- Audio CD (22 Oct 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered, Import
- Label: Bmg Japan
- ASIN: B001DYOXOQ
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 857,041 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Heaven and Hell, Pt. 1/So Long Ago, So Clear |
| 2. Heaven and Hell, Pt. 2 |
| 3. Heaven and Hell, Pt. 2 |
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Vangelis is an artist unlike others. This album seems to bridge a gap between classical and modern. Heaven and Hell is a superb musical journey that will be quite unlike most things you've heard before, but you may well find yourself converted. It is left to the listener to decide which movements describe Heaven and which Hell. Listeners of a certain age will recognise the 3rd movement as the theme from Carl Sagan's Cosmos series of 20ish years ago. My only slight complaint is that on the vinyl version, the song (with Jon Anderson as vocalist) is placed in the middle of the main theme, but this is not enough to cause me to award any fewer that 5 stars.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first encountered Heaven & Hell when viewing the TV Series Cosmos, written and presented by Dr Carl Sagan. The music haunted me for days until I discovered it had been written by Vangelis and was available as the album Heaven and Hell.
The haunting electronic melody takes the listener on a journey through time and space with changes in tempo which constantly keep you wondering what is coming next but at the same time, guiding you along the path, building to a crescendo with fury similar to 'Mars in The PLanets Suite. I venture to compare it to use this comparison but purists may well disagree.
An album for which to set-aside time and drift off onto a higher plain.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first solo album and a great epic championed to a rock audience by the greatly missed Alan "Fluff" Freeman. Good themes with lots of monk style cloister vocals, scary synth effects and three absolute highlights: the Jon Anderson sung "So long ago so clear" -one of the very best songs he has ever written (and I am counting all his Yes classics) and sung - beautifully. The other stand outs are a galloping synth theme which has a Ride of the Valkries type feel and the main theme itself. There is a great atmosphere throughout moving from themes of dread and joy echoing the work with his previous 60s group on the classic 666.
The only downside and the reason why I have not awarded five stars, is that there are only two track entry points on the CD, so the three tracks I have referred to above are not listed and can not be accessed separately. I am sure there were at least two-three track points on each side of the vinyl album, even if the tracks had no individual names. This CD urgently needs remastering, including new additional track entry points so that you can easily access favourite sections.
The only downside and the reason why I have not awarded five stars, is that there are only two track entry points on the CD, so the three tracks I have referred to above are not listed and can not be accessed separately. I am sure there were at least two-three track points on each side of the vinyl album, even if the tracks had no individual names. This CD urgently needs remastering, including new additional track entry points so that you can easily access favourite sections.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
must have the wrong CD
annoying , boring and poorly mixed .... don't know what everyone is on about but i found nothing of interest on this CD ... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Keith Randall
Heaven - without the Hell
I bought this an LP as a teenager, purely on the artwork and as I was into the throwaway synth-pop bands of the time - and lured by the sheer amount and range of instrumentation... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Tim Kidner
Wot i think of this cd
This is a great cd i love it put i love all of Vangelis it is 10 out of 10:):)
Published 15 months ago by derek taggart
Vangelis at his best
If you like Vangelis (his theme and film music) you will love this early classical studio masterpiece. Quite simply one of his best works - you will not be disappointed. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr P N Reynolds
The best of Vangelis, very well transferred to CD
Yes, I remember the L.P. being released all those years ago, being hypnotised by its originality and beauty, and playing it until the grooves wore down. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Steve
A fusion of symphonic classical with experimental electronic
This is one of the most unique albums I've ever heard. Vangelis creates a totally original, blisteringly vivid and experimental work of art, in which he basically uses various... Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2009 by Amoyan
dull
I love prog, keyboards a speciality, but this just isn't "flash" enough. Totally competent, but dull.
Published on 11 Jan 2009 by C. Hobden
Simply Splendid
Heaven And Hell - Vangelis :- The words Perfect and Life Enhancing spring to mind. If you don't have this work in your collection,then you are a very poor person (musically). Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2008 by Mr. S. Hilton
breathtaking
I am a fan of Vangelis and spend hours listening. Heaven and hell is uplifting, mixing classic and modern, violent and peaceful. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2005
Even better 2nd time round
Being of a certain age I brought this album first time round and spent hours mentally drifting and mediatating to the music. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2005 by C. A. MARWICK
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