Hello,
On Tue, 10 Sep 1996 20:13:45 -0700 (PDT), "Chris.Hilker"
<cspot@hyperreal.com> wrote:
quoted 11 lines Ken wrote:>Ken wrote:
>>Zenon wrote:
>>> there is good* music which has made its way into the mainstream
>>>(Eno!).
>>
>>What Eno has made its way into the mainstream??
>
>Devo: 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'
>Bowie: 'Low,' '"Heroes"," 'Lodger'
>U2: 'The Unforgettable Fire,' 'The Joshua Tree' (won a Best Album Grammy),
> 'Achtung Baby,' 'Zooropa'
Yes, but notice that Eno is not to the left of any of your ":"s.
I'd be surprised if 1 out of 100 purchasers of either Devo or U2
albums has any idea about Eno's input, other than seeing his name in
the credits.
This may not be the case for Bowie's albums, but I'm not sure how
mainstream these particular Bowie albums are.
I think that a lot of the "Ziggy Stardust" fans got lost when "Low"
was released.
Whereas hardly any Beatle fans were lost by release of "Revolver" and
"Sgt. Pepper", both of which contained "ambient" tracks which were
just as challenging at the time as, say, Autechre is now.
But I would say that Bowie/Eno albums are one of the most positive
influences on the mainstream, and IMHO, their 1995 album "Outside" was
both the best and also the most successfully creative/innovative album
of the year.
In any event, it remains to be seen whether Zenon meant Eno albums or
albums which Eno participated in....
Namaskar,
Ken
kstuart@mail.telis.org