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3.0 out of 5 stars So much better in the original mix, 6 Jul 2005

By	Nebil Campbell-Shaw (Dublin, Dublin Ireland) - See all my reviews

I was lucky enough to have grown up with the original vinyl pre-Oldfield-tweak version (crackles, pops and all) and eagerly anticipated the CD release, only to find the remastered version a pale imitation of the haunting release I am so familiar with. Even when I first heard the original, aged around 5 or 6, I found the opening few minutes achingly beautiful and intensely moving; even now I still find it a totally unique piece of music which retains the power to send shivers down the spine at its beginning and at the end where an eerie and shocking chord transition shatters a hitherto languid choral sequence.

Though I appreciate Tubular Bells and what I've heard of Oldfield's other work, there is something special - I would even go so far as to say spiritual - about Hergest Ridge; even the LP cover was a work of art. I am perplexed that Oldfield can have found reason to try improving what was already perfect and the current remastered version loses more in content than it gains in quality.

I won't be throwing out the LP just yet...

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4.0 out of 5 stars get your facts right, 19 Jul 2007

By	Richard Pievaitis "bleedthefield" (sat on Kobia with the prophet Nebehr Gudahtt) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Could i just ask people like the poor reviewer below me to get their facts right before going to print.
The Hergest Ridge album came out very soon after Tubular Bells so how could it sound like Ommadawn ?
Again how could Mike "plagarise Ommadawn" if he hadn,t even recorded it yet ?
I just wish people, who like to express their opinions on Amazon, would actually bother to read up a records history first.It is not helpful to others when deciding to buy the album but it just makes one seem foolish - sorry if this seems harsh but i have noticed a recent increase in both online and printed "journalist" reviews (especially Classic Rock ) to get facts completely wrong.
i know this is only a minor point in the whole history of the Cosmos but you do need to realise that Hergest Ridge was the follow-up to T.B. and that Ommadawn then came 3rd.
By the way H.R. is somewhat similar to T.B. but has a charm all of its own ,of course Ommadawn then goes onto sound like a natural progression to H.R.- surprise,surprise - thats the way an artist should develop and here Mike does just that. The themes are quite repetitive but thats Mikes style and personally i find the music to be very pleasant and calming - new age before new age had a name ?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Welsh Mountainside Melody from the 70ies, 27 April 2007

By	Mr. P. J. R. LEWIS (Llandudno N Wales) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Vertually everyone has heard of Tubular Bells and how it launched both Mike Oldfield and especially Richard Bransons multi billion pound Virgin industry but few have heard of Oldfields superior albums that came after his 17million seller.
For those still wondering about my unusual title to Oldfields second album Hergest Ridge is just five miles up the road from Clyro made famous by the Rev Francis Kilvert and his diaries,and only 9 miles from Hay on Wye the famous secondhand book shop of the world.

Mike Oldfield moved to a cottage overlooking this picturesque hillside to escape the intense publicity over the success of Tubular Bells.He was able to look at the beauty of looking over into the English border from his Welsh stronghold which gave him inspiration to write Hergest Ridge.

I have visited and walked the ridge on numerous occasions and if you want to be inspired to musical greatness it is certainly the place to do it.

Hergest was a giant that lived nearby and the tales of his exploits make enjoyable reading but Oldfield has certainly matured in his second outing with a stronger more controlled less experimental sound to the album.

If Tubular Bells saw Oldfield showing off his skills as a musician with the albums catchy melody then Hergest Ridge is a more serious attempt at producing a instrumental album and it is certainly one of his most composed pieces of work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars GORGEOUS!!!
Where 'Tubular Bells' was a mixture of folk and prog that chopped and changed melodies and moods with awesome musical dexterity, this, the follow up, 'Hergest Ridge' is a much... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Stotty

5.0 out of 5 stars music for the soul
Hearing this composition is only part of the experience as it is a musical adventure that can be felt it in the very soul of anyone who is appreciative and persevering enough to... Read more

Published 15 months ago by PAULINE STAVES

3.0 out of 5 stars Close but no cigar
I have the original album and it remains my favorite Oldfield album along side Ommadawn. This mix has the essence of the original but none of the delicacy found on the vinyl... Read more

Published 20 months ago by Mr. P. Ward

1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish.
I used to love this album, but hearing the CD it sounds to me like someone forgot to plug in one of the stereo channels when mixing it. Read more

Published on 16 Sep 2007 by Peter Monster

5.0 out of 5 stars great! thts all there is to say!
having not been around when the lp or remixed version was released i can not comment on the production of the 'remastered version'. Read more

Published on 31 Aug 2007 by matt.B

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing Tracks
I originally bought Hergest Ridge in the Virgin 3CDS boxset, which also included Ommadawn. That version had 5 tracks on it, though it only lists Hergest Ridge Parts 1 and 2... Read more

Published on 20 Aug 2007 by Paul Haines

3.0 out of 5 stars Hit And Miss
The sound quality of the remaster is very good, but I have to echo the previous comments about this NOT being the original mix. Read more

Published on 13 Aug 2007 by Graham Armfield

2.0 out of 5 stars he should've called this album 'dammawon'
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i originally bought hergest ridge on vinyl as part of the 'boxed' set incl Tubular bells (which i already had) and Ommadawn, and I must have listened to... Read more

Published on 14 Jul 2007 by JethroUK

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Oldfields Best!
This is a great CD, certainly one of Oldfields best along with Ommadawn and Incantations. I am of the opinion that the new mix is far superior to the old one. Read more

Published on 21 Dec 2006 by N. A. Loughran

1.0 out of 5 stars HDCD but inferior "Boxed" mix
Like other reviewers I have fond memories of the vinyl version of this album. I picked up a copy of this (HD)CD only to find it a pale imitation of the original mix. Read more

Published on 10 Aug 2006 by CQFreak

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