Match-Cut Band Consensus - Brian Eno

[D_Davis]

The Rules of the Game:

How to post selections:

- Assign a rating to each album based on a scale of 1-10
- Half points may be used
- It is not necessary to rank the albums. Instead, please post all lists in chronological order, starting with the earliest album.

For an album to be eligible for the band's overall rating, it must have at least four (4) votes. Otherwise, there isn't a sufficient amount of votes to make the rating as objective or effective as an album that has received twenty (20) votes. If an album is mentioned only once or twice, I will still post that album's average (quite easy if only mentioned once) but I will separate it from the albums that factor into the band's overall rating.

Brian Eno - Discography (not including his ambient installation albums, unless you want to)


Discography (Solo):

Here Come the Warm Jets
Taking Tiger Mountain
Another Green World
Discreet Music
Before and After Science
Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Music for Films
Ambient 4: On Land
More Music for Films
Thursday Afternoon
Nerve Net
The Shutov Assmebly
Neroli
The Drop
Another Day on Earth
Lux

Collaborations:

No Pussyfooting
Evening Star
Custer & Eno
After the Hear
In a Land of Clear Colours
Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Morror
Forth World Music, Vol. 1: Possible Musics
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
The Pearl
Wrong Way Up
When I Was a Boy
Spinner
Passengers: Original Soundtracks
Tracks and Traces
Music for Onmyo-Ji
Drawn from Life
The Equatorial Stars
Beyond Even
Everything that Happens Will Happen Today
Small Craft on a Milk Sea
Drums Between the Bells
Panic of looking
Someday World
High Life

[D_Davis]

Arguably the most important person in my own musical journey, in terms of the music I listen to and the music I make.

Discography (Solo):

Here Come the Warm Jets - 8
Taking Tiger Mountain - 8
Another Green World - 6
Discreet Music - 6
Before and After Science - 10
Ambient 1: Music for Airports - 10
Music for Films - 7
Ambient 4: On Land - 10
Thursday Afternoon - 6
Nerve Net - 6
The Shutov Assmebly - 10
Neroli - 8
The Drop - 8
Another Day on Earth - 7
Lux - 2

Collaborations:

No Pussyfooting - 6
Evening Star - 6
Custer & Eno - 9
After the Heart - 10
In a Land of Clear Colours - 7
Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Morror - 10
Forth World Music, Vol. 1: Possible Musics - 6
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance - 3
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - 8
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - 10
The Pearl - 10
Wrong Way Up - 6
Spinner - 6
Drawn from Life - 8
The Equatorial Stars - 6
Everything that Happens Will Happen Today - 10
Small Craft on a Milk Sea - 5
Drums Between the Bells - 9
Panic of looking - 5
Someday World - 7
High Life - 7

[Winston*]

Ambient 1: Music for Airports - 9

I should listen to more.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Taking Tiger Mountain is an all-time favorite.

Here Come the Warm Jets - 9
Taking Tiger Mountain - 10
Another Green World - 9.5
Discreet Music - 7.5
Before and After Science - 8
Ambient 1: Music for Airports - 9
Ambient 4: On Land - 6
Thursday Afternoon - 8.5
Neroli - 6

Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Morror - 7
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - 7.5
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - 6
High Life - 8

[Melville]

Here Come the Warm Jets - 7.5
Another Green World - 6.5
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - 5.5

[Pop Trash]

Here Come the Warm Jets - 8
Taking Tiger Mountain - 9
Another Green World - 10
Before and After Science - 7
Ambient 1: Music for Airports - 9
Music for Films - 8
Ambient 4: On Land - 9
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - 8
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - 8
Passengers: Original Soundtracks - 7

[Spinal]

Hey, Here Come the Warm Jets was pretty sweet. Looking forward to hearing more. New artist to me.

[DSNT]

Taking Tiger Mountain - 10
Another Green World - 6
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - 8

Need to hear more of his stuff.

[dreamdead]

Hoping to get to several other of his works.

Here Come the Warm Jets - 8
Another Green World - 6
Ambient 1: Music for Airports - 8
Thursday Afternoon -5

Collaborations:
The Pearl - 10
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - 8

[Thirdmango]

I really don't think Brian Eno is for me.

Here Come the Warm Jets - 4
Taking Tiger Mountain - 2
Another Green World - 3

[D_Davis]

Now that I think of it, we should probably include Roxy Music here, right?

[Russ]

No.

[D_Davis]

No.

:)

Harmonia?

[Russ]

Here Come the Warm Jets - 8
Taking Tiger Mountain - 10
Another Green World - 9
Discreet Music - 7
June 1, 1974 - 9
Before and After Science - 8
Ambient 1: Music for Airports - 8
Music for Films - 7
Ambient 4: On Land - 8
More Music for Films - 8
Thursday Afternoon - 7
Nerve Net - 5
The Shutov Assembly - 8
Neroli - 7
The Drop - 6
Another Day on Earth - 5
No Pussyfooting - 7
Evening Star - 8
Custer & Eno - 7
After the Heat - 8
In a Land of Clear Colours - 6
Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Morror - 8
Forth World Music, Vol. 1: Possible Musics - 9
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - 9
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - 10
The Pearl - 8
Wrong Way Up - 9
Spinner - 6
Textures - 8
Curiosities Vol. 1 - 6
Curiosities Vol. 2. - 6
Bell Studies for the Clock of the Long Now - 5
My Squelchy Life - 8
Fractal Zoom (maxi single) - 8
Ali Click (maxi single) - 8

Eno I - Instrumental (box) - 9
Eno Ii - Vocal (box) - 9

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Rated 10 - Some essential Eno songs that you probably haven't heard (not you Daniel :)):

The Roil, The Choke (Nerve Net)
The River (Wrong Way Up)
Fractal Zoom (Small Country)
Ali Click (Rural Doo-Gap Mix)
Stiff (My Squelchy Life / Vocal box)
Some Words (My Squelchy Life / Vocal box)
I Fall Up (My Squelchy Life / Vocal box)
Big Day (Diamond Head - Phil Manzanera)

[D_Davis]

I guess I should rate his installation pieces as well. :)

[Russ]

I guess I should rate his installation pieces as well. :)

Nooooo.....

I defer to your knowledge, good sir! :)

[D_Davis]

I don't think I will.

I do really like some of them (especially Nile and Compact Forest Proposal).

I didn't rate Textures either. It's definitely one of my favorites, but never officially released at all.

[D_Davis]

I feel that your Shutov Assembly score is too low, Russ! :)

Whenever people talk shit on the Yamaha DX7, I always point to this album as a testament to how amazing that synth is.

[Russ]

I feel that your Shutov Assembly score is too low, Russ! :)

Whenever people talk shit on the Yamaha DX7, I always point to this album as a testament to how amazing that synth is.

Hmm...thought I had given that one an 8. Oh well, * fixed *.

Bumped Textures up to an 8 too; that was too low.

[D_Davis]

Hmm...thought I had given that one an 8. Oh well, * fixed *.

Bumped Textures up to an 8 too; that was too low.

It is kind of hard to really rate a lot of his instrumental ambient albums. I mean a few really stand out, but for the most part I think it is a little arbitrary.

[Winston*]

I think the next band we do should be The Sex Pistols...

[Russ]

It is kind of hard to really rate a lot of his instrumental ambient albums. I mean a few really stand out, but for the most part I think it is a little arbitrary.

Yeah, but I'm like you - Textures has always been one of my more highly regarded of his purely instrumental/ambient works.

[Russ]

I think the next band we do should be The Sex Pistols...

LOVED their concert in San Antonio. One of the most memorable concerts I ever attended.

And I get the joke.

[D_Davis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-INeMspNSQ0I

I think I rated this album too low. Need to give it another listen, it's been awhile.

[D_Davis]

I think the next band we do should be The Sex Pistols...

I'll never get around to listening to their entire discography.

Just wait until Frank Zappa. LOLLL!L!L!L!L!L!

Confession: I've never listened to a single Zappa song. Don't even know where to start.

[ContinentalOp]

Before and After Science - 8.5

I've been meaning to listen to more. Will do. Before and After Science is fantastic, love the many moods on this album.

[quido8_5]

One of my favorite artists. Also, he has to be one of the most influential people of the last century. No hyperbole.

Solo:

Here Come the Warm Jets - 10
Taking Tiger Mountain - 9.5
Another Green World - 10
Discreet Music - 9.5
Before and After Science - 9.0
Ambient 1: Music for Airports - 10
Music for Films - 8.5
Ambient 4: On Land - 8.5
More Music for Films - 8.5
Thursday Afternoon - 10
Neroli - 8.5
The Drop - 8.5
Another Day on Earth - 9.0

Collaborations:

Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Morror - 8.5
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance - 8.0
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - 7.5
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - 9.0
The Pearl - 9.0
Everything that Happens Will Happen Today - 8.0
Small Craft on a Milk Sea - 6.5

[D_Davis]

Before and After Science - 8.5

I've been meaning to listen to more. Will do. Before and After Science is fantastic, love the many moods on this album.

It is an expertly constructed album.

[D_Davis]

Also, he has to be one of the most influential people of the last century. No hyperbole.


Completely agree. His name will be remembered and mentioned along side all of the other great artists throughout mankind's history.

[Spinal]

Wow, Taking Tiger Mountain was crazy. I like this guy. :lol:

[Spinal]

Here Come the Warm Jets - 8
Taking Tiger Mountain - 8
Another Green World - 6.5
Before and After Science - 8
Ambient 1: Music for Airports - 7
Nerve Net - 7.5

[ContinentalOp]

Here Come the Warm Jets - 9.0
Before and After Science - 8.5

Got the "why the f have I not listened to this/obsessed over this before" feeling almost immediately when first listening to HCTWJ. "Baby's on Fire" and "Some of Them are Old" are my favorites for now. Surprised by how accessible the album is. I was pulled right in.

[D_Davis]

So I've pretty much been listening to Eno my entire life - since 4th grade.

But I'm curious about those of you who just discovered him this past week. Spinal and C-Op, you both seem to like his stuff quite a bit. Was it a lot different than you imagined?

[D_Davis]

Winston, the numbers, when you get a moment.

Thanks!

[Spinal]

So I've pretty much been listening to Eno my entire life - since 4th grade.

But I'm curious about those of you who just discovered him this past week. Spinal and C-Op, you both seem to like his stuff quite a bit. Was it a lot different than you imagined?

The ambient stuff was pretty much how I imagined. However, I was not aware about the glam rock stuff that he did. I'll definitely listen to more. I just ran out of time this week.

[MadMan]

I'll never get around to listening to their entire discography.

Just wait until Frank Zappa. LOLLL!L!L!L!L!L!

Confession: I've never listened to a single Zappa song. Don't even know where to start.
Zappa's discography scares me. The guy was prolific. I'll have to check out some Eno.

[ContinentalOp]

So I've pretty much been listening to Eno my entire life - since 4th grade.

But I'm curious about those of you who just discovered him this past week. Spinal and C-Op, you both seem to like his stuff quite a bit. Was it a lot different than you imagined?

I'm with Spinal in that I was not aware of the glam rock stuff (I've been a fan of Before and After Science for a while now; that album seems a lot more subdued than HCTWJ). Also, for some reason, I though Eno would be putting out ambient music from the very start, so listening to HCTWJ was quite a surprising experience. Love the melodies, the vocals, the ENERGY and the experimentation. Will listen to more definitely, although I have a feeling I'll be more taken with albums in the HCTWJ glam/art rock camp.

[Winston*]

The Pearl (4 ratings) - 9.25
Ambient 1: Music for Airports (6 ratings) - 8.67
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (5 ratings) - 8.6
Before and After Science (5 ratings) - 8.6
Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Morror (4 ratings) - 8.38
Taking Tiger Mountain (7 ratings) - 8.21
Ambient 4: On Land (4 ratings) - 8.13
Thursday Afternoon (5 ratings) - 7.88
Here Come the Warm Jets (8 ratings) - 7.81
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (6 ratings) - 7.58
Discreet Music (4 ratings) - 7.5
Neroli (4 ratings) - 7.375
Another Green World (9 ratings) - 6.9

Grand Total (71 ratings) - 8.07

After the Heart (1 ratings) - 10
Drums Between the Bells (1 ratings) - 9
Eno I (1 ratings) - 9
Eno Ii (1 ratings) - 9
Everything that Happens Will Happen Today (2 ratings) - 9
June 1, 1974 (1 ratings) - 9
The Shutov Assembly (2 ratings) - 9
More Music for Films (2 ratings) - 8.25
After the Heat (1 ratings) - 8
Ali Click (maxi single) (1 ratings) - 8
Custer & Eno (2 ratings) - 8
Drawn from Life (1 ratings) - 8
Fractal Zoom (maxi single) (1 ratings) - 8
My Squelchy Life (1 ratings) - 8
Textures (1 ratings) - 8
Forth World Music, Vol. 1: Possible Musics (2 ratings) - 7.5
High Life (2 ratings) - 7.5
Music for Films (3 ratings) - 7.5
The Drop (3 ratings) - 7.5
Wrong Way Up (2 ratings) - 7.5
Another Day on Earth (3 ratings) - 7
Evening Star (2 ratings) - 7
Someday World (1 ratings) - 7
In a Land of Clear Colours (2 ratings) - 6.5
No Pussyfooting (2 ratings) - 6.5
Nerve Net (3 ratings) - 6.17
Curiosities Vol. 1 (1 ratings) - 6
Curiosities Vol. 2. (1 ratings) - 6
Spinner (2 ratings) - 6
The Equatorial Stars (1 ratings) - 6
Small Craft on a Milk Sea (2 ratings) - 5.75
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance (2 ratings) - 5.5
Bell Studies for the Clock of the Long Now (1 ratings) - 5
Panic of looking (1 ratings) - 5
Lux (1 ratings) - 2

[Idioteque Stalker]

Pleased with the Tiger Mountain score, but...



Before and After Science (5 ratings) - 8.6

Another Green World (9 ratings) - 6.9

:crazy:

[D_Davis]

The scores perfectly reflect the quality of those two albums.

[Russ]

A big tip of the hat to my bud Daniel, for making the absolute right call on these two releases that I had shunned for no good reason (well, to be honest, probably because the idea of outside vocals was a turn-off to me).



Everything that Happens Will Happen Today - 10
Drums Between the Bells - 9

I was stunned by the level of song composition on the Byrne collaboration (even more so upon learning that David wrote the lyrics over musical tracks that Brian had given him). The results were simply sublime. Byrne's maturation as both a singer and songwriter was never more evident than on this release.

As far as the Holland collaboration goes (I purchased the 2 CD version after sampling snippets of a few of the vocal tracks), I'm listening exclusively to the instrumental version for the time being (and it's breathtakingly awesome). I want to have it indelibly etched in memory before I give the spoken word tracks a go. I think it will only amplify my appreciation of an approach of which I was not initially enamored.

Finally, I just today received Making Space, Eno's gorgeous release from Lumen London (for 77 Million Paintings). The music is lovely and the packaging is exquisite. Highly recommended.

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff324/astrojester/feature_making-space_front_zpstmfmjoyw.jpg

[Russ]

This is from Eno's brand spanking new album, The Ship. It's a cover of the Lou Reed/Velvet Underground song from 1969 - 47 years ago!

Dude is pushing 70, and he's still making gorgeous music like this. Amazing!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym4hmN_5ns0