Om [IMPORT]

John Coltrane

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 6, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B0000562N6
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #258,359 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ommmmm..., June 4, 2001

By	Peter M. Cummings (Charlottesville, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In Coltranes own words Om "means the first vibration, that sound, that spirit which set everything else into being. It is the word that from which all men and everything else comes, including all possible sounds that men can make." This record is a collection of sounds, vibrations, and textures that define, probably better than Coltrane's words, the meaning of Om. Just as Coltrane breaks away from the tradtional sound of jazz, we as his listeners have to break away from the traditional way of listening to jazz. Forget about form, forget about explanation, and just experience it. Once you breakdown the barriers in your mind that tell you what a sound is, you will travel with this record to another world. If you are into exploration of the ideas of self and searching for meaning, this is a record you will certainly enjoy. It is not for everyone, but it really is Coltrane at his creative peak, reaching for a place where he is at one with the music and the universe. It is a place where you and I may never get to, but through Om, we get very close.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Om-azing, March 28, 2001

By	"[e-mail]" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This album was probably the first jazz album i ever heard while in university. After hearing it I wanted to be a musician, listen to jazz constantly, and buy every Coltrane album. Granted it is not anything like Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, which I also love. But if you want experimental spiritual jazz that pushes the boundaries far beyond where Ornette's intellectualizing goes, this is it. This is not an album that my wife would call 'dinner music'. But it is an important album in the sense that it shows just how far out a musician can go. This is music for musicians, not pedestrians.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Best used for Pyschological Warfare, June 28, 2009

By	David C. Hills (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album is the worst of John's career (in my opinion). I bought it back around 1977 as I was just beginning to explore jazz and John Coltrane. What a mistake! My roomate at the time (a jock at a progressive radio station) threatened me with grave bodily harm if I ever played it again in his presence.

Truely falls into the weapon of mass destruction category.