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arkiknecht 
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 10:57 |
Right now i am listening to "Olias of Sunhillow.... I really think it is an amazing record! Or what do you think?
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 10:58 |
Wonderful, light album with beautiful relaxing sounds.
Don't let Ivan see this thread. 
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arkiknecht
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 11:06 |
said to be both celtic and oriental at the same time, truly majestic and very "new agey"........... one of my hundred all time favorite albums.....
(maybe just a matter of time before a crew of disney cartoon figures will sing along........)
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 12:19 |
A very pleasant listen. 
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 12:33 |
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Good album. I like how it is ethnic sounding and it's a very soothing listen, but on the other hand I find it to get pretty dull at times.
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 13:47 |
Love the cover art... haven't acquired the album yet 
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 20:13 |
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Jon has yet to make a solo album as good as this one. Speaking of cover art, I have a copy of the original LP and it is spectacular.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 20:36 |
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I've only listened to that once, and it was as background music while I was doing something so I wasn't really paying close attention, but I seem to recall finding it pleasant if a bit bland
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The Truth
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 20:42 |
It seems like Joel likes this album but I'm not sure if I remember right....
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 20:57 |
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Along with Fish Out of Water the best solo Yes ..
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 21:36 |
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^ I would have to put Wakeman's 6 wives and King Arthur along those "best solo Yes". Unfortunatley I don't know Olias yet, but thos Wakeman albums I like better than Fish out of Water. I also find particularly good Wakeman's Criminal Record, Out There, and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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lucas
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Posted: June 20 2010 at 12:13 |
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Check out 'short stories' and private collection' with Vangelis for another two new agey Jon records.
And indeed 'Olias of Sunhillow' is the only 100 % good Jon solo record.
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Posted: June 20 2010 at 16:15 |
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didn't this album completely invent the New Age Genre by accident before anyone had ever conceived of it?
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Posted: June 20 2010 at 17:04 |
 warrplayer wrote:
didn't this album completely invent the New Age Genre by accident before anyone had ever conceived of it?
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Not when it was released 3 years after Tubular Bells.
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Posted: June 21 2010 at 04:52 |
lucas wrote:
Check out 'short stories' and private collection' with Vangelis for another two new agey Jon records.
And indeed 'Olias of Sunhillow' is the only 100 % good Jon solo record.
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Short Stories really blew me away when it came out.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted: June 21 2010 at 05:53 |
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I love "Olias of Sunhillow". Five star album in my book.
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Posted: June 21 2010 at 06:18 |
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The best solo album by a Yes member save one, worth four solid stars.
Edited by someone_else - June 21 2010 at 06:19
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Posted: June 21 2010 at 06:28 |
Best album ever released. Most unique album I've ever heard and the best album I've art I've ever seen. Progressive perfection 
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Posted: June 21 2010 at 13:25 |
progkidjoel wrote:
Best album ever released. Most unique album I've ever heard and the best album I've art I've ever seen. Progressive perfection |
NONE of us can match Joel's enthusiasm for this album I rate it extremely highly, but then I rate most of Jon's records very highly. Toltec is my favourite.
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Posted: June 21 2010 at 17:20 |
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One of the best recordings I've ever heard.
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Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
