On Some Faraway Beach: The Life and Times of Brian Eno
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1409157628 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Authorised biography of Brian Eno - the 'Father of Ambient Music'A sonic alchemist to the stars, Brian Eno's address book is a veritable who's who of rock and pop. Tellingly, his involvement with Roxy Music, David Bowie, Talking Heads and U2 has coincided with these artists producing their most challenging and critically revered work.ON SOME FARAWAY BEACH is the first serious, critical examination of the life and times of Brian Eno, from an idiosyncratic childhood to 1960s art school and the sharp end of pop charts around the world.
Great up to a certain point. Franklin Weise I'm a long-time Eno fan and this book helped me to understand him much better. It explains how he became one of the most respected avantgarde musicians and producers, starting from an initial interest in plastic arts. It describes his creative process (sometimes song by song) and really makes you curious to listen to his music again. My only complaint is that the rhythm suddenly changes from 1983/84 onwards. Mysteriously, the author menti. "Wordy but worth it" according to Truebeliever. This is heady stuff. Be sure to keep a Thesaurus near by. Personally, I think the vocabulary could have been simplified for the average reader but such is life. This is an extensive biography that chronicles Eno's life from the cradle to present day. There are great stories relating Eno's contributions from Roxy Music to David Bowie to Taking Heads and everything in between, from music to artwork. Of particular interest is the insight int. Terrific Eno Biography Christian Fulghum If you are already a fan of the work of Brian Eno, this well-written and well-documented work is essential to understand the wide sweep of his musical and artistic origins in Suffolk, his musical evolution, and his contributions to contemporary music. I was first introduced to Eno by a friend in 1977, who made the provocative prediction that Eno would be regarded as one of the most important composers of the 20th century. I found this be
Sometimes, Eno's interesting projects from the last two decades seem to go by in a blur, compared to the in-depth treatment of the first half of his career, and his theoretical pronouncements might bear a little more critical scrutiny. . All rights reserved. (May)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. On the whole, though, this is a valuable document of one of late-20th-century pop music's key influencers. A large chunk of the biography recounts Eno's British art school roots and his first major music gig, as the synthesizer player for Roxy Music, where his flamboyance quickly made him even more prominent than lead singer Brian Ferry. From Publishers Weekly Sheppard (Elvis Costello and Leonard Cohen) aim