The Passengers' <i>Original Soundtracks 1</i> C/D

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Ok I was listening to this album again tonight. I bought it without hearing anything from it. I was into U2 as a kid and through them fell in love with Eno, especially Another Green World. I was in a record shop (Penguin Music) in Toronto on a trip back there to see friends (I had moved to Memphis a year before) about 7 or 8 years ago and saw it. The idea of a U2/Eno collaboration fascinated me and I was not disappointed. Tonight I finally got around to reading the AMG review of it and it only got 3 stars with only a mention of "Miss Sarievo" and "Your Blue Room" (the first of which is probably my least favorite track). I used to play "Elvis Ate America" after taking people to Graceland but they have a lot of the referenced items from the tour so it is not quite so meaningful.

I know its a lot Eno (maybe too Eno for ILM) but I was wondering what the feeling about this album was 'round here. It's a good 4/5 star album in my mind- 3 seems a little rediculous and more based on sales than quality. It's no U2 album and the older I get the more I appreciate it.

But yeah, anyway what do you think? I guess this is where I searched for 'the passengers' and only saw them as a side-mention. So think of this as a C/D, S/D, whatever: this thread is the place where you say what Original Soundtracks means to you.

― Mike Salmo (salmo), Saturday, 15 November 2003 05:55 (twenty-two years ago)

that's insane ¡
i was in pengine today and noticed the album there. i took notice because it was just one of those albums i had totally forgotten about and really hadn't expected to see, esp. at penguin.

mike - get out of my brain¡¡¡¡

― dyson (dyson), Saturday, 15 November 2003 07:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Definite classic, and "Your Blue Room" ranks among the best U2 songs. "Slug" and "Miss Sarajevo" ain't too shabby either.

This is really quite a beautiful record.

― Gear! (Gear!), Saturday, 15 November 2003 09:22 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a live version of 'One' on a Passengers single which is the best thing ever. Its from a Sarajevo concert and features the live strings of Craig Armstrong. Try and get a copy.

― garret, Saturday, 15 November 2003 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

this album is pretty incredible. possibly the last great u2 album, or a good album for people who like eno but hate u2, or who like pavarotti but not eno, or who need more music to fall asleep to

― home remedies, Thursday, 19 January 2006 18:04 (twenty years ago)

"Your Blue Room" is a lovely thing: fragile and vaporous in the best way. "Slug" and "Always Forever Now" are terrific too. These represent the best songs Eno's been involved with since the Cale collaboration.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 19 January 2006 18:11 (twenty years ago)

wait, something can be "too Eno" for ILM?

― ZR (teenagequiet), Thursday, 19 January 2006 18:13 (twenty years ago)

I had to buy it after reading A Year With Swollen Appendices. Granted, I didn't hang on to it, but it definitely has its moments, and clunky lyrics aside, "Slug" is a fantastic thing.

― Deluxe (Damian), Thursday, 19 January 2006 18:33 (twenty years ago)

The Eno journal also sold me on Passengers' virtues.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 19 January 2006 18:36 (twenty years ago)

a good album for people who like eno but hate u2

spot on.

and yes, 'your blue room' sounds beaaaaaaaautiful when you wake up to it in mid-dream.

could live without 'miss sarajevo' for all time, though (i wrote 'miss pavarotti' at first, which i actually kinda like better)

― Myke Weiskopf (Myke Weiskopf), Thursday, 19 January 2006 23:58 (twenty years ago)

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The Passengers' Original Soundtracks 1 C/D