...Brian Eno, 1978 (or thereabouts!)
This is my favourite Brian Eno album.
It is the end of the series in which he performs vocals (although he has revisited vocals at other times since).
It maintains the cutting edge experimentalism of Here Come the Warm Jets, Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy and Another Green World, adding a deeper level of...
polish and sophistication (and even emotion!).
The sound is fuller, richer and less abrasive.
In this remastered copy (2004) it is, quite simply, gorgeous.
There are moments of genuine musical beauty on this album - the single "Here He Comes", the elegaic "Julie with..." and the wistful "Spider and I" (one of my favourite Eno songs) - some great musicians backing him up - the lineup of bass players is outstanding.
This was released at around the same time Eno was taking Talking Heads into world-changing arenas, and restructuring Bowie's career - you can hear the cross-pollination on this album.
If you want a starting point for getting to know Eno, start here - the earlier albums would be a little tooo bizarre for the novice, and the later ones veer wholly and committedly into ambient music.
This is the album where it all seems to be just right.
10/10.
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