- Audio CD (Oct 16 1989)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Sire-Wbr
- ASIN: B000002LIV
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Independence Day |
| 2. Make Believe Mambo |
| 3. The Call Of The Wild |
| 4. Dirty Old Town |
| 5. The Rose Tattoo |
| 6. Loco De Amor |
| 7. The Dream Police |
| 8. Don't Want To Be Part Of Your World |
| 9. Marching Through The Wilderness |
| 10. Good And Evil |
| 11. Lie To Me |
| 12. Office Cowboy |
| 13. Women Vs. Men |
| 14. Carnival Eyes |
| 15. I Know Sometimes A Man Is Wrong |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
Three years after Paul Simon's Graceland, the most identifiable member (by far) of the Talking Heads ventured way beyond his band's terrain with his solo debut. With Rei Momo, David Byrne inaugurated his plunge into Latin American music, doing so with a variety of styles, from son to salsa to meringue to samba, each lit with horn charts and piles of rhythm. The album, like Graceland, inspired some critiques (many of them vehement) of Byrne's cherry-picking of styles, which smacked a bit of postmodern exotica. The album certainly genre hops, mixing national styles with lyrics that gnash about Latin American political and human rights concerns. But it also helps contextualise the late-1990s fascination with native Cuban popular music, as well as the rise of Latin pop, which shares Byrne's border-agnostic mesh of all available styles. More than anything though, Rei Momo stands as one of Byrne's most inspired outings, perhaps even as an early pinnacle of his now-lengthy solo career. --Andrew Bartlett
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Three years after Paul Simon's Graceland, the most identifiable member (by far) of the Talking Heads ventured way beyond his band's terrain with his solo debut. With Rei Momo, David Byrne inaugurated his plunge into Latin American music, doing so with a variety of styles, from son to salsa to merengue to samba, each lit with horn charts and piles of rhythm. The album, like Graceland, inspired some critiques (many of them vehement) of Byrne's cherry picking of styles, which smacked a bit of postmodern exotica. The album certainly genre hops, mixing national styles with lyrics that gnash about Latin American political and human rights concerns. Released a decade prior to the late-1990s fascination with native Cuban popular music, Rei Momo sheds light on the background for the explosion of interest in Buena Vista Social Club as well as the meteoric rise of Latin pop, which shares Byrne's border-agnostic mesh of all available styles. More than anything, though, Rei Momo stands as one of Byrne's most inspired outings, perhaps even as an early pinnacle of his now-lengthy solo career. --Andrew Bartlett
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great album!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rei Momo (Audio CD)
This is truly one of my very favorite albums... it's one that you grow to love more each time you listen to it. It has a similar feel to Paul Simon's Graceland (another great album!)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Amazing!,
By I am Jack's Name (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rei Momo (Audio CD)
Words cannot express how awesome this album is. Quite possibly the greatest latin american music ever. Every song is well designed so its easy to listen all the way through. Congrats David.Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece from THE talking head,
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This review is from: Rei Momo (Audio CD)
This David Byrne CD is superb. It's one of about 10 CDs that are always in my rotation of music at home. David Byrne and Talking Heads have been more about rock-solid rhythm than blazing guitar solos, vocal hooks, or other common tricks in the book. Rei Momo is a rhythmic masterpiece, featuring a number of styles that are drawn from South America. At first, I was taken aback by the fact that all of the vocals were in English, but DB's vocal style fits the music like a glove. Listen to some of the lyrics - e.g., on Independence Day and you can almost see David smiling while singing. To me, the arrangements are what stands out and if you like drums, percussion, and horns all combined to give you a driving, grinding dance rhythm, then this CD is for you. Listen to the horns on Dirty Old Town - wow, an amazing arrangement. This CD will put a smile on your face and a bounce in your step.
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