Comments on: Brian Eno – Recorded Music Equals Whale Blubber

By: Drawing Lines in Time: The Advent Horizon | Roy Christopher

Drawing Lines in Time: The Advent Horizon | Roy Christopher — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:11:41 +0000

[...] digital world (what Bob Greenberg calls “analog drudgery“). Fans of vinyl records are either clinging to their youth or celebrating the only true music format that ever mattered. A vinyl record is a true document of [...]

By: Brian Eno and Noticing Things « Steps & Leaps

Brian Eno and Noticing Things « Steps & Leaps — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:59:26 +0000

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By: No Regrets: Definitive Jux Changes Gears | Roy Christopher

No Regrets: Definitive Jux Changes Gears | Roy Christopher — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:04:37 +0000

[...] real records were their bread and butter. Brian Eno recently equated records with whale blubber, saying, I think records were just a little bubble through time and those who made a living from them for a [...]

By: jonder

jonder — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:06:22 +0000

It’s a provocative statement, but I don’t agree. Recorded music (in one medium or another) has been bought and sold for almost a hundred years. While a century may be just a “blip” in terms of human history, it’s hard to believe that our desire to enjoy reproductions of musical performance will end just like that. It’s easier to proclaim the end of an era than it is to foresee what’s coming next.

By: Joe Wallace

Joe Wallace — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:06:41 +0000

Say what you will about Eno’s Coldplay duties, I have to point out that at least he got the singer to dispense with a lot of that high-pitched whining he did on the older albums. Not having to hear THAT on every radio or coffee shop overhead was sweet relief. I also imagine a conversation between Eno and Coldplay….

Band: “What Kraftwerk riff should we borrow for this one?”
Eno: “I have a better idea. Why don’t you put all your previous singles into the computer and randomly sample YOURSELVES?”
Band: “Never mind.”

By: Mike Burnett

Mike Burnett — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:05:15 +0000

What a great analogy. How can you not love Brian Eno, barring when he produces Coldplay records.

By: The Dollar Value of Music « Ionrock Dot Org

The Dollar Value of Music « Ionrock Dot Org — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:19:11 +0000

[...] correcting itself. If Brian Eno is correct and the music industry really similar to that of whale blubber, I can’t help but think that the RIAA’s quest to get money via lawsuits should be [...]

By: Sean Patrick

Sean Patrick — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:01:54 +0000

Consider The Grateful Dead. Couldn’t sell record 1. And the concert industry just about crapped their collective pants when Jerry died because The Dead generated enormous amounts of money playing live.