Brian Eno
1978
Tracks
1. 1/1
2. 2/1
3. 1/2
4. 2/2
I asked for a break from punk and I got it with an album that has no lyrics and a very loose definition of what music actually is. Surprisingly, I loved every minute of it.
This album oozes pretension, from the track titles to the album cover. Still, at its core it is a damn good album. I am not saying it is music you put on en route to work or when you feel like dancing. But it works well as installation music; apparently, it played at the main terminal of LaGuardia airport in the eighties. I was writing while I listened to this and it really put me at ease. That's saying something, as I have been particularly fussy lately.
There is something almost distant about this music. I felt like I was passing a house and could only faintly hear piano notes from within. Very peaceful and exactly what I needed after X-Ray Spex.
RATING: 4/5
This is the Brian Eno I knew and loved!
ReplyDeleteI used to study with this kind of music at the University. In a matter of speaking, I owe him my degree... and everything that that has brought to me. Therefore I couldn't say anything wrong about him even thou his earlier albums were... well, weird.
Ooo I am going to listen to him next time I have to study. That's a great idea.
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