Drop

Brian Eno | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 1997)
• Original Release Date: July 8, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Thirsty Ear
• ASIN: B0000057OP
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,669 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Slip, Dip

2. But If

3. Belgian Drop

4. Cornered

5. Block Drop

6. Out/Out

7. Swanky

8. Coasters

9. Blissed

10. M.C. Organ

11. Boomcubist

12. Hazard

13. Rayonism

14. Dutch Blur

15. Back Clack

16. Dear World

17. Iced World

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read below, November 7, 2001

By 

Michael Ezzo (Yokkaichi, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drop (Audio CD)

This could very well be the perfect Eno recording.
It displays elements of everything from his
career, but more. Ambience, that won't
bore you; rhythmic pulsation
that doesn't try to be trendy techno
dance music; meandering melodic lines
that seem almost like improvisation.
In a way THE DROP seems like Eno-plays-jazz.
Certainly something he has never
done before, on this scale.
One of its many virtues is in how he
approached it. Instead of using a big
roster of guests, and all kinds of studio
trickery, here Eno sticks to one keyboard
and some electronic drum accompaniment.
It is amazing what the man can achieve with
such limited resources, only further proving
that it isn't the tools, but the ideas that
really make the music great. It is a big
improvement on the SPINNER CD that
preceded it; and neither as in-your-face
or trying to keep up with the
times, as NERVE NET so obviously was.
THE DROP thus is an absolutely recommended CD, from
a man that never stops surprising
his listeners. (The Japanese edition
is particularly recommended --
it features an extra three-track
mini-CD that is even better than
the material on the CD itself).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "The Drop" - A Different Kind of Eno., February 15, 2005

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Louie Bourland (Garden Grove CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drop (Audio CD)

"The Drop" is Brian Eno's 1997 album that listeners and critics seem to fully comprehend or completely thumb their noses at. Granted, the album does lack the hefty amount of atmospheric air that made such releases as "Music For Airports", "Discreet Music" and "On Land" so innovative. However, "The Drop" does have a significant amount of material which after a few listens can be quite entertaining.
"The Drop" consists 17 tracks - all but one run for no longer than three minutes in length. Some tracks such as "Swanky", "M.C. Organ", "Blissed", "Rayonism" and "Dear World" are highly rhythmic in nature while others such as "Belgian Drop", "Out/Out", "Block Drop" and "Boomcubist" display a dry minimalist approach. There are also some chilling cinematic moments heard in "Hazard", "Boomcubist and "Back Clack". While there are these strong moments heard in the album, others such as "Slip Dip", "But If" and "Cornered" merely sound like underdeveloped ideas that begin and end before anything exciting begins to happen. Indeed, the entire album does feel like a disjointed soundtrack to an unreleased film. However, despite what seems like a lack of focus, there is somewhat of a cohesiveness throughout the entire disc and the pieces do oddly fit together in their own strange way.
The obvious joke with this CD is after listening to 16 short pieces, Eno pulls out the stops and closes the album with a nearly 33-minute piece, "Iced World". A shorter version of this piece was used as a hidden track for the Eno/Jah Wobble collaboration "Spinner" from 1995. Throughout its half-hour running time, there are minimalist-like chords, a simple two-note bass line and haunting repeated piano lines all set to a lightpaced rhythm. After a while the piece tends to sound like a long loop as it never builds with intensity or changes. This can be tedious after awhile however, it does provide "The Drop" with a strong finish.
Despite the negative criticism behind "The Drop", the album is still a satisfying and entertaining release from Brian Eno. It's not necessarily ambient in nature but does contain some worthwhile material.
In conclusion: Not a classic, but still very good.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical..., November 4, 2000

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funktion (The Synaptic Gap) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drop (Audio CD)

On THE DROP, Brian Eno's first non-collaborative full-length work in a long time, one of the master sculptors of late Twentieth Century sonic landscapes is once again off on an expedition to discover new moods and textures. Comparatively speaking, each of these seventeen instrumental pieces contains more physical motion than some of Eno's older ambient albums. Some vignettes are drenched with a computerized soul that is nearly impossible to pin down -- particularly the Eastern-tinged, sorta funky, quasi-hip-hop of "M.C. Organ," and the syncopated rhythms and synth of the indescribably catchy "Swanky." But the THE DROP's standout is unquestionably the closing, half-hour-long "Iced World." With a mid-tempo backdrop of light, bell-like percussion and muted bass drum, Eno plays minimalist piano notes and synth figures. Throughout, a mid-to-high frequency drone whisks the listener off to an ambient netherworld. It's magical, if you're in a magic-receiving mood.