![]() ![]() Let's face it: very few albums managed such a great commercial success on so few ambient ideas. As if we b-needed him to know what a grand piano or a slightly distorted guitar is. I suppose one of the reason why I rate this album poorly is the over-exposition of such a musical idea-poor album: a few good ideas but greatly overly-extended and an incredibly cheesy instrument announcement part around the close of the side 1 of the album. Actually maybe the main merit of this poor album is that it sold in such great amounts that it allowed the Virgin label such financial freedom that they dared taking chances on unlikely and uncommercial acts like Gong or even more daringly Henry Cow. In the soft aerial genre you might want to try his following two albums (Ommadawn and Herdgest Ridge) and JM Jarre's Oxygène or some Vangellis. One of the most over-rated album in history but was and still is a fave with the public. HDCD Virgin - CDVR2001 (2000, Europe) Remastered by Simon Heyworth Vivian Stanshall / voice of "Master of Ceremonies" & "Sailor's Hornpipe" commentary Releases information Mike Oldfield / grand piano, organs (Farfisa, Lowrey, Hammond), glockenspiel, mandolin, bass, acoustic, electric, fuzz, Spanish & speed guitars, honky-tonk piano, assorted percussion, flageolet, tubular bells, concert timpani, guitars sounding like bagpipes, choir conductor, co-producer ![]()
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