there's got to be a roxy music album in the top 4 if my arithmetics are right...
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 21:57 (nine years ago) link
i've never heard my life in the bush of ghosts (but i know about it)am i missing anything essential?
― La Lechera, Wednesday, July 9, 2014 10:48 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
YES!
― emil.y, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 21:57 (nine years ago) link
alrighti'll finally listen to it now that it's 2014 and i can do that fairly easily!
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 21:58 (nine years ago) link
my fave of the vocal albums
― Paul, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:00 (nine years ago) link
Mine too! Mainly for amazing lyrics.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Gje8TLZ.jpg
#4 - 455 Points - 14 Votes - four 1st-place votesRemain in Light - Talking Heads (1981)
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:02 (nine years ago) link
Xpost Apollo has An Ending Ascent, my vote for prettiest Eno. Most ambient Eno is a bit darker.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:02 (nine years ago) link
xp: actually crashed my car on the way home from the record shop when I bought Tiger Mountain - skidded off the road on a curve and lost control when I reached out to SAVE THE LP falling off the passenger seat ($165 repairs in 1981 dollars)!
― Paul, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Only a single point separated #4 and #3.
xp -- now that's dedication
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:04 (nine years ago) link
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is the only Eno album whose popularity mystifies me. He did sooooo much better in Remain in Light and The Catherine Wheel.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:04 (nine years ago) link
love Remain In Light but lukewarm towards Houses, Listening (though sonically lovely) and Overload
― Paul, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:04 (nine years ago) link
xp btw i have always underestimated or better underapprecited taking tiger mountain. it has two of my fave songs by eno on it, "third uncle" and "the true wheel". it's so varied & more mesmerizing than the other solo albums.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/A2YGG5I.jpg
#3 - 456 Points - 15 Votes - two 1st-place votesBefore and After Science - Brian Eno (1977)
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
on many days B&AS is my favorite Eno ("Spider & I," the killer opening trio, "Here He Comes").
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:13 (nine years ago) link
^ my favorite. I didn't vote for albums though.
― guwop (crüt), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:13 (nine years ago) link
I adore the second half especially.
― guwop (crüt), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
I don't really like "King's Lead Hat," which puts me off the rest of the album more than it should.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/3qNxu7z.jpg
#2 - 481 Points - 16 Votes - four 1st-place votesHere Come the Warm Jets - Brian Eno (1973)
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:20 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/A7VIr8N.jpg
#1 - 582 Points - 17 Votes - five 1st-place votesAnother Green World - Brian Eno (1975)
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
Probably not too many surprises in the top few. Here's the full album list -- I didn't get the artist added to all of them...
Another Green World 582 17 5Here Come the Warm Jets 481 16 4Before and After Science 456 15 2Remain In Light 455 14 4Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 397 14 1My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 348 13 0Fear of Music 290 11 0More Song About Buildings And Food - Talking Heads 281 11 0Discreet Music 254 10 0Ambient 4 - On Land 233 10 0Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks 203 9 0Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo - Devo 186 7 1Ambient 1: Music for Airports 185 8 0No Pussyfooting 181 8 0The Pearl 155 7 0Wrong Way Up 131 5 0Zooropa 129 5 0Achtung Baby 117 5 0Laid 106 4 0The Unforgettable Fire 91 4 0Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics 91 3 0No New York 85 4 0Evening Star 83 4 0Outside 79 4 0Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror 79 3 1Fear - John Cale 74 3 0Power Spot 73 3 0The Joshua Tree 70 3 0Cluster & Eno 67 3 0After the Heat (1978) • Eno Moebius Roedelius 61 3 0Ambient 3: Day of Radiance (Laraaji) 59 3 0Another Day On Earth 51 3 0Music For Films 50 2 0For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music 49 2 0Souvlaki - Slowdive 47 2 0Plays The Popular Classics - Portsmouth Sinfonia 44 2 0Everything That Happens Will Happen Today 43 2 0Voices - Roger Eno 43 2 0801 Live 40 2 0Wah Wah - James/Eno 33 1 0The Sinking Of The Titanic - Gavin Bryars 30 1 0Ultravox! - Ultravox! 30 1 0Nerve Net 26 1 0Hurricane - Grace Jones 23 1 0Thursday Afternoon 21 1 0June 1, 1974 (Ayers Cale Eno Nico) 20 1 0Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay 19 1 0Music from the Penguin Cafe - Penguin Cafe Orchestra 18 1 0The Equatorial Stars 18 1 0New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments - Toop/Eastley 17 1 0
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:29 (nine years ago) link
hmmm, don't know why those columns didn't line up right, but you get the gist. Points, votes, #1 votes.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link
all interesting!
my first place vote was for 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts' though -- hope my votes are all in this somewhere
― Milton Parker, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:32 (nine years ago) link
Happy to see AGW take this, so many ideas on that album. On Land is my favourite of the ambient records.
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:39 (nine years ago) link
Milton -- just checked, and yes -- your ballot is included. I just missed that note for #1 vote when I transferred everything from my working data sheet to the cleaned-up final one.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:42 (nine years ago) link
thank you for checking and for all this work! total fun.
― Milton Parker, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:46 (nine years ago) link
wow - my #1 Plateaux Of Mirror real low
― Paul, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 22:49 (nine years ago) link
Ha, somehow it didn't occur to me that 'albums produced by Brian Eno' also includes albums by Brian Eno! I might have voted in that poll otherwise.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 23:09 (nine years ago) link
I think I figured this out...
ALBUM PTS VOTES #1sAnother Green World 582 17 5Here Come the Warm Jets 481 16 4Before and After Science 456 15 2Remain In Light 455 14 4Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 397 14 1My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 348 13 0Fear of Music 290 11 0More Song About Buildings And Food - Talking Heads 281 11 0Discreet Music 254 10 0Ambient 4 - On Land 233 10 0Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks 203 9 0Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo - Devo 186 7 1Ambient 1: Music for Airports 185 8 0No Pussyfooting 181 8 0The Pearl 155 7 0Wrong Way Up 131 5 0Zooropa 129 5 0Achtung Baby 117 5 0Laid 106 4 0The Unforgettable Fire 91 4 0Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics 91 3 0No New York 85 4 0Evening Star 83 4 0Outside 79 4 0Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror 79 3 1Fear - John Cale 74 3 0Power Spot 73 3 0The Joshua Tree 70 3 0Cluster & Eno 67 3 0After the Heat (1978) • Eno Moebius Roedelius 61 3 0Ambient 3: Day of Radiance (Laraaji) 59 3 0Another Day On Earth 51 3 0Music For Films 50 2 0For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music 49 2 0Souvlaki - Slowdive 47 2 0Plays The Popular Classics - Portsmouth Sinfonia 44 2 0Everything That Happens Will Happen Today 43 2 0Voices - Roger Eno 43 2 0801 Live 40 2 0Wah Wah - James/Eno 33 1 0The Sinking Of The Titanic - Gavin Bryars 30 1 0Ultravox! - Ultravox! 30 1 0Nerve Net 26 1 0Hurricane - Grace Jones 23 1 0Thursday Afternoon 21 1 0June 1, 1974 (Ayers Cale Eno Nico) 20 1 0Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay 19 1 0Music from the Penguin Cafe - Penguin Cafe Orchestra 18 1 0The Equatorial Stars 18 1 0New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments - Toop/Eastley 17 1 0
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 23:49 (nine years ago) link
Boom!
OK, tracks tomorrow and Friday!
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 23:50 (nine years ago) link
well I will be commenting after the rollout as I will be w/o internet for a week, but thank you for doing this!
My side ballots:
PRODUCTIONS:
Eno - Taking Tiger MountainEno - Here Come The Warm JetsTalking Heads - Remain in LightEno - Another Green WorldEno - On LandTalking Heads - Fear Of MusicJohn Cale - FearV/A - No New YorkTalking Heads - More Song About Buildings And FoodEno - Before And After Science
Track involvement:
1, Robert Wyatt - Heaps Of Sheeps2. Phil Manzanera - Big Day3. Phil Manzanera - Ms. Shapiro4. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure5. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime6. Talking Heads - Houses In Motion7. Roxy Music - Remake/Remodel8. David Bowie - "Heroes"9. David Bowie - Sound And Vision10. Roxy Music -Virginia Plain
― polyamanita (sleeve), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 23:52 (nine years ago) link
xpost Bush of Ghosts also my least fave Byrne collaboration. Love AGW like a brother, but never understood why that one gets dramatically singled out above the others.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:16 (nine years ago) link
I won't tell your brother.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:32 (nine years ago) link
It is a little baffling. AGW got 5 stars and Warm Jets/Tiger Mt/Science all got 4 in the first RS Record Guide, iirc*, and that judgment has just stuck, but I can't think of any criteria by which AGW is remarkably better than the others.
*I may not rc.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:47 (nine years ago) link
and don't forget RS guide's two star review of Airports: 'beats Mantovani hands down but in the end that's not saying much'
Productions
Byrne / Eno - My Life In The Bush Of GhostsFripp / Eno - No PussyfootingHassell / Eno - Possible MusicsGavin Bryars - The Sinking Of The TitanicEno - Discreet MusicEno - Another Green WorldCluster & EnoEno - Taking Tiger MountainEno - Here Come The Warm JetsRoger Eno - VoicesPortsmouth Sinfonia - Plays The Popular ClassicsEno Moebius Roedelius - Before The HeatTalking Heads - Remain In LightBudd / Eno - The PearlLaraaji - Ambient 3 (Day Of Radiance)
Tracks
Robert Wyatt - Heaps of SheepsDavid Bowie - Some Are801 - Tomorrow Never KnowsPhil Manzanara - Miss ShapiroMichael Brook - MiddayDavid Bowie - African Night FlightRobert Wyatt - ForestMatching Mole - Gloria GloomFovea Hex - Don't These Windows Open?David Bowie - "Heroes"Laraaji - ZaragossaJon Hassell - Chor MoiréGenesis - Silent Sorrow In Empty BoatsPhil Manzanara - Big DayRoger Eno - Grey Promenade
― Milton Parker, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:06 (nine years ago) link
Those RS guides led me to so much good stuff in that 79-84 period, but wrongly warned me away from great records as well.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:09 (nine years ago) link
Roger Eno - Grey Promenade
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:33 (nine years ago) link
I'm a dilettante w/r/t Eno's work after the mid-80s, so I'm looking forward to what should be an educative tracks rollout. Thanks to WilliamC for organizing this!
productions
1 talking heads, remain in light2 another green world3 david byrne and brian eno, my life in the bush of ghosts4 talking heads, fear of music5 here come the warm jets6 ambient 4: on land7 talking heads, more songs about buildings and food8 john cale, fear9 before and after science10 devo, q: are we not men? a: we are devo!11 v/a, no new york12 ambient 1: music for airports13 apollo: atmospheres and soundtracks14 taking tiger mountain (by strategy)15 david bowie, outside
collaborations
1 david bowie, "'heroes'"2 david bowie, "blackout"3 john cale, "gun"4 talking heads, "born under punches"5 david bowie, "art decade"6 talking heads, "drugs"7 talking heads, "i zimbra"8 owen pallett, "in conflict"9 david bowie, "a new career in a new town"10 david bowie, "sons of the silent age"11 owen pallett, "the riverbed"12 robert wyatt, "5 black notes and 1 white note"13 talking heads, "once in a lifetime"14 david bowie, "moss garden"15 david bowie, "i'm deranged"
― one way street, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:34 (nine years ago) link
ProductionsBefore and After ScienceAnother Green WorldOn LandRemain in LightFourth World Volume 1 Discreet MusicHere Comes the Warm JetsThe PearlPower SpotThe Unforgettable FireNo New YorkZooropaFear of MusicOutsideLaid
Work as other than lead artistOnce in a Lifetime - Talking Heads"Heroes" - David BowieGun - John CalePower Spot - Jon HassellBeauty and the Beast - David BowieZooropa - U2 Lemon - U2Laid - JamesI Thought - Bryan FerryHeaps of Sheep - Robert WyattSound and Vision - David BowieElvis Presley and America - U2African Night Flight - David BowieI'm Deranged - David BowieI Know What I'm Here For - James
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:39 (nine years ago) link
I voted for Outside.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:47 (nine years ago) link
and "No Control."
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:48 (nine years ago) link
Wow, never so much as heard of Fovea Hex. I'm excited to explore it.
Also, suddenly recalled Eno contributes a bunch to Arto Lindsay's "O Corpo Sutil." Particularly subtle, iirc.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:51 (nine years ago) link
xposting, sort of: Eno's had his fingers in so many pies, it's inspiring to taste a new one, be it a Roger Eno record, or Favea Hex or whatever. This is one of the more obscure things he did:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCVYG1AyNWg
Overlooked at least as much as that Dido track and Corrs track i noted on the other thread. Not necessarily for the worse, but like his collaboration with Elvis Costello, it seems too high profile to be this obscure.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:56 (nine years ago) link
^^^ love this track: Orbison floating over that melody.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:14 (nine years ago) link
Those RS guides led me to so much good stuff in that 79-84 period, but wrongly warned me away from great records as well. - it's not rocker science (WilliamC)
some of the biggest jokes had to be the 2-stars for Piper At The Gates Of Dawn and whatever it was they did to the Black Sabbath albums (mostly one-stars?)
― Paul, Thursday, 10 July 2014 03:39 (nine years ago) link
Beautiful job on the album cover graphics, WilliamC.
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 10 July 2014 04:05 (nine years ago) link
his collaboration with Elvis Costello
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnDZe6QLWfc&sns=em
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 10 July 2014 04:29 (nine years ago) link
Good morning and afternoon!
Part 1 - TracksEno as leader, co-leader or group member
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Thursday, 10 July 2014 15:10 (nine years ago) link
#51 - 70 Points - 3 Votes - one 1st-place voteFripp & Eno - "Swastika Girls" - from (No Pussyfooting), 1973
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Thursday, 10 July 2014 15:12 (nine years ago) link
I was the #1 vote here -- Fripp's metal tone in the soloing kills me dead as a hammer every time.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Thursday, 10 July 2014 15:13 (nine years ago) link
#50 - 72 Points - 6 VotesBrian Eno - "Spirits Drifting" - from Another Green World, 1975
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Thursday, 10 July 2014 15:25 (nine years ago) link