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    Posted: November 08 2007 at 09:42
What on Earth is this?? was he high when he recorded this? what's with the whimsical irritating vocals like the growls, the electronic "h-h-happy?" and so on? This is some of the least pleasing listening experiences in months. Some parts sound decent, but nothing really stood out apart from a complex acoustic guitar theme.

anyone has found it terrible at first and then grown to like/love it?


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I liked it from the first listen, although I do prefer his 70's stuff to it. On the other hand, I haven't listened to it in a long time now, might give it a spin again soon.
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 08 2007 at 10:05
I'm a long time Oldfield fan and bought it /heard it for the first time about three years ago.  Kind of neutral on it at the moment.  I like it better than some others in his discography but certainly not as much as others.
 
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Points: 18292 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 08 2007 at 10:15
I bought it in march, and have only listened to it in it's eternity once.
When the "H-h-h-h-h-h-appy?" thing started, i thought "What is this crap?". But then it disappeared, and got a bit better.
I didn't like it very much, still.
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Points: 29452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 08 2007 at 10:29

One of the most sonically impressive albums I've ever heard. I love it and gave it 5 stars when I reviewed it.
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Points: 1402 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 08 2007 at 13:12
When I first heard it about 4 years ago I thought it sounded like a collection of beginnings but after several listenings it began to grow on me. I liked the idea of Maggie Thatcher dancing in hobnails. Could have done without the loud clashes during the first five minutes but apparently there is a reason. Any morse code experts out there?
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Points: 1319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2007 at 18:30
It's too long to pick apart! I'll need to listen to it at least a few more times before I'll be able to remember any of it. I've only heard it twice, but some parts stood out as really good.
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Points: 3300 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2007 at 23:08
the second best piece of music in the history of prog rock.
loved it at tha first listen.
give it many further spins, and most important of all: do not zap.


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Single best work in prog music, and all music in general.
 
And suprisingly, I really DID NOT like it on first listen...I had no idea what was going on.
 
Dug a little bit deeper, gave it another shot and BAM!  It hit me like a ton of bricks.  Completely ingenius.  Pure brilliance, best peice of music ever written.Clap
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2008 at 20:07
I love this record. It's lovely and varied while being crazy enough to keep my interest. =)
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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 20 2008 at 13:28
I think it's one of the best discs in his discog (though I haven't heard all that much). Really different from what I expected, and that certainly made it better in my mind.
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Points: 20032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 20 2008 at 14:20
Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

When I first heard it about 4 years ago I thought it sounded like a collection of beginnings but after several listenings it began to grow on me. I liked the idea of Maggie Thatcher dancing in hobnails. Could have done without the loud clashes during the first five minutes but apparently there is a reason. Any morse code experts out there?

apparently there's a secret message hidden in it which is aimed at Richard Branson - and is not that polite.
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Points: 50 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2008 at 16:02
Originally posted by The Lost Chord The Lost Chord wrote:

Single best work in prog music, and all music in general.
 
And suprisingly, I really DID NOT like it on first listen...I had no idea what was going on.
 
Dug a little bit deeper, gave it another shot and BAM!  It hit me like a ton of bricks.  Completely ingenius.  Pure brilliance, best peice of music ever written.Clap


agreed, if you don't like this album you've either not listened to it enough, or you are a cloth eared-nincompoop.
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