Aerial Boundaries

Artist: Michael Hedges
Label: Windham Hill Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio Cassette

UPC: 019341103240
EAN: 0019341103240
ASIN: B000000NFX

Release Date: 1990-10-17

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Tracks:

Aerial Boundaries [*]
Bensusan [*]
Rickover's Dream [*]
Ragamuffin [*]
After the Gold Rush [*]
Hot Type [*]
Spare Change
Mge a Trois
Magic Farmer [*]

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Customer Reviews:

Aerial Boundaries -- An Acoustic Masterpiece.......2007-01-03

Rarely do I find an acoustic artist so gifted as to make a guitar do what it supposed to do: convey imagery without lyrical content, or imply a feeling found nowhere else. This is exactly what Michael Hedges has done in "Aerial Boundaries." Mr. Hedges uses his guitar in what was, to my recollection, the first use of percussive slap harmonic technique I have ever heard. There are more recent artists who currently employ this technique, but I believe Mr. Hedges was the first to do so.

Mr. Hedges was a unique talent whose life was cut short too early in his career, but for the few recordings that Mr. Hedges produced, this is his most recognizable and more debatably, his best. I cannot personally think of another acoustic recording of any other artist that comes close to what Mr. Hedges has accomplished.

I will not described individual songs, as there are some better than others, but the recording "Aerial Boundaries" is best taken by listening to it in its entirety. This is the genius of Michael Hedges; revel in it, be absorbed by it and take it to heart. It is a learning tool for any acoustic guitarist who seeks to find originality, and a marvel to any non-musician who asks himself "How did Mr. Hedges coax the sounds out of his guitar the way he did?"

Prepare to be amazed, delighted, and bewildered by the unique talent known as Michael Hedges in "Aerial Boundaries."

amazing artist but wrong forum.......2006-09-14

Michael Hedges was an unbelievable guitar player and performer. This is a good cd but, if you are interested in this artist, you are in the wrong place.

Although Hedges is awesome, and there is good stuff here, it is nonetheless a Windam Hill new age album. This is like having a sports car stuck in your garage...there is not enough space to see what this baby/artist can do.

Hedges "live on a double planet" cd or, even better yet, the live Windham Hill dvd is a much better representation of this terrific and unique artist.

"Aerial Boundaries" is boring compared to the other works

One of the greatest albums of all time.......2006-05-06

And from one of the greatest performers and guitarists of all time. If you are new to Michael Hedges, start here, and you will begin to understand why the man has such devoted fans years after his death. Truly one of my great pleasures in life is listening to Aerial Boundaries, especially the title song, in the car as I drive in the rain. The entire album is other-worldly.

His music is surpassed only by his performances. I only wish every fan of Michael could have seen him perform in person. My freshman year of college some friends roped me into seeing Michael in a small club in Grand Rapids, MI. My friends knew of Michael because he attended Interlochen near where they grew up. As fate would have it, we ended up very early for the show and were literally the second people on line for tickets. I sat no more than fifteen feet from the microphone. Although I had heard his music only two or three times before that night, I was left in such awe that half the time I could not even applaud after a song. I sat there salivating, drool dripping out of my open mouth. I had never seen someone disect a guitar like that before (and have not since), and I had never experienced the sound that could be produced with nothing but a guitar. It truly was a religious experience.

This is simply an incredible album. The only fault is that it is so short (only 30 minutes of music), but looking back the man's collection of work overcomes this rookie oversight.

good tune but tracks.......2006-03-03

The tunes were great but several tracks skipped. Lousy since you can not return a defective CD to Amazon you are Scr--ed.

Acoustic Master Piece.......2005-11-17

This is the best acoustic guitar CD I've ever heard. Upon first hearing it, I loved it and that's rare for a solo acoustic CD which has a high chance of being boring or background music. There's nothing predictable in his music and there's lots of surprises. There's a couple reviews here that talk about the sound quality - it sounds great on my stereo. It would be nice to have it remastered or possibly SACD, but ....

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