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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today | 
| Artists: David Byrne, Brian Eno
Label: TODO MUNDO
Category: Music
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 34
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
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Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 2
UPC: 634457504929
EAN: 9332727014390
ASIN: B001FWRZ1O
Release Date: November 25, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Home | | • | My Big Nurse | | • | I Feel My Stuff | | • | Everything That Happens | | • | Life Is Long | | • | The River | | • | Strange Overtones | | • | Wanted for Life | | • | One Fine Day | | • | Poor Boy | | • | The Lighthouse |
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Product Description
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.''
Album Description
Brian Eno and David Byrne finished their first collaboration in about 30 years and the result is the album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. For the most part, Brian did the music and David wrote some tunes, words and sang. It's familiar but completely new as well. Per David Byrne, "We're pretty excited.'
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Where did this come from? November 26, 2008
Don Walton Jr. (Albuquerque, NM United States)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
David Byrne. Brian Eno. Together again. 'Strange Overtones' may be the best single of the year, period. It does sound like a mishmash of leftover 90's samples, but that's because it's what it is. It even references that fact in it's own lyrics. "This groove is out of fashion/These beats are 20 years old." Still, it's incredibly catchy, charming, poppy and intelligent and against all odds, sounds very fresh.
Everyone digs Byrne and the Talking Heads, but I never counted myself as a huge fan of his music, more of a fan of his label Luaka Bop. My vanilla attitude made this record that much sweeter in that it blindsided me. The album has lots of bizarre blips and pops, weird pacing, abstract lyrics... the whole thing is very unconventional, and in this time of everyone you've ever met releasing an album online, it's very strange to find something unique. Sure, it's got hints of Byrne, hints of Eno, some XTC, TLC, FYC, a heavy (intentional) dose of modern gospel, even some Michael Jackson-ish beats... but it's greater than the sum of its parts. It's difficult to describe what you're going to hear here, but it's almost impossible to listen to the album without a smile on your face.
And I love all the artwork. The cover. The liner notes. Reminds me of The Sims meets Sunny Day Real Estate's 'Diary'. Mundane and exciting at the same time.
 Nothing Has Changed, But Nothing's The Same November 27, 2008
wm (...onward....thru the fog!)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
When David Byrne was the keynote speaker at Austin's South By Southwest Conference a couple of years ago, he did a presentation called "Record Companies, who needs them?". The point of his presentation was that this age of rampant digital file sharing presents challenges and opportunities for artists to reinvent the way they release their music, and record companies better figure out a different business model, or get left in the digital dust.
Well, as the saying goes, Mr. Byrne put his money where his mouth was, and released "Everything" digitally on his own imprint.
It's been phenomenally successful. As he predicted in his keynote address, he and Brian Eno have been putting about 80%, instead of 12 or 15% of the profits in their own pockets.
Byrne embarked on his current tour in support of the album a couple of weeks after its release. In doing so, he followed the second prong of his keynote address: After releasing the record, start making the big money on the road. Aside from undoubtedly being very lucrative, the tour has gotten nearly universal positive acclaim by critics and fans alike. I've seen two of the shows so far, and currently have tickets to a third show, if that tells you anything.
Now to the record itself. So much has been written on websites all over the internets since its digital release, that it's almost superfluous to do a review, but here it goes:
As the story goes, Eno had the basic tracks, sent them by email to Byrne, whose task was to add melodies and lyrics. "Strange Overtones" celebrates that process:
Your song still needs a chorus/I know you'll figure it out
The rising of the verses/A change of key will let you out
Eno was a de facto fifth member of Talking Heads on the group's second, third, and fourth albums. As the review taken from Rolling Stone above says, they also collaborated on "My life in the Bush of Ghosts", and on a couple of tracks from "The Catherine Wheel".
This record doesn't necessarily sound specifically like any one of those records, yet Byrne's inimitable signature is indelibly engraved on it, just as it is on all his post Talking Heads records.
Most of Byrne's solo records are pretty solid (granted, some more so than others), but "Everything" is probably the best post Talking Heads album he's done. Since it's a collaboration with Eno, it's often been compared to the three Talking Heads records and "Life in the Bush of Ghosts".
After having listened to "Everything" maybe a half dozen times, and hearing bits and pieces of Talking Heads era influences along with post Talking Heads influences, it finally dawned on me that the record it resembles most is not a Byrne/Eno or Talking Heads record, but instead the 1990 record Eno released with John Cale of Velvet Underground fame called "Wrong Way Up", so check that out. Byrne has described "Everything" as "electronic gospel". Both "Wrong Way Up" and "Everything.." do have a very uplifting sound, and would sound great in a church or cathedral.
The song "One fine day" was inspired by the book "What is the what", which is about a young Sudanese man who made an amazing journey to America and made a new life for himself.
As this historic election approached, Byrne began saying we could all make November 4 "One fine day" before he played the song live. Yes We Did, and the song stands as a beautiful example of many of Byrne's songs which are born with one meaning, and evolve into an entirely different meaning after their release.
"Everything" is already making its way to several "Best of 2008" lists. It's definitely high up on mine.
On "Everything", Byrne's voice is stronger than it's ever been, and the show is a real joy.
Great record.
Fuzzy Freaky. November 30, 2008
Jason Stein (Chula Vista, CA United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Byrne has always appealed to my Asperger's side. I might have been the only 12 year old who bought "Stop Making Sense" and "Little Creatures" and wanted more. In doing this review, I am going to stick to just Byrne's lyrical albums as a comparison and avoid his instrumental works.
As others have noted here, "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" is one of Byrne's finest albums. That being said, there are a few mediocre songs like "I Feel My Stuff", "The River", "Poor Boy" and "The Lighthouse", but these are minor interferences. They do not bring the album down as a whole.
The rest of the songs are true Byrne gems like "Home", "My Big Nurse", "Everything That Happens", "Life Is Long", "Strange Overtones", "Wanted For Life" and "One Fine Day"--I like them all equally, which really makes this album a strong album. It's hard to find this quality in many albums by newer artists today.
Note to Byrne: Do another album with Eno. Although I am looking forward to Byrne and Fatboy Slim next year. That should be interesting too.
So here's my comparison chart for "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" against Byrne's other lyrical albums.
1989 Rei Momo: Three and a Half Stars
1992 Uh Oh: Three and a Half Stars
1994 David Byrne: Three and a Half Stars
1997 Feelings: Four Stars
2001 Look Into The Eyeball: Three Stars
2004 Grown Backwards: Three and a Half Stars
2008 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today: Four Stars
And if you must know:
1981 My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts: Three Stars
And furthermore:
1977 Talking Heads '77: Four Stars
1978 More Songs About Buildings And Food: Four Stars
1979 Fear Of Music: Four and a Half Stars
1980 Remain In Light: Five Stars
1982 The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads: Three Stars
1983 Speaking In Tongues: Four Stars
1984 Stop Making Sense: Five Stars
1985 Little Creatures: Four Stars
1986 True Stories: Three and a Half Stars
1988 Naked: Three and a Half Stars
 Not Happening December 7, 2008
Arthur Lazarus (Chadds Ford, PA)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a HUGE disappointment considering the hype leading up to its release, plus the fact that the tour supporting the album was such a success (watch snippets of the tour on YouTube) -- not to mention the great collabotations previously forged by Byrne and Eno on Talking Heads albums. I also thought that given the rather good quality of Eno's "Another Day," and Byrne's recent efforts, albeit uneven over the years, "Everythig That Happens" would be great stuff. But after two listenings this CD has already made its way into my vast collection of soon-to-be forgotten new releases purchased out of loyalty or promise. If you want staying power, download "Strange Overtones" (it's free right now on Amazon) and add it to a mix of your favorite Byrne/Heads tunes. That should keep you going at least until Byrne's next project, which we hope incorporates a driving rhythm section.
Byrne + Eno + Electro-Folk-Gospel = 5 Star Album December 9, 2008
S. Purcell
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Brian Eno has a long history of assisting and inspiring other artists to create some of their greatest works (U2, Coldplay, David Bowie, James, Paul Simon, John Cale, and, of course, The Talking Heads, all spring to mind), and his collaboration with David Byrne on EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN TODAY is no exception.
In many ways, this is the freshest sounding and most directly impacting album of David Byrne's exceptional (and exceptionally overlooked) solo career. Eno describes his musical arrangements here as simple but inviting, and this is the perfect way to put it. The music is also lush, clever, and intoxicating, and it clearly inspired Byrne to deliver some of his most soulful and appealing performances ever.
Having heard the record a half-dozen times already (and having seen a show from the justly celebrated concert tour), I can safely say that I consider at least 8 out of the 11 songs a perfect 5 out of 5 stars. Only the last couple songs seem to lose some steam, although they are only pale in comparison to the tremendous tracks that preceded them.
I definitely suggest checking out the song, "Strange Overtones" (which, according to another reviewer, is available free here on Amazon), which is one of the major stand-outs from the album. DB opens his concerts with this song, and it's the perfect way to introduce new listeners to the timeless and inspiring soundscape of ETHWHT.
Anyways, I was pretty annoyed and disappointed to see the tangle of rotten reviews for this record, and I have to wonder why such a great artist as David Byrne attracts so many embittered spammers. This isn't to say that every bad review is a spam, but most of the bad reviews here struck me as uninformed and truly uninspired nonsense. But you can be the judge about that, I guess.
Check this album out - it really is one of the best of '08, and probably David Byrne's (and Brian Eno's) best yet.
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