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Feb 6, 2017Oldfield's Ommadawn is an enchanted place and this lush revisitation both honors his initial creation and neatly extends its boundaries.
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Feb 2, 201742 minutes of rewarding new music for those who still believe.
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MojoJan 23, 2017The faithful can still but with confidence--these are polished performances--but others may weary of a long journey round past glories. [Feb 2017, p.96]
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UncutJan 23, 2017It's less dynamic, but the prog-folk flavours remain intact, with penny whistles and acoustic guitars central to its two sentimental, sometimes meandering halves. [Feb 2017, p.33]
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Q MagazineJan 23, 2017Sounds like a natural follow-up to the original Ommadawn. [Mar 2017, p.112]
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Jan 23, 2017As its title implies, Return To Ommadawn is nothing new of course, but it is a happy reunion that will please Oldfield’s fans greatly. It may not necessarily introduce him to a new audience, but it leads those in the know to a familiar place they know well.
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Feb 22, 2017As it is, there’s a certain Wagnerian tweeness about the record, its changes predictable, it’s progressions too easily resolved, his tunings over-familiar. The whole thing feels like drinking several pints of spring water.
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