Alice Coltrane's 'Universal Conciousness'

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I played this on saturday morning. A great reissue and my first Alice Coltrane record. I esecially liked the string arraangements. I'd definetely throw a copy of this in Richard ashcroft's face. He might learn a thing or two about making 'good' but not corny string arrangements.

Has anybody got this?

― Julio Desouza, Sunday, 9 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

One of my absolute favorites. Alice's arrangements were amazing, and her harp barely ever sounded real. It just sounded like it was cascading from the ether. I'd recommend World Galaxy next. It had her best string arrangements, and is fairly easy to get as a Japanese import. It's my favorite of hers. Also Journey in Satchidanda is quite beautiful.

― Melissa W, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Melissa W- this is a day I thought I'd never see- the day we can finally agree on something! Will get 'journey in satchidanda'.

― Julio Desouza, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hurrah! Now there is peace and happiness. :-)

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Whoa, when was this reissued? Man, I checked this out from the radio station once and LOVED it, but I seem to remember it only being available through import for like 35 bucks... I'm glad you like it, Julio - I think you'll enjoy Satchadinanda, too.

― Clarke B., Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Julio, incidentally, "Pyramid Song"=best Alice Coltrane ripoff in a pop song EVAH

― Melissa W, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

My favourite Alice Coltrane is 'Ptah, El The Dauod' (hopefully I spelt that right!).

It has Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson (A quite unlikely combination really) playing Tenor Sax and Flutes. Some fine playing however their isn't any string arrangements on the album, except for Alice's fine harp playing (mostly on 'Blue Nile', an amazing song).

The others mentioned are just great as well.

Keep Listening, Geoff

― Geoffrey Balasoglou, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

''Julio, incidentally, "Pyramid Song"=best Alice Coltrane ripoff in a pop song EVAH''

The connection from Radiohead to Alice Coltrane has been drawn and I can see it with pyramid song but we must disagree on this track. We're back to square one, I'm afraid.

Clarke- its been reissued recently. I bought here in Canada but it should turn up in the UK soon!

― Julio Desouza, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

one year passes...

i played 'blue nile' at a club i was DJing a few nights ago... went down very well...

― stevie (stevie), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 23:51 (twenty years ago) link

eleven years pass...

this album really hitting the spot today. unbelievable. praise allah/hare krishna/sita ram that she got the budget to do something like this.

― tylerw, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 17:55 (nine years ago) link

three years pass...

"the ankh of amen-ra" is an all-time sunday morning jam

― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 20 May 2018 13:10 (five years ago) link

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