"'Talking Heads: 77' ranks among the most striking, fully realized, and important debut albums of the punk/new wave era that spawned it, though it doesn't particularly sound like punk or new wave. In fact, it sounds like nothing else, before or since, unless you count the group's own subsequent LPs ... If you don't already own 'Talking Heads:77' - which sounds as vital as ever nearly half a century after its release - buying this box set should be a no-brainer. Even if you have the original album and many of the ostensible rarities, however, there are at least two compelling reasons to pick this up. One is the Blu-ray, whose surround-sound tracks add significantly to the power of the music. The other is the [previously unreleased] CBGB concert, which features fired-up performances of eight of the 11 numbers on 'Talking Heads:77' plus [more]".