There's not a lot left to say about this seminal piece of music since it's release in '81 other than to say in 2007 it has stood the test of time admirably.
I will confine my comments to this particular release version. Is it worth buying all over again? Is the remastering any good? Are the extra tracks worthy of inclusion? Answer, a resounding Yes to all three. An added bonus for devotees is the inclusion of a track listing which allows the listener to sequence the tracks to recreate what the original LP would have sounded like if all the 'permissions' for vocal samples had been obtained before the release deadline was reached. A New life for 'My Life....'

The best thing Byrne's ever done, in my opinion. Talking Heads and his solo stuff is great but this is very much ahead of its time. For Eno, this is certainly one of his best, but he's has so many fabulous albums, I'd be hard pressed to say this was the best thing he ever did. Regardless, this is an amazingly interesting experimental theme album and the experiment was a definite succcess. To this day, this still sounds fresh.

A crazy and much-sampled by dance musicians album. Just listen to the production on the last track "Mountain Of Needles", it is incredible the amount of reverb at a couple of points in the track when there are slightly louder sounds. The sounds just seem to bound off into the distance somewhere (particularly noticeable if you're listening on headphones)

This is a blinding album, frequently listed in all time top 100's. It's use of samples (exorcisims, tribal chanting, religeous ceremonies) was ground breaking and another example of why many regard Eno of the Godfather of modern electronic music. The track Qu'Ran had to be removed from later pressings due to objections and was replaced by Very Very Hungry which originally featured on a 12" release of the Jezebelle Spirit.