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Moogtron III 
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 Posted: February 20 2012 at 07:37 |
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Oldfield before Wilson / PT.
I'm especially fond of the first three Oldfield albums & Collaborations, and I think Amarok is quite cool.
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Raccoon
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Posted: July 28 2012 at 02:28 |
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This poll is surprisingly close. Mike Oldfield by a landslide.
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richardh
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Posted: July 28 2012 at 02:32 |
 Raccoon wrote:
This poll is surprisingly close. Mike Oldfield by a landslide. |
they are very different talents making very different music so I suspect it comes down to taste (I voted for both so I am obviously quite broad minded  )
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Raccoon
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Posted: July 28 2012 at 02:37 |
richardh wrote:
Raccoon wrote:
This poll is surprisingly close. Mike Oldfield by a landslide. |
they are very different talents making very different music so I suspect it comes down to taste (I voted for both so I am obviously quite broad minded) |
 GOOD FOR YOU! It really is just about what you prefer. But I have to stay faithful to the 70's. Both is cheating! Compare and contrast!! I actually like PT, but I like Oldfield as a solo artist by far.
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Quirky Turkey
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Posted: July 29 2012 at 00:27 |
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I worship both!
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smartpatrol
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Posted: July 29 2012 at 00:40 |
Oh, Mike Oldfield, definetly. Never liked PT.
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sinslice
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Posted: March 14 2013 at 20:36 |
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Without detracting from the quality and quantity of contributions from Wilson to progressive music, Mike Oldfield think that is among the top 5 individual musicians ever. An absolute phenomenon and not look like anyone.
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Dellinger
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Posted: March 14 2013 at 22:11 |
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Lately I've been discovering and enjoying quiet a bit of Wilson and Porcupine Tree, but it will be very difficult for me to find anything as extremely beautiful as Oldfields first 4 albums.
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ole-the-first
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 02:42 |
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Wilson
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This night wounds time.
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richardh
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 03:02 |
Dellinger wrote:
Lately I've been discovering and enjoying quiet a bit of Wilson and Porcupine Tree, but it will be very difficult for me to find anything as extremely beautiful as Oldfields first 4 albums. |
Oh I don't know , Songs Of Distant Earth runs them close 
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fusionfreak
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 05:42 |
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Steven Wilson is a very talented musician and works with great guys such as Theo Travis.Moreover he managed to find his own way while paying homage to 70's great bands such as King Crimson but I find Mike Oldfield more moving,Ommadawn and Hergest Ridge are the treats.
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I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world
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Pietro Otello Romano
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 06:22 |
fusionfreak wrote:
Steven Wilson is a very talented musician and works with great guys such as Theo Travis.Moreover he managed to find his own way while paying homage to 70's great bands such as King Crimson but I find Mike Oldfield more moving,Ommadawn and Hergest Ridge are the treats.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 06:56 |
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Ian
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Blacksword
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 08:29 |
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On the strength of Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge & Tubular Bells alone I would say Oldfield is the better solo artist. Stick PT into the equation and it levels out somewhat. The Wilson solo stuff I've heard, including some Blackfield is fairly unremarkable. But Oldfield has produced some insipid bilge over the years too. Five miles Out is the musical equivalent of eating dry branflakes.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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ole-the-first
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 11:56 |
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The Wilson solo stuff I've heard, including some Blackfield is fairly unremarkable |
 I always felt Wilson's solo stuff is far more original, innovative and complex than Porcupine Tree.
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This night wounds time.
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Barbu
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 12:05 |
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Oldfield by a long shot.
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elbownut
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 12:33 |
Wilson ...on the strength of his latest
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"Music was my first love and it will be my last" - John Miles "Music"
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Dellinger
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 23:14 |
richardh wrote:
Dellinger wrote:
Lately I've been discovering and enjoying quiet a bit of Wilson and Porcupine Tree, but it will be very difficult for me to find anything as extremely beautiful as Oldfields first 4 albums. |
Oh I don't know , Songs Of Distant Earth runs them close |
Yeah, I forgot about that one, which is great too, of course. I guess the closest he got to the glory of his original four... together with Amarok, I guess, but I haven't heard that one yet.
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DisgruntledPorcupine
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 23:27 |
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Steven's solo output is even better than PT, so Steven. Used to like Oldfield, now he bores me.
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Posted: March 16 2013 at 11:33 |
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Never liked Oldfield so.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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