Certainly not an hour's worth of Eno history, yet neither is it simply an hour of collected Eno-connected music videos. It sure does not feature that many Eno hits, let alone classics.
Well, as a sort of semi-fan (myself), I learned plenty about his career and found it interesting to hear it all -- once. All the info snippets stuck in between the songs, sort of like listening to deejays on the radio. A relatively painless way to watch projects of a dozen bands I ignored when they were released, along with those of a couple rock bands I actually was a fan of. A nice reminder that, although I enjoyed people like him stretching rock music in new directions, Eno's musical interests sure are NOT the same as mine however.
I guess this "documentary" is no more commercial than Eno's music is. So that's a good thing? Sort of someone applying the equivalent of Eno's audio philosophies to the idea of making a performer documentary. Was the BBC successful in what they were trying to put together? What WERE they trying to accomplish? Well, it is different. Have a nice day.
Well, as a sort of semi-fan (myself), I learned plenty about his career and found it interesting to hear it all -- once. All the info snippets stuck in between the songs, sort of like listening to deejays on the radio. A relatively painless way to watch projects of a dozen bands I ignored when they were released, along with those of a couple rock bands I actually was a fan of. A nice reminder that, although I enjoyed people like him stretching rock music in new directions, Eno's musical interests sure are NOT the same as mine however.
I guess this "documentary" is no more commercial than Eno's music is. So that's a good thing? Sort of someone applying the equivalent of Eno's audio philosophies to the idea of making a performer documentary. Was the BBC successful in what they were trying to put together? What WERE they trying to accomplish? Well, it is different. Have a nice day.
