I can't believe Brian Eno isn't played on classic rock radio stations in America (and probably not in Europe either).

The guy is obviously an experimental genius because every single song on Here Comes the Warm Jets sounds much different from the other ones. Not only that but each song is VERY melodic. So the guy totally nails diversity, creativity and melody. That's why Brian Eno should be remembered more than he currently is (let's be honest here- most of the people who remember Brian Eno are either from somewhere in Europe or people who frequently surf the internet.

Ask anyone in America who doesn't own the internet and most likely they've never even heard of the guy- sad fact indeed).

But, that's how it is I guess. People assume we should remember David Bowie but not Roxy Music and Brian Eno.

Anyway, with THAT silly little rant out of the way, let's get down to
business- Here Comes the Warm Jets is Brian Eno's best album (in my opinion of course) because of the diversity and the jaw-droppingly fascinating creative ideas. It's an album that truly defines "underrated" because, despite 60 reviews so far, the average person has no idea who Brian Eno even is.

The opening track contains emotional beauty immediately the way the vocals rock *and* sound sad (at the same time). Strange, but true. "Baby's on Fire" has SCORCHING hot guitar soloing for the most part, with catchy vocals taking place when that incredible guitar playing is not being heard. "Cindy Tells Me"is a beautiful pop song and any Beatles fan would probably love it.

Let's jump around a bit- the title song is a bit repetitive, but not
annoying or anything. Maybe a minute or two overlong though. I guess when the vocals kick in at the end it gets a bit better. "On Some Faraway Beach" is INCREDIBLE the way it builds calmly and emotionally into a vocal melody that just makes you wanna scream in tears- it's *that* good!

"Blank Frank" takes a completely different turn from the rest of the music and sounds pretty noisy, but not STRAIGHT annoying noise or anything- clever, melodic noise. An odd song this one is. But the STRANGEST thing I've ever heard Brian Eno do is "Dead Finks Don't Talk" and let me tell you, THIS is freakin' something else. Can't explain it- you just need to hear it. "Some of Them are Old" just flat out rules. Love those vocals and what sounds like a banjo solo. Pretty cool. Wasn't expecting something like THAT on a bizarre pop album.

Overall, I'm very impressed with this album and consider it a notch better than Roxy Music and even most of David Bowie's work (yes, even better than Heroes and Low).

Brian Eno has quietly been one of the most influential pop stars of the century.. The brains behind some of the biggest movements in 70's, 80's,90's and current popular music - Eno does not get half the credit he deserves and is kind of in the shadow of glam stars such as David Bowie..

Here come the Warm Jets was his first solo attempt after leaving the popular 70's group roxy music.. It is one of his best albums and shows a very experimental and yet highly accessible stage in his career..
Laced with bizzare lyrics and even stranger electronic instrumental moments, Here come the warm Jets is one of the most original experiences of 70's glam.. with songs like baby's on fire and needles in the camels eye - eno proved there was life after roxy music..

I would highly recommend this album along with the first 2 roxy albums as a fine introduction to the early stages of his career.. After that you might want to check out his work with David Bowie and the classic talking heads albums he helped to produce.

Early Eno albums have a strange feel. Vocally he is not as strong as his contemporaries. He is no Bowie. Lyrically, his songs are quite silly. Musically he strove to get as much as he could out of the technology of the times. Others have been able to do more now because of the technology, but have not done more creatively. So even though individual aspects of his work are not always that strong, there is still something capitivating about these recordings. They make great listening, and what else do you want?

"Tyler B." gets it so wrong it isn't funny. The songs on HCTWJ are quirky, catchy, funny, inventive, and fresh, even after 30 years.

There are more ideas on this album than in most bands' entire body of work. The nice thing, though, is that you can ignore all the word games, genre-jumping, and clever studio tricks. and just rock out.

If you are familiar with Eno's later work, know that his first two solo albums are far from ambient.

Play loud.

Although this album pretty much started the Indie music genre that we know today, it just really isn't, umm, ANY GOOD! Eno's songs are quirky, musical, and innovative...but they simply aren't very enjoyable.

However, if you ARE into Indie, you will probably like the album...

Just be mindful that Brian Eno is a "musician's musician." (If you've never heard that term before, then you DEFINATELY won't like this album.)