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Everything and Nothing - Deluxe Edition [Limited Edition] [Gold CD]

~ David Sylvian

4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Audio CD (9 Oct 2000)
Number of Discs: 3
Format: Limited Edition, Gold CD
Label: Virgin
ASIN: B00004YMVC

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 82,297 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. The Scent Of Magnolia (Previously Unreleased)
2. Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)
3. Blackwater
4. Albuquerque (Dobro #6) (Previously Unreleased)
5. Ride (Previously Unreleased)
6. The Golden Way (Remix)
See all 14 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Jean The Birdman
2. Cover Me With Flowers (Previously Unreleased)
3. The Boy With The Gun
4. Riverman
5. Aparna And Nimisha (Dobro #5) (Previously Unreleased)
6. Midnight Sun
See all 15 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. The Scent Of Magnolia (Edit)
2. The Blinding Light Of Heaven
3. The Scent Of Magnolia (Portobello Mix)
4. Brilliant Trees (Version 2000)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Following 1999's Dead Bees On A Cake, Everything and Nothing is a collection of singles, live sessions and oddities from the David Sylvian back catalogue. Since severing connections with cult 1970s/80s band, Japan, Sylvian has continued to probe the underbelly of rock/pop with often arresting results. Many of the songs here have been reworked for this collection but these updated interpretations don't detract from any of the tender, deeply melancholic poetry of the originals. A serial collaborator, Everything and Nothing draws upon material from all his albums, including 1991's Rain Tree Crow (with Japan members Richard Barbieri and Steve Jansen), the 1986 Ryuichi Sakamoto album Heartbeat and 1989's Secrets Of The Beehive. In a wonderful coup for cult followers, Everything and Nothing also features the complete version of the lost Japan tune "Some Kind Of Fool", intended for Gentlemen Take Poloraids. However, as so much of what Sylvian achieved with Japan was built on artifice, it is refreshing to hear him in a stripped down arena. The opening "The Scent of Magnolia"--part electronica, part rock--glides with a subtlety and nous that puts many practitioners in both fields to shame, while "Albuquerque" sustains a gorgeous balance between conceptual boldness and engaging melody. Everything and Nothing is a good way to sample and celebrate Sylvian in shape-shifting form. He ducks in and out of focus, between rugged ballads (the infamous "Ghosts"), avant-garde jazz ("God's Monkey") and--on a couple of tracks where the multi-instrumental backing is dropped for synthesisers--a successful glossy pop. --Maxine Kabuubi

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5.0 out of 5 stars A treat for David Sylvian fanatics everywhere, 15 Oct 2000

By	Diane Aguilar "Lady Interference" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If I had a friend who was interested in finding out about my favorite artists, I would recommend this compilation as the first place to look at for David Sylvian material. This is a truly complete collection of the range of material DS has done since debuting with "Brilliant Trees" in 1984. You can tell the different stages of development, as well... from the moody jazz of 1987's "Secrets of the Beehive" to the semi-ambient pop/rock of 1991's "Rain Tree Crow" to 1999's absolutely delectable delight "Dead Bees on a Cake", to so many other bits and pieces in between. "Some Kind of Fool" is touching, and it was a special thrill to have my favorite DS song, "Orpheus", right before that song. I was also surprised to see an acknowledgement of the collaboration DS did with Robert Fripp in 1991, in the inclusion of "Jean the Birdman" from "The Last Day", seeing as though that's the one DS project that gets a lot less respect than it truly deserves. There are, in fact, only two disappointments -- one, that there is only one song from the truly brilliant debut "Brilliant Trees" on this compilation, and two, that "Ghosts" sounds like DS plugged himself into a karaoke machine and oversang as so many people do when singing karaoke. But what the heck -- one can always buy "Brilliant Trees" separately, and "Ghosts" really wasn't Japan's finest moment anyway (that, IMO, was "Gentlemen Take Polaroids"). As Justine Shapiro from "Lonely Planet" said, "Definitely have to check this one out!"

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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything and everything.., 29 Nov 2000

By	david@pricewilliams.freeserve.co.uk - See all my reviews

Rediscovering David Sylvian after a 16 year absence since 'Brilliant Trees' it seems both of us have matured ......... The wonderfully flowing 'Blackwater'is a delight, 'Goldern Way' enigmatic as they come and 'Weathered Wall'reminds me of why I connected with this artist all those years ago - oddly for me the Japan and Sakamoto early compositions (Bamboo Houses) seem out of place in the mixture. I would strongly recommend any previous Japan devotees to enter into some nostalgia and rediscover DS for themselves - they will not be disappointed. Indeed, like me they may find their Xmas lists full of the DS back catalogue. Highly recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not everything and nothing but somewhere in between, 23 Oct 2000

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This man's body of work is quite unique. There really is nobody like David Sylvian. There's no need to add to any of the praise below. I'd just like to see if I'm the only Sylvian fan in the world who wonders if the addition of wife Ingrid's voice to many of his tracks actually improves them? To my mind, they generally diminish them (save 'Heartbeat', her first and best involvement). I won't say too much about this because David has clearly found happiness with her . It's clear that David's music is so bound up with his personal life and that's why I am loath to criticise his music involving her. It's a personal thing. I just don't like her voice. Perhaps someone will tell me Ingrid's breathy, honeyed American tones are a perfect foil for David's voice. I can't stand all that trite-sounding, easy-rhyming poetry it comes with, though. Anyway, enough of that. This collection gets better with every listening, though I agree with everyone that not one reworked oldie is better than the original. Some tracks I would rather have seen left in the archives - 'Buoy', in particular, sounds like Billy Joel singing Japan (can you imagine Sylvian singing 'Uptown Girl'?). We're not any better off for 'Bamboo Houses', 'Come Morning' or 'Thorougly Lost to Logic. And it's quite plain why 'Some Kind of Fool' never made it onto 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids', Japan's best album. But I'm really glad he's given space to the Rain Tree Crow project (Japan five years on), which is a vastly under-rated piece of work and the one I listen to most these days. I still think the 'Forbidden Colours' I have on my CD version of 'Secrets of the Beehive' is one of the most sublime pieces of music I'll ever hear (helped immensely by reading the Yukio Mishima book of the same title it's based on). So I'm sorry it's not here. In the end, this eclectic collection may be imperfect, and may owe its make-up to a recent Sylvian hint that he's leaving his record company and wants to bring out wonderful pieces like 'Scent of Magnolia' and 'The Golden Way' before they're lost forever. But I'm glad of it and the world is richer for it. After all, we can all make our own personal David Sylvian Greatest Hits.

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5.0 out of 5 stars David Sylvian is the most important artist since the Beatles
Need I say more. He does it all with guts, integrity- beyond any musician I have ever known and musicianship thats beyond amazing. Read more

Published on 30 April 2003 by James Fahnestock

5.0 out of 5 stars As ever with Sylvian .... excitement & disappointment
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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything Counts In Large Amounts.
Beautifully packaged with a generous list of retrospective classics. Some reworked tracks, but also offering a new light of undiscovered previous material which gives us back a... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars treasures old and new
What about "Weatherbox"? Why do we need another Sylvian retrospective? But Everything and Nothing is more than just a reissue of old material. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars NICE EYEBROWS ON THE DOG
David Sylvian has been a long time hero of mine, from my days in the sixth form common room with my bleached fringe flopping over my right eye and my white ballet style shoes on... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love, devotion and divine songwriting
The problem with David Sylvian, I think, is that we expect too much from him and following the terribly disappointing and vastly overproduced Dead Bees On A Cake we need something... Read more

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