David Byrne American Utopia
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tommygun
March 14th 2018


27109 Comments


isn't this the guy who made a whole album ripping off king crimson's discipline?

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
March 14th 2018


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

Fripp you haven't heard Everything That Happens? ya gotta get on that, and Wrong Way Up by Eno / Cale too.

Frippertronics
Emeritus
March 14th 2018


19513 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9 | Sound Off

Kinda occupied with Part the Second rn although i think we could do a rec swap ;^)

Frippertronics
Emeritus
March 15th 2018


19513 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9 | Sound Off

David Byrne's bandcamp seems to have mostly disappeared, so the link has been replaced with one from Soundcloud. Odd.

JayEnder
March 15th 2018


19965 Comments


Steak Byrne where you at my boi lol

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
March 15th 2018


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

This is That, Right Thing, and My House are the best songs on here.

Frivolous
March 15th 2018


879 Comments


this is really disappointing

FrozenVain
March 16th 2018


3043 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

@tommygun



Wasn't Remain in Light released before Discipline?

Veldin
March 16th 2018


5273 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Fripp, Part the Second ftw

TwigTW
March 16th 2018


3934 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

At first I liked the louder songs best, but now it's flipped around and the quiet ones are my faves--that was a surprise.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
March 16th 2018


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair was the King Crimson trilogy of albums released shortly after the first four Talking Heads albums, essentially being a new project where Robert Fripp (main songwriter and guitarist for Crimson) was more inspired by new wave and 80s pop rock.

They're very different from the 1969-'74 Crimson albums because Fripp had played with David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Blondie, and other big names in the late '70s that inspired him to pursue the new direction.

Fripp made a great instrumental dance-rock album called The League of Gentlemen shortly before Discipline that's worth checking out and kinda foreshadows that sound.

DoofusWainwright
March 19th 2018


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

“I regret not hiring and collaborating with women for this album-it's ridiculous, it's not who I am and it certainly doesn't match how I've worked in the past.”



Why does a grown man feel it necessary to say such when it's clear from a load of existing collaborations (and the fact TH had a female member of the band...) that this dude works with women. More drivel diluting any message until it becomes 'just a trend'. Boring. Media need to chill.

DoofusWainwright
March 19th 2018


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The artists he collaborated with here are pretty unique - Eno, Oneohtrix Point Never, etc.



If for artistic reasons he’d chosen Laurel Halo and Laurie Anderson instead I would have presumed it was because they’re great artists and people with equally unique qualities - not because they’re women and fit an agenda and tick a box. Ye gods.



This American utopia is all about dumbing down?

DoofusWainwright
March 19th 2018


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Also only 49 votes for this so far is lol

Frippertronics
Emeritus
March 19th 2018


19513 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9 | Sound Off

I'm more surprised at the lack of votes for Catherine Wheel, Eyeball and Backwards.

DoofusWainwright
March 19th 2018


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This has sold more than all his other solo efforts tho

Frippertronics
Emeritus
March 19th 2018


19513 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9 | Sound Off

Already?



I'm quite sure Eyeball was his highest selling album, at least here in the States.

DoofusWainwright
March 19th 2018


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I meant it’s selling quicker, performing better in ‘the charts’



So change that to ‘on course to sell more’



Apologies

Papa Universe
March 19th 2018


22503 Comments


que?

I'm about to drop my rating. What galaxy is this?

Frippertronics
Emeritus
March 19th 2018


19513 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9 | Sound Off

n o o o o



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