Although it's been heralded as a return to his 'vocal' albums such as "Here Come The Warm Jets" and "Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)", only snippets of BRIAN ENO'S new album "Another Day On Earth" have thus far drifted by your reviewer's lobes, so he's unable to comment in detail.
So as to whether "How Many Worlds" is typical of its' parent album, I can only surmise. What I do know, however, is that "How Many Worlds" is gentle and plangent and IS veguely in touch with pop of sorts. It's based upon a staccato/ waltz-style motif, finds Eno in balmy'n'soothing vocal mode and gently unleashing stream-of-conscience philosophy along the lines of "How many people will we feed today? How many lips will we kiss today - if we ever wake up?" Thankfully, it's not quite as Bob Geldof as you might imagine, and drifts quite innocuously along to a pleasant, if undemanding conclusion.
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So, if we surmise this IS typical of the wider content of "Another Day On Earth", then we must also seriously doubt that it's a return to Eno's pop-art days. There's nothing discernable of the weird rock attack or whimsicality of his early solo years, yet for all that "How Many Worlds" retains a subtle beauty and certainly acts as calming novocaine for the soul.
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