Advantages: Two demi-gods of the pop avant-garde flirt outrageously with accessibility Disadvantages: There's still probably too much excellence on display for the mass market. Dammit!
...Eno recorded cheaply and put everything out himself, so while not roaringly commercial, all his records were profitable. And he continued to produce...
The 80s saw Eno gradually transformed from 'one of the coolest producers in the world' to 'one of the most successful producers in the world'. He maintains that his methods haven't changed, and one has to believe him, but...one of his most famous conceits are the 'Oblique Strategies' tarot cards, ... ...rises up and sweeps away everything that has come before...well, would you be THAT surprised if there was some sort of revolution? 'The river rise up, and flows above the interstate, beyond the schools and shops'...
'there's no way to communicate. The water's moving on, beyond the lies and hypocrites...' And it's obvious that this is exactly what the protagonist wants. Well, the song's character does have a day job in a restaurant...just like Byrne ...
greenierexyboy 14.09.2008 (15.09.2008)
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