Brian Eno

As unique as Eno's previous records were, this one raises the bar for the hybrid of pop and electronic music. Eno delves deep into the studio, melding rhythm, synthesized sound and melody into a surreal whole. The album's largely instrumental, but vocal tracks "St. Elmo's Fire" and "I'll Come Running" are pop songs unlike any other.

Eno's eccentric music doesn't stray beyond rock's accustomed borders so much as it
innovates within those parameters. Another Green World's five vocal numbers generally
represent his most conservative approaches, but its nine instrumentals are among his most
radical reshapings of the genre. Together, they make perhaps the artist's most successful
record. The vocal selections could almost be outtakes from the earlier Taking Ti... More >