tubularbills
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Posted: July 06 2002, 14:58 |
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I finally got it!!! So i'm a little slow with the times, but i'm from the USA and mike oldfield doesn't exist in the USA as we all know.
anyway, this album is realllllllly awesome! It's not some wimpy, wussy, pansy "new age" crap that i guess quite a few people thought it was going to be. new age music is (IMO) very lame, slow, often just music that doesn't go anywhere.
But this album has power, emotion, bass, and more than just plain simple crap. it's very intricate and goes way beyond what i would consider "new age". i'm not sure if i would call it "chill out" music. it kind of is...but then i can picture myself driving to it as well.
Along with his other albums, i really like the beginning and the ending. my fav. track is Misty (the very first one), but i like NoMansLand and Return to the Origin as well (2nd, 3rd tracks).
ThouArtInHeaven is really neat, but i'm not too fond of the way the saying is said. it's too slow i think. Sirius really makes you feel like your on the moon. very cool. And the reprise of NML is cool. i thought the ending would be a little more intense, but a subtler one i guess fits the mood of the album.
I really enjoy this album, and i think i'm going to go listen to it again but i have to say i'm not a fan of ToBeFree. ugh. something about it...i'm not sure what..but i don't really like it. it's not bad (i've heard worse), but it's not on a favorite list.
This is definately a cool album, and i'm lookin forward to the next one.
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