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''Hergest Ridge'' is the second record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1974 on Virgin Records. The album was reissued with bonus material and new artwork in June 2010. During 1973, Oldfield was uncomfortable with the public attention that he had received from the success of ''Tubular Bells'', and retreated to the English countryside to work on his follow-up. The result was ''Hergest Ridge'', named for the hill near Kington, Herefordshire on the border between England and Wales, and near where he was living at the time. ''Hergest Ridge'' entered the UK album charts at number one, only to be displaced by its predecessor, ''Tubular Bells''. Oldfield is thus one of only a few artists (among whom are The Beatles and Bob Dylan) to have defeated themselves in this manner. == Album analysis == Similarly to ''Tubular Bells'', the album is divided into two movements, although ''Hergest Ridge'' makes more economical use of its various themes and has more sophisticated musical development than its multi-themed and rapidly changing predecessor. Oldfield is innovative on ''Hergest Ridge'' in the novel way in which he builds up complex textures; he frequently superimposes multiple layers of electric guitar recorded by first amplifying heavily (to achieve a sustained organ-like quality) and then reducing the volume greatly via use of the Glorfindel Box and the compression channel from the Manor Mixing Console, as he did on the "Guitars Sounding Like Bagpipes" section from ''Tubular Bells'' Part 2. Textures are extended further using various organ timbres and the use of voice as an instrument (the voice is never treated prominently and is deliberately reduced as much as possible and thus permitted largely for textural effect). According to producer Tom Newman, parts of the album were also recorded at Chipping Norton, and the original release mix created at Air Studios, London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hergest Ridge (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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