A question about Olias of Sunhillow

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   Is that album the first New Age album? (1976) I find the music highly creative and out of this world! It is easily Jon Anderson's best moment, and sounds like music coming straight from Heaven.

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Zitro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 11 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1321	Topic: A question about Olias of Sunhillow Posted: August 19 2005 at 15:08
	Is that album the first New Age album? (1976) I find the music highly creative and out of this world! It is easily Jon Anderson's best moment, and sounds like music coming straight from Heaven.

Wormboy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 06 2005 Status: Offline Points: 101	Posted: August 19 2005 at 15:13
	Depends on how you'd define New Age, but I'd say no. Certainly there were other synth-only types that preceded Anderson. A very interesting album, nonetheless. Pretty hippy-dippy, though!

BaldJean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 28 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10387	Posted: August 19 2005 at 15:14
	I wouldn't call it "New Age", but it is certainly an excellent album and in my opinion by far the best solo-effort of Jon Anderson.
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Zitro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 11 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1321	Posted: August 19 2005 at 15:14
	That's the reason I LOVE the album! pretty hippy, dreamy, and fantasy-like album from a Genius mind (or a lot of dope)

Heptade Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 427	Posted: August 19 2005 at 15:18
	Some consider Tubular Bells to be the first new age album...or maybe some of Tangerine Dream's stuff? I consider TD to be ambient myself, New Age having some pretty horrible associations...