Reiki Harmony - Terry Oldfield

Advantages: A classical album I can enjoy
Disadvantages: Area's are a bit repetative, influences of Tubular Bells felt frequently

...It's a big year for Mike Oldfield, releasing his first album in three years and in doing so storming into the number one spot of the classical albums list for several weeks, then achieving the number 9 spot in the popular album chart a few weeks later. Later on this year he regains the rights to the original Tubular Bells with views to rescoring the piece; But for now The Music Of The Spheres is his focus, and it's doing phenomenally well with a highly unexpected audience. Like so many recording artists Mike Oldfield became addicted to too many things he should not have, most of the 80's and 90's being a drug hazed blur, emerging from the back end of the 90's Mike found himself spiritually lifted, a deeper person if you like; or as I prefer a fake epiphany. Whether or not it's true is not for me to say, but having researched buddies... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Soft Following Music
Disadvantages: CD could be longer

...As with Llewllyn's first Reiki CD I fully enjoy listening to Reiki Gold while giving myself a Reiki treatment, each track is timed to about 5 minutes for each hand position. The music is very soft and free flowing so it just glides right into each track. This CD does not restrict itself to being listened to just for Reiki as I very often listen to it while meditating or continued relaxation after Reiki. The music on this CD is very typical of what you would expect from a relaxation CD so clients would also enjoy this music without out it being to eccentric for people. I would recommend this CD not only to Reiki practitioner but to anyone wishing to use it for any kind of relaxation.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: I find it Very restful.
Disadvantages: Will not appeal to everybody.

.... Here is was a fusion of harmonies, instrumental and vocal. Some tracks featured one instrument prominently but again this was not a virtuoso solo performance with an orchestral accompaniment. Lang Lang is a great classical pianist and can produce exceptional works. Here he was an outstanding part of a team. I understand that whilst Mike Oldfield wrote all the themes and had the inspiration he did not do the orchestration as he is not a composer in the classic sense. This was done by Karl Jenkins. Some criticism has been levelled at him for this but then not everybody is a classical trained composer. Even Sir Paul McCartney had help in orchestration of his "Liverpool Oratorio" I believe. It is NOT easy to transpose any music theme to a full orchestral score. I have noted that some reviews on Amazon have rather likened this to film... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful