Olias of Sunhillow
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Topic: Olias of Sunhillow
Posted By: npjnpj
Subject: Olias of Sunhillow
Date Posted: July 04 2008 at 07:13
| Watcha think? Or does anyone know for sure? |
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 04 2008 at 07:40
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can't say for certain but I don't see why he would lie and leave himself open to claims from people who really played on it. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 04 2008 at 09:20
People like, say, Jon Anderson?  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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chopper wrote:Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: July 04 2008 at 10:19
exactly. |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: July 04 2008 at 11:37
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He didn't. I helped with the crotales. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: July 04 2008 at 21:49
| I loved this album. Has to be the best solo of any Yes alumni.....IMHO. |
Posted By: Weston
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 13:43
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I voted that he did. There's nothing really virtuoso on the album except for the singing. It's a great album for other reasons than virtuosity.
Still I wonder who are all those people pictured with him on the album cover. Vangelis was supposed to have helped a little. Maybe he gave advise.
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Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: August 04 2008 at 18:48
this album came out back in 1975. Do you think if he was lying it would be known by now?... ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: August 04 2008 at 19:03
H0la! this is like a conspiration theory!! did he commit murder or not? ........33 years have passed since the gruesome crime....so i guess he is eligible for immunity now........next question, please?
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Posted By: soundsweird
Date Posted: August 07 2008 at 22:12
| I bought this album when it came out, and immediately wondered why Vangelis wasn't credited in the liner notes, because those synth sounds are obviously his. However, I met another Greek musician in the 80's who was friends with Vangelis, and he said Vangelis let him use some of his "patented" synth sounds. Jon Anderson probably did perform just about everything himself... |
Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: August 08 2008 at 03:14
| That's interesting information and clears a lot up. I also bought Olias when it was fresh in the shops and at the time the possible envolvement of other musicians was quite a topic. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 08 2008 at 08:11
| Funnily enough I came across this album whilst rummaging through a discography book the other day (as you do). There are 2 other people credited, 1 was for violin. I forget the names at the moment but will look them up again when I get home. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 09:36
| The credits in "The Great Rock Discography" are Brian Gaylor - synths and Ken Freeman - strings. |
Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 18:42
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Would you believe I found my first copy of this album in a carpark in the Perth CBD! It was a cassette tape that must have fallen from someone's car when they pulled up. Talk about a great find ------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 11 2008 at 18:59
yes, according to various sites this is the case: http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,43680,00.html - http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,43680,00.html Credits
Lists the same credits http://www.fye.com/viewamgrefdata.htm?artistId=3544&product=2706889&category=473167 - Jon Anderson - Vocals http://www.fye.com/viewamgrefdata.htm?artistId=3544&product=2706889&category=473167 - Jon Anderson - Main Performer http://www.fye.com/viewamgrefdata.htm?artistId=77771&product=2706889&category=473167 - Ken Freeman - Strings http://www.fye.com/viewamgrefdata.htm?artistId=79312&product=2706889&category=473167 - Brian Gaylor - Synthesizer it's mentioned on many sites. |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: August 15 2008 at 10:43
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I'm not 100% sure since I didn't watch him record it, but I'd imagine that he did play all of them himself. This is my favorite solo album of anyone from Yes. Great album!  ------------- 
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