Talking Heads - Slippery People (EMI)

David Byrne's got bigger and better suits than Yohji Yamamoto, but never mind the width - what about the quality? Well, the Heam,' musical accomplishments continue ,) surpass even their sartorial achievements, and this two-headed blast of pure dance-floor intelligentzia is living proof of that. Since their first LP in 1977, they've been a constant source of mature moods and homely madness, never ever missing a single beat. Lifted from their forthcoming celluloid venture Stop Making Sense (filmed on their last tour), the sound quality is beyond excellence, whilst the puns are pure fun: get ahead - get a Talking Head. (Dylan Jones, Record Mirror, October 20, 1984)

More live meandering from David Byrne and a cast of thousands. Typically Headsy without expunging the memory of their late '70s peak, 'Slippery People' jerks along on Fenders, funk and Steve Scale's subtle percussion. The Squawking Teds pioneered this style so long ago it now fails to sound new. Very average. (Max Bell, No 1, October 20, 1984)