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"A fascinating story...An immediate bestseller." -- San Jose Mercury News

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Provocateur, cult figure, cerebral rock star, and studio experimentalist, Brian Eno has greatly influenced an encyclopedia of styles--from art rock to punk to world music to techno to ambient music. A founding member of Roxy Music, he went on to work as a solo artist and a producer/collaborator with U2, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Sting, Bono, and others. This diary covers four recording projects in the evolution.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I can't decide whether I love Eno or think that he's a prat..., April 4 2007

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M. Roberts "eat,paddle, love" (second cubicle on the left..) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Year with Swollen Appendices (Paperback)

I mean, I find so much of this book great and wish I could think like that and then I'll hit a passage that rings so much of snobbishness disguised as aw shucks I'm just a regular Joe-ism. Maybe I 've never accepted that producers are there to create a sound but I kept thinking that Eno needed to mind his own freaking business and stop imposing HIS vision of an album's sound on other musicians.....if he wanted to make his sound, then HE needs to make more Brian ENO records....Anyway, it's a fascinating read, for all the flaws and I definitely recommend picking it up, especially now that it's being re-issued.......I'd love to see his home life now....time for a Diary of 2008, Brian....

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not for everybody - great book for producers, Nov 6 2003

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Mauricio Bussab (Sao Paulo, SP Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Year With Swollen Appendices (Paperback)

If you are a record producer or a musician interested in production you are certainly familiar with Eno's work. Have you ever wondered what his routine is like? Well, I did. The book gave me an idea of how he works on a project, how ideas are created in his studio and how he works with musicians.

The book is his diary of 1995 and it is focused on his work, not so much his personal life. There are no juicy gossips and no confessions. It is mostly cold and impersonal. Steps were clearly taken to preserve his personal life. And you have to ignore some of the obvious embelishing (c'mon, Brian, if you are such a good cook, shouldn't you own a restaurant instead?).

But if you are involved in music you will get a glimpse into the tools and processes that make this man one of the great creative minds in contemporary music. And also understand where some of his shortcomings come from.

It is the closest thing to being a guest in his studio for a week.

Apart from the diary there are some texts at the end packed with original ideas.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Brian's EGO, Nov 30 2002

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KSG "ksgnyc" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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I kept this book by my bedside and read it for a week or so. It was amusing at first and then, it became a void. It went nowhere and inspired nothing. This may very well be Eno's intention, but would he read it?

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