David ByrneBest David Byrne Albums Ranked
7.3
Avg Score
19
Opinions
9
Albums
9
Reviewers
Summary from 19 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated David Byrne's catalog across 9 albums from 19 opinions, with an overall average of 7.3/10. The top-rated David Byrne album is American Utopia (2018) with a 7.9/10 average from 4 ratings, followed by Lead Us Not into Temptation and Grown Backwards. The discography on Wavelength spans 1985 to 2025.
American Utopia
“People's paranoiac David Byrne returns with a dark vision of the American Dream”
American Utopia
“In the opening weeks of 2018, David Byrne went on tour – not with his live show, but with a presentation. From New York to Milan, he conducted lectures under the banner Reasons To Be Cheerful. Those sessions were about spreading optimism: in a world where depressing news is never far away, Byrne spotlighted the positive things humans are doing, progressive initiatives in areas from technology to t”
Look into the Eyeball
“Call me crazy, but it seems to me that David Byrne likes having friends. Or at least, he seems to have a lot of friends who like him. What makes me say this? Is it the lyrical content of *Look into the Eyeball*, Byrne's sixth solo record, that gives it away? Is it the joyous quality of his voice as he sings a Spanish duet with Nrü of Cafè Tacuba? Or is it the fact that exactly *forty-nine* (49) gu”
Naked in Denver
“And as things fell apart/Nobody paid much attention," sings David Byrne on "(Nothing but) Flowers," the energetic high-life romp that is the first single from the extraordinary new Talking Heads album, Naked. Byrne, however, is paying close attention — not that it’s likely to make much difference. What he sees is a world in chaos, […]”
Who Is The Sky?
“The former Talking Heads singer’s first album since 2018 is a joyous rejoinder to a creeping sense of gloom.”
Lead Us Not into Temptation
“There are several reasons not to underestimate David Byrne. Though best known for his eccentric, anxious vocals and tangential lyrics with Talking Heads, his body of work is one of the most diverse in rock, ranging from his groundbreaking projects with Brian Eno, to his music for stage and theater, to his compilations which made 60s tropicalia a universally recognized genre, to his screenwriting, ”
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