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Another Day on Earth

~ Brian Eno
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  • Audio CD (13 Jun 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Ryko
  • ASIN: B0009HL7JM
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,204 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Remarkably, Brian Eno's latest studio missive "Another Day On Earth" is being touted as a long overdue collection of songs with vocals; a somewhat modest undertaking, one might surmise, from a man whose eloquent frontier ingenuity may yet proffer the world - maybe not even this world - an album consisting entirely of music you can smell. Ambient. Enossification. Classical algorithms. Electronica magus Eno - right from the get-go as a sonic graffiti squiggler with Roxy Music - has always been one for formulating new genres, inspiring extra-lexicographical adjectives or for applying new science to art. "Another Day On Earth" is best approached with these concepts in mind. Despite the tuneful abundance of such uncompounded pleasures like "How Many Worlds" (hippie schtick with strings and acoustic guitar) or the sticky funk of "Just Another Day" (which, ironically, sounds like a very professional A Certain Ratio) there's plenty of experimental finesse to flex one's festering grey matter. "Bone Bomb" is poetry addressing famine, AIDS, anorexia or maybe just mortality. "Going Unconscious" sounds like it was conceived under the drift of hypnosis. The cavernous echoes and distant water drips of "A Long Way Down" is strictly ambient, albeit for experienced potholers only. "Another Day On Earth" is another distinguished album from someone who really has earned the right to reside in a parallel universe. --Kevin Maidment


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At the time of ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH's release in 2005, it had been 28 years since ambient-music godfather Brian Eno hadreleased an album of vocal-based songs (not counting a 1990duo record with John Cale). Eno's '70s "pop" albums were part of a different age and represented a different Eno, one who'd laid the groundwork for glam with Roxy Music and was, for all his eccentricities, very much a rock artist. Almost three decades down the line, though, with a career's worth ofinstrumental, frequently beatless electronic music behind him, Eno turned out a "song" album of a very different kind. ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH could not be farther from the rock world. Closer to Eno's ambient works of the '80s and '90s, it melds song form and traditional lyric-based templates with a floating, ethereal sonic palette. A couple of the tracks herefeature female vocals, but most are centered around Eno's own voice, a measured, low-key, yet surprisingly poignant thing that emanates spirituality and resolve in a way that seems leagues beyond the youthful brashness of, say, TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN (BY STRATEGY). Liquid synthesizer lines drift along, occasionally intersecting with soft, lyrical guitars andgently undulating rhythms, making Eno's first vocal effort of the 21st century a calm yet powerful creature.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Eno's Chillout Zone, 11 Aug 2005
By J. Leslie "pasolini63" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Eno's first "vocal" album for 20 odd years isn't the quirky, manic pop of the 70s but rather a continuation of the chillout ambient sound of Drawn From Life with treated vocals. In fact it's melodic and dare I say it commercial, and the track "And Then So Clear" wouldn't sound out of place on one of those Chillout compilations alongside Dido et al. This isn't a criticism however because this album is a grower and once it seeps into the consciousness it's irresistible and certainly a worthy "follow up" to Before And After Science. So many great tracks on here, the Bowie-esque opener "This" and the aforementioned "And Then So Clear", a wonderful melody and dare I say it a possible hit single. "Passing Over" nods to Kraftwerk and Krautrock, while the folk inflections of "How Many Worlds" reflects Eno's political and social concerns particularly with his involvement in the Warchild charity and Make Poverty History campaign. It's an album that's less insular than his 70s work, more interested in wordly concerns than the trademark abstractions of previous albums. So not a groundbreaking album but one which gets better with every listen. Certainly one of the highlights of the year, and worth the 27 year wait!
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Eno's voice returns, 12 Jul 2005
By Christopher Hunter "cjhunter2001uk" (Farnham UK) - See all my reviews
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This is an interesting record. On first listening it comes across as quite a traditional record which does not challenge the listener as such. There are straight forward songs, last heard on 'Before and After Science' as well as more ambient orientated pieces.

Repeated listening throws up a lot more on offer, in that there are distinct references to 'Thursday Afternoon', 'Music for Films' and 'Another Green World' as well as a nod to other musical movement over the last 10 years or so. The music doesn't quite go where you expect, which is very enoesque. Some of the tracks such as 'this' and 'botomliners' take up where Eno's collaboration with John Cale 'Wrong Way Up' left off, where it featured multi-layered vocal tracks.

The record does have a number of very beautiful melodies but there is also a sense of menace on a couple of tracks such as 'passing over' and 'going unconcious'.

All in all this is an excellent record. There is plenty for those who enjoy the tweaks and deconstruction of classic Eno, as well as some truly relaxing and melodic electro-ambient pieces.

Recommended.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Hardly groundbreaking, to be sure, but lovely all the same, 4 Jul 2005
By W. siward atkins "Siward" (London, London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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It's been a long time since Brian Eno made something genuinely extraordinary - the last being, by my reckoning, the consummation of his ambient experiments in Thursday Afternoon (1985). Since then his output has consisted principally of tired ambient footnotes (eg Neroli), awkward misfires (eg The Drop) and uninspired collaborations (eg Drawn from Life).

This new cd is not extraordinary either: in fact I found myself wondering how someone who could conceive of something as frightening as, say, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts or as weird as, say, On Land, could have come up with a collection of songs as warm, direct and cosy as this one. No matter, though, as it is a lovely, lovely record all the same. Imagine a cross between the twinkling atmospherics of Apollo, the gentle rhythmic propulsion of My Squelch Life (from which one track here is taken, sounding a bit out of time) and the faux naive lyrical approach of Another Green World, and you are more or less there.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Damned with faint praise
I'll be really honest - I'm disappointed with this. I suppose it's unfair to expect a third album of the calibre of Antoher Green world or Before & After Science but I suppose... Read more
Published on 21 April 2006 by Peter Young

3.0 out of 5 stars almost a pleasure
It's always a pleasure to hear what Brian Eno has for us. I found this to be disappointing. The 'songs' are barely sound sketches. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2005

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
To my ears, too much of this album is trite and predictable, especially the central section ('How Many Worlds', 'Just Another Day'). Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2005 by Nick Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the real masterpieces 2005!
Magic, wonder, surprise, beauty, darkness, twists and turns, deeply touching melodies, rich and profound textures, miles away from any mainstream, but accessible in all its... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars More of the same?
Well - this long-awaited vocal outing for Brian Eno certainly has a lot to live up to. Was the wait worth it? Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2005 by chachadamour

5.0 out of 5 stars Eno's new work.
Excellent album. I have been a fan of Brian Eno's music for many years and was not disappointed with my purchase.The final track, Bonebomb, is just brilliant.
Published on 16 Jun 2005 by JUDE GWYNAIRE

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