14 November 2025
Former Roxy Music alien-like BRIAN ENO (now aged 77) became a sound
virtuoso over the years. So far he has released no less than 31 albums and
worked with tons of artists – Bowie, U2, David Byrne, Devo, John Cale and
many more – as their producer.
ANOTHER GREEN WORLD was his 3rd one. It came out today 50 years ago,
on 14 November 1975. It’s widely perceived as his masterclass LP.
At its release, it didn’t chart anywhere, the
public recognition and sales came later.
Pitchfork said in a retrospective 10/10 review: “Brian Eno has done everything from producing huge pop stars to creating tiny art installations to touring with rock bands
to inventing ambient music. ‘Another Green World’ remains his definitive album. ‘Another Green World‘ It’s not a happy record, nor is it sad. There are no demonstrations of personal triumph or failure, pain or elation, tension or release, desire or disappointment.
The most remarkable thing about the album is how a stoic Englishman who showed
no interest in the conventional expression of emotion managed to make something
that feels so intensely personal.”
Eno in an interview with NME back then: “I think I started about 35 pieces and some of ’em were real clutching at straws. But it’s interesting: Sometimes that kind of desperation gives rise to things that would never happen any other way.”
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