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Roj 
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 Posted: June 22 2011 at 03:11 |
I'm surprised this is so close to be honest. TD easily for me. I've been a fan for a long time and after an extended period when I hardly listened to them for years I've been playing their stuff a great deal.
Logan is absolutely spot on about those early TD albums by the way, they're essential. Zeit is great but the best of that era for me is Atem, a fantastic album just before they changed musical direction. The title track is simply out of this world, the second half of that piece is a truly amazing ambient sequence.
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jean-marie
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Posted: June 22 2011 at 08:36 |
Agree about Athem, the very best from the first era 
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markosherrera
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Posted: June 22 2011 at 10:09 |
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Mike Oldfield
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Hi progmaniacs of all the world
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LittleBig
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Posted: April 29 2016 at 15:02 |
Tangerine Dream funny, it's a tie and I can't vote yet
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LittleBig
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Posted: April 30 2016 at 16:57 |
finally, I can vote and it's a tie! 
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micky
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Posted: April 30 2016 at 17:04 |
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TD by many many lightyears...
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Pastmaster
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Posted: April 30 2016 at 22:31 |
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dr wu23
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Posted: April 30 2016 at 22:38 |
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TD for me.....and I have always been surprised that so many people like Oldfield so much. I find his albums mediocre and even somewhat amateurish at times.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Atavachron
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Posted: April 30 2016 at 22:39 |
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^ I would tend to agree
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Modrigue
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Posted: May 01 2016 at 02:49 |
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TD for me
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addictedtoprog
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Posted: May 01 2016 at 04:43 |
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Oldfield
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Zargus
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Posted: August 09 2016 at 17:30 |
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Tangerin Dream, both have many great albums but TD wins here.
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kenethlevine
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Posted: August 10 2016 at 22:02 |
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love both but Oldfield is a bit better
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Barbu
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Posted: August 10 2016 at 22:46 |
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Tangerine today, Oldfield tomorrow.
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HosiannaMantra
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Posted: August 11 2016 at 05:02 |
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I'd say TD had longer consistency in making good and refreshing albums, although Mike's first few albums are really great.
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Kingsnake
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Posted: September 08 2016 at 07:38 |
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Although I like both, Mike is more diverse, so I voted for him.
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O666
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Posted: September 08 2016 at 07:41 |
 kenethlevine wrote:
love both but Oldfield is a bit better |
Agree .
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Lewian
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Posted: September 08 2016 at 12:05 |
It's tough enough to decide whose good stuff is better, but try to decide whose bad stuff is worse...  It's a draw for me but chances are I'm biased against TD because I put up with more of their bad stuff.
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noni
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Posted: September 08 2016 at 12:51 |
A very hard thread indeed as both TD and Mike Oldfield are exceptional... I have well over 70 TD cd's in my collection, as before the year 2000, went mad buying every single cd they made... After that, got more into the traditional prog side of music with a lot of newer bands emerging.. It was a great break from TD.
TD have done a better range of styles in music over the years and I like most of their albums they made. I cannot say the same for Mike Oldfield and rate him around 70%.
For anyone here not knowing any TD music, I highly recommend their Compilation double cd " Dream Sequence " which plays a lot of their earlier stuff. The tracks seems to blend in well and they have their best cd's made around their earlier phase.
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mechanicalflattery
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Posted: September 08 2016 at 14:21 |
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Ommadawn and Alpha Centauri are about equal in quality. After that, TD has 4 or 5 albums that I rank above anything else by Oldfield.
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