Once in a Lifetime [Import]

Talking Heads | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 6, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Musicrama/Koch
• ASIN: B00003ZAKW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,564 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Psycho Killer

2. Take Me to the River

3. Once in a Lifetime

4. Burning Down the House

5. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

6. Slippery People [Live]

7. Life During Wartime [Live]

8. And She Was

9. Road to Nowhere

10. Wild Wild Life

11. Blind

12. (Nothing But) Flowers

13. Sax and Violins

14. Lifetime Piling Up

Editorial Reviews

14 track hits compilation of live and studio tracks from 'ar t school punks'. Tracks include 'Psycho Killer', 'Once in a Lifetime' and 'Burning Down the House'. 1992 release. Standard. jewel case. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy the original albums!, February 28, 2004

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mutzpunter (Zurich, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Once In A Lifetime (Audio CD)

I mostly agree with the previous reviewer but would consider 'Remain In Light' to be the band's artistic peak. This compilation truly is a poor representation of the Talking Heads' oeuvre. Off the first four albums (IMHO their best) only four songs are included here, one of them as a live version. Do yourself a favour and obtain the original albums. If you must buy a compilation, get 'Popular Favorites 1976-1992/Sand In the Vaseline'.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, yes, but you can do better, April 10, 2011

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Johnny Boy "The Record Collector" (Hockessin, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Once In A Lifetime (Audio CD)

Look, this is a quick review. 'Once in a Lifetime' is the single-disc baby brother to the American 'Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites 1976-1992' CD. Why they didn't just re-release that disc to the European markets is beyond me. But, they didn't. They instead released this scattershot collection of some of the Heads' best material. You do get 'Psycho Killer,' 'Burning Down the House' and 'Once in a Lifetime,' which are the three big radio hits in America of the Heads. But why don't you get 'Radio Head,' 'Road to Nowhere,' 'Cities,' and if this collection really wanted to be different, why not throw in the 1984 live version of 'Psycho Killer' from the legendary concert film 'Stop Making Sense'?

Overall, this is a weak compilation of Talking Heads material. If you were smart, you would go buy the studio albums and the two live albums ('The Name of This Band is Talking Heads' and the soundtrack to 'Stop Making Sense'). Or, if you really *must* have a Talking Heads collection, 'Sand in the Vaseline' and the box set 'Once in a Lifetime' still remain the best on the market.

Skip this. This really isn't a necessary purchase for any Talking Heads fan, unless you are on a *really* tight budget.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prime Talking Heads Without Any Bulk Material, October 16, 2001

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Rocknscrolls (Calgary, AB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Once In A Lifetime (Audio CD)

Without question an almost ideal anthology of the Talking Heads and their memorable recording moments. A much better hit purchase selection than `Sand In The Vaseline` as all their most accomplished tracks are represented yet not on two extended haphazard discs. (Nothing But) Flowers, Blind, Once in a Lifetime, Burning Down the House, Take Me to the River, Lifetime Piling Up, And She Was, Psycho Killer and Wild Wild Life all are included here on this skillfully designed retrospective. In accord, well over half the song titles of `Once In A Lifetime` represent Talking Heads at their talented best. The couple of extra live recordings [Slippery People, Life During Wartime] also give added dimension and insight to this wonderful band amongst subtle but positive crowd interaction. Had only Houses In Motion from `Remain In Light` been added, I wouldn't be expecting anything else from this near perfect chart lineup. That trivial blemish put aside, still ultimately the most impressive/gratifying Heads `greatest hit` compilation today out there available on the market and well worth its cost price. Five stars proudly deserve to shine in my opinion for this superior compilation undertaking...