—  The first solo Eno album was still "glammish": you can see it from the wonderful, decadent cover with Eno dressed like a queer, kitschy objects everywere and a postcard with a woman pissing. DECADENCE plus electronics: what a wonderful mixture. So "Needles in the camels eye", probably THE glam anthem (have you ever seen Velvet Goldmine? No? DO IT NOW!!!) , is sung by a drunken Eno puking lyrics over simplicistc (and punkish) bass lines. IT'S IDIOT ENERGY: stupid lyircs with plastic synths creating the most ironic pieces ever, still enjoyable though. The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch is actually more than that, with some cacophony trowed out but our synth hero, little electronic animals screaming, that bring us to "Bayb's on fire". This is surely Eno's first masterpiece. How to mix demented (not so much in this case I see methaphors) lyrics in some scaring music, crating a STRONG CONTRAST of emotions. Fripp solo is RUTHLESS, with a guitar slowly transforming in a noise machine thanks to Eno's drugs. A great piece, this was 1973 guys, there were still commercial-Hippies listening to Pink Floyd (and thinking it was avant garde),while Eno was exploring New Wave concepts. Wow. Anyway Cindy Tells me is a nice, nice song, sad decadent feeling, while Driving Me backwards is a THREATHENING, NON STOP FEAR, Eno's voice registered like it was singing backwards, very scary ( the glam movement was TRUELY scaring the w.a.s.p society, not just barely shaking kids like Punk did). On some faraway beach is excessive, synths are so commercially used (on purpose of course we are not talking about Dream Theater) that the sweeteness becomes comedy.Blank Frank is fast paced Frippy screams, while dead Finks , Eno's first solo track,boast some FUNNY, FUNNNY lyrics. Just download them in a Eno site. Some of them are old is nothing really special, but "Here Come the Warm Jets " is: warm jets guitars, overlapping, repeating, it's the opening of a new musical season called "Eno".

His exploration started in the best way, he knew synth and electronic could be considered art or a pile of garbage respect "jazz" and "classical" music. So he constantly boosted the contrast between art and pop, melody and machinery noise, idiot rock lyrics and poetry.

A good piece of modern popular music. Do try it.

 

 —  jojojo!!! este album es casi escuchar Porcupine tree ! + encima con steve wilson en backing vocals! pf!muy bueno, por que opeth no me gusta y realmente me sorprendio con esto de "jugar a ser Porcupine tree" - - - mi calificacion es de bueno pero no escencial- - - , ya que este album no es nada nuevo , pero me captura por su onda "Porcupine- treeniana". escuchenlo!!- - - unsaludo para todos los que me conocen - - - (plop)