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| 5.0 classic | Golly640 | December 12th 15 |
For me this is the closest Mike Oldfield got to perfection. Tubular Bells was refreshingly novel but this album has a richer depth. Agree with other posts that side one is the more complete, gentle intro and rhythmically sublime ending. However I equally enjoy side two leading to the climatic guitar outro.
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| 4.0 excellent | tawnyAnt | July 5th 14 |
Oldfield at his most consistent. Unlike the suite arrangement of Tubular Bells, Ommadawn really is one extended-length song, with its themes reprised and varied along the way. The climax of part one is essential listening in any category!
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| 5.0 classic | iranscam | July 2nd 10 |
When you were young, did you ever read those super corny fantasy novels with generic knights n' dragons plots and covers that look like this: http://www.marlowesbooks.com/Bookimg4/037395.jpg
I didn't because I'm not a gayfactory but I'd imagine this album is the aural equivalent of nostalgia from reading another one of those things now. This album merges admittedly/fittingly cheesy new age electronics, Celtic folk music, and progressive rock guitar wizardry into one two-part instrumental monolith with more catchy melodies than you can shake a shlong at. Also, the added "On Horseback" is adorable. Okay before I run off someone who hasn't listened to this with that terrible and unappealing description, this is better than Tubular Bells. Give it a hearin.
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| 5.0 classic | LF96 | November 15th 06 |
Following the tradition of his first two albums, Oldfield decided to make one long track for an entire album yet again. Here too, Oldfield plays a bunch of different and sometimes obscure instruments (like the bodhran for instance). Ommadawn keeps the folky atmosphere heard on his first two albums but ventures into a more dark sounding soundscape. Personally, I find this to be Mike Oldfield's greatest albums. So great that I even own two vinyl copies of it (though they are actually different, one has the Horse Song and the other one In Dulce Jubile as extra track).
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| 5.0 classic | igi78 | June 26th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Krelkin | December 14th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | broitt | June 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | fenman | April 5th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | TheCrow | November 6th 22 |
| 2.5 average | gschwen | September 14th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | CRX | September 11th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | January 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | arf | November 15th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Elynna | June 30th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Akifexx | February 16th 21 |
| 3.0 good | KuyJuk | November 7th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | September 17th 20 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | June 1st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | elch21 | March 4th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Spag | February 7th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | OliKad | October 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | dosia | April 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | kabster | December 25th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rmazer | September 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | NateMa | June 13th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | April 17th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Rdv | December 7th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Kantala | November 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | BoJean | March 9th 17 |
| 3.5 great | IceMole | February 15th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Scoob | December 30th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | El Olam | December 17th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Kalhur | November 19th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | DarthGL | September 25th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | March 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Superb | December 4th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Pane | August 23rd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | ast | July 29th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | jybt | May 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | tancrni | April 16th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | FVS | March 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sacul | February 11th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | JJKeys | November 11th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | bjb | October 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jackus | July 22nd 14 |
| 3.0 good | ethos | May 3rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | perlox | February 28th 14 |
| 3.0 good | deslad | February 18th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Egarran | February 3rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Phate72 | January 13th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | rrodjf | September 27th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Matski | September 22nd 13 |
| 3.0 good | alvahe | August 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | DRZ | July 13th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Mike08 | April 15th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | MRDi | January 23rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | seifer | December 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | balazs | November 25th 12 |
| 2.5 average | bobbi | October 5th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | aNtiile | August 29th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Cru | July 30th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Yami | May 27th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | virpi | February 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | KILL | January 18th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Blade86 | October 18th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | true | October 9th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Skipdog | September 21st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | SWORD | August 21st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Hro | June 2nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | bmagnus | August 11th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | ferrum | November 21st 09 |
| 5.0 classic | trepoto | August 16th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Riva | March 7th 06 |
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