Anyone heard the new Brian Eno?

[Bryan T]

"Another Day on Earth" is supposed to be a return to pop songs. Anyone heard it? I have a few of his pop albums ("Before and After Science" "Another Green World"), but tend to prefer his ambient works or production of others.

Thanks,
Bryan

[RickG]

You can listen to clips of each song on the album at Amazon to see if you like it.

[Bryan T]

True and I have, but I have a hard time getting a feel for an album based on 30 second clips, unless it is by The Minutemen.

Bryan

[DLeeWebb]

I have the CD and like it a lot. I put all but three of the songs on my iPod which is a good indication that I like it. You may want to read the review at Pitchfork.com. I found the review to be a bit harsh, [typical Pitchfork], but it provides a reasonable description of the CD. I have not heard a lot of Brian Eno's ambient work. I think that he is one of the greatest producers out there. I like practically any other artist's work that he touches. [Talking Heads, David Bowie, U2, James etc.] I have never been a huge fan of his solo ambient works. [what little I have heard...] I like his work with Talking Heads' David Byrne and his recent work with Robert Fripp. The opening song on "Another Day On Earth" which is called "This" is [as Pitchfork indicates...] the best song on the disc, and it is a very good song. I would recommend it without reservation...especially if you are familiar with and like the previous work of Brian Eno.

[PS. He may be contributing to Roxy Music's upcoming album although Pitchfork says he will do no live performances with them...]

[Bryan T]

Doug,

Thanks for the review. I had looked at the Pitchfork review, but I always like to check "real peoples'" reviews as well. Honestly, I consistently disagree with Pitchfork reviews, so I only use them as a last resort.

Bryan

[Aman]

I could only really find the work that he did with David Byrne of the Talking Heads actually acceptable as a good album... his other stuff for me is just bleh...

[DLeeWebb]

Originally Posted by Bryan T

Doug,

Thanks for the review. I had looked at the Pitchfork review, but I always like to check "real peoples'" reviews as well. Honestly, I consistently disagree with Pitchfork reviews, so I only use them as a last resort.

Bryan

Bryan,
I am finding that I am growing to appreciate "Another Day On Earth" more with repeated listenings. As is typical with Brian Eno the music has great depth. The various layers reveal themselves as you become more familiar with the songs...

[Andrew Pielet]

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:9en8b5x4xsq0

[Svperstar]

I love Eno, namely his Ambient work and I regard him as somewhat of a living legend.

People say certain artists were ahead of their time or revolutionary but he is one of the few where the label sticks. Listen to Mea Culpa off of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, stacks up pretty well to modern day electronic music, then you read it was released in 1981. I know he was not the first person to experiment with electronics and Ambient(though I think he coined the term) but much like the Beatles were not the first rock band but are considered ground breakers everyone that is in anyway a fan of looped music or any kind of electronic owes him a great deal.

Discreet Music is one of my favorite songs ever, clocking in at 30 minutes, you listen too it and compared to any modern day ambient song, it sounds pretty good. Then you learn it was made in 1974, and he made it with of all things, multiple tape recorders set to play at different times.

I haven't had the chance to order this cd yet, so I haven't listened too it as I don't want to hear mp3s of it, will probably order it later today.

Its funny, being a child of the 80s and getting into music in the early 90s, I listened to so many different artists and thought they were so new and fresh, then I end up looking back 20+ years to find what I consider the best.

Oh yeah, best Eno track ever? Probably Thursday Afternoon, 60 minutes long and I have fallen asleep too it many times