True Stories (studio album) by Talking Heads
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True Stories is ranked 10th best out of 17 albums by Talking Heads on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Talking Heads is Remain In Light which is ranked number 26 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 28,469.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 07/01/2025 13:06 | joewooley24 | | 80/100 |
90/100 | 06/05/2025 13:37 |  spigelwii | | 85/100 |
75/100 | 05/08/2025 19:44 |  dihansse | | 75/100 |
65/100 | 04/19/2025 14:37 |  EyeKanFly | | 65/100 |
65/100 | 04/15/2025 21:28 | MaxStorm98 | | 90/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.4/100, a mean average of 68.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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Within the context of the film, it's a great soundtrack. However, standing on it's own, it's... just good. Wild Wild Life and Love For Sale are the highlights here. The rest is fine, nothing bad, but just alright. It's probably better if you've seen the movie.
Their second masterpiece. My copy includes the extended version of "Wild Wild Life" which is pretty different and pretty cool.
Even though it starts with a few weak songs, True Stories really starts showing how good it is from the middle to the end, starting with Wild Wild Life. This second part is definitely worth revisiting.
I like the song Wild Wild Life a lot! This album sounds like Talking Heads making music Sparks made in the 1980s. Slightness of both In Outer Space and Angst in My Pants here.
Obviously not their best, but still chock full of great songs.
lightmyway 05/15/2012 02:12
This isn't a disaster or anything but it's not at the same level as Little Creatures, no way.
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