Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
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Artist: Jon AndersonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-02-28
Music Label: Wounded Bird Records
Soundtracks:
- Ocean Song
- Meeting (Garden Of Geda)Sound Out The Galleon
- Dance Of Ranyart Olias (To Build The Moorglade)
- Qoquaq En Transic Naon Transis To
- Flight Of The Moorglade
- Solid Space
- Moon Ra, Chords, Song Of Search
- To The Runner
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Free Music Review: If you like mind trips...take this one
Hit: 5 Stars
If you like to listen to a solid album/CD end to end for the feel, for the meditation, for the mental trip, for the escape, for the stress-relief, this is one to relish in. If you like any of Pink Floyd's Meddle, Tangerine Dream's Encore, Yes's Tales from Topographic Oceans, Brian Eno's Apollo Atmospheres, Mike Oldfield's Incantations, Kraftwerk's Autobahn, Moody Blue's In Search of the Lost Chord, Vangelis's Albedo 0.39, Hawkwind's Hall of the Mountain Grill, ..., then you should love this. All the above are unique, unlike the other, each a different trip to take. I think that this one is particularly special, never even closely approached in its overall sound by Anderson himself or another musician or group. It's full, rich, and beautiful, constructed by numerous layerings of the subtle contributions of many instruments/sounds, percussive or otherwise. As a result, it is not simple, yet it is smooth. It is from the heart and spiritual, a carefully and masterfully laid out surreal journey from start to finish. Listen in solitude, at night, and go.
Some of the synthesizer sounds ring of those found on contemporary Vangelis pieces, especially Albedo 0.39, but no one seems to know whether such a link is real and this work is not, nor does it bare any resemblance to the sound of a John and Vangelis or a Vangelis composition. The lyrics are abstract incomprehensible poetry with good sounding words. I actually prefer it that way when word choice just sounds good; of course in some cases during this album; they're not real words either, but they go well with the rest of the music.
This CD deserves an elaborate book-like or deluxe packaging for display by your stereo; it is currently a CD jewel case package. The original LP itself was offered in a fold-out book-like format (a few pages) and included the uncharacteristically detailed Roger Dean images and arabesques now overly-miniaturized in order to fit on the CD pages.
On the sound, I am not sure that remastering is necessary; this CD sounds quite good to me, but I do not have the ear to advise well on sound. I would still give a remaster a whirl if it were offered. Olias of Sonhillow is a gem and listenable in endless loop, my primary criterion for a 5-star rating.
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Jon Anderson is widely known as the lead singer for Yes. He has issued numerous solo albums over the years, Olias Of Sunhillow reached #47 on the Billboard charts in 1976.Pop Music CDs
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