Album Rating: 5.0

Yup. Only the opener of Spirit is as good as this to me.

The Rainbow and I Believe In You are stunners, but phwoar boi Ascension Day and New Grass hold their own against em and Taphead rounds it off for me. There's nothing quite like that one

There's nothing quite like any of these songs tho lets be real.

Ascension Day has got way too much of an infatuation with Liebezeit for me to feel right putting it on par with the other three, or most of the songs on this. I dig the bluesiness though.

Album Rating: 5.0

sorry Ghandi I haven't listened to Can yet so they basically don't exist

Album Rating: 5.0

Spirit is a bit worse (“”) than this and “the rainbow” is the best song on spirit of eden

Album Rating: 5.0

That said spirit of eden is THE 180 (and has three fewer years of music to compete with in terms of stylistic innovation). So gotta give it respect

Album Rating: 5.0

“after the flood” is the best talk talk song and a top 30-ish OAT fershurrrrre

gotta say i believe in you is my favorite talk talk. especially after knowing the story behind it. just unbelievably poignant and beautiful. one of my favorites ever

Album Rating: 5.0

@ryus, mansplain it to me pls

it's mark's ode to his brother who was addicted to heroin. he died before spirit came out i think

Album Rating: 5.0

oh man

Album Rating: 5.0

jesus, hits you right in the heart

Album Rating: 4.5

it seems his brother died roughly half a year after the release of spirit of eden, but that this fact has been modified over time to make a more hard-hitting story...?



heartbreaking regardless

Album Rating: 5.0

i'd like to posit that Colour of Spring was, in fact, THE 180,



isn't New Grass about Mark overcoming his heroin addiction?

"it seems his brother died roughly half a year after the release of spirit of eden, but that this fact has been modified over time to make a more hard-hitting story...?"

ah my mistake

mark said he never did heroin so idk wines. and true colour was the turning point

Album Rating: 5.0

>i'd like to posit that Colour of Spring was, in fact, THE 180,



yes!



>isn't New Grass about Mark overcoming his heroin addiction?



no

Album Rating: 5.0

Colour of spring was a huge turning point for the band but spirit of eden feels to me like a turning point for music or whatever lol if that makes sense. It’s sooooo different from surrounding stuff

Album Rating: 5.0

Sowee

Talk Talk 10/10 band

Album Rating: 5.0

“after the flood” is the best talk talk song and a top 30-ish OAT fershurrrrre