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Music : Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
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Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by: Eno |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099921703829 Format: Import Label: Virgin Manufacturer: Virgin Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Virgin Release Date: July 08, 2008 Studio: Virgin Sales Rank: 179064 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - Another Eno album, another album of oblique pop geniusBrian Eno is a genius....discuss. Actually don,t bother. There is no need for discussion here. Brian Eno IS a genius. Take his 1974 album Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy . Following up his debut solo album "Here Comes The Warm Jets" this album bridges the gap between the overt oblique pop of his debut and the ambient trickling of his next album "Another Green World". "Before And After Science" his 1977 masterpiece apart TTMBY is the best of the conventional ( non ambient ) albums. The album was recorded using a stable set of musicians .Eno on vocals, keyboards, guitar and electronics , Phil Manznera on guitars, Brian Turrington on bass, Freddie Smith on drums and Robert Wyatt on percussion and backing vocals. Various guest artists ... Read More: Rating: - Early Eno ClassicI just recieved this cd and I was very impressed. I knew of Brian Eno from his numerous production duties of such giants as U2 and Talking Heads, but this is very much his own thing. He sounds almost like a kind of electronic syd barrett, the crazy unhinged lyrics kind of reminded me of that. Fans of Roxy Music would definitely be at home here, especially if you aren't so keen on the later 'smooth' lounge music Roxy that came after the 'Siren' album. If you longed for Roxy Music to carry on with the 'for your pleasure' style it might be worth checking this out. The album contains glam tinged pop/rock, but with the strange Eno stamp. 'Mother Whale eyeless' has a superb insistent bass line which sounds somehow very modern for the time. 'Third ... Read More: Rating: - Excellent second album from Eno at his quirky bestThis is almost an Eno/Manzanera album, such is Phil Manzanera's significant contribution as arranger, co-producer and performer throughout. Manzanera is a highly under-valued guitarist and was the first with which Eno experimented, using treatments to manipulate his basic guitar sound. As a second album this is much more consistent sounding with more of a band feel than "Here Come the Warm Jets". Lyrically it is just as oblique and fanciful with vividly weird tales of men inside whales without raincoats and black eggs melting into candles. The blueprint to his work with Talking Heads is on this album. Listen to the jagged guitars, pumping bass and hissing electronic percussion on this and then compare to "More Songs about Buildings and ... Read More: Rating: - Strategy being the operative wordI will keep this simple. Ten great tunes, lyrics clever but utterly nonsensical. A great album. Highly recommended. Rating: - a classicA musician friend played me this album just after it was released. I was a staunch Roxy Music fan and I admit I resisted the charms during my first listening but something got planted in my soul that took root and grew soon after. I went out and bought my own copy and I went on a personal crusade to win my other friends over. For me Taking Tiger Mountain, Another Green World and Here Come the Warm Jets are equally fantastic. Each contain huge doses of pathos, depth and humor. On these 3 albums we find absolute gems, showing a talent for songwriting that Eno never again (much to my disappointment!) allowed to see the light of day. His ventures into ambient music are of course important works but you won't find anything there to move you. His colaborations ... Read More: |
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