(No Pussyfooting)

Occupation

(No pussyfooting ) ( dt: No excuses ) is an image taken by the musicians Robert Fripp and Brian Eno album in 1973, which was published the same year by Iceland Records, shortly before the release of Eno's debut album Here Come the Warm Jets. The album was the first of three collaborations of musician and one of the first albums in the area of ​​Ambient.

Reception

(No pussyfooting ) was published in November 1973 and reached neither in the United States or in England a place in the charts; the album was to Diskountpreisen as musical novelty. The management of Eno was concerned about possible confusion with the public about the almost simultaneous publication of the rock oriented debut album, Here Come the Warm Jets. In the rock press, the album was largely ignored. Robert Christgau rated the album in 1975 with a B . He called the album

"The most enjoyable pop electronics since Terry Riley 's A Rainbow in Curved Air and did it was ... more visionary and more romantic than James Taylor Could dream of being. "

" The most enjoyable electronic pop since Terry Riley 's A Rainbow in Curved Air and that it visionary and romantic than James Taylor could have dreamed ... ".

Ted Mills at Allmusic review the album four and a half out of five stars, but commented yet critical of the album.

" With too many disconnected sounds sharing the space, some discordant, some melodic, the Resulting work lacks form and structure. Eno and Fripp later refined the system on Evening Star and Eno's solo album Discreet Music. "

" With too many disjointed sounds that share the space, some discordant, some melodic, lacking the resulting work form and structure. Eno and Fripp later refined the system on Evening Star and Eno's solo album Discreet Music. "

Title list

  • All songs were written by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp and composed.
  • Remastered CD Edition (2008)

The remastered double CD contained some variations of the tracks:

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