A Compelling Portrait of Brian Eno Is Different Each Time You Watch It

Re:A Compelling Portrait of Brian Eno Is Different Each Time... by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday February 02, 2024 @10:37AM (#39229792)

When MfA was released, a few airports tried that, and got an extremely negative response from passengers.

I wonder if, decades later, not to mention a generation or two with exposure to "chillout", "ambient" and maybe just a dab of psychedelics, the response would be any different today.

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Re:A Compelling Portrait of Brian Eno Is Different Each Time... by kamma4434 on Friday February 02, 2024 @02:45PM (#39233225)

Boooooring. I think Eno is better at self-promotion with intellectual pretense than music itself.

The less pretentious material (eg U2) is - for me - way better. Bowie? The ‘experimental’ tracks are a weak rehash of the krautrock of the time. Tangerine Dream run rings around them.

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Re:A Compelling Portrait of Brian Eno Is Different Each Time... by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday February 02, 2024 @02:52PM (#39233317)

I own all the TD albums up to White Eagle, along with several bootlegs. I saw them at York Minster in the 1970s. I also am the BDFL of the ardour.org project, where releases are named after chronologically ordered Eno albums.

I see no reason to make comparisons between their work, which are quite different in affect, goal, and production methodology.

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