I was wondering what people in general think of Brian Eno. I personally think that he's greatly influenced modern music and is quite awesome but everyone I know knows of him and literally nothing else. I am curious if this is the general condition amongst music fans everywhere. In other words do only music critics like him?

I love Brian Eno's early records. Here Come The Warm Jets, Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy, Another Green World are masterpieces of left-field pop. The next records were excellent too, especially Discreet Music and the one he recorded with Cluster, a brilliant ambient record.

I don't "get" the Music for Airports, Films stuff and the ones with David Byrne, but the early 90s albums Wrong Way Up (with John Cale) and Nerve Net (with one brilliant solo contribution from Robert Fripp) are outstanding.

An early record of his that's cool is the one with Fripp - No Pussyfooting, that's almost improvised. Fans of this stuff would also dig the French electronic band, Heldon and its protagonist, the brilliant Richard Pinhas.

Yah I definetely loved the frippertronics collaborations, I haven't had a chance to get the new (3rd) one yet. I haven't yet had the pleasure to check out Wrong way up because it was always so hard to find, but I am a huge John Cale fan and low and behold its getting remastered and rereleased in a few weeks! Sweet. As for David Byrne a genius in his own right (check out Catherine Wheel) the "My life in a bush of ghosts" is one of my favorite oddball cds because of the sheer adventurism and worldly vibes in the project. The song with the preacher sample always floors me.

I've just recently gotten into Eno as well. Albums I've heard are Apollo: Atmosphers and Soundtracks and Another Green World. They are two completely different albums but I really enjoy them both. Apollo is an ambient work and requires the right headspace to listen to, whereas the Green World is a little more poppy. Eno's catalog is daunting but there are a lot of rewards there.

I think Eno is fantastic.

The exorcism track on 'My life in the Bush of Ghosts' is incredible.

See also 'Music for airports', and his production work for Slowdive. The man is an artist first and foremost. None of the 'rock star' bravado that passes for 'cutting edge' these days.