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Originally Posted by Janszoon
It sounds like one thing you're missing is the percussion, which is pretty fantastic.  Also, listen to the second half. I think Tropicália, Bossa Nova, Highlife, and Afrobeat are amazing genres of music and are really worth checking out—and they had a big influence on Talking Heads throughout their career—but if that's not your speed, you'll find that the second half has a pretty different style from the first half.
I mean what kind of cruise would they play this on?
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I mean as do I, but this album just comes off as a bit stale to me. I'll keep trying I suppose then since you're determined. Earlier the afrobeat influences seemed more fluid though while on this album it's more latin and Caribbean influenced I think.