Grown Backwards is a Rock album by David Byrne, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.
About
Even before he departed his vaunted Talking Heads in the late '80s, David Byrne had already embarked upon a solo career that encompassed various stage projects (<i>The Catherine Wheel</i>, <i>The Knee Plays</i>, <i>The Forest</i>) and film soundtracks (<i>True Stories</i>, <i>Last Emperor</i>). But this 2004 release finds Byrne bristling with a sense of ambitious eclecticism rare even by his own elevated standards, a sensibility that carries Byrne deeper into the classical realm than he's ever been. Austin, Texas' chamber outfit the Tosca Strings inform the melancholy, post-modernist opener "Glass, Concrete & Stone," the limber 'n' loopy rap fusion "Tiny Apocalypse," and "Un Di Felice, Eterea," aria adaptations from Verdi's <i>La Traviata</i>. That operatic fixation surfaces early on in a lovely, if unlikely duet with Rufus Wainwright on "Au Fond du Temple Saint," adapted from Bizet's <i>The Pearl Fishers</i>.
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Tracklist
- 1Glass, Concrete and Stone4:13
- 2The Man Who Loved Beer2:40
- 3Au Fond du Temple Saint4:49
- 4Empire4:12
- 5Tiny Apocalypse4:03
- 6She Only Sleeps2:58
- 7Dialog Box3:31
- 8The Other Side of This Life4:00
- 9Why2:55
- 10Pirates3:53
- 11Civilization3:17
- 12Astronaut2:55
- 13Glad1:57
- 14Un Di Felice, Eterea2:52
- 15Lazy9:36
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Art Rock
- lush
- wistful
- theatrical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- David ByrneVOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR CLASSICAL GUITAR
- Alan Ford
- Alan StepanskyCELLO
- Alex FosterTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Andy WaterworthBASS
- Barry BurnsGUITAR GUITAR , ELECTRIC PIANO
- Bob StewartTUBA
- Bobby RoutchFRENCH HORN FRENCH HORN, SOLOIST SOLOIST, FRENCH HORN
- David CreswellVIOLA
- Dawn HannayVIOLA
- Donald GillanCELLO
- Earl GardnerTRUMPET
- Elaine BarberHARP
- Fiona StephenVIOLIN
- Freddie MendozaTROMBONE TROMBONE, EUPHONIUM
- Gary SmulyanBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Georgia BoydVIOLA
- Greg LawsonVIOLIN
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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