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snowsnow
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Topic: Mike Oldfield Albums (1979-1989) Posted: February 07 2014 at 07:34 |
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I went for Platinum - nice little suite.
Think the first four on here are very strong - though not as strong as his first four albums - which are all 5* for me.
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Libor10
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Posted: February 07 2014 at 06:33 | |
By a long distance about five miles it's Five Miles Out :-) and then there is QE2
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Barbu
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Posted: February 05 2014 at 13:16 | |
Only 1 vote for Crises. Surprenant.
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tszirmay
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Posted: February 05 2014 at 01:33 | |
Crisis has the hypnotic "Foreign Affair" , a true Oldfield classic that remains timeless and utterly mindblowing.
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richardh
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Posted: February 05 2014 at 01:28 | |
Discovery and Crisis both have better songs though. To France is wonderful.
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Metalmarsh89
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Posted: February 05 2014 at 01:09 | |
That's how I feel about Shadow on the Wall, another reason I quite enjoy Crises. And Jon Anderson is on it. |
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kenethlevine
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Posted: February 04 2014 at 22:26 | |
Five Miles Out followed by QE2 followed by Platinum. The first "side" of Platinum might be my favorite suite of all, maybe even more than Taurus 2, but maybe not, cos I love that celtic vibe, which was most prominent on QE2 and Five Miles Out
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Finnforest
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Posted: February 04 2014 at 21:32 | |
QE2, but Platinum is great too.
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tszirmay
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Posted: February 04 2014 at 21:29 | |
Oldfield diehard fans who dislike the poppier discs are taking the easy road of criticism. If you take Earth Moving for what it is and not what it should be , its a great album, the title track has one of the finest female vocals ever recorded. Gives me shivers every time.
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proggman
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Posted: February 04 2014 at 16:39 | |
Five Miles Out |
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N-sz
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Posted: February 04 2014 at 16:00 | |
Five Miles Out
I love all of these, but on this one, especially Orabidoo, I think he was especially innovative with new technology.
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Wanorak
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Posted: February 04 2014 at 15:03 | |
Very surprised Earth Moving has 3 votes!! I thought everyone hated that one! I personally like it, even if it's poppy.
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richardh
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Posted: February 04 2014 at 01:52 | |
I like all those up to and inc Discovery. I voted for QE2.
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Metalmarsh89
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Posted: February 04 2014 at 00:50 | |
I have yet to give that one a listen. |
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: February 03 2014 at 21:29 | |
+1
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Quirky Turkey
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Posted: February 03 2014 at 21:03 | |
Five Miles Out - the proggiest one
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Wanorak
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Posted: February 03 2014 at 19:55 | |
Five Miles Out for me, but I like all of them for different reasons.
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Progosopher
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Posted: February 03 2014 at 19:17 | |
Me too! It is one of my favorite of the many albums of his I own. Also worth mentioning for me is QE2. |
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tszirmay
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Posted: February 03 2014 at 17:07 | |
Unpopular for being too popular Earth Moving is a perennial favorite. Yes, its commercial but darn good commercial.
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Posted: February 03 2014 at 16:39 | |
5 Miles Out
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