[Dr. Sivana]

Brian Eno - whom I consider a musical genius - sadly has a political alignment that is more Hamas than Labour.

Really? I thought most of his electronica was sort of the music version of pop art. I tried to like Side 2 of the Eno influenced Heroes album by Bowie ... couldn't do it. Side 2 of Low was okay after repeated exposure, at least "Waszawa".

Eno also tied himself closely to Devo, early on, and they were (and are) pretty much a schtick novelty band with some weirdly creative videos.

His Island records material is depressing and not particularly deep. I had not had a chance to hear his collaborations with Fripp (Music for Sports), but I suspect I am not missing much.

[corkoman]

The first track off his last album was called "Bone Bomb" and it glorifies a suicide bomber as she prepares to detonate herself in a crowded bus (assumably an Israeli bus) .

Eno was once my hero now not so much.

[wideawake]

I'm a enthusiast of Gregorian chant, dub, minimal techno, coldwave, krautrock and afrobeat - so I'm definitely biased toward ambient, minimalist music.

I see Eno as being the progenitor of acts like NEU!, Autechre, Shackleton, Wire, etc.

I agree that minimalism was a stylistic deadend for Bowie and I completely share your opinion of Devo.

[Reaganite Republican]

Oh, Eno is plenty weird... you know, I think he best work was with early Roxy Music! Groundbreaking and far more digestible than his own later stuff.