ANOTHER GREEN WORLD

Eno's solo masterwork is an ambient rock wonder, abandoning the glam trappings of earlier solo albums entirely in favour of brittle, jagged soundscapes which would eventually come to exert a powerful influence on the artier end of the New Wave. Nowhere is the New Wave connection more on apparent than the song (chant?) St Elmo's Fire, which features an electrifying solo from Robert Fripp. Brand X show up to provide much of the instrumental backing (Phil Collins having enjoyed working with Eno on Taking Tiger Mountain so much he thought he'd bring some friends along next time), and Eno himself is at his enigmatic, ambient best.