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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0724385092428 Label: Virgin Records Us Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us MPN: 50924 Number Of Discs: 1 Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: Virgin Records Us Release Date: May 14, 2001 Studio: Virgin Records Us Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Since disbanding the Talking Heads many years back, David Byrne has charted a singular course in the pop world. He has delved deeply into the worlds of both Brazilian and African music, while never losing touch with his art-school rock roots. With the release of Look into the Eyeball Byrne once again delivers a seamless blend of the musical forms that inspire him, with his trademark wry humor and keen sense of detail. While Byrne may never write the great heartbreaking standard, there is something quite moving about his droll observations on modern life. In songs like "Smile" and "The Revolution" (both of which feature beautiful string arrangements) one senses a genuine sadness, whereas perhaps in the old Talking Heads days one would feel only that they were lucky to be in on some prankster's intellectual joke. So what we have here is a mature artist at the height of his powers adding yet another classic to his already prodigious canon. --Ike Bolton Album Description: Japanese edition of his 2001 studio album includes one bonustrack, 'Empire'. 13 tracks in all. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Some good songs, few that I'm not too fond ofI love this guy's music. He is one of the best (and underrated) artists out there. This album was worth the money. Like Humans do, Walk..Water and a few others are outstanding songs. Some kind of lame, similar to old stuff he used to do that was slightly incoherent but still good art. If you reeeeallly want some good stuff, try his Rei Momo, Feelings and the more recent Grown Backwards. These are KILLER and you won't be sorry if you are a DB fan. High level stuff. Rating:  - Admittedly Not DB's Masterpiece......but Byrne's nadir surpasses most artists' peaks. (Not that this is his worst by a long shot.) The beauty of Heads/Byrne is his turgid lyrics mean different things at different stages of life. Same has held true with this album after a few years of listening. Some songs that seemed brilliant the first time I heard them now seem a little silly, and some that flashed past back then have blossomed. I wouldn't recommend this CD for someone who only had enough money to buy 5 of the greatest ... Read More Rating: - my first david solo cd....and i love it!!!!:) from beginning to end, this cd is great. it includes some of the happiest songs i think i have ever heard, which is coming from a big fan of happy songs.:) cool. just cool is the only way besides super great to describe this cd. is it a good place to start your david byrne collection?? i dont know, but its definetley persuaded me to check out everything else. and i should say the talking heads are in my top 5, but now david byrne is there too!:) Rating: - 5 Stars ...for price, service, and product.This was a very inexpensive used album. I got more than I paid for, in excellent condition, and on time. Rating:  - Oh my god...WTF. This guy should be shot or at least locked away forever for attempting to make money off of this travesty. And someone should beat some sense into letterman, too. Then I read that he was the frontman of Talking Heads; that explains alot. There isn't one redeeming quality to this drivel. Lyrics, music, voice are all pretty sorry. If you listen to this you'd be better off converting to (c)rap. |
