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Svetonio 
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 Topic: Olias of Sunhillow vs Hergest Ridge
Posted: November 25 2010 at 09:07 |
I love both masterpieces, but always prefered Olias of Sunhillow.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 09:38 |
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I'm one of the few here that thinks Olias is a bit horrible. So hergest Ridge for me.
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 10:15 |
 Snow Dog wrote:
I'm one of the few here that thinks Olias is a bit horrible. So hergest Ridge for me. |
For once I'll have to disagree with you Ian - I love Olias. I 've never heard Hergest Ridge so I won't vote.
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akaBona
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 10:33 |
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Olias, no doubt about it!
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CCVP
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 12:21 |
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With all the due respect to Jon, Hergest Ridge is simply one of the best prog rock albums ever.
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Chris S
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 12:25 |
well odd comparison but hey wtf......Olias for cosmic energy alone 
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lazland
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 14:30 |
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Olias, although Hergest is also great.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 17:42 |
Even though Anderson is my favorite composer in prog, I wasn't really blown away by Olias, even though I respect him for it, because musically it was a very groundbreaking album.
Hergest Ridge is my favorite Oldfield album, so I chose that one. I really like the closing section of part I and the opening section of part II in particular.
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Zargus
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 18:04 |
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Olias of Sunhillow, is one wierd album, and take some time to get into, but then its amazing!
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Posted: November 25 2010 at 20:45 |
lazland wrote:
Olias, although Hergest is also great.
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What he said. 
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MonsterMagnet
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Posted: November 27 2010 at 05:14 |
Hergest Ridge is one of the albums that I enjoy the most 
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Posted: November 27 2010 at 17:02 |
Hergest Ridge is a good album, but it never moved me as much as Tubulear Bells or Ommadawn part 1 did.
Olias of Sunhillow is the best solo album save one by a Yes member. So I vote for Olias.
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Lopolik
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 03:48 |
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I prefer Olias because it has lyrics and it has wonderful instrumental passages. Hergest is good also.
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Olias of Sunhillow vs Hergest Ridge
