801 Live
Released: 1976

801 Live

by 801

The 1226th greatest album of all time

801 Live is a 1976 live album by the short-lived English ensemble 801, formed around Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno. The recording blends art rock and progressive rock with straightforward rock energy, pairing sharp guitar work with Eno's vocals and electronic treatments, plus inventive keyboard and rhythmic interplay. The performances present reworked studio material and improvisatory moments, with onstage use of effects and live mixing that foreground texture and atmosphere as much as melody and rhythm. The result documents a band bringing experimental and ambient ideas into a live rock setting.

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