The Catherine Wheel David Byrne

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  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Original Release: 1981
  • Sales Rank: 35,578
  • Label: SIRE / LONDON/RHINO
  • UPC: 075992741828

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The Catherine Wheel

1LISTENLight Bath 1:09
2LISTENHis Wife Refused 4:31
3LISTENAde 3:22
4LISTENWalking 0:52
5LISTENTwo Soldiers 3:31
6LISTENUnder the Mountain 0:53
7LISTENDinosaur 2:36
8LISTENThe Red House 3:17
9LISTENWheezing 3:12
10LISTENEggs in a Briar Patch 3:31
11LISTENPoison 2:31
12LISTENCloud Chamber 2:50
13LISTENBlack Flag 2:29
14LISTENMy Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks) 2:46
15LISTENCombat 2:45
16LISTENLeg Bells 2:40
17LISTENThe Blue Flame 3:25
18LISTENBig Business 5:06
19LISTENDense Beasts 3:11
20LISTENFive Golden Sections 2:53
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Since the breakup of Talking Heads, David Byrne's solo work has been notoriously inconsistent. But before that band's dissolution, he made a couple of very fine albums on his own: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (with Brian Eno) and The Catherine Wheel, a musical score commissioned by Twyla Tharp to accompany her dance project of the same name. Byrne's score is always interesting and frequently brilliant; it draws on the instrumental talents of such session greats as drummer Yogi Horton, percussionist John Chernoff, guitarist Adrian Belew (who had been recording and touring as a sideman with Talking Heads), and, inevitably, Eno. Horton's drumming establishes a muscular funk foundation for much of the material, which also showcases Byrne's underrated guitar playing. Only the lyrics disappoint; they consist almost entirely of clichéd and predictable depictions of domestic suburban angst. Highlights of the program include "The Red House," with its eerie use of deconstructed vocal samples, and the lovely faux-juju "Ade." Highly recommended. Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

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