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mark12_30 · 01-09-2004, 03:50 PM

TITLE: Songs of Middle Earth (Inspired by Lord of the Rings) ...(but see review below.)
MUSICIANS: Rick Wakeman
GENRE: Sixties/seventies synthesizer music with no lyrics.
CANONICAL TOLKIEN or ORIGINAL? Non canonical; see below.
REVIEW: Frankly despite the title I don't see how it's Tolkien-related at all. When my copy arrived in the mail I found right on the CD jacket it says "Previously released under other titles." So how is it Tolkien Related if he just renamed the music from something else? The music is okay if you like psychedelic keyboards (personally I like Bo Hansson much better, and his music SOUNDS like Middle_Earth.)
DO YOU RECOMMEND IT? No!!! I can't see or hear a glimmer of Tolkien in it other than the Argonath on the cover,
PRICE YOU PAID : Six bucks, wasted.
WHERE YOU BOUGHT IT: Ebay. Amazon has it too.

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01-09-2004, 03:50 PM	#7
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	TITLE: Songs of Middle Earth (Inspired by Lord of the Rings) ...(but see review below.) MUSICIANS: Rick Wakeman GENRE: Sixties/seventies synthesizer music with no lyrics. CANONICAL TOLKIEN or ORIGINAL? Non canonical; see below. REVIEW: Frankly despite the title I don't see how it's Tolkien-related at all. When my copy arrived in the mail I found right on the CD jacket it says "Previously released under other titles." So how is it Tolkien Related if he just renamed the music from something else? The music is okay if you like psychedelic keyboards (personally I like Bo Hansson much better, and his music SOUNDS like Middle_Earth.) DO YOU RECOMMEND IT? No!!! I can't see or hear a glimmer of Tolkien in it other than the Argonath on the cover, PRICE YOU PAID : Six bucks, wasted. WHERE YOU BOUGHT IT: Ebay. Amazon has it too. <font size=1 color=339966>[ 4:51 PM January 09, 2004: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.