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| Artist: David Byrne
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 34085
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 50924
UPC: 724385092428
EAN: 0724385092428
ASIN: B000059XNQ
Publication Date: 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: This is an EX-LIBRARY CD with typical library markings and some wear. Inserts are all present. Disc is guaranteed to play correctly or can be returned for full refund.
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| Tracks:
| • | U.B. Jesus | | • | The Revolution | | • | The Great Intoxication | | • | Like Humans Do | | • | Broken Things | | • | The Accident | | • | Desconocido Soy (with NRU from Cafe Tacuba) | | • | Neighborhood | | • | Smile | | • | The Moment Of Conception | | • | Walk On Water | | • | Everyone's In Love With You |
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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.
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 All 'Humans' Should Own This July 11, 2001
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
I have never really been a big fan of David Byrne, or Talking Heads for that matter, but a while back I saw an appearance of Byrne performing "Like Humans Do" on David Letterman and was very intrigued. I decided to buy it because I wanted something different in my collection. It definitely is different. Each song on this album displays a different sound. The album's opener "UB Jesus" pulls you into 'Eyeball' with odd lyrics and fantastic use of backing vocals. "Like Humans Do", the song that originally reeled me in, is amazing on this album. It is very colorful and melodic - as are a lot of songs on this album, including (especially) "Desconocido Soy", a Spanish-sung tune that allows you to enjoy the song even if you don't know what is being said! "The Accident" is a dark, eerie song with an amazing vocal hook. This album is overall incredible. If you want something new, different, and fun - get this!
 consistent June 11, 2001
15 out of 22 found this review helpful
Mr. Byrne can never really make a bad album, but LITE is really what it's acronym implies. It burbles along in its own very competent way, never threatening to surprise or disconcert. Even his lyrics just seem to slide by, leaving little trace. We can't expect him to return to his glory days in TH, but he does appear to be in a stylistic cul de sac of faux-irony and bland fusion. Pity.
An example for all aging rock stars to follow... October 4, 2004
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
David Byrne built heavily on his previous release "Feelings" and topped it in many ways on "Look Into The Eyeball". This album contains solid material throughout and is probably Byrne's most consistent solo album. Its range spans the breadth of "Feelings", but without that album's somewhat forced eclecticism. One could call "Look Into The Eyeball" "Feelings Improved" (not to knock "Feelings", because it was also a great album). Whereas "Feelings" represented a major improvement over Byrne's self-titled 1994 album, "Look Into The Eyeball" represents yet another leap forward. The lesson here: Byrne seems to be improving with age. Or, at the very least, age has not affected Byrne's output whatsoever.
This album ranges from danceable to beautiful to toungue in cheek to happy to disturbing to funny. "U.B. Jesus" is funny, profound, disturbing, and danceable: "Jesus can kill 'ya if you don't get along." The song explores the contemporary phenomenon of making Jesus "cool" and "hip" and the impossibility of living up to the standards set by him: "Maybe I'm gonna fry in Hell, but I feel good when I burn myself." Danceable, funny, and disturbing all in one song. "The Revolution" and "The Accident" are amongst Byrne's most beautiful songs. "The Great Intoxication" and "The Moment of Conception" amongst his most driving. Byrne also finally sings a song completely in Espanol: "Desconocido Soy" (or "Unknown I am"). Lastly, we all know people such as the subject of "Everyone's In Love With You"; basically, someone who just attracts people for incomprehensible reasons. Byrne runs the gamut of his usual themes on this album, and even adds a few new ones to the mix.
Will this remain Byrne's final album released by Luaka Bop? Hard to say. Byrne no longer runs the label, and his 2004 release, "Grown Backwards" was released on Nonesuch. Time will tell.
Probably the most surprising thing about "Look Into the Eyeball" is the stark contrast between it and its successor. No clues exist anywhere as to the direction Byrne took on "Grown Backwards" three years later (though some were present on "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" from 2003). Both albums give testament to Byrne's musical diversity, ability, and inventiveness. Check them both out.
Look Into the Eyeball sure tastes yummy May 9, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
A brief review: It's been four years since David Byrne's last commercially released album, and your patience has been rewarded. Look Into the Eyeball is simply excellent. It's songs vary stylistically, but are consistent in quality. The album starts in dark tones with "U.B. Jesus." This is one of the album's highlights. Haunting strings seamlessly melt into the groove. The driving rhythm gives way to the pretty, but melancholy strings of "The Revolution." Yet, Tracks 4-7 are this album's highest point, starting with "Like Humans Do," LItE's first single, which makes sense as this is the catchiest song on the album. "Broken Things" is darker, as the title would imply, but the dark groove make this track the most reminiscent of David's Talking Heads work. "The Accident" is LItE's most unique track. It could easily come from a Broadway musical, but at the same time, it reminds me of Sgt. Pepper's. "Desconocido Soy," is my favorite song on LItE. Although I haven't a clue as to what it's about (the lyrics are in Spanish), it's got the most infectious groove, and Nru's voice provides an excellent contrast to Mr. Byrne's. Look Into the Eyeball tastes like no other album I know of, and I sure do like it. It's delicious. Highly recommended.
Not exciting, not bad either. Like most of his records. May 8, 2001
9 out of 26 found this review helpful
Since David Byrne turned his back to his former bandmates of Talking Heads, he put out a handful of solo records of mixed quality. On 'Rei Momo' he explored the boundaries of south-American music and on 'Uh-Oh' he mixed what he'd found for 'Rei Momo' with some of his later Talking Heads work. These two records were interesting works, but things went downhill since. 'David Byrne' was just a boring album, and 'Feelings', his previous regular release, an incoherent mixture of ideas which lacked style or direction. With 'The invisible man',a remix version of 'Feelings', Byrne created the first remix album that's better than its original. And now there's 'Look into the eyeball'. The bright coloured cover reminds of the plastic heads on "Feelings", but the music isn't as poppy as one might think. Except for a couple of highlights (opener 'Ub jesus' and the devo-like jumpy 'Desconocido soy'), it's all pretty much back to the slow days of the 'david byrne' album, but now with minimal string arrangements that do not excite. It might have worked for someone with a stronger voice, but with Byrne's voice as lead instrument on most tracks, 'Look into the eyeball' can't hold the attention.
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