Mike Oldfield vs. Mikael Åkerfeldt

WalterDigsTunes wrote: J-Man wrote: WalterDigsTunes wrote: Let's see: Classic 70s artist vs. some modern nobody... umm, the choice is obvious. Let's see: Classic Modern asrtist vs. some 70's nobody... umm, the choice is obvious Asrtist indeed. No such thing as a modern classic.

So what? The question was not which musician has been around longer; the question was which one do you prefer

snobb wrote: Just want to reply to last two reviews:   I don't think, that most important question is are you "classic" ( who told, that Oldfield is classic?), or modern. Most important question is what is your music for a moment. I voted for Opeth, because they are one of rare really important MODERN band in prog-rock. I like some Oldfield works as well, but his time is gone long ago, and even few hist best works are questionable classics.But for sure, who knows, what all we will think about today's Opeth music. Time will show.

WalterDigsTunes wrote: Let's see: Classic 70s artist vs. some modern nobody... umm, the choice is obvious.

Let's see: Classic Modern asrtist vs. some 70's nobody... umm, the choice is obvious

so, 29/29 for a moment! Once again, I believe that Oldfield and Opeth are too different, but great in their own fields. And I agree, that it's naive to think, that heavy metal heads will vote against Oldfield till victory. Just dont's think that people older than 15 could be metal heads at all ( I am not speaking about serious heavy music lovers, as myself ). So, it's not sport. If you love music, you usually love any good music.

I was listening to Amarok on my way home from work today so voting was pretty easy.
Oldfield, hands down.

Michael Jackson

Oldfield doesn't growl.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - November 06 2009 at 19:36

Anyone who calls Mike Oldfield's music "new age", while he only made one album in that 'style' (namely "The songs of distant earth") can't be taken seriously.

Michaelangelo
 
no joking, i like Opeth very much and Mikael Åkerfelt is very goof (är jättebra) on svedish
verry good singer, composer, guitaris and GROWLER ROAR (i dont think his microphone kabel is plugged in to the mixing table but to Hells Abyss

i only have Tubular Belles so cant vote


Edited by aginor - November 06 2009 at 17:46

Oldfield is good at what he does; but what he does is stock material. Perhaps not where rock was concerned, though. Surely, Tubular Bells was quite popular at the time due to The Exorcist film featuring it, but had it not been for that, would that song have launched Oldfield into real stardum? Honestly, I can't think of one Oldfield tune that stands out as truly brilliant, where as plenty of Opeth songs get that score from me.

Of course, this is all about taste, but I like Akerfeldt is a better songwriter, anyway. That's what matters most to me.