![]() His manager, Steve Takaki, confirmed the death to Rolling Stone, adding that the cause was complications due to COVID-19. If the box sets had been better designed, had moved around the track orders more, and included a reasonable number of non-LP tracks, I might have been more enthusiastic.Īlso, about half the tracks in the Vocal box are instrumental.Harold Budd, an innovative American composer who collaborated with Brian Eno and Cocteau Twins, and whose own work combined elements of jazz, minimalism and more, has died at the age of 84, according to the Guardian. What, Virgin hadn't milked quite enough cash out of us that they couldn't have included the 'Healthy Colours' track(s) in the box sets instead? Not to mention that it was pretty arrogant for them to, mere months after issuing these each) put out 'The Essential Fripp & Eno' comp. And they don't include ANYTHING from '(No Pussyfooting)'! (not even the 'Later On' b-side). You get most of each album, but in the same running order as the LPs. I'd be happier with the box sets if they'd at least made an effort to mix the sings up a bit. Plus, the packaging's not great the glue seeps out and sticks the digipacks to the inside of the box. Jus enough to annoy me whenever I listen to 'em. The sound's okay (if you're a fan of SBM) but they did remix some tracks. I think that's everthing (I had some time to kill, too.)Ĭlick to expand.I dunno. 'Curiosities Volume 2' ? still haven't got it yet. 'January 07003 - Bell Studies For The Clock Of The Long Now' A+ Financial cowardice and procrastination got the better of me. It was pretty common in stores here when it came out but, at $80 or so, fairly expensive. Harmonia - Tracks & Traces' -D dreadful should have been left in the vault.īonus disc included with the French edition of 'Swollen Appendices' - ? never seen it, never heard it, never owned it. 'Contra 1.2' -? painfuly rare never seen it, never heard it, never owned it. 'The Drop' A+ (am I the only one loves this album?) I did buy the 'Spinner' album, though, even though I'm not a Wobble fan, and was underimpressed by it, so I kinda got soured on Eno collaborations with people whose work I don't much like. my dislike for James overwhelmed my love for Eno. ![]() my dislike for U2 overwhelmed my love for Eno. Passengers - 'Original Soundtracks 1' - ? never got it. 'Headcandy' - ? never got it, a reissue would be VERY welcome '(No Pussyfooting)' A+++ possibly my favorite album of all time. A rock musician who actually marketed himself as being intelligent, as though it were an asset what a concept! Especially the Obscure series God, I loved those. Growing up in the 70s, Eno was the closest thing to an idol I had. ![]() They're all essential (no one really needs 'On A Land Of Clear Colours' or 'Peter And The Wolf', though) ![]()
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