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22 Jun 18
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Obviously, the guy is a bit of a god for fans of music. From his work with Roxy through to Bowie and then beyond. U2 excepted obviously.
Anyway, despite this I've never listened to any of his solo stuff. Have always thought it would just be bleeps and hisses.
But I heard one yesterday - "Backwater" - which was a really good tune.
So anyone on here a fan of his solo work? Any idea of somewhere accessible to start with him?
ta
Anyway, despite this I've never listened to any of his solo stuff. Have always thought it would just be bleeps and hisses.
But I heard one yesterday - "Backwater" - which was a really good tune.
So anyone on here a fan of his solo work? Any idea of somewhere accessible to start with him?
ta
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He has a great back catalogue, if you're into the ambient music then Ambient 1 Music for Airports, Ambient 4 On Land, Apollo atmospheres and soundtracks, if you want things really stripped down then try Neroli, great for meditation or just relaxing too. A bit more prog/avant garde try Another green world.
He's done many 'soundtracks' and collaborations, a huge amount to work through, not many duds among them though. |
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Eno's "Taking Tiger Mountain (By Stretegy)" album (1974) is a particular joy.
Ten proper songs. |
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BTW... his contributions to the two Roxy Music he appeared on have been vastly exaggerated. Roxy Music became a far superior outfit when he left.
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Desert Island Selection was my favourite compilation. My CD version doesn't have any sleeve notes, but I seem to remember a chatty sleeve note stating that this was a compilation Eno himself had come up with, because these were the songs he wanted to listen to. On the other hand, sleeve notes would definitely be a bit common for Eno - a bit like Brian Sewell posting on the Farting Diet thread.
The CD kicks off with Here He Comes, which was good enough for Peel to play occasionally at the time. He used to play Backwater too. On Some Faraway Beach is my favourite track. It's an odd tune - just three very basic rock chords, C, G and F, yet sounds unforgettably haunting. Of course, no thread about Eno, Roxy etc. would be complete without the definitive version of Virginia Plain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88am-ZnQ5Yc |
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 Young men! |
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Yes. So much for the nobody-at the-BBC-knew line.
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