Some of Them Are Polled (ILM Artist Poll #55 - Brian Eno - RESULTS)

Cool list!

I geeked out looking at credits to see which tracks were the most Enoised, hence my high placings for Lemon (keyboards and backing vocals) and Low side two. Can't argue with the top two.

I've been long fascinated by the making-of method behind both James' "Wah Wah" and "Zooropa:" the band and engineer in one studio, and Eno in his own, second studio, generally messing with things.

Another fave Eno studio story. Apparently one of his mixing methods is to keep some of the tracks off-kilter, bits mixed too low, or too loud, or too hot or too generally not correct, to get the right mix of wrong sounds in there. There was one track during the making of "The Joshua Tree" that Eno had mixed all screwy, so much so that when the engineer showed up he thought it was a mistake and made sure all the levels were right and proper, like a good engineer. Then Eno comes back from tea or whatever, sees what he's done, and yells at him never to mess around with his mess, basically.

That engineer must have been a noob to not know Eno's rep for experimentation by 1986.

I'll start Pt. 2 in a little while -- I'm still tabulating Tracks data and transferring it to the spreadsheet that everybody will get to look at when this is done.

Awesome stuff so far.

Lemon was my number one and is an incredible song. I know everyone has made their mind up about U2 at this point but that song really stands out in their back catalogue as being totally unique. Shame they've never managed to get that level of greatness (or even come close) again.

I totally missed that we could vote for Heaps of Sheeps. I would have given that some points. Possibly my favourite Robert Wyatt song.

Zooropa is their best album.

And a classic Eno Onnichord song to boot. Was high on my list.

Lemon has a bit ("Driftin'/Driftin'/Driftin' from the shore") that sounds like Berlin-era Bowie.

(X-post -- was referring to "Heaps of Sheep" above)

aaaaaagh my #1 just missed the top 50 by a point ;kadgsfh;jgasdpioewjasdkljasdfnczx

Xpost I always thought the Omnichord was one of many things Eno shared in common with Chris Knox.

Part 2, Albums Produced or Co-Produced by Eno

start at 51! xxp

http://i.imgur.com/nKOB5Uo.jpg

#21 - Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics - Jon Hassell/Brian Eno (1980)

xp - might do it, sleeve!

Sorry, forgot stats.

#21 - 91 Points - 3 Votes
Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics - Jon Hassell/Brian Eno (1980)

http://i.imgur.com/ZtRuScR.jpg

#20 - 91 Points - 4 Votes
The Unforgettable Fire - U2 (1984)

http://i.imgur.com/F6wOr3i.jpg

#19 - 106 Points - 4 Votes
Laid - James (1993)

Not gonna gum up the thread with rote u2 hate but putting that garbage above 4th world ilx ;_;

Go thru phases of playing the hell out of that & other hassell albums, still love that one best

Was the Paul Simon album the only real Eno for hire creative flop?

http://i.imgur.com/vyh2ak2.jpg

#18 - 117 Points - 5 Votes
Achtung Baby - U2 (1991)

xp -- I can't think of any others, but if this poll has taught me anything, it's that I don't know as much about Eno as I thought I did.

Was the Paul Simon album the only real Eno for hire creative flop?

― Josh in Chicago

No Line on the Horizon. Besides, Surprise is mostly Simon-produced.

http://i.imgur.com/PDgH7kp.jpg

#17 - 129 Points - 5 Votes
Zooropa - U2 (1993)

The first couple minutes of the title track...

I think I need to get past my issues with U2 and actually listen to these records.

http://i.imgur.com/xFPKB7O.jpg

#16 - 131 Points - 5 Votes
Wrong Way Up - Brian Eno/John Cale (1990)

SHOULD BE HIGHER

I think I need to get past my issues with U2 and actually listen to these records.

they don't need any more fans

You're both right.

You don't gotta be a U2 fan to love Zooropa.

too friggin low imho

http://i.imgur.com/mX21rMu.jpg

#15 - 155 Points - 7 Votes
The Pearl - Harold Budd & Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois (1984)

Speaking of Budd, I listened to The Pavilion of Dreams last night for the first time and I wish I could go back in time and put it on my productions ballot.

http://i.imgur.com/Y0h6Lgz.jpg

#14 - 181 Points - 8 Votes
(No Pussyfooting) - Robert Fripp & Brian Eno (1973)

This one gets a "TOO LOW" from me.

amazing, beautiful record

http://i.imgur.com/OT9I7qA.jpg

#13 - 185 Points - 8 Votes
Ambient 1: Music for Airports - Brian Eno (1978)

As a huge Eno fan, and a big Lanois fan, and a pretty big U2 fan, it never ceases to amaze me that I repeatedly forget "No Line on the Horizon" exists. I mean, it's not terrible. Just ... worthless?

No Pussyfooting: by far my favorite Fripp album (have time for occasion Fripp songs of course)

Speaking of Budd, I listened to The Pavilion of Dreams last night for the first time and I wish I could go back in time and put it on my productions ballot.

one of my favorite records

pleased that The Pearl placed high, I love that record

http://i.imgur.com/OwPRgsG.jpg

#12 - 186 Points - 7 Votes - one 1st-place vote
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! - Devo (1978)

i wonder what eno thought of akron

thinks, even!

Did he ever go there? I picture him sending the band a telegram summoning them to Cologne.

I know it's a rare instance of a band being unsatisfied with the Eno treatment, even if Eno was apparently pretty hands off. I guess he took too many rough edges off? Similar to this, I suppose:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tGomCFR_W0

bumpin this bc i bought the only eno book available on my kindle (on some faraway beach) because i wanted to be able to highlight stuff and actually find it again
and i have some thoughts/questions

for starters, what a fortunate man he has been! stumbled into the right place at the right time in his life, allowed so much creative freedom (and all sorts of other freedoms). i'm only at the part where he starts working on the warm jets, so there are a lot of things i'm looking forward to reading about
also the writing is a little corny but whatever it was the only one available and it seemed ok

one of my favorite parts was when he went to see aguirre
the thought of young eno sitting and watching that movie makes me want to squeal

haha I downloaded that book too! But first I am reading the other one, the one by Eric Tamm, which is available as a PDF online for free with the author's blessing. I can't remember if Kindles will render PDF or not?

ugh they do but it's a step i have yet to take with more than one thing
i should embrace technology for eno

I didn't find the writing corny at all. Good book. Alas it wasn't available on Kindle in the States.

i should embrace technology for eno

The way Eno embraces technology, you should download it onto a DX7.

why was this picture not posted before
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23700000/Brian-Eno-brian-eno-23792357-500-373.jpg

I posted that!

>:-(

oh woops
i was feeling low and i went looking for pictures of eno's costumes and found that one
he looks like a cute vacation boyfriend!

Or this:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/asynchro_nous/jellinghaus_dx-progr.jpg

Just as sexy

i'm totally loving this book
i'm reading it really slowly so i'm just on the part in 1975 when he gets better from his car accident and starts working with television
today i looked up what he was doing in august of 1975 and he was finishing up the recording of AGW
does anyone know the order in which the songs were recorded for that album?
next year will be its 40th bday!

an old favourite - has it really been almost 30 years?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMJZwd1AN7A

since it won't let you watch the link except on YouTube here's more details:

1985 episode of Nature called Lost World Of The Medusa - set in Palau and primarily about Jellyfish Lake.
soundtrack includes Eno and Eno/Budd tracks - what a surprise/delight back then watching my fave show and hearing some of my fave music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l7oFUXcmKU

I updated my poll contributions.