This is a very difficult cd to find at present, and i was fortunate enough to get it for a reasonable price. I started looking for it after i found out that the beautiful song i'd been listening to on a friend's unlabeled mixed cd was the title track to Evening Star. The opening track (Wind on Water) is a very strangely crafted piece of music. It almost never establishes a "tonic" or resolving note, yet the whole thing sounds like home. The guitar work in it hardly sounds like a guitar, and is mixed very well with the synth in the back. the piece sounds like you're watching something naturally epic happening, like cells going through mitosis.
The title track, which is still my favorite, is probably the most visionary and picture-painting track on the cd. i don't like the word soundscape because it's so cliche and abused. robert fripp really shines on this piece, and makes his guitar expressive of things that most guitar players find great difficulty in bringing to life. the beautiful thing about this song, and really the whole album, is how *subtle* it all is. it never hits you in the face like a rock song, no matter how loud you turn it up. the whole thing plays through like a soundtrack to something wonderful happening under a microscope, or through a telescope. either way, it's very cosmic.
the only thing i'd criticize is the last track, "An Index of Metals." if you're familiar with King Crimson (Fripp's band), you'll know what i mean by this. like a handful of Crimson pieces, it takes a while to get started, with what seems like several minutes of near-silence at the beginning, and then pretty much sits back and enjoys a half hour of disturbing noise and dark ambience. it's a contrast, as the rest of the album is very light and relaxing. It's reminiscent of Crimson's "The Mincer," or "Starless and Bible Black" on the Starless and Bible Black album, so if you can dig it, then it's pretty intense.
Overall, i'd highly recommend the album, and hopefully they'll re-release it soon so everyone can listen to it without paying 40 dollars for the cd. If you're looking for truely "ambient" music (meaning not pumped up dance beats with spacey music in the back, but really atmospheric stuff), then you'll probably be more than satisfied with it. on the other hand, it might not be fully appreciated by someone who expects something much more defined and typical of a newer generation, like house music or techno-ambient stuff like Orbital.
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Track Listings
| 1 | Wind On Water |
| 2 | Evening Star |
| 3 | Evensong |
| 4 | Wind On Wind |
| 5 | An Index Of Metals |
Product details
- Product Dimensions : 5 x 5.75 x 0.45 inches; 2.83 Ounces
- Manufacturer : Editions EG
- Date First Available : January 29, 2007
- Label : Editions EG
- ASIN : B000003S27
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #381,244 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,713 in Guitar Rock
- #1,978 in Ambient (CDs & Vinyl)
- #5,559 in Electronica (CDs & Vinyl)
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Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2006
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2007
The successor to Robert Fripp and Brian Eno's first effort "No Pussyfooting", "Evening Star" is a stunning achievement of master musicianship and studio technology. "No Pussyfooting" is a good album but Fripp & Eno's growth as collaborative partners on "Evening Star" is phenomenal. This is the very definition of intelligent, gorgeous, subtle ambient music. On the vinyl version (I had to replace it with the CD years ago I had played it so much) the first side is comprised of the first four songs on the CD that reflect the wind, water and sky in the titles and indeed, the images conjured up by the songs themselves. "An Index of Metals" was on the B-side and is a little different than the first half of the album. It's definitely a darker animal, sounding like a more mature version of the two tracks from "No Pussyfooting". At the time this review was written it appears that "Evening Star" is currently out of print. That's a real shame as this work definitely qualifies as a truly essential Eno (and Fripp) masterpiece. You might want to hurry up and acquire their terrific newest CD "The Equatorial Stars" before that goes out of print as well!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021
Quick delivery, in great shape. Can't wait to listen! Now my go to for used vinyl!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2016
I love both sides of this LP...back when I originally had it on vinyl. I love Evening Star, Wind on Wind/Water and Evensong. Index of Metals is great furniture music for sitting at the PC ruminating and writing...fantastic LP. Fripp is fantastic.
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 1999
I too purchased "Evening Star", but the music is "Before and After Science". The CD sleeve, and all the printing the CD are correct for "Evening Star", but the actual music is "Before and After Science". If you bought this disk, and it wasnt like you expected, perhaps you had the same problem.
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2008
"Evening Star" from 1975 was the second collaboration from Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. Like their previous album "No Pussyfooting", this album was a groundbreaking experiment that paved the way for Ambient and New Age Music long before it became commonplace in the 1980's.
Unlike "No Pussyfooting's" lengthy spontaneous excursions, "Evening Star" seems to have more of a fixed 'composed' structure but is still full of endless experimentation.
The album opens with the cascading "Wind on Water" which consists of an endless stream of looped guitar phrases. This flows seamlessly into the beautiful extended title track which consists of a repeat guitar riff in which both Fripp and Eno solo over. The interplay between Fripp's sustained guitar solos and Eno's piano and muted synth leads are wonderfully executed and are full of lush romanticism.
The next two pieces are shorter in nature but are as equally affective as the previous two tracks. "Evensong" is a short minimalist piece which consists of a treated guitar phrase while "Wind on Wind" is in fact a three-minute variation on the title track to Brian Eno's solo "Discreet Music" album. While the notes and phrases are nearly identical to Eno's 30-minute original, the timbre seems to be more muted and brassy here.
Finally, to close the album, Fripp and Eno pull out the stops with the epic "An Index of Metals". At 28-minutes, this is still the longest piece of music Fripp and Eno have made as a duo (although Eno has gone on to make even longer pieces by himself). An unsettling mix of blurry guitar and synth tones slowly fade in which in turn give way to chilling loops of guitar feedback. Repeated phrases drift into one another seamlessly ranging from the suspenseful to beautiful. At around the 23-minute mark, an organ-like drone accompanied by otherworldly sounds fade in which slowly drift into looped distortion carrying the piece to its finish.
At one point in time, "Evening Star" was readily available but in recent years, seems to have become an out-of-print collector's item. Rumors are flying that this album along with "No Pussyfooting" have been remastered and are set to be reissued soon. One can only hope that this is true. This is definitely an album that needs to be heard by many and not just the elite Fripp and Eno fan. The music on this album was way ahead of its time when it was released and now over 30 years later, it still is.
Definitely Worth Searching For!!!
Unlike "No Pussyfooting's" lengthy spontaneous excursions, "Evening Star" seems to have more of a fixed 'composed' structure but is still full of endless experimentation.
The album opens with the cascading "Wind on Water" which consists of an endless stream of looped guitar phrases. This flows seamlessly into the beautiful extended title track which consists of a repeat guitar riff in which both Fripp and Eno solo over. The interplay between Fripp's sustained guitar solos and Eno's piano and muted synth leads are wonderfully executed and are full of lush romanticism.
The next two pieces are shorter in nature but are as equally affective as the previous two tracks. "Evensong" is a short minimalist piece which consists of a treated guitar phrase while "Wind on Wind" is in fact a three-minute variation on the title track to Brian Eno's solo "Discreet Music" album. While the notes and phrases are nearly identical to Eno's 30-minute original, the timbre seems to be more muted and brassy here.
Finally, to close the album, Fripp and Eno pull out the stops with the epic "An Index of Metals". At 28-minutes, this is still the longest piece of music Fripp and Eno have made as a duo (although Eno has gone on to make even longer pieces by himself). An unsettling mix of blurry guitar and synth tones slowly fade in which in turn give way to chilling loops of guitar feedback. Repeated phrases drift into one another seamlessly ranging from the suspenseful to beautiful. At around the 23-minute mark, an organ-like drone accompanied by otherworldly sounds fade in which slowly drift into looped distortion carrying the piece to its finish.
At one point in time, "Evening Star" was readily available but in recent years, seems to have become an out-of-print collector's item. Rumors are flying that this album along with "No Pussyfooting" have been remastered and are set to be reissued soon. One can only hope that this is true. This is definitely an album that needs to be heard by many and not just the elite Fripp and Eno fan. The music on this album was way ahead of its time when it was released and now over 30 years later, it still is.
Definitely Worth Searching For!!!
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LEE BRIDGES
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unlistenable surface noise.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2020
Paid for faster carriage, waited in for it, put it on, sounds like someone recorded the sound of waves crashing against rocks over the top of side 2. Surface noise is absolutely horrible, totally unlistenable. Asked Amazon for a replacement, now I have to wait another 4 days, despite paying the additional carriage! Strange how they could get it to me next day if I had Prime, but seeing as I’m just a regular “customer” it’ll take 4 days. I know this is fantastic music, but the vinyl I received is terrible and the service from Amazon is even worse.
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Jamee Gibson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent pressing, great service!
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2022
Album arrived a lot quicker then anticipated, and in perfect condition. Thank you very much.
GDE
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fripp & Eno ckassic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2019
Lovely vinyl album
Amazon Customer
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5 stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2018
Sent quickly and as described , thanks :)
Seb
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fort souffle de l'enregistrement.
Reviewed in France on February 6, 2016
Avant d'acheter cet album, j'en avais lu quelques commentaires,et on me le décrivait comme les premisces d'une série de disques qui sera une grande part de la production de eno, mais voilà qu'à l'écoute, je me rends compte que l'nregistrement possède un fort souffle ce qui gêne grandement l'écoute. Je suis un peu dessus. Rien ne sert de l'échanger semblerait-il. Mais si vous avez des exemplares qui ne présentent pas le souffle faites le moi savoir.
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