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4.0 out of 5 stars
House meets Burning Down the House, 11 April 2002
This is not quite the genre-defying, epoch-defining work which I had been led to believe it was, but it is mighty fine indeed. House afficianados and fans of the the late 70s CBGBs New York scene will be equally attracted to the collaboration. The A side (for those who still believe in vinyl) never overstays its welcome which given its length is no mean achievement. From un-prepossessing opening seconds, it grows with the hypnoticism, if not the melodic fluidity, of Underworld's "Dirty". For fans of the Academy Award-Winning Byrne, author, director and inspiration behind the greatest live film ever (Stop Making Sense) this is the latest in a quarter century of enigmatic work. Although one review has commented on the "odd" lyrics, they are not as demented or demonic as anything on Remain In Light. While the backing track stands on its own, the real achievement is Byrne's delivery. Without the myriad support of people such as the Talking Heads themselves, Eno, Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt et al, Byrne resists the temptation to affect the evangelical preacher, freaked-out New England professional or whatever personality he has adopted before. Instead he leaves his imprint by quietly and intriguingly half speaking and singing. If there were any justice, an elder generation will discover X-Press and the excellent Skint label and a younger generation will hear a man old enough to be their father who twenty years ago fronted a band whose forays into world music and funk are some of the finest of all time. This deserves to be huge.
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