Favourite Mike Oldfield Album
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Topic: Favourite Mike Oldfield Album
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Favourite Mike Oldfield Album
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 05:16
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These are my Top 5 Mike Oldfield albums:- 1. Music of the Spheres (2008) 2. The Songs of Distant Earth (1994) 3. Tubular Bells 2 (1992) 4. Tubular Bells 3 (1998) 5. Tubular Bells (1973) If other PA members want to list their Top 5 Mike Oldfield albums too, that would be great!
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Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 05:31
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Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Amarok, Return to Ommadawn, Tubular Bells ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 06:22
| Incantations, Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Tubular Bells |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 06:33
| Mike Oldfield has many albums that I quite enjoy, but if I have to pick one, it has to be Ommadawn, |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 07:32
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Ommadawn is top 5 all-time for me. Ommadawn Hergest Ridge Incantations Amarok Tubular Bells ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 08:06
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Tubular Bells ------------- He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 08:36
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Amarok ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:22
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Ommadawn, though all his 70's albums are wonderful, as well as a few others afterwards. |
Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:30
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Tubular Bells - as least from a personal point of view, so many memories in there - but all the first four great records. ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 14:43
Tubular Bells was also the perfect atmospheric soundtrack to The Exorcist movie.
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tamijo_II wrote:Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 15:37
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Tubular Bells is a masterpiece. Side 1 of Ommadawn is even better, but I can hardly stand side 2. ------------- 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 16:06
I know exactly what you mean about the Ommadawn album. Side 2 was a big disappointment after listening to the superb Side 1. The first side of Ommadawn had a tremendous build-up leading to the grand finale but the second side just ambled along for 20 minutes without really going anywhere.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 16:37
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The five I like most are Tubular Bells - Hergest Ridge - Ommadawn - Incantations - Crises. Not that much between these, I love them all, but overall I will probably just about prefer Ommadawn... or Tubular Bells... no, it's Ommadawn. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 16:42
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Love side 2 of Ommadawn ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 17:39
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1. Songs of Distant Earth 2. Five Miles Out 3. Tubular Bells III 4 Islands 5. Earth Moving 6. Amarok 7. Tubular Bells II 8. Crises I'm not keen on anything he did before Five Miles Out or after Tubular Bells III tbh.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 21:47
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Hergest Ridge > Incantations > Return to Ommadawn ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 02:52
| Have to go with Ommadawn although Hergest Ridge is damn close in my affections. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 06:01
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I voted Song Of Distant Earth because it fits very well in the concept. Who has read the novel can verify it. Other albums that I like very much, other than the obvious Tubular Bells, are Incantations, Platinum, Crisis (with Ian Anderson and Chappo Chapman). Also TBII is quite good. I've had problems with Ommadawn, Hergets Ridge and Amarok. It take time for me to appreciate them. In particular the last. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 06:24
| "Ommadawn" appears to be taking a clear lead in the poll. I guessed it would be a toss-up between either "Ommadawn" or "Tubular Bells" topping the poll. I would have been amazed if anyone had voted for "Heaven's Open" - Mike Oldfield's most disappointing album in my opinion, recorded just before his bitter departure from Virgin Records in the early 1990's. |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 15 2020 at 11:27
Well its gotten my vote ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: April 15 2020 at 11:35
| Tubular. |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 12:12
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1. Amarok (1990) 2. Five Miles out (1982) 3. Tubular Bells II (1992) 4. Crises (1983) 5. Hergest Ridge (1974)
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 13:52
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1. Five Miles Out 2. Tubular Bells 3. QE2 4. Ommadawn 5. Tubular Bells 3/Crises/Platinum Heaven's Open may be weak but it contains one of his best pop songs - and he has a lot of great pop songs - the title track
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 19 2020 at 00:29
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1. Ommadawn 2. Hergest Ridge 3. Incantations 4. Amarok 5. Songs Of Distant Earth Personally I don't there are many artists that can beat Oldfield's very best.
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 07:42
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TB2 Incantations Ommadawn Hergest Ridge Five Miles Out |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 14:56
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Incantations!!! ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 15:36
| tubular bells |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 18:33
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1. Ommadawn 2. Hergest Ridge 3. Tubular Bells |
Posted By: Jim Oddball
Date Posted: May 26 2020 at 10:45
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Still remember where I was when I first heard Tubular Bells, one of those musical epiphanies for me. Doesn't matter that side 2 is disappointing, the first half is enough to make it an all time favourite. So: Tubular Bells Ommadawn Return to Ommadawn Then, a long way behind.... Tubular Bells 2 Hergest Ridge. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 26 2020 at 11:16
It's so long ago since I posted this thread (October 12th) that I'd forgotten it was my poll. It was posted long before I started assigning points to everyone's Top 5 and Top 10 votes. 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 27 2020 at 01:57
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I've not heard them all, but Ommadawn always held my attention the most, I guess. Part 1 in particular is very good. I also have some affection for the desolate feel of Hergest Ridge. I would agree Tubular Bells is a masterpiece, especially when you consider how old he was at the time, and how it came together, but I'm not compelled to listen to it very often. I respect Mike Oldfield more than I enjoy his music, if I'm honest. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 05:36
| I thought I would bump this poll up because it is about a progressive musician. Much as I admire Queen, I cannot entertain them as 'prog'. To answer the question, it is very difficult as there are so many facets to his work. So, the one I have played the most in recent years is 'Incantations' - from the wonderful period when he worked closely with Pierre Moerlen's Gong (check out his guest appearance on 'Downwind') |
Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 05:44
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Tubular Bells because its beautiful music.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 06:56
I've never considered Queen to be a Prog-Rock band either. They've always been an Arena Rock band to me, ever since their storming performance at Wembley for Live Aid in 1985, which has to be the biggest arena of all.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 07:00
I know what you mean. I love Side 1 of Ommadawn, but Side 2 does tend to drag on a bit.
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 08:17
I used to think that Side 2 didn't get going till late but now love all of it, probably more than Side 1. The crescendo in Band 3 gives me goosebumps, and then a cosmic folk song about horses? Love it
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Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 08:24
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Ommadawn ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 06 2020 at 20:37
I actually love the first half of side two of Tubular Bells just as much as the first side... but once the Caveman comes in, it goes downhill (and then with Popeye it seals my disappointment). Too bad, since the music was going into a very nice crecendo, that seems to be leading to a grand finale just before the Caveman. |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: January 07 2024 at 21:37
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(Gentle Bump) I'll give my vote to.. Amarok, the guts he had to do this makes it all the better. Not an accessible album by any stretch of the imagination. I love it though. (Also, come on, Platinum deserves better than 0 votes)
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Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: January 07 2024 at 21:59
| Tubular Bells. I like everything up to Crises and TB2 is very good too. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: January 08 2024 at 01:43
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Tubular bells (original recording) never been interested in his post 'Incantations' stuff |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: January 08 2024 at 01:47
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Ommadawn Tubular Bells Hergest Ridge Amarok
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 08 2024 at 03:26
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Ommadawn Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: January 08 2024 at 11:33
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The original Tubular Bells - sorry to be so boring and predictable. ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: January 08 2024 at 11:48
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Five Miles Out ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: January 08 2024 at 12:48
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My favorites are: Ommadawn Hergest Ridge Tubular Bells Amarok Guitars The Songs of Distant Earth
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