Look Into The Eyeball
by David Byrne
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: May 8, 2001
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    His Great Solo Album, folding his obsessions with Afro-Cuban rhythms, Brazilian art song, American soul-funk, and workaday surrealism into perhaps his sweetest melodies ever. [11 May 2001, p.80]
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  2. Mojo
    90
    The former Talking Head has rarely sounded so vital.
  3. Sonicnet
    90
    Perhaps his most humane album and warmest work to date.
  5. Pitchfork
    80
    Unexpectedly, though, some of the record's best moments come when Byrne strips away the rhythmic accessories and relies on basic orchestral backing... And yet, the majority of the album still relies on primal, swinging grooves.
  6. CDNow
    70
    What makes this disc cohere is the world view presented in Byrne's quirky lyrics, sometimes stark to the point of simplicity and often with the detached tone of an observer alternately shocked or amused.

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. StephenD.
    Jun 27, 2001
    10
    There is no greater capturer of the modern real-daily-workings-life humanity than the lyrisist, Mr. Byrne. Thhe juxtaposition of musicical There is no greater capturer of the modern real-daily-workings-life humanity than the lyrisist, Mr. Byrne. Thhe juxtaposition of musicical style to these lyrics is essential to his reality caracturizations, two kinds of beauty that fit so well together.… Full Review »
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