Before And After Science

I love nearly everything did or even touched in the 70s and 80s. He is one of my biggest heroes. I love nearly everything about him, especially his stance between being a musician and artist (and simply a creative thinker) and how it's all one fluid thing to him. His ability to think beyond boundaries and his use of the studio as an instrument is so incredibly inspiring. He is up there with The Beatles, Lee Scratch Perry, Brian Wilson, Phil Spector, and Conny Plank in that regard. He is connected to much of the music I hold most dearly: Bowie's berlin trilogy, talking heads, john cales solo albums, roxy musics first album, and of course krautrock in his tenure with cluster/Harmonia - which shows up here on this album. Suffice to say it's hard for me to pick a favorite album by him but this one is certainly a major contender. I feel like it is a very balanced album and it does contain perhaps my favorite track of his: by this river, played with and about his time with cluster. The album has a great range of moods and I like how he intersperses the instrumentals throughout. I wish he continued more with this balance of rock/lyric based songs and instrumentals but hereafter he went onto a long jag with his ambient/instrumental direction. I like his ambient work as well but I also love his lyrics and find his voice so oddly compelling. The lineup of musicians on this album is incredible and part of it was recorded with the great krautrock producer Conny Plank. Somebody described Eno's more rock oriented albums as art pop and I think that when it comes down to it that might be my favorite genre and where I feel the most kinship with my own ideas and feelings about musical expression.

There's nothing wrong with this, but not much that's remarkable or interesting, either. We really didn't need this many Eno albums on the list. Best track: Spider and I

I had me a well deserved smoke after a long drive while listening to this one. I sat in my backyard watching the cemetery behind, thinking about how ill be the same one day. The trees round me started staring as I realized that nature will last far longer than I. The rocks and trees don't feel like we do, but maybe they are just as alive. They come into existence and have a purpose that is always fulfilled one way or another. They evolve, take different forms. Leaning on my wooden fence I thought about the young sapling it once was. I could for a moment feel it breath under the weight of my arm. Looking down, I wonder if the dirt knows it's alive. If it were, would it ponder the significance of its own life and be satisfied? I think it would be glad to watch everything evolve: live, grow, prosper, die. If dirt could think, it would be closer to God than we are.

This is absolutely my jam. Still don't know if King's Lead Hat is an intentional anagram of Talking Heads (or vice versa, or neither).

“King's Lead Hat” has long been my weirdo bop, ever since I was an oddball teenager who stumbled onto the music of Brian Eno on late night radio in the mid-80s. It’s the first song I think I ever heard by Eno, which led me down into the huge rabbit hole that is his music, and all the possibilities of what music can be. My peers had no idea who Eno was, his 70s music probably considered to be obscure, out of date and just plain strange at that point. But those albums have meant a lot to me over the years. They’re a kind of touchstone to my own musical taste and my own desire to listen to music with curiosity and a sense of adventure. What I’m trying to say is, Eno is my jam. So, Before and After Science. This album might sit strangely with anyone who hasn't really listened to Brian Eno before. It's fairly accessible for the general listener as his albums go, with some very lovely instrumentation. Stylistically he is a little bit all over the place and has a pronounced weird streak, particularly on the front half. It's not a bad thing, just maybe a little hard to connect with immediately for some. Stick with it. By the time you hit "Julie With," the rest of the album kicks into a different gear, with a far more layered, reflective, and ambient sound. Honestly, the final four are some of the most spare, beautiful arrangements I have heard in any genre. I feel wonderfully relaxed and elevated by the time “Spider and I” comes to a close. “By This River” exists on a plane by itself, it’s so lovely. The instrumentation on this album is ridiculous, and I mean that in the best way. Eno has always collaborated and surrounded himself with the best musicians, but this is insane. These are some of the smartest, most creative minds in music and they just flow like they were always together in this band. That funkified bass work by Paul Rudolph and Percy Jones on “No One Receiving” and “Kurt’s Rejoinder” is insanely good. Inspired use of various forms of percussion, across the board, especially on “Kurt’s Rejoinder.” Robert Fripp’s guitar on King’s Lead hat, shut up. Phil Manzanera’s guitar on “Here He Comes” is more delicate and incredibly pretty, a waterfall of sounds when blended with Eno’s own synthesizers. Eno’s voice is distinctive and oddly affecting in a way unlike that of many other vocalists. He’s not a singer really, the voice is just another musical tool, but when he does sing he moves you. It doesn’t much matter what he’s singing about. Which is a good thing because these lyrics are characteristically off the wall for Eno. Don’t look for a lot of coherence because that’s not what he’s doing here. Just embrace the weirdness and enjoy. Fave Songs: By This River, King's Lead Hat, No One Receiving, Julie With, Kurt's Rejoinder

So about 35 albums in, and I FINALLY get one that I never would have crossed paths with - except for this daily exercise... Had listened to Eno's "Ambient 1 - Music For Airports", but that's been it, so I thought this one would be interesting... I'm also a big Roxy Music fan - a band he co-founded, but I think most of what I enjoy from them came after Eno left... As for "Before & After Science", the opening track "No One Receiving" sounds very much like the Talking Heads - except before there was a Talking Heads (i.e. although I guess both came out around the same time in 1977...). Really liked the percussion in the that song... Didn't really care for "Backwater", and the 3rd track "Kurt's Rejoinder" sounded Talking Headsesque again... Really enjoyed the instrumental interlude of "Energy Fools The Magician" - just wished it was longer - as I keep putting this one on repeat... : ) But I have to say the 3-song run in the later half of the album of "Julie With", "By This River", & "Through Hollow Lands" was absolutely exceptional - and REALLY appealed to me, and is definitely my jam... While not an all-time classic, I really enjoyed this album- and glad that it came my way... This is a solid 4 in my book no doubt!!!

There’s much I’d like to say about this album; however, I am contractually obligated leave the following review: ANOTHER CLASSIC BRIAN ENO RECORD.

One last hurrah to the rock world before dissolving into a world of his own creation, Brian Eno lets the audience ricochet through worlds before and after science. Parts pensive, parts lurching, the seemingly early post-punk document stands tall yet alone in its aural being. Whatever one makes of his far more wide reaching (and rather definitive) ambient works later and before, one cannot deny that Before and After Science is the bridge that connects it all and that bridge, however final, still obtains joys and secrets waiting to be seen.

Wonky and angular are not words I normally associate with Brian Eno, but here we are. Showing his abilities as a master of soundscape even at this early stage. It's always nice to hear music with a sense of humour.

This drives home why Eno is known as a producer more that a recording artist. Most of these songs left me thinking "I bet if Byrne or Bowie were to write take one of these songs, write more interesting lyrics, and sing in their more interesting voice, they'd be pretty good."

broke: bach, brahms, beethoven // bespoke: byrne, bowie, brianeno

I’d never heard of Bryan Eno and the first few songs weren’t really up my alley, but I fell in love with: Here he comes, Julie with..., and By this river. So glad I got this recommendation, it’s made me a Bryan Eno fan

its been so long since i last heard either eno's art rock records or bowie's berlin trilogy that i cant rly make meaningful comparisons and thus am more or less missing the two most obvious anchoring points here. that being said, it turned out not to be necessary...the cumulative effect of this album is absolutely magical and moving and even medicinal. winding up a tense storm of anxious jittery proto-talking heads thats as synesthetically and melodically satisfying as anything, and then all the tension is unwound perfectly on the gorgeous and moving back half for maximum catharsis. the unsung hero of the whole thing is the beautiful Here He Comes, which bridges the two halves and helps create an effect that doesnt hit u all at once but takes u in one step at a time, prolonging the feeling of unwinding and making the whole thing feel like a Whole instead of two halves. eno is probably among the most intuitive thinkers in all of music...every left field sound and stylistic switch-up feels absolutely inevitable. a lil bit in awe of this

A masterpiece of art rock weirdness. I almost like this record as much as Another Green World, but it just comes short. The synth sounds and pop hooks on this album are just sublime. A personal favorite of mine. Favorite song: Backwater Least favorite song: Through Hollow Lands

So this is rock Eno. Really, really good. Not flawless, but on a five point scale easily a five. Heads above most of what I've listened to recently. I'll be coming back to Julie With... right away.

I'm quite impressed by this. Musically it's very interesting, and it has a great mood running throughout it. Some of it is quite unusual, but always accomplished. The melodies are still really nice. It just stands out as something quite unique to my mind. I like how it tails off towards the end, going more lo-fi and chill, with those cool sci-fi synths. Surprised and quite delighted with this one.

It’s not objectionable but not inspiring in any way. Much better musically than vocally or lyrically …. Meh ….

Oh yeah, I loved this. Pop rock from a parallel timeline, dissolving into dream pop as it goes on. Fave track - "By This River"

Read his name a lot in discussions on 1001 album topics, but I have no personal knowledge. No One Receiving - Music is really interesting; lyrics ok; vocals are unique. I'm not hatin' it. 6/10 Backwater - I like the music; lyrics average; vocals ok. 6/10 Kurt's Rejoinder - Digging the really interesting music; lyrics are likely deeper that I care to research; same vocals, I guess this is their sound. 6/10 Energy Fools the Magician - Instrumental piece with a cool sound. 7/10 King's Lead Hat - Music upbeat with punk sound; I have no idea what the lyrics mean; vocals same. It feels a bit disconnected from the other songs. As a punk song though, it gets an 8/10. Here He Comes - Music feels like 60s folk; lyrics are average; vocals are still cool enough. 8/10 Julie With - Music is really good, kinda a Pink Floyd vibe mixed with "Twin Pines" theme; lyrics aren't clear if they are speaking in metaphors; vocals really match the music. So far my favorite from the album. 9/10 By This River - Musically another good vibe; lyrically ok; vocals very mellow and pleasant. All together it works very nicely. 9/10 Through Hollow Lands - An instrumental that I'm enjoying very much. It's kinda ethereal, a little like floating through space. Solid 9/10 Spider & I - Music is really pretty; the minimal lyrics are truly unclear; vocals are . It's a very chill vibe that I can dig! 9/10 Unique experience that gradually improved with each track. I'll revisit some of the later tracks. A very chill album!

Brian’s non experimental stuff is just ok. Good song here or there but you’d be insane to have this album on heavy rotation if you’re under 50 years old

Not familiar with Brian Eno's catalogue, as I presume you both are, and it started out funkier than I expected, more accessible that I thought it would be. Like the drums in "No One Recieving." "Backwater" sounds like the goofier side of the Beatles, like something Paul would write and make Ringo sing. "Kings Lead Hat" was a dead ringer for the Talking Heads, and I was not surprised to find out that it was intentional. "Julie With" and "Through Hollow Lands" and "Spider and I" as more along the lines of what I expected the album to be like. It was not a cohesive album, jumped around. After hearing this I wonder if that willingness to go all over the map musically is what made him a good producer. I liked the album, did not love it.

I know Eno is this prolific musical genius who has innovated more in one day than most musicians could ever hope to throughout their entire career. But… I just don’t really enjoy this. There’s some pop rock sounds here that could be cool in the right setting. I just don’t care for it. Meh.

The Talking Heads vibe in the first third didn’t do much for me - I fear I’m a lost cause on TH, a forever blind spot - but the clamour of “King’s Leads Hat”, in which every instrument has something exciting to say, and the slower, spookier songs that followed are outstanding and mesh perfectly with an autumnal Monday. Listening a second time, I realised “Backwater” is a triumphant banger. And the Talking Heads-esque songs are not bad. I’ve given more flawed records 5… Eno lived on a friend’s childhood street in West London and every Christmas, when the neighbourhood gathered to sing carols, Eno would install himself as the organiser and orchestrator of the performances, very cheerfully by my friend’s account.

Before & After Science I’ve not listened to this one before, and before I saw it on the list I’m not sure I was really aware of it. It has some of the feel of his earlier albums like Here Come the Warm Jets or Taking Tiger Mountain, and the later ambient albums, like Airports, with some of the mood of the Low stuff he was doing with Bowie at the time, as well as foreshadowing some of the elements of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts a few years later. And that David Byrne/Talking Heads connection is quite striking, No One Receiving, Kurt's Rejoinder and King’s Lead Hat (all excellent) feel a lot like TH songs from the album he later did with them, Fear of Music and Remain in Light in particular share that scratchiness and groove. And if you didn’t know it was Eno you might presume it was David Byrne singing on King’s Lead Hat, which was surely intentional with the song being an anagram of TH etc. As well as those, Backwater is also excellent, it has some of the wonky pop of Here Come the Warm Jets and a great set of lyrics with canoes, sausages, Peru and Turkish Guru’s making appearances. Energy Fools the Magician is very second side of Low, with its disquieting and pleasantly sinister atmosphere. Here He Comes is great, wistful and melodic. Julie With recalls Another Green World, I love the arpeggio and synth build, with the gentle release of the bass and keyboard part. By this River, although rather slight, is another lovely, gentle proto-Airports track. I love the delicateness of the synth and keyboard parts in Through Hollow Lands, and I find the whole track rather moving. There’s more Low vibes with Spider and I in the synth and it’s another one with a lovely gentle flow to it. I was a fan of Eno before we started the list, but my appreciation has definitely increased over the course of it. While not everything he’s involved with is successful, it's nearly always interesting and thought provoking, and when it’s good it’s fantastic, and this falls in that category, a superb combination of arty pop and arty ambient. 🔬🔬🔬🔬 Playlist submission: King’s Lead Hat

I love a lot of Eno's 70s output up to and including My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, technically from 1981. I love it when he is still producing material with enough connection to pop music that I can understand the form (and possibly even dance to it) but weird enough to be surprising. Much of his later work is overly conceptual, and by the time it has devolved into generative music, I'm bored and over it. According to wikipedia, they recorded over 100 songs during the sessions for this album. This is a testament to the benefits of good editing (I'm looking at you, Robert Pollard - just because you hit 'record' and captured random sounds on tape, doesn't mean you have to release it). Before and After Science is an absolute classic for me. Proper songs, but with a fresh approach to sound that makes them pop through as something both familiar and different. Some tracks are surprisingly funky ("No One Receiving", "Kurt's Rejoinder"), and often catchy ("Backwater", "King's Lead Hat"). It's a smart album and conceptually driven, but he still understands that you need to feel the music in your gut. It's got to work at that level. Side 1 is uptempo and energetic, and side 2 is more open and emotional. Both sides have their secret pleasures. I've listened to this often over the past 40 years, I confess I did not initially get it, but once I did, I always hear something different and exciting when I listen to it.

I love Brian Eno, especially in conjuction with David Byrne or John Cale. Side A of this album is really great, but I sputter out in the second half. Not that it's bad, they just feel so different.

Fan of Eno. This is a great transition from his glam rock into his authentic sound pieces, which are mesmerizing. I do not understand some of the reviews that like the first side vs. the second side (us wisened folks know about album sides) - not the case, Side "B" is where he begins to blossom. Either way , a good listen,

I've been a huge Eno fan since his Roxy Music days, and I've always felt his pop and rock albums have been unfairly overlooked.

This is super cool. This is my favorite version of Brian Eno. When he's making post punk art rock before its really even invented yet. Is he inspired by Bowie or The VU or is he just getting ready to produce Talking Heads and have that change the world? Its weird and playful. Its somber. Its endearing. The music is odd, but never over the top. Its homaging a million different things and being totally comfortable in itself. Some of the ballads draw you in, and then next minute you're in a post punk anthem pogo-ing in a mosh pit. But it all kind of exists before any of that really takes off. I also like how it ends with Windows 98 style Brian Eno, ambient noise soft rock. I like it. I really enjoyed this today.

That's two Eno-involved projects in a row, three and it's a hat trick. But I'm not exactly complaining, Eno is kind of a musical genius, and there's something *incredibly* special about this period in his career (really from Here Come The Warm Jets through this album). I love his later ambient work, but there's really something about the albums which are basically just ultra art-damaged pop music. Before And After Science is a great representation of this sound, but is definitely looking forwards to Music For Airports, which pretty much immediately follows it. One Of Eno's very favorite tricks is also in full display here; starting the album with kind of odd, but still energetic art pop/art rock songs, then slowly dissolving into ultra-expressive ambient soliloquies. Here, No One's Receiving, Backwater, and Kurt's Rejoinder gleefully throw together Eno's signature futuristic sound with rock energy, pop catchiness, funk influence, and a little theatricality. But by Julie With, the quiet sadness and lurking mystery slowly creeping up on this album has fully immersed it, and until the end, it just sinks deeper into shadowed motifs, gorgeous melodies, and lush arrangements. The sensation is as though the listener is slowly enveloped, but remaining calm. It's like slowly gliding to the bottom of the sea. And when you get there it isn't dark, or menacing per se, but it is unfamiliar, and bizarre, and weirdly gorgeous. By This River is particularly spellbinding, if I had to single out just one song. But this is very much an album that needs to be listened to as a single piece of art. There's a really powerful cumulative effect here. I don't know if this is as perfect as Eno's best, but it is still pretty magnificent. I genuinely think this will eventually be a 5, but I don't really want to jump the gun.

This is my favourite of the Brian Eno art rock albums I’ve heard. There is a perfect harmony and balance between the hyped up pop tracks and the more zen, drawn out offerings. The calmer songs have more of a pop flare to them than their equivalents on Another Green World; and the energetic ones are beautifully silly and bouncy. I particularly love Eno’s childlike, wide-eyed approach to the lyrics. The thoughtful, sombre piano led By This River is my favourite Eno song I’ve heard - I’d love to hear him in this mode again.

A quirky and very enjoyable album, occupying a space somewhere in the vicinity of late-70s Bowie and early Talking Heads (whom Eno had and would subsequently work with respectively) while still sounding highly distinctive. Side one has the rockier numbers, all of which are great fun, especially the opener ‘No One Receiving’ (which sounds vaguely like Joy Division to me), the jaunty ‘Backwater’, and the weird but extremely catchy ‘King’s Lead Hat’. Side two changes tack, mostly consisting of more ambient, and usually quite beautiful songs, of which my favourites were ‘By the River’, and the closer, ‘Spider and I’.

A cool album. It’s a shame he gave up on rock pop song writing as this album demonstrates he was quite good at it

Not one I return to often, although the favorite Eno record of a number of friends (likely all big Can fans). The reciprocal Talking Heads influence is clear ("No One Receiving" could be a demo for "Remain In Light") and the high points are fun but it's a bit too soundscapey to hook me long-term. If you're looking for "Here Come The Warm Jets II", "Taking Tiger Mountain" might satisfy, although it doesn't rock quite as hard.

liked it but i'm still not an eno head

What do you know, another classic record from Eno!

My 4th (!) Brian Eno record; considering the fact that aside from "Music For Airports" prior to this 1001 list I don't think I'd never put an Eno record on front to back - I would have thought I'd be annoyed... I feel like this album puts 70s Genesis and Pink Floyd in a cake pan, mixed it just a touch more, and came out with something even better (and I love those bands). Also you can hear a clear path to/from Eno and Adrian Belew and Talking Heads. It appears that I've become a big Eno fan, and this is perhaps my favourite. It's weird yet somehow accessible. Blessedly short at 40 minutes (not a sarcastic knock at all; I much prefer shorter albums as a general rule - get in, get out, leave 'em wanting more), there's a ton of melody, the vocals are mixed low enough so they're not a distraction and more of an instrument - exactly how I prefer it. "Here He Comes" and "Julie With..." might be my current favourite tracks - the former seems simple and light but there's a subtle oddness to it and the latter is on the surface very mellow but it's almost off-putting in a way that draws me to it. I could see how the latter part might bore some listeners - it definitely gets very dreamlike/new age-y but it's just short enough for me to be the perfect amount combined with the pop-rock first half. 8/10 4 stars.

This is a lot of fun. Eno in highly playful mood, very lyrically nimble. There's a lot of the future sound of post punk in here, needly guitar and burbling synths to the fore. Very Talking Heads in places too - you can see where Brian's discussions with David Byrne would lead right here.

I recently watched and enjoyed the very lengthy and detailed documentary Brian Eno- The man who fell to earth 1971-1977. So I was happy to see this album which was produced at the end of this period before the branched out with his solo ambient works which are a completely different kettle of fish. I think the last three albums that he produced in this period, which includes Taking Tiger Mountain and Another Green World are amongst his very best. Eno's stature in the business is apparent simply by how many crack musicians he was able to gather together on this record: Fripp, Frith, Roedelius, Moebius, Jaki Leibezeit, Conny Plank, Phil Manzanera... Wow! Side 1 of this record rocks out more, and Side 2 is more languid and pastoral and foreshadows the ambient themes that was to come. The highlight for me is By This River, which is so simple, yet one of the most beautiful songs ever written. The Satie-esque piano and his gentle humming typically stays in my head days after listening to it.

4.5 + Another intensely dynamic record from Eno. It starts off with pop songs whose rhythms seem to bounce against the skin of each track's bubble ("No One Receiving", "Backwater", "King's Lead Hat"). Some of Eno's more experimental instincts and quirks are still here but he's dialed them down just a little. Towards the middle, he explores more lush and unctuous territory creating soundscapes of seemingly disparate sonic textures, most notably on "Here He Comes." The record then glides into ambient terrain that previews what will define the next phase of his career.

Oh, Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, wacky scientist of 20th century rock- it was fun to hear you having a blast on this album. I'm familiar with a lot of Eno's production work from this period (particularly collaborations with Bowie, Devo and Talking Heads) and it was fascinating to hear the cross-influence of some of it in his own work. It makes the late 70s seem like a constant cycle of the same few musicians picking from each other's plates at an all-you-can-eat buffet. As for the songs: "King's Lead Hat" is an absolute banger which I can't believe I hadn't heard before. "Backwater" has a catchy (if slightly obnoxious) chorus which I couldn't help grinning at. "Kurt's Rejoinder" and "Energy Fools the Magician" have very obvious seeds of "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts"' atmospherics and arrangements. Like Bowie's "Low" of the same year, the second half turns to more weightless instrumentals, but these are much warmer pieces, with strong melodies and more discernible structure. "Spider and I" was a gorgeous closer, even with Eno's simple and modest vocal. It's pretentious and a little unfocused at times, of course, but hard to complain when the highlights are this good. Recommend this to any Eno/Bowie/Byrne fans out there.

Was... Was the point of these songs to be some before "science" and more rock-based, then some after, and more synth-based? Or is the album name irrelevant?

Somewhere between the Beatles and new wave lies this. Also get a lot of Talking Heads out of it, which makes sense since Eno and David Byrne have been working together forever now. Loses steam a little near the end. Favorite tracks: "Blackwater", "King's Lead Hat", "By This River"

More interesting than it is enjoyable

This was easier to digest than the other Eno we got. Clearly influential. First track sounds a LOT like LCD soundsystem. I was playing "King's Lead Hat" and asked my wife "this sounds a lot like the Tallking Heads right?" and she responded "maybe? a shittier version." Turns out the title is an anagram for "Talking Heads" Nailed it. Read they recorded 100!!!! tracks and these are the 10 that made the cut. Eno sounds like a real music sicko.

Yawnnn what a snoozefest. Not bad but instantly (and I mean instantly) forgettable.

More science required

I was wasn't expecting much, as I know some of Eno's work is challenging to listen to, so I was pleasantly surprised it wasn't bad. Sounds similar to bands he was producing around this time, Talking Heads, Bowie (not surprising) and his music is somewhat interesting without sounding commercial (also not surprising). A solid listen, but not for all tastes.

2 good songs and a bunch of duds, drugs recommended

Not my jam. I didn't find it interesting and the songs didn't stuck with me. This is my second Brian Eno album and it's the same as the other one which is just alright, nothing more.

probably cool in theory but not for me

Loved it

Good ol’ sourpuss

The passage of my life is measured out in shirts.

Truly wonderful. Brimming with beauty. The most compelling blend of Brian's two modes: Camp Glam Rock Creature and Ambient Music King.

Eno was just occupying his own space at this point although it goes downhill from here for me.

Vamos hoy martes con otro disco que el reto comparte del genio de Brian Eno. El álbum arranca con vibes a David Bowie pero más eteréas, experimentales, y se mantiene bien arriba hasta los últimos temas, más instrumentales, soñados. El tipo es una bestia de la música. Un genio creando atmósferas. Favourite track: King's Lead Hat. Muchas gracias por el mimo musical y nos vemos mañana.

Qué fino. Tiene canciones que parecen cómicas y otras que son profundas y poeticas. Sirvió pop y le dio de comer a todo el mundo.

As the album title suggests, this is an album of two very different halves, equally brilliant in their own way. As the first half of the last album before he devoted his solo career almost entirely to ambient music, the 'Before Science' section is all jaunty, offbeat art rock. It's bookended by two tracks inspired by the band Eno would go on to produce three albums for, Talking Heads, the opener 'No One Receiving' and 'King's Lead Hat' (an anagram of Talking Heads). The more ambient and pastoral 'After Science' half is full of lush, dreamlike soundscapes that are evocative and never dull. The album showcases two styles of music that are very different but which I like very much.

Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno es una figura esencial de la música, por talento, influencia, producción y trayectoria. En este listado presenta varios discos, y todos con merecimiento de ser escuchados. Nada menos que 5 (4 en solitario y uno con David Byrne), al nivel de Bruce, Who, Sonic Youth o los Byrds... Sin su intervención nombres como Roxy Music, Bowie, Devo, Talking Heads, U2, James, Jon Hassell, David Byrne, Robert Fripp, Daniel Lanois, Harold Budd y otros no serían lo que son o fueron. La lista es inabarcable: Coldplay, Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, Grace Jones, Slowdive, Underworld, Kevin Shields, Damon Albarn... No One Receiving (con Phill Colins a la batería) tiene una gran influencia en el sonido de Talking Heads, por ritmo y por forma de cantar. Ya en otro tema de su excepcional álbum (también en este listado) Here comes the warm jets había base de sobra para los neoyorkinos (The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch), con quienes colaboraría a partir de More Songs About Buildings And Food . No en vano hay un tema en este disco que es King's Lead Hat, escúchenla, aten cabos y reordenen las letras... También en Bowie hubo influencias para dar y tomar ( a estas alturas ya había publicado Low, que es un disco casi tan Bowie como Eno). Tras una serie de discos más experimentales y difíciles (después de Another green world), aquí vuelve por sus fueros. Dos partes, una más convencional (hablando de Eno, claro está y la otra más ambiental). 10 temas y más de 90 descartados... Cuenta con una buena lista de colaboradores, entre ellos Shirley Williams que en realidad es Robert Wyatt. Backwater con el batería de Can, Jaki Liebezeit. Kurt's Rejoinder, con ritmos africanos (que Fela Kuti pagó con Paul McCartney equivocadamente). Energy Fools The Magician , de tono ambiental y con la guitarra de un Fred Frith que ya había tocado sin ir más lejos en Tubular Bells... Una de las joyas es Here He Comes, que abre la cara B con una buena colaboración de Phil Manzanera. Es uno de mis temas favoritos de Eno, con su Yamaha CS80, además del moog y el piano. Sigue esta cara B con más temas ambientales como Julie With..., By This River (con los Cluster Hans-Joachim Roedelius y Dieter Moebius) y Through Hollow Lands (dedicada a Harold Budd), Spider And I es un final solemne para un disco imprescindible.

Enos last forget into art rock before he became a fully ambient artist is a great sendoff to his older sound. The first side of this record has some really good new wave and post punk stuff like "No One Receiving" and "Kings Lead Hat" and the second side with some very lush and dreamy ambient pop making for a exciting and captivating listen all throughout 9/10 Favourite: King's Lead Hat Least Favourite: None

Baanbrekend (in Dutch : groundbracking🥰)

💘

This is an experimental album. It contains ideas that are used by future musicians in a more polished audience friendly way, as evidenced by the Talking Heads. The song Autobaun by Kraftwork is similar in that parts of it were used in the early development of rap.

a lot more upbeat than I expected for Brian Eno

I'd never heard of this guy before this list, this is the second of his albums I've gotten and im becoming a fan, he's got such a unique sound. it's kinda like listening to a surrealist painting or something

Special

Выдающийся альбом. Изумительное звучание обгоняющее своё время. By This River - своим спокойным, медитативным фоном и философским подтекстом будто приземлил меня, пригвоздил на место и успокоил. Очень впечатлило. С радостью буду изучать Ино и дальше.

Overall: 9/10 I'm glad I avoid listening to albums that are on this list, because I love having certain expectations with an artist and having them blow me away. This is everything I want a Brian Eno album to be. It has all of the funky strangeness of Here Come the Warm Jets, but it also mixes in some of his later ambient stuff at the end of the album. His vocals sound superb here as well, which has been an issue for me on past albums. I think if I were to recommend any Eno album to someone, it would be this one. Fav Song: Julie With

Love the grooves. Enormously innovative and influential as always, this 1977 album by Brian Eno could be mistaken for one released by LCD Soundsystem in the 21st century.

Ooohhhh Enoooo

really liked

Ridiculously great

j'aime vraiment Eno, toujours une originalité dans ses compositions. Dommage que sa voix soit horrible.

Lovely bit of weirdness

Talking Heads. New Order.

4.5/5

ENO This was Eno at his absolute best I think. Crazy silly instrumentals and singing in some songs mixed in with some really ambient trancy songs. Backwater was such a fun ridiculous song I had to instantly relisten as soon as the album ended. This was just such a feel good fun album the whole time. Eno is not a good singer really at all but that almost makes this better because it works so well. Definitely a lower 5 but I couldn't give it anything less than a 5. ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO

Not something I can listen to at any time but I really like this album. If you can let go of whatever crap you're dealing with and submerge yourself into the music, it's a fun, twisty ride.

Not a sausage to do

I had a Wendy's 4 for $4 right before listening :D Before I press play, I have literally no expectations for this. I think I've heard little, if anything, about this artist. Hoping it's good, not expecting anything crazy. Let's go. 1. "No One Receiving" - Meh, I don't hate or love it, I just don't see myself coming back to it. It has elements (hehe) that I like, but it doesn't fully click for me. Like the spacey vibes tho 2. "Backwater" - This is so fucking fun, what the hell? If this album was just this song automatic 5 stars. I love the melody, the way he's singing the lyric is so so fun. "His daughter was slated for becoming divine" is a fun, slightly eerie line. Literally having almost nothing to do with this song, it's funny hearing sausage in a song and it reminds me of a British gaming YouTuber I watch. This song was awesome, I'm now worried the rest will be a let down from this lol. 3. "Kurt's Rejoinder" - You can't tell me Kate Bush didn't listen to this, she must've been influenced 100%. It's fun, but not my fave. My dad would call it demonic tho, which is something. 4. "Energy Fools the Magician" - I'm gonna be a hypocrite here, I really like this even tho it's an instrumental. Strange and creepy, but pretty as fuck. Probably not something I'd go back to individually, but throw the album on and I'm not skipping. 5. "King's Lead Hat" - Love the intro, really really fun and cool song. "All I know and all I have is time and time and tide is on my side" Love this lyric and the way he said it. "Smelly Delhi" is quite yikes tho, but other than that amazing song. THE OUTRO, I'm dead. 6. "Here He Comes" - The last song ending with "it will surely come" intro "Here he comes" are you kidding me? I literally just paused to type that. Okay, I'm contradicting myself again, this instrumental interlude is amazing and beautiful. I really really liked this, not my favorite overall tho. 7. "Julie With" - Atmospheric beginning... ooh this is eerie and quiet. While it's lyrically sparse the way it's sung is so captivating. I really really like this, exactly my type of vibe. 8. "By This River" - Why am I getting Christmas vibes? I like it though, similar to the last song quiet and sparse but this one is reflective and melancholy. This album has been so good so far I'm honestly waiting for something to come up that just ruins it for me. 9. "Through Hollow Lands" - This is pretty, I don't like it as much as the other instrumental. It reminds me of when I used to listen to classical music to focus on homework. I can see myself liking this sometimes, not often tho. 10. "Spider and I" - Last song, I'm nervous. Pretty intro, really pretty and cool, but not my fave off the album. Why is this album so good? Why has no one ever told me about it? Is he one of those "Big in the UK, unknown in the USA type of people? I'm seriously considering giving this 5 stars, I'm blown away. This was so incredibly good, I'm astonished. I kinda want to wait another day and give it another listen or two to like "double check" with myself I actually like it, but you know what? Fuck it, this can be my first 5 star album on here. Holy shit. I'm so incredibly pleasantly surprised.

I'm a simple art dork. I see an Eno record and I hit the 5 button.

I really enjoyed this album. Surprised I’ve not come across it before.

Interesting sounds and musical experimentation. Brian Eno had vision beyond the time he was creating I, pulling inspiration from the past. 5/5

I love Brian Eno

Beautiful and interesting. The bass lines are out of this world, the entire album is really. Very floaty and pleasing listen.

Magic album from an absolute genius.

Beautiful album, one of my favorites by one of the greats. Such a rich lush sound and I love this era. This man influenced so many of my favorite artists and everything he touches seems to be made better by him.

Masterpiece

My only real knowledge of Eno before this project was as a crossword answer. Didn’t know he did anything other than ambient music, and embarrassingly had no idea he was such a key figure in Talking Heads. (Kings) Hats off to Brian for writing some music that was fun to listen to (and thank Sean for pointing out the anagram!). This is like a mix of Talking Heads and late Beatles. Gave it a few listens, most recently on a taxi ride from Newark through lower Manhattan - I think any album is going to sound better as the soundtrack to that drive and views. Front half is much more accessible but even the ambient stuff on the back half is great, loved Julie With. Side note that Here He Comes sounds like it could have a legal claim against the Phish song Seven Below - both great songs. And apparently Here He Comes was a bit of a radio hit at the time. A little more time will tell if this holds up, but another 5 from this whore - tis a pity.

another eno album! i am not surprised so much of eno is on this list, he's really quite the innovator when it comes to composing. nothing too... mainly... ambient this time, this time opting for mesmerizing pop music. or as eno calls it, "ocean music". it's not just "haha i love experimentation i love progressive/alternate music", this guy knows EXACTLY how to make engaging and imaginative music to the point where it's healing. he's also a pro at mixing. i'm horrible at it, so listening to pros like eno makes me want to just take notes... a very textured and layered record. it gets my approval.

It makes sense that I enioyed this because I grew up listening to U2, Genesis and Coldplay which, in some way or another, have all been Touched By The Hand Of Eno. It was just weird enough and complex enough for me to really appreciate the different sounds. I imagine it must be challenging to write music that has many odd sounds but still is catchy and has a groove to it. I really like the wackiness and energy of Kurt's Rejoinder and King's Lead Hat. By The River is absolutely beautiful and even makes use of word painting in the phrase "underneath a sky that's ever falling down, down, down, ever falling down." As Eno repeats the word "down," the melody mirrors the lyrics, descending towards the last repetition of "down" which happens to be the lowest note Eno sings on this track. Before and After Science gets my first 5 star review!

Awesome

Complex music but very beautiful. The opener reminds me why Eno collaborated with Talking Heads. Just good vibes

Exceptional album that deftly weaves together pop and experimental threads into a seamless whole.

Eno is my guy and this is my album...

Brian Eno at his most Eno.

Thanks for letting me find you!

long instrumental parts, smoky but charming voice, deep lyrics, has also very calm and dreamy songs "Backwater"/"Kings lead hat"/"Here he comes"

Eno is greatest of all time.