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Question: Incantations - your favourite side :: Total Votes:70 Poll choices Votes Statistics Part One 19  [27.14%] Part Two 5  [7.14%] Part Three 16  [22.86%] Part Four 30  [42.86%] Guests cannot vote

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familyjules Group: Members Posts: 1190 Joined: May 2004 Posted: Nov. 25 2004, 04:40 Quote (Delfín @ Nov. 24 2004, 11:49) The vibes part is too long and repetitive, Got to agree.  Sometimes it really jangles my nerves....and I usually LOVE vibes. Jules -------------- I like beer and I like cheese Back to top

moonchildhippy Group: Members Posts: 1807 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Feb. 15 2005, 20:19 This is a virtually impossible task .  I can't decide between Parts    2 and 4     Difficult   !!!! -------------- I'm going slightly mad, It finally happened, I'm slightly mad , just very slightly mad If you feel a little glum to Hergest Ridge you should come. I'm challenging  taboos surrounding mental health "Part time hippy" I'M SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIERS BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!! Back to top

Chicular Group: Members Posts: 240 Joined: Sep. 2004 Posted: May 03 2005, 12:16 Part 4 is my favourite!  I love the burst of Guitar around the 8 minute mark!  I've never got into part 3!  Part 1 would be my 2nd favourite and Part 2 is quite good! Back to top

Navaira Group: Members Posts: 481 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: May 03 2005, 15:12 Whoa -- I voted part 2 and found myself alone. Am I the only one who actually adores the Hiawatha sequence and doesn't find it too long? And yes, voting in this poll was a bit like voting in a "which of your children do you love most" poll. -------------- http://www.raygrant.com :: My album 'Exorcism' is out on iTunes now Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: May 03 2005, 15:28 The "Hiawatha" section of Incantations is one I have always struggled with, especially in terms of length and lack of development/progression/variety. I don't have any such problem with the other sections. -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Ratty Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: May 03 2005, 17:17 Its a total cop out but ALL of it. Im with Navaira though, with regsrds the Hiawatha section on side 2. Love this section!!!!   -------------- Far away across the field The tolling of the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees To hear the softly spoken magic spells Back to top

Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: May 04 2005, 16:59 Part 4 for me. I know the vibes are long and repetitive but then I enjoy many works by Philip Glass (check out 'The Photographer' and 'Dance Nos 1 - 5' if you like this sort of thing) which are even more minimalist. -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

familyjules Group: Members Posts: 1190 Joined: May 2004 Posted: May 05 2005, 05:13 Until recently I was a Part One kinda guy, but lately I've been wigging out to Part Three.  My favourite sections however are from the other two parts - the opening riff of Part Two is delightful, and the guitar solo after the vibes in Part Four is just stunning. Jules -------------- I like beer and I like cheese Back to top

Deadcalm Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 752 Joined: Nov. 2004 Posted: May 25 2005, 10:09 I like side 1    and side 3     the 1st 30secs of side 1 sound like  No1 song in Heaven from Sparks a bit.. then it goes off on its own path nice album  i like it a lot   Back to top

Satyagraha Group: Musicians Posts: 103 Joined: June 2003 Posted: June 06 2005, 08:57 Quote (Navaira @ May 03 2005, 21:12) Am I the only one who actually adores the Hiawatha sequence and doesn't find it too long? You are not. I love side two, though I'm less fond of that very first theme. But when the music quietens, I'm home. And then: The Diana, Lushiga, Luna sequence ending with that glorious, triumphant but ominous Lumen giving way to the most hypnothic piece of music ever, the Hiawatha chant. I love Maddy Priors oboe-like voice, I love those marimbas and the sustained strings. This is transcendence, a frozen moment of immense depth that goes on forever. Just like in Borges' Secret Miracle or in Murakami's Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. I'd like to live by that river. And I'd die to hear the words those druids whispered in Mr. Oldfields ears. -------------- Byrði betri berrat maðr brautu at en sé mannvit mikit Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: June 06 2005, 09:29 Quote (Deadcalm @ May 25 2005, 10:09) I like side 1    and side 3     the 1st 30secs of side 1 sound like  No1 song in Heaven from Sparks a bit.. then it goes off on its own path nice album  i like it a lot   Do you mean the first song in the CD "Heaven" by the band "Sparks"? Just getting specifics: I'm going to look for this. -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: June 06 2005, 09:31 Quote (Satyagraha @ June 06 2005, 08:57) I'd like to live by that river. Most likely, I did live by that river. I'll have to check the lyrics again. -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Satyagraha Group: Musicians Posts: 103 Joined: June 2003 Posted: June 06 2005, 12:58 By the shores of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, Stood the wigwam of Nokomis. Did you, like the other Hiawatha, live there? Seems like it's not a river, but the Lake Superior, its southern shore. -------------- Byrði betri berrat maðr brautu at en sé mannvit mikit Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: June 06 2005, 13:14 Quote (Satyagraha @ June 06 2005, 12:58) Did you, like the other Hiawatha, live there? Seems like it's not a river, but the Lake Superior, its southern shore. The section you quote, which begins the section on "Incantatations", does refer to Lake Superior. The section I quote in my SIG, which is not in "Incantations" actually (but it still part of "The Song of Hiawatha"), refers to the Mississippi River, which I used to live on. There is an area of the river valley called "the Hiawatha Valley", named after "The Song of Hiawatha". -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: June 06 2005, 13:15 Quote (hiawatha @ June 06 2005, 09:29) Do you mean the first song in the CD "Heaven" by the band "Sparks"? Just getting specifics: I'm going to look for this. I think it's the album called "No. 1 In Heaven", by the band Sparks. They're a great band. Their debut album is one of the most unique things I've ever heard. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: June 06 2005, 13:23 If someone can pinpoint the track on the album that sounds like Inc Side 1, I'd like that. -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Deadcalm Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 752 Joined: Nov. 2004 Posted: Aug. 11 2005, 05:42 NO1   in HEAVEN    was a Single   7" and 12"   also Track 6  on the Album of The Same Name.. IT Spawned the Electro Revolution at the time You can Get it easily on Amazon etc    By SPARKS aka as Ron and Russell Mael.... The 1st 30secs of Incantations and side 1    and  NO1 in Heaven TK seem quite similar  to my Ears!!! Well im a Fan of Mike and Sparks  so perhaps my Ears heard something others wouldnt or dont reconize Back to top

WeeJee Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: Aug. 2005 Posted: Aug. 11 2005, 09:25 To answer the topic question... Part III! Part III! The "marching guitar thing" does it for me (don't know how else to describe it, but it's the part between 08:37 and 12:07, and comes in again later, at 15:20). I mean, wow. Just... wow. Part I, 08:56 to 15:09, also BRILLIANT. And then there's Part IV, 0:00 to 01:45... <gasp, faint, etc.> But to get back to the point, I'll have to go with Part III. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and good night. Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Sep. 16 2005, 15:04 I have found Incantations the most difficult MO album to get into, I don't particularly get moved by part 1 or 2 although they are nice. Parts 3 and 4 are my favourites but still not as inspiring as Amarok, Ommadawn, Taurus II, Crises etc IMO   -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

familyjules Group: Members Posts: 1190 Joined: May 2004 Posted: Sep. 18 2005, 12:22 Quote (The Bell(end) @ Sep. 16 2005, 15:04) I have found Incantations the most difficult MO album to get into, I don't particularly get moved by part 1 or 2 although they are nice. Parts 3 and 4 are my favourites but still not as inspiring as Amarok, Ommadawn, Taurus II, Crises etc IMO   You're right - Incantations isn't an "instant" album, but please give it a few more shots.  One day you'll get it, I swear, and then you'll love it. Jules -------------- I like beer and I like cheese Back to top

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