TUBULAR BELLS

Mike Oldfield

Crossover Prog

4.14 | 1367 ratings

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A very delirious album, with some fun, some calm, some experiments, some classical-like compositions, you can find anything in it !

It begins with the famous theme of the movie "The exorcist" (too famous ? This celebrity has not helped Oldfield in being recognized for his next works). The theme slowly evolves into a "fast guitar" section, and so on...very memorable moments everywhere, until the finale, which is mainly Mike Oldfield having fun with his synth and creating an impressive superposition of instruments on a particular theme.

The second part is divided into four sections, the first one being a very beautiful acoustic guitar-driven soft melody, that grows slowly into a transition... and suddenly breaks into a "hard" and funny rhythmed section, with a sort of caveman howling and growling over a guitar riff ! When it all crashes things become calm again, and you expect the last five minutes to be like the end of "Shine on you crazy diamond" by Pink Floyd, but surprise ! It ends up in a funny acoustic tune accelerating...very enjoyable, and a sign that Mike Oldfield wasn't taking himself too seriously.

Flyingbebert | 5/5 | 2005-9-19

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