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Topic: Mike Oldfield's Albums

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Mike Oldfield's Albums
Date Posted: August 08 2020 at 16:02

Have you ever wondered what it would be like hear the sound of the Tubular Bells chiming at sunrise on top of Hergest Ridge at the Ommadawn of a new day? Looking out to sea from the top of the ridge, you'd be able to see the sun casting its delicate Incantations of light across a calm Platinum silver sea. In the distance, you might be lucky enough to see the QE2 sailing Five Miles Out from Southampton, where the lucky passengers are temporarily escaping the world's Crises by embarking on a voyage of Discovery to exotic tropical Islands. A voyage aboard a luxury cruise liner promises to be an Earth Moving experience of a lifetime, where you could sail to the exotic island of Amarok in Indonesia, or witness a tropical monsoon when the Heavens Open over Java. It's almost as exotic as the astronauts who journeyed to the Moon aboard gleaming silver rockets, which glinted in the Sun like Tubular Bells II of stainless steel. As the space travellers journeyed into orbit around the Moon, they'd hear The Songs of Distant Earth aboard their Voyager spacecraft. Maybe they'd listen to Tubular Bells III and the distinctive sound of Mike Oldfield's Guitars, whilst the tolling of The Millennium Bell on the album announces the beginning of a new century. The Tres Lunas (or three lunar astronauts) would be travelling between Light + Shade as their spacecraft orbits the Moon, where the Music of the Spheres can be heard across space and time. Maybe one day in the not too distant future, a spacecraft will land a Man on the Rocks of Mars, before the long journey home and a welcome Return to Ommadawn here on Earth.

All Mike Oldfield album titles in Blue Highlights and in chronological sequence.

Mike Oldfield's Albums

1973: Tubular Bells - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC2bxFjfePB04gxD0zZ38FI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC2bxFjfePB04gxD0zZ38FI

1974: Hergest Ridge - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDxjqfYkPmbUrh7S4Ot8TA8" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDxjqfYkPmbUrh7S4Ot8TA8

1975: The Orchestral Tubular Bells - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA4U0-4M0Wg9zgvnEx98fcd" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA4U0-4M0Wg9zgvnEx98fcd

1975: Ommadawn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDzUHkbw46zqva1vMcacLTY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDzUHkbw46zqva1vMcacLTY

1978: Incantations - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBA_K1je0bS4709c7yhtAA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBA_K1je0bS4709c7yhtAA -

1979: Exposed - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCQpB_Yn277R4mnGFdKRRwJ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCQpB_Yn277R4mnGFdKRRwJ

1979: Platinum - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDrA5VYxqK6bHBFQnLn2a01" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDrA5VYxqK6bHBFQnLn2a01

1980: QE2 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAMoWly_Kh_D6PbXAb20Vwc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAMoWly_Kh_D6PbXAb20Vwc

1981: Live at Montreux - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDaY6QCwI7OlsNI3vx1aaFI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDaY6QCwI7OlsNI3vx1aaFI

1982: Five Miles Out - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAJfdvLrgsd1mqDbsgF1L74" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAJfdvLrgsd1mqDbsgF1L74

1983: Crises - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC4ZlWASEHWdikuswkxgSFK" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC4ZlWASEHWdikuswkxgSFK

1984: Discovery - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAI5O-rCl9AdqrKY9vwfQqi" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAI5O-rCl9AdqrKY9vwfQqi

1984: The Killing Fields (soundtrack) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCq4FjVaZjJdhOl8JA6XK8t" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCq4FjVaZjJdhOl8JA6XK8t

1987: Islands - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDXCAvyY6ysRmKv5Jz8Ymfm" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDXCAvyY6ysRmKv5Jz8Ymfm

1989: Earth Moving - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBhtp8QLr1Klt0ndOd2qIMm" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBhtp8QLr1Klt0ndOd2qIMm

1990: Amarok - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCHbDuFs5Q_NiiC8gaTQtol" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCHbDuFs5Q_NiiC8gaTQtol

1991: Heaven's Open - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzB0DUZacliLMBLpywIVQC2U" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzB0DUZacliLMBLpywIVQC2U

1992: Tubular Bells II - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCYR--YnDjUtSd6SE_Bapm" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCYR--YnDjUtSd6SE_Bapm -

1994: The Songs of Distant Earth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDeXsOSN5XOJ3cJ4ltVe6bt" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDeXsOSN5XOJ3cJ4ltVe6bt

1995: Voyager - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBEeJjOGLq02kxClYF9bd45" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBEeJjOGLq02kxClYF9bd45

1998: Tubular Bells III - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBMryYkw8voB1sFcW4gGNQA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBMryYkw8voB1sFcW4gGNQA

1999: Guitars - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC_FmeVrGG5S3KWme4Odb6a" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC_FmeVrGG5S3KWme4Odb6a

1999: The Millennium Bell - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBK2VWmA2JmS4aKBmEgkW3g" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBK2VWmA2JmS4aKBmEgkW3g

2002: Tr3s Lunas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCpChYO33mK-W2MIJ7STEnu" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCpChYO33mK-W2MIJ7STEnu

2003: Tubular Bells 2003 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDGOZBEjjiBcBLoSJqFpDMj" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDGOZBEjjiBcBLoSJqFpDMj

2005: Light + Shade - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAkZWz8tYg65sG_Fleay8bv" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAkZWz8tYg65sG_Fleay8bv

2008: Music of the Spheres - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAmdvwm5HNW2kWSR0P7ml_x" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAmdvwm5HNW2kWSR0P7ml_x

2014: Man on the Rocks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAyZBI_VeDgmMiZoaYAKvDq" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAyZBI_VeDgmMiZoaYAKvDq

2017: Return to Ommadawn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDFkmsZuTJc0TVoogsOgco8" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDFkmsZuTJc0TVoogsOgco8

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 08 2020 at 16:08

How it all began......

Tubular Bells - The Mike Oldfield Story

Tubular Bells (1973)

Tubular Bells - Live at the BBC 1973

Fadalack - Tubular Bells Live, Part 1

Fadalack - Tubular Bells Live, Part 2

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 09 2020 at 01:07

Hergest Ridge (1974) - The name of the ridge on the English-Welsh border which Mike Oldfield retreated to following the release of the Tubular Bells album.

Part One

Part Two

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 01:42

Ommadawn (1975) - The Mike Oldfield album that was ranked as the clear favourite amongst ProgArchives members in a recent Top 7 albums poll.

Fadalack - A perfect Live rendition of Ommadawn, Part 1

Fadalack - Ommadawn, Part 2

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 07:28

Incantations - Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 (1978) - Sorry about the album being cut off in its prime just before the end.

Incantations Live - Parts 1 & 2

Incantations Live - Parts 3 & 4

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 09:46

The results of a recent Top 7 Mike Oldfield albums poll:-

1. Ommadawn (109 points)

2. Tubular Bells (77 points)

3. Incantations (53 points)

4. Hergest Ridge (40 points)

5. Five Miles Out (39 points)

6. Amarok (26 points)

7. Crises (25 points)

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 10:18

So many albums and I only own one of them......what a shame.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 10:21

Catcher10 wrote:

So many albums and I only own one of them......what a shame.

Which one? Let me guess..... Ommadawn?

The good news is that all of Mike Oldfield's full albums appear to be on YouTube at the moment, so this seemed like the perfect time for a Mike Oldfield albums tribute thread.

Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 10:25

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

So many albums and I only own one of them......what a shame.

Which one? Let me guess..... Ommadawn?

The good news is that all of Mike Oldfield's full albums appear to be on YouTube at the moment, so this seemed like the perfect time for a Mike Oldfield albums tribute.

I can answer for him. Tubular Bells Wink

Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 10:25

Thanks for sharing that TB documentary. I'm an even bigger fan of one of my musical heroes Heart

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 11:22

Meltdowner wrote:

Thanks for sharing that TB documentary. I'm an even bigger fan of one of my musical heroes Heart

Yes, it was a great documentary. I really enjoyed seeing Mike Oldfield's life story and the background behind the making of Tubular Bells, even though I fell asleep partway through. I'll have to watch it again now to see what I missed while I was asleep.

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 11:54

Meltdowner wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

So many albums and I only own one of them......what a shame.

Which one? Let me guess..... Ommadawn?

The good news is that all of Mike Oldfield's full albums appear to be on YouTube at the moment, so this seemed like the perfect time for a Mike Oldfield albums tribute.

I can answer for him. Tubular Bells Wink

Sam knows me well.....

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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 11:58

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

So many albums and I only own one of them......what a shame.

Which one? Let me guess..... Ommadawn?

The good news is that all of Mike Oldfield's full albums appear to be on YouTube at the moment, so this seemed like the perfect time for a Mike Oldfield albums tribute.

I've heard many of them, I do have some of them as digital downloads. I don't count downloads as part of a "music collection". You don't own anything, show me your digital files??

The man and his story is more interesting to me than his music. I have too much hard rock, heavy metal in me to really connect to his music.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 12:33

^ I never download music from the internet. I like to collect my albums the old-fashioned way on CD only.

Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 12:40

Catcher10 wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

So many albums and I only own one of them......what a shame.

Which one? Let me guess..... Ommadawn?

The good news is that all of Mike Oldfield's full albums appear to be on YouTube at the moment, so this seemed like the perfect time for a Mike Oldfield albums tribute.

I've heard many of them, I do have some of them as digital downloads. I don't count downloads as part of a "music collection". You don't own anything, show me your digital files??

The man and his story is more interesting to me than his music. I have too much hard rock, heavy metal in me to really connect to his music.

I "hard copy" all my downloads onto CDs! Does that count for my "music collection"?

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https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 12:42

I have paid to download digital files onto my personal hard drives. Of course they are part of my collection.

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Ian

Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 13:16

BrufordFreak wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

So many albums and I only own one of them......what a shame.

Which one? Let me guess..... Ommadawn?

The good news is that all of Mike Oldfield's full albums appear to be on YouTube at the moment, so this seemed like the perfect time for a Mike Oldfield albums tribute.

I've heard many of them, I do have some of them as digital downloads. I don't count downloads as part of a "music collection". You don't own anything, show me your digital files??

The man and his story is more interesting to me than his music. I have too much hard rock, heavy metal in me to really connect to his music.

I "hard copy" all my downloads onto CDs! Does that count for my "music collection"?

Yes, you get partial credit LOL

.......At least you can show me a physical copy of what you bought.

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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 13:26

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

I have paid to download digital files onto my personal hard drives. Of course they are part of my collection.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 13:42

^ It looks like that guy in the second photo has even more albums in his collection than I have, although mine are all on CD. I hope he has them all arranged in alphabetical order, otherwise how would he ever find anything.

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 13:47

Its just in a different format, would that I had the space or a wife who tolerated such a thing then I'd be right there, as it is I have everything I need.

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Ian

Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 13:57

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ It looks like that guy in the second photo has even more albums in his collection than I have, although mine are all on CD. I hope he has them all arranged in alphabetical order, otherwise how would he ever find anything.

I don't organize in any order at all, so by definition no organization. I like it that way so then I just flip thru till I find something catches my eye.

I just built some record storage bins, I need to build 2 more to fit more I have in boxes/crates, each holds about 450-475 records.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 13:57

Platinum (1979)

Side one

"Platinum Part One: Airborne" – 5:05
"Platinum Part Two: Platinum" – 6:06
"Platinum Part Three: Charleston" – 3:17
"Platinum Part Four: North Star/Platinum Finale" – 4:49

Side two

"Woodhenge" – 4:05
"Into Wonderland" (originally "Sally") – 3:46
"Punkadiddle" – 5:46
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Got_Rhythm" rel="nofollow -

Platinum 1 & 2 - Live in Montreux 1981

Platinum 3 & 4 - Live in Montreux 1981

Guilty - A single which only featured on the North American version of the "Platinum" album, retitled "Airborn" in the United States.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 14:00

Catcher10 wrote:

I don't organize in any order at all, so by definition no organization. I like it that way so then I just flip thru till I find something catches my eye.

I just built some record storage bins, I need to build 2 more to fit more I have in boxes/crates, each holds about 450-475 records.

I didn't realise that second picture was a photo of your own private albums collection. I'm seriously impressed!

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 14:01

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Its just in a different format, would that I had the space or a wife who tolerated such a thing then I'd be right there, as it is I have everything I need.

My wife buys me records all the time, she made me build the record units so I can display them and access them easier. She's a Peach!!!

Although there are some like this........

Interview With Jenn DEugenio, Founder Of Women In Vinyl | Discogs

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 14:07

^ I get that kind of response from my two brothers who are not into music at all. I'm sure they couldn't care less that I bought five Led Zeppelin albums recently, and just missed out on buying "How the West Was Won"

Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 14:08

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I get that kind of response from my two brothers who are not into music at all. I'm sure they couldn't care less that I bought five Led Zeppelin albums recently, and just missed out on buying "How the West Was Won"

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 14:19

Catcher10 wrote:

One of my brothers likes Britney Spears and Lady Gaga and he "only likes music you can dance to", so that says it all really.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 10 2020 at 15:22

I just added Fadalack's Live performance of Tubular Bells to the beginning of this thread, and if you haven't already seen them, you're in for a treat.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 11 2020 at 00:51

QE2 (1980)

Side one

"Taurus I" (Mike Oldfield) – 10:16
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheba_%28song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Conflict" (Oldfield) – 2:53
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_%28composition%29" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Andersson" rel="nofollow - - Björn Ulvaeus ) – 2:48

Side two

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderful_Land" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lordan" rel="nofollow -
"QE2" (Oldfield, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hentschel" rel="nofollow -
"Molly" (Oldfield) – 1:15

Wonderful Land - One of two singles from the QE2 album

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 11 2020 at 15:50

Five Miles Out (1982)

Side one

"Taurus II" (Mike Oldfield) – 24:43

Side two

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Man_%28Mike_Oldfield_song%29" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Fenn" rel="nofollow - - Maggie Reilly , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Pert" rel="nofollow -
"Mount Teidi" (Oldfield) – 4:10
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Miles_Out_%28song%29" rel="nofollow -

Taurus II performed by Fadalack, the Mike Oldfield tribute band.

Five Miles Out (featuring Maggie Reilly)

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 03:19

Has anyone seen Fadalack's incredible live performances of Mike Oldfield's albums?

They're amazing!

If you haven't yet seen Fadalack perform live, then Ommadawn is THE performance to see on Page 1 of this thread. You won't be disappointed.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 06:52

Crises (1983)

Side one

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_Shadow" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Reilly" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_High_Places_%28song%29" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Anderson" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Affair_%28Mike_Oldfield_song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Taurus 3" (Oldfield) – 2:25 (instrumental)
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_on_the_Wall" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Chapman" rel="nofollow - Side two
"Crises" (Mike Oldfield) – 20:40

Moonlight Shadow (featuring Maggie Reilly)

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 10:29

Discovery (1984)

Side one

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_France" rel="nofollow -
"Poison Arrows" – 3:57
"Crystal Gazing" – 3:02
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricks_of_the_Light" rel="nofollow -
"Discovery" – 4:35

Side two

"Talk About Your Life" – 4:24
"Saved by a Bell" – 4:39
"The Lake" – 12:10

To France (featuring Maggie Reilly)

Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 12:53

Like Jose(Catcher10) I'm not a huge fan ....I do own Tubular bells, Ommadawn and Hergest Ridge but never play them. Oldfield is too mellow and repetitive for me. Dare I say... even boring at times. It surprises me somewhat that so many here seem to like his music....but there are a good deal of people who like what I call ambient or soundtrack type music.

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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin

Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 13:15

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Crises (1983)

Side one

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_Shadow" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Reilly" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_High_Places_%28song%29" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Anderson" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Affair_%28Mike_Oldfield_song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Taurus 3" (Oldfield) – 2:25 (instrumental)
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_on_the_Wall" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Chapman" rel="nofollow - Side two
"Crises" (Mike Oldfield) – 20:40

interesting that, on my old vinyl of Crises in Canada, "Mistake" was the first track, and it was a hit in Ottawa along with Moonlight Shadow. Mistake isn't even on the UK version. All the others songs are there, but "moonlight Shadow" was the last song on side 1.

This is one of my very fave Oldfield "pop" songs, in its delectable 12" single version that I sadly no longer own

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 13:30

I bought the Crises boxset for the live material, not really a fan of the album itself

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Ian

Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 13:34

^ Yes, that's right - "Mistake" was on the North American version of Crisis, but was presumably missed off the British version of Crises by mistake, although the "Mistake" has now been rectified and it's now included on the CD reissue of Crises as a bonus track, so crisis over.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 13:38

dr wu23 wrote:

Like Jose(Catcher10) I'm not a huge fan ....I do own Tubular bells, Ommadawn and Hergest Ridge but never play them. Oldfield is too mellow and repetitive for me. Dare I say... even boring at times. It surprises me somewhat that so many here seem to like his music....but there are a good deal of people who like what I call ambient or soundtrack type music.

Whilst it's certainly true that Hergest Ridge is mellow and repetitive, I definitely wouldn't say that about Tubular Bells and Ommadawn.

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 13:59

I love minimalist jazz and ambient music so I have no issue with repetition and mellowness in Oldfield.

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Ian

Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 14:19

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

I love minimalist jazz and ambient music so I have no issue with repetition and mellowness in Oldfield.

Hergest Ridge is the only Mike Oldfield album I've heard that I'd describe as mellow and repetitious. I think Mike Oldfield just wanted to chill out for awhile by retreating to the seclusion of Hergest Ridge on the England/Wales border after being overwhelmed by the enormous success of Tubular Bells.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2020 at 23:51

Islands (1987)

Side one

"The Wind Chimes (Part One and Part Two)" – 21:49

Side two

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands_%28Mike_Oldfield_song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Flying Start" – 3:36
"North Point" – 3:33
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Touch_%28Mike_Oldfield_song%29" rel="nofollow -
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Has_Come_%28Mike_Oldfield_song%29" rel="nofollow -
"When the Night's on Fire" (Bonus track on CD version) – 6:41

Islands (featuring Bonnie Tyler)

Posted By: thief
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 02:39

Albums in bold are already reviewed so my rating likely stays. The rest - I'm maybe 70% sure.

Tubular Bells

Hergest Ridge

Ommadawn

Incantations

Platinum

QE2

Five Miles Out

Crises

Discovery

Islands

Earth Moving

Amarok

Heaven's Open

Tubular Bells II

The Songs of Distant Earth

Voyager

Tubular Bells III

Guitars

The Millenium Bell

Tr3s Lunas
Tubular Bells 2003
Light + Shade

Music of the Spheres

Man on the Rocks

Return to Ommadawn

Ofc some albums are hard to rate properly with 5-star system.

QE2, for example, is a very strong offering for a 3 star album, in my book. Maybe even more so than Tubular Bells II.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 02:57

^ It's interesting to see your star ratings differ markedly from mine. It appears the only album ratings we agree on are:- Tubular Bells; Ommadawn; Incantations & Crises.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 08:20

Earth Moving (1989)

Side one

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28One_Glance_Is%29_Holy" rel="nofollow -
"Hostage" – 4:09
"Far Country" – 4:25
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocent_%28Mike_Oldfield_song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Runaway Son" – 4:05

Side two

"See the Light" – 3:59
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Moving_%28song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Blue Night" – 3:47
"Nothing But" / "Bridge to Paradise" – 8:40

Innocent (featuring Anita Hegerland)

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 12:50

Amarok (1990)

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 14:12

Heaven's Open (1991)

Side one

"Make Make" – 4:18
"No Dream" – 6:02
"Mr. Shame" – 4:22
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme_Back" rel="nofollow -
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavens_Open_%28song%29" rel="nofollow -

Side two

"Music from the Balcony" – 19:44

Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 15:00

another pop song I love by Mike is the title cut from "Heaven's Open". He sings it pretty well too. Such a feel good song on an otherwise very mediocre album

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 15:20

^ I had no idea Mike Oldfield performed the lead vocals on Heaven's Open. He's in fine voice too and his vocals sound so much stronger than they did on The Sallyangie album back in 1968.

It was good to see Mike Oldfield getting along well with Richard Branson in the Tubular Bells documentary, considering what an unhappy departure he had from the Virgin label after fulfilling his contract with the Heaven's Open album. He was saving his masterpiece Tubular Bells II album for his new record label WEA Warner.

Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 15:24

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I had no idea Mike Oldfield performed the lead vocals on Heaven's Open. He's in fine voice too and his vocals sound so much stronger than they did on The Sallyangie album back in 1968.

It was good to Mike Oldfield getting along well with Richard Branson in the Tubular Bells documentary, considering what an unhappy departure he had from the Virgin label after fulfilling his contract with the Heaven's Open album. He was saving his masterpiece Tubular Bells II album for his new record label WEA Warner.

apparently he really worked on his voice for that album. I think prior to that he hadn't sung lead vocal much other than "On Horseback" and the gimmicky (but fun) title track to "Five Miles Out". Luckily Mike has always been a superb judge of hired vocal talent that suits his compositions, from Maddy Prior to Maggie Reilly to Jon Anderson, Barry Palmer, Michael Chapman, Anita Hegerland and Cara Dillon, no doubt among others

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 15:45

^ Anita Hegerland turned out to be an especially good choice of singer for Mike Oldfield because he fathered two children by her.

I love the sound of Maggie Reilly's vocals on Moonlight Shadow, and she's had a great solo career too.

Maggie Reilly Solo Albums

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echoes_%28Maggie_Reilly_album%29" rel="nofollow -

Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 17:56

I've always meant to check out Maggie's solo work.

Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 20:32

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ It's interesting to see your star ratings differ markedly from mine. It appears the only album ratings we agree on are:- Tubular Bells; Ommadawn; Incantations & Crises.

I have exactly the same top four, Tubular Bells III much higher while Amarok, Crises & Five Miles Out much lower. Songs of Distant Earth and Return to Ommadawn the same.

Posted By: thief
Date Posted: August 13 2020 at 23:46

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ It's interesting to see your star ratings differ markedly from mine. It appears the only album ratings we agree on are:- Tubular Bells; Ommadawn; Incantations & Crises.

Perhaps it's the way we look at ratings, too. For me it basically goes like this:

1 - covers all spectrum between poor and horrid

2 - average actually, I will probably revisit at some point (if I like the artist)

3 - good! 3 stars should be earned in my book Tongue

I'd like people to treat 3 star albums as "worth your time"

4 - really great albums deserve 4 stars

5 - select few even for the best bands/artists. Genesis have three such albums (for sure) and maybe two other borderline 5 stars, for example. Similar with Yes...

If we sort Mike's career into "Eras" or "Phases", you would see I generally give similar ratings to albums in a given span:

Phase 1 - Tubular Bells ~ Incantations

Phase 2a - Platinum ~ Crises

Phase 2b - Discovery ~ Heaven's Open

Phase 3 - Amarok ~ Guitars

Phase 4 - The Millenium Bell ~ now?

Of course Heaven's Open breaks the pattern in many ways, so I lump it together with late 80s Wink

Imho justified, given its history...

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 01:22

kenethlevine wrote:

I've always meant to check out Maggie's solo work.

I noticed Maggie Reilly's first two solo albums are currently available on YouTube.....

Echoes (1992)

Midnight Sun (1993)

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 10:48

Tubular Bells II (1992)

Tubular Bells II - Live at Edinburgh Castle 1992

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 12:02

I just listened to Mike Oldfield's Amarok album again for the first time in nearly 30 years and realised it's a much better album than I initially thought. I've now upgraded it from a 3-star album to a 4-star album.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 15 2020 at 03:33

The Songs of Distant Earth (1994) - My all-time favourite Mike Oldfield album.

Track Listing

"In the Beginning" – 1:24
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_There_Be_Light_%28song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Supernova" – 3:29
"Magellan" – 4:41
"First Landing" – 1:16
"Oceania" – 3:27
"Only Time Will Tell" – 4:19
"Prayer for the Earth" – 2:10
"Lament for Atlantis" – 2:44
"The Chamber" – 1:49
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernaculum_%28song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Tubular World" – 3:23
"The Shining Ones" – 2:59
"Crystal Clear" – 5:42
"The Sunken Forest" – 2:39
"Ascension" – 5:48
"A New Beginning" – 1:33

The Songs of Distant Earth - Live in Wembley Arena London 1999

Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 15 2020 at 04:45

5 stars

Hergest Ridge

Ommadawn

Incantations

Platinum

Amarok

Songs Of Distant Earth

4 Stars

Tubular Bells

Crises

Discovery

The Millenium Bell

3 Stars

QE2

5 Miles Out

Tres Lunas

Guitars

Voyager

TB3

Return To Ommadawn

2 Stars

TB2

Islands

Light and Shade

Music Of The Spheres

TB 2003

1 Star

Earth Moving

Heavens Open

Man On The Rocks

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 15 2020 at 07:22

^ I'm really surprised you only gave Music of the Spheres two stars. I'd rate that album even higher than Tubular Bells and Ommadawn. Music of the Spheres is my second favourite Mike Oldfield album after Songs of Distant Earth.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 15 2020 at 23:24

Voyager (1996)

Track Listing

"The Song of the Sun" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luar_na_Lubre" rel="nofollow -
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_the_Hero" rel="nofollow -
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_of_Ireland_%28Mike_Oldfield_instrumental%29" rel="nofollow -
"The Voyager" (Oldfield) – 4:26
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Moved_Through_the_Fair" rel="nofollow -
"Dark Island" (traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) – 5:43
"Wild Goose Flaps Its Wings" (Oldfield) – 5:04
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_of_the_Forest" rel="nofollow -
"Mont St Michel" (Oldfield) – 12:18

Women of Ireland

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 16 2020 at 04:51

Tubular Bells III (1998) 5 stars

Tubular Bells III - Live from Horse Guards Parade, London 1998

Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 16 2020 at 05:59

Never gave much consideration to Oldfield's music. He did cover a Hall and Oates tune (cheeky fellow). By the way, your wordplay has grown precious and taxing.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 16 2020 at 06:19

Rednight wrote:

Never gave much consideration to Oldfield's music. He did cover a Hall and Oates tune (cheeky fellow). By the way, your wordplay has grown precious and taxing.

Thanks. The tricky part in the intro was weaving all of Mike Oldfield's album titles into the storyline in chronological sequence.

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 16 2020 at 06:22

Ommadawn - 15

Hergest Ridge - 14

Incantations - 13

Tubular Bells - 12

Songs Of Distant Earth - 12

Return To Ommadawn - 12

Amarok - 11

QE2 - 11

Tubular Bells 2 - 11

Tubular Bells 3 - 10

Platinum - 9

Discovery - 9

Voyager - 9

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Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 16 2020 at 08:38

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Rednight wrote:

Never gave much consideration to Oldfield's music. He did cover a Hall and Oates tune (cheeky fellow). By the way, your wordplay has grown precious and taxing.

Thanks. The tricky part in the intro was weaving all of Mike Oldfield's album titles into the storyline in chronological sequence.

I do admire your resolve. Cheerio!

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 16 2020 at 08:48

^ Thanks! They're fun to write so I'll keep them coming.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 16 2020 at 12:20

Guitars (1999) 5 stars

Track listing

"Muse" – 2:12
"Cochise" – 5:15
"Embers" – 3:51
"Summit Day" – 3:46
"Out of Sight" – 3:48
"B. Blues" – 4:30
"Four Winds" – 9:32
"Enigmatism" – 3:32
"Out of Mind" – 3:46
"From the Ashes" – 2:28

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 17 2020 at 10:56

The Millennium Bell (1999) 5 stars

Track listing

"Peace on Earth" – 4:10
"Pacha Mama" – 4:05
"Santa Maria" – 2:44
"Sunlight Shining Through Cloud" – 4:33
"The Doge's Palace" – 3:07
"Lake Constance" – 5:16
"Mastermind" – 3:03
"Broad Sunlit Uplands" – 4:03
"Liberation" – 2:38
"Amber Light" – 3:42
"The Millennium Bell" – 7:37

Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 17 2020 at 23:04

Rednight wrote:

Never gave much consideration to Oldfield's music. He did cover a Hall and Oates tune (cheeky fellow). By the way, your wordplay has grown precious and taxing.

Not sure if you're being serious but he did write Family Man and it was Hall and Oates that covered his song!

Not giving consideration to probably the greatest composer and musician of the 20th century is up to you of course. I'm now going away to ignore air. Wink

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 18 2020 at 01:50

Mike Oldfield had an amazing run of six superb albums in a row at the end of the 20th century:-

Tubular Bells II (1992)

The Songs of Distant Earth (1994)

Voyager (1996)

Tubular Bells III (1998)

Guitars (1999)

The Millennium Bell (1999)

Posted By: thief
Date Posted: August 18 2020 at 02:59

^ I'd personally scrape off Millennium Bell but add Amarok Tongue

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 18 2020 at 05:27

thief wrote:

^ I'd personally scrape off Millennium Bell but add Amarok Tongue

Amarok was a great album too, but sadly, Mike Oldfield's next album "Heavens Open" rained on his parade of great albums.

I must have had a late night last night when I looked back at my previous message and realised I'd actually typed ".... at the end of the end of the 20th century."

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 18 2020 at 16:02

The Art in Heaven - Live in Berlin 2000

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 02:10

Tr3s Lunas (2002) 5 stars

Track listing

"Misty" – 3:59
"No Mans Land" – 6:08
"Return to the Origin" – 4:38
"Landfall" – 2:19
"Viper" – 4:32
"Turtle Island" – 3:40
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_Free_%28Mike_Oldfield_song%29" rel="nofollow -
"Fire Fly" – 3:46
"Tr3s Lunas" – 4:35
"Daydream" – 2:15
" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou_Art_in_Heaven" rel="nofollow -
"Sirius" – 5:47
"No Mans Land" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reprise" rel="nofollow -

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 06:49

Tubular Bells 2003 - featuring Master of Ceremonies, John Cleese!

Posted By: thief
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 06:57

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Tubular Bells 2003 - featuring Master of Ceremonies, John Cleese!

Cleese is dreadful in that role imo. Rickman did a lot better on Tubular II.

The key is, I believe, letting the music shine... instead of behaving like a nitwit Cool

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 07:01

^ I didn't know Alan Rickman was Master of Ceremonies on Tubular Bells II. I thought that was John Gordon Sinclair, although maybe I'm confusing the album with Tubular Bells III.

Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 09:20

richardh wrote:

Not giving consideration to probably the greatest composer and musician of the 20th century is up to you of course.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 10:45

I have to be honest about the 2003 version of Tubular Bells, having just heard it for the first time: it's like a carbon copy of the original 1973 version and doesn't really add anything to it at all. The only major difference is John Cleese acting as Master of Ceremonies instead of Vivian Stanshall, which is not necessarily a good thing. Maybe I was expecting another masterpiece like Tubular Bells II or III, so I couldn't help feeling disappointed. One thing's for sure, I would have been upset if I'd gone out and bought the almost identical Tubular Bells 2003 when I already have the original version. To be brutally honest, it was a pointless remake of a classic album.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 15:49

Light + Shade (2005)

Light

Shade

Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 23:33

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I have to be honest about the 2003 version of Tubular Bells, having just heard it for the first time: it's like a carbon copy of the original 1973 version and doesn't really add anything to it at all. The only major difference is John Cleese acting as Master of Ceremonies instead of Vivian Stanshall, which is not necessarily a good thing. Maybe I was expecting another masterpiece like Tubular Bells II or III, so I couldn't help feeling disappointed. One thing's for sure, I would have been upset if I'd gone out and bought the almost identical Tubular Bells 2003 when I already have the original version. To be brutally honest, it was a pointless remake of a classic album.

Actually, the version I ended up buying is Tubular Bells 2003. Mostly because it was the one they had at the shop at that time, and I researched a bit and it didn't seem such a bad idea to get that one instead of searching for the original, with Mike wanting to do it again because he was never wholly satisfied with the original given his inexperience and lack of resources. However, I have heard very little of the very original one, mostly I have the original intro from New Age compilations, and comparing that part I think I do prefer the 2003 one... mostly, it has some very beautiful bass playing that either is played different on lost in the mix of the original, but I really miss that. However, I have been thinking that I might be wanting to get the original one by now, anyway... there's just so many albums to get still (including some other Oldfield's albums too).

Posted By: thief
Date Posted: August 19 2020 at 23:58

Dellinger wrote:

I feel both versions have their merits, so I keep switching between the two - although original is played more often.

Tubular Bells 2003 are perfectly played, recorded and produced. You can clearly hear the basslines, you get very full and fresh sound, especially in crescendo parts, everything stays in beat and is aligned ideally. John Cleese is a disaster though, and not everyone likes the modern distortion/fuzz pedals in heavier parts.

Tubular Bells 1973 had small missteps and was murkier overall. Imperfections gave it more life and sense of mystery, perhaps. Definitely the good old 70s production made me feel more fascinated with its labyrinthine contents.

TB2003 to give you energy and lift you up, TB1973 to daydream. Big smile

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 00:05

Music of the Spheres (2008)

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 00:13

thief wrote:

John Cleese is a disaster though... Big smile

I prefer Fadalack's version of Tubular Bells to Mike Oldfield's 2003 version, mainly because it doesn't include John Cleese.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 04:42

Man on the Rocks (2014)

Track Listing

"Sailing" - 4:46
"Moonshine" - 5:49
"Man on the Rocks" - 6:10
"Castaway" - 6:34
"Minutes" - 4:51
"Dreaming in the Wind" - 5:28
"Nuclear" - 5:03
"Chariots" - 4:38
"Following the Angels" - 7:04
"Irene" - 3:59
"I Give Myself Away" - 5:10

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 07:22

The final album, but hopefully, not the final post.

Return to Ommadawn (2017)

Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 07:24

I assume all these full album YouTube videos are perfectly legal?

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 07:30

chopper wrote:

I assume all these full album YouTube videos are perfectly legal?

If they weren't legal, then I'm sure YouTube would have taken them down by now, bearing in mind some of Mike Oldfield's albums were uploaded to YouTube nearly a year ago.

Most of the full album videos on this thread are from the same YouTube uploader, so if by some chance they do get taken down, then they'll all disappear together.

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 07:45

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

chopper wrote:

I assume all these full album YouTube videos are perfectly legal?

If they weren't legal, then I'm sure YouTube would have taken them down by now, bearing in mind some of Mike Oldfield's albums were uploaded to YouTube nearly a year ago.

Most of the full album videos on this thread are from the same YouTube uploader, so if by some chance they do get taken down, then they'll all disappear together.

Legal? Probably not, it's not Mike Oldfield who's loading these up, youtube doesn't care about the artists at all, it'd be a full time job tracking down the uploads, requesting youtube take them down and then following up when they don't take them down in a timely manner.

All that Paul is doing by loading these up is adding to the uploaders advertising revenue with zero going to the artist.

Most artists don't have the time or energy for this so just leave them up, that doesn't mean they approve of them.

Personally I'm strongly against loading up full albums. Unfortunately that war was lost long ago.

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Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 08:07

^ The revenue supposedly goes to the artist and not to the uploader if the copyrights were claimed, which is the case for these videos.

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 08:44

Meltdowner wrote:

^ The revenue supposedly goes to the artist and not to the uploader if the copyrights were claimed, which is the case for these videos.

Cool.

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Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 08:52

From my own personal point of view, hearing all of Mike Oldfield's recent albums for the first time on this thread, means I now want to go out and buy all of his original albums on CD, which means more money for the artist and record company and record stores, and also more great albums to add to my ever-growing CD collection, so everyone wins in the end.

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 08:59

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

From my own personal point of view, hearing all of Mike Oldfield's recent albums for the first time on this thread, means I now want to go out and buy all of his original albums on CD, which means more money for the artist and record company and record stores, and also more great albums to add to my ever-growing CD collection, so everyone wins in the end.

That's lovely but you are not the typical YT listener, 99.9% of those will never buy the music. Have fun, I have a lot of Oldfield albums, I'd still advice that you don't need ALL of them.

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Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 09:14

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

That's lovely but you are not the typical YT listener, 99.9% of those will never buy the music. Have fun, I have a lot of Oldfield albums, I'd still advice that you don't need ALL of them.

Here's a list of the Mike Oldfield albums I'm now planning to go out and buy, having heard them all for the first time right here:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarok_%28Mike_Oldfield_album%29" rel="nofollow - - Guitars (1999)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millennium_Bell" rel="nofollow - - Tr3s Lunas (2002)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_%2B_Shade" rel="nofollow - - Return to Ommadawn (2017)

I have nearly all of Mike Oldfield's other albums apart from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavens_Open" rel="nofollow - - Tubular Bells 2003 which I would avoid like the Chinese plague.

I'm not sure about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_the_Rocks" rel="nofollow -

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 09:20

Man on the Rocks is awful, Amarok & Return to Ommadawn are excellent.

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Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 09:23

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Man on the Rocks is awful, Amarok & Return to Ommadawn are excellent.

In that case, I doubt if I'll be adding Man on the Rocks to my Mike Oldfield shopping list.

Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 09:30

The first time I heard Mike Oldfield was Tubular Bells on YT eight years ago. I'm glad it's there.

Most of the albums I have are used LP's though, so he didn't get my money after all Embarrassed

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 10:00

Meltdowner wrote:

The first time I heard Mike Oldfield was Tubular Bells on YT eight years ago. I'm glad it's there.

Most of the albums I have are used LP's though, so he didn't get my money after all Embarrassed

I recall Tubular Bells was my very first proper album, which was bought for me as a Christmas present in 1973, and when I say "proper album", I mean as opposed to Top of the Pops and Hot Hits compilation LP's which weren't by the original artists. I had a lot of those, mainly because they were cheap.

Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 15:28

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

That's lovely but you are not the typical YT listener, 99.9% of those will never buy the music. Have fun, I have a lot of Oldfield albums, I'd still advice that you don't need ALL of them.

Here's a list of the Mike Oldfield albums I'm now planning to go out and buy, having heard them all for the first time right here:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarok_%28Mike_Oldfield_album%29" rel="nofollow - - Guitars (1999)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millennium_Bell" rel="nofollow - - Tr3s Lunas (2002)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_%2B_Shade" rel="nofollow - - Return to Ommadawn (2017)

I have nearly all of Mike Oldfield's other albums apart from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavens_Open" rel="nofollow - - Tubular Bells 2003 which I would avoid like the Chinese plague.

I'm not sure about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_the_Rocks" rel="nofollow -

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 16:09

^ I suppose it seemed like a good idea at the time for Mike Oldfield to have John Cleese act as Master of Ceremonies on Tubular Bells 2003, but it's hard to take him seriously when he's best-known for Monty Python and Fawlty Towers. As you say, Tubular Bells 2003 was a pointless remake and you can't beat the original version with Vivian Stanshall. I was expecting Tubular Bells 2003 to be something magnificent like Return to Ommadawn or Tubular Bells II or Tubular Bells III, so that made the album even more disappointing to me. That's one of the great things about the Internet: you can find out which albums to avoid as well as which albums to go out and buy.