Bang On A Can Vs. Brian Eno

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Having just recently bought Eno's Music For Airports, i see that a lot of reviews on the net say that the performance done by Bang On A Can is so much better. Is the difference that noticable that i should consider getting the BOAC one as well someday.

I just adore the Eno version, i find it hard to believe that they could even come close to how great the original version is?

(By the way, i have to say a huge THANK YOU to ILM. You've led me to so many different and wonderful things, like Eno, and Air, Abba, Os Mutantes, etc... Besides all the reccomendations, the best thing i've learned from here is how many deep seeded hostilities i've held on to from high school. Like anyone knew anything back then to begin with?!?)

― Phil Dokes (sunny), Wednesday, 15 January 2003 20:36 (twenty-three years ago)

If you like Eno's version, you should get the BOAC version for comparison's sake. I find BOAC to be a tad more "organic," whatever that means, which doesn't obviate my pleasure in the Eno version when I'm more in the mood for what he brings to the table. Both worth having.

TMFTML
http://intonation.blogspot.com

― TMFTML (TMFTML), Wednesday, 15 January 2003 20:41 (twenty-three years ago)

hee hee. I hoped someone was arguing banging on a can was more fun than listening to Brian Eno.

They'd be wrong, but I'd get the sentiment.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 15 January 2003 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)

"Music for Recycling"

― TMFTML (TMFTML), Wednesday, 15 January 2003 20:44 (twenty-three years ago)

eight years pass...

So hey the NYC BOAC marathon is Sunday at the WFC. Come enjoy 12 hours of ethereal sounds in the bizarre tropical greenhouse mall that is the WFC.

― mississippi delta law grad (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 June 2011 23:00 (fourteen years ago)

philip glass, sun ra's arkestra, and glenn branca all performing, from what i understand

― reggie (qualmsley), Saturday, 18 June 2011 01:32 (fourteen years ago)

ooh, didn't realize about philip glass. other two I knew

― mississippi delta law grad (Hurting 2), Saturday, 18 June 2011 01:45 (fourteen years ago)

five years pass...

i thought thread was asking whether banging on an actual can was pref to eno

voted yes

― loudmouth darraghmac ween (darraghmac), Sunday, 11 December 2016 23:43 (nine years ago)

/miccio

― loudmouth darraghmac ween (darraghmac), Sunday, 11 December 2016 23:43 (nine years ago)

They are both cool records. It is one of the first instances I can take of a recording that was made from cutting up music that was then converted into something being played live by an ensemble or group.

Got to wonder for a badass funk group what would work someone going back and taking some classic drum and bass or hip hop tracks that were built up from samples might sound like in a live group. I'd wonder what a 4-5 piece band could do say doing "Endtroducing" as a live group would sound like.

― earlnash, Monday, 12 December 2016 03:41 (nine years ago)

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