Mike Oldfield favorite moments

I've got a bit of Mike Oldfield and definitley want to get more. I have Tubular Bells (the 2003 remake), which I love, plus tubular bells 2 (I must say I didn't like it so much... it seems to me like a mockery of the first one... though it's got a few really beautiful moments too), and Songs from Distant Earth (which I really liked a lot too)... plus a best of compilation, which has excerpts from Incantations, Ommadawn, and Amarok, which are perhaps my very favourite parts from that album, and makes me want to get the whole albums (plus Hergest Ridge, which I believe is similar to those ones), so I guess those are the next albums I want to get. About my favourite moments... I'm not really sure, there are many many magical moments throughout Tubular Bells, and a few others on Tubular Bells 2, and I expect to find many others on the albums I want to get next.

progprogprog wrote: Mike Oldfield's were the only songs that I unconsciously tend to close my eyes while listening to it :) BTW despite many guys here I like Guitars album

I hope you don't play any of his stuff in the car.

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: progprogprog wrote: Mike Oldfield's were the only songs that I unconsciously tend to close my eyes while listening to it :) BTW despite many guys here I like Guitars album  I hope you don't play any of his stuff in the car.

slightly slack wrote: I agree as concerns the bagpipe section on Ommadawn. One of the most beautifully heart wrenching pieces of music Ive ever heard.   I think his most powerful guitar playing is found on the live side of The Complete Mike Oldfield, where he brings Platinum to its climax  with a spellbinding dose of raw rhythmic intensity. Just crank it, baby!

The beginning of Part One from Incantations. The building choir sets you up for what the whole album is about to bring. I swear, Mike Oldfield gets too little recognition in this site. He made some of the most beautiful music that could make a man cry.

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Raccoon wrote: The beginning of Part One from Incantations. The building choir sets you up for what the whole album is about to bring. I swear, Mike Oldfield gets too little recognition in this site. He made some of the most beautiful music that could make a man cry.

Bj-1 wrote: I grew up with his 'Crises' album from 1983 and the title track remain as one of my favorite songs ever. Couldn't stop listening to it back then and everytime I listen to it now I still get shivers down the spine. The ending climax is amazing!   Other than that, all of Incantations is excellent, and the first half of TB part 2 is just beautiful. Could repeat it all day long, no problem.

Simon Phillips should get a fair amount of credit for Crises as co producer and drummer.One of the best collaborative albums he made when you consider that Roger Chapman and Jon Anderson also provided vocals for a couple of tracks.

richardh wrote: btw Hergest Ridge and Incantations should be on your shopping list

Oh they are. It seem like his records are forever going out of print and expensive though.

richardh wrote: Bj-1 wrote: I grew up with his 'Crises' album from 1983 and the title track remain as one of my favorite songs ever. Couldn't stop listening to it back then and everytime I listen to it now I still get shivers down the spine. The ending climax is amazing!   Other than that, all of Incantations is excellent, and the first half of TB part 2 is just beautiful. Could repeat it all day long, no problem. Simon Phillips should get a fair amount of credit for Crises as co producer and drummer.One of the best collaborative albums he made when you consider that Roger Chapman and Jon Anderson also provided vocals for a couple of tracks.