33 years ago a big group of friends an I all hung out in a little apartment and most nights we listened to Ommadawn on repeat. Every time I hear it now it reminds me of a time when the world was more innocent and it gives me a sense of joyful nostalgia 😘☺️
As a teenager I used to use the first 4 albums for "mood engineering". If you feel bad and want to cheer up ... Ommadawn, Keeping on the level ... Tubular Bells, Hyper and want to calm down ... Hergest Ridge, Contemplative, reflective with a hint of fun ... Incantations.
I used to be part of a small group of friends, and once every week we smoked some weed , killed the lights and listened to one of the first three albums in silence . In hindsight i think it was a kind of therapy to get out of the normal hectic teenage live. ;)
@@spiritualanarchist8162 Did this during a mushroom trip. For five of my friends, this was their first time listening to Tubular Bells and Ommadawn. Our minds were blown.
Ricky O'Brien What the hell are you talking about? I said I hated it because of the pop drum beat, why the hell would I like pop singers? Your reading comprehension is terrible lol
The inspiration for this most sublime and heart rending composition surely came from a parallel universe. It is evocative of the pastoral English countryside and always conjours images of woods, fields and hamlets sheltering beneath a glowering English sky.
+doug marcus Yep, probably my favourite album of his. Love Amarok, TB and Songs of Distant Earth too, along with many parts of many others. Ommadawn is an otherworldly masterpiece IMO.
Ommadawn is his masterpiece. It's as if Van Morrison and Frank Zappa went to Africa. I see every horse since the ice age ended at break-neck speed shoot through my head and make me all galaxies, stars and souls! Not bad, Mike!
Mike Oldfield is my favourite guitarist. He has created a complete inner musical world in all his career. It's more than music. Not all people can understand this, Rolling Stone magazine included.
+Mike Williams mike oldfield is rarely if ever mentioned alongside the greats in any genre, whether its rock, folk, classical or any other genre. Sadly his diversity means he has been hard to pigeon hole on any level. Sadly he is not often mentioned even though very few highly regarded players could even contemplate composing some of his pieces never mind implement the playing. I would class him generally as a player who puts the song first rather than burden it with self indulgent gymnastics.
+theonlyredspecial Exactly, he's hard to pigeon hole - and why would anyone want to? He's still acknowledged throughout the world as a musical genius. Not a word I throw around casually.
+Mike Williams yet my inital point stands. Outside of fan sites, or these posts with knowledgeable readers -- within the mainstream public his name is rarely mentioned. Any of the top 100 guitarists lists, or recognised polls he is rarely if ever mentioned. All i was saying, was, as a guitarist he doesnt get the credit he should.
I’ve caught up on many live MO performances on YT, and I’ve never said this before: I’d kill to have this great recording with Mike’s guitar louder in the mix. He’s almost buried at times. Incredibly performance. Even when he’s playing ‘rhythm’ (whatever that means in MO context), grace notes are flying. And in the last 10 minutes he’s just playing his ass off. Watch the body language. W’hew!
Utter genius. Of all the mike Oldfield albums I've got or heard, ommadawn is the best to my ear. Inclusive of all the tubular bells stuff etc. Though it's all remarkable music to me! Been a fan for years. Hergest ridge and tubular bells 2 are excellent too.
Mike and Maggie! The inner core!! The heart of Europe, heart touching, art for eternities!!!. into wonderland (Platinum!), thats for true!!! Amities du Allemagne!
+Lea Galcso Ommadawn is a masterpiece. I`ve listened to it for 40 years now. Never becomes boring. I saw Oldfield live 1982 in Roskilde. Great memory. But Ommadawn is the best album.
einer der begnadesten Künstler unserer Zeit, wenn man bedenkt, dass er keine Noten lesen kann und alle Intrumente seiner Stücke selbst spielen kann und macht ... welch ein Genie ... wie wunderbar, ihn selbst live erlebt zu haben
I would like that cello or viola solo toward the end to be played at my funeral. That is one of the more moving pieces of song I have experienced. I listen to it whenever I suffer great loss. It is both sad and comforting.
Alucinante, se puso su chándal verde botella, seguramente ese día no le apetecía salir como le ocurría otras veces pero en esta ocasión hizo el esfuerzo por transmitir al resto de la humanidad sus maravillosas obras de arte.
I remember, when I was young, 19 or 20 may be, during the 80's, Mike gave a show at Lille in France. Some friends and I decided to go there, to be part of the show. We had everything, alcool, drugs, and finaly, we were so much drunk and high that we remembered nothing of the show, exept some flashes, but nothing that really matered. shame on us! ;O)
À mes amis Pascal et Philippe ... chaque morceau écouté de Mike Oldfield me ramène à vous systématiquement et imperturbablement. Je vous aime mes amis. Patrick
All of the Ommadawn full album videos have disappeared from RUclips over the last 6 months or so. It was after the Ommadawn for two pianos ( which is stunningly good) appeared.
Unfortunatelly this kind of great music doesnt do in these grey times, so full of vulgar singers and melodies. We, the old generation, had such a luck for living genius like Mike.
+Bob Dubati Same here, ever since I heard him from the very first time about 1981. Salutations d´un Allemand qui fut transporte´dans des regions sublimes et trancendentes par les ouevres de Mike, avant tout Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn et Incantations, et aussi par breves etudes comme "Mount Teide" et "The Lake"... Sorry for butchering your language :-)
Mike Oldfield is probably the greatest genius in the history of popular music.
Real music , real musicians, real singers , no X factor crap here
what is x factor crap?
You've never heard of X Factor? Its one of the worst manufactured pop machines the world has ever known.
No, at least in Germany I never heard of it ;) It is a band/project?
It's a reality TV show that has singers and occasionally other musicians competing for a record deal.
Quite so...but why bother to compare Michelangelo with Dulux....?
33 years ago a big group of friends an I all hung out in a little apartment and most nights we listened to Ommadawn on repeat. Every time I hear it now it reminds me of a time when the world was more innocent and it gives me a sense of joyful nostalgia 😘☺️
Well said. I could have wrote this
This is MUSIC. All Ommadwan is amazing, but as someone said before, the last 7 minutes of part 1 is legend. I never heard anything like that.
Nore since.
i love part 2 a lot too
This is one of my favorite albums of all time.
My fav album
we need what come first before the climax theme
Ommadawn is my favorite of mike oldfield. Guitar is so wonderfull , the bigginninf wow
As a teenager I used to use the first 4 albums for "mood engineering".
If you feel bad and want to cheer up ... Ommadawn,
Keeping on the level ... Tubular Bells,
Hyper and want to calm down ... Hergest Ridge,
Contemplative, reflective with a hint of fun ... Incantations.
I used to be part of a small group of friends, and once every week we smoked some weed , killed the lights and listened to one of the first three albums in silence . In hindsight i think it was a kind of therapy to get out of the normal hectic teenage live. ;)
@@spiritualanarchist8162 Did this during a mushroom trip. For five of my friends, this was their first time listening to Tubular Bells and Ommadawn. Our minds were blown.
8.40: Here is where the real magic begins. Perhaps the finest moment in the history of modern music.
08:40
I love this part too and the Maggy's voice ❤❤
"Music is the answer to the mystery of life."
- Arthur Schopenhauer
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He's not playing guitar he's playing his heart.
period! so well said!
This may qualify as my favorite version of Ommadawn. Brilliant.
Ricky O'Brien What the hell are you talking about? I said I hated it because of the pop drum beat, why the hell would I like pop singers? Your reading comprehension is terrible lol
The inspiration for this most sublime and heart rending composition surely came from a parallel universe. It is evocative of the pastoral English countryside and always conjours images of woods, fields and hamlets sheltering beneath a glowering English sky.
of his first three big epic albums, ommadawn was the best
+doug marcus Yep, probably my favourite album of his. Love Amarok, TB and Songs of Distant Earth too, along with many parts of many others. Ommadawn is an otherworldly masterpiece IMO.
+doug marcus Mike even said the last part of Part one made him extremely satisfied.
+doug marcus
I liked Collaborations.
Ommadawn is his masterpiece. It's as if Van Morrison and Frank Zappa went to Africa. I see every horse since the ice age ended at break-neck speed shoot through my head and make me all galaxies, stars and souls! Not bad, Mike!
that's the spirit
From a time when making music was about making music instead of about how to sell it.
Awesome, this.
Mike Oldfield is my favourite guitarist. He has created a complete inner musical world in all his career. It's more than music. Not all people can understand this, Rolling Stone magazine included.
Such an underrated guitarist. Fantastic.
If he is it's because he's so much more than a guitarist.
+Mike Williams mike oldfield is rarely if ever mentioned alongside the greats in any genre, whether its rock, folk, classical or any other genre. Sadly his diversity means he has been hard to pigeon hole on any level. Sadly he is not often mentioned even though very few highly regarded players could even contemplate composing some of his pieces never mind implement the playing. I would class him generally as a player who puts the song first rather than burden it with self indulgent gymnastics.
+theonlyredspecial Exactly, he's hard to pigeon hole - and why would anyone want to? He's still acknowledged throughout the world as a musical genius. Not a word I throw around casually.
+Mike Williams yet my inital point stands. Outside of fan sites, or these posts with knowledgeable readers -- within the mainstream public his name is rarely mentioned. Any of the top 100 guitarists lists, or recognised polls he is rarely if ever mentioned. All i was saying, was, as a guitarist he doesnt get the credit he should.
+theonlyredspecial That could have something to with his output. He's hardly prolific is he?
Timeless piece of music. Love it, everytime
One of the best artists out there. I love Ommadawn especially with headphones on.
the last part really got me, it was beyond music
My most favourite song, too! He is a great musicians
Absolutament magistral !!! Mestre de mestres. Etern Mike Oldfield !!!
I’ve caught up on many live MO performances on YT, and I’ve never said this before: I’d kill to have this great recording with Mike’s guitar louder in the mix. He’s almost buried at times. Incredibly performance. Even when he’s playing ‘rhythm’ (whatever that means in MO context), grace notes are flying. And in the last 10 minutes he’s just playing his ass off. Watch the body language. W’hew!
The part at 5:49 always blows my mind. Underrated guitar player.
Incredible. I miss him so much
Utter genius. Of all the mike Oldfield albums I've got or heard, ommadawn is the best to my ear. Inclusive of all the tubular bells stuff etc. Though it's all remarkable music to me! Been a fan for years. Hergest ridge and tubular bells 2 are excellent too.
THE MIKE OLDFIELD GROUP.....! ! ! Oldfield, Cross (RIP), Fenn, Frye, Reilly, Pert (RIP). THE BEST.
I love everything Mike Oldfield has ever done, and Ommadawn is my absolute favorite.
Aloha from Hawaii 🏝️
Music I listen to from time to time to ground me in life as I get older.
Having a mellow side is a good thing 💯
absolutely amazing. such a great ,yet underestimated guitarist . my favourite Oldfield album.
Awsome. A monster. This man deserves lot lot more honors, awards and so on
mike Oldfield is a complete genius both live and on either record or CD.keep it up
Mike and Maggie! The inner core!! The heart of Europe, heart touching, art for eternities!!!. into wonderland (Platinum!), thats for true!!! Amities du Allemagne!
the solo at 6:00 mins+ absolute GENIUS!!!!
+Lea Galcso best oldfield solo ever...
+Lasse Honkanen It's probably my favourite part of Ommadawn (which is saying something cause I love the whole album)
+Lea Galcso Ommadawn is a masterpiece. I`ve listened to it for 40 years now. Never becomes boring. I saw Oldfield live 1982 in Roskilde. Great memory. But Ommadawn is the best album.
such a shred but so musical too.
it sure is
Very good classic song mike Oldfield.Fan.😂😂😂😂😂
M.O. was my first concert ever seen at 17, in Rome Dec.1980 with this line up. Fantastic.
you were lucky i could not i was just 9 in 1980 my first concerts at tenda a strisce and palaeur were by Toto Marillion simple minds some years after
22 years old, when he performed this, his second masterpiece!!
oh god, this is magical
Hermoso! glorious music man Mr.Mike Olfield, really admire him so much beauti in one mind, respect!
This is simply magic....I've heard the album but to see this being played live....holy crap
real great opus! One of my absolute highlights of the whole rock-pop history.
This is EXTRAORDINARY !
C'est au -delà de la musique, une oeuvre Divine. Ommadawn est un chef-d’œuvre absolu
Ommadawn is my favorite.
Bill Mennitt tubular bells superb , hergest ridge good , then ommadawn best ever
I agree 100%. total control. Sheer brilliance. All 3 albums were dynamic, way ahead of time.
Maybe the most interesting guitar vibrato of any musician alive.
Fripp
and dead
a few days before this video I saw them in Rome Palasport, it was great
My favourite one, Oldfield at his best..Inmortal music..
my favourite album
so so long.
but still no. 1
ommadawn was the best.
Just what the hell is it about certain music that stirs your emotions..
Maybe all music IS emotion.
10/10 Mike
I'm so jealous of his melodic writing talent...
De otro mundo...
Amazing.. THX..
einer der begnadesten Künstler unserer Zeit, wenn man bedenkt, dass er keine Noten lesen kann und alle Intrumente seiner Stücke selbst spielen kann und macht ... welch ein Genie ... wie wunderbar, ihn selbst live erlebt zu haben
"Keine Noten lesen kann?!" Neenee - das ist Paul Mc Cartney ^^
ExilschwabeGP auch falsch....das war Mark Knopfler. Ich habe Mike 3 x live gesehen, der beste Performer.
Listen to this forever. Love it !
I loved so much this LP very nice memory!!!!!!!!
a great musician, Oldfield!
Mesmerized
mike oldfield musical legend
A national treasure is Mike
thanks si much for that TAMO TEMOTO
I would like that cello or viola solo toward the end to be played at my funeral. That is one of the more moving pieces of song I have experienced. I listen to it whenever I suffer great loss. It is both sad and comforting.
tout l'art de Mike Oldfield !! respect !!
Contender for the best A-side in prog rock!
the best played live film version of Ommadawn that I believe/think
Best music in the world to code by.
Still magical to me
Masterpiece. Thanks for uploading and sharing such a brilliant performance by Mike Oldfield.
my fav album of mike
Easily stood the test of time!
My initiation to Mike's music, so I still had to catch up. But this is still a gem!!
Tu nous manque Mike 🙏👍🤩🎅🎅
Ein großartiges Werk
Awesome playing by Mike
Great performance
Cool post
Alucinante, se puso su chándal verde botella, seguramente ese día no le apetecía salir como le ocurría otras veces pero en esta ocasión hizo el esfuerzo por transmitir al resto de la humanidad sus maravillosas obras de arte.
Je ne m en lasserai jamais
deeply real talent..thanky
wow! love those awesome big jbl speakers!
Finale paradisiaco ti porta su un altro pianeta
I remember, when I was young, 19 or 20 may be, during the 80's, Mike gave a show at Lille in France. Some friends and I decided to go there, to be part of the show.
We had everything, alcool, drugs, and finaly, we were so much drunk and high that we remembered nothing of the show, exept some flashes, but nothing that really matered. shame on us! ;O)
He must have left some impression on you because you're here.............; )
Head phones - Heaven
Seen it. Lived it.
Genial, ich liebe das Stück
Mike Oldifield, è un genio!!!
Ser beste aller zeiten . Danke Mike
Ich denke, so was wird es nie wieder geben...
Best musician alive.
À mes amis Pascal et Philippe ... chaque morceau écouté de Mike Oldfield me ramène à vous systématiquement et imperturbablement. Je vous aime mes amis. Patrick
There is only 1 Mike Oldfield
My favourite M.O. album.
Masterpiece
A Master piece !! Thanks
A genuis, marvellous work.
no words...unbelievable
All of the Ommadawn full album videos have disappeared from RUclips over the last 6 months or so. It was after the Ommadawn for two pianos ( which is stunningly good) appeared.
fantastic
Unfortunatelly this kind of great music doesnt do in these grey times, so full of vulgar singers and melodies. We, the old generation, had such a luck for living genius like Mike.
ehy you from 5 years ago.. were you sure to be in grey times? cheers
Un génie ce mec. Toute ma jeunesse. Inspirant.
Music to die to.
exactly
Beautiful and deep
Analog synths sound so much better!
comment voyager depuis sont fauteuil 🎁 des enchanteurs.tjr un plaisir
Moi ça fait 35 que j'aime ! ! Ces divin magique magnifique intense ! !!
+Bob Dubati Same here, ever since I heard him from the very first time about 1981. Salutations d´un Allemand qui fut transporte´dans des regions sublimes et trancendentes par les ouevres de Mike, avant tout Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn et Incantations, et aussi par breves etudes comme "Mount Teide" et "The Lake"... Sorry for butchering your language :-)
Masterpiece !!!!