moonchildhippy
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Posted: June 13 2006, 11:06 |
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Ommadawn Part 1 bombastic???  , Never.
| Quote | | ThisName Posted on June 09 2006, 12:20I think ommadawn pt.2 is sadly neglected. I think after the passion of the climax in part one, the opening to part 2 is quite heartbreaking. Its like having a nervous breakdown and coming out of it still feeling the same, a sense of desperation and lonliness. Then when the guitars suddenly subside and you are left with a simple lone acoustic guitar now in the major key, everything starts to brighten and there are some glorious passages from then on. I really enjoy on horseback too, its simple, direct and incredibly moving. Not sure why people sometimes write it off as a joke, i think it fits the mood of the album very well. I think often with mikes music, you have to read between the lines. |
Yes I love the build up and climax of Part 1  , but I feel Part 2 is often woefully overlooked. I personally don't feel the first five minutes of Part 2 is in any way heartbreaking. I often like to light candles and incense, and grab some of my big fleecy cushions and lie back and just go with the flow of the music. Alternatively I like to get out with a "Walkman" into the countryside and listen there.
I feel that Part 1 is like a (re)birth, I often think that I give birth to some of my best ideas whilst playing Ommadawn.
The guitar builds and builds into this intense finale  , and fades out, leaving the African drums sustaining the Ommadawn heartbeat.
The spiralling guitars that begin Part 2 are like waking from the dream or finding your surroundings following the birth. I don't find this section in any way a feeling of desperation or loneliness,I find this a very peaceful section.
I find the Uiellian Pipe Section with the solitary piper is the part where I most feel there's feelings of isolation or loneliness. Maybe isolation isn't neccesarily a sad thing, I guess it depends upon whether an individual is a people person or prefers his/her own company. Personally speaking I hover in the middle, I like small groups of people,sometimes I prefer my own company, but If I'm alone for too long I can feel a lonely sense of isolation.
From then onwards I find the rest of the album very uplifting,the Bodrhan section and the On Horseback finale with a happy ending . I too don't know why On Horseback is often written off as a joke, for me it's an integral part ofthe album.
I love the intensity of Part 1 , but I always have to listen to Ommadawn in it's entirity. Part 2 is the perfect calmer companion to Part 1. I findit difficult to separate the two parts, to do so is like fish without chips , eggs without bread soldiers or Laurel without Hardy.
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