craigf
(Cambridgeshire, UK) | | Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 04:40 | |
great book, by the way.
as far as i know, this is one of the few books with its own soundtrack! :)
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raga
(Italy - Como) | | Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 03:50 | |
gumby wrote:Oldfield on RP?  10 Yes! Bill is really great... And Mike still has his feeling and sound...  |
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2009 - 15:08 | |
modest_mouse wrote:But here Mike sounds a bit like David Gilmour plays Enya...
 And sounding like Enya is a bad thing? I guess you learn something new every day.  |
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lwilkinson
(North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists) | | Posted: Apr 29, 2009 - 09:32 | |
For the naysayers; I have this album and if you just sit down and clear your mind and listen start to finish, it flows really well and you'll be enmeshed in it.
To bad that Battlestar Galactica is over; some of this album could have been used in the sound track.
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mandolin
(...drifting...) | | Posted: Mar 28, 2009 - 20:45 | |
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whtahtefcuk
(Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | | Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 08:18 | |
Sucks as the day is long!
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DrLex
(Belgium) | | Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 08:15 | |
ulibcn wrote:sounds like somebody trying to sound like Pink Floyd.
Not bad though
He failed indeed, because the guitar playing is still unmistakable Oldfield-like. |
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mgkiwi
(French Alps - rivet rivet) | | Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 08:14 | |
Oooops, back to work!!! Thanks for 'The Cult'
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Dec 24, 2008 - 03:30 | |
modest_mouse wrote:I know, this comment sounds bad.  But here Mike sounds a bit like David Gilmour plays Enya. Spot on. The guitar sound is very Floyd-like. A shame about the cheesy background which detracts from the piece IMO. Interesting to hear Oldfield after all these years, though - the last I remember of him is Tubular Bells which was a massive, massive album hit in the 70s. This is pleasant enough, but doesn't quite hit my spot. 6 from the Nottingham jury. Is Oldfield still recording? |
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modest_mouse
(Nuremberg, Germany) | | Posted: Nov 22, 2008 - 13:25 | |
I know, this comment sounds bad. But here Mike sounds a bit like David Gilmour plays Enya...  But I love a lot of his stuff... |
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Droidac
(4066 kms east of Paradise) | | Posted: Nov 22, 2008 - 13:21 | |
If it weren't for that distinctive guitar sound, I could have shown this was Enigma!
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nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 00:27 | |
Much under-rated musical maestro.
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keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2008 - 08:50 | |
westslope wrote:Yeah, the just-in headline in the NYT is reporting a US$7 billion rescue plan for toxic mortgages and the proposal that the lid on the debt be shifted to US$11.3 trillion from US$10.6 trillion. Soothing is good. It's $700 billion, which with AIG and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, takes the tally this month to just north of a trillion. I love this charade about "Who's gonna keep your taxes low?" All too soon, that will shift to just how much taxes are gonna need to go up. Take it from a tax weary Canadian. We were there in the 90s. |
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2008 - 08:46 | |
keller1 wrote:Warm, soothing Saturday morning music.
8.
Yeah, the just-in headline in the NYT is reporting a US$7 billion rescue plan for toxic mortgages and the proposal that the lid on the debt be shifted to US$11.3 trillion from US$10.6 trillion. Soothing is good. |
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2008 - 08:44 | |
8 => 9 And no, it doesn't sound like Pink Floyd. Though I realize that the comment is meant as a flattering remark. |
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keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2008 - 08:44 | |
Warm, soothing Saturday morning music.
And if there's a similarity to Floyd, it has the advantage of not having been played (literally) millions of times.
8.
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gumby
(Slovenia) | | Posted: May 17, 2008 - 04:52 | |
Oldfield on RP?
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ulibcn
(Barcelona Spain) | | Posted: May 17, 2008 - 04:52 | |
sounds like somebody trying to sound like Pink Floyd.
Not bad though
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2008 - 16:37 | |
Nice slow hand on the guitar.
Never heard this tune before. That could be an 8 out of the gate too.
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1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2008 - 16:34 | |
Brilliant music..I almost forgot about Mike
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Cruithne3753
(Bristol, UK) | | Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 08:16 | |
victoryluna wrote:Some of the best elevator music I've heard.
A 20,000 mile high elevator... Anyone who's read the book will know what I mean. |
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wasteman
(Wiltshire, England) | | Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 05:01 | |
This whole CD is brilliant. You just listen to it from start to finish in your car, or at home with the headphones on, and you come out of it inspired.
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Jelani
(Home of the freak, and land of the vague) | | Posted: Nov 10, 2007 - 11:00 | |
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Nabla
(Ver-Cork-st (Ireland)) | | Posted: Aug 08, 2007 - 04:33 | |
Servo wrote:
"Tubular Bells" is nice, but not among Oldfield's best work, IMHO. Yes, it's famous due to "The Exorcist" movie, but still...
Mike Oldfield has a great body of work that's largely unknown to people who equate Mike Oldfield to "Tubular Bells". Personally, the album cover that I always associate with his name is the one for "Exposed", a live double-album. Ironically, my favorite side (thinking in terms of the four sides of the original LP release) is mostly taken up by Part 2 of "Tubular Bells". However if I was to play that track without introduction, I doubt that many people would think "that's 'Tubular Bells'!" because it's so different from the original studio release.
Other notable Oldfield albums include "Five Miles Out" and Platinum".
I agree! Exposed is a (hidden) masterpiece and not only the TB part! I guess one has to hear it very often until one recognises the musical art. It's a wonderful mixture of classical music and art rock! |
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trekhead
(Oooh, I could just give you SUCH a Pinch!) | | Posted: Aug 08, 2007 - 04:27 | |
I like Mike!
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Nabla
(Ver-Cork-st (Ireland)) | | Posted: Aug 08, 2007 - 04:27 | |
Just came back to my office... Mike Oldfield?! Yes!!  |
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Servo
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Magnus wrote:How about some Tubular Bells?
"Tubular Bells" is nice, but not among Oldfield's best work, IMHO. Yes, it's famous due to "The Exorcist" movie, but still...
Mike Oldfield has a great body of work that's largely unknown to people who equate Mike Oldfield to "Tubular Bells". Personally, the album cover that I always associate with his name is the one for "Exposed", a live double-album. Ironically, my favorite side (thinking in terms of the four sides of the original LP release) is mostly taken up by Part 2 of "Tubular Bells". However if I was to play that track without introduction, I doubt that many people would think "that's 'Tubular Bells'!" because it's so different from the original studio release.
Other notable Oldfield albums include "Five Miles Out" and Platinum".
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MrSpaz
(Orlando, FL) | | Posted: Jul 07, 2007 - 16:05 | |
Fiji5555 wrote:
Huh, interesting. The title here caught my eye for that very reason, but I had no idea the music was written in response to the book. Thanks for that tidbit. :) |
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victoryluna
(Cincinnati) | | Posted: Jul 07, 2007 - 16:02 | |
Some of the best elevator music I've heard.
But PLEASE DON'T play TB. Every time I hear it I can't get the image of a vomiting devil out of my brain.
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Nabla
(Cork (Ireland)) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2007 - 07:58 | |
Not bad of the Maestro, but... what about his highlights, such as
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All the songs just flow so smoothly. I give this a perfect 10! Aslo try reading the novel it's based on by Clarke......good read.