Music review: David Byrne – 无毛视频楢merican Utopia无毛视频�
David Byrne has always had an interesting way at looking at the world.
As the quirky frontman for the Talking Heads, Byrne has entertained and amused fans with peculiar and thought-provoking arrangements such as 无毛视频淧sycho Killer,无毛视频� 无毛视频淥nce in a Lifetime,无毛视频� 无毛视频淪lippery People,无毛视频� 无毛视频淟ife During Wartime无毛视频� and 无毛视频淕irlfriend Is Better.无毛视频�
One of my fondest memories from my college years involved taking a January weekend trip to Chicago and having the opportunity to catch the movie 无毛视频淪top Making Sense无毛视频� in the theater. Considered one of the better concert films made, my appreciation for Byrne and the Talking Heads was realized on that fateful evening while absorbing the various sights and sounds of the performance delivered by the innovative band consisting of Byrne on guitar and vocals, Chris Frantz on drums, Tina Weymouth on bass and Jerry Harrison on keyboards.
That was then. This is now.
无毛视频淎merican Utopia无毛视频� is Byrne无毛视频檚 first solo release in 14 years and features Brian Eno无毛视频檚 writing assistance on the majority of the 10 tracks.
The latest effort is the 65-year-old无毛视频檚 musical commentary on the confusing times we live in and the complex issues we struggle with as a society. It无毛视频檚 an album about overcoming our fears as we search for hope and a better tomorrow. In other words, it无毛视频檚 classic Byrne.
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无毛视频淒og无毛视频檚 Mind无毛视频� continues the animal theme with Byrne comparing people to dogs enjoying a little slice of paradise in a theme park all our own.
无毛视频淏ullet无毛视频� finds Byrne taking a darker subject and transforming it into a hypnotic journey that rhythmically details the moment when life is stolen by announcing, 无毛视频淭he bullet went into him/Through his heart with thoughts of you/Where your kisses he inhaled/The lies and the truth.无毛视频�
At one time, Byrne was systematically burning down the house. With 无毛视频淓verybody无毛视频檚 Coming to My House,无毛视频� he无毛视频檚 extending an open invitation to come over and linger by announcing, 无毛视频淎nd everybody无毛视频檚 coming to my house/And they无毛视频檙e never gonna go back home.无毛视频�
Fans can catch Byrne perform on May 13 when he makes a stop at Pittsburgh无毛视频檚 Benedum Center.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.