Here Come The Warm Jets

Was I going to get the Talking Heads strip-down Eno or the U2 pomp Eno? Turns out it was neither. It’s a dense hodge-podge of demented ideas concocted and blended by a mad scientist. I had a joyful time listening to this incredible album.

How did Eno make a Dunedin Sound album? I’d never heard this before but it sounds so familiar.

Perfect auditory pleasure, baby IS on fire AND Fripp is even on guitar on a couple songs! Now do Taking Tiger Mountain next! 10/10 big time hubba hubba oh then do Another Green World after that… listen to all three in a row and now we’re having a great moment with music.

If it's Brian Eno, it gets an automatic 5 stars. Those are the rules.

I've never knowingly heard any of this before and I really enjoyed it.

Brian Eno is a name I always saw tossed around a ton, but if you asked me who he was I'd just sort of be like "I dunno, he makes airport music I think?" Now I know, and I vibe with it. I think the unexpected winner of this album for me is On Some Faraway Beach, but a lot of this is good. Baby's On Fire kicks ass, Dead Finks Don't Talk is fun weird, and the one-two of Some Of Them Are Old and Here Comes the Warm Jets to end the album unironically kicks ass. I ended up going back to several of these songs. Loved it.

if for some reason ur a theoretical person who doesn't know What The Deal With Brian Eno is, i think baby's on fire would be the first song i'd suggest checking out. only partially because its clearly one of the best songs of all time (tho that doesnt hurt obviously), more because it really illustrates eno's whole process at starting from something "normal" and re-configuring it....i think whats always interesting ab the guy is that he tends not to reconfigure it by Abstracting it necessarily...he just turns it into a whole different, often more instantaneous and primordial thing, like the original sound was the abstraction and he peeled back the layers to reveal the true form. perhaps the thing that played the extended solo on the track was originally a guitar, but it is a guitar no longer...its this flickering color, not quite a real flame but vibrantly suggestive of one. the record on the whole is this big reckless outpouring of eno's creativity , in an irresistibly concise and precise package...probably the easiest of eno's art rock albums to "get into." my favorite is before and after science, who's flow and symmetry creates an overall power that none of the other records can quite match, but if u told me this was the best one on a pure song-for-song level i wouldnt argue with u too hard. its vibrant, its funny, its gorgeous, its full of ideas capable of rewiring ur whole brain if they hit you right place right time

I’m just going to start this review by addressing the elephant in the room. I have never heard of Brian Eno before. For an artist that has 5 albums on here, 7 if you’re including the 2 he was in with Roxy Music, it blows my mind that I’ve never heard of either that band nor this artist before a day in my life, even just in passing this guy has eluded me completely. Roxy Music is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so I guess they’re warranted to be here, but 5 solo albums for Brian Eno?? Every one of them is low rated on the site. What’s up with that?? The freaking Brits putting this book together have some wild additions I’d like to talk about, and the amount of Brian Eno on the list is certainly one of them. If you believe him having 5 is genuinely warranted, please feel free to call my American ass crazy, but I’ve never even heard of him before. Anyway, this is the first of 5 Brian Eno albums I’ve rolled so far, and coincidentally also the first album in his solo discography. He’s been a producer for artists like U2 and David Bowie as well, so he may just have the most albums on this list in general out of anyone. As a side note, it also really feels like Bowie’s name gets brought up for every single artist I’ve rolled so far. Dude had tons of connections for sure, and for very good reason obviously. Personal asides at the authors of the book be damned, what did I think of this album?? Well… God dammit, it’s actually perfect. I thought it was amazing from the very first listen and now I guess I’m a Brian Eno fan. For being from the early 70’s, this sound is so ahead of its time. I give tons of extra credit to albums that have different vibes from song to song, and this album has that in spades. It’s legitimately impressive how many different bands that name after this it sounds like. There’s the previously mentioned Bowie, but there’s also a lot of Talking Heads here. He’s also got the weirdness of Frank Zappa, but in a charming way that’s super listenable, where Zappa a lot of the times is more than often just weird. It takes some serious talent to sound this weird but make it cool somehow. There’s elements of psychedelic rock, glam and pop for sure, but occasionally he’ll just freaking SHRED out a solo, like during “Baby’s On Fire”. Other songs are ambient and pretty, like “On Some Faraway Beach”. I don’t know why it took me all day to decide this was a 5, but it is. Not only would I return to this, but picking a favorite song was immensely difficult. I actually can’t believe I’ve never heard of him before, but now I’ve got 6 more of his albums to enjoy!! I’m confused as to why every top review of this album has 5 stars, but on average the rating is less than average. Is it too inaccessible because of his voice?? If so, that’s a shame. I VERY quickly went from “What the hell am I listening to??”, to “Wait no this actually slaps, never mind.” Shame that they didn’t give this a chance if that’s the case. My favorite songs on this one are “Baby’s On Fire”, “Blank Frank” and “Dead Finks Don’t Talk”. Ultimately it was between the first 2, but I went with the first one because of the solo. It’s that good. I’d like to formally apologize to Brian Eno. I was unfamiliar with your game. It won’t happen again, unless the other albums aren’t as good. We’ll see. This is a hell of a start though. Looking forward to more from him.

Gear: ZMF Bokeh Closed Artwork: 🚬🥀🖼️ Production (2004 Digital Remaster): 🩺😲👌 Music: 👂🔍🤯 Rating: ♨️♨️♨️♨️(♨️)/5

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One of My favourite albums of all Time. 7 stars.

'The weather's fine / & I feel so so-so, so.' One of the great debuts, b/c it tells you where it's coming from w/o telling you a damn thing about where it's going, Here Come The Warm Jets is gorgeous, obnoxious, artsy, & for the common folk. Like The VU, Eno is experimental but leaves more than enuf ground for ordinary realisms: '& they're saving their labor for insane reading / Some of them lose, and some of them lose.' Best of all, these ten tracks are ones I want to listen to (again), & at only ten, the record goes by fast & happy. He's really letting you know that the warm jets are coming, that things are on their way to better planes & warmer heights. It's faraway & immediate, it's musing pop & gritty rock-n-roll, & it's produced to an E.

Here Come the Warm Jets (did you spot the naughty postcard on the cover having cheeky fun with the album title?) is one of those albums that no matter how many times you have heard it you will find something you had not heard before with each play. You'll ask yourself how did I miss THAT? The everlasting gobstopper comes to mind! Released some fifty years ago, Here Come the Warm Jets still sounds like music pulled from the future- an album that demands repeat plays like few others ever made. Warm streams of art pop await you. Oh, the wonders you'll hear!

Goddam it’s good

I know that Brian Eno gets his flowers, but it's still wild just how good he was at art in the 70's. All it took was a brief stint in Roxy Music, and he delivered us this. Here Come The Warm Jets is a combination of Glam-rock and Art-pop, and when it came out, I really think it was a pretty singular accomplishment. And honestly, most of the stuff that later sounded like this had Eno involved as well. Pre-Ambient 1 Eno is such a cool snapshot in time to me, because it very much has the ambition and exploration and basis in experimental music that is at the forefront in his later work, but it is deeply grounded in pop music. On Here Come The Warm Jets, it almost comes together like ancient Shoegaze, where pop sugar is coupled with really daring and unusual sounds. For example, I think the title track is one of the greatest songs ever, and it is really just defined by one melody played on some mysterious instrument that definitely *is* either a guitar or synth. But the tone achieved on said instrument sounds more like an aircraft taking flight than anything. Baby's On Fire also has a lot of really strange soundscapes. And the end of Dead Finks Don't Talk is *insane*, the last 25 seconds of this song may actually have been three or four decades ahead of what anyone else was doing in pop music at the time. I also think the songs themselves here are *fantastic*, Eno is kind of an underrated writer, and the stuff here is proof of that. To be honest, my thoughts on this one aren't particularly well-organized. You've kind of just gotta listen to this. Eno constantly pits glam-pop perfection against really extreme sound ideas and keeps it together with a unique tone that's both playful and kind of disquieting. Here Come The Warm Jets, in 2026, still kind of sounds like it's from the future.

Songs sound more different than each other than expected - I enjoyed this a lot !!!! Listened to the title track approx 8 times today so that alone lifts this to an unexpected 5!

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Fuck me, what an album. I'm sad it took me this to listen to it. I've always admired Eno more than liked him, preferring his work as a collaborator and producer than as a solo artist. But this? Jesus. Every song didn't work—actually, strike that, only the second song didn't quite do it for me—and I don't love his voice (except when I do), but the greats ones are disorientingly rapturous. The guitar work on here alone is worth the price of admission, which makes sense given that it's Phil Manzanera and Robert Fripp. I don't think Fripp ever sounded as good as he does here, and that's saying something. The weirder this album got, the more intrigued I was. Easily my favorite Eno album and one of the best surprises I've had from this project. It might be a flawed masterpiece, but I still have to give it five stars because my favorite moments on this are some of the best ones I've ever heard. Man, the '70s were something, weren't they?

One of my all time favorites. Eno has few, if any rivals for inventive music. And this, his first solo 'rock' album is a winner.

Surprisingly non-ambient music from Will Shortz’s favorite ambient musician that’s (mostly) a hell of a lot of fun. The quality of the outro cancels out the badness of “Driving Me Backwards”.

Sadly I think this is my last Eno album. I respect his ambient work but have discovered that I love his 70s art pop output. You never know what sound to expect next. He’s kind of the template of some of my favorite artists. Always trying to be innovative, strange, unique while never forgetting that it needs to tie back into the melody. The textures he creates are amazing. Rating: 4.9

Fun and different. Listened to it a few times through. The noise in Dead Finks Don't Talk almost made me drop it a star, but I think I have got to go with 5 on this one.

One of my favourite albums. It gets an extra star for the title track. Perfect.

Wouldve loved this album in the 2000s

It’s impossible to sit still while this beauty is playing. The creativity and playfulness had me in full on dance party mode.

Good stuff. Listened about 8 times yesterday on a loop

This is, for all practical purposes, an early Roxy Music album, but without Brian Ferry. And what an album! Eno comes with really interesting songs and the band delivers. A classic of the early 70s.

Prolific musical weirdo Eno kicks off his imaginative experimental solo career with an album of proggy, sometimes psychedelic but also poppy 70s frolics. This guy has worked with so many prominent artists of the last 50 years (including U2 and David Bowie), and influenced tons more - in this early outing he's concocting and collaborating with Robert Fripp (a frequent collaborator and an avant-garde artist himself) and a small army of other musicians recognizable from the prog rock environs of the time. The music is both compelling and fun. It subverts expectations of pop music by using typical pop structure and introducing a few unconventional elements like detuned piano, bizarre vocals, oddly miked and mixed instruments, and weird studio effects. By harnessing a familiar base and layering the weird and unexpected on top, it keeps the entertaining and makes it a vehicle for the fascinating. It's delightfully wacky, like if Mary Poppins, Pink Floyd, Alice in Wonderland, and the 1971 Willy Wonka movie had a baby. One other thought: this reminds me of Ween in a big way - Deaner and Gener must have listened to this record a lot. A lot of their stuff sounds very similar. I'm only 30 records in and I'm a little surprised that I'm giving my first 5-star rating to a record full of music I've never heard before, but I'm also a little excited.

A ways away from his ambient works, and much more comparable to the melodic leftfield pop of Roxy Music. Not a revolutionary one (which is testament to Eno that I'd expect it to be). However, it's a great piece of early new-wave, not too different from Roxy, even if missing the impactful genius of his later stuff. It skirts with a 5 it really does. I can't make up my mind if it is. It's better than 'Another New World'. I give it the highest four I can. But now 'Some of Them Are Old' is back on and it feels dreamy. It's confusing, but in a good way. I'll do it...

i mean what could i say everyone knows how i feel about this

Interesting. The album felt like melodic chaos. Like a happier, more sober version of Tom Waits. It's very good. No hooks, though. It's music as art, which we need more of, and very approachable. Nothing abrasive, like audio silk with a few wrinkles to grab onto for texture. M y Rating: 5/5

Love a bit of Eno. Fripp's guitar solo in "Baby's On Fire" is incredible.

Pocos músicos pueden considerarse tan influyentes en la historia del rock como Brian Eno. Tanto en su faceta de música de banda (Roxy Music) como en su carrera en solitario o como productor, Eno se ha caracterizado por su vertiente experimental, casi siempre alejado del mainstream pero creando escuela. Este álbum es buen ejemplo del eclecticismo en el que tan bien se desenvuelve, aquí viniendo de una etapa glam que todavía explota en él. Gran ovación para el maestro.

Greatly unique 5/5

All the ambient and electronic music I love exists because Brian Eno is weird and I will love him forever for that.

++: Needles in the Camel's Eye, The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch, Cindy Tells Me, Driving Me Backwards, Blank Frank, Dead Finks Don't Talk, Some of Them Are Old, Here Come the Warm Jets +: Baby's on Fire, On Some Faraway Beach 9,7/10

Art pop Eno was so fun. Brilliant album. Maybe 1 and a half duds on side b, but overall incredible. 4.5 rounded up Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes: 21/1001, 21/83 (24%) Will I get? Already have several copies including a bootleg I bought in Spain :(

Brian Eno is a musical genius. Fresh off his time with Roxy Music but before he worked with Bowie, Genesis, Devo, and the Talking Heads, he released Here Come The Warm Jets. Also notably before his ambient works, this leans more into the art/glam rock that he would also help produce with Bowie. It’s an amazing and experimental piece of work, all the better for the laundry list of excellent musicians, including Robert Fripp. 5⭐️

Ooft I’m absolutely adoring Here Come the Warm Jets, this is such a sweet spot for Eno for me, easily my favourite of his art rock albums and possibly superior to the first two Roxy Music LPs which I love. Been sleeping on this! Low 5! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was thinking about giving this one 5 stars for so long that I just went ahead with it only to get on with my life. Probably worthy of it, though

Before ambient, there was this masterwork of an album. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

Great solo debut album from Eno. I know he's not for everyone, but I'm a big fan of his song-based solo work and this album is no exception. So many good tracks. Of course, Fripp's guitar solo on Baby's on Fire is out of this world and Needle in the Camel's Eye is a great opener. Side two is really strong start to finish. Easy 5. Favorite tracks: Needle in the Camel's Eye, Baby's on Fire, On Some Faraway Beach, Blank Frank, Some of Them Are Old.

One of my favorite Brian Eno albums!

The best to ever do it

# In-Depth Review of Brian Eno's *Here Come the Warm Jets* ## 🎵 Overview *Here Come the Warm Jets* (1974) is the debut solo album by Brian Eno, released after his departure from Roxy Music. It blends glam rock, art pop, and avant-garde experimentation, showcasing Eno's innovative approach to music production and songwriting. The album features contributions from notable musicians like Robert Fripp, Phil Manzanera, and John Wetton, among others . --- ## 📝 Lyrics: Stream-of-Consciousness and Ambiguity Eno’s lyrical approach on this album is characterized by **improvisation and phonetic experimentation**. He often sang nonsense syllables during initial takes, later shaping them into words that fit the sound and mood of the track rather than conveying explicit meaning . This method results in lyrics that are: - **Dreamlike and surreal**: Tracks like *The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch* and *Blank Frank* feature vivid but disjointed imagery, referencing everything from mythical figures (*The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch* is based on a historical figure with purported pyrokinetic abilities) to psychological turmoil . - **Ironic and humorous**: Eno’s deadpan delivery and absurdist wordplay (*Dead Finks Don’t Talk* is rumored to be a jab at Bryan Ferry) add a layer of campy snark . - **Thematically ambiguous**: Lyrics often explore themes of **identity, alienation, and societal decay**, but Eno intentionally avoids coherence, preferring to let listeners project their own interpretations . --- ## 🎶 Music: Genre-Defying Innovation The album’s music is a chaotic yet meticulously crafted fusion of styles: - **Glam rock and proto-punk**: *Needles in the Camel’s Eye* and *Baby’s on Fire* feature aggressive, driving guitars and frenetic energy, anticipating the punk movement . - **Avant-garde experimentation**: *Driving Me Backwards* uses dissonant piano and reversed tape effects to create a sense of anxiety and disorientation . - **Pop sensibilities**: *Cindy Tells Me* incorporates 1950s-inspired melodies and doo-wop elements, juxtaposed with distorted guitars and unexpected noise . - **Instrumental diversity**: Eno employs unconventional instruments and processing, including "snake guitar," "simplistic piano," and the EMS VCS3 synthesizer, to create textures that range from chaotic to ethereal . --- ## 🎛️ Production: Controlled Chaos Eno’s production techniques were revolutionary for their time: - **Collaborative experimentation**: He assembled musicians from diverse backgrounds (e.g., King Crimson, Hawkwind, Roxy Music) and encouraged them to compete and clash, resulting in "happy accidents" and unpredictable performances . - **Studio-as-instrument**: Eno heavily processed recordings through tape manipulation, synthesizers, and effects, often transforming performances into something entirely new . - **Dense mixing**: Tracks are layered with multiple guitars, keyboards, and vocals, creating a murky but immersive soundscape where elements jostle for attention . - **Sequencing**: The album’s flow is deliberately jarring, with abrupt transitions (e.g., the serene *On Some Faraway Beach* followed by the aggressive *Blank Frank*) enhancing its surreal quality . --- ## 🧠 Themes: Identity and Rebellion *Here Come the Warm Jets* explores several core themes: - **Anti-establishment rebellion**: Eno rejects rock clichés and mainstream conventions, embracing absurdity and experimentation as acts of artistic defiance . - **Gender fluidity and performance**: His androgynous persona and campy vocal delivery challenge traditional gender norms, reflecting the glam era’s theatricality . - **Isolation and nostalgia**: Tracks like *On Some Faraway Beach* and *Some of Them Are Old* juxtapose melancholy melodies with lyrics about loss and memory . - **Ambiguity**: The album’s title and cover art (featuring a urinating woman on a playing card) play with multiple interpretations, from urination to the sound of "warm jet guitar" . --- ## 📈 Influence: A Blueprint for Alternative Music The album’s impact is profound and far-reaching: - **Punk and new wave**: Its DIY ethos and abrasive sound influenced bands like Talking Heads, Devo, and Sonic Youth . - **Art rock and electronic music**: Eno’s studio techniques and genre-blending approach paved the way for his later ambient work and collaborations with David Bowie (e.g., *Low* and *Heroes*) . - **Production innovations**: Eno’s methods, such as using visual cues to direct musicians and embracing chance, became hallmarks of his legendary production career . --- ## ✅ Pros and Cons ### Pros: 1. **Innovative sound**: The album’s blend of glam, punk, and avant-garde remains fresh and influential . 2. **Creative fearlessness**: Eno’s willingness to experiment with lyrics, instrumentation, and production results in a uniquely unpredictable listen . 3. **Guitar work**: Robert Fripp’s solo on *Baby’s on Fire* is widely regarded as one of the greatest in rock history . 4. **Timelessness**: The album’s themes of ambiguity and rebellion continue to resonate with listeners . ### Cons: 1. **Inaccessibility**: The dense mixing, dissonant tracks, and absurdist lyrics may alienate some listeners . 2. **Lack of coherence**: The stream-of-consciousness approach can feel disjointed or overly abstract . 3. **Production quirks**: Some versions (e.g., the half-speed mastered vinyl) suffer from audio issues like surface noise . --- ## 🏁 Conclusion *Here Come the Warm Jets* is a landmark album that defies categorization. Its innovative production, genre-blending music, and enigmatic lyrics cemented Eno’s reputation as a visionary artist. While its challenging sound may not be for everyone, its influence on alternative music is undeniable. For those willing to embrace its chaos, it remains a rewarding and endlessly fascinating listen. **Key Tracks**: *Needles in the Camel’s Eye*, *Baby’s on Fire*, *On Some Faraway Beach*, *Blank Frank*.

really love this record, especially the title track. Whopper

Mä yhä käyn täällä katsomassa, mitä pisteitä te annatte suosikkilevyilleni.

Okay I guess I finally have to learn what Brian Eno sounds like… one of those things I’ve felt I should do forever and have never actually wanted to get around to. Well this is what the project is for I suppose. Here goes. Actually I have definitely heard this first track before and honestly? It’s a bona fide banger. Not sure where I know it from… it sounds like something that would have been in a soundtrack. I’ll look it up. This second track is kind of interesting too actually. I think the electronic beeping breakdown section in the middle is a little over the top but I’m not ENTIRELY opposed… I like the third one too! Yes even with that vocal delivery - I think it’s working here! The ambient sounds are really adding a lot as well. I can imagine a totally different arrangement under this same vocal track that would have been much more straightforward and less moody but this is better. Found track 1. Velvet Goldmine. Which totally tracks; I was literally thinking about how a lot of songs have that vibe. I’m surprised I remembered it as I’ve only seen that movie once… but it is a great song so I guess it made an impression on me! Honestly all these songs are great. Why was I expecting this to be insufferable noise music??? Is it just because I’ve seen his name next to the Velvet Underground a bunch of times and I’m also unfairly biased against that band because I hate the sound of Nico’s voice so much? Is this really as much ambient as people can handle? Are his later albums drastically less melodic or something? WHY wasn’t I on top of this album earlier…. Okay I didn’t love the one about the dead finks but it has its place on the album/is way more interesting than annoying and the richness of the layered vocals in the next track won me right back over. I’m listening to the last one now and oddly enough the instrumentals remind me of nothing so much as walking to the exit of Space Mountain after riding the ride… a feeling of satisfied post-climax and the same sort of technofuturist optimism you get walking past all those outdated sci-fi “postcard from another world” displays… I looked it up and Space Mountain opened in 75, one year after this album was released, so I’m not crazy/I am in rec connecting dots here (<- not connecting shit)… Okay finished! Five stars! I’m glad this one came up early for me!

What an opener. This is a pretty experimental album, but compared to many similar efforts this keeps the energy and pace going throughout. The only track that didn't really work for me was "Driving me backwards", but otherwise a great way to spend 40 minutes.

Llegamos al jueves con el groso de Brian Eno. Escuché su discografía hace unos años y me encantó, así que hoy toca volver a su debut solista, signado inevitablemente por el glam, por su paso por Roxy Music y por sonidos de contemporáneos como los de Bowie. Álbum con una pata en el glam y otra en la experimentación, es un discazo que auguró lo que ya Brian Eno había mostrado en Roxy Music y mostraría luego. Gracias por el recuerdo y nos vemos mañana.

One of the most creative albums on this list. Every idea is interesting or forward looking (even the production, which is presciently 80s sounding). 4.5/5.0: Excellent

I had such fun listening to this album.

Instrumentals are pretty awesome throughout, however there were some truly odd synthesizer parts in The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch (awesome name) that were not for me. Baby's on fire was fantastic. Vocals were pretty ordinary throughout the album, particularly on Driving me Backwards, instrumentals were very nice on this one however. On Some Faraway Beach, an insane leap up in quality, astounding, no notes, just bliss. Blank Frank, sounds very much like a late Beatles tune to me (which is a good thing). Dead Fink's don't talk, I really enjoyed the whimsical lyrics, production on this is fantastic, cemented by superb instrumentals. The last 25 odd seconds of this track were very scary someone should have warned me. Some of Them Are Old, another superb track. Here comes the warm jets, this track could have come out in any subsequent decade from this album and it wouldn't be out of place, astoundingly timeless. The second half of this album brought my rating up significantly. Highlights Needle in the camel's eye, baby's on fire, on some faraway beach, dead Fink's don't talk, here come the warm jets

This album like the majority of Eno's albums is sign post of what was and what is to come. The Piano takes from Jazz before it and influenced Pop to come, namely Bowie. The vocals and instrumentation and experimentation on this is heavily prog influenced and then ofcourse is a touchstone for King Crimson. Around this time Eno was excited and participating in the burgeoning no-wave movement too and it shows. You could lost off stuff this thing clearly influenced and what it was influenced by for hours but I won't. This album is genre bending melting pot masterpiece and i wouldn't expect anything else. 10/10

After making the real stinker that was For Your Pleasure with Roxy Music, Eno explodes with this debut album. Recorded in twelve days with guest musicians picked specifically because they seemed musically incompatible, this album is a total mess in the best way possible. For a rush job of a debut, this is very impressive. Only track two of Side A I would consider to be bad, with track two of Side B being only bad in comparison to On Some Faraway Beach which is the most lush fuckin song I have ever heard. I have always maintained, since hearing it 6 years ago, that this is the song I want played as my casket is lowered into the ground. This is an extremely diverse album with a very interesting story behind its recording and production. In terms of legacy, it's Eno, he is a legendary producer and musician who left a massive mark on the musical world. It's probably his most accessible work but that doesn't take away from the experience, it's eclectic and all-over-the-place but a joy to listen to. And frankly, I can't see myself giving this any lower than a 5 based on how many times I listened to this in the last 24 hours. Highlights: Needles In The Camel's Eye, Baby's On Fire, On Some Faraway Beach, Here Come The Warm Jets

Fell in love with this on first listening way back in 1977... Shaped the arc of the musical excitement I would chase for my lifetime. Unadulterated bravery in composition and execution.

Another classic from my formative years. Ultimately led to the addition of 55 additional Eno-related titles to my collection.

Experimental music with glam rock elements and a good beat? I'm in love. How have I never listened to this pure delight before? I'm only a decade younger than this album, we should have crossed paths before now. People with mainstream taste are going to bounce right off of this, and that's okay. I bounce right off of a lot of the really popular music. Life would be so boring without us weirdos!

Very Bowie.... felt like this was waaaaay ahead of its tike. Loved it. Sent it to a friend

4.5

Before he was Riff Raff in Rocky Horror Picture Show, producer for U2 and presenter of the Crystal Maze, Brian Eno was the all-star synth noodler/knob twiddler for Roxy Music, eventually sacked for overshadowing and out-sexying Bryan Ferry. On his clattering cool debut straight after leaving the group, Eno gives such a swish sexy smorgasbord of anarchic, experimental, punky but mostly tuneful songs/kooky kinky soundscapes that switches often between a futuristic/retro 50s flavour. Baby’s On Fire with King Crimson’s Robert Fripp on guitar is a terse, menacing stand out and Needle In The Camel’s Eye is a scabrous scorching anthemic opener that singes the hairs on the back of the camel’s neck as well as giving it the titular eye injury. Dead Finks Don’t Talk with its effete talk singing is like a proto pet shop boys song but with the weirdest whooping S&M seal noises and at the end somebody just loads in a violent 8 bit video game cartridge. Overall this jets its way to a very warm 5.

Just a brilliant album that has a lot of carry-over from Roxy Music and Fripp but also has a lot of Eno doing his own thing and showing some of what was to come. Beautiful, edgy, and easy to listen to, all at the same time.

AS YOU PECK YOUR WAAAAY UP THEEERE -B. Ferry

Glad this one came around. Led me to Oblique Strategies

Masterpiece

nikad nisam slušala ena prije nego sam počela generator, i svaki mi je banger

Skoro za svakog ena napišem da mi je najbolji eno pa eto i ovaj mi je super 😃

Lik

More punk than ambient.

Bloody brilliant. I wasn't sure what to expect with this, some of Eno's stuff can be a bit much. This was great. I knew Baby's On Fire and that's a right banger for sure. I always loved Driving Me Backwards.

This is the album I didn’t know I needed.

Oh cheeky cheeky. Oh naughty sneaky. First listened about 20 years ago, after being more vaguely aware of 90s short lived indie actually The Warm Jets than of how unbelievably brilliant Brian Eno was on almost everything, except All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2. However we'll let him off that one because of how good he was at Achtung Baby by U2. And Zooropa to be fair. Anyway. This isn't quite as good as Another Green World, but it's close, and that's possibly the greatest record ever made so. Pop bangers. Weird stuff. Fripp shredding, Manzanero scratching. Gorgeous stuff, Faraway Beach could be played at my funeral. Endless inventiveness that still sounds fresh after 50 years. I mean what an achievement. They really don't make them like that anymore. If you don't get it but consider yourself into interesting music, go back and listen again.

This is absolutely incredible. I’ve listened to Brian Eno before (ambient works like Music for Airports), but this album really opened my eyes to how much of a genius he is. I loved every track on this album. It left me wanting more. Catchy, quirky, amazing timbres. Might be a top 10 album for me.

J'adore ces pièces déjantées, originales, imprévisibles, à la fois douces et insoumises

oh fuck yeah

This is so so good, this guy just invented art glam or something like that and I'm thankful for it. Thank you Brian. Maybe my favourite of his "rock" albums.

Un album un peu en dents de scie, à l'équilibre entre expérimentation et pop catchy. L’ouverture “Needles in the camel’s eye” est excellente et euphorisante, et des très bons morceaux “My Baby’s on fire”, “Some of them are omd”, “Here comes the warm jets”. Des moments un peu plus compliqué mais globalement c’est assez unique, très inventif et bourré d’idées, ça vaut bien son 5 parce que je suis sûr que j’y reviendrais très volontiers.

I've always loved it. I'll continue to love it

yes

Unbelievably good. So ahead of its time, so clever and catchy and just weird enough without being totally repellent. Love love loved it.

Eno at his very best. One of my favorites EVER!

Love everything Eno does.

This is that very rare thing, a 5 star album that I'd never heard before that clicked on the first listen. I despise glam rock, but the lush and quirky production here ascends to the point where the music defies genre. If I wasn't already going to give this 5 stars, I would have added an extra star for having most of King Crimson, Simon House, and other diverse artists making guest appearances. I can't believe this album was made over 50 years ago, as it sounds so fresh that it could have come out last year.

Still fresh af 50 years later, which is something! Some absolutely amazing guitar work on this album IMHO, and... Well, I really just like off-beat and/or "out there" pop music. This fits the bill. Hadn't heard it in years, but I definitely feel like this one has aged like wine. Love it.

Tog mig et enkelt nummer at komme ind i den og så elskede jeg hvert minut derefter

Wasn't expecting such a good album from someone looking like a combination of every character from The Rocky Horror picture show.

Me sorprendió este álbum. No lo conocía y ha sido todo un descubrimiento. Algunas canciones me encantaron, como Needles In The Camel's Eye, The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch y mi favorita que fue On Some Faraway Beach.

Do I like it, is it any good, should it be here? I find Brian Enos ambient work to be some of the purest and most satisfying music and beyond compare. It's the best I know. He captures a core or ambience like no other. Back to this. This is clearly a seminal album and sound from a time where this was significant. I don't however connect with it but admire it has quality production.... There are bits that are very good. Like the 2nd half of Some Faraway Beach .... How did he do that? A champion of originality. Or. There are some people who convey otherworldly things as music. He has that talent. Rounding it up as a 4 due to its ability to work as an album if you let it okay in the background .... Or maybe a 5 as I do want to hear it again. Hmmmm ....

When I was a teenager, it was hard to expand your musical horizons. I couldn't afford many records, and in any case, my shopping was largely restricted to the Kmart or the Hercules Street Record Bar in Ashfield and mail order from the World Record Club. I hadn't discovered the world of alternative record shops, record fairs or second hand yet. So, while I would read about whatever I could, the best ways to try and hear more music was constant radio listening (especially late night Triple J), taping albums from friends or borrowing cassettes from the local library at Campsie. When I was 14 or 15, I borrowed 'More Frank Than Blank', a compilation drawn from Eno's 73-77 song-oriented albums. I had some awareness of his name, but didn't know his music. I confess, I did not get it at the time, but in the 40- years since I have learned to love his tangential approach to song-writing and production. Truth be told, I prefer these, his early more-rock albums (see also Before and After Science. That is a banger). There is a murderer's row of interesting musicians playing on this album, all doing really interesting things. And the (sometimes tenuous) connection to rock gives it a framework I can understand and enjoy. There is still a desire to write (and sing) actual songs, even if they are weird and chaotic and unnerving, which is pretty rock and roll. He was too curious to make many more records like this himself, but he left the doors of possibility open, and many followed through after him. I still listen to this pretty regularly. When I spin albums on vinyl, I usually spin a single side, and this album gets a spin on the deck from time to time, usually side 1. It was fun to listen to the whole thing through today. I also have a really long spotify playlist (>24 hours) that my son Hal and I curated together for long car drives, and it has a few tracks from this album; Needles in the Camel's Eye and Baby's On Fire. I'm pretty sure I added them, but now Hal likes them too. That's top class parenting, there.

I couldn't stop thinking about how annoying it must have been to live with this guy when he was working on all the weird noises he liked to make. Great album though.

Brian Eno is one of those artists I can't help but love due to his hand in the work of so many artists I enjoy as well as his influence on countless others. Of his solo work, I am more familiar with Before and After Science and always find myself listening to that. So it was nice to be made to listen to an album I can't recall having played in full. It was near perfect. The only downside is it felt over too soon.

Art rock, glam rock, experimental rock. With what little I know of Brian Eno, I was expecting something electronic. Definitely not anything as crazy as this. I really enjoyed it, just very bizarre rock, but not weird just to be weird. There's a science to it. Would love to revisit. Strong 4.5/5

Wonderfully weird. I continue to be impressed by the breadth of Eno’s work.

Eccentric brilliant. Music from a genius

Innovative, delightful, eclectic, and marvellous. Listening to this album is like have musical honey dripped into your ears by a mischievous forest nymph. How I've not heard this before is criminal, but now that I have, it won't be the last time, that's for sure. You can clearly hear where many artists over the years have been influenced by this legend of a geezer. And rightly so.

I wondered what I was getting with a solo Brian Eno album but this a surprising classic that seems to have eluded me until now.

I'm not going to be able to be impartial when it comes to Brian Eno. His debut is filled with so many diverse sounds and textures, especially the final few tracks. 4.5/5

geðveik

I continue to find myself drawn deeper into the musical world of Brian Eno. Great album!

First time through, I thought, well, there are some hits and some big misses here. Second time through, I thought, where did the misses go??? An interesting and entertaining listen. Eno takes me by surprise again.

Loved it, creative funky and warm

I remember buying this album because I was a Roxy Music fan, but this album was unlike anything else that I'd ever heard. Eno was "out there". A great album. A bit controversial back in the day because of the cover.

That was awesome

I could use some warm jets during these cursed ice cold grey nothing months. Anyway this is niiiiice

Being a fan of prog and art rock as well as anything punk adjacent, I'm surprised I've never heard this album with the exception of maybe 'Cindy Tells Me'. In all it's oddness, and perhaps harsh elements, I found this album pleasing and even calming. This really blends the experimental, pop, and ambient together very nicely to the point that even if I didn't like some songs as much as others, it's all very unique and worth digging into.

I have not listen to an Eno record in years and I loved it this is a re-mastered version so its sounds fresher then the original from the 1970's

Genius

There more Eno I listen to, the more I like him. This is such an interesting album. I love the vocal doubling on the guitars on the eponymous track. You're trying to evoke an experience "On Some Faraway Beach"? Then record your instrumentation like it's 20 miles away. These compositions featuring rock instrumentation have a lot you can dig into, if you're willing to give it a chance.

This feels like the Beatles and The Beach Boys had a baby who’s into alternative and borderline punk. I like it a lot and the instrumentation is exquisite.

One of the greatest solo debuts of all time.

There is a reason this man is a legend. Amazing debut solo album. This man gets avante-garde.

5/5. A pretty wild album with such unique songs and ideas that I have to give it a 5. Each song is awesome and also so silly, I just love the energy. I was never bored throughout the album, and I went back and listened to individual ones for the fun of it. Good stuff.

Very cool! This album feels super interesting, because it has the over the top ostentatiousness of a hair metal rock opera, but is edgy and forward looking like an art-house album. I find the way he plays with sounds and voices to be quite intersting. For example in, "Baby's On Fire", Brian takes on this weird nasally voice which slides between notes before abruptly stopping on sharp words. Similarly, Driving Me Backwards sounds like a drunk parlor son with the detuned pianos, yowling echoed vocals, and distorted guitars. The tonal range is quite incredible. I think what I love most about the album is the hints of sounds-to-come in every song. Here Come the Warm Jets reminds me of the feel good nostalgic trip 00's alt-rock, while Dead Finks Don't Talk sounds like Yeasayer decades before they even came on the scene. This is so cool as an album, and I love how every song is an evolutionary journey. Nice!

Music.

Few musicians fascinate me more than Brian Eno; I’m forever in his corner, and shit like this is why.

one of the coolest albums I’ve heard all year too good to rate I’ll definitely be revisiting this several more times

What a classic! It influenced so many artist that you can’t name them all

Eno’s best for me, probably due to the relatively standard song structures here, closer to his Roxy work than most of his solo output. It holds the oddness together. The sounds here are also some of his more interesting sonic experiments. The guitars particularly, but the loops sneak around a lot if these tracks, both holding them together and taking them to other places.

very bowie-esque. instrumentals hella fun. can't get a grasp of the lyrics but generally giving me a good vibe.

After standing on the sidelines being in one of the more important glam rock groups of the day, Brian Eno decided that the wheels of his ever curious mind needed to start spinning. He'd grown too big and too much for Roxy Music and there was much more vast and wider terrains for him to roam. Thus, Here Come the Warm Jets. This album belongs on the lists of greatest debut solo albums of all time and the forty-two minutes given to this record and the unique creativities of the participants involved is a testament to the fact. Nearly fifty years on, this album remains stimulating, exciting, a world-building feat, monumental and inventive as all hell. This is experimental pop at its epochal finest and it's utterly insane to think that it was only the beginning for Ol' Sourpuss. Love this album. Love, love, love this album!

One of my favourite albums of all time!!! Could listen to it over and over again. I'd give it more than 5 stars if I could..

Pretty out there. Sounds ahead of it's time

Yes 5/5

So here's one I've never listened to before despite being a big Roxy Music fan and liking a lot of his ambient and production work. This is a definitely an out there listen, but it is never short of interesting. Eno will never be mistaken for an ideal rock vocalist, but I do think his vocals mix well with the bizarre but musical pop tunes. I love the collage of sounds and how one minute we have a freak out, then a pretty melody and then a mix of strange and exciting sounds. Influence-wise, I can hear how a heck of a lot of alternative/rock music of the late 70s, 80s, and 90s was influenced by this work. This is quite in my wheelhouse and I'm here for it.

Love it. 50% out there rock and 50% just a man writing the most savage break up letter of all time to Brian Ferry. The whole album is great, but the home stretch of Dead Fink's, Some of Us are Old and Here Come the Warm Jets is as good as any album can hope for.

I'm totally biased, but I love Eno, and I think I even prefer this arty pop rock to his ambient works.

Excelent, I really like it

Some experimental sounds especially for the era

So gloriously weird

Kinda Prog. Kinda Glam. It's Pram.

baby's on fire

I admittedly knew very little to nothing about Brian Eno before listening to this album, but I was admittedly very worried judging from what kind of music comes up when you type his name in. Luckily, this album seems to be nothing like that, and in fact, was quite enjoyable. I can see why he was very much connected to both David Bowie and David Byrne. Looking forward to the other albums by him on this list.

Eno's first solo album after leaving Roxy Music. A one of a kind artist, can do almost anything.

Love it.

I absolutely love Brian Eno's early solo albums. So many great songs on this album, and the sounds and experimentation work so well.

I love shit like this! This album really surprised me because the last Brian Eno album I listened to I gave it 1 star. His sound is so diverse

strange

Probably one of my favorite albums of all time-no question. So much stuff that Brian Eno was WAY ahead on in the 70s that became staples for pop music in the decades to come

Sheer brilliance from start to finish. It remains amazing to me how fresh the album sounds after 50 years (ask me again in another 50 years and I expect to say the same thing). Biting, humorous, and satirical, with a wondrous sense of experimentation in sound and composition. If this 1001 list were put in order, I'd easily put this record in the top 10.

Oh, he’s playing the classics. (Some time in Poughkeepsie at 146)

A record that I love and consider one of the best of the 70s - which is the best decade of music ever. So...

Really solid glam/electric/guitar rock.

Amazing album.

This album is really dope

Deceptively 70s rock until it isn't anymore. Songs like 'On Some Faraway Beach' sound almost as if they could've been written by Arcade Fire or Neutral Milk Hotel. Though not as experimental and ambient as Eno's later work, this album challenges the notion of what popular music is.

4.54 It's bad to compare but it was like listening to a crazier and wackier Bowie. I'm glad to have been able to discover this artist. Needles In The Camel's Eye is a road trip song if I ever heard one, Cindy Tells Me is an opening song for an '80s romantic comedy while On Some Faraway Beach is my new The Cure's Plainsong.

Obra de arte.

Primer disc d'Eno en solitari després de sortir de Roxy Music. És un d'aquells àlbums que tot i tenir pràcticament 50 anys segueix sonant potent, actual i excitant. El tractament sonor de les guitarres en general i d'alguns efectes electrònics en particular li donen una àura hipnòtica. Imprescindible.

Love love love. The arrangements are standouts for sure. They really allow the track and album to breathe. Great use of space and textures. Will be coming back to this one often

Disco maravilhoso! Não conhecia, e hoje, um dia depois de o conhecer já sei várias músicas de cor!

I love Brian Eno but of his non-ambient albums, this one is my least favorite. It’s a bit less refined. Any of the others would get a full 5 stars

This is when I’ll have to give a better listen to, but so far I like it. I’ll likely edit this once I ran out of time give it the attention it deserves.

On first hearing I thought it was interesting and worthy of investing more ear-time. Which is perhaps why I have already heard it 3 times today. More and more in it each time I listen. I really think of him as producer and collaborator with other artists in the main but for this to be his first solo offering is incredible. So varied, weird and wonderful. On Some Faraway Beach is my favourite track but there isn't a bad one on the whole album. Clearly paving the way for a lot more to come from the man who would even later bring us https://soundbible.com/1654-Windows-95-Startup.html

I actually really enjoyed this. I love it when pop/rock music has a streak of madness in it. Its was really interesting, with loads of unexpected twists and surprises. The sort of record that I would imagine you get more from each listen. I have not heard much by Eno and have been put off due based on reputation, but I am hoping there will be more on this list (and if not I will be definitely checking out some of his other more of his albums). I have a feeling this album could be my Eno gateway drug.

imagining how lit it wud be listening to this live

I'm pretty sure between solo albums, Roxy Music, producing, song writing, guest performances and co-albums Eno is the most represented dude on this entire list. The first track is a banger, the rest of them are pretty weird. I prefer his more ambient work and would replace this with the Cluster & Eno album. But hey, what do I know.

brian eno is a genius, love his ambient works and collabs with robert fripp but this is also a good one

The little vocal twitches that sound like bird calls aren’t my FAVORITE thing but…you know what, i’ll allow it. Very cool, very weird record. Points for how unique it is alone.

8/10… glam rock / art pop / *1974

Lots of great innovation here. It’s playful and genre defying. “On some farwaway beach” might make it into my funeral playlist. Too base he apologizes for it by assaulting you with “blank frank” while you’re reflecting.

On first listen I didn't really get it, but I did another pass and it makes a lot more sense. Really solid album for 74, and some incredibly influential production. 4 stars, not necessarily because I'll be revisiting it a lot, but mostly because it's really cool that he essentially took the Velvet Underground debut blueprint and applied it to pop.

I don’t care what anyone says, this is highly listenable despite the experimental nature of the production. My nephew who is a guitar player despises glam rock, but I suspect he could find something in this album that he would enjoy or at least appreciate for the uniqueness. I really enjoyed it. Favorite track was Needles In The Camel’s Eye. 4 stars

Not my favorite Eno but I do love almost everything he does. Obviously as his first album this one is weird and shaggy, but it still signals all the weird creativity the guy can’t help but work with. So cool! Must-listen #357

Major Ween vibes, which was quite nice.

3.5/5

Olipas makeen kokeellista meininkiä. Oikealla tavalla kokeellista

The first tune is probably my favorite Brian Eno tune.

This album surprise me. Great background music while I was working.

Weird but good

Pretty fun album, I enjoyed it. At times it really reminds me of Talking Heads.

A playful and inventive album, jumping from art-pop to avant-noise without missing a beat, filled to the brim with ideas and despite it being almost

It's fair to say I've referenced the monotony of Eno's ambient work in more than one other review, so this is a bit of a turn up. I liked this album! There have been plenty of times when an album coundn't end soon enough (not always his), but i was genually disappointed when this one finished. It's glammy and punky and catchy and only slightly weird (but not nearly as weird as his later work). I'll say I don't particularly care for where he's ended up, but I like where he started from.

Delightfully weird. Would listen again many times.

I haven't listened to solo Brian Eno before. I expected something arty and experimental and I wasn't disappointed on that score. Eno cleverly manages to cram enough catchy hooks, electronic bings and bongs, off-kilter guitar 'noises' and bizarre lyrics to create a lot of interest without becoming overwhelming. There's a fascinating use of percussion on the album as well, where some of the songs seem to have the drums faded right down, almost as if they were being played in the next room. This makes this album come across more as a project rather than a body of songs. Favourite moments include the duet with R2 D2 that is The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch and the intriguing trifle of Dead Finks Don't Talk, with it's beautiful piano loops, messy guitar, bonkers lyrics and hideous backing vocals. I'm sure more Brian Eno will pop up on the 1001 - I'm interested in his ambient work - and this debut was definitely engaging. A solid 4 stars.

What a great album, I heard this for the first time a few weeks back and went and bought it immediately. It is ahead of its time, experimental psych pop mixed with glam. It is not the easiest album to digest, there are 3 accessible songs, but the rest is almost anxiety inducing. I can hear the influence on a lot of the bands that I really like from the 80's, 90's etc.

Experimental, artistic and real musicianship I haven't listened any Brian Eno but found it really interesting

Strange, quirky, common, funny and so nice to listen to.

Please play Some Of Them Are Old and Here Come the Warm Jets at my funeral

Surprisingly fun and amazing album. Really good to listen to.

I really love this album, and "Baby's on Fire" is such a banger it almost gets this album to 5 stars.

Great album Also, final song is sampled on By the Time I Get to Pheonix by Injury Reserve, another great album.

I had never heard this one, but enjoyed it. Hard not to hear threads of Bowie, Talking Heads and others.

p314. 1974. 4 stars. Classy early 70s art rock, beautifully produced and with a sense of humour, but far too clever and knowing for its own good.

This is a weird album. Heard of Brian Eno but didn't really know anything about him. I think I like this but we'll see. It's pretty good all the way through but somewhat wore it's welcome out about halfway through for me. Still a solid album but not anything I would put on again.

A little out there, but less so than others he’s put out. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would

4.5

Ok

This is a great record, although I do tend to reach for Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) more often. Early Eno is so awesome. Well, all of Eno actually

Impressed.

Weird af, and I'm here for it

An enjoyable listen through different soundscapes. This Brian Eno is a bit more conventional with more common song structure with singing etc... Great listen. 1. Needles In The Camel's Eye 2. Cindy Tells Me 3. Here Come The Warm Jets

Love this album cover and his strange voice. 4/5 Favorites: Baby's On Fire, Cindy Tells Me, On Some Faraway Beach, Some of Them Are Old*, Here Come The Warm Jets* *Playlist Add Should it be on the list: Yes!

So much of the music I love has been, in some way, touched by Brian Eno. But oddly, I've never really liked his solo stuff. I've never heard this album all the way through, Baby's On Fire is the only one I recognize off the top of my head looking at the track list, but am looking forward to it. This album was eccentric and odd as expected. I like the idea of getting musicians you know won't really get along to play on an album, what a weird concept. I think you can hear it a bit but for the most part once the album is complete you'd never know. I mean I suppose a lot of the final product is due to their differences and having to come up with new parts or ways to play things and that's how the album was recorded. But anyway, I liked this album a lot. I know Eno gets a lot of hate here, but I genuinely don't understand why. He was experimental and doing things that were not the norm. And isn't that what drive creativity and art in the first place? 4/5

Eno gives a great hopeful feel in his first solo effort. The electronic instrumentals can really take you away.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Brian eno is a name I know but not someone I’ve ever listened to in any depth. But I really enjoyed this. It felt experimental, rocky but floaty. I would listen again.

I got sucked into this unexpectedly and even if some tracks are a little more grating than others, it's an interesting world to explore.

Can’t say I’ve listened to a lot of Eno, apart from his 90s album Nerve Net that a friend of mine had, and Oz band Icehouse covering ‘Blank Frank’ and ‘Driving Me Backwards’ on some radio telethon back in the 90s - bizarrely enough!! This is a marvelous mishmash of guitars, early electronica and other weirdness, which I really enjoyed. Lots of interesting moments and songs that I will have to go back to and listen more to really pull out all the pieces that make up the whole.

Weird that 6 of 10 tracks weren’t available on Spotify… anyway, the 4 tracks that I did hear weren’t too bad. Brian Eno isn’t for everyone.

album #12 I absolutely adore the experimentation throughout this album. mr. eno, one has to wonder if you've ever missed. this album has so many unique tracks, to the point i really couldn't predict what was coming next - and i love that! some of them were a bit more dull or simply weren't my thing (driving me backwards, blowtorch), but i feel this is more through the strength of the other tracks rather than these being bad, per se. loved it! here come the warm jets is a new favourite song, which has bumped this to a 4/5 :) average track rating: 3.4 favourite track(s): here come the warm jets (easily a new favourite song), on some faraway beach, dead finks don't talk least favourite track(s): driving me backwards number of albums left to review: 1,077 number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 6 albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 2 albums from the list I won't include on my list: 10

This is amazing

1974??? Amazing.

I get why he's famous but mostly not for me.

This is right in my wheelhouse. As a fan of Bowie, Talking Heads and Roxy Music I am aaare of the influence of Brian Eno. Surprisingly I haven’t taken the time to explore much of his solo output. This album is very inventive at times subdued and other times grating. Added to my albums list. 4 stars. Best track on first listen - on some faraway beach.

Eno assembled a cast of thousands for this and it shows in the diverse work across the album. I particularly enjoy Fripp's work on it, the solo on Baby'S On Fire is bonkers.

This is a great album, I listened to it on full volume and it felt like gettin g needles drilled into my skull in a good way

Experimental without being off-putting, this was a good listen

A perplexing album. The sense of humor is really offbeat. I could see it being really off-putting if you're not in the mood for it. Definitely a more interesting album to talk about than to listen to, but still I'm glad to have listened. If every song was as interesting as Dead Finks Don't Talk, this would be rated higher for sure.

A quick one because I'm hellbent on catching back up (5 more albums to go) without this derailing my whole workday. I wasn't familiar with Eno at all, and my initial thought was that this album felt like Great Value David Bowie, but it's truly much more ambitious and interesting than that, while definitely being in the same art-rock/glam vein Bowie inhabited in the 70's. I love the big, fuzzed out, arena filling guitar riffs, strangely earworm-y hooks, and variety of sounds, timbres and production choices on this album. This gets a solid 4, and sounds well ahead of it's time in terms of what Eno's vision seemed to be. The one thing that holds it back from a 5 is I do still feel it pales in comparison to Bowie's offerings of the era, but is a far more than admirable solo debut. Favorite Tracks: "Baby's on Fire", "Cindy Tells Me", "Blank Frank" (Who Do You Love? mention) Least Favorite Track: "The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch" - I don't like the weird suddenly loud synth zips in the middle of the track, they feel like they detract from what it's doing more than they help as what was presumably intended to be a solo of sorts.

Not half bad!

I think of Eno more as a producer. Given my dislike of techno, I assumed I wouldn't like it. I was wrong. This is good.

I hear Bowie, I hear talking heads. I even hear some Djo and definitely Beatles. It all works so well and meshes to become something so unique. I went on an eno arc too I don’t think it’s perfect by any means but it’s unique and interesting enough to be worthy of a 9 I loved it. On some faraway beach is the best song I’ve heard this year

This sounds an awful lot like the last Brian Eno album that we listen to, which was more of the Roxy Music, Brian Eno, and less of the space bleep bloop Brian Eno. Hard to distinguish between this one and the other one. Still, I like the sound of this, and I like his contribution to glam rock.

Eno has been one of the great artistic innovators over the last half century. This album set the pattern for introducing new and interesting sounds to popular music. Despite, perhaps not enjoying much wider success with his solo work, those who know music, know Eno and can see his fingerprints and influences on modern popular music

It took a few listens but really enjoyed the madness of it all.

Weird, noisy (in the right way), warm. All good with this one.

Wow what a cool sounding album! Hearing his name associated so much with ambient music I didn’t expect this album to sound like this. It essentially has a classic rock sound but done with a good helping of experimentation on top. This makes it sound quite unique and makes for a very interesting listen. I definitely need to hear more from his discography as I’m sure there will be a lot of interesting and different sounding albums to dig into.

Surprisingly listenable.

Ultra experimental, me encantó el solo de guitarra del violero de King Crimson.

Not as fascinating as his stuff with Roxy Music, but still much fun with art/glam rock with a lot of cool landscapes and funny sounds.

going free association with this one, dear reader (i am several beers deep) babys on fire - the fuckin guitar midway through driving me backwards is good i think needles and paw paw maybe didnt set me up right, baby maybe introduced some weirdness driving is great on some faraway beach is great, lots of noise blank frank opener is exciting dead finks - what a wonderful opening musical line fuckin ruined by the most british "oh cheeky cheeky", give it a couple of minutes and it does be evoking though some of them - "it will follow you" vocal effects are beaut and guitar/string solo/stings are fantastic, ensuing weirdness is BIG here come the warm jets - what a closer, is this early shoegaze? i love it lots going on here, idk if enos doing art for arts sake with the lyricism, for most of the tracks I'm like what the fuck is this then there's periods where I think he's a genuis. i think this album encapsulates "never let them know your next move". maybe this was too early in my journey to "get", maybe i wont ever, maybe that's the point i dont feel right giving this a rating because it really needs to be revisited when i'm not in this state of mind, a 4 for now

Very Gary Numan. Or I guess Gary Numan is very Brian Eno

Way better than I was expecting.

Cool album, with enough variety and quirkiness mixed in with the fantastic musicianship to keep it interesting.

Quite liked it

I completely understand why this might be a tough listen for some. This is actually quite accessible compared to some of his other albums! I love him as a producer and collaborator. Not so much as a solo artist. But it’s still pretty awesome stuff!!

Sets a cool vibe, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Really liked it. Feared it would be too long, but the opposite was welcome. Can hear artists from the period in there, King Crimson, Bowie etc the good stuff from Roxy Music condensed. More i listened to it, more i appreciated it Suffered from the Poor sound quality at times. But if shouldnt be getting pissing 2's

I have listened to this about 7 or 8 times now and just cannot make my mind up. Vocals are generally terrible. However the opening and closing tracks are awesome - throbbing with a powerful driving energy. What comes inbetween is not quite so good - certainly not bad - but not hitting me in balls to make me pay attention to it.

4 stars for needles in the camels eye and on some faraway beach. not a very coherent project for brian compared to his other stuff but that is sometimes a good thing

Warm…. Mmm…..

The debut by Brian Eno borrows heavily from the art-pop stylings of Roxy Music, but layers on additional electronic soundscapes creating an intensely interesting pop record that rewards repeated listenings. But despite the artistry and sonic explorations, this is at core still a pop album, and a fairly accessible one at that. An impressive introduction to the wonderful world of Enzo.

😃

Really interesting, I feel like he just had so many musical ideas, because this is only a year before another green world which doesn't sound anything like this. I really like his singing voice, quite strange wailing or posh British. I do like the more guitar heavy stuff, which I feel like he definitely moved out of, some really interesting guitar tones on here. I think the absurd and surreal lyrics are also one of the best bits, not sure how he came up with stuff like Blank Frank. The title song at the end I feel is more reminiscent of his later stuff, but with a much more energetic drum beat. Some songs are a bit too strange with the random noises. Favourite songs: needles in the camel's eye, the paw paw negro blowtorch, baby's on fire, Cindy tells me, Blank Frank, some of them are old, here come the warm jets. Overall around 8/10

Weird but catchy

Thoughts before listening: I enjoyed one of the Eno albums on here and found an all great time song in "Third Uncle". I've also been underwhelmed by the ambient albums as that just isn't a sound I care for. I know this is pretty early in his solo career and is very highly regarded, but my opinion will likely be based on whether this album is avant-garde rock Eno or ambient soundscapes Eno. Review: Yeah so this is avant-garde rock Eno, and a pretty good album as well. It starts off with "Needles in the Camels Eye" which is a recognizable song and has a cool little guitar riff in the middle that always grabs my attention. "Baby's on Fire" continues the strong guitar work with an extended, messy overly distorted solo that had to have been an influence on a band like Sonic Youth. In general, this album sounds like the bands in the late 70s/early 80s that were transitioning the punk rock sound into what would become new wave and alternative. Only this album was released in 1973. This definitely seems before its time and its overall an enjoyable listen. 4-stars

80/100.

Odd. Weird. Interesting. 7/10

"Here Come the Warm Jets" is the best album I've had in a while. It's also Brian Eno's greatest work. I love "Needles In the Camel's Eye", it's way ahead of its time. Sometimes, I wonder why Eno became an ambient artist a few years later. By the way, I have nothing against his ambient albums. 4 stars for "Here Come the Warm Jets".

I think Sean nailed the review - incredible musician but feel like I just want him to land the plane a little more often, and yeah Dead Finks is really fun. Gave this a few more spins after Chad told me he was digging it. Definitely grew on me but still a challenging one. I’d be interested to hear a little more Eno!

4/5

Liked it! I mean amazing and interesting obvs. It’s brian eno. Nothing super crazy tho. FO

Bah franchement on a l'habitude de pire avec Brian Eno. Franchement j'ai bien aimé, expérimental sans être inaccessible, c'était plutôt une bonne écoute !

J'ai bien aimé ! Assez original et entraînant 4/5

Iconic

Whaaaat! I am surprised that Brian Eno has an album that people can listen to! Nice!

This was good Eno, best we've had since Science, though not quite up to the same standard it was his debut solo album so very impressive. Strange and interesting, with almost all of the odd turns improving the songs and still being casually catchy. A bit less varied than Science but still preferable to the other albums we've had. Good stuff.

Dead Finks Dont Talk is punctuated by the comedy chickens you squeeze and they cluck, but probably my favourite track. Driving Me Backwards is fun too. It is an odd album, on par with Before and After Science. Years ahead of its time, it sounds recorded a couple of years back, and not 1972. Enjoyed it - pre-Electronica.

If you have not heard any music from this artist, you have probably heard him producing bands you have heard of. Or seen other art. I ended up finding about him more after this album popped up on the list.

Baby's on fire grabbed my attention - sprawling, moody, fantastic guitar solo. I may give this album another listen.

He’s like the David Lynch of music

Perfect album. Needles In The Camel's Eye is super!

This is one of a few albums that have something new to offer each time I come back to it. It just keeps on giving. Every time a slightly new experience. Every experience a good one.

Eno assumes his final form in the Eno Expanded Universe. Weird in a good way. Has a strangely Beatlesque flavor in places. A fun oddball piece. Eno is in a much better mood here than on "Before and After Science." It's less polished and all the better for that. Just this side of crazy.

Some good stuff here. On Some Faraway Beach and the title track wee the standouts. Interesting but not too out there. Seems like it influenced GBV.

Lots of crazy sounds on here. Given that it's Brian Eno, I almost wonder if this album was more an excersie in musical production that an attempt at a traditional album, though maybe I'm overanalyzing. Before the vocals come in "On Some Faraway Beach" sounds alot like "Best of My Love" by the Eagles which is pretty funny given that the two artists are kind of thought to be on opposite ends of the rock and roll spectrum. This was a decent listen overall, but not something I feel like I need to return to. Low 4.

Second listen brought this up to a 4, didn’t love it the first listen through, but was able to pick out so many more impressive aspects of the album after the second listen through.

Not a fan per se but I do enjoy his work from time to time

Musically experimental glam rock and a proto-Bowie sound. Started a bit better than it finished for me (Needles in the Camels Eye and Baby’s on Fire are highlights for me, not that the other songs are too far behind). I find it a pity that the lyrics are such nonsense and free-associative, although they do have a sense of humour which I appreciate.

Album 967 of 1089 Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets (1974) Rating : 3.75 / 5 I really enjoyed this one. Eno always seems to bring something a little off-center, a little quirky, and a whole lot interesting - and this album is no exception. It’s experimental without being off-putting, playful without losing its edge, and packed with those oddball textures and ideas he’s known for. What I appreciate most is that none of it feels weird just for the sake of weird. Even at its most unconventional, the songs still feel like songs - they have structure, personality, and a sense of direction. There’s a creative spark running through the whole album that makes you lean in rather than back away. It isn’t the kind of album where one or two tracks jump out as “hits,” but the whole thing works as a unique little world of sound. Definitely one to hang on to and revisit when I’m in the mood for something inventive that doesn’t go too far off the rails. Eno earns his reputation here.

Not one of the Eno albums I know best, so it was mostly very enjoyable to listen to this as it's one of the most groundbreaking modern influential records there is. Had me at least humming along to some of the progressions and tunes, and contemplating how even genres like shoegaze / mbv would be born from here.

Probably the most straightforward thing I’ve listened to from him. This is really good. The songs are catchy and go interesting places while retaining accessible lengths. Favorites were Needles In The Camel’s Eye, Baby’s On Fire, Some Of Them Are Old, and Here Come The Warm Jets.

There are some songs on this that stand out immediately as great (if a little weird, especially lyrically), and some that don’t catch your attention on a first listen. But there is so much layering, and so many things going on sonically, that I pick up new details every time I listen. Great album.

Injury Reserve thinks it's good enough to sample so it's good enough for me. It's out there without being difficult to listen to, it's catchy. 8/10

reminds me of david bowie. and who doesn't like david bowie?

I approached Eno's discography in a somewhat backwards way. I heard about him as a renowned producer first, then checked out his Ambient 1 album and loved it. I think I listened to this around the same time and didn't get it at all. Much later on, when I had a better understanding of Art Rock in general, I went back and listened to Another Green World and Taking Tiger Mountain, and loved them too. I think I still dismissed this one as too glam or too messy or something though. Coming back to it again now though, I appreciate the wild experimentation and can see where he was going with a lot of it. The first and last tracks are fantastic, and the ones with Robert Fripp on guitar too. 8/10

70s rock. Debut. Departure from Roxy Music, blends glam and pop stylings with avant-garde approaches. Flamboyant and glam. Quirky sounds. Funny. Experimental. Every song has an underlying weirdness.

I love this album so much.

I started off not liking this very much, but by the time Driving me Backwards landed I started to enjoy it a bit

Not what I was expecting but thoroughly enjoyed.

7 - GOOD

3.5

Interesting instrumentals, vocals “insist upon themselves” a little. Nothing too much or too little End of “Dead Finks Don’t Talk” (~30s) becomes the oddest shit ever

Outside of his work with Roxy Music and his ambient stuff I’m not really familiar with much of Eno’s work. This was a wild ride! I recognised some of the tracks here, but it felt all over the place in an exciting way. I could have guessed that Robert Fripp lent a hand with the guitar on this album, it rips.

What a bizarre album. Completely unexpected given that I've only heard Eno's quieter ambient (Note - that's Eno as a solo artist. Obviously his work with Roxy Music wasn't ambient) work prior to this. Equal parts experimentally forward thinking and juvenile. Enjoyed quite a lot of it, but sometimes the more childish bits got annoying. May have to give it another listen to see if it grows on me.

Ah 1974, when Glam was at its highest peak! I would prefer some Roxy Music, but Eno will do!

Always intriguing. Not his best, but very, very good.

Esta fue una sorpresa. Nunca lo había escuchado y me ha gustado harto.

good, differenti from Eno's I have heard until now

This album was a joy. Highly textured creative music. Released in 1972, some of the quirky electronics are obviously dated but several effects would become production staples for years to come. Eno is obviously concerned with creating an atmosphere with each song. Unlike many later ambient, repetitive bands however, he is skilled at writing a solid hook. From there, he uses unconventional sounds to texture and "fill out" the audio profile in a way that serves the song and tells a story. A terrific album to listen to with headphones. Lots of variety that stands up to repeated listening. Favorite Song: Blank Frank

Started off as a 2 star album, finished as a 4, so ehhh. Why not?

That's right. Eno didn't do this much, but when he did, man oh did he.

Eno for the surprise win! I’ve an aversion to Eno historically, but this way-ahead-of-it’s-time album charmed me unexpectedly, as did the story that he mashed together collaborating artists who he felt would clash, just to see what he could get from the conflict. Sadistic staffing and clear-eyed production, a la BM Smith, with a formidable debut album (if a fella from Roxy Musoc can really be said to be debuting when he goes it alone).

I admit that I dragged my feet before listening to this. I had heard a little Eno before and wasnt a huge fan. For some reason, reason, I really liked this album. It sounded fresh and new and each track mined different ground. I could hear elements of bands that came afterwards: talking heads, later day Bowie, even elements of bon iver. Definitely will be relistening.

Very impressed with his collaboration with U2 for Passengers, I was interested to see how I'd like this 1974 solo album. It's a big positive from me 👍. The sense I got was that here's a musical genius having a lot of fun with different genres and different support acts. Great listening.

Eno’s manic, romantic vocals come loaded with pop hooks that slot him neatly into the glam rock category alongside Bowie and T. Rex. Unlike those artists he doesn’t have much in the form of huge radio singles, but instead you get to spend meaningful time in bizarre side alleys where he explores concepts with a genuine sense of creativity and childlike wonder. It's the warmth from the guitars and pulsating bass that tie what would be an otherwise fragmented record together. There’s tonnes of excitement, tonnes of variety and a genuine sense of journey.

Really good

A brilliant and very unique record full of great songs and sounds. Nice to be reminded of this classic!

Really cool sound, very entertaining to listen to

Pretty good

Surprisingly OK

App is stuck

This feels like a subtext to all the Bowie/Byrne that I enjoy. The peculiar sounds disguised in music. The B side gives the happy delirious 'Lucy in the Sky ~ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' feel.

enjoyable album. i really liked the quirkier moments on this. there's some rockin stuff here too, which i enjoyed. the full package is a little off kilter, but not so much so that it's inaccessible. i had a good time listening to this one.

This one was better than the Eno album of yesterday.

i’ll have to listen to it again, so i definitely like what i heard

For some reason, despite loving all the stuff Eno produced, i've never listened to anything in his name before. This is a brilliant album - filled with all his hallmarks but very interesting and more than a bit weird. Not necessarily any standout tracks, but the whole thing was great. Easy 8/10

Fair

Very unexpected but thoroughly enjoyed it, reminds me alot of the beatles

When it comes to Brian Eno, I don't often tend to think about him outside of the albums he's produced. Y'know, DEVO's debut, a bunch of records by Talking Heads and U2... You've for sure heard something he's had his hands on. Following that, there's the fact that he was involved with David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy, though I could hardly tell you how. I'd thought he'd produced them, but I guess not? Go figure. And past both of those thoughts, if ever I think about an album credited directly and solely to Eno, chances are likely it's gonna be one of his ambient albums, specifically 'Music For Airports.' "That's just what he makes on his own," I figure: "ambient music! And some of the best stuff, too; bless him for it." So imagine my surprise, then, when I got to turn the clock all the way back to his solo debut and find out that it's actually a glam rock record. I mean, this guy — glam rock? Pull the other leg, huh? Nooooo. Yeah, so it turns out that another thing I don't think about when it comes to Brian Eno is his involvement in Roxy Music. That was a band that made (and had a huge influence on) glam rock, though with a bit of a weird edge to it. I think they'd call themselves "avant rock" if you asked them. So I guess it's not surprising that after departing from Roxy Music he'd still be making glam rock. And listen, I am no stranger to glam rock. "Ballroom Blitz"? "Ballroom Blitz". Just recently I gave a glowing review to Mott The Hoople's 'Mott,' and I am a damn big fan of T. Rex's "Ride A White Swan". Don't even kid me with glam rock. So... Unusual glam rock. Should be right up my alley, huh? Oh, for sure. For the glam rock enthusiast, there's quite a bit here to enjoy. It's not as big as I'd want it to be, but not everything can be, y'know? There's some damn nice stuff on here regardless. Lemme tell you, "On Some Faraway Beach" is gorgeous. I think the title track is honestly a great closer. Plus, you also gotta love a jacked Bo Diddley beat on "Blank Frank". I've no real complaints on this front. Now, on the "avant rock" side of things... Well, I have no complaints there either, but I will say one thing. I kinda find myself immune to being too impressed by more experimental rock. My brain's wired in a bit of a weird way where all of that stuff just kind of bounces off me. So, if I'm supposed to be more in love with the artsier elements of this album... Well, I'm really just not. And I think it's what keeps me from being as gung-ho for this album as I'd really wanna be. Still, I very much enjoyed my time with this album. It might not be **the** thing I end up thinking of when it comes to Brian Eno, but for sure, it'll be in there somewhere. A great time all around if you want some more unusual glam rock.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump down to a 4. It’s a good album; it’s Brian Eno’s first solo work after leaving Roxy Music, so he’s still far more inclined towards the glam rock side of things, but it’s a strong showcase of the avant garde production work to come, as well as some small previews of his more ambient stuff throughout a lot of these outros. All in all, in terms of the musical aspects, I don’t think I really have that many complaints. It’s 42 minutes of super solid rock, with a few earpiercing synth moments here and there, good vocals throughout, and some manic instrumentation, including a few guitar solos from Robert Fripp of King Crimson. So, why the bump down to a 4? Just a couple of small nagging things that added up over time. “Needles in the Camel’s Eye” is a little underbaked as an opener to my ears, and its shoegaze-y aspects feel like they set the wrong tone for the album. “Driving Me Backwards” feels just a little too out there, at least as the 5th track. It’s so tonally different from anything else here that it’s jarring, and while I admire what it’s going for (successfully, at that), I just think it feels out of place on the album. “Dead Finks Don’t Talk” has a bit of a repetitive structure, and the sense of progression in the track suffers because of it. I think “Some of Them Are Old” should’ve ended the album, flipping with the title track, which progressed too slowly to my ears, even though I like the layering. As an album experience, these are all minor things, and they don’t matter THAT much, but to my ears, it’s enough of a structural issue to pull the album down to a 4. There’s other little things; some louder synths, some wildly different subject matters back to back that are jarring, some cynical lyricism at times… it’s all nitpicky, but it just doesn’t feel as tight as it could be. For a debut solo album though, if we’re only dealing with the minutiae of structure, you’ve still made a good album, and it’s one that can easily be improved upon. Lord knows Brian Eno would improve on it, especially in his production work. Hell, for 1974, this thing occasionally feels far ahead of schedule, especially on “The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch”. In all, it’s a 4.5 that I’ll bump down to a 4, but it’s a recommended one regardless; I enjoyed this a lot.