Friday, April 8, 2011


Talk Talk Series, #2: Talk Talk- The Party's Over (1982) MP3 & FLAC


"And I hope that I've kept you amused, to wipe that spit right off my shoes."

While The Party's Over is easily the most conventional of Talk Talk's five studio albums, it is, nevertheless, far more than a mere footnote to the band's small but legendary discography. In actuality, Talk Talk's debut bears many subtle signs of the greatness that was soon to follow on its heels. Primary among these is Mark Hollis' distinctive vocal-style; his uniquely emotional (and somewhat nasal) phrasings were heads and tails beyond what other vocalists in the New Wave/New Romantic genre were doing both in terms of originality and musicality. This allows a song such as the single "Talk Talk," which, on the surface, sounds a bit like a rehash of Duran Duran's "Planet Earth," to transcend its derivative origins. In addition, The Party's Over occasionally shows flashes of the band's unconventional melodic sense that would blossom to great affect on later albums. For example, on "Today," straightforward synth-pop elements are combined with Japan-esque bass and percussion to create a sonic landscape for Hollis to work his melancholy magic, but the haunting chorus, with its chants of "Today" takes the song in an unexpected and striking melodic direction.  Talk Talk's debut, while certainly not as groundbreaking as future albums, it well worth a listen, as it both prefigures the band's greater works and contains some pleasures all its own.

The Party's Over (1997 Remaster)
1. Talk Talk  (3:23)
2. It's So Serious  (3:21)
3. Today  (3:30)
4. The Party's Over  (6:12)
5. Hate  (3:58)
6. Have You Heard the News?  (5:07)
7. Mirror Man  (3:21)
8. Another Word  (3:13)
9. Candy  (4:42)



12 comments:

  1. Talk Talk! The absolute best! Thanks so much.

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  2. DK, you're welcome. Lots more coming over the next two weeks

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  3. Didn't have this one Mr. voixautre so thank you very much!

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  4. Not directly related, but some Bark Psychosis seems to be in order here.

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  5. Jeff, the only reason I haven't posted "Hex" is that it's such a staple on every lossless blog. I imagine I'll put it up at some point. Maybe after Talk Talk is over

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  6. I figured as much, but maybe one of the comps like, Independency, or Game Over, or Replay. Independency would be a good one since it collects all the early ep’s.

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  7. Jeff, actually, today I did an about face on this and decided to add Bark Psychosis to the Talk Talk series, which I've extended to 15 posts. I thank you for changing my mind on this and I will look into the albums you suggested

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  8. Thanks for all posts of Talk Talk.

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  9. André Luiz, my pleasure. It was a fun series to do

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