Satyagraha
Group: Musicians
Posts: 103
Joined: June 2003 |
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Posted: May 27 2004, 11:21 |
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I must me the only one here to love the beginning of side two. It's dark and rich and dense and powerful, and speaks of mischevious things, still it leads to mirth. One of my favourite Oldfield moments, really.
However, I'm not that keen on the beginning of side one, I always thought its use of the thematic material is very inferior to the last half (from 12:00), and to my ears it has always sounded sluggish and dragging, the overdubs slightly out of time with one another. And the production a little flat and somewhat one-dimensional, compared to what comes after.
On Horseback? I think it is splendid way of ending the album, though it always makes me think of Ringo Starr (as a singer, not a drummer). Like putting Yellow Submarine after Tomorrow Never Knows on Revolver.
Ommadawn his best? I think Incantations is much better, as a composition and as an album. Ommadawn is number two in my book, closely followed by Hergest Ridge, Tubular Bells and Amarok.
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