The Ship
by Brian Eno
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Apr 29, 2016
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
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  1. Exclaim
    May 18, 2016
    60
    If you can get past the haughty lyrics on "Fickle Sun (ii)," for instance, then its minimalist piano notes will surely impress. And yet, even that song's musicianship sounds downright conventional compared to preceding tracks "Fickle Sun (i)" and opening track "The Ship," a 21-minute composition that begins with solemn synth moans like a distant vessel's horn.
  2. The Observer (UK)
    May 2, 2016
    60
    At 21 minutes long it could do with a trim, but the closing part, a cover of the Velvet Underground’s I’m Set Free, shows that Eno remains one of the great shape shifters.
  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 29, 2016
    60
    The Ship sees Eno try his hand with the darker, cinematic side of minimal, and for the most part it works. The melancholic catalysts for the record (The First World War and the sinking of the Titanic) don't transcend quite as powerfully as they could have, though.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Apr 29, 2016
    60
    Musically the album sees Eno experimenting with three-dimensional recording techniques, creating a sound that’s frequently panoramic and dislocating.
  6. The Guardian
    Apr 28, 2016
    60
    Not every experiment comes off, but when they do, The Ship is as idiosyncratic and enrapturing as anything Brian Eno has made.
  7. Mojo
    Apr 21, 2016
    60
    The sprawling opening (title) track commencing with familiarly tremulous, slow-motion synths inexorably rising and falling, oscillating between exquisite consonance and transient dissonance. [May 2016, p.94]
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  8. Sputnikmusic
    May 2, 2016
    40
    It’s a shame Eno had to make so much of The Ship’s artistic vision. Divorced from pretence and divorced from the rest of the album, his final moments here are enjoyable.

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. DENIS-LESNIK
    Oct 15, 2016
    10
    Он приносит очередную волну инноваций. Любой, кто знаком с творчеством всестороннего сумасшедшего музыкального ученого Брайана Ино видит, чтоОн приносит очередную волну инноваций. Любой, кто знаком с творчеством всестороннего сумасшедшего музыкального ученого Брайана Ино видит, что он не человек для трехминутного попсового пения в хит-парадах Читать далее http://muztravel.by/news/862-brian-eno-albom-the-ship-i-generativnyy-film.html… Full Review »
  2. Slingbean
    May 5, 2016
    9
    Really liking The Ship. Sort of an ambient vocal cross. Not quite sing-along music like his early vocal works, but certainly as entertaining.Really liking The Ship. Sort of an ambient vocal cross. Not quite sing-along music like his early vocal works, but certainly as entertaining. I've listened to it twice already, and look forward to hearing it again. Best listened through headphones to enjoy all of the subtleties and nuances. And of course, it's Eno! The production is superb. I give it a 9 (the only thing it seems to be missing is Danny Lanois).… Full Review »
  3. SuperMax156
    May 5, 2016
    2
    Big fan of Eno's ambient stuff, but this is very disappointing. Sounds like Eno has spent too much time rotting his brain with liberalism andBig fan of Eno's ambient stuff, but this is very disappointing. Sounds like Eno has spent too much time rotting his brain with liberalism and anti-semitism and not enough time working on his music. Too bad.… Full Review »
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