Good 👍 been after the CD for a while 10/10
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Nice piece of music, Oldfield was really experimental with this pieceand it certainly is enjoyable.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
MIKE OLDFIELD IS ONE OF THE BEST COMPOSERS, HIS GIFT OF MUSIC IS ONE OF A KIND. I WAS HEAVILY INTO HIS LPS IN THE 70S AFTER TUBULAR BELLS, LIVING IN A WOOD WITH LARGE SPEAKERS AND NO NEIGHBOURS TO COMPLAIN, I USED TO SIT WITH MY DOORS OPEN, IN AUTUMN LISTENING TO OMMADAWN AND THE SOUND OF THE ROOKS ON THE ROOKERY NEARBY, JUST LISTENING TO THIS AGAIN I WAS IMMEDIATELY BACK 30 YEARS AGO WHEN THIS WORLD WAS A BETTER PLACE, NO KIDS, MORTGAGE, WORRIES OR GREY HAIR! I CANT WAIT FOR HIS NEW ONE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES WITH KARL JENKINS, ANOTHER OF MY FAVOURITE COMPOSERS, THESE TWO TOGETHER WILL MAKE FOR SOME WONDERFUL LISTENING, IF I COULD JUST GO BACK TO MY COTTAGE IN THE WOOD!
A much more musically mature composition than either of Mike Oldfield's previous hits, (Tubular Bells / Hergest Ridge), and far better musically than anything subsequent except perhaps the Re-Mastered Tubular bells TB30, Ommadawn is a master-work, filled with strong and beautiful Gaelic inspired themes that stay with you. Dynamically it builds from the gentlest of themes, becoming a wall of sound at some points and develops into Oldfields most complete work. A mixture of Gaelic inspired chants and primeval African rhythms that hold the interest throughout, but never become tedious or monotonous. This is a serious listening album - (there's so much in there to discover)- but it's also mild enough for use as a low level musical backdrop whilst studying; this SACD holds a very good recording of it too.Read full review
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