Once again I would like to apologize for getting this review out so late. Been dealing with a lot of life stuff which was also why the previous week's review was late. Things seem to have settled for the time being so hopefully there won't be any more late reviews. Enjoy.
This week I listened to Another Green World by Brian Eno. I've been familiar with who Brian Eno is for a long time now, but mostly for his work with other artists. Specifically, I have always been a big fan of his work with German Kosmische Musik band Cluster, whom I love very dearly. I was given the push to listen to his own works after a friend of mine had purchased the CD, and I was intrigued when I saw the cover art. I went in with almost no expectations, as I wasn't really sure what kind of music that Eno would write on his on. Some of it is certainly more in line with the spacey electronica of Cluster, such as the songs, "The Big Ship", the title track, and "Sombre Reptiles" especially being made of essentially all electronic instruments and being in that spacey style. There are some songs that sound a bit more poppy or I suppose what some might consider "normal" such as the funk influenced "Sky Saw" or the piano rock of "I'll Come Running". These are still great songs, is the amazing thing. It shows just how much range Brian Eno has as a songwriter. Speaking of Mr. Eno, his vocals are certainly quite good. While he isn't the most gifted vocalist, he has a very calming voice that meshes quite well with the more ambient songs. Backing Eno are a large group of guest musicians, including the talents of progressive rock giants Phil Collins and Robert Fripp. Fripp especially shines on some of these songs, playing searing guitar licks on "St. Elmo's Fire" to the calming "Wimborne guitar" as it says in the liner notes for "Golden Hours". This whole album is a fun romp through some more rocking songs to ambient electronica that certainly interests me as to what the rest of Eno's discography sounds like. 8.5/10
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