Brian Eno: The First Four

The godfather of ambient music, hit producer, and art rock pioneer's quartet of vocal albums is a view into one section of the musical mind of a genuine genius.

Brian Eno is a name that conjures myriad reactions from a wide variety of folks. To the average music fan, Eno’s name is likely to bring to mind his hugely successful production efforts with acts like David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, and many more.

Music nerds, and even synth afficianados - should you have any in your midst - will see Brian Eno as the Godfather of ambient music. For these folks, Eno is often as much a theory as he is a human being. Granted, it’s a fascinating theory.

In describing his approach to what he termed “ambient music”, Eno says,

“Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting.”

Old guard glam rock fans might have even fallen in love with Eno when he first burst upon the scene with the vanguard group, Roxy Music in 1970. Known as much for his wild outfits, and onstage antics, Eno was a driving force behind the vision of Bryan Ferry’s band.