Another Green World

Funny to see Phil Collins included with the cool kids invited to play on this album. They recorded this just after the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour ended. Back then Phil was a cool guy to have in the Stu-Stu-Studio. The record buying public passed this off as weird and "not my style" when it was released. I also think it's weird and it's not my style. I don't think it was anyone's style when it was released. It wasn't supposed to be. It is a highly creative and well played album.

A universally acknowledged masterpiece, Another Green World represents a departure from song structure and toward a more ethereal, minimalistic approach to sound. Despite the stripped-down arrangements, the album's sumptuous tone quality reflects Eno's growing virtuosity at handling the recording studio as an instrument in itself (à la Brian Wilson). There are a few pop songs scattered here and there ("St. Elmo's Fire," "I'll Come Running," "Golden Hours"), but most of the album consists of deliberately paced instrumentals that, while often closer to ambient music than pop, are both melodic and rhythmic; many, like "Sky Saw," "In Dark Trees," and "Little Fishes," are highly imagistic, like paintings done in sound that actually resemble their titles. Lyrics are infrequent, but when they do pop up, they follow the free-associative style of albums past; this time, though, the humor seems less bizarre than gently whimsical and addled, fitting perfectly into the dreamlike mood of the rest of the album. Most of Another Green World is like experiencing a soothing, dream-filled slumber while awake, and even if some of the pieces have dark or threatening qualities, the moments of unease are temporary, like a passing nightmare whose feeling lingers briefly upon waking but whose content is forgotten. Unlike some of his later, full-fledged ambient work, Eno's gift for melodicism and tight focus here keep the entirety of the album in the forefront of the listener's consciousness, making it the perfect introduction to his achievements even for those who find ambient music difficult to enjoy.

Yeah, no. This was boring as hell. Just ... nothing much interesting at all. Even as background music, it bored me to tears. The only reason this isn't getting a single-star review is because the production is excellent. And it should be. That's truly Eno's greatest strength.

Such an important album to me, really opened doors in terms of teaching me to appreciate new forms of electronic/ambient music. Without this I don't *get* The Talking Heads or Bowie. And on its own, it's so emotionally potent; The Big Ship and Zawinul/Lava can, under the right circumstances, make me tear up.

BBC Two: The Album. Joking aside, Another Green World ingeniously manages to be bold and uncompromising and also pleasant and accessible. Perhaps Eno's most celebrated solo album, Another Green World is often seen as a transitional work between his first two, more overtly art-rock albums and the ambient work of his subsequent string of albums. In retrospect, Another Green World successfully marries the two mindsets, with the textured approach enhancing the melodies, rather than allowing them to drift. A curious point, made by plenty including Eno himself: Eno is not a tortured artist. His muse is not begat from struggle, indignation nor despair. Rather, his is the work of a sane, well-adjusted man who experiments because he finds it personally and creatively rewarding. In a sense, you could say his music is led by the head rather than the heart, but he does have a good head. Phil Collins drums on this.

Whoa, Eno! Brian Eno's a legend in his own right. Not only was he a member of Roxy Music (who, based on the one album we heard, I really like), he's also the godfather of ambient music, and apparently even came up with the term "ambient music." I know of him, but I'm not sure I've listened to any of his albums. This one blends ambient music with some more traditional rock/vocal tracks; maybe he wasn't quite ready to fully commit to ambient music in 1975. Who could blame him? Regardless, there are great songs on both sides of the coin here. I really dig the integration of more traditional drums and guitars with the electronic synth-driven ambient stuff. Very smooth ride. I'm all aboard this new green world. Favorite tracks: St. Elmo's Fire, Over Fire Island, The Big Ship, Becalmed. Album art: I like this a lot. Clearly some piece of art, not sure if it's famous or not. But I like the simple shapes and colors, and I always enjoy a good frame on an album cover. Font is nice too. 4/5

Super weird and uniquely Eno - at his transitional stage between rock and minimalism/ambient. Great album.

Abstract and noisy in mostly good ways. Made me want to bust out an interpretive dance. If you dig kooky art projects, this album is for you.

Poxy Music

Out of the ashes of Brian Eno the rock star emerges Brian Eno the ambient engineer. This gorgeous album was my first meeting with Eno as a solo artist, and one I've revisited many time since. It's a perfect blend of quasi-ambient atmosphere ('The Big Ship') and stellar art pop ('St Elmo's Fire'). And imagine the pull you would need to have to enlist the following in your mid-70s backing band: Phil Collins, John Cale and Robert Flipping Fripp.

it’s a singular vision but i don’t feel any heart in it

This album really does just let you into the world of Brian Eno, it’s the great midway point between his rock music and ambient music that would follow, I think this bridge makes it his masterpiece. An album that would clearly influence so many more masterpieces to come.

Another Eno Masterpiece.

There's another green world. The world of snake guitars, desert guitars, choppy organs, spasmodic percussions, uncertain piano, and of course unnatural sounds. Observe those critters in the strange world. Sombre reptiles, little fishes, spirits drifting... trying to create something. A formless, directionless sound. But I'm telling you, everytime the sound gets full and complete, it's sublime. It's otherworldly, you might say.

A lovely thing, this. By turns relaxing, touching, gentle and mysterious, it also happens to contain one of my very favourite guitar solos - that's Robert Fripp of King Crimson fame providing the singular contribution in the field to 'St Elmo's Fire'.

avantgarde....1975? excellent nevertheless.

Nice blend of songs with vocals and instrumental soundscapes. He was definitely listening to Cluster's "Zuckerzeit"

Thoroughly entertaining album, harmoniously combining vocal tracks with instrumental pieces. I kept playing it over and over.

A thing of nearly perfect beauty. You can hear where this fits in the span of his career- a fascinating transitional artifact

Eno is entirely eclectic and absolutely brilliant. His use of sound is intriguing, interesting, and incredible. This album is a flowing journey that is calculated yet improvised and all things contradictory.

Very lovely ambient tranquil music

There is a running joke in the film Dogs in Space (1986) that one of the flatmates always loudly plays this album when he has a sexual partner in his room. The sound of 'Sky Saw' sets off a pavlovian response in the rest of the residents of the share house whenever they hear it. Listening closely to this, I'm not sure that I would choose this as the soundtrack for sexy time, though. When I was about 14, I borrowed from the local library a compilation cassette of Eno's 73-77 song-oriented albums. I did not get it at the time, but since have learned to love the tangential approach to song-writing and production. truth be told, I prefer his more-rock albums (like Before and After Science. That is a banger), but I can appreciate what he is doing here. He is finding his way towards the Ambient recordings, and so the sounds here are often less intrusive, softer, more spacious. There are more instrumentals, less structure, more openness. And that is deliberate. I can hear the influence of the way this album was recorded over so much music today. The ability to record on computers has made it possible for almost anyone to bend and manipulate sounds easily, in a way that hadn't really occurred much before (at least, not without access to the world's best recording studios). The kinds of sounds on this record are all over music today, which maybe makes this sound a little fresh and unusual than it did in the day. But it is still a pretty great listen. Fun fact: New Zealand is the only country in the world where this album charted. Nice one, Kiwis.

Another Eno Album. Die Herangehensweise finde ich ja nachvollziehbar, künstlerisch kommt allerdings selten was dabei raus. Besser als das Album für Flughafentoiletten.

Absolutely sublime. I love the blend of ambience and art pop songs. The title track is gorgeous, St Elmo's Fire may be one of my favourites of this era of music.

LIFE CHANGING AND NEVER FAILING

This really was one of the finds of the project. I loved this sort of stuff in my teenage listening years and never came across this. Eno is such an important figure in music. Though it's not a spectacular, or breathtaking album, it will get full marks just for being there and being part of an extraordinary era of music which Eno was fundamental to. From Bowie to Talking Heads to U2.

I love this era and genre of music. Brian Eno is such a special talent.

9/10

Just so relaxing and awesome

Production quality is this album's chief statement. How good is it? Listen to "In Dark Trees" and "Everything Merges With The Night," and see for yourself. The whole thing has the simplicity, compactness, and beauty of Pet Sounds, which makes for a rich, complex experience. Somethings are gorgeous, and this is. I'll come running back.

I was excited for Brian Eno to appear and wondered how a whole album would sound. Listening to it is like a soothing, surreal dreamscape, with some occasional darker moments. It's ethereal and delicate in places. Some tracks are really beautiful, with 'Becalmed' being the best of the songs leaning towards more ambient sounds than a traditional song structure. That's not to say there aren't any pop songs here. 'Golden Hour' is my favourite out of those. It has a slightly odd time signature and an eerie, almost unsettling sound. It may be "just weird noises" to some people, but whether that's true I guess is down to whether you enjoy this or not. I for one really loved it. I thought it was a beautiful listen and am more than happy to give it top marks and I hope there is more Brian Eno on the list.

this sounds like a beautiful dream. i am so glad youre here

ahh finally a refreshing one.. unusual and interesting

With somewhat limited exposure to Brian Eno, I was a little apprehensive about pressing play on this one because you just never know what you're going to get. But as I settled into this one, I found that I really enjoyed it, and can attest to Henry Edwards of High Fidelity's claim that this is Eno's "most accessible to date". I particularly enjoyed the tracks that lack vocals, which aligns with my enjoyment of his tracks on the back half of David Bowie's Heroes. The guest listing here is phenomenal, and the album as a whole is interesting and evocative, with instrumentation and track titles I found funny and playful, and its mostly absent of the over-the-top antics that he's famously known for. Undoubtedly my favorite work attributed to him that I've found so far. An unflinching 4/5 that may have finally convinced me to go and cautiously explore some of his other work.

very fun listen, kinda feels like listening to a fever dream. I enjoy finding things on this list I probably never would have checked out on my own

I actually love Brian Eno so much

My man invented ambient music that’s crazy

This album must’ve caught me on a good day. I found it to be slightly weird, but interesting enough to be charming. There is a style at work between each track so that that they seem to be in conversation with each other. Eno uses his voice sparingly, which was for the best, as it was the least impactful part of the album. Though I did enjoy even that on the song “Golden Hours.” This album was a case of minimalism actually working to effect for me. There are small moments all throughout this album that when strung together made for a pleasant overall experience. I may not throw this on without prompting, but it was fine.

Quite a nice album actually. I am not familiar with Brian Eno’s solo work, although after listening to this album I’d say he plays a huge part in defining Roxy music’s sound. This album is a big step towards defining ambient music as a genre.

Interesting sound and I enjoyed the experimentation and overall production of the album. Not one I'd ever reach for and listen to regularly. Would give it a 3.5 if I could but for now 3 will have to do.

I've been a Brian Eno hater but I enjoyed the first half of this. The second got a bit wonky but overall this one was decent... for him. 6/10

Not my usual style, but really appreciate it. I could almost feel myself vibrate.

nice elevator music, if your getting off on the second floor

It’s an interestingly creative album. I don’t understand the endless 5 star reviews over an album that is essentially a soundscape. It’s really good at what it does, but it’s not a masterpiece in my opinion.

English 'art rock'.. I have STRONG opinions on this type of music. Mainly that it is pretentious bullshit, but I gave this a chance. It was mostly inoffensive soundscapes and similar electronic music. In context, however, this was way ahead of its time. It's clear why Eno was so influential and what his vision was. This may be some of the more accessible 'art rock' we have encountered, aside from Bowie's "Heroes" which Eno had a hand in, too. I actually enjoyed, "I'll Come Running", which had a catchy tune. Still this doesn't pull it out of (2/5) range for me... Just not my style.

Way unimpressed. All I can remember is he is running to tie someone’s shoe and just repeats this line until the world ends

I want you to know I was a very good sport about this one. I do not like Brian Eno.

quite idiotic music.

Art Rock is just not my thing. I kind of liked some of the songs, but I could have died without hearing this and been OK. 2.25/5.

ENOugh already! This list keeps shoving Eno at me and I’m still not buying it. Its like every effort of his is some bizarre graduate project.

Boring, I don't like this album.

Sometimes it's way too easy to call all experimental music dark, angry, anxious, or at the very least, uncomfortable. Even back when experimental rock was finally becoming a thing, Captain Beefheart came into the scene flinging every bodily fluid onto every vaguely wall-looking thing near him. You can go into the worst-rated albums on this website and see Trout Mask Replica proudly standing just outside the bottom 10. As of this review, it's in 11th place on the worst list, and I really doubt that it's moving from there any time soon, as much as I love that album. This album is like the anti-Beefheart. It's soft, wonderfully emotional, and genuinely a perfect album to give to someone who wants to ease themselves into experimental music, rather than throwing themself straight into noise rock acts like Sonic Youth and Swans like I did. It's the kind of music that would soundtrack a walk through a path by a canal I take sometimes when I feel like taking a ridiculously long walk through a nice nature-ish setting. I always find neat stuff on my walks through there. One time I took home a beat-up drum. I'll think about this album whenever I decide to use that drum in the music I want to make one day. It gave my arm a horrible rash for a day or two and it'll almost definitely sound terrible, but terrible is all relative. That's the ethos of experimental music as an art form. Music like this makes me spit out whatever random story comes into my head. I just felt like leaving it in. Anyways, Brian Eno is one of those artists I never realized I look up to until recently. This guy managed to make an album titled something as innocuous as "Music for Airports" sound like a masterpiece, and this is no different. That's the word I'd use to describe a lot of Eno's music: innocuous. Something you could completely miss if you're too busy doing something else, like hurrying through an airport terminal or speeding to work. Life moves too fast sometimes, and this album, along with Music for Airports, is a reminder to slow down and appreciate something you might've otherwise missed. Remember to breathe.

ariety: 5 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 5 Emotionality: 5 = 5 "All the clouds turn to words/ All the words float in sequence/ No one knows what they mean/ Everyone just ignores them" Brian Eno is one of those guys whose stuff I always find interesting, even when I don't love it, and I do love quite a bit of it. I've been told he has a handful of albums on here, and while I'm pretty sure at least what three others are, there are a solid half dozen more that could have conceivably made the list in my opinion. This is one I probably didn't hear until my early 20s, and was in rotation for some time, so I guess spoilers - I like it. Quite a bit. For me this sits kind of in between something like Here come the Warm Jets and his more ambient stuff, being a mix of both approaches. Looking forward to revisiting this one as it's been a while. While I dig the whole thing, this one has two of his very best ever. THE TRACKS Side one "Sky Saw" - Instrumentally, It's very easy to draw a line from this to some of the stuff we would see in Eno's collaborations with Bowie, especially on side two of Heroes and on Low. We get some processed... well everything on this one I think. The drums sound pretty clean but maybe that's it? I can certainly see how this would be grating and patience testing for a lot of people, ad they are not necessarily wrong. I don't think it's standoffish and abrasive like so much experimental or art rock Though. We'll return to this theme later, but for now just know that this is just melodic enough and full of such interesting turns that it's like candy for me. More please. "Over Fire Island" - This one is more of a full on "let's see what we can do with this electronic doo-dad" sort of soundscape. Would not even be sold bold as to call this a song. It's more of a little bit of sort of funky atmosphere. Pure vibes. Elevator music on side-ways ride into another dimension. "St. Elmo's Fire" - I love the pacing on this album and find it to be very considered and optimized so that you get the more traditional songs ( such as they are) spread out more or less equally amongst the weirder stuff. This one is more akin to the Here Come the Warm Jets stuff in that it has a recognizable, if off-kilter structure, but it blurs the lines of what you might be willing to swallow as popular entertainment. Soothing vocal melodies ride right up alongside dissonant electronic buzzing. And yet it feels completely tied together. "In Dark Trees" - And we come to the first Eno classic. This absolutely oozes dark energy, and I can imagine it's been ripped off a hundred or more times in film scores ( Michael Mann alone probably was responsible for more than a few of those). Try an imagine 80s synth scored suspense movies without something like this. It's music as emotional texture. "The Big Ship" - And we don't even have to wait for the next one. Sombre and yet soaring and emotionally lifting, this thing build and builds over top of the jaunty little rhythm and by the end it enters that space that few pieces of popular music can for me where a feeling of transcendence is attempted via music. Th ebest classic pieces manage this trick, not so much in popular music. As artsy a reputation as this has, I don't think Eno is being pretentious in this music. This is for anyone. I've thought before this would make great funeral music, and apparently that's a VERY unoriginal thought, as I found when I did a simple search. "I'll Come Running" - The most traditional thing on here I think. At least as traditional as he can get. And it serves as a sort of anchor for side one. It's Eno extending a hand and inviting you in. The water might be cold and deep, but if you trust him, and walk in slowly there are warm currents to be found. Can a song be made up almost entirely of a single refrain, repeated? I think so. "Another Green World" - Another pretty interlude or sorts to carry us on our way to whatever awaits us on the flip side. If "Over Fire Island" was transdimensional elevator music, this is what you hear in the lobby as the doors open. Side two "Sombre Reptiles" - If the album can be considered an attempt at musical painting, or some way to distill and conjure up feelings then this one reeks of a kind of sinister uncertainty and the ambiguousness just makes me want to investigate further. "Little Fishes" - Playfullness and whimsy, but slightly disturbing. Look at all the cute little clockwork gnomes! Oh wait, they might just want to kill you. Another short interlude, but worthy of a few words. "Golden Hours" - A third all time classic. For someone who famously described himself as a non-musician, I'm finding it hard to get either the vocal melody or the key synth line out of my head. And that arpeggiated swirling guitar that intertwines with itself... goddamn. Robert Fripp notably provides said guitar bits on this and his playing and whatever technical manipulation is going on are shiver worthy. "Becalmed" - Another one that has undoubtedly been ripped off for movie scores. This one's a bit more simple and straightforwardly somber. I an see the DNA of this in stuff by Godspeed You Black Emperor, amongst others. "Zawinul/Lava" - The most stripped down track on the album, but far from the most simple. If "discovery" could be described as a collection of sounds, this might be it. The wonder and awe ( and possibly danger) of nature. "Everything Merges with the Night" - Eno could never be described as the most energetic vocalist. He's pretty limited actually. But his tone, and his delivery work so well for me. He never sounds like he's being flippant or ironic. The full range of soul and emotion are there, trapped within this not quite monotone. He's painting with a limited palette, but the results on the canvas are still beautiful to my eyes. "Spirits Drifting" - We end on a slightly eerie note with some overlapping and dissonant synth tones which evoke more of a kind of sadness than any sort of horror. And we fade out of the dream. HIGHLIGHTS - "Sky Saw" - "Over Fire Island" - "St. Elmo's Fire" - "In Dark Trees" - "The Big Ship" - "I'll Come Running" - "Another Green World" - "Sombre Reptiles" - "Little Fishes" - "Golden Hours" - "Becalmed" MIDLIGHTS - LOWLIGHTS - FINAL THOUGHTS Racking my brain to try and remember if I've given a perfect five. Not sure even Stevie Wonder's Talking Book got that yet. So maybe my first one? There might be at least one more form Eno on here. We'll get to it eventually though. I am not fooling myself into thinking this is a universally beloved album, and I can totally see how someone would bounce right off of it, but I honestly don't think it's because it's difficult or pretentious, or even abrasive. Eno is doing everything he can here I think to make this a pleasing experience. He wants you to like his music, it's just that it's not all... music per se. This is as close to a blueprint for what would later be deemed post-rock as I've ever heard. Using traditional rock instruments to compose and play distinctly NON rock material, making use of the studio itself and all the technical tricks and improvised tools as pseudo instruments. All of this is stuff that would later be cannibalized and integrated piecemeal into more mainstream popular music to such a point that someone like Bjork could make a mint off of such tricks, with platinum selling albums and a worldwide popular following. But even ignoring the influence, I just find this shit to be a relaxing, tuneful aural landscape that I can just lay in unlike some of the best rock albums that are just as good, but which require more active listening. In opposition to those that would call this pretentious art rock, made with a purely intellectual purpose, I'd argue that in fact this is meant to stimulate the unthinking purely emotional lizard brain. I don't need to think about a thing when I listen to this. I just let my prefrontal cortex power down and float. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Wouldn't change a note FURTHER LISTENING - Zuckerzeit by Cluster - The Pavilion of Dreams by Harold Budd - Music for Nine Post Cards by Hiroshi Yoshimura - Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk - Selected Ambient Works volume 2 by Aphex Twin - Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails

Easy 5 star for me - I listen to this one a lot! Eno is probably a top 5 artist for me, I don't think music today would be the same without him. The Big Ship, I'll Vome Running, Golden Hours, and Zawinul/Lava are all exceptional.

An unusual record, in a good way. Full of sweet little mysteries, like why is it called Another Green World? (The title track is wordless, and just 1:40 long - in another world it could be a first exposition leading to a counter-phrase, etc etc, but not here.) This album sits at a pleasant and interesting point in a notional progression of Eno's albums and collaborations from art rock songs to ambient pieces - I say ‘notional’ because the sequence seems actually not so linear. Some of these tracks are quite hypnotic - I could wish that In Dark Trees and Sombre Reptiles might each go on much longer, even if they didn’t do anything different from what’s in those snippets. I wonder how many musicians have said to themselves (or each other) - let’s see if we can make music like that! Other tracks don’t stand out so much for me as individual compositions - but all contribute to a strangely coherent album. The whole experience is great, but not every song brings unalloyed joy, so I'll say it's Pretty Wonderful, 9/10.

It feels very experimental and kind of ahead of its time. Little fishes and golden hours go to such a strange place very different but feels like it's in the same universe as In Dark Trees, while being thematic opposites. I really dig it. It seems like a concept album about being on some other planet. The big ship is also super cool.

Maybe I’ll comment later. I like Eno.

Fantastic, thanks

É legal, tem que reconhecer que esse disco é dos anos 70 e ele faz um monte som usando os sintetizadores da epoca que funcionavam a base de mandioquinha

Becalming.

Очень красивая обложка, очень красивая музыка. Реально из какого-то 31 века. С песни Golden Hours вообще улетела.

В самое сердечко

i might actually be in love with brian eno what an incredible album this was

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. It feels like every song is its own environment which is particularly wild to me because a lot of these are song-y, like they're not purely ambient pieces at all. But Eno is the best at this in so much of his solo work and we love him for it.

wow

Album #110 Brian Eno: Another Green World There may be no man more important in modern music, or at least the type that I consume, than Brian Eno. From starting one of the most influential British bands of the 70s alongside Brian Ferry, Roxy Music, a band that would go on to shape the indie scene of the 80s, with bands like The Smiths calling them a large influence. He would then step away from the band and make trend-setting albums with the wonderful Robert Fripp of King Crimson. Soon after that, he would befriend the only man in music whose resume stacks up to his own, David Bowie, and go on to create some of the greatest albums of all time, in what has now become known as the ‘Berlin Trilogy’. Meanwhile Eno’s solo career was taking strides of it’s own with albums like this very one ‘Another Green World’ being a miracle in music production, as well as literally inventing ambient music with ‘Music For Airports’. The only other case I can think of, of a similar instance of individual genius inventing a musical genre that would go on to define the next generation, is Mark Hollis inventing post-rock with ‘Spirit of Eden’. But Eno decided that trailblazing solo efforts weren’t enough, and he decided to spread the love by helping other artists create their masterpieces. Starting with one of the most pivotal post-punk albums, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!’ by Devo, then forming one of the great partnerships of the 80s with David Byrne and Talking Heads, producing some of their best, and thus the best, albums of all-time with ‘Fear of Music’ and ‘Remain in Light’. And though they are not as cool as what Eno did with U2, they practically changed how popular music sounded, with ‘The Joshua Tree’ and ‘Achtung Baby’ being some of the finest sounding music of all-time (if you don’t like U2, take it up with Radiohead. And I need to mention his work with Coldplay, even though they get more disrespect than even U2, some of it deserved. ‘Viva la Vida’ is a wonderful album. I could pretty much wax lyrical about the life and career of Brian Eno all day, and similarly, I could also sing the praises of the album in question, ‘Another Green World’, for just as long. This album has certainly come to be known as Eno’s masterpiece; it is the perfect mix between his experimental ambient soundscapes, as seen in the ‘Ambient’ series, and his more glam-rock and art-rock tendencies, as seen with ‘Here Come The Warm Jets’ and his work with Roxy Music. Another Green World is one of those rare albums that actually delivers on its title; it transports you into a lush, thriving world of peace and serenity. Not every song has Eno’s voice on it, but when they do, his delivery is so calm and soothing that it melts in with the instrumentals. There are moments of relaxation, but also moments of triumph. The album does not just let you rest on your laurels, but also stands you on your feet and encourages you to take this new world for yourself. This album certainly has an effect on everyone who hears it, even if you claim to be bored by it and write it off; Eno’s world will eventually open up to you after a few listens. This is certainly a masterpiece, and I would be a fool to claim otherwise, yet I’m not even sure this is my favourite Eno album, such is the sheer greatness of his catalogue. I think when it comes to Brian Eno, MGMT said it best, ‘So tired, soul searching. I followed the sounds to a cathedral. Imagine my surprise to find that they were produced by Brian Eno’. Best Songs: The Big Ship, St. Elmo’s Fire, Golden Hours Worst Song: None Score out of 10: 10

Grappig dat deze de dag na Station to Station langs komt. Eno maakt in de jaren hierna uiteraard drie briljante platen met Bowie, waarvan heel veel van deze productiekeuzes te horen zijn. Another Green World is wat mij betreft net zo cool als de Bowie platen.

One of my favorite works for decades, recently mixed in Atmos to make it truly transcendent.

love his transition to weird ambient era

I love a bit of 'uncertain piano', and it only takes a moment of the title track to set me drifting on an ocean with a neon bottle floating beside me Transitional albums are often the most interesting snapshots into an artist's career, and Eno was just starting to feel his way towards ambient. It was interesting to learn that he was stuck for ideas when he started recording it. Hard to believe, when you hear the results. But it seems like that lack of a clear intention made him experiment with lots of different techniques, and helped us end up with this collection of all kinds of beautiful

Honestly, a masterpiece. Eno has grown on me

Brian Eno is a genius! The quality and the expression of this record are astounding. 40 minutes felt like it went for an eternity but also like it lasted only a moment. It's experimental and unique, calm and very active at thw same time. Amazing work!

The solo in St. Elmo's Fire is still one of my favorites, what a legend Fripp is. Brian Eno is awesome because he was like the DJ Khaled of art rock except he wasn't stupid and could play instruments more than he'd like to admit. But they both get a whole lot of help from very talented features, and Eno has a fine-tuned ear for producing sweet, warmness like in The Big Ship. Little Fishes sounds weird but has some beautiful arpeggios. The B side is really just filled with gorgeous soundscapes, and I'm very upset I only had the A side downloaded on Apple Music cus it's taken down now lol. I think back then, I preferred longer, drawn out ambient songs because they didn't feel right to be the same length as a pop song. But Brian Eno was the guy who kicked down that door later anyways. Awesome music to listen to while while getting my OSHA 10

Awesome sounds. Easy to miss how far out this sounded at the time.

I was really looking forward to this one! After hearing this album just less than 2 years ago, ot instantly became one of my all time favourites easily and I expect it will stay that way for quite a while. Easy 5 stars, a masterpiece ambient art work. Today this became my most listened album of all time as well surpassing Downward Spiral

this album is so perfect its a 5

Skysaw alone makes it all worth it, and then you get "I'll come running" as a bonus.

9/10

Always forget how good this album is. Glad I have it on vinyl. That’s my flex for the day 😆

Beautiful

Very cool instrumentals

I’ve heard of Brian Eno, as he was in the band Roxy Music. Their song Love Is a Drug is one of my favorite songs ever. Beyond that, I also knew he had a solo career and was a producer of some renown, working with David Bowie, the Talking Heads, and Devo, just to name a few. I also knew that he wasn’t your run-of-the-mill rock and roller, so I was expecting something different, if not weird. What I did get was an album full of brilliant songs of synth and odd sounds. Track 1, Sky Saw, comes out with a nice groove between the bass and drums & there's a weird sound kind of playing the melody. It's weird in a good way, as it's pleasing to my ears. By the way, weird just keeps coming out of my mouth throughout this review. After about 2 minutes, we get some lyrics, but they don't really matter. It's the groove. I'd read most of the songs have no lyrics, which can be bad sometimes, but this first song is a jam. This album is said to be the beginning of Eno's ambient period, and essentially it created the ambient music genre. His first albums were more rock, it seems. I knew Eno liked technology when it came to making music. There are lots of weird sounds throughout this album. By the way, I looked it up and ambient music is defined as, "a style of gentle, largely electronic instrumental music with no persistent beat, used to create or enhance a mood or atmosphere." That about sums it up, but gentle doesn't always mean soft and pleasant. Track 3, St. Elmo's Fire, sounds like it could be released today by Arcade Fire or some other pretentious indie band. It's a good song. It's poppy but has enough strangeness to make it seem off. I can't tell if the guitar has an effect on it or if it's backwards. It sounds great, whatever the case. I really like this song. There are lyrics as well, but the singing is just alright for me, dawg. Track 4, In Dark Trees, sounds like the theme song for a creepy X-Files-type show. I can see a car driving at night through the woods and passing all these crazy looking characters, and as it pulls into the drive of an old haunted house, it says, Produced by Eric Kripke. No lyrics, but it doesn't need them. Loved it. Track 5, The Big Ship, is also a TV theme song, though I can't see the opening title credits to it as clearly as In Dark Trees. These songs are wild. Eno played every instrument on this song. Our good friends at Wikipedia said Eno had Robert Fripp, of King Crimson, Phil Collins, of Genesis, and John Cale, of the Velvet Underground, among others, playing on the album. That's a pretty electric group. Track 6, The Big Ship, gives me vibes of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. Another good pop song, but again, just off-kilter enough to be considered art rock. There are sounds on this album I’ve never heard before. Eno seemingly played with every piece of technology he could get his hands on. If it made weird sounds, it made the album. Tracks 7 and 8, "Another Green World" and "Sombre Reptiles," are short instrumentals in which Eno just shows off. The guitars are distorted in a way that you almost can’t tell if they’re guitars. Track 10, Golden Hours, again gives me a hint of the Beach Boys. Eno must be a big Brian Wilson fan, though what music producer at that time wouldn't be? The Beatles and Brian Wilson are responsible for expanding the sound of rock and roll and showing others that it could be more than what Elvis or Chuck Berry was doing. Though both of those dudes made great music. Track 11, Becalmed, is just that, calm. I'm really starting to love be this album. I think I'd be even more in love with it if I'd heard it 50 years ago when it came out. There are sounds on here I know I've heard, but I imagine hearing this in 1975. Ambient music is the correct call for this album. It provides you with a vibe or a mood. It gets my synapses firing. One critic described songs on this album as "like painting done in sound that actually resemble their titles." That sums it up perfectly. Track 13, Everything Merges with the Night, is a beautiful song and includes lyrics. Eno isn't the best singer, but it works. The synth really drives this song. Lovely. I loved this album. Maybe I was just in the right headspace, I don't know. I'm not a huge synth guy, but Eno uses them to create an atmosphere of strangeness and wonder. If this is the start of the ambient rock/pop movement, then I think you must listen to this album. I can see how some might think it's boring. It is slow, and there are only 5 songs with lyrics, but this album really got under my skin, in the best way possible. Definitely adding it to my playlist to listen to again. I look forward to more Eno or Roxy Music in the future.

One of Enos masterpieces. I like it a lot more than his Ambient albums although it is quite similar.

me lembrou de uma música muito especifica em Omori me emocionou muito

Awesome. I knew Eno through Roxy, his production and some of his beatless/ambient stuff like Music for Airports. I was expecting this to be similar, but no - great songs, a huge range of tones and textures. Melodies you can sing to yourself in the shower while sounding very much like the future we expected. I loved this and will keep coming back. Straight 5.

альбом имба. лучший трек "another green world". оценка 8/10

Eno is the Godhead. Eno is forever.

I found the album to eclectic and fun. Reminded me of YES for some reason. It was a trippy but fun experience nonetheless.

Brian Eno truly is the father of ambient music. His work makes you feel like you’re stepping into a world that exists outside of time. This album plays more like a series of landscapes rather than traditional songs. Synthesizers dominate the soundscape, shifting between warm and melodic to icy and abstract. There are some guitar elements throughout, mostly performed by Robert Fripp of King Crimson, but even those are used more for texture and atmosphere than melody or riffs. Overall, this is definitely a bridge album, transitioning from the glam rock leaning sound of his earlier solo work and his time with Roxy Music into the more ambient, abstract direction he would later evolve towards. You can still hear some traces of glam influence here, but this is first and foremost an ambient driven art rock album, that’s moody, conceptual, and deeply immersive.

eh

Unimpeachable. I'm a fan, but I'll admit Brian Eno is over-beloved, But, this album along with Here Come Warm Jets and Apollo are all necessary records in my mind.

I’ve had to sit with this record for a few days prior to talking about it. First, this album is a pure joy to listen to. Eno creates an ethereal atmosphere accented by true beauty. The album flows effortlessly between minimalistic ambient pieces that paint a colorful picture to vocal led tracks that stick in your brain. It truly feels like an exploration of a new world full of color, serenity, and simplicity. While the structure can be simple, the songs burst with emotion and imagery. Masterpiece.

Wow thanks The opening track of Another Green World was probably the only Brian Eno piece I had heard before listening to this album in full. Familiar yet never enough to pull me further in. I always knew I should have explored his work more deeply but somehow never did. Better later than sooner I suppose. Because this is not an album you casually step into. Labeling it as ambient music feels wrong it is something much more than that. There are traces of rock prog pop and avant garde throughout but none of them behave the way you expect. Another Green World does not aim to impress or overwhelm it quietly challenges your listening habits instead. My taste buds shaped by nearly twenty years of musical exploration felt ready this time. Ready to be receptive ready to be open. This album is not music meant to disappear into the room. It is music that teaches you how to listen differently. And once you approach it that way what it has to offer starts to reveal itself patiently and on its own terms.

What a beautiful album! It manages to sound interesting, serene, and experimental all at the same time without overdoing any element. I had a hard time deciding which track to add to my Generator playlist before settling on “Golden Hours”.

I listen to this to help me sleep. Wonderful

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Oh my god... Why did no one ever sit me down and make me listen to this before... I never really explored Eno's work proper although obviously I was aware of his importance and impact on other artists. Now I'm glad I did, it so rarely happens that I come across an album that excites me any more and this is such a delight I've been listening to it repeatedly over a couple of days and saving tracks to playlists. I said a few albums back that Norah Jones was not the sort of thing I go to for relaxing listening but this right here? THIS is it exactly. I swear I can feel it curing my ADHD

Super fun album! Very much enjoyed it

genialer Künstler

nice - divers