August 21, 2008
Listen to new Byrne/Eno Album
David Byrne has made an online stream of the new Byrne/Brian Eno album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, available:
I’ve been enjoying Brian Eno’s music since high school, and Byrne probably almost as long. In interviews, both men also seem like particularly interesting people. (It would be nice to live a life where one got to hang out with people like that!)
I’m going to have listen to Everything That Happens Will Happen Today a few times before I decide what I think of it. On first listen, I like it, but I’m not sure it meets my insanely high expectations.
Posted by Michael : August 21, 2008 12:00 AM | Kultcha | TechnoLinks
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Thanks for this, Michael. I've been listening to Eno and Byrne for a long time also. Have you heard Byrne's building "organ" where he plays an entire building? Great fun. Comparable to Alvin Lucier's Music on a Long Thin Wire, where he strung a wire across the dome of the customs house in SDNY and sent electric charges down it which it then "played".
Posted by: John Flood at August 21, 2008 12:42 PMBryne is really good. Nice video.
Posted by: Stacy Clark at August 22, 2008 03:16 PMMy take: much of it lacks the intensity and catchiness of earlier efforts. Just as Robert Plant did with Allison Krause. It kinda sounds like an 'easy listening' version, decent but not great. However, I Feel My Stuff was definitely a keeper, though even that ran a little long to match up to their earlier works.
Musical experts might find more to appreciate. But for me, I go with what moves my spirit, emotions and/or mind and I've heard each do much better than this release provides.
Posted by: Kevin Hayden at August 23, 2008 03:15 AMNote that those of us who actually hang out with Michael now have reason to sulk.....
The first E&B project was altogether great..... But then I thought that Krause & Plant was really good, so what do I know?
Posted by: pat gudridge at August 24, 2008 02:26 PMNote that those of us who actually hang out with Michael now have reason to sulk.....
The first E&B project was altogether great..... But then I thought that Krause & Plant was really good, so what do I know?
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