Talking Heads - State Theatre, Sydney, Australia, June 8 / June 9, 1979

Talking Heads - State Theatre, Sydney, Australia, June 8 / June 9, 1979This ain’t no foolin’ around! There’s a Fear of Music deluxe set on the way in the upcoming months — and if it’s as good as the previous deluxe Talking Heads sets of recent years, it’ll be well worth owning. While we wait, let’s dig into a pair of sweet Sydney SBDs from the band’s first tour down under, during which they debuted several FoM tunes. I guess they were kind of opening way, way off-Broadway. David, Tina, Chris and Jerry had taken a little time off the road in the first half of ‘79 to write and record Fear of Music. Accordingly, they sound well-rested and ready to go on these crystal clear tapes, whether playing the older stuff (great versions of “Warning Sign,” “Found a Job,” “New Feeling” etc) or jamming the new material, including “Electric Guitar,” “Heaven” and “Memories Can’t Wait.” One crucial new song Talking Heads don’t play is “I Zimbra” — with its wild polyrhythms, that one would have to wait…