Another Green World

I’ve known of Brian Eno as a producer of a lot of music I really love. Years and years ago - back in the days of Napster and dial up modems I tried to download some of his music but I didn’t know what to get and frankly the download speeds were so atrocious that I gave up. So it wasn’t until this project that I have really listened to Brian Eno’s music. This is the third album of his that I’ve listened to, and it’s an amazing collection of songs. I hated the airport album but I can’t get enough of this one. If only I’d had more patience back in the day - I could have been listening to this all along. What a find.

Old sour puss, the king of ambient strikes gold again.

Very unique and strange. A lot of instrumental. Not sure is listen again but interesting hearing the different parts come together.

Whoa, it's the dude from all the crosswords!

Similar to Heroes by David Bowie to me. Top end good songs but also some experimental wacky music. Is it innovative and unique? Yes. Is it the best album I’ve ever heard? No. This feels more like an album geared towards winning critical acclaim rather than toward gaining actual listeners…prestige music

It's a fine 2.5

First time listening to this, despite being fond of a lot of things ol Sourpuss dipped his fingers in - I almost turned it off to listen to something else during the first song but then it got hooks into me and I listened to it while I tackled a little diy project. I need to return with headphones and focus.

Very good Eno standard.

Beautiful!

This is perfectly pleasant but feels a little directionless. I had ‘Here Come the Warm Jets’ earlier in the project and loved it, this is just ok.

Really neat. Eno is a wizard. Must-listen #109.

om jag ska vara ärlig så har jag knappt lyssnat på detta men det jag hörde gillade jag inte. för experimentellt.

Very pleasantly surprised. Will definitely be giving it another listen.

Nope. Boring

Not completely my cup of musical tea but a I can hear how influential this has been and it has beautiful ambient and pop moments.

מרדים. לא כצורת ביטוי, באמת נרדמתי שהקשבתי לאלבום מה זה? מה זה אמור להיות? איזה מין ז׳אנר זה? נשמע כמו ילד בן 14 שקיבל אורגנית של קסיו ליומולדת והתחיל לנסות אפקטים גרוע מאוד

Imagine the Berlin trilogy, but Bowie's vocals were replaced by Baz from the pub.

Took a couple of lessons to click with me. Really good album. Some of the instrumental songs are amazing.

Je ne connaissais pas l'album et c'est très intéressant de voir comme on retrouve des sons de celui-ci dans la période berlinoise de D. Bowie. Le premier morceau m'a tout de suite fait pensé à The beauty and the beast de Heroes. Si les expériences de Brian Eno ont pu servir aussi bien les artistes qu'il aura produit plus tard, et ben c'est cool! A l'inverse on retrouve aussi des ambiances proches des musiques de David Jones quand il se cherchait encore fin des années 60 avant de devenir Bowie. Ces deux là devaient vraiment bien s'entendre.

Another try, another day...maybe ?

Good effort. There's something. Undeniably. But I just can't find it entertaining.

Strange

There’s definitely talent behind this, and the production is solid, but no matter how hard I try, I just can’t find a soul in it. Feels like a homework made by top-of-the-class students, a boring soundtrack, with, however, a few surprisingly modern highlights (the Daft Punk-esque The Big Ship, or Golden hours for example). Overall, I didn’t like it.

It was a nice slow and relaxing merry-go-round

I enjoyed this a lot more than I feared.

I’m recognize that there is some artistic expression going on here, but it’s not for me. It’s not terrible, but I certainly don’t find it interesting either.

Maybe another day I’d hear this and feel differently but not today satan.bland keyboard noodles aren’t really inspiring me to dig into the rest of Brian Enos catalog

Absolutely nothing about this album stood out to me at all.

Weer zo'n Eno album Beetje vergeetbaar album imo

Don’t come running to tie my shoes.

It’s alright. Not something I’d listen to. Background of a TV show type music

Sky Saw // St Elmo’s Fire // In Dark Trees // The Big Ship // I’ll Come Running // Everything Merges With The Night // Spirits Drifting

Brian Eno is featured in this project too much for my liking. I didn’t enjoy this album. In no way did it engage me.

70s background music. 5/10

Y'all like this? Like.. genuinely?

Day435 - this is the first time an album has made me mad. it’s going straight to the never listen to again pile

De Brian Eno me esperaba la hostia en verso y no es el caso; aún así me gustó bastante.

Weird, not bad, a little too out there to love

We're swampwith stuff like this now but it must have been groundbreaking at the time and is still a pleasant listen

I wasn't feeling it at first but the back half of this album was decent. Good instrumentals and fitting vocal work. 'Becalmed' was my fave.

I really struggled to get into this. I was hoping I might like it because I do like ambient from time to time but there just wasn't anything I was grabbing onto here. I even gave it a second listen in hopes it might just be something that grows on me but nope... still can't quite gel with it. I do see where it was really influential though so I'll upgrade it a level to acknowledge.

Beautiful, one of those albums that's exactly in tune with my brain

It's alright but I can't see myself ever going back to it

Really nice

Couple of nice bits but overall boring

Spectacular

This one of those albums that I listen to and when it ends I have no idea that I've listened to it. It's akin to elevator music in an Old Navy.

Really great. I think I prefer his previous and subsequent albums, but I like this one a lot too.

Unvelievably dull. I get Eno was ahead of his time, but it feels like it goes nowhere. Ambient shouldve been called meandering.

A quirky and ambitious album. Likely Eno’s most accessible album with star-struck features to boot. At times utterly beautiful, at times wincingly awkward - but always strikes a nice balance. Definitely an album to put on at a dinner party, but with deeper meaning. It deserves more from the listener.

++: Sky Saw, In Dark Trees, The Big Ship, I'll Come Running, Another Green World, Sombre Reptiles, Little Fishes, Becalmed, Zawinul/Lava, Everything Merges with the Night, Spirits Drifting +: Over Fire Island, St. Elmo's fire, Golden Hours 8,8/10

I was familiar with Eno‘s name as a producer with David Bowie and others, and a frequent answer in crossword puzzles. This is the first time I have listened to him as a musician, and I must say that I enjoy him much better as a producer and crossword puzzle answer.

It started tolerable, but the bit of singing was annoying, and then the noise really didn’t sound like music anymore.

It seems like the soundtrack to a movie. The instrumentals were more agreeable than the songs with lyrics.

Not really much going on here. Lot of talent from other groups coming together to make an overall boring album.

His ambient stuff without lyrics is much better.

Interesting electronic music album.

It reeks with innovation and the influences are pretty wide-ranging. This is the first 80s album. Or another prog album? I'm not sure. I like it, tho. 4/5

Up front I will say that as an ENO fan, my bias will skew this review. Responsible for no less than 5 of my favorite albums (Devo's "Are We Not Men?", Talking Heads' "Fear of Music," Bowie's "Low" and "Heroes," and U2's "Joshua Tree") Eno's contribution to music can't be understated. This album nicely bridges his earlier solo work with the ambient era. Every song is different stylistically: from the proto-ambient "Zawinul/Lava" and "Little Fishes" to the Beach Boyish experiment "Everything Merges with the Night." Challenging and still listenable. Creatively courageous. Eclectic, and BONUS Phil Collins appearance!

This really was one of the finds of the project. I loved this sort of stuff in my teenage listening years and never came across this. Eno is such an important figure in music. Though it's not a spectacular, or breathtaking album, it will get full marks just for being there and being part of an extraordinary era of music which Eno was fundamental to. From Bowie to Talking Heads to U2.

I was worried about all the Eno, but this album was perfect background music (in a good way). Experimental and quirky, yes, but with actual songs that sounded like songs.

Very interesting album. Standout songs: Golden hours Everything merges with the night

Well that sounds very experimental, I don't really know what to think about even if in the middle of the album you have some really good songs with lyrics like "I'll Come Running" or "Gold Hours" but most of the time I'm confused while listening to this album sometimes you have some weird mix of rythms that's a bit disturbing. That's clearly not my type of music but I have been able to enjoy it sometimes with some cool vibes that you can find in Klaatu songs or in The Alan Parsons Project songs.

Love the cover I think I like melodic stuff, this album is not melodic enough for my taste. It's more about textures and ambience i feel like. Definite shroom music

Was unsure at first but I did enjoy the last few tracks

Feels make you feel good

Well, that was weird. Another Green World felt like the musical equivalent of staring at abstract art and wondering if you’re just not smart enough to get it. That said, “Everything Merges With the Night” was actually really good—beautiful, even. If the rest of the album had followed that vibe, I might’ve enjoyed it more. Instead, most of it just sounded like background music for a sci-fi film where nothing happens.

This is fine. Not for me, but it's not bad music.

eh

Good album

Not a bad listen but not many really memorable tracks

One of Eno's most accessible discs - that I probably haven't listed to since college. I think it holds up quite well. I would have given it a 3.5 if half starts were possibe but I'm leaning up to a 4 given how influential he was/is.

A good listen and hugely influential. I really like The Big Ship. Overall it’s nice to have on and is a good blend of ambient and lyrical.

Some interesting experimental sounds mixed with more traditional synth-pop. Not bad but no need to listen other than as background music.

I don't have too much experience with the ambient music we find on this album, so it's hard to fairly assess it. I had it on as I worked and it served as perfectly acceptable background music, but at no point did I feel that I needed to stop workign and jsut lsiten, as I do when I hear albums that really connect with me. The guitar on "golden hours" was awesome, and the melody in "St. Elmo's Fire" was catchy, but other than that nothing really stood out to me.

Nacrt za berlinsku trilogiju i meni najbolji eno

Best Song: St. Elmo's Fire. It feels like a song from a show that has puppets, but in a good way. Worst Song: Little Fishes. This sounds like your character in an 8-bit video game about farming just ate a bad mushroom and now they're dealing with the consequences until they can sleep it off. Overall: It's certainly got a calming quality, to the extent that it was as though I kept forgetting that I was listening to music. Slippery music. Music that evades conscious attention.

Ich bewerte im Nachhinein und weiß nur noch, dass ich ein Lied gespeichert habe

6.5/10

Brian Eno!!! I know of him because of the um err um MGMT song (I'm not a plebian, I swear). I've seen this album around before, though what I've heard about it doesn't really come to mind. It's a pretty good album cover. Definitely an iconic one. Gotta be honest - the minimal, ambient approach doesn't really do much for me. There are some good moments when the piano is the center focus, but the songs based around percussion and guitars are all pretty thoroughly unmoving. I have no clue how to describe those electronic tones that appear on some of the songs (particularly St. Elmo's Fire), but I quite enjoyed them and haven't heard a similar sound elsewhere. They definitely give the album a reason for belonging on this list

I think Eno is a genius and if he'd had a better voice or some pop star charisma, would be in par with Bowie. He consistently makes interesting, forward looking, clever music that still has a great rhythm and hook to it. When this process is over im going to go through his discography and do it in order.

Här verkar Eno inte ha checkat ut helt. Det är mer musikaliskt en förra "ambient-skivan". Det är dock ingen vidare sångröst. Eno själv? Har inte läst på om albumet. Inte känt ett behov, vilket är ovanligt. Det är ok bitvis. Musiken i alla fall.

Experimentellt men tyckte det var kul och intressant lyssning. Spretar en del mellan ren ambient och mer traditionell rock (St Elmo’s fire är bra), så lite svår att betygsätta. Väldigt välproducerat så åtminstone en trea ska den ha i alla fall.

Seems pretty schizophrenic. Half of the songs feel like a pop-rock record (and not a great one, though “I’ll Come Running” is vaguely fun and “Everything Merges” is quite good). The other half are much more ambient – “Becalmed” is lovely, “Big Ship” and “Another Green World” both appeal, and “Zawinul” sounds like Ambient 1 outtake. Warm Jets is superior in first category, Music for Airports (and others) in the latter. As with everything Eno, there are lots of interesting bits, but ultimately this feels indifferent too often.

Second one of his i've checked out and they aren't the worst. I dont see myself going back though.

major fan of this one

Listened to this twice. It's "ok". But there's no wow factor. Nothing toe tapping or singalong. Not that 'relaxing' either for so-called ambient music.I did recognise the theme tune to BBC2's Arena in there which I liked probably more from familiarity. The album seems to have been made primarily for the artist rather than for an audience. And 'experiment' as others have commented. Lucky he didn't need the money TLDR : Ok. But it won't be going on my playlist

I love this era and genre of music. Brian Eno is such a special talent.

3/5

I know I’m supposed to find this all influential and stuff, but most of the time I just don’t really get what’s so special. The instrumental tracks are all pretty groovy, but sometimes I forget that I’m actually listening to music. The lyrics to the songs with words are generally corny.

Strange...

As my first Brian Eno experience I almost instantly understood just WHY does Bowie's Low and "Heroes" sound like that. I like it. It's a fun project. The negative part of it, is that I just can't imagine a particular reason to go back to it. Maybe to listen to in a background. Plus, I'm not sure if the album has *any* theme. It's nice, it's the perfect amount of experimental. But what about it? It's probably somewhere between 4 and 5.

Liked this more than I anticipated.

I didn’t understand a thing that happened but it was a pleasant ride

I listened to this yesterday, and it barely made an impression (negative or positive) except I remember the "I'll tie your shoe" lyric. Lots of soundscape stuff, minimal lyrics. Yeah, I'll have no memory of this soon. Oh, yeah I forgot the annoying saw sound in the first track "Sky Saw."

I've been liking this guy more than I thought I would. Ambient's a pretty hard sell on paper - shit I can listen out my window to some pretty cool ambient noise, but that's not really what this is- there's a lot of structure and creative instrumentation. Some heavy hitters guessed and he gets what so many noise/ambient/dance musicians of later years do not - you can still be fucking interesting within a repetetive framework. Mylo. Beta Band. Anyway the lyrical ones remain kinda silly in the best way.

Ik weet niet zo heel goed wat ik met dit album moet. De ambiant zweefnummers vind ik lekker, maar deze worden (vooral in de eerste helft van het album) afgewisseld met nummers die er niet echt bij passen. 'The Big Ship' is wel zo'n heerlijk zweefnummertje en daar wil ik best een album vol van, maar daar omheen zitten weer wat snellere nummers, waaronder ook nummers met een meer standaard band opstelling. Later op het album gaan we wel weer voor de zweefnummers met langgerekte tonen maar dan is het eigenlijk alweer te laat. Als album vind ik dit dus iets teveel zo'n too good to go pakket waarvan het altijd maar weer afwachten is wat er deze keer in zit. Een hoop eten wat eigenlijk binnen een dag op moet maar is allemaal zo willekeurig bij elkaar in een zakje gegooid dat het niet meevalt om het te verwerken tot één maaltijd. Ik ervaar het meer als een soort vreemd samengestelde playlist dan als een album. Daardoor is het uiteindelijk best een vergeetbaar album, waarvan ik zeker weet dat ik het nooit meer aan ga zetten. Tussen de 2 en 3.

Un álbum muy interesante, que marca la transición de Eno hacia sonidos más atmosféricos. Los temas instrumentales son muy buenos, pero los más rockeros me han gustado bastante más. En especial, los solos de guitarra de Robert Fripp, que imitan las descargas eléctricas de un generador, son una pasada. No es exactamente mi estilo favorito, pero es un clásico súper influyente y bastante accesible para tratarse de Eno. 3.5

I’m a huge Brian Eno fan, but strangely not of this. It’s good. It’s just not his best work

Not much to write home about

A well constructed album of music I don’t jive with.

I genuinely enjoyed the songs with lyrics and would have enjoyed an album full of that. That said an album where the majority of the songs were without lyrics was not something I could enjoy.

I love Bowie, Talking Heads, and U2, but Brian Eno's solo albums I guess are not for me.

Solid album. Eno is massively creative with his music. I really like his ambient stuff, but this is great too.

I enjoyed this semi-ambient project. From the wikipedia article it seems like this is a pretty landmark album for ambient music which is interesting.

Out of the ashes of Brian Eno the rock star emerges Brian Eno the ambient engineer. This gorgeous album was my first meeting with Eno as a solo artist, and one I've revisited many time since. It's a perfect blend of quasi-ambient atmosphere ('The Big Ship') and stellar art pop ('St Elmo's Fire'). And imagine the pull you would need to have to enlist the following in your mid-70s backing band: Phil Collins, John Cale and Robert Flipping Fripp.

The bridge between Eno the band member and Eno the ambient artist. Another Green World is strongest when Eno gets everyone to do as little as possible and just lets the magic slowly evolve - they are not bad by any means (how could they be when you look at that backing band), but I probably would have preferred a non-vocal version.

Never was a fan of this type of electronica.

I actually very much enjoyed this. His music can be tough but most of this was decent. Helped it was on in the background while working though. If I had it on in the car or just the music, might have dropped a few stars

It's a 2 for me not horrible, I listened to the whole thing while focusing on a work project and it made for decent background noise, but it wasn't enough to actually capture my attention.

Didn’t really do it for me, I think I’ve heard of him as an artist before but I found the album a little bit boring. I think if I was fed these songs intermittently I’d have had a better time with them, but listening to them back to back just didn’t feel very interesting.

I went into this album with a completely open mind… Then album started and I couldn’t wait for it to be over… But soon after, I really began to enjoy it and it left me in an almost meditative state, which I was really surprised at. I do with it just did away with lyrics completely, as the music ended up feeling really really good. The lyrics are what stopped me really enjoying the music as much as I could have. In Dark Trees was the beginning of me enjoying it, The Big Ship also great… after that I sort of zoned out of knowing when the tracks changed. Pleasantly surprised. Side note, as the album radio cane on after, I learned that Brian Eno made ‘An Ending (Assent’ which is the music Sky Sports always used for their ‘The Gloves are Off’ Which was also a nice thing. Solid 3

I love so much of what Eno has produced for himself, produced for others, or been part of somehow. Roxy, Bowie, Talking Heads, he's a legend. But I struggled initially with this album. I failed to think of an instance when I'd want to put this on again, although I did enjoy the second half. My issue with it is noises with little relationship to one another, impressive noises and arrangements at times, but without much in the way of vocals, there often lacks a narrative to connect the audio dots. Some great musicians on this album too. Another Green World, Becalmed, Zawinul/Lava were my favourites, I liked the delicacy of these. Everything Merges With The Night is a bit more of the Eno I get along with. I much prefer Before And After Science and Here Come The Warm Jets. They're completely bananas, but as albums, I find them to be compiled in a more linear fashion, not to mention they sound amazing. Give me some Baby's On Fiiiiirrre any day!

I was happy to get Brian Eno album after recently reading about his role in producing some of Bowie's most interesting albums, as well as U2, Talking Heads etc. However, whilst this album is definitely a collection of interesting and diverse soundscapes, they rarely turn into anything more than that. Oh for Bowie to work his magic over these starting points.

Some ground-breaking albums are dull to go back to, so long after their original impact. This, however, is still a refreshing listen - great use of space, of unusual sounds, and full of hooks.

Very good listen. Solid 3 and would listen again. Bet Eno was the music teachers pet.

Eno's magnum opus, depending on who you ask. If you ask me, I am thoroughly convinced that Brian Eno is a musical genius whose resume shows consistently innovative and spectacular albums throughout. Another Green World is an atmospheric treasure trove of sounds to delight the ears. The making of this album involved much experimentation, and I would argue that those experiments were successful.

Interesting but didn't really grab me. Over all Eno has an interesting catalog.

Took a few listens to grow on me, but it did. Favorite track: The Big Ship

Not great, but I discovered Brian Eno's entire catalogue might be some nice and interesting background music.

There was some weirdness as expected but overall was a good listen

Only a great record if you preferred the b side of Low

an album that will surely grow on me the more i listen to it.

2.5 stars. Much of it is instrumental and very minimalist and experimental. "St Elmo's Fire" closest to a traditionally structured song.

Eno as we often think of him starts here. Excellent music for a misty early morning.

Very chill

Pretty boring to be honest, not bad, just boring.

It's nice

Points for originality and authenticity. An enjoyable and important album. Not one I’m likely to put on with much regularity.

lowkey be sounding like minecraft music

9/10

Maybe Eno's best one... Influential but dated.

Some highlights throughout and it was kinda fun with the Jams Brian plays around with. You can see why and how he is such a well regarded producer. However, this album just not for me I think

Fav: Becalmed Least Fav: Sky Saw Rough start, but man some of those ambient tracks are beautiful. Eno does ethereal so well

As I said in my review of Here Come the Warm Jets, it’s pretty hard to dismiss Eno’s overall contributions to music. The man has been around, and done a lot. And Another Green World is possibly the most acclaimed record solo he’s ever released. Personally, I believe it’s on par with that previously mentioned record. Now why is that? This takes the more rock-oriented songwriting style of his first three records and benches it. I say benched because some of these songs can definitely still be considered art rock in many ways. But it’s not as glam rock focused, and relies more on electronic elements. It’s so interesting seeing how he was making music that could be classified as ambient before people even really knew what that word meant. Ambient releases were sparing before the late 70s and into the 80s. And Eno was way head of the curve. In this same year, the number one song was Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille. And of course, Eno would go on to give ambient music its name and really define what it meant only three years later. It makes sense why his contributions helped shape some of the most acclaimed records of Bowie’s career. They are very similar people, in the sense that they put so much of themselves into creating music in a unique way that challenges not only the listener, but themselves. And they always adapted to changes in technology and recoding methods. They were never sticklers about that kind of stuff, and were always open to new ideas. Only five of the fourteen songs here feature vocals, and I think the ones without vocals are where this album really shines. Eno really create a unique atmosphere with his sounds. It’s like the musical equivalent to spending a day in a Modernist Le Corbusier inspired home. I really like the ambient stuff the most. He is honestly a master of the genre, and it’s fun to see the early stages of what he was developing. Unfortunately some of the deeper cuts aren’t as interesting. But this album is short enough, and has enough variety from song to song, for me to feel like it’s a justifiable listen. Rating: 7/10

Interesante pero mejor con Bowie.

Very experimental electronic and weird sounds.

It is a Brian Eno album. I don't know what else to say. The only single was on the last album, this is just his decent into mediocre Philip Glass.

wish i could rate it 4.5/5 cause I would say there's no real stand out track on the album but they're all really nice and just pleasant to listen to with enough going on to keep you engaged with the album, it's not too long and it flows really well from track to track. even the more vocal stuff has nice styling the lyrics are good sometimes metaphorical but just beautiful how they fit the music. Almost like if Radiohead were a 70s band this is the sort of album they'd make sonically at least.... especially with the track dark trees or Becalmed....

Solid.

Brian Eno is on another planet. Nothing bad about it but I admit I don’t get it.

Just so relaxing and awesome

Sub par elevator music

At least it was better than Here Come The Warm Jets. But when you credit some of the instruments as choppy organs, spasmodic percussion, club guitars, uncertain piano, restrained lead guitar and unnatural sounds…I think that says it all.

Kind of an auditory sketch pad. Felt more like a collection of ideas vs an album, but hey I’m sure a lot of you think the emperors new digs are stunning.

Meh. 2.75

Didn’t love this but enjoyed more than Here Come the Warm Jets. That’s about all I have to say. Shrug emoji. 3/5

Really liked this. Had not listened to the album previously but was recognized many of the songs from all different places. Loved Big Ship in particular. Listened to a lot of country today so this is a sweet relief and probably explains me squeezing it to a 5,

Production quality is this album's chief statement. How good is it? Listen to "In Dark Trees" and "Everything Merges With The Night," and see for yourself. The whole thing has the simplicity, compactness, and beauty of Pet Sounds, which makes for a rich, complex experience. Somethings are gorgeous, and this is. I'll come running back.

Not the worst Brian Eno record I’ve heard, but I’m still phar phrom being a phan. It wasn’t annoying like some of his other stuff, which was nice. Not very difficult to get through. Length isn’t a problem. A respectable outing from Brian. 3/5

Pretty good. Can see where he was going and ultimately ended up.

klanglandschaften und pure avantgarde der 70er - hätte nicht gedacht dass man das damals schon so hinkriegte.

Kein Album für die Hitparade aber sehr interessant.

I was excited for Brian Eno to appear and wondered how a whole album would sound. Listening to it is like a soothing, surreal dreamscape, with some occasional darker moments. It's ethereal and delicate in places. Some tracks are really beautiful, with 'Becalmed' being the best of the songs leaning towards more ambient sounds than a traditional song structure. That's not to say there aren't any pop songs here. 'Golden Hour' is my favourite out of those. It has a slightly odd time signature and an eerie, almost unsettling sound. It may be "just weird noises" to some people, but whether that's true I guess is down to whether you enjoy this or not. I for one really loved it. I thought it was a beautiful listen and am more than happy to give it top marks and I hope there is more Brian Eno on the list.

easy 5

1. zky - 1 2. izland - 1 3. fire - 1 4. dark - 1.5 5. zhip - 1.5 6. running - 1.5 7. green - 1 8. reptilez - 1 9. fizhez - 1.5 10. golden - 1 11. becalmed - 1.5 12. lava - 1.5 13. night - 1.5 14. zpiritz - 2

Sólido disco, casi que de 4.5/5. Experimental, mezcla de música ambiente con progressive, muy bueno. Tengo ganas de escuchar otros discos de Brian Eno.

this sounds like a beautiful dream. i am so glad youre here

This was just weird noises for the most part? Not sure I really enjoyed this or got it. The songs with lyrics were okay but still a bit weird.

It’s a very difficult album to explain really. Green World works in some funk into the ambience, there’s not a ton of vocals overall. I really do enjoy all of Eno’s work, I truly believe he’s a genius and this album is another great addition to his work. You also have Phil Collins and John Cale in on the act here as well which doesn’t hurt. I went thru this 3 times today without trouble, works great as a background album but you find the true genius of it if you pay attention. The Big Ship was my favourite. 4 stars

tried listening to this a while ago and gave up a few tracks in. I just didn't like how dated it sound to me at the time. After giving it a full listen, I'm conflicted. I like it however, I don't really get the hype. Just seems like a really odd electronic rock album from the 70s. I can't really think of anything similar too it, its really one of kind, but i kind of don't care to hear anything else like it. I also don't get how this ambient, like I get ambient doesn't always mean subtle and atmospheric, it more has to do with timbre/texture or whatever. I don't hear it, I feel like I've heard far more textured and detailed compositions on other ambient projects. I guess i can give it pass because its like one of the first ambient albums. ok last few tracks are absolutely ambient, but the rest i dont get it i hope this grows on me because this is something i should like

Three stars solely on how amazing the title track is. Some of the other tracks are a bit hit and miss for me.

It was okay, the most remarkable thing for me was that it was from 1975 and the production is so good.

2.5

It’s seems there is really an excessive amount of Brian Eno music that it considered essential. I’ve enjoyed his work with Roxy Music, but the solo stuff has generally ranged between bad and middling for me. Today’s album may be the best of his solo stuff that I’ve listened to so far, but his solo work simply doesn’t click for me. I enjoyed listening, but am left with absolutely no desire to listen more. In fact, writing this review the day after listening, I had to take a minute to remind myself what the album actually was.

Very Brian Eno. Well produced and he's having fun playing with sounds.

I've listened to a few Brian Eno songs here and there but never a whole album. 'I'll Come Running' is one of those here or there songs, and I love it! I love the rest of the album too.

If I hear I'll come running then I'll be running out of earshot

Vreemd ambient album. De nummers die er uit springen zijn ook meteen echt prachtig, bijna ontroerend mooi, maar te veel verzand in vrij minimale, bijna saaie stukken muziek. Ik vraag me dan toch een beetje af of dit album op de lijst had gestaan als er niet Brian Eno onder stond, maar een andere naam. Tot nu toe weten we dat er 4(!) Brian Eno albums op de lijst staan en ik denk wel dat als ik er dan 2 moest kiezen, deze er tot nu toe onderdeel van was. Ik heb me geen moment geërgerd en het is op een gekke manier toch zo interessant dat ik eigenlijk de behoefte voelde om nog eens te luisteren na afloop om te kijken of ik iets had gemist. Dat is zeker wel eens anders geweest! FAVO: Becalmed

I REALLY wanted to like this. But I didn't.

Chille achtergrond edm

Pretty good for some ambient alternative ish

Experimental and haunting. You can hear the same soundscape he added to Bowie during the Berlin years.

I really like Brian Eno.

Heaven is Eno ambient instrumentals. Hell is Eno vocals.

Another album that suffers from my busyness. Didn’t feel strongly one way or the other. Masterful musicianship but it was kinda weird and stylistically broad

Todo instrumental, como cultural y rudimentario. Medio de créditos de película o sala de espera.

3 stars

4.5/5

Loopy instrumental rock. Phil Collins on drums. Soundscapes with electronic elements. Mostly pleasant.

4 - such a serene and soothing listen

Brian Eno’s influence in modern and ambient music can’t be denied. The same can not be said for his contribution to the art of singing. Loved this album except for the tracks with vocals. He is a legend!

I enjoyed most of the instrumental tracks, not a great singer though is he!?

This has been the first weird/off the wall album that I've really enjoyed. Nothing was forced, but your ears and mind were opened up to different perspectives. If I still got high this would be a delightful escape. I would pair this appropriately with a ying yang blotter or some California sensemilla. Eno has an illustrious career and it was really fun to read about him. This guy has done it all!

Abstract and noisy in mostly good ways. Made me want to bust out an interpretive dance. If you dig kooky art projects, this album is for you.

So much of this album sounds like video game background music, and I mean that in the greatest way possible. Many of these sound like they could be written today. It's groundbreaking and full of emotion while also being almost minimalist. There are a couple pop songs sprinkled throughout, but these are honestly mostly forgettable compared to the ambient music Eno brings to the table. My favorites are In Dark Trees, The Big Ship, Another Green World, and Spirits Drifting. Unique and cool.

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2/3

Lots of beautiful soundscapes. His voice is not the strongest point but never was a borders a little bit on those dreaded words 'pastoral' or 'whimsical'. It's proggy which used to be a huge no no for me but I've mellowed of late. Can hear Bowie's Low in here which is probably why it resonates somewhere... Fripp is fantastic when his guitar appears Worth a listen and feel better for having heard but it's a 'know why it's here' 3*

I love Brian Eno's work in general but have a great appreciation for his production work. Especially the stuff he did with David Bowie. But this album seems a little mechanical or something to me. Like it doesn't have the normal humanness to it if that makes sense. It's sort of sterile. While I still like it, I don't think this is what I would have chosen to represent Brian Eno on a list like this. 3/5

Interesting. Weird. Not bad. 3.25

This man has way too many albums on this list. Especially for how uninteresting he is.

Brian Eno, the original weirdo. This album was a bit of a miss for me as I had high hopes from his other work.

I've never been a big prog/art rock fan, and this album is no exception. A few decent moments, but I would not seek it out again.

Eno is my favorite NYT crossword answer

music to work to

I am skeptical heading into another Brian Eno project so soon after Roxy Music. Rightly so to this point. Art "rock", if this can even be called that, is terrible, art "pop" maybe. Whatever it is, this is not good. In Dark Trees sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a David Lynch film. I guess I should be grateful there aren't a bunch of weird experimental lyrics too. There they are. Once you've made a name for yourself, you can be as weird as you want and critics will eat it up like they're at a buffet. This is a major drag. Even the songs that are "better" aren't good. Last song was the best one and it was still terrible.

3+

Experimental and pleasant, songs do not overstay their welcome 4.2

It’s ok

An eclectic mix of slightly weird vocal songs and excellent musicianship. Had to listen to it at least 3 times to get a handle on it but I liked it.

Don’t know it. Like him as a producer and performer though

I also thought Brian Eno was on my no-fly list, but his was pretty okay. His melodic sense is sound and he certainly got rhythm and his boundary-pushing is near-constant and interesting. Breaking down preconceptions, I give you…Eno.

Was prepared to not like this as I haven’t really been into the eno I’ve heard, although I appreciate him as a producer. Wasn’t really impressed and then I heard the solo on st Elmo’s fire. That drew me in and there were nuggets sprinkled throughout. Not a huge fan of the vocals but I have a feeling this will grow on me. I need to give this time to percolate. Can trace the impact of this on bands like bon over, talk talk, and Radiohead.

There’s something very incredible about St. Elmo’s Fire. The rest of this, I wish was as enchanting. I really love Eno’s contributions on Bowie’s Warszawa, but other than that his songs are just sort of Eno-land for me.

Art pop. Ambiental. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Bastante rollo.

Ambling. Ambient and Ambivalent.

Strange and not my thing but at the same time beautiful and haunting.

8/10 Fun

Clearly ahead of its time, a great work in creating an ambiance with instruments and exploring diffent moods … Not aloe of replay value and seems like an album that might grow on me … me not being a huge fan of ambiance music and the sound being replicated so many times now makes it hard for me to put it higher than a 3 but the innovation and spacey vibe of the album makes it hard to go lower A solid 3 with chance for long term appreciation

This album HAD to be drug induced. The thing is, is this isn’t bad, it’s just different. This is art rock I think. A soundtrack for a b movie thriller or a odd space movie. I could just let the music take me on a thoughtless journey. It’s almost hypnotizing. I’d be ok with Brian Eno’s vocals being removed. I have no choice cut because I really can’t separate the songs from one another.

ahh finally a refreshing one.. unusual and interesting

Ich bewerte im Nachhinein und weiß nur noch, dass ich ein Lied gespeichert habe

Yawn

Wonderful production. The ambient tracks especially work for me. Only one thing holds this back for me; I've never been a fan of Brian's vocals. With more spins they may grow on me though. *Heard before

Pleasant to hear, as expected, but not actually engaging.

Virkelig godt ambient musik, men den forrige Eno gjorde lidt større indtryk på mig

Afsindigt smuk plade, de fleste af sangene er korte men kunne have fortsat i 20 minutter uden det gjorde noget. Der er nok gode ideer her til at det kunne udgøre en hel karriere for en virkelig god ambientmusiker, alle numre lyder som om de kunne have været en god ambientmusikers bedre nummer.

Great production, but a didn't really evoke anything in me..

I liked it better than the other Eno album we had on the 1001 list. This one is worth saying "you gotta here this before you die".

It was arty and interesting but I didn’t exactly like it

It's Eno. Of course it's brilliant but I like Music for Airports better

The album’s only chart success was in New Zealand where it reached #24, Kiwis are odd

Not bad

Aight

A very good listen.

9/10 I love Brian Eno, I loved this, I want the last 3 songs to be on a future season finale

This must have seemed strange when it was released. Brian would have been known to the Glam Rock / Arthouse Rock audiences, and he'd yet to connect with Devo, Talking Heads etc....and out comes this oddly dream-like album. It's a classic now, tho' still unknown to the masses. It hints at so much that would come later. Well worth a listen.

I wish every song sounded like I'll Come Running

me personally it’s not for me but very well produced and made. I think all music is valid to me, because it is a labour of love. Someone spent their time and energy on this body of art and I respect that.

Respeto hacia Brian Eno. Escuché cosas muy buenas de él, pero no esta. Parece música de una película

Nope, still can't dig his art

Brian Eno is a name that I know is "important" in music, but I've never listened to his work. And, after listening to it, it sounds like "important" music. It's comfortably experimental.

Wow how did Brian Eno ever get the idea to create this. Some rock type songs, the "regular" songs I'd say. Then there are the best songs, the atmospheric electronic ones. "Becalmed" and "Ziwunal/Lava" were standouts, making me float in space. 5 stars for that alone, overlooking some of the more forgettable tracks

I know he's "Music Gandalf" but this was average. I can only assume it's included because of the massive influence he has elsewhere, but on "his own" - it's not doing it for me guys.

The world of art rock was split wide open by 'Another Green World'. Eno utilized his Oblique Strategies cards to generate ideas and overcome writer's block. The cards were something like odd, minimalist writing prompts. Although Eno had used them before, the results really shine for the first time on this album. Other musicians (including Phil Collins and Robert Fripp) would receive their own cards, often with strange contrasts to what their fellow musicians were playing. Eno would randomly shuffle cards to instruct the others what to play, or imagine instruments such as 'snake guitars' which he'd then have to figure out what that meant. The result is an utterly unique piece of art that's also quite accessible, as long as you don't mind the lack of traditional song structures, which are certainly out of the window here. The legacy of 'Another Green World' for Eno was two paths. One, as a producer for the likes of David Bowie, Talking Heads, and others, he's apply the ideas of this album to their music, to much more commercial success. The other was to take the minimalism of these songs to their logical conclusion when he create 'Music for Airports' and essentially launch the ambient music genre. Either way, this is a landmark album.

3.5

This album really does just let you into the world of Brian Eno, it’s the great midway point between his rock music and ambient music that would follow, I think this bridge makes it his masterpiece. An album that would clearly influence so many more masterpieces to come.

I liked this album, it was interesting without being too far out there. The track "Golden Hours" really stood out to me.

3.6

“Music” “Talent”

Easily my favorite Brian Eno album. His best melange of ambiaent and pop music sesibilities. When he decides to serve up a beautiful pop song melody like in St. Elmo's Fire, beautifully aumented by Fripps beautiful guitar playing or I'll Come Running with it's sardonic chorus and Everything Merges With the Night, he serves up a masterpiece. And when he does ambient souds a studio trckery, again....masterpiece. It all adds up to Eno's, you guessed it, masterpiece. 5 stars

Very pleasant. Some of these songs make me feel like I'm in a dream. 4

Great Early solo work, Transitional as he searches for his voice.

Ethereal, pop I guess

Quiet, calm atmospheric music. Quite pleasant to listen to in the background, but not really my thing.

Enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. Interesting combo of funk and electronic 70's music.

Interesting.

This one was a lot of fun and I had no idea who this artist was

More wordy than I expected for an ambient album but a calming vibe nonetheless. St Elmo’s fire was a standout

Immediately I had to do a deep dive on who takes inspiration from Brian Eno. The sounds of this album have to lend some inspiration to works of hyper pop. I was really surprised by this album and it scratched a itch. I could have done without some of the vocals and enjoyed the album instrumentally particularly the first track Sky Saw

Experimental sounds, combinations ( Castinet guitars - who knew you could make that sound with a guitar). I am sure musicians and producers love to see if they can make these sounds. As a consumer, however it is not really my thing. Glad to have heard it, but probably won't have these songs on my fave list :-)

I liked it, but I feel I would have enjoyed the trip better with some "mind-bending goodies" :D

I guess I was expecting an ambient album. Maybe a sort of sound-scapey, tuneless beast. No vocals. Layered crescendos of reverb and delay. Etc. That's not what this is at all. This grooves surprisingly hard for how far it leans into 70s/electro-experimentalism. Deeply creative and melodic through and through.

4 stars. Loved Eno's ambient stuff before this one but when I finally gave it a shot it hooked me.

Loved this

Bleh.

I realize that Brian Eno is a pioneer in Electronica, and I am a super fan. However, I tried to think of this album from a more "just some person thinking about listening to an original electronica style album." And with that, I think it is probably heard as a little strange. It is very different and I think it helps to understand that nobody was doing this, or even more so, daring to to this. Brian Eno put this out there knowing some of the audience was going to be unsure about it. I would say that if you are not me, you might still have that view. I can't say it is bad, because of what it is and represents, just as well I can't say it is a must hear just because I am a superfan.

This one was a hard one to rate. I really liked some parts but hated others. I think it will settle somewhere around a middling 2.

There were a few songs I liked, especially the instrumental ones.

A transitional album between Eno's more glam-inspired early solo albums and his later, ground-breaking ambient work, however it's probably the best transitional album ever made. The ambient tracks really work to highlight the vocal songs and the bright, airy atmosphere is undeniable. Key tracks: St. Elmo's Fire The Big Ship I'll Come Running Zawinul/Lava

Yeah, this is my shit.

Another eno, another nope from me.

Eno's organic "scenius" experiment worked wonderfully, although the songs tend to be far stronger than the soundtracks. This album made a mighty impression on me in my high school years, and I think it still holds up as the best studio-as-an-instrument album made by someone beside the Beatles or Beach Boys.

It took me some time to finish the album. To me it’s a complex piece of work, some numbers have a fantastic sound and rhythm while other songs are far away from my understanding

I can't escape this record. Perhaps because it departs so starkly from the pop of its era, it astounds and confounds me in a way I really rather enjoy. I just keep listening, and that might be the metric that matters most.

This is a pretty cool record. The birth of ambient music by Eno! It's a nice and pleasant album. Super easy listening. Perfect for certain moods but maybe a little slow if you like more upbeat music. I love the electronic aspects and the cool production on it. There is a lot of variety in sounds and noises that make it interesting.

This was a super cool album! I honestly wasn't really in the mood for experimental music this morning, but it really captivated me. I think the ambient nature of it is kind of soothing and it kind of pulls you in. A lot of reminded me of Dan Deacon, Sigur Ros and Radiohead. You definitely hear the inspiration for those bands in this record and with this sound. I really love how he goes between pure instrumental and vocals. It keeps you on your toes and kind of acts as a palate cleanser between songs. Holistically, this album really flows and is inviting. You think you don't want it, but then it keeps pulling you in. It was also fun how a lot of this wasn't computer generated. There are a lot of "traditional" instruments. It's fun to hear how they made these sounds with those instruments, where as today, computers kind of make everything seem within reach. And maybe that's the draw with this record, its ambitious but then also completely contempt with just being.

It took me two listens to get into Here Come The Warm Jets, but I got the appeal of this immediately. Just beautiful, calming and serene

Diferente

5/10

A bit boring

Another review to mention my shitbox car within a week? Yes, yes it is. The thing about this album is that it's actually pretty decent. I like the way it layers, and I like the way that mostly it doesn't really have a point. What is problematic is that some of the sounds that are layered in are exactly the sorts of sounds you might expect an elderly, shitbox car to make as its wheelbearings go, or its water pump knackers itself trying to keep more fluids circulating than leaking onto the ground. You'll have to stop the music every so often if you're listening to it in an area that has any sort of mechanical activity going on.

Was pretty cool

captivatingly peaceful

Me gusta el ambient de Eno, pero este no lo conocía.

A weird one. There's probably something to it, but disliking most of the instrumentals, not enough.

I'm a fan of Eno & his work

meh

Almost too pleasant

Great music; very close to a 5

This was really damn cool and I never would have listened to it if not for this project.

A medley of not terrible instrumentals interspersed with god awful repetitive sounds that make you want to claw your eyes out. There are one or two songs on this album that wouldn’t be too bad if they weren’t so “experimental”. Thumbs down from me.

The word “soundscape” kept running around in my head while I was listening to this album. It is impressive how Eno can create an emotion or feeling. The few songs in which he sings detract from the flow and mood, however. I enjoyed it, but don’t know that I’ll ever revisit it.

Favorite Track: I’ll Come Running

At times, its like the progenitor for all that lovely indie game music that's come since. At other times its this weird cacophonic chaos. I'm still waiting to get Ambient Music For Airports to dish out a high score for Eno.

Better than I anticipated. Can see why he is the GOAT. 3.5/5

IMO this was a weird one. Very artsy, which is why my infant didn’t get it. She didn’t seem too bothered by it though, so 3/5

I love Eno!!

non so neanche cosa dire, ok? go off, i guess? but also no? sono molto confusa

Now this is a cool album. Something that’s actually innovative and weird (in a mostly good way). You can hear how Eno’s sound influenced other legendary artists he worked with, like Bowie and Talking Heads. He also seems to be laying the ground work for what will become post punk in a few years as well as anticipating post rock. Most of the songs with lyrics sound like a meeting of the Beatles' more whimsical songs with the distorted guitar parts Brian May was famous for in Queen. The first track is a cool, atmospheric vibe. Very post punk, meshed with psychedelic rock, and a bit of funk. That bass slaps. The lyrics (all 4 lines) are a bit too meta and on the nose, but it’s still a really cool song. The bass is a standout on this album. I’ll have to check out more stuff by Percy Jones. The guitar solo on “St. Elmo’s Fire” is also really cool — I know Robert Fripp is legendary, but I haven’t listened to too much of his work, so this was a nice intro for me. “In Dark Trees” is another dark, atmospheric piece. I can hear a direct link from this song to early The Cure (Carnage Visors had to have been influenced by this). It also has similarities to Peter Gabriel’s brief foray into post punk on Melt, which makes sense given Phil Collins’ drumming work on this album. Some of the instrumentals are a little too New Age mysticism for me — "Little Fishes" in particular sounds like it's trying to combine East Asian-inspired sounds with crazy effects you'd hear in a more trippy Disney sequence (like the Heffalumps and Woozles in Winnie the Pooh). Overall I enjoyed the album, but there were a few misses for me. I’s pretty mind blowing that this came out in 1975. It’s super ahead of its time. 4/5

I liked this better than the other Brian Eno album on this list, this one is more listenable, less ambient music. As a producer Eno made some of thebmost iconic albums in history. His solo work is much more experimental. This was pretty good

I love Brian Eno, especially as a producer. He’s played a major part in several of my favorite albums of all time with Talking Heads, Bowie, etc., and I love his ambient solo work. I’ve heard this album many times, and I think I “respect” it more than I enjoy it. It sounds pretty far out in a good way, but it’s never quite connected with me as the masterpiece it’s typically described as. It’s still very good. My favorite songs are the instrumentals, and I suspect Eno himself realized he good do more with instrumentation than his voice.

Eno does great stuff. This ain't it.

Does not feel like a 70s album. Experimental, atmospheric music that has a few songs with lyrics. The lyrics are overall okay, but I was really impressed by the way they used synths to make you feel like you’re rolling over waves. The songs are shorter, and I enjoyed most of them. Standouts: Over Fire Island, St Elmo’s Fire, The Big Ship, Another Green World, Sombre Reptiles, Becalmed, and Spirits Drifting.

Not my thing

HL: "St. Elmo's Fire", "Sombre Reptiles", "Golden Hours", "Becalmed" consider me becalmed July 16, 2024

I had not been noticing this album for most of the time when I was listening to it.

I connected to this album inmediately. Great find