Everything & Nothing
by David Sylvian
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Nov 7, 2000
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. BrookeO.
    Apr 16, 2008
    10
    While I feel a better collection fo Sylvian's work could have been put together that would better represent his finest momnets and not seem so scattered, the fact still remains that Sylvian is a musical guru who knows no peer. No one else creates music as introspective, thoughtful, and beautiful as he. All of his work is true art of the highest order. Those looking to "ROCK", please While I feel a better collection fo Sylvian's work could have been put together that would better represent his finest momnets and not seem so scattered, the fact still remains that Sylvian is a musical guru who knows no peer. No one else creates music as introspective, thoughtful, and beautiful as he. All of his work is true art of the highest order. Those looking to "ROCK", please go elsewhere. For fans of things like Spirit of Eden, Jordan: The Comeback, Black Celebration ...etc you must get to know Sylvian's work immediately.… Expand
  2. Junjun
    Nov 14, 2005
    9
    Sporadically brilliant, mostly engaging & inventive.

Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best Album of 2000
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#96 Most Discussed Album of 2000

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. CDNow
    70
    There are a few saccharine missteps, such as "I Surrender," with its smarmy smooth-jazz guitar harmonies. And certainly this isn't the most varied album, especially by compilation standards -- Sylvian's instrumentals are unfairly slighted, and some more energetic tracks were left untapped. But the flipside is that this is a remarkably coherent collection that largely sets a mood and sticks to it, with the lush productions and Sylvian's charmingly tremulous, attractively reedy singing soothing casual listeners, yet revealing greater depths should one choose to listen for them.
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  2. Splendid
    90
    Musically rich throughout, Everything and Nothing is a spotlight for Sylvian's stylish, Brian Ferry-inspired baritone, his fascination with eastern culture and spirituality and the beautiful orchestrations of songs like "God's Monkey", "I Surrender" and "Some Kind of Fool".
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  3. The Wire
    70
    What emerges so strongly from this collection is evidence of gradual development over time--stumbling, erratic, silent and brilliant by turns--ultimately leading to a stage of maturity. [#200, p.68]
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