)
3/5 stars
Consequence of Sound (Libby Cudmore – August 31, 2019)A+
The Irish Times (Kevin Courtney – January 13, 2006)
5/5 stars
Pitchfork (Jayson Greene – April 23, 2020)10/10
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