Talk:My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album)/Archive 1

Presumptions
i've omitted the lines: "This is presumed to be for fear of giving offence to Muslims." - explaining why the track Qu'ran was replaced with "Very, Very Hungry". The argument doesn't hold up; there are many religious chants sampled in 'bush of ghosts... we shouldn't be presuming anything on here.

It may be a popular presumtion that "Qu'ran' was removed for religious reasons, but incorrect for Wikipedia, care to discuss further? (I presumed it was cut for being a less than great track, but anyway) Callum 13:57, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

On "Remain In Light"
I don't feel qualified to fold this into the article myself, but it's clear that "My Life In the Bush of Ghosts" and "Remain In Light" are inextricably linked. Many of the techniques developed by Eno+Byrne during the making of "My Life In the Bush of Ghosts" were reused wholesale for "Remain In Light". Back in the day, I remember complaints that the Talking Heads had been "taken over by Eno+Byrne". Nontheless, the two albums demonstrate Eno and Byrne's individual talents at their respective apexes. "Remain In Light" would have never been made if not for the making of "My Life In the Bush of Ghosts." It would be nice if some knowledgeable music geek with better writing skills than mine could expound on this in the article.


 * Remain in Light was first, so your theory is poop.

Released first, yes. Recorded first, no. So I'm afraid you're the poopyhead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.138.196.44 (talk) 00:46, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Dunya Yunis
The (stunning) original unaccompanied vocals by Dunya Yunis (also credited on "My Life In the Bush of Ghosts" as Dunya Yasin) is available as the track "Abu Zeluf" on "Music in the world of Islam - human voice/lutes" re-issued by Topic Records TSCD901 www.topicrecords.co.uk. The recording is credited to Jean Jenkins and Poul Rovsing Oslen, and was made in Beirut, Lebanon in 1972. She is described as a "girl from a northern mountain village".GBH 22:10, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Innovation
The article claims that My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was the first non-rap record to utilize sampling, but Monster Movie by Can predates Byrne and Eno's collaboration by several years. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.111.52.150 (talk) 22:13, 6 May 2007 (UTC).

The Jezebel Spirit
I remember a long time ago back in the days of Napster finding an alternative version of the Jezebel Spirit, which was mostly the same song but with a different vocal line, and I remember looking it up and seeing that the person responsible for the source material in the alternate, and original as it turns out, track cease and desisted them, and so they replaced her with an "unidentified exorcist." Does anyone have any info about this? It seems like it might belong in the article. 71.222.55.179 (talk) 05:56, 22 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I once talked to Eno about this, as the CD version was different from the vinyl version I had (my uncle, Peter Schmidt, was a long time friend and collaborator of his). According to him the original vocal for this track was taken from a radio evangelist, who although dead had left behind enough recordings to last twenty years!  The estate threatened to sue, as you rightly said, so that version of the track was withdrawn.  Nick Pretzel 13:39, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * This is mentioned in the section on the "Ghosts" bootleg. The original vocals were by Kathryn Kuhlman, and her estate refused to license them. Peterrisser (talk) 13:07, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Release History dates
How could CD releases occur in 1980 and 1981? This cannot be correct. If these dates were taken from the labelling on the discs it usually relates to the original recording, not the CD re-issue. --Zilog Jones (talk) 12:59, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

"Defiant"
There was a note about the track "Defiant" on the 2006 re-release that this was a radical reworking of "Qu'ran". I don't hear anything from "Qu'ran" in the track at all, but I do hear the bassline from "The Jezebel Spirit". I removed the comment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterrisser (talk • contribs) 13:10, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Bushes?
Is it a joke that Kate Bush and John Bush are mentioned in the lead paragraph? It's funny, but a little distracting... Gmarsden (talk) 18:57, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
 * We should just be grateful there are no ghosts... Martinevans123 (talk) 19:53, 2 June 2011 (UTC)