HERE COME THE WARM JETS

Until recently I knew Eno only as a member of early ROXY MUSIC and a famous producer, who took part in various albums in the last 25 years, ranging from top artists like Bowie or U2 to not so well-known like Bosnia's SIKTER. So, having seen this at local discount I decided to give it a try, especially beacuse I liked his last effort with ROXY of the same year, "For Your Pleasure". After first listen I was not so impressed, I even found several songs pretty awful and disturbing and wanted to throw it away immediately to the dust bin. But I liked two Fripp's appearances and started listening more carefully. Incredible! I was so wrong on the first judgement, after several repeated listens I found the album very addictive, and it is hard to explain. Surely this was a radical work at the time, mixing glam rock, avantgarde, art-rock and even forseeing the new wave spirit! "Cindy Tells Me" even by the name resembles the Lou Reed style, while my favs are "Baby's On Fire" with incredible Fripp on guitar and the closing title track. In fact entire album is quite astonishing and seems to be an extension of Eno's work with ROXY before going to the ambient territory. This is a sort of a pure rock'n'roll with artistic touch and avantgarde exploration. While not strictly in progressive vein, still highly recommended. Fans of KING CRIMSON should like it!