- Audio CD (12 Jun 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
- Label: Euro Parrot
- ASIN: B00002MUUY
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 176,934 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
All I can say is the best way to listen to this album is in a peaceful place, through a pair of headphones and with the volume turned up as high as you can bear. Just allow your imagination to run riot while you listen to the story unfold.This has to be one of the best albums ever made and is an absolute must for any serious music collector to have in their collection.BUY IT NOW!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I owned this album for years and introduced so many friends to it, I lose count. My original copy was a vinyl album present from my Grandparents at Christmas when I was oh so young! and I was gutted when after years of faithful service both on vinyl and CD, the first disc was completely unplayable. The 'Eve of the War' is amazing, I dare you not to goosebump up when those cellos start to build... and the pulse starts to raise as you fight your way across London with Richard Burton, trying to make sense of the wierd and wonderful happenings (remember this is set in Victorian London). Your first real understanding of the era is when they talk about Thunderchild - the steam ship taking loved ones across the sea to (supposed) safety.. no such things these days... Ah, it floods back as you are taken on a rollercoaster of emotional highs and lows and empathise with the people met on the journey to understand what is really going on. I love it, this is my all time favourite soundtrack, and although the original 50's B-movie is also a firm favourite, this is by far the better medium to experience the HG Wells' story at it's best. Use your brain, and revel in it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's quite difficult to be subjective about this, it's so deeply ingrained in my childhood. But three twentysomething men sitting about listening to music put this on last night and let both discs play out, so entranced by it were they. I can't really see a new generation of kids being won over by it, as it comes across as quite dated now. However, it is an absolute sonic masterpiece and contains many classic performances, not least by Phil Lynott and Justin Hayward. This is - I think - the only album I've ever owned on vinyl, tape and CD at various points.
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war of the worlds highlights
this cd was brill i was estatic to find that this was supposed to be used and turned up as new in a cellophane wrapper implying that it was a unwanted present the sound quality was... Read more
Published 12 months ago by tracyk
dont buy this if you want the hole story
dont buy this!! there is only music clips there is no story from richard burton the hole way through it only clips of the music so you only getting half a story and a reduced... Read more
Published on 8 April 2010 by brenda white
I agree this is a fantastic album!
I heard this album shortly after it was released and was entranced... and now I've moved south to live in the Woking area I get to walk on Horsell Common, see Maybury and Byfleet. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2000
breath taking
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Published on 8 Jan 2000 by "jolly_swag_man"
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