David Byrne and Brian Eno have paired up for their first record together as co-writers since the highly influential and critically acclaimed 1981 release My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is the culmination of a year s worth of writing, recording, and travel between New York and London. Everything That Happens... was conceptualized during a visit to Brian Eno s studio after the two reconnected upon Nonesuch Records re-release of Bush of Ghosts. Byrne explains, ''I recall Brian mentioning that he had a lot of largely instrumental tracks he d accumulated, and since, in his words, he hates writing words, I suggested I have a go at writing some words, and tunes over a few of them, and we see what happens.'' Thus the two began exchanging vocal and instrumental tracks, and the transatlantic collaboration began. Everything That Happens...features Byrne s lyrics and voice alongside Eno s various electronic tracks. ''When we started this work, we started to think we were making something like electronic gospel: a music where singing was the central event, but whose sonic landscapes were not the type normally associated with that way of singing,'' says Eno. ''This thought tapped into my long love affair with gospel music, which, curiously, was inadvertently initiated by David and the Talking Heads.''
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
A let-down and a disappointment:
It's hard to finish this CD. Part of my disappointment is from its failure to live up to my expectations, and also this CD just fails on its own. I am a fan of REMAIN IN LIGHT and BUSH OF GHOSTS (two other Eno/Byrne collaborations) and was hoping for more of the same. This CD is not even close! This album should have been WRONG WAY UP (Eno/Cale) so do yourself a favor and go get that CD instead. Hard to put my finger on exactly what is wrong with this album other than it was a chore to get through it and... more info
David Byrne is on a roll (along with Brian Eno):
After the satisfying "Growing Backwards" album in 2004, which was David Byrne's most exciting album in a long time (for me anyway), Byrne now returns with yet another fine album, only that this time it is a collaboration with Brian Eno. I don't dare say that this is the long-awaited follow-up to the Byrne/Eno 1981 classic "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" album, but timing-wise this would be a correct statement. On "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today", Eno and Byrne bring a lush landscape, quite... more info
Finally:
I've been waiting for something like this CD from David Byrne for some time.Always liked the Talking Heads but never really cared for his solo material.I saw his show at Carnegie Hall and it was ok but I really hoped he would throw in some Talking Heads stuff which he did not. Noticed he was on tour and was doing a show at Foxwoods and bought tickets before I heard about this CD.Well the show was amazing.I love this CD,some songs more than others but its great new material.Teaming up with Brian Eno again... more info
Pensive.:
I've been listening to this album over and over. New age. Folk music. Peter, Paul and Mary. Instrumental with words. Occasionally reminds me of some of the Beatles' pensive music, especially the eponymous "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today." I stumbled upon the album when I stumbled upon the blog, "an udge and a wink." Hint, hint, wink, wink. I guess what I like about it best is its calming effect. Kind of fridaynight, turn-the-lights-down-low, wrap-your-arms-around-someone music. And then... more info
