Best Mike Oldfield Album?
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Topic: Best Mike Oldfield Album?
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Best Mike Oldfield Album?
Date Posted: June 14 2005 at 20:23
I left some albums out , mainly, to fit them all on the fill-in-form
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 14 2005 at 21:09
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Sucker for the original. It is one of the best albums i've ever heard. Ommadawn isn't bad, but not better. I am also looking for a copy of Amorak, when i have the money to buy it that is. ------------- 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: BebieM
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 02:29
Ommadawn 
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 02:31
| Despite that cocking horse song at the end I've got to go for Ommadawn. |
Posted By: the dragon
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 02:47
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I'm not a big fan of Mike Oldfield. Very long ago my friends give me, as gift for my birthday, QE2: not really a masterpiece of prog, I know, but it works.
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 03:49
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Definately "Crises". That's one of our regular cover songs (in my band). |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 04:53
I voted 'Incantations'. It's a great album and probably Oldfield's best. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 08:07
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1. Hergest Ridge 2. Ommadawn 3. Collabarations (with the songs that didn't make it on the first 3 albums; side 4 of Boxed in the age of LP) 4. Tubular Bells 4. Incantations 5. Amarok I think his first 4 albums are his best. Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn are almost even in my opinion. Hergest Ridge because of the lovely minimal bass tune in part 1, augmented by other instruments and ending with the magnificent choir. And the beautiful beginning of part 2. Ommadawn is good because of the use of acoustic instruments, and great themes. on Collaborations there are some very interesting tracks as well. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 08:08
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Okay, I counted wrong again in my last reply
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 08:09
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Trouserpress wrote: Despite that cocking horse song at the end I've got to go for Ommadawn. Do you prefer The Sailor's Hornpipe |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 08:28
Living right at the foot of 'Hergest Ridge', how could I say otherwise?  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 08:41
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Most of them are much of a muchness . I'm surprised about the votes for Ommadawn since I found the second side of that quite weak. Tubular Bells is very good but I like the diversity and balance of Crises so I have voted for that. Also in the dark days of the 80s it was nice to see that someone still had it. ------------- How wonderful to be so profound |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 15 2005 at 08:56
Its a tough choice as there is such a variety , but I'll go for Amarok even though I love them all!------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: June 16 2005 at 12:28
| For me, it's was close between Tubular Bells and The Songs of Distant Earth. In the end I voted for Songs as nobody else had voted that way. |
Posted By: Captain Squib
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 17:38
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I have 2 faves: Tubular Bells 3 and Amarok. ------------- He who stands on toilet must be high on pot! |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 18:24
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"Ommadawn" is GREAT
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