TUBULAR BELLS

A masterpiece! Every moment of Tubular Bells is art. I'm only 15 years old so it would have been least excepted from me to like this. Well I don't like it. I love it! I have also listened Amarok and I don't think there is any way I would give it higher points than to Tubular Bells.

Part 1 starts all ok with the part well known from Exorcist. Soon we will get the first of two bad things in Tubular Bells. The damn orchestral hits... First time I listened to this there were few of my friends in my room. Volume was very high and when that orchestral hit stroke I almost shit my pants and all my friends started to roll around the room laughing. But with time I started to get used to them and now they don't feel so much anymore. But anyway the song is instantly saved. Ahh those overdriven guitars... Best part of the song in my opinion.

The ending of part 1 is great. The music growing all the time with new instruments joining in. Even the "ceremonial master" ain't bad. 5 stars to this part, 6 when the tubular bells start.

I don't much remember part 2. But I remember it was very good like the part 1. Only thing is those... Umm... "Voices" at the end. I'm scared of them god damnit! I stop the song almost every time I get there. But that isn't enough to drop points from 5 to 4 in this masterpiece.

5 stars is way too low for Tubular Bells. The feeling in beginning of the song, in middle of it and right before ending and after it are something that no one but Mike Oldfield can create.

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