Om Namaha Shivaya: Deluxe Tenth Anniversary Edition

Robert Gass & On Wings Of Song | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spring Hill
• ASIN: B000006Q4B
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,223 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #95 in Music > Dance & DJ > Ambient

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GASS ROBERT OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful chant yet so soothing...., October 9, 1999

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Rodger (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Om Namaha Shivaya: Deluxe Tenth Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

I have heard several different chants of Om Namah Shivaya, but have taken a special liking to the one in this CD. It is soothing yet powerful. It moves me inside and awakens my sense of spirituality. I hear it every morning without fail. One need not specifically be of Hindu religion to experience this joy....... A must must must buy and keep.......I possess two copies....

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE...If you are familiar with the original release!, February 23, 2005

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D. Brydges "pureimagination" (ATL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Om Namaha Shivaya: Deluxe Tenth Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

I just bought this CD and what a LET DOWN! I've had the original release of this on tape for years. I LOVE it for the second track (Om), a constant "drone" with voices, that is the perfect vehicle for putting one in that "nothingness" state.
The let down here is that on the original version, the Om track runs over 40 minutes (of uninterrupted bliss), whereas the CD has a 17 minute version! I don't know what possessed the record company or the artist to change the original format, but I would like to have seen an indication of this on the Amazon listing details.
So, I don't know who to point the finger at here; Amazon for lack of detail or the revised CD format, but I'm really disappointed.
Be Well

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Those wanting an "eastern" sound experience, look elsewhere, April 7, 2005

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Into "voidness" (everywhereandnowhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Om Namaha Shivaya: Deluxe Tenth Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

[...]

I bought this CD a few years back, after hearing the second track, "Om," at a new age bookstore. When I got home and listened to the first track, a very western-sounding rendition of Om Namaha Shivaya, I was very disappointed in the disc, but I kept it for the "Om" track, which I sometimes use for relaxing music; and occasionally for meditation, when I'm feeling particularly agitated, and having trouble settling my mind down (although I usually meditate w/o music).

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If you want something a lot more idiomatic, I highly recommend a CD called, Sacred Chants of Shiva: From the Banks of the Ganges, on the Heaven on Earth Music Label. In addition to five other tracks of chants about Shiva, this excellent disc concludes with a 31-minute rendition of Om Namaha Shivaya. Both the vocals and instrumentation are a lot more idiomatic than the Robert Gass version. [...]