David Byrne

David Byrne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 24, 1994)
• Original Release Date: May 24, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B000002MPU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,179 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #87 in Music > Miscellaneous > Experimental Music

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 24-MAY-1994

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars But something's missing..., July 6, 2004

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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:
- "Rei Momo" is a great release from his earlier forays into latin rhythms.
- "Feelings" is good.
- "Look Into the Eyeball" - When I got this one, I thought it would be impossible to release a better album...
- "Grown Backwards" - But then "Grown Backwards" was released, and totally knocked me out.

I'd recommend you acquire any of the above before the album being reviewed.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite David Byrne CD, October 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: David Byrne (Audio CD)

This is by far my favorite CD by David Byrne, who's music I love. It's a bit more mature and mainstream in some ways than the previous title "Uh Oh" but it's also a little more quirky than "Feelings", although I do like both of those albums. With touchingly funny songs like "My Love is You" and bitingly funny tributes like "Buck Naked" (written for his daughter's friend who passed away as a result of AIDs) this CD is like reading a really interesting book of short stories. Each tune is completely different and they all seem to stick in your head. FOr any Heads fans or Byrne fans, you have to love this CD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad . . ., May 17, 2005

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Rich Latta (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: David Byrne (Audio CD)

but didn't turn me on nearly as much as a lot of his other stuff. Pretty straight-up songs overall, nothing too wacky or extemely interesting . . . the big exception is "Crash." For me, "Crash" really stands out. "I met my looooooooove at a funeral . . ." . . . the rhythm and percussion on that song is so cool. It's a sort of melancholy tune but really bizarre. Love the spastic breakdown in the middle before the song recovers again.

Note: This is coming from the point of view of a fan who really loves UH-OH and the Heads' NAKED, unorthodox views according to many reviewers on this site, so take my opinion with (at least) a grain of salt!