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Jerry Harrison Casual Gods Release Date: 1987 Label: Sire With Talking Heads having split, guitarist Jerry Harrison released his second solo effort with 1987's Casual Gods. In addition to playing guitar, keyboards, and singing, Harrison also produced the release which featured players like Bernie Worrel on keyboards and Chris Spedding and Robbie McIntosh playing guitar. Harrison's vocals have a quality similar to David Byrne and the music is reminiscent of Fear of Music-era Talking Heads. "Rev It Up" was an AOR hit and deservedly so. The song lives up to its name with a funky, loose groove, snaky guitar, and throbbing bass. "Man With a Gun" is just one of many great lyrics on Casual Gods with a series of wry observations ("A pretty girl can walk anywhere/All doors open for her") over a moody rhythm punctuated by guitar twitches. Casual Gods is a pleasure for Talking Heads fans, but manages to stand on its own. Tom Demalon, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Rev It Up 2 Song of Angels 3 Man with a Gun 4 Let It Come Down 5 Cherokee Chief 6 Perfect Lie 7 Are You Running? 8 Breakdown in the Passing Lane 9 A.K.A. Love 10 We're Always Talking 11 Bobby 12 Bobby [Extended Mix] Releases: Year Type Label 1984 CD Sire

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