The Real Illusion

About the Artist
Pete Byrne is the singer from the Eighties synthpop duo "Naked Eyes." They had four top forty singles including the international hits "Always Something There To Remind Me" and "Promises Promises."

Product Description
Pete Byrne is the voice of the popular 80's pop/new wave act Naked Eyes ("Always Something There to Remind Me", "Promises Promises", etc.) and now he is back with a new solo album featuring the same slick pop arrangements and catchy songs that made Naked Eyes a hit.

The Real Illusion,Pete Byrne,A Different Drum,Pete Byrne is the vocalist from the 80's hit band NAKED EYES, playing catchy, new-wave flavored pop music.

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Average customer rating: Pete Byrne Doing What He Does Best! Why Pete Byrne is not Madonna Not very good, a few songs sound like Barry Manilow Naked Eyes Front Man is back! This is NO Illusion!

The Real Illusion Pete Byrne Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005M0SM Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

1. Paint it Black
2. Universe
3. The Real Illusion
4. I Do Anything
5. Concrete and Clay
6. The Last to Know
7. Winter Fires
8. The World in Which We Love
9. Fool out of Me
10. Here Come the Cavalry
11. I'm a Believer (Slip and Slide edit)

Album Description

Pete Byrne is the voice of the popular 80's pop/new wave act Naked Eyes ("Always Something There to Remind Me", "Promises Promises", etc.) and now he is back with a new solo album featuring the same slick pop arrangements and catchy songs that made Naked Eyes a hit.

Customer Reviews:

Pete Byrne Doing What He Does Best!.......2006-10-14

This is a very good pop record that is influenced by synths and clever studio skills. It's fun to listen to and reminds me of what I like about music that is meant to entertain because it does just that--entertain. If you liked Naked Eyes or A Flock of Seagulls or Duran Duran or 80's music, then you'll like this too. It's not dated but rather it is influenced by Pete's time in Naked Eyes of the 80's. At the same time, there are musical themes that are more "grown up" than his earlier stuff.

To those that really criticized Pete in previous reviews I say that your opinion is just that and no more. My opinion is equally valid and as someone who recently saw Pete in concert I can honestly say the guy is a genuinely good performer and worth listening to either live or on record.

Why Pete Byrne is not Madonna.......2005-11-15

Rob Fisher (now, sadly, deceased) wrote most of the music for Naked Eyes. The two were a real team. Fisher later went on to collaborate with other top groups and write songs. Byrne is a competent singer and now is touring with a back-up band doing the old Naked Eyes tunes.
Madonna has a great album out, "Confessions on a Dance Floor" and has been consistently recording new material for years. Naked Eyes has just been re-issuing stuff from 1983-84 for 20 years, fair enough.

This is Byrne's "solo" album, with a disco cover of Paint it Black and some very bad songs like the Manilowesque "Concrete and Clay ." The song "Real Illusion" rips off Sheryl Crow's "A Change Can Do You Good" and is Byrne's attempt at rap music. Why Madonna (who Byrne rather dismisses in an interview with [...]) is an international superstar and legend and people are "just re-discovering" Pete Byrne has something to do with marketing, yes, but also effort and creativity. He is reputed to be doing an "acoustic cover album," always a last resort when an artist doesn't know what else to try.

Not very good, a few songs sound like Barry Manilow.......2005-11-04

I think there are about 5 fans on the planet for this music. Why make a 1980s synth-pop album in the 21st century? It seems Byrne is floundering for an identity here. "Paint it Black" is messy, but could work for disco clubs. Everything else is pastiche.

Naked Eyes Front Man is back! This is NO Illusion!.......2004-06-05

Pete Byrne returned with this, his first solo CD, since those forever classic Naked Eyes recordings. In the pantheon of 80s pop music, FUEL FOR THE FIRE and NAKED EYES, rank high and untouchable on the totem pole. That said, after the lengthy hiatus of over a decade Byrne re-arrived back on a changed, new world. My ears had high expectations. I must admit, upon first listening I thought Byrne's voice sounded different and it has matured and aged. But, THE REAL ILLUSION pays off. I re-discovered the joy of Byrne's music and placed the disc in heavy rotation and very gradually the music became a classic for me in its own right. I'M A BELIEVER and many more offer infectious synth grooves and clearly Byrne hasn't lost his touch. Put simply, Byrne's task of being held up in the mirror to those classics built by he and late partner, Rob Fisher, is unenviable. That said, this is a solid, worthy return and I hope it won't be Byrne's last. Furthermore, check out EVERYTHING AND MORE by Naked Eyes released in 2002 for a taste of classic Naked Eyes [the third and lost installment of the Naked Eyes years].

Average customer rating:

An Illusion to the Temporary Real Chalice Manufacturer: Modern Invasion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002TL5XU Release Date: 2006-03-31

Tracks:

1. Jester Banquet
2. An Illusion To The Temporary Real
3. Vista
4. Catalepsy In Staccato Rain
5. Death Betrothed
6. Abyss
7. Stigma Of An Age

Average customer rating:

Spiritually Ibiza: The Original Vibe Mental Generation , Audio Deluxe , St. Etienne , Neutron 9000 , Robert Owens , Primal Scream , A Man Called Adam , Blow Monkeys , Orchestra JB , and Code 61 Manufacturer: Pump Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000SEUUF8

Product Description

1995 British made release. Track list: 1. Mental Generation "Cafe Del Mar" (Original Mix), 2. Audio Deluxe "60 Seconds", 3. St. Etienne "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (Weatherall Mix), 4. Neutron 9000 "Love's Got a Feeling" (When the Going Gets Tough Mix), 5. Code 61 "Drop the Deal" (Original), 6. Orchestra JB "Free Spirit" (Slow Burn), 7. Corporation of One "The Real Life" (Original), 8. Robert Owens "I'll Be Your Friend" (Perfecto Mix), 9. A Man Called Adam "Barefoot in the Head", 10. Illusion "Why Can't We Live Together" (Original), 11. Primal Scream "Come Together" (Weatherall Mix), 12. Orchestra JB "Come Alive" (Love in London Mix), 13. Blow Monkeys "La Passionara" (Album Version), and. 14. Electra "Autumn Love" (Rave Mix).

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