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"Wrong Way Up" Sounds Just Right

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new collaboration between composers and musicians Brian Eno and John Cale. Tucker says it's a gentle, pleasant departure from their more avant-garde work.

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Other segments from the episode on December 27, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 27, 1990: Interview with Stephen Frears; Review of Brian Eno and John Cale's album "Wrong Way Up"; Interview with Sylvia Plachy; Review of the film "Godfather…

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