Music : Ommadawn

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0017046185523
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Blue Plate Caroline
Manufacturer: Blue Plate Caroline
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Blue Plate Caroline
Release Date: July 11, 2000
Studio: Blue Plate Caroline
Sales Rank: 21332
MPN: 1855

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Album Description:
Japanese digitally remastered limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.

Amazon.com:
With his first release, Tubular Bells, Mike Oldfield created a genre that can best be termed "symphonic folk-rock." Ommadawn, his third album, continued in a similar though somewhat more ambitious and less portentous vein. Including the African percussion group Jabula and Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains on uilleann pipes, this is Oldfield's most easily palatable release. Oldfield plays almost 20 instruments here. The two instrumental pieces that make up nearly the entire album are similar to ambient music in intent and effect, with an almost constant recycling of themes. The album closes with "On Horseback," a classic piece of English whimsy. --James Swift

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- I'd Rather Be With You Than Flying Through Space.
Mike Oldfield's third studio recording marks the end of the most creative phase of his career. "Tubular Bells" explored an aggressive and improvised world of chaos and turmoil. "Hergest Ridge" presented listeners with the genteel and serene flip side of that world. "Ommadawn" is a step outward into a much larger and all encompassing world. It combines both the energy and serenity of his first two albums, but importantly expresses itself through shifting ethnic backdrops. Oldfield is for the ... Read More

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- Ommadawn is musically perfect- Utter Perfection
I simply adore Ommadawn. I have listened to it innumerable times over almost twenty years. Not only do I never tire of this wondrous creation, I find the occasional moment when I hear something within it I did not hear before. If a day comes when I feel beaten down or depressed, I can listen to the music of Mike Oldfield and bask in the joy of knowing I lived at a time in history when one of humanity's finest musicians lived, and I can find unexpressable hope in knowing I might one day be able to hear ... Read More

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- Mike's Masterpiece
Ive always loved Mike Oldfields work although his latter suff hasn't impressed me as much. This album along with Hergest Ridge and of course Tubular Bells are his masterpieces. Ommadawn is my favourite out the three, its a beautifully constructed treasure that never seems to age with time. Ive been listening to this album since I was 6 and 15 years later I still play this record religously it's that good do yourself a favour and buy it now!

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- A wonderful album of delicate instrumental music
Released in 1975, the haunting Ommadawn is an excellent recording and the last of the trilogy that featured album-length works including Tubular Bells (1973) and Hergest Ridge (1974). All three of these albums can be purchased in one shot with the "Boxed" package. Of the three albums, Ommadawn is a personal favorite.

Mike Oldfield is quite the multi-instrumentalist and on Ommadawn plays everything from acoustic/electric guitar, to bass, to (tons of) synthesizers (amongst other instruments), ... Read More

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- One For The Ages
I have been listening to this composition at suitable intervals for 30 years now. Many of the reviewers here sound like this is about the best thing they've ever heard. Count me in. In one effort this album established the breadth of perspective of New Age music on par with classical music. Hundreds of years from now when people want to hear only the best of our era, this work will be there. Tubular Bells is Oldfield's wonderful if playful signature composition, but Ommadawn is his masterpiece.

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