A Blistering Debut: Brian Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets turns 50
It’s hard to believe but it’s been 50 years since the release of Brian Eno’s debut solo album, Here Come the Warm Jets released on February 8, 1974. The album was a shock to the system. Eno was fresh out of Roxy Music and his first collaboration with guitarist Robert Fripp, No Pussyfooting. But Warm Jets was not ambient. It was aggressive, sneering art rock. So what is it doing on Echoes? Well there was a more atmospheric side to the album as well as a poignant one with tracks like “Some of Them Are Old” and the the title piece. The album was pretty aggressive, especially some of the best tracks like Baby’s on Fire. We won’t play that for you today, although it’s one of the best songs on the album.
Today, February 8 marks the 50th anniversary of Brian Eno’s solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets. John Diliberto dips into the atmospheric side of this otherwise angst-ridden release that set the stage for one of the most important artists of the last half-century. Get ready, Here Come the Warm Jets on Echoes from PRX.