Tubular Bells
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Topic: Tubular Bells
Posted By: cmidkiff
Subject: Tubular Bells
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 12:35
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I have never heard any of Mike Oldfield's material and was thinking of trying out "Tubular Bells". What I wondering about is the type of music this actually is. I know that sometimes the labeling in the archives can be inaccurate, so I figured I ask here. Does this music have a solid rythym section with multiple melodys or is it more ambient, spacy and experimenting with sounds? ------------- cmidkiff |
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 12:58
Neither really! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 13:44
NEVER heard it ... I successfully avoided it. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 13:58
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Ambient is a term you hear WAY too often. |
cmidkiff wrote:Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 14:06
Yes I bought some ambient pork chops today! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 14:08
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I prefer Crisis Tubular Bells is a symphonic piece, with rock and classical music magicaly mixed, great album ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 14:10
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Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 14:49
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What I'm trying to avoid is the type of music where the artist sets an arpeggio or loop going for a while and makes sounds or noises or even noodles over top. Like what Porcupine Tree does allot of. Or just very few notes played with cool keyboard sounds. Can anyone give some characteristics of the music? ------------- cmidkiff |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 15:32
Nothing like that CMIDKIFF. Oldfield plays every note himself, and on real instruments too. There's a lot of reviews of TB in the reviews section, so you should get a fair indication from there. TB is more like a modern classical symphony (if that makes sense! ), played on modern instruments.
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Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 16:19
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That makes perfect sense. ------------- cmidkiff |
Posted By: paulindigo
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 05:19
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"TB is more like a modern classical symphony". maybe it's the only
possible definition for an extraordinary record. Otherwise, I think it's hard to pin down Tubular Bells to a style. It has pastoral elements, grotesque bits, great themes and riffs, heavily fuzzed and gentle acoustic guitars... absolutely bizarre, as it sometimes seems made of bits and pieces glued together, but really beautiful. There's also a live version on Exposed (which I highly recommend): it is a completely different but equally stunning piece. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 08:58
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True. That's what makes it so difficult to answer the question. |
Posted By: Ekzodo
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 10:05
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I love this album, I have three versions of it and I think 1973 became the year of prog rock in the 70, with Thick as a brick, Dark side of the moon, Quadrophenia (by the who) & and many gems ------------- THERE`S TO MUCH MUSIC AND SO LITTLE TIME TO LISTEN TO IT VIVA LA ARGENTINA PROGRESIVA!!!!! |
Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: July 19 2005 at 10:24
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I decided to give it a try and ordered it today. ------------- cmidkiff |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: July 21 2005 at 03:34
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"Tubular Bells" is a great piece of music, often considered as a new age album... Very impressive album made by only one man... Mike Oldfield is a great musician ------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: jojim
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 08:07
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Don't stop listening when approaching in the first few days . TB is a
part of our musical culture. By no means I could invent one phrase of
this magical album. And I'm playing instruments. - TB is a milestone in
music.
------------- YES - Close to the edge / UK - UK / GENESIS - The lamb lies down / KING CRIMSON - Discipline / MIKE OLDFIELD - Tubular bells / JETHRO TULL - Aqualung / GENTLE GIANT - Three friends / TMO - IMF |
Posted By: gulliman
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 08:25
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Original Tubular Bells is a vastly overrated album, imo. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying it's bad, just... overrated. Especially considering some of his other works, such as Amarok for instance. I also clearly prefer Tubular Bells II and Tubular Bells 2003 (which is a remake of original Bells, re-recorded with better sounds/performances and fabulous production). I sincerely hate his The Millennium Bell though... What a waste of plastic! My other favorite Mike Oldfield albums are Five Miles Out, Crises and Platinum. Discovery has one of Mike's best instrumentals, "The Lake" - a pure musical gem at the end of (mostly) a pop album.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 09:18
Wonderfully said. ------------- 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: gulliman
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 10:01
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"Very impressive album made by only one man..." Not quite true... He had several guest musicians on it as well. |
Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 10:09
well I hope its not a "New Age" album, as I usually don't like New Age which is mostly background music to me. ------------- cmidkiff |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 10:30
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^ No way is it New Age, don't worry ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: gulliman
Date Posted: July 22 2005 at 10:40
If you are looking for "a solid rythym section with multiple melodys", then check out Five Miles Out, Chrisis, Platinum, Tubular Bells II... If "more ambient, spacy", then - The Songs of Distant Earth, Tres Lunas, Voyager... And if "experimenting with sounds", then first of all get Amarok. It's his most progressive work, imho. Hope this helps. |