My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
by Brian Eno & David Byrne
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts is ranked as the best album by Brian Eno & David Byrne.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 01/17/2026 07:35 |  Norman Bates | 9,997 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 00:09 | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 19:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,380 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2025 15:03 | Jakor | 4,999 | 68/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 16:19 | Araldo | 1,471 | 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 77.1/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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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.
annoying repetitive recorded sounds maybe okay as ambient
drstuey 03/29/2021 02:13 | #267902
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 | #266754
Estranho worldbeat, legal, mas preciso ouvir mais vezes para entender tudo.
teague 04/18/2020 16:21 | #250175
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.
I really did not see this coming. Of course there is a relationship with "Remain in Light" by TH, but the combined talent of Eno / Byrne makes this album the best and most innovative music of 1981. The processing of samples (tape loops, because digital technology was not yet available) is extraordinary. Feverish. The voices of the outside world merge seamlessly with the haunting music.
adnielsen 03/06/2019 19:45 | #233157
Wacky af. I think I like it. Maybe?
Created in a pre-digital world and somehow manages to be both creepy and funky at the same time.
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