Continuing the twisted pop explorations of Here Come the Warm Jets, Eno's sophomore album, Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), is more subdued and cerebral, and a bit darker when he does cut loose, but it's no less thrilling once the music reveals itself.
It's a loose concept album -- often inscrutable, but still playful -- about espionage, the Chinese Communist revolution, and dream associations, with the more stream-of-consciousness lyrics beginning to resemble the sorts of random connections made in dream states.
Eno's richly layered arrangements juxtapose very different treated sounds, yet they blend and flow together perfectly, hinting at the directions his work would soon take with the seamless sound paintings of Another Green World.
Although not quite as enthusiastic as Here Come the Warm Jets, Taking Tiger Mountain is made accessible through Eno's mastery of pop song structure, a form he would soon transcend and largely discard.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burning Airlines Give You So Much MoreBrian Eno | Brian Eno | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The Fat Lady of LimbourgBrian Eno | Brian Eno | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Mother Whale EyelessBrian Eno | Brian Eno | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | The Great PretenderBrian Eno | Brian Eno | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Third UncleBrian Eno, Brian Turrington | Brian Eno | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Put a Straw Under BabyBrian Eno | Brian Eno | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The True WheelBrian Eno, Phil Manzanera | Brian Eno | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Taking Tiger MountainBrian Eno | Brian Eno | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Collins | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 2 | Rhett Davies | Engineer |
| 3 | Polly Eltes | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Brian Eno | Arranger, Composer, Electronics, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | David Hill | Electronics |
| 6 | Andy Mackay | Brass, Guest Artist |
| 7 | Phil Manzanera | Arranger, Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 8 | Portsmouth Sinfonia | Guest Artist, Strings |
| 9 | Randy & The Pyramids | Strings |
| 10 | The Simplistics | Guest Artist |
| 11 | Fred Smith | Drums |
| 12 | Brian Turrington | Arranger, Bass, Composer |
| 13 | Robert Wyatt | Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |