Eno was working a lot with Hawkwind's Robert Calvert from 73-75, Simon King is the Drummer here and the Hawkwind chugga chugga sound is evident. Roxy lost a lot when Eno left.
I was 16 years old in 1974. I couldn't stand the "mellow", "take it easy" boring music of the Eagles, Elton John, and Paul McCartney & Wings. So glad I got hooked on Brian Eno and David Bowie before I graduated from high school ! "Needle In the Camel's Eye" could be considered the embryo of Punk Rock music.
Had this record since it first came out and it is as good today as it ever was, not too many records you can say that about! Brian Eno is a genius. How he got all this talent together is amazing.
@jltardiff yeah excactly, just how he utilises his talent and of those working with him into his vision is amazing, i actually think his old records sound better than most stuff today, and i wasn't even born when this came out
@SometimesElinor hehe.. yup, they totally ripped of this song. Perhaps as a tribute to Eno with a few change ups but some how i think they were trying to pass it off as their original. WhatevA
Genius. Nowadays, studio masterpieces are usually "b-sides". The record companies want more and more live / DJ songs to maximize the royalites because CDs / mp3s are just not selling anymore. I hope that changes.
will someone please message or comment back on why this is so ingenious? i'm not being a dick i just don't understand why this is called such revolutionary amazing music.
@maverickvicars This song in particoular may not be groundbreaking, but Eno himself was. He was one of the first to use his studio as an instrument. His sound experimentations were top notch and something never did before (well, some of it was already done, but not that way). Also, Eno is able to write great rock music (simple but never banal), great ballads and great ambient albums at the same time. One of the most diverse artists ever
@ghellogm Yes, absolutely. It takes some effort to appreciate innovative excellence. But the rewards are large..... many people these days have the attention span of a gnat and are not willing to really LISTEN.
@maverickvicars its minimalist, which is rare in rock. not that having this explained is going to make any difference to someone who can't appreciate good music
@Diomedes22 believe me. i appreciate plenty of good music. this just isn't my thing. is that okay with you? or are you going to get hostile and tell me i cant appreciate good music because i dont dig one genre.
@maverickvicars Certain people appreciate Eno's music for its redefining of the possibilities of studio recording. Certain people don't. I do. Maybe you don't. And all is well.
"And I Feel So, so, so, so, so...!!!" Es bella, y hay un sentimentalismo envolvente que te quita la respiración, Es así Needle in the Camel's Eye para mí ='D
I've been listening to this song since the day it was released. I didn't understand the lyrics then. I don't understand them now. And it doesn't matter one bit.
I don't know exactly what it is, but there's just something about this song... I wish it would go on for like 10 more minutes.... instead I just have to listen to it over and over :-D
not sure why people consider this a vu ripoff, yes the melodies are similar but eno obviously was not going for a sunday morning sound. a music box lullaby and a wall-of-sound rocker playing the same melody are still playing different songs
one off the best lps of the 70s got the lp got the cd got it on ipod to play in car should have made more lps of this style instead of his ambient stuff
The Danish band Sterling ripped off this song for their song "Ubesvaret Opkald". I always liked it though and still do, but I've lost some respect for them :/
@PAULLONDEN the needle is reflected in the camel's eye. needle, in this case, refers to the small passageway through the wall surrounding an ancient city in the middle east. credit the st. james version of the bible for that odd interpretive translation. it seems to be a tradition of english speakers to bastardize foreign words that they can't understand. turin, florence, venice, bombay, calcutta . . . mr. eno claims his lyrics are based on nonsense, leading to word association, to lyrics.
bought this 35years ago it still sounds fantastic the most origanal album ever what goes on in enos head the most talented man ever why dont they play thison //the radio instead of the usual crap/
i think it is fitting that the first notes of the first single by my favorite band were taken from this song. Take a listen to the Surfer Blood song "Swim." Having heard that song before this one makes this song sound especially magical and surreal. I expect that I'll buy the Warm Jets now.
When I first head "Here Come the Warm Jets", I almost went insane. The first track I heard was Baby's on Fire, and I was laughing, crying, just seizuring with wild amusement.
A Great Producer and Musician. Brian Eno still is going strong. He was my favorite Member of Roxy Music. I felt Bryan Ferry was alit to much of a Crooner at times but he was a good too
Nobody writes and performs songs that are such this original and brilliant any more.Without wanting to sound like a wanker I truly think Eno is one of the musical geniuses of the 20th century.
does anyone know if the title is a reference to the bible phrase: " it is easier to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven"? just curious.
Yes, he clearly twisted it around, so instead of the biblical phrase as metaphor for the corruptive effects of wealth, he's posing the question "what is the meaning of life?" with the answer being "you'll never know and it's about as annoying to you as a needle in a camel's eye."
@originalsessions i never knew that! very interesting. thanks!
uncleRory 3 days ago
Eno was working a lot with Hawkwind's Robert Calvert from 73-75, Simon King is the Drummer here and the Hawkwind chugga chugga sound is evident. Roxy lost a lot when Eno left.
MottTheWot 4 weeks ago
Excellent track, great opener to a top album
ghaladgwaith 1 month ago
I love this song!!!.... But I must ask, who actually stared at the camel for the entire video?
MorbidBliss22 1 month ago
I was 16 years old in 1974. I couldn't stand the "mellow", "take it easy" boring music of the Eagles, Elton John, and Paul McCartney & Wings. So glad I got hooked on Brian Eno and David Bowie before I graduated from high school ! "Needle In the Camel's Eye" could be considered the embryo of Punk Rock music.
SirReal1958 1 month ago 3
people dont get the title?
katoklzmk 2 months ago
is it not time for another eno/bowie get together!
kingofthecouch1 2 months ago
Great fucking album.
K1ngSh0t 2 months ago
who else was looking for a needle in a camles eye
hinventon 4 months ago
One of my favourite Eno tracks. Gotta love the simon king drumming!
quarkwrok 4 months ago
incredible...sounds like an alternative songs from late 80's or early 90's...ahead of his time or out of hid time
ColdOasisU2 5 months ago
My favourite song from Brian Eno. Thanks!
zimbumbacchio 6 months ago
Check out the cover by The Plastic FanTastics.
lionelcohen 6 months ago
great guitar, great song, missed this song, last time i heard this was in 1977, sounds better now :):)
sumstuff46 6 months ago
@sumstuff46 that's the sign of greatness, to stand the test of time :)
icejake 6 months ago
Well Said abagail4me,GENIUS.
simon01ize 7 months ago
Had this record since it first came out and it is as good today as it ever was, not too many records you can say that about! Brian Eno is a genius. How he got all this talent together is amazing.
jltardiff 7 months ago
@jltardiff yeah excactly, just how he utilises his talent and of those working with him into his vision is amazing, i actually think his old records sound better than most stuff today, and i wasn't even born when this came out
icejake 6 months ago
Who are those 4 sorry sods?
oubapo 7 months ago
Great visual!
Thanks for posting this!
EyeLean5280 7 months ago
HEAVY ON THE CHORUS AND FLANGER PEDAL THIS SHIT IS AWESOME..
fattymeats 8 months ago
Swim.. to reach the end.. :L
SometimesElinor 8 months ago
@SometimesElinor hehe.. yup, they totally ripped of this song. Perhaps as a tribute to Eno with a few change ups but some how i think they were trying to pass it off as their original. WhatevA
srs7734 8 months ago
i truly think eno is a fucking genius.... and im only 14
kilroywuzhere1 8 months ago
Gotta love that picture.
psirou 8 months ago
Pregnant Babies Pregnant with Pregnant Babies.
honeyshot905 9 months ago
nice to finally know the words.ive been listening to this song for 30+ yrs now and its just started to sink in......
andybyron1 9 months ago
Genius. Nowadays, studio masterpieces are usually "b-sides". The record companies want more and more live / DJ songs to maximize the royalites because CDs / mp3s are just not selling anymore. I hope that changes.
caoimhinb1 9 months ago
Velvet Goldmine. Best movie ever.
maaaaariasp 10 months ago 13
Sometimes with discernible lyrics, the music says it all (although they are there)
TheIsay21 11 months ago
@TheIsay21 he wrote the music first.. with weird mumbling sounds, then wrote the song lyrics to go with the melodies he created...
losttapes2 11 months ago
@losttapes2 I still sing along with weird mumbling sounds though haha
TheIsay21 11 months ago
will someone please message or comment back on why this is so ingenious? i'm not being a dick i just don't understand why this is called such revolutionary amazing music.
maverickvicars 11 months ago
@maverickvicars This song in particoular may not be groundbreaking, but Eno himself was. He was one of the first to use his studio as an instrument. His sound experimentations were top notch and something never did before (well, some of it was already done, but not that way). Also, Eno is able to write great rock music (simple but never banal), great ballads and great ambient albums at the same time. One of the most diverse artists ever
ghellogm 11 months ago
@ghellogm Yes, absolutely. It takes some effort to appreciate innovative excellence. But the rewards are large..... many people these days have the attention span of a gnat and are not willing to really LISTEN.
thatdarnrobbo 9 months ago
@maverickvicars its minimalist, which is rare in rock. not that having this explained is going to make any difference to someone who can't appreciate good music
Diomedes22 11 months ago
@Diomedes22 believe me. i appreciate plenty of good music. this just isn't my thing. is that okay with you? or are you going to get hostile and tell me i cant appreciate good music because i dont dig one genre.
maverickvicars 10 months ago
@maverickvicars it fucking sucks lmao
CoIinThomasLyle 10 months ago
@maverickvicars Certain people appreciate Eno's music for its redefining of the possibilities of studio recording. Certain people don't. I do. Maybe you don't. And all is well.
thehotfive 9 months ago
Super Champion Funzone!
CASEDILLA 1 year ago
.........FAB...as always.....!!!!
niklespikles 1 year ago
great track!
mediattackrecords 1 year ago
If I didn't know this was Eno I could of believed this was Animal Collective.
jubilaz 1 year ago
"And I Feel So, so, so, so, so...!!!" Es bella, y hay un sentimentalismo envolvente que te quita la respiración, Es así Needle in the Camel's Eye para mí ='D
ScarlethCMerlo 1 year ago
Love it , for 30 years now
waynealarsen 1 year ago
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Fashizle20 1 year ago
I wouldn't say it's a VU ripoff, but it's clearly influenced. :)
Timmybear 1 year ago
A great highway-driving song.
NickJones55 1 year ago
@NickJones55
I agree. I listened to this song a lot about 10 years ago when I drove from Chicago to LA.
poiuye1000 1 year ago
loved this in Velvet Goldmine
Remington61189 1 year ago
Swim to reach the end?
OSWNOSWNOSWN 1 year ago 14
I've been listening to this song since the day it was released. I didn't understand the lyrics then. I don't understand them now. And it doesn't matter one bit.
weaseldragon 1 year ago
@weaseldragon lol then id say you get the lyrics
GUITARaddictionsRfun 1 year ago
I don't know exactly what it is, but there's just something about this song... I wish it would go on for like 10 more minutes.... instead I just have to listen to it over and over :-D
MrEverdred 1 year ago
not sure why people consider this a vu ripoff, yes the melodies are similar but eno obviously was not going for a sunday morning sound. a music box lullaby and a wall-of-sound rocker playing the same melody are still playing different songs
populvuh02 1 year ago
I love his LONG ASS name. (:
akotasun 1 year ago
ofc a Sunday Morning by the VU ripoff..still kickass tho
vunderground1 1 year ago
Bought this album in high school, it still sounds great! thanks for posting.
1914z28 1 year ago
one off the best lps of the 70s got the lp got the cd got it on ipod to play in car should have made more lps of this style instead of his ambient stuff
hawkwind90 1 year ago
Classic!
Ceremony13 1 year ago
The Danish band Sterling ripped off this song for their song "Ubesvaret Opkald". I always liked it though and still do, but I've lost some respect for them :/
DisguiseDK 1 year ago
Swim to reach the end :P
UberNerdsAreCool 1 year ago
Where are the bloody needles ,Joy ?
PAULLONDEN 1 year ago
@PAULLONDEN the needle is reflected in the camel's eye. needle, in this case, refers to the small passageway through the wall surrounding an ancient city in the middle east. credit the st. james version of the bible for that odd interpretive translation. it seems to be a tradition of english speakers to bastardize foreign words that they can't understand. turin, florence, venice, bombay, calcutta . . . mr. eno claims his lyrics are based on nonsense, leading to word association, to lyrics.
salgoudsamoht 1 year ago
@salgoudsamoht
His (and Bowie's ) lyric writing technique was to "Cut Up" written passages from news papers or books, then hussle them ,and use the final results.
They took that from writer Edgar Rice Burroughs.
PAULLONDEN 1 year ago
@PAULLONDEN William Burroughs. Edgar Rice B. wrote the Tarzan and John Carter series.
phud1975 1 year ago
@ddmnd ENO PHILLIPS?
dobbsiancant 1 year ago
eno is god
kilroywuzhere1 1 year ago
reminds me of surfer blood- swim.
coltong400 1 year ago 5
bought this 35years ago it still sounds fantastic the most origanal album ever what goes on in enos head the most talented man ever why dont they play thison //the radio instead of the usual crap/
sadkenny1 1 year ago 2
i think it is fitting that the first notes of the first single by my favorite band were taken from this song. Take a listen to the Surfer Blood song "Swim." Having heard that song before this one makes this song sound especially magical and surreal. I expect that I'll buy the Warm Jets now.
scuabtinne 1 year ago 2
EPIC song by an EPIC artist. Long live Brian ENO
Howsoonisnow2009 1 year ago 3
When I first head "Here Come the Warm Jets", I almost went insane. The first track I heard was Baby's on Fire, and I was laughing, crying, just seizuring with wild amusement.
Eno is the man.
mrfudgeyhead 1 year ago 4
new wave before new wave.
thejobloshow 1 year ago 7
@thejobloshow
new wave, punk, post-punk, alternative, shoe gaze, dream pop, ambient, Eno is the pioneer of it all
Howsoonisnow2009 1 year ago
Que buen tema por la chuchaa!
modnrocknroll 2 years ago
fantastic song! How many memories....thank you
Achad86 2 years ago 5
this is pretty ahead of its time.
yonskii 2 years ago 3
I'll never forget the first time listening to this song: those dramatic pauses beginning at 1:43 just about tore my head off! pure genius.
qu1et 2 years ago 7
ah, the randomness of of eno, absolutely awesome, thank you.
MyLatestEscape 2 years ago 5
it's great to add the lyrics of the song, good stuff. Thank You.
vivasavonarola 2 years ago 7
who killed sgt pepper?
antonfjordson 2 years ago 5
snorted so much coke years ago to this LP...lol...
cb3961 2 years ago 5
love this song!
kamillcpn 2 years ago 2
Never tire of this song
Localulu27 2 years ago 5
The best way to describe this song, for me, would be "The antidote to anything else".
narozzz 2 years ago 4
Pure genius!
screenanme 2 years ago 20
Haha Great Picture!
Glasshouse27 2 years ago 7
A Great Producer and Musician. Brian Eno still is going strong. He was my favorite Member of Roxy Music. I felt Bryan Ferry was alit to much of a Crooner at times but he was a good too
Wehategod 2 years ago 6
Nobody writes and performs songs that are such this original and brilliant any more.Without wanting to sound like a wanker I truly think Eno is one of the musical geniuses of the 20th century.
abagail4me 2 years ago 79
i was gonna thumbz this up but u have plenty lol
deSadetheImpaler 2 years ago
@abagail4me Hey, you just happen to be right.
stellarconverter 1 year ago
@abagail4me , wanker, eh? What does a wanker sound like?
niwreyenrac 1 year ago
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flagey12 1 year ago
@abagail4me and not of the 21st? this is a blow out this song!
flagey12 1 year ago
does anyone know if the title is a reference to the bible phrase: " it is easier to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven"? just curious.
DKfansown 2 years ago 4
I'm almost sure it's a reference. But I have no sources whatsoever.
Reint25 2 years ago 3
Yes, he clearly twisted it around, so instead of the biblical phrase as metaphor for the corruptive effects of wealth, he's posing the question "what is the meaning of life?" with the answer being "you'll never know and it's about as annoying to you as a needle in a camel's eye."
drsloan 2 years ago 2
Beautiful!
nicademus666 2 years ago 5
Awesome!!! Love the camel, the song, and of course, Brian Eno, a musical genius!!
SweetLayla1 3 years ago 5