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Ommadawn, Amarok, and Tubular Bells.
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Originally posted by Kotro Kotro wrote:

Forget everything said above and start at the beggining.
That's right, The Sallyangie - Children Of The Sun. Wink
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Originally posted by The_Jester The_Jester wrote:

Tubular Bells. He started there, you should too.
I agree. The first album is great. The first I listened to. Shortly after that I bought an LP.
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Originally posted by Mista-Gordie Mista-Gordie wrote:

In my opinion you should listen to his albums in that order:
1-Ommadawn
2-Amarok
3-Tubular bells
4-Songsof distant heart
5-Incantations
6-Hegest ridge
7-Music of the spheres
8-QE2
9-Five miles out
10-Tubular bells 3
11-Voyager
12-Guitars
13-Light+shade
14-Crises
15-Platinum
 
Not bad. I rate Songs Of Distant Earth as one of his best albums so I agree with it being high up. One perhaps glaring ommission is Tres Lunas which is much better than Light and Shade imo.Also the live album Exposed should be in the list somewhere in the top ten and could be included as a valid alternative to Incantations.
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Tubular Bells. He started there, you should too.
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I haven't heard Ommadawn.  If you rank it above a masterpiece like Amarok, I guess I need to.
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In my opinion you should listen to his albums in that order:
1-Ommadawn
2-Amarok
3-Tubular bells
4-Songsof distant heart
5-Incantations
6-Hegest ridge
7-Music of the spheres
8-QE2
9-Five miles out
10-Tubular bells 3
11-Voyager
12-Guitars
13-Light+shade
14-Crises
15-Platinum
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

They are all great, but I would start off with Crises and Tubular Bells II.
Crises the title track is one side of pure prog bliss, and I rate TBII higher than the original. Some of the guitar bursts on it are enough to raise the hairs on the back of the neck.
After that, well, take your pick. Amarok, Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Incantations. Great stuff.


I'm afraid I don't quiet agree... I still have to get a lot of Mike Oldfield (I'm really interested in doing so), but I already have Tubular Bells and Tubular Bells II (as a matter of fact, the version of Tubular Bells I have is Tubular Bells 2003). There are some really good parts on Tubular Bells II, but in general I felt part II was just a copy of the original one, not really being able to achive the samy beauty, originality, power, etc from the first one. But then again, everyone has different tastes and perceptions.
 
I actually prefer Tubular Bells III over 1 and 2.
 
TB2 is a bit bland and other for financial reasons I never understood his reasons for doing it. TB3 is quite a big move away from the orginal peice and brings in some contemporary ideas and has a bit of energy. There is also nice live version performed at Horse Guards Parade available on DVD (with TB2).   Yes! Great dvd ,mine is double side dvd with London and Edinburgh, we've watched it so many times with my wife and friends Thumbs Up Heart Thumbs Up
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^ I love TBIII as well. A great album.
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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

They are all great, but I would start off with Crises and Tubular Bells II.
Crises the title track is one side of pure prog bliss, and I rate TBII higher than the original. Some of the guitar bursts on it are enough to raise the hairs on the back of the neck.
After that, well, take your pick. Amarok, Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Incantations. Great stuff.


I'm afraid I don't quiet agree... I still have to get a lot of Mike Oldfield (I'm really interested in doing so), but I already have Tubular Bells and Tubular Bells II (as a matter of fact, the version of Tubular Bells I have is Tubular Bells 2003). There are some really good parts on Tubular Bells II, but in general I felt part II was just a copy of the original one, not really being able to achive the samy beauty, originality, power, etc from the first one. But then again, everyone has different tastes and perceptions.
 
I actually prefer Tubular Bells III over 1 and 2.
 
TB2 is a bit bland and other for financial reasons I never understood his reasons for doing it. TB3 is quite a big move away from the orginal peice and brings in some contemporary ideas and has a bit of energy. There is also nice live version performed at Horse Guards Parade available on DVD (with TB2).
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Tubular Bells and Ommadawn are all you have to worry about
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

They are all great, but I would start off with Crises and Tubular Bells II.
Crises the title track is one side of pure prog bliss, and I rate TBII higher than the original. Some of the guitar bursts on it are enough to raise the hairs on the back of the neck.
After that, well, take your pick. Amarok, Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Incantations. Great stuff.


I'm afraid I don't quiet agree... I still have to get a lot of Mike Oldfield (I'm really interested in doing so), but I already have Tubular Bells and Tubular Bells II (as a matter of fact, the version of Tubular Bells I have is Tubular Bells 2003). There are some really good parts on Tubular Bells II, but in general I felt part II was just a copy of the original one, not really being able to achive the samy beauty, originality, power, etc from the first one. But then again, everyone has different tastes and perceptions.
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Taurus II, Tubular Bells, Crises and Ommadawn.
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Ommadawn
Incantations
QE II
 
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I started with the live album, Exposed.  In fact it was the first album I ever bought.  I then got Boxed, which compiled his first 3 albums plus some miscellaneous bits and bobs. Consequently, I'm biased towards the early stuff so I would suggest listening to the first 4 in chronological order: TB, Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations.  
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^ 'The Complete Mike Oldfield' is the best MO compilation. Available for about £15 on Amazon inc p&p (just checked). Good suggestion. You are also correct that the live side features tracks not otherwise available. I love the version of Platinum . Thumbs Up
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I agreewith Lazland. Tubular Bells II and Crises. I personally like Tubular Bells II more than the original. Go for the complete Mike Oldfield if you can dig it up. It's a complilatio divided into thematic sections, instrumental, vocal, complex and live. The live tracks can only be found on this particular album if I'm correct.
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They are all great, but I would start off with Crises and Tubular Bells II.

Crises the title track is one side of pure prog bliss, and I rate TBII higher than the original. Some of the guitar bursts on it are enough to raise the hairs on the back of the neck.

After that, well, take your pick. Amarok, Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Incantations. Great stuff.
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