So tell me Gav.....since i have been toying with the idea of exploring the whole Eno thing, which would be the best albums to start with?
(i will trust your judgement bud)
While you wait for Gav to reply, can I point you in the direction of a few of Eno albums?
The best, with a good mix of ambient and more song-based tracks, is
Another Green World, an absolute gem of an album; one of my favourites of all time.
If you want to go really ambient, remembering Eno had a decent hand in inventing the modern concept, go for the brilliant
Ambient 1: Music for Airports and
Ambient 4: On Land, both fantastic soundscapes that drift along beautifully, allowing you to listen or not - as Eno himself suggests - as you want.
If you want, Roxy Music style glam-infused music, go for
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy). Not my cup of tea, but it's a lot of people's top Eno album.
Let's not forget the role of Daniel Lanois in all this, he's credited with the sole production role on a few of the Achtung baby tracks, and I think he's the main producer on TUF, though this is the album which Eno is mostly felt on.
Absolutely agreed on this. It's funny how much Lanois gets forgotten. Listening to his production on Bob Dylan's stuff, for example, or watching the 'Here is What Is' film really hammers home his skills and influence as a producer. Plus, he came up with the chorus melody for 'Moment of Surrender', for which I will be eternally grateful. That alone is worth some sort of shiny medal.