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if i heard this in an airport it would be a 5 for sure, relaxing and not distracting
Brian Eno comes off as a bit of a dick, but I don't think I knew he was credited for inventing Ambient music. Definitely an important album in that regard and really capitalizes on the "as ignorable as it is interesting"-ness of it all, in Eno's own words.
Does what it say on the tin. I love the idea of Eno's ambient works, but actually prefer the song-based albums more. Pleasant enough but don't remember much about it. Ground-breaking at the time, but I guess the music world has caught up with the concept now and the novelty has worn off somewhat.
Good ambient music with a very sparse vibe that allows you to soak in every despondent sound Eno plays.
It was nice. I can't say anything particularly impressed me or moved me.
Healing
Very relaxing to listen to, and definitely the start of a real identity for ambient music. But it's background music, designed not to really be listened to.
bloop.
I've always thought Brian Eno was kind of underrated.
Love me some ambient. This is a little to airport at times though.
This is about the most accurate description I've seen of any album yet. Pretty slight, but exactly what I needed this morning.
It seems he achieved his goal of making this equal parts ignorable and interesting. It sounds so commonplace now - something you might hear at a spa - but the fact that he was forging a new genre of music is amazing. The story behind the album is more compelling than the listening experience - another one that I wish I could go back and time and hear without the baggage of everything that followed it.
Don’t get me wrong this is pleasant. I’m not sure it’s groundbreaking. But it’s fine twiddling along in the background. In fact I think I’ve heard friends practise their instruments and sound just like this. I also don’t think it’s music for airports. Song one – music for reflexology treatment room Song two – music for theological museum Song three - music for gritty BBC drama series Song four - music for planetarium entrance hall. And to be honest, if it was used as Hold music I might be less irate every time I have to ring IT services!
My usual way to listen to these albums (while walking) wasn't working for this one, so I did what I think I was supposed to do and that was to put it on in the background while I worked. It was nice, though I often found the music more distracting than ambient. I don't know. Maybe I was doing it wrong. In the end, I liked it OK, but I think there are better ambient albums out there, like Avec Laudenum by Stars of the Lid.
It exactly what it says it is and good at what it wants to accomplish just not what i would ever play when looking to listen to music
Rating: 6/10
The birthplace of ambient music, so I read. It’s difficult to listen to with any close attention, really by definition. I will say it is inoffensive.
Perfectly fine as background music, but not something I would chose to listen to. Would be a great backing to a movie scene exploring an old church. Basically, pretty much what you'd expect from the title.
Definitely, an album that meets the goal of background music. It was very relaxing to listen to, but not something I can really appreciate musically. It was too background for me and I found myself not engaging with the music as a result. Which is probably the point, but why make 45 minutes of music not to move people?
Although I can't help but agree with top Global comment with only 1 star, I enjoyed this album. It was a slightly meditative listening experience that was thoroughly calming and peaceful.
Fue una experiencia diferente, no se como describirla por eso voy a poner tres estrellas, pero definitvamente es otra onda.
Favorite Song: N/A Sounds cool, but I realize now that I listened to it incorrectly. I should have put it on in the background while doing other stuff, but I listened with headphones. Rather, as ambient music, it is meant to merge with the environment and be forgotten. Whoops. Fun fact: Brian Eno produced for U2 and Coldplay!
Þessi rennur inní annað og útum hitt og er bara fín. Algjörlega óeftirminnileg en ljúf, eins og stefnt var að. Og ég þarf ekki að hlusta aftur.
I am somewhat surprised by how much I enjoyed this. The opening track was the standout - great blend of natural and synthetic sounds. It also felt like the piece that evolved the most over the duration of the track. I could have done without 2/1 - the vocals worked better as an element in the broader soundscape of 1/2 than they did in isolation. 5/5 for 1/1, 2/5 for 2/1, 3/5 for 1/2 and 2/2. 3.25
Very fine. Very accurate album title.
great cars down feel good party record banger slap
Definitely gave me movie soundtrack vibes (Social Network, LotR, Spirited Away). If I need something to meditate and/or nap to, this is it
I don’t know how to review this really. I was calm? It did job
I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. Nice background music to work. I didn't even notice but the album had finished and new ambient music started. I'll listen again while working.
This album is perfectly suited for deep thinking. Deep thinking that may be the seeds of Game Theory. Deep thinking that may earn you prestige in the academic world. Deep thinking that develops into paranoid schizophrenia. Deep thinking that ends up with Russell Crowe playing you in an Academy Award nominated film. I’ve gotten into ambient music over the past couple months, so I enjoyed this venture into one of the first albums to create the genre. Eno, baby. The most notable aspect I found was the light organ noises acting as a sort of gospel choir singing. Was pretty cool. You have to be in a particular state of mind when listening to ambient music. Bangers aren’t really to be expected. They are repetitive, which I actually love, as I find it puts me in a meditative state when working or walking. All that said, I don’t know if I’m particularly moved by this individual record or not, because most of it is fairly similar to some others. So, even though I appreciate the style, I can’t say this is better than any others within the genre. Eno, baby.
lofi-girl before lofi-girl
Magical sounds in an otherwise boring piece of work.
Ambient music as advertised, not sure it should be on 1001 Albums to listen to before you die
ik it’s influential but what came after is better
Miellyttävän rauhallista ambienttia. Tietyssä hetkessä oikein sopivaa, muuten voi olla ehkä liian itseään toistavaa
Eh
I think that one of the ways Eno described this was "music that could be ignored" and that's fairly accurate. The song patterns don't build, or ebb and flow much, they remain constant, sparse and uneventful, but at the same time, pleasant in the background when you need to focus on something else.
I enjoyed tracks 1 and 4 for what they were. I could see the concept of playing this at an airport while you wait to be boarded or checking in luggage. However, the fact that track 2 and 3 used the same vox/vocal kind of annoyed me because it brought a sense of discomfort. 2.5/5
Eh
Great Sauna music! Kinda difficult to actively listen to though, although I understand the appeal and it's importance in music history
This deserves its place on the list for ambient music, but isn’t something I can see myself listening to again. Glad I tried it though
Pretty enjoyable
Surprisingly not bad. Faded into the background, which I think was the purpose.
This was interesting. I didn’t make it through the whole album but I can see listening to this while I’m working or studying or walking through the airport.
Probably good but didn’t fit the vibe needed at planet fitness
Very quiet, good for studying
great for chilling
Not a massive fan of ambiant music
я слушала его вчера! что-то с сайтом. нормальный эмбиент, интересно увидеть истоки жанра; не моё
More like a 2.5. Some of the loops were short and then it started feeling repetitive.
Very pleasant to paint to
Did not realize this would actually be airport music. Fairly relaxing, though.
I’m not going to sit down and listen through it, but I kind of dig it
Good for getting mediative in the airport amongst all the chaos
Not sure how to rate this. It’s definitely not “good” but I would also listen to this as background music anytime. After reading about it it sounds like that’s what he was going for so mission accomplished but I still can’t give it more than 3 stars.
Relaxing and chill
Precies wat ik op dit moment nodig had. Muziek die geen energie kost :)
Solid. But I find ambient hard to place above a 3. In fact a perfect ambient should strive to be a 3!
Eno described this as "as ignorable as it is interesting". I think he might have been onto something however I felt like I should have been getting a massage.
Simply great if you like ambient music. (6/10) FT: 1/1 , 2/2
"As ignorable is it is interesting"
A little too sleepy for me, but really beautiful.
Does its Job
I enjoyed this album but I feel there is better ones to come from Brian Eno. 2/1 & 2/2 were my favorites.
Is this a landmark album for the genre, and deeply important for music as a whole? Yes! Is it a beautiful piece of music? At times! Will I ever be busting this one out again in the future? Almost assuredly not!
Well. It's ambient music for airports. Totally fine for work. But absolutely nowhere near where I'd actively listen to it.
Not my favorite ambient music but still fine to listen to in the background. Will still never beat c418
It's good background music. Gets boring if you actively listen to it but I guess that's kind of the point.
Nice, relaxing ambient, possibly only suitable for airports in 2020/21. Not a huge amount of substance though ...
"The album's usage at Pittsburgh Airport in 1982 brought on a barrage of complaints from passengers who said its uncertain tones made them feel uneasy and demanded that the previous background music be restored."
Ambient music, great for work, great to concentrate, and like the title says, great for airports 3/5
Enjoyed this album and it was great to hear
Very relaxing. Better suited for a spa than during with hours
Wasn't nearly as "lobby" or "elevator" as I thought it would be. This album belongs in a spa. I had no idea how to rate this, so I went in the the middle.
In a tous ecoute a la maison et personne a deteste. C’est tres atmospherique. 3.25
I like Brian Eno, this one is mellow music for any lobby.
Música ambiental agradable pero un tanto cansina por repetitiva. Ni fu ni fa.
It's ambient music, so you definitely need to be in the mood for it. I actually own this album, but I never play it for that reason. I'm never in an ambient mood. I don't know. I want to like this more than I actually do. The first track is really good, though.
This perfectly captures the ennui of sitting in an airport, so points for doing what it says on the tin. Album you must listen to before you die? I'm not so sure about that. Best track: 2/2
It does exactly what it says on the tin. Music to be ignored and listened to. Ketamine probably helps. Best Tracks: 1/1; 1/2
Should this be on the list? It's atmospheric, beautiful and very relaxing, but I'm fairly sure if Brian Eno hadn't been in Roxy Music etc it would be deemed classical, despite the synth pads. It's mostly piano music (lovely piano music). That concern being said, it is lovely music, and it's very clear that everything non aesthetic about Roxy Music was his work (to be fair, the dreck released after his exit proves this too). However, there are limited circumstances I would put this on - it is very slow and meditative.
Reductionist, minimal ambient music, devoid of many musical elements. Brian Eno pioneers the ambient genre, with wide soundscapes and almost eerie vocal production in '2/1'. Easily digestible as background music, as it does not require your attention to detail.
Great to fall asleep to
Can definitely understand how influential and important this album is. It probably won’t be my go to ambient album in 2021, but the ones I would go to likely wouldn’t be here without this.
"as interesting as it is ignorable" -- is an intriguing description. Music that you can drift away from, but it's still rewarding when you return to it. This reminds me a bit of puzzle adventure games; some have great soundtracks that excel at leaving you to focus on the problem at hand.
more loffy
I have heard this album at least a hundred times as I play it before going to bed at night. It is so relaxing and tranquil. I will admit, the first time I heard it, I was really wondering why this would be on a list like this....now I know. If you feel the same - give it a chance. It is really difficult to rate with stars though. I can't put it on the same level as most of the other albums that I love... I will give it a respectable 3/5.
Nice to fall asleep to, so it’s not entirely without merit, but I can’t imagine another time where I’d want to listen to it. If this is really your thing, Aphex Twin does it better.
Legit put me to sleep but I guess thats the point?
Good ambient music
Cool!
Decent study/meditation music
nice ambient music. It is what it was supposed to be. Calming.
Very relaxing
There are a lot of compositions that I like on this album, I just don't like ambient music as a whole or on principle. Especially the first side had some great moments on it. The name confuses me, since airports are such a stressful place with hustle and bustle while this album is the complete opposite of that. Highlights: 1, and 2.
Not too great, bit boring
A bit anxiety-inducing, but I'm not sure why.
Ambient is tough. I like it for relaxation purposes, or background while working, but don't feel like I really "listen" to the music. This album was pleasant enough - nothing jarring or difficult to get through, but also nothing that stands out as particularly moving or sonically amazing.
The album was intersting though I don't see anything too special about it
Bit ott
Sounds like my therapy session. But for airport. Bit understimulating for me, but it was good
Enjoyable background music.
nothing special 3/5
Not my favorite but okay, liked the brassy end.
Not my cup of tea, but soothing. 5/10
Crazy to see how far back ambient music goes and how far it’s come. However, it seems a bit ludicrous to have to rate it next to traditional albums of popular music genres.
De vuelta con Eno, no es fácil de calificar. Supongo para quien sea un fanático del estilo de música ambiental esta es una obra maestra. El disco está tremendamente bien mezclado y armado, por ahí en la Wikipedia menciona que al armar el disco "la música se diseñó para que se repita continuamente como una instalación sonora, con la intención de desactivar la atmósfera tensa y ansiosa de una terminal de aeropuerto evitando los elementos derivados y familiares de la típica "música enlatada"" y no se puede negar que cumple su propósito. Es relajante, ideal para trabajar, meditar, tener un fondo suave que ulula. Como disco para escuchar convencionalmente obviamente no cuadra, no hay mucho que analizar o sentarse a desarmar, no hay melodías, solo "ambiente." Añadido a lo anterior, sí me parecen desiguales las pistas y por un lado 1/1 y 2/2 (la 1 y 4) me parecen muchísimo mejores que 2/1 y 1/2; las últimas siento abusan un poco de coros tipo new age mientras que las otras una es una tonada dulce relajante de piano y la otra me hace pensar en Kubrik y el espacio. Muy buen e interesante disco para la situación correcta.
OK, for sure Brian Eno is a genius, but sometimes I'm listening to something like this and wondering if it's a case where being a genius means you get to just noodle around for an hour sometimes. Im sure some smarty pants would be able to tell me off.
Cumple su objetivo, desde el disco pasado ahora me emocioné al ver a Eno de nuevo y esperé hasta tener buena carga de trabajo para ponerlo mientras
It was some knock your block off instrumental musics!
Tough to rate like an album cause it's just ambient music
Not too bad for ambient stuff but wouldn't say it really took me to a higher plane or anything
It’s kind of crazy that this album made the list and not “Early Riser” the first option for alarm sounds on my iPhone. Politics. 😒
Seriously way to much Brian Eno and now this one is just ambient noise? What are we doing here
This feels like an unfair album to rate. As a conscious experience of listening for an hour, this was truly awful. Nothing memorable, truly. I’m not an ambient guy. However, if I was waiting to hear group 9 board at gate E62, I’d think this was perfectly fine. So for that I’m giving it a 2
meh
Delivers on the title's promise, I guess.
Sure is ambient.
Good places to hear this music - getting a message, guided meditations, in bed as a sleep aid, yoga class, a planetarium. End of list.
The longest elevator ride of my life.
Does me no harm, but bores me to death. Just elevator music. Nowadays one can find this kind of music a million times on playlists generated by AI.
Brian Eno’s *Ambient 1: Music for Airports* is a polarizing exercise in minimalism that succeeds primarily as a functional sleep aid rather than an engaging listening experience. While the tracks vary in quality—ranging from the serene brilliance of "1/2" to the lackluster, repetitive drone of "2/2"—the album’s overarching issue is its excessive length and lack of dynamic tension. It effectively achieves its goal of creating a background atmosphere, but for anyone seeking a record that demands attention or repeated casual listening, this remains an underwhelming collection that will likely gather dust rather than playtime.
musica ambiente, legal para alguns momentos
It wasn’t annoying to listen to, but what on earth is this? 2/5
спасибо, больше не послушаю этот альбом, причем более ранний альбом брайана - оч даже зашел, 2.5
should be listened to only in airports.
I don’t know what music was like in airports in the 1970s, I wasn’t around, but I’m glad that it wasn’t replaced by this. Everyone would miss their flight because they’d have fallen asleep out of boredom, although if the pilots were also listening at least they’d be asleep as well so the plane wouldn’t leave without passengers. I appreciate it has influenced other, less dull, music, but I also think that others such as Kraftwerk have been more influential on later ambient music. I also realise that this is meant to be background music, but I find it impossible not to listen to any music I hear, even if I don’t like it, so for me background music doesn’t work, I just want music I can listen to. 2/5
Enjoyable but I am not into ambient music. Appreciate Eno though
I think I have heard this album while getting a massage before. That’s about when it is good.
I’m sorry what? I fell asleep.
Brian Eno, 5 eme album proposé. Cet album est très différent des 4 autres déjà écoutés ('Here Come The Warm Jets', 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts' (notés 2/5), 'Before And After Science' et 'Another Green World' (notés 3/5)), relaxant mais pas très passionnant. Le premier morceau par exemple boucle sur un même motif de piano pendant plus de 16 mn, et les autres sonorités n'évoluent pas assez, elles échouent à apporter de la variété. Les morceaux suivants ne sont pas plus variés, je les ai trouvé ennuyeux aussi. Je connais d'autres albums dans le style ambiant (instrumentaux ou non) qui sont nettement plus intéressants ('Ricochet' ou 'Rubicon' de Tangerine Dream par exemple). Donc je ne suis pas sur d'avoir envie d'écouter celui-ci de nouveau. =>2/5
I don't mind ambient music, but this was particularly not engaging. 5/10
This album evidently created the genre of "ambient music". I find it really hard to determine whether ambient music is good or not good. I can picture this playing at the spa while I get a massage and it being perfect, so I guess it serves its purpose. Great respect for Brian Eno and the album is notable for creating a genre, but not sure about having it on this list as something I have to listen to before I die.
I feel like Brian just went into the studio with a keyboard and just banged this out in a few hours. I was hoping it would be cool, but it just was too simple I think for me to really enjoy. Maybe that's the point? 6/18/26
193. ok
This begs the question: what is music? It’s not unpleasant, and it would do for an aquarium or planetarium, but it’s annoying as an album. Happy to be finished.
Yeah, just plain NPC music. Not remotely interesting as My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
nice
Meh
Ambientmusikkens fader er tilbage. Jeg valgte at høre dette album mens jeg læste, hvilket det fungerede godt til. Brian Eno har beskrevet ambient som værende ligeså ignorerbart som interessant. Jeg er desværre nok mere til musik der både er interessant og drager min opmærksomhed. Min største udfordring med ambient musik er simpelthen at høre det. Når der er sagt, er det bedre end ikke at høre noget, og det lød ret nice. Måske høres dette album bedst i en lufthavn.
Listening session: june 6th, while making dinner Listened to before: no Thoughts: this would be nice to listen to if I was trying to get into a meditative state during yoga but definitely not for a regular listen. Maybe I will revisit this album if I have important work to do Favourite track: 1/2
Very much background music as it says
About like it sounds it would be. Nice enough to listen to as background.
Why?
I'm not sure if the name of the album was meant to be sarcastic or genuine, but it reflects well this album. I can see it as soft background for an art show that is trying to be esoteric. I found very little to connect to in this record. Next!
Tråkigt men säkert fint på konstutställningar, 2/5
Can something be too relaxing?
+1 star as I imagine this is music I would hear at an airport
Too ambient!
REALLY boring, but had the benefit that I was doing work and it was inoffensive in the background. If I was only listening to it, I think my body would have shut down as a defensive mechanism against boredom and I wouldn't be typing this review right now...
It did grow on my over the day but still pretty boring (though I suppose that is the point of this ambient electronica).
Ambient 1/Music For Airports does what it sets out to accomplish perfectly, and that’s why I don’t really like it. Listen, when I want to relax with an album, I’m going to play something like Metal or Grunge. I get the people who can work with this on, but to me it’s just boring and has no substance, which also ends up making it distracting, ironically. I’m just not into it at all. This was a critically important album for the birth of Ambient music, but I don’t really like a lot of Ambient music in general, so this was always personally going to be a hard sell. The crazy thing is, this is the second Brian Eno album I’ve rolled within a week. This is my second of 5 Brian Eno solo albums for this project, following “Here Come The Warm Jets”. That album was surprising in that it featured Brian Eno, who has a very peculiar voice, performing all manner of different genres of Rock, Pop and even a little bit of Jazz. I ended up giving it a 5 and mentioned being excited to check out the rest of his stuff. I’m aware now that Brian Eno was known for pioneering this genre, and now I don’t know what to expect from his 3 other solo albums on the site. Again, I understand that this album is meant to be unobtrusive and fade into the background. And again I say, unfortunately, it succeeds in doing so. 279 albums in and I’ve come to my very first “Controversial” artist. I didn’t think it was going to happen, but here we are. I can see why someone would like this, but I’m never going to be caught dead vibing to most ambient or Lo-Fi music. It’s just never been my thing and unfortunately, this album only enforced that belief. Even when I’m sleeping I’d rather listen to something else. Sorry Brian. Still curious to listen to your other albums, but now I’m also a little cautious as well. Didn’t love this one, but it succeeds perfectly with what it’s trying to do and it’s historically relevant. I’m not mad that I listened to it, but I very quickly needed to turn it off and absolutely will never return to it. I liked the last song, “2/2” the best because it felt very space-y. In yet another fun instance of immediately hearing an artist I’d only just learned about from this bot out in the wild, the animated show Invincible prominently featured a Brian Eno song in Season 4. Always very cool hearing an artist like that, I hope that trend continues. Anyway, yeah. Didn’t like this one, sorry about that.
Antras is Brajano Eno. Snooze fest
I swear to God I must have listened to this boring nothingness a dozen times but I could never remember if I actually finished it or not. Influential and blah blah blah but it's literally an infinite loop of drone.
I hate airports.
Spa music. Too repetitive for casual, purposeful listening.
4 songs - 40min - just like the title says Ambient AF!
Wow. This was a lot of nothing.
⭐⭐ Svårt att ha en åsikt om det här. Är ju funktionsmusik som inte är meningen att man ska lyssna aktivt på utan att ligga i bakgrunden som en ljudmatta. För sitt syfta är det säkert jättebra men ser mig inte komma lyssna på det i framtiden, kanske när man har svårt att somna. Det skaver inte, det går att lyssna på och är inte dåligt men ska det vara med på denna listan, tveksamt. Kommer nog inte lyssna på det igen så det får bli en 2a.
Weird. Not even sure this was on while I was listening to it. Maybe that's the point.
Not for me
I see the name Brian Eno and I'm pretty excited! For a moment. What I really want to know is, why all the positive reviews for this? I'm glad others are benefiting where I am simply skipping out.
All things came together today as I travelled via airports and airplanes today. I love Brian Eno, but this album proved that he can create ambient music as well as any sound library. Unremarkable and naturally truly ambient.
I like some ambient music but this was a bit too lifeless. Made all the worse by Ascent (from 28 days later) coming on the radio straight after as a ‘here’s what you could have been listening to’ gotcha
I really did not enjoy this on its own but I will give credit where it is due. It would fit great on a sleepy time playlist or overtop of a movie scene. It also sounds kind of futuristic today which means in 1978 it probably blew peoples minds. The production is also very good. Hard to call it an album though when there are no real songs, just soundscapes for 48 minutes.
Gentle ambient
1.5
2 - I don't mind ambient music, but I don't necessarily think I needed to hear this album before I die.
Alright, a serene 48 minutes of piano doodling and ambient, airy, atmospheric effects flowing through the space. 48 minutes of piano doodling. For 48 minutes. Doodling, on a piano. I can imagine many of the other bands Mr. Eno produced had to politely suggest that his piano doodling was nice, and that they thought it would be good dial it down just a smidge in their own recordings.
Wow, so airporty! Love you Brian you always know what to do. I listened to this while reading a poetry book and all of a sudden Brian Eno's name is written there?? Biggest jumpscare of my life. But man, a Brian Eno poem does go hard.
Ik begrijp dat je albums als deze niet kan en mag beoordelen in losse nummers, maar zo is mijn brein nou eenmaal geconditioneerd. Je zit toch per passage te wachten op een grand finale, ook al weet je dat ambient vaak minimalistisch blijft. Maar een episch Eno meesterwerk als 'The Big Ship' doet je toch hopen op een uitspatting. Helaas is dit echt té abstract voor mijn smaak, en moet ik ondanks mijn voorliefde voor Brian toch concluderen dat hij er niet heel mild vanaf komt. Tuurlijk is het hypnotisch mooi bij vlagen, maar het waait mij iets te makkelijk voorbij zonder stil te staan bij die magie. 5,5/10
De tonen en geluiden op Ambient 1 klinken natuurlijk allemaal heel mooi. Maar zonder opbouw, break of plot is het wel gewoon echt oersaai. Sorry Brian. Je hebt genoeg andere mooie dingen gemaakt. 5/10
As ignorable as it is interesting. Nope. This is dumb. This isn’t music you need to listen to. This is some grad students homework that he spent ten minutes on before turning it in. I get that he pioneered the ambient genre, but he shouldn't have been in the room to begin with.
I feel bad for having a go at an album for basically doing what it says on the tin, but this is boring, bland background music. It is absolutely not bad, or offensive, but it is just magnolia wallpaper.
3/10 19.02.2016
Ummm idk about this album. It’s kind of a weird concept to listen to ambient music in my opinion. This album feels like a mixture of sounds that can be an alarm on your phone, music they’d play at a spa for meditation, a lofi version of the music that plays on the mii application on the wii, and the sound associated with angelic beings in movies. This album is only 4 songs there is no reason it should be 48 min. The songs carry on too long without much transition at any point. For me personally, there’s too much space between notes so it’s easy for me to drift off or lose focus. Calling this elevator music or hold music isn’t really fitting cause even that has more tempo than this. Sonically it sounds really beautiful, but it’s just not for me personally. Final verdict is this would go hard in a yoga studio, but outside of that there is no reason for me to be playing this.
I couldn't do this one. It was definitely not for me. I realized the Ambien is derived from Ambient, which coincides with the sleepiness I felt. I get that it helped definite the genre, but when I am listening to these albums on my drives to and from work, this is not my first choice. That said, I think if I put this on at work, which I still may do, I may bump this up a star.
Well, it is ambient.
Booorrrriiinnngggggggg
I respect it but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t struggle with it
What's with the meditation music on this list?
Nice for an easy listening maybe for like yoga
go by train it's a lot better
I want to love Brian Eno ... but my only real exposure to him, is his early contributions in Roxy Music. I this album you really have to be in the mood for, I was listening during a busy day at work, and I just felt like nothing happened. Maybe if I was listening at home with headphones, it would sound better.
I don't smoke weed anymore so it's hard to enjoy this. So non-comittal (I know that's the point) that it's just quite annoying. Like, be something or shut up. I know that's the point. But I hate it.
Gets the job done for the situation where you need soothing background music. Otherwise it's boring AF
No. 92 More than for airports to sleep or study
Not my thing. Very spacy and ethereal, but also not super interesting. It's like the music that plays in the background of a B-level early '00s movie about kind aliens or something. Definitely not one for me to seek out, but not offensive.
Ummm… clearly innovative and well composed/produced. But it’s very deliberately background music. Only really needs to be played at Zen yoga retreats or old peoples’ homes. Don’t really think it would work at the airport!
There was music on in the background while I worked?
2.5 - Meh
Two stars only cause there is some truly unlistenable trash on this list.
Just shitty ambient music
Peaceful sounds like the kind you might play while watching a flower bloom or season s changing on a time lapse film.
This is nice background music to get a few things done, I’m sure it would also be a good calm-down album in the evening.
Sure, it's boring as hell and I can't forgive the fact that the first track is riffing on Frere Jacques. But I have to admire the commitment to the bit - this does make a lot of sense for an airport.
Boring
4/10
I am sorry nerds, but there is just no point to this one. Sure it seems he was innovating, but just innovating what would become royalty free youtube backer music. I liked here come the warm jets homeboy was doing interesting shit there. This one's nothing but boring. I could do it.
Interesting that this album is credited with defining the "ambient" genre. It's certainly a calm, pleasant listen. I wouldn't mind if it played in an airport. It sounds like an art installation or a meditation class and I could certainly use it as study music. But it's just a little too simple/calm for me to want to return to it.
I don't really get it, I'm not an ambient guy Will I listen to again: 0%
Meh
Not even for background music
Es ist halt "ambient" music. Mit der Erwartungshaltung ist es ok. Zum hinsetzen nud bewusst hören, ist diese Musik nicht gedacht. Ich würde trotzdem andere Arten von Hintergrundmusik bevorzugen. 2/5
yeah im just never in the mood to listen to ambient airport music. feel like this didn't need to be on the list.
Delivers on what it advertises. In my youth i would have scoffed at this, not seeing the use for it. but now I can absolutely see this being needed for all sorts of environmental needs. there are plenty of places and times where you just need some chill instrumental music in the background. Its lovely and well crafted but just not my jam, so it gets a 2.
boring
I LOVE BRIAN ENO! But not this Brian Eno... He's on this list several times, no?
Even for ambient music this was more tedious to listen to than usual. Brian admits himself that it's "ignorable". The best way to ignore it is by not listening to it at all. Sure, it'd be good to go to sleep to I suppose, but I'm not rating it higher for that. That'd be like criticising a nice jalfrezi because it gives you a bit of the runs on the way out. What a miserable way to bring up a years worth of albums on this site. 4 more from this tosser to look forward too.
i understand the historical implications of this album but do not think its an album you need to hear before you die. it mostly consists of one phrase repeated ad nauseam for 9-16 minutes. it would be ok background music but even for that its way too sparse for my taste. id likely be more forgiving if i got this on a day when i was working but instead i got this on a day when i was spending 5 hours driving, leaving this as my entertainment
Ik begrijp niet waarom dit hier tussen zit. Dit is toch geen luistermuziek? Heb het eventjes aangezet maar t is geen bal aan. Misschien leuk om op te mediteren maar daar gebruik ik een andere app voor
Brian Eno has been involved in so much great music over the years, from Roxy Music to Talking Heads to Fred Again (to mention just a few). A true artist, and an intellectual. And, this album Ambient 1 is ultimately an intellectual exercise about music and its role within varying spaces (physical and mental). It’s an interesting piece of work in that light…but it’s not especially interesting to listen to. Which is partly the point, I know. But I’ll only listen to this as a late-night sleep aid.
I've listened to this a couple of times before and whilst it's not objectionable it's a little too bland for me. As music for an airport it's probably OK. If it's just background music to play for no other reason then I can listen to it but it's also something to tune out so if you're not deliberately listening to it then you don't notice it.
Spa music. Relaxing but nothing special. Pretty blah.
three things: i think this is definitely important and influential enough to deserve a spot on the list, it's much more listenable to me than most ambient music, and i have a lot of respect for Brian eno. all that being said, miss me with this shit dawg
Oh gosh, it's so boring. (2/5)
I fell asleep. I respect brain enough but fuck....
Previously rated: #304 - Before And After Science (3/5) #673 - Another Green World (3/5) #740 - Here Come The Warm Jets (4/5) #913 - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (3/5) *********************************************** Album #986 There was just nothing to this. It doesn't lie though. It is what it says it is, ambient music. It's just that's it's nothing special whatsoever. No melody, no build up, no crescendo, just some "ahhs" some occasional piano notes, synth, horns I think. It's arguably a 1/5, but I usually save those for albums that really piss me off how bad they are. This was just barely anything. The fact is, this guy just has too many albums on this list.
It's all there in the title, for better or for worse. Nothing wrong with these tracks. In fact, they are probably more interesting than any music you've ever heard playing over an airport loudspeaker. Just not sure why it was essential for me to hear this album before I die.
Ce sont certainement des sons mis bout à bout.
I’m sure this is fine for its intention, but way ti chill for normal listening. Would be good for meditation or calm yoga.
This is calming but I don't know if I would listen to it again
I mean I get it but really not my thing
I can respect Les Paul's contribution to the history of music by innovating the electric guitar, but I don't really look forward to listening to Les Paul's music. I feel the same about Brian Eno and electronic music.
Chill, pero sin más.
Overall: 4/10 Quite honestly put me on edge, which is (I would assume) the complete opposite effect that Brian was going for. I'm talkimg borderline panic attack levels of anxiety from listening to this. Something about it just really is not for me. There were moments of relaxation to be found (mostly at the beginning) but DAMN I don't want to feel like that again. Fav song: 1/1
Well - that was - different. Still, as odd as it was, it was better than at least a 1/3 of this list.
I suppose someone had to do it. I sensed a problem, though, when I dozed off in the airport lobby and wound up in Reno. What IS the fascination with this guy?
I mean, as ambient music meant for relaxing in an airport goes, I guess this is as good as it gets? But what a weird category to voluntarily put your music in.
I mean it’s great ambient music but like, there is nothing more to it than that. Great for work or study but I didn’t really need to hear this before I died
In no way do you need NEED to listen to this background music before you die. Pioneering is fine and it’s well made but it is not essential listening.
I was very bored
Does what it says on the tin. It’s ambient music, and I have probably heard it in an airport. It very much stays in the background and I don’t need my airport music to be a banger. Ironic that Mr Dimery thinks that it is music we should hear before we die because a) you aren’t really supposed to “listen” to background music; and b) we probably heard it in a funeral parlour.
This is such a weird album to rate. I kind of like the idea of having ambient music. This just leaves me cold, though.
How does one rate elevator backgound spa music?
I don't know if I can rate it a 1 or anything, but this is not for me. Track 1 is fine, but way too long. Track 2 feels like some competent keyboardist faffing around with the choral tone on a Casio keyboard for ten minutes. Track 3 is basically like tracks 1 and 2 played simultaneously. The main tone on track 4 varies between grating at the high end and farty at the low end. I guess it's not bad compared to some other ambient I've heard but my gosh, I don't need to listen to such long songs with so little going on.
Literal elevator muzak, nothing grand, nothing flashy, nothing remotely memorable at all...
Weird choice for top albums
Just background sonds. Solid work for airports (as titled) or hotel lobbys. You really can get calm if you diddn't listen to before you die.
Hmmm... This was... something. It was recorded and produced flawlessly, but it wasn't exactly what I'd call compelling music. It was certainly melodic and had powerful harmonies and soundscapes and the synth sounds were very clean, but arrangement-wise it was very spartan, slow, and kind of plodding. It was like an elephant -- broad, slow, deliberate, and majestic, but not very fun to have around. I know Eno can make compelling music, but this was just not it. I get that it's called "Music for Airports" and that it was supposed to be avant garde and all that, but at the end of the day, I just didn't love listening to it, despite the context in which it was written and recorded. Two stars.
first record is soothing to me, the next ones not anymore
For you public radio nerds, 1/1 is in the background of "This American Life" sometimes.
Not my thing.. i was listening to it while gardening and didn't realize it was making me so anxious that I started chewing my cheek until it bled
J'écouterais pas tous les jours mais au moins si je cherche un jour une musique d'ambiance style cours de yoga ou méditation je sais que j'ai ça en stock
Pas fini d’écouter. Comme Aurélia… de quoi faire une séance de yoga. Je n’écouterai pas ça au quotidien
A história por trás da razão do álbum existir, apesar de extremamente comercial, é interessante e poderia render boas faixas. Mas é um disco extremamente repetitivo e cansativo. Pouquíssima progressão rítmica nas faixas.
Airport music is not my bag.
Mellow and lovely, reminds me of a spa - but also a bit repetitive. Made me sleepy.
I can see the popularity for it's stated purpose; calm, peaceful, ambient airport music. But, For the purpose of this list, I can't see anyone saying "Man, I want to go to the airport and hang out all day so I can listen to the music"
Brian Eno is weird....
Tried listening but it's just music for robots
Nothing offensive about ambient music, but not much interesting about it either.
It might be good for airports, but it's not good for me. Or maybe a spa.
If you are looking for something that fills the background sonic void, this album is for you. If you are looking for something when finished you think to yourself "Wasn't there something playing like an hour ago?", this album is for you. If you are looking for something that helps take you on a trance-like peyote stupor during a misappropriated vision quest, this album is for you.
Can’t see this taking off in an airport
Put this on if you're having trouble falling asleep. Background music only.
Booooooooring. I’m sorry. This is a collection of sounds and an art project but it’s not an album. I’m not even saying anything about its quality, it is just not possible or appropriate to compare this to popular music.
This album is not just Music for Airports, this would also work well as background music for a funeral parlor.
Well, Eno wasn't lying when he said it wasn't meant to be listened to. Just some soft sounds and piano on a loop. Nothing bad persay, but it's not good either. 2/5
I'm not completely opposed to ambient music, but I reeeally don't particularly care for it. Pretty important and not bad, though.
It’s good at what it does, but it sounds like music played in the background of an aquarium.
Brian Eno: Ambient 1: Music For Airports: This sure is ambient music. Its not bad, but I really do not care for ambient music in general. Kinda boring. Some interesting sounds, I guess, but like who goes out of their way to listen to this? 5/10
Just why
Obviously pretty important for the ambient genre. Maybe just too ambient for me.
I listened to this... I couldn't tell you anything about it 'cos it blended into the background. So It's successful at it's aim I guess...
I always thought this was just a waste of time where nothing happens. Turns out it's a waste of time where only a small amount of stuff happens.
Descriptive album title. Says it all. Not bad background music I guess.
A bit much
Love u ambient music. Maybe was a bit to calm and long for me however. Gonna give it 2 star
I’m sure it’s great for what it is, but I’m not listening to all of this.
I am not keen on this. Ambient/atmospheric slow tempo piano plus vocal pads for 50mins. What is the point?? Best track - 2/1 (shortest, otherwise they all sound the same!). No, 2/2 is slightly more tolerable and just slightly longer 2 stars
It’s ambient so it’s never getting a high score, works as background music I suppose
It's ok, TOO CALM!
No way one of the greatest 1001 albums of all time. I get the concept, but just no.
Intéressant que l'album ai créé le genre de l'Ambient, mais beaucoup trop simple dans sa réalisation pour que je l'apprécie aujourd'hui
It’s not bad per se, but it is legitimately background music. Some of the noises were quite irritating after a while. 2/5 Won’t listen again
Ambient - yes, music - ?
Soothing, beautiful, sleepy.
I think if I heard this in an airport I'd think some malign force was trying to control my brain, but as background for fairly stressful thinking and writing it was ideal. I'm not sure I would call it music, however; more like a nervous system intervention. No idea how to rate it.
Reminded me more of an art museum than an airport. It succeeds as a work of ambient music, but I didn't really enjoy it.
really bad white noise
starts out calming and peaceful. By the end it's just kind of tedious. Genre most easily replaced by AI
I liked the first track (of the four) a lot but not so much the other ones. The synthesized voices were a bit of a turnoff.
bissl zu monoton for my taste
people put on ambient music in order to fall asleep. after listening to this album, i can understand why.
Great music to fall asleep to, but not as influential as other electronic music in my opinion.
Meh. Might be segment defining, but it doesn't take much for that segment...
Choose one: (a) More like an album you must ignore before you die. (b) More like an album you must hear WHILE you die. (c) My left arm hurts. Do I smell toast? (d) This is a really nice spa. I think I'll pay the extra for a mud bath. (e) This is a really nice airport. I don't even care that my flight is delayed, the Cinnabon is closed, and I'm pretty sure my suitcase was lost the moment it disappeared behind that curtain. This music has made me so calm that I can't even scream at a gate agent. (f) Did not listen.
Even though I've been getting into ambient music more and more, I do think there is some stuff that is entirely too chill for me
Caught myself drifting in thought during this listen. Not sure if this is the “greatest ambient album” of all time but is was a good listen
Trying to be open minded about it but I just can't get behind it.
02/04/25 It really wasn't for me, but I can appreciate it would make good chill music or game music.
Loved the first track so much but was so put off by the others. The choral vocals on the middle tracks really ruined them and made them quite unpleasant. They would have been so beautiful without the vocals because they distracted greatly from the music itself, which was fantastic. The last track was a mess on all fronts. A 45 minute version of “1/1” would have been perfect and I gladly would have listened to that than sit through the other three tracks. I understand why this album is on the list, but it ended up being so disappointing.
Ambient classical music - Very calming, nice background music - Melodies are good but gets repetitive
Kinda like being in a sound bath.
No private session used for Spotify. Giving credit were credit is due, this album did have the plodding, boredom, and slight anxiety of waiting for your flight at an airport. Not sure why I would listen again.
Nah.
Ambient
Sleep music
Good for a massage