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Topic ClosedTubular Bells or Ommadawn?
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    Posted: December 30 2013 at 09:09
Am I the only one who thinks that Ommadawn shouldn't be the highest rated Mike Oldfield album on PA? For instance, I find Tubular Bells quite substantially better on many grounds although it's not one of my all-time favourites. I thought I'd do this poll to settle it and see (just regarding Tubular Bells). Please comment on what you like/dislike on both albums if you have heard them.

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Tubular Bells, obviously. Part 1 of Ommadawn may be a masterpiece that almost shines out Tubular Bells (as far as this is possible), but part 2 turns me off.
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I prefer Ommadawn, possibly my favourite Oldfield album apart from Incantations.
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Ommadawn is top 5 all-time for me, I put Hergest Ridge ahead of TB.
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Ommadawn is top 5 all-time for me, I put Hergest Ridge ahead of TB.


I vote Ommadawn, and I agree about Hergest Ridge. A great album and better than Tubular Bells imo.
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It used to be Ommadawn, but these days I prefer TB.
BTW, Hergest Ridge is my favorite Oldfield album
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Both aren't the best Oldfield's albums IMO. Incantations is my choice in the early period, then I absolutely love Platinum from the 80s and Song Of Distant Earth from the 90s,,,(And I think I'll spin it now...I'm in the right mood for it).
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I rate Ommadawn and Hergest Ridge over Tubular Bells and those are my favourite three from him. Can't say I like anything else he's done though.
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TB only because of the incredible impact it had when played on RADIO in Montreal. That was the very first time a rock station took such a bold plunge and it was magic! 
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Tubular Bells slightly because it's like, you know, soooo tubular.
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Tubular Bells above Ommadawn, but I much prefer Discovery and the Lake, Crises, Five Miles Out and QE2.

Makes me an heretic, I guess!


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both albums are awesome

but I have to go with Tubular Bells
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Part 2 of TB is a bit weak imo, but Ommadawn is a masterpiece from beginning to end!
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I love both albums. Tubular Bells has more minutes of music that I like, since I like very much at least half of the second side (and all of the first side), while I feel there isn't so much to love on the second side of Ommadawn... however, there isn't anything there that I dislike as much as The Caveman and the Sailor's Hornmpipes. Still, the most important thing is that Side 1 of Ommadawn is among the most perfect pieces of music on prog that I've heard, so I go with that album.
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Tough but TBs one of my intros to prog.
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Ommadawn has more soul.
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I like both.
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I much prefer Hergest Ridge (any and every version) or Incantations over both of these.
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