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Points: 2585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2011 at 07:19
Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge are realy good to start with 
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You have to start at T-o-o-b-o-o-l-a-r Bells
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Points: 2815 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2011 at 03:35
Forget everything said above and start at the beggining.
Bigger on the inside.
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I just came back to mention Amarok cause it is my favorite album from him and can not believe i forgot it. 

You are right in that it is intimidating, but may be easier to digest if one knew what Mike was hoping to accomplish with Amarok. It was his big "F.U." album to Virgin, and that emotion shows. It is great solid music for sixty amazing minutes and basically none of it could be sold as "commercial".  I highly recommend it.

ps I have the main guitar "riff" (hardly what I'd call it) as my ringtone.
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Points: 756 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2011 at 02:50
It's a bit intimidating, but Amarok was the first I heard from him and it worked just fine. Big smile
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^ Right oh with the Crisis/Phillips mention! 

I'd also like to mention Discovery and the even more superb Five Miles Out. FMO is worth getting simply because it has Taurus II. Of course Ommadawn, TB, HR, INC is essential and all that, but I found myself craving the guitar solo in Discovery or Maggie singing in Five Miles Out more than anything.

After mentioning it I feel compelled to post a live performance of the Discovery solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gptGCwcAls#t=1m47s


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Actually Crisis is not a bad place to start. It has an extended suite that is a bit like the Symphonic rock approach you mention.Simon Phillips (fantastic drummer) had a lot to do with this as he co produced the whole album. You also have Oldfield's best 'poppy' stuff like Moonlight Shadow and Shadow On The Wall.
 
Ommadawn is his highest rated album around here and is very lovely. Can't really go wrong with this or Hergest Ridge. Treat yourself to the deluxe editions which are not too expensive.Big smile
 
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No, Ommadawn is what you need. And yes it has a pastoral symphonic influence from Genesis / Camel. 
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I really want to get into Mr.Oldfield's work but I dont know where to start. Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn are probably the most obvious and essential albums to start with but maybe something else? Also is there a particular album of Mike's that has a symphonic atmosphere reminiscent to Genesis, Yes, Camel?
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