| Average Customer Rating: |  3.5 |
| Release Date: | 2008-11-25 |
| Publisher: | TODO MUNDO |
| Artist: | David Byrne; Brian Eno |
| Track 1: | Home |
| Track 2: | My Big Nurse |
| Track 3: | I Feel My Stuff |
| Track 4: | Everything That Happens |
| Track 5: | Life Is Long |
| Track 6: | The River |
| Track 7: | Strange Overtones |
| Track 8: | Wanted for Life |
| Track 9: | One Fine Day |
| Track 10: | Poor Boy |
| Track 11: | The Lighthouse |
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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.''
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Customer reviews
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Absolutely horrible
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All too often, an established and well-respected artist or group will have incredible success owing to consistency and sheer quality, only not to know when the wheels have come disastrously off. Such is the case with this album. David Byrne. Brian Eno. You put those names together and the thought of mediocrity doesn't enter your mind. But then you listen to this piece of garbage and all doubt is removed as to its awfulness. I listened to this from beginning to end and COULDN'T WAIT until it was done. Someone needs to tell these two when their work fails and I will be that person: this album is a complete mistake. The music sucks and David's singing has never been more immemorable. I threw this album away the second it was over. Don't waste your $$ on this offal.
Rating: 
(1
out of 5) @ 2009-01-07
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A let-down and a disappointment
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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 felt disjointed. This was not a collaboration in any sense, even in the liner notes they explain that Eno made the music in advance of Byrne writing his lyrics in response to the music. The end result feels like the mashup that it is.
Rating: 
(2
out of 5) @ 2009-01-03
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David Byrne is on a roll (along with Brian Eno)
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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 different form the "Ghosts" album. The opener "Home" is a slow, almost majestic, song, as is the title track. The 'classic' Eno/Byrne sound (recalling the Eno-produced Talking Heads albums and the "Ghosts" album) comes through in tracks like "I Feel My Stuff", "Strange Overtones" (which is the best song on the album for me), "Wanted For Life" and "Poor Boy". The closer "The Lighthouse" is a beautiful pensive tune that is the perfect way to round out the album. In all, this album is a delight to listen to pretty much from start to finish.
I had the opportunity to see David Byrne in concert a couple of months ago at the beautiful Warner Theatre in Washington, DC in support of this album, and what a magical evening that was (being in the second row, in spitting distance of Byrne, certainly didn't hurt). He brought a bunch of songs from this album (including Strange Overtones, My Big Nurse, Life Is Long, and others), and truth be told, I thought that a number of the songs sounded better live than on the album. Of course there were a bunch of songs as well from the Eno-produced "Fear of Music" and "Remain in Light" Talking Head albums. If you have a chance to see him on this tour, do not miss out on it!
Rating: 
(4
out of 5) @ 2009-01-03
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Finally
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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 was a great move.
Rating: 
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-12-20
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Pensive.
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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 fall asleep with the album on continuous replay....
Syrupy. Treacly. Maybe. Good? Definitely.
It's not the kind of album you buy songs separately at 99 cents a piece, or mix them up on your iPod. It's a coherent album with songs placed in order by sentient beings.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-12-16
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