- Audio CD (Oct 1 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: Warner Bros
- ASIN: B000002MPU
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#10,916 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #86 in Music > Miscellaneous > Experimental Music
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Track Listings
| 1. A Long Time Ago |
| 2. Angels |
| 3. Crash |
| 4. A Self-Made Man |
| 5. Back In The Box |
| 6. Sad Song |
| 7. Nothing At All |
| 8. My Love Is You |
| 9. Lilies Of The Valley |
| 10. You & Eye |
| 11. Strange Ritual |
| 12. Buck Naked |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
David Byrne may well be the smartest person in American pop music today, but a lot of good it does him. The man who created the Talking Heads and then demolished them is smart enough to realize that third-world rhythms are one doorway out of rock'n'roll's stuffy room, and he's smart enough to figure out how to squeeze an elephant like rock'n'roll through such a narrow door. He's smart enough to see through every crude manipulation pop music has to offer, and he's smart enough to undermine every such maneuver with his bemused detachment. So why is his this self-titled album much more admirable than pleasurable? Many of the songs on the album offer similar glimpses of an empire in decline set to slow-motion, heavily echoed arrangements and detached, above-the-fray vocals. --Geoffrey Himes
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3.0 out of 5 stars
But something's missing...,
By Michael Leugs (Grand Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: David Byrne (Audio CD)
Understand that I am a huge fan of Byrne's solo work. (Saw him live just last week!) While the Talking Heads were great, Byrne's solo career keeps moving farther and farther into new worlds of creativitiy and social commentary.But there's something missing from this album. I may be doing Byrne an injustice, but this album seems a bit pretentious, or perhaps 'self-conscious' would be a better descriptor. The lyrics tend to be either more obscure or more blunt than his other albums; the rhythms and song structures tend to plod along instead of picking you up; and many of the songs lack a strong 'hook'. The elements of his stronger albums are there, but they are do not come together as powerfully as his other albums. At the least, I'd say it will take you longer to learn to appreciate this album. If you're just getting into Byrne's solo stuff, I'd recommend the following first: I'd recommend you acquire any of the above before the album being reviewed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
David Byrne's best work... most fun CD in years,
By Carmen (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: David Byrne (Audio CD)
Although all of David Byrne's (and the Talking Heads) work is fantastic, this album has a very rare (even for them) consistency of truly fantastic songs. If you're just experimenting with David Byrne, or are unsure of which album to get, let me make the decision easy... this self-titled album is by far Byrne's best work. Go ahead, spoil yourself.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great, great,
This review is from: David Byrne (Audio CD)
This is David Byrne with a more raw sound and some of his most incredible moments. The only problem with this recording is that it is too funky. Yes, too funky (just kidding of course)
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