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From:
Jason W. King
To:
Rex C. Arthur
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Date:
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 12:03:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) ON DISC: Eno, eh? (fwd)
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On Tue, 12 Dec 1995, Rex C. Arthur wrote:
quoted 18 lines Into the '80s and up to the eve of Eno's re-engagement with mass> >> Into the '80s and up to the eve of Eno's re-engagement with mass > >> culture as producer of U2's The Unforgettable Fire, Ambient 4: On Land > >> and Thursday Afternoon mark a nadir for Eno's noodling > > > >i would just like to say that this reviewer is totally and utterly full of > >it. > >ambient 4 and thursday afternoon are two of the most hypnotic and > >compelling albums > >ever made. > > too true. i also think the comments regarding the two new albums are way > off. i've listened to the eno/wobble album a few times and i already think > it's the best thing eno's done in a very long time. i think that the > person who did this review is approaching the music from a completely > different angle than most of us on this list would. i believe that most > people who like idm will really enjoy the wobble album quite a bit, where > the passenger lp just sucks. like i really need to hear bono sing with > pavarotti.
I have seen this reviewer write about a lot of stuff, but never anything to similar to what we discuss on the list. I wonder why they had him do it. Sometimes there little worse than music reviewed by people who don't listen/like the genre. Oh well. jay ______________________________________________________________________________ Jason W. King http://calum.uwaterloo.ca/u/jw2king jw2king@calum.uwaterloo.ca ...how can he be so skinny? and live so phat?