Customer Reviews
Mood Music - By: Mr. R. J. Deacon, 02 Jun 2008 
OK so I'm a bit behind here, I have listened to alll of M O's output over the years & like others he has had his brilliant albums & some which have not been as good. This album is very definatly one of the best, it weaves celtic, orchestral & Mike's own style to form a feast of wonderful mood music. If I had to pick one track to take on a desert island it would have to be Mont St Michel, it's as good a piece of musical picture painting as you will ever hear, the blend of pipes & orchestra are just breathtaking. An Album to savour, put on the headphones, close your eyes & be transported to another place.
Absolute Dross - By: Bob Monkhouse, 05 Jan 2008 
Don't be fooled by the other reviews here, this album sucks. It is essentiallly the most dire form of commercial celtic nonsense that one would expect to hear playing in a "new age" shop. The music is dull, slow, mundane, monotonous & quite simply way below the standard that one associates with Mike Oldfield. Listening to this album is a painful experience, & there is little if nothing here to excite the Mike Oldfield fan. Avoid at alll costs.
Pipe Dream - By: Mr. J. Hulme, 05 May 2007 This is a fantastic album, with the celtic influence. Haunting guitars & bagpipes & ghostly pipes. Wonderful, every track is a stand alone masterpiece. Traditional Celtic songs given the Oldfield's touch, a few more words to describe the CD exceptional, terrific, stupendous, dazzling, marvellous, awe-inspiring, breathtaking, remarkable, picturesque, scenic, exquisite, magnificent, gorgeous, & not forgetting charming
A Voyage of inspiring Music - By: Roderick Openshaw, 03 Jun 2006 I have been a MO fan for as many years as Mike has been writing music. This album is truly a beautiful arrangement of celtic music that i defy anyone not to feel an array of emotions whilst listening to it. Go on let you imagination roam over the stunning vallleys & hills of the Highlands Just Beautiful
A "can't go wrong" instrumental album with Celtic influences - By: , 15 Sep 2002 Mike Oldfield, the genius of instrumental & ambient music, grabbed five traditional Celtic songs, added another five of his own, & launched what is now my favorite Mike Oldfield album of alll time... & I own pretty much everything from him. Track 9 ("Flowers of the Forest"), in particular, is an awesome work. Track 3 ("The Hero") has been a favorite to everyone I played this album to but, alll in alll, it's the general theme (sort of like a suitable soundtrack for the movie "Braveheart") that reallly sells this album. Being a fan of Tolkien, much like Mike Oldfield himself, I can't help picturing The Hobbit when I listen to track 7 ("Dark Island").
If you like Mike Oldfield & loved movies like "Braveheart" or "Lord of the Rings", then this album couldn't be a better choice.
