My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (studio album) by Brian Eno & David Byrne
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85/100  | 40 hours ago | CharonBri | | 75/100 |
75/100 | 04/08/2025 19:18 | BurndenAce | | 78/100 |
80/100 | 04/01/2025 01:24 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
80/100 | 03/01/2025 20:12 | LittleM1971 | | 81/100 |
70/100 | 01/27/2025 01:14 | brent13 | | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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As to be expected with Eno this album is wildly experimental and artistic, but there some legitimate bangers on here too - Regiment, Help Me Somebody and The Jezebel Spirit.
I think there is no album I've bought & traded, bought & traded & bought and traded, etc. more than this one. I'm hot & cold on it. Still, a classic.
You will listen and you will think it’s a bit weird in parts and you will not really “get it” but that’s OK because you will have bounced your knee in time to the dominant rhythms.
A very enjoyable but different LP that I still listen to many years later.
annoying repetitive recorded sounds maybe okay as ambient
drstuey 03/29/2021 02:13
Astonishingly good. Can't believe I had never heard this before. I think I am going to become an Eno-head in my later years.
VictorVale 02/27/2021 19:21
Estranho worldbeat, legal, mas preciso ouvir mais vezes para entender tudo.
teague 04/18/2020 16:21
Exactly what I expected from a collaboration between Brian Eno and David Byrne, which is to say that this is nothing short of great. My Life in the Bush of Ghosts has Byrne's fondness for weird funk rhythms and Eno's clear artistic vision. I also don't think sampling was used like this, if at all, in 1981. I've not heard too much buzz about this album, which is sad because I think it's fantastic and fun to listen to.
Also, I'd like to point out that the 2006 artwork for this album sucks and the original cover is way better.
Funky, scary, different, expansive, immersive.
Favorite Tracks:Help Me Somebody, The Jezebel Spirit
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