Tubular Bells vs Ommadawn
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Topic: Tubular Bells vs Ommadawn
Posted By: melotron98
Subject: Tubular Bells vs Ommadawn
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 13:43
Two Oldfield's masterpieces. Which one is better? VOTE! 
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 13:45
| Ommadawn hands down. Even the faux Tull end song. |
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 14:24
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definitely Ommadwarm ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 14:49
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Only Ommadawn advocates seem to be commenting. What's the matter with you Tubulars? Big brown horse got your tongue? Ommadawn remains my favorite Oldfield album even after all these years. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 15:06
| Tubular Bells |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 15:09
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Tubular Bells. Ommadawn part 1 is at least as good, but part 2 hurts my ears. ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 16:24
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TB for sure. ------------- 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: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 17:05
This. And Ommadawn. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Imperial Zeppelin wrote:Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 17:37
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Hergest Ridge (both versions) or Incantations. I have little lover for either of the two offered. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: The Glide
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 17:47
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Very close call, I'd say Ommadawn ------------- I've created an atmosphere where I'm friend first, boss second. Probably entertainer third. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 19:59
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Tubular bells is more robust. ------------- 
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 21:08
| Of course I love both... but there's something about Ommadawn that makes it something else. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 21:31
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Love TB but Ommadawn is top 5 all time
------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 21:42
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TB. I'll always have a soft spot for it as it was one of my first prog albums. I also listen to it more. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 21:58
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Ommadawn, Hergest, and Incantations all CRUSH tubular bells with ease.
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Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: August 22 2014 at 22:22
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Tubular Bells > Ommadawn > Hergest Ridge (I know HR was not included, but just wanted to put it there) I dunno, I think TB has the best melodies.
------------- He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball! |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 00:19
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Ommadawn- Incantations - TB- Amarok - Hergest Ridge Seems like 3 lifetimes ago now 1975 was the year for prog;-) ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 01:49
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Ommadawn by a big margin. A top 10 album by any artist for me. Also prefer Hergest Ridge, Incantations and Amorak to TB (though I do really enjoy his first album)
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Posted By: Pontos
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 02:13
| Part One is enough for me to say Ommadawn, one of my all time favourite's |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 02:50
I'd add Amarok, Songs of Distant Earth and Platinum. I also love the live version of TB3 The live version of TB1 is good though Ommadawn Part 2 is absolutely brilliant to my ears. The musical representation of the fog gradually disappearing is genius. |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 06:49
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Tubular Bells. ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 07:11
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Ommadawn, easy choice, although I do like TB a lot more than I used to. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 07:32
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Tubular Bells I suppose though for me he's an over-rated artist and imho his albums really only deserve 3 to 3.5 stars.
Pleasant enough music but nothing to get excited about.
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: giselle
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 07:36
| Tubular Bells |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 08:41
Blimey!!!!!
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Posted By: O666
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 08:42
| OMMADAWN |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 09:32
| It has to be Ommadawn for me, but Tubular Bells is not far behind. |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 10:57
| Tubular Bells |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 11:02
| 'Ommadawn' over 'Tubular Bells' by a hair.. |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 16:39
Ommadawn.------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: August 23 2014 at 18:35
When I did this poll, I got like no replies  Anyways, Tubular Bells just about - the numerous melodies alone beat Ommadawn's atmosphere/themes 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 24 2014 at 01:38
+1
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: August 24 2014 at 12:31
This comes close to what I think. TB is more even (and gets my vote) but how great Ommadawn part 1 is.
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Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: August 24 2014 at 17:11
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Ommadawn. Although I love TB (and it was my first ever record I've heard a lot years ago from Mike), Ommadawn is slightly better IMO. ------------- 
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 24 2014 at 19:16
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I want to say TB but I'm thinking I should give Ommadawn a spin first... ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 11:07
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love both but Tubular Bells gets my vote ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: melotron98
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 14:06
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I see Ommadawn wins this poll easily. I can't say it surprises me. I expected this but all I wanted was to read some comments about both albums. Ommadawn is definitely in my top10. It also interests me which part of Ommadawn you think is better. But I'll ask you about that in the next poll.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 15:14
| There is an Ommadawn poll and Part One won easily although I voted Part Two. Tubular Bells is a little bit disjointed for me. Elements of it are very impressive but later albums are more enjoyable as Oldfield settled down and developed his ideas 'properly' imo. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 26 2014 at 01:33
| Also I think Mike has such a massive musical brain that he was trying to get everything out in one go. I guess he may have thought it may be his one and only shot at it. Once it went global he was able to relax a bit and concentrate on one or two musical strands rather than 10 or 20 at the same time. |
Posted By: Zenbadger
Date Posted: August 26 2014 at 03:35
| Definately Ommadawn |