Eno. Seven Deadly Finns. 1974

One of my fave singles of ALL time. 'Seven Deadly Finns' is a single only release from 1974, with a gonzoid guitar solo that sounds like a prototype for Bowie's 'Boys Keep Swinging'.

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• Eno.
• Seven
• Deadly
• Finns.
• Glam
• Rock.
• Brian
• Roxy
• Music.
• 1974

[thebaxterbertie]

I'd forgotten how great this is...I have the 7" but nothing to play it on! Bands today (expecting flood of people telling me I am wrong) have forgotten how to be FUNNY as well as appropriate. Eno is a tremendously inspiring creative, never fails to find an interesting route. "The seventh deadly Finn was so tall and thin he should have never been with those guys...." indeed.

[vambo23]

@thebaxterbertie So true!

[NickJones55]

I really like what you did with the video, instead of just a still photo, or god/dess help us all, a turntable. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks!!!

[vambo23]

@NickJones55 Thank you so much! Great to hear from another Roxy Music fan.

[THS262]

Vambo rools! This made a Finn grin!

[vambo23]

@THS262 Why thank you! (-:

[vambo23]

@astrophonix He serpently does! (-:

[bobgure]

@friendlier I couldn't remember either ( haven't heard this since the time it came out), but the B side was "Later On", I think from 'No Pussyfooting". 'The Lion' had 'I'll Come Running to Tie Your Shoes' as the B side, i'm pretty sure.

Doesn't it still sound great? That terrific crunching intro!

[Jlipnicki]

Bryan Ferry circa 1973 aka Roxy Music 'For Your Pleasure' sounded pretty good, with Eno's knobs on. I have nothing against Eno in principle, but in practice, and feel that, on balance he was a negative influence. One man's de-construction is another man's destruction. 'Another Green World' is a good one, the same year as the excellent 'Physical Graffiti' ( yet poles apart ). I bought both. It is something to do with the undermining of the band or group effort, Q: many talentless prima donnas.

[801liveable]

@Jlipnicki You sound like Bryan Ferry circa 1973..This is a great song..It's funny as hell...Lighten up..Eno's purpose back then was to deconstruct music..

[Jlipnicki]

This is crap. Eno talks a good music but rarely makes it. Messing about with knobs does not a music make.

[mdarkeststar]

The track was recorded at Island studios ,All Saints Road sometime in the summer 1974 whilst on tour promoting "Here come the warm jets" the musicians are the band both playing with and supporting Brian Eno,namely the Winkies.Yes it is a miked leslie for the guitar and Eno was experimenting with echo and phasing or rather,out of phasing, consequently the bass got lost in the mix.

the drummer.

[Mandroid1961]

Thanks , that's a first for me , never even saw this single ...

[2Beautiful2c]

"Seven Deadly Finns" 1974 Island single WIP.6178 UK only, recorded sometime 'tween Eno albums, Here Come the Warm Jets, rel. November 1973, & Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), rel. November 1974, both Island Records UK. AFAIK, only album appearance was Eno Box II: Vocals, Virgin 39114 3CD set released November 1993 futile Google search finds no lyric, damn! "The seventh deadly Finn was so tall and thin he should have never been with those guys...." Guess I'll have to transcribe by ear. =30=

[TreborRebore]

@lyonslaforet only a single matey

[lyonslaforet]

Does anyone know on which Brian Eno album you can find this song?

[macistbassist]

@vambo23 There is in fact bass on it, if you get a real high quality version you hear a bass run at the very beginning (but agreed, it is very faint).