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Happy 19  [40.43%]
Exhilarated 11  [23.40%]
Awed 7  [14.89%]
Bored 3  [6.38%]
Confused 3  [6.38%]
Sad 1  [2.13%]
Frightened 1  [2.13%]
Angry 0  [0.00%]
Annoyed 2  [4.26%]
Aroused 0  [0.00%]
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Posted: Mar. 20 2010, 19:13

For those who don't like the album
Have no fear the great ZOLTAN forgives all
Now please excuse me whilst i brush my teeth throw a glass at the wall and sit in anticipation of mikes most savage solo  :)
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Posted: Mar. 26 2010, 03:59

Quote (Sweetpea @ Nov. 23 2008, 01:07)
During a recent listening, I was reminded of some previous comments regarding happiness, sadness, and anger in MO's music. Since I find Amarok to be 'happy' music, I was curious how others feel. So, what do you get from Amarok?

Chose awed.

Though 'hap, hap, happy' comes close  ;)
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Posted: Mar. 26 2010, 06:26

Amarok makes me feel exhausted.

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Posted: Mar. 26 2010, 06:50

Amarok is too awesome for words.

The finale - jesus fucking christ, the finale.


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Posted: Mar. 26 2010, 08:25

To my mind that's one the things the he does best.All the finales on his recordings are really something else-except a New Beginning. :laugh:

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Posted: Mar. 26 2010, 09:33

Quote (The Caveman @ Mar. 26 2010, 08:25)
To my mind that's one the things the he does best.All the finales on his recordings are really something else-except a New Beginning. :laugh:

Agree with you about "A New Beginning", Mr C - but as I've said before I'd really prefer that Amarok ended with the tubular bells section. I generally stop listening when that's finished, as I think the subsequent music, the Thatcher impression etc are an anticlimax. (It has to be said that I feel the same way about Beethoven's 9th - the fourth movement should stop with the well known melody, dammit, and sonata form be buggered!;)
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Posted: Mar. 26 2010, 10:32

Yeah the Thatcher bit's a bit of an oddball.I guess you had t be there.I was and i did laugh but it's wearing a bit thin.Incidentally have you ever seen Spitting Image?The lady who does the impression,who's name escapes me at the moment,used to do the voice of old Maggie on that.
 Nothing beats the end of Ommadawn side 1 for endings (or "Just beginings").A close second would be Far Above The Clouds.


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Posted: Mar. 26 2010, 20:26

Quote (The Caveman @ Mar. 26 2010, 10:32)
Yeah the Thatcher bit's a bit of an oddball.I guess you had t be there.I was and i did laugh but it's wearing a bit thin.Incidentally have you ever seen Spitting Image?The lady who does the impression,who's name escapes me at the moment,used to do the voice of old Maggie on that.
 Nothing beats the end of Ommadawn side 1 for endings (or "Just beginings").A close second would be Far Above The Clouds.

That's the trouble with jokes - there's only a limited number of times you can hear them. And as is well known, "I don't get Ommadawn"! (Makes a change from people who say they don't get Amarok, doesn't it!;)

I think the best example of a piece that keeps on getting better and better (almost to the end) is "Taurus 2", and I fully concur with what Smillsoid has said about that.
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Posted: June 04 2010, 20:51

For me, everything about 'Amarok' is comprised into the post mmm... section, near the beginning.

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Posted: June 04 2010, 20:53

I mean, if Tubular Bells III was wonderful, terrible, crazy, perfect, I reckon 'Amarok' must be happy, messy, sudden, and mad.

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Quote (nightspore @ Mar. 27 2010, 02:26)
I think the best example of a piece that keeps on getting better and better (almost to the end) is "Taurus 2".

Wow, been listening to 'Taurus II' recently and I deeply agree with you. Even with the term "almost", because I would maybe skip the ending part from that statement (only said "maybe").


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Posted: June 04 2010, 21:18

Quote (Delfín @ June 04 2010, 20:58)
Quote (nightspore @ Mar. 27 2010, 02:26)
I think the best example of a piece that keeps on getting better and better (almost to the end) is "Taurus 2".

Wow, been listening to 'Taurus II' recently and I deeply agree with you. Even with the term "almost", because I would maybe skip the ending part from that statement (only said "maybe").

Agree, Delfin. The last few minutes are an anti-climax. My comments apply up to an including the chant. Actually, I'm going to listen to that today; thanks for putting me in the mood!
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Posted: June 04 2010, 22:43

Quote (^NabLa^ @ Mar. 26 2010, 12:50)
Amarok is too awesome for words.

The finale - jesus fucking christ, the finale.

amen!

of all albums in the world,this must be the best end ever..
if i ever found paradise this should be it! Fantastic wonderful, full of soul, powerful, not to mention the huge energi this end gives..  :D


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Posted: June 05 2010, 04:21

Is there any way of reporting any message as offensive and non-appropiate in this forum? If not, there should be any. I can't stand quiet reading to that garbage.

I'll find out about it.


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Posted: June 06 2010, 08:00

Quote (Sweetpea @ Dec. 14 2008, 08:24)
Quote (Matt @ Nov. 24 2008, 08:13)
...most certainly not aroused! Who on earth would get aroused by Amarok?

Well, now, let's not be so hasty. A couple of responses were "all of the above", after all. I don't think it's so fa fetched for a piece of music, with as many climaxes as Amarok has, to be considered somewhat exciting.

Ah but aroused doesn't neccessarilly as in the sexual sense, there's Ommadawn Pt 1  for making love to   :cool:  :) .  Amarok arouses feelings of frustration and confusion within me.  Frustration as I want to like it, but it just leaves me confused  :O  :O .

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