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Islands (1987)
 
 
Side one
  1. "The Wind Chimes (Part One and Part Two)" – 21:49

Side two

  1. "Islands" – 4:19
  2. "Flying Start" – 3:36
  3. "North Point" – 3:33
  4. "Magic Touch" (New Jim Price Vocal) – 4:14
  5. "The Time Has Come" – 3:51
  6. "When the Night's on Fire" (Bonus track on CD version) – 6:41
 
Islands (featuring Bonnie Tyler)
 


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Albums in bold are already reviewed so my rating likely stays. The rest - I'm maybe 70% sure.

5 starsTubular Bells
4 starsHergest Ridge
5 starsOmmadawn
4 starsIncantations
3 starsPlatinum
3 starsQE2
5 starsFive Miles Out
4 starsCrises
2 starsDiscovery
2 starsIslands
1 starsEarth Moving
5 starsAmarok
1 starsHeaven's Open
3 starsTubular Bells II
4 starsThe Songs of Distant Earth
3 starsVoyager
2 starsTubular Bells III
3 starsGuitars
2 starsThe Millenium Bell
2 starsTr3s Lunas
4 starsTubular Bells 2003
2 starsLight + Shade
2 starsMusic of the Spheres
2 starsMan on the Rocks
4 starsReturn to Ommadawn

Ofc some albums are hard to rate properly with 5-star system.
QE2, for example, is a very strong offering for a 3 star album, in my book. Maybe even more so than Tubular Bells II.


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^ It's interesting to see your star ratings differ markedly from mine. It appears the only album ratings we agree on are:- Tubular Bells; Ommadawn; Incantations & Crises. Smile
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Earth Moving (1989)
 
 

Side one

  1. "Holy" – 4:37
  2. "Hostage" – 4:09
  3. "Far Country" – 4:25
  4. "Innocent" – 3:30
  5. "Runaway Son" – 4:05

Side two

  1. "See the Light" – 3:59
  2. "Earth Moving" – 4:03
  3. "Blue Night" – 3:47
  4. "Nothing But" / "Bridge to Paradise" – 8:40
 
Innocent (featuring Anita Hegerland)
 


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Amarok (1990)
 
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Heaven's Open (1991)
 
 

Side one

  1. "Make Make" – 4:18
  2. "No Dream" – 6:02
  3. "Mr. Shame" – 4:22
  4. "Gimme Back" – 4:12
  5. "Heaven's Open" – 4:31

Side two

  1. "Music from the Balcony" – 19:44


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another pop song I love by Mike is the title cut from "Heaven's Open".  He sings it pretty well too.  Such a feel good song on an otherwise very mediocre album










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^ I had no idea Mike Oldfield performed the lead vocals on Heaven's Open. He's in fine voice too and his vocals sound so much stronger than they did on The Sallyangie album back in 1968.
 
It was good to see Mike Oldfield getting along well with Richard Branson in the Tubular Bells documentary, considering what an unhappy departure he had from the Virgin label after fulfilling his contract with the Heaven's Open album. He was saving his masterpiece Tubular Bells II album for his new record label WEA Warner.


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I had no idea Mike Oldfield performed the lead vocals on Heaven's Open. He's in fine voice too and his vocals sound so much stronger than they did on The Sallyangie album back in 1968.
 
It was good to Mike Oldfield getting along well with Richard Branson in the Tubular Bells documentary, considering what an unhappy departure he had from the Virgin label after fulfilling his contract with the Heaven's Open album. He was saving his masterpiece Tubular Bells II album for his new record label WEA Warner.

apparently he really worked on his voice for that album.  I think prior to that he hadn't sung lead vocal much other than "On Horseback" and the gimmicky (but fun) title track to "Five Miles Out".  Luckily Mike has always been a superb judge of hired vocal talent that suits his compositions, from Maddy Prior to Maggie Reilly to Jon Anderson, Barry Palmer, Michael Chapman, Anita Hegerland and Cara Dillon, no doubt among others
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^ Anita Hegerland turned out to be an especially good choice of singer for Mike Oldfield because he fathered two children by her. Smile
 
I love the sound of Maggie Reilly's vocals on Moonlight Shadow, and she's had a great solo career too.
 

Maggie Reilly Solo Albums

  • Echoes (1992)
  • Midnight Sun (1993)
  • Elena (1996)
  • All the Mixes (1996) (as M.R.)
  • The Best of Maggie Reilly, There and Back Again (1998)
  • Starcrossed (2000)
  • Save It for a Rainy Day (2002)
  • Rowan (2006)
  • Looking Back, Moving Forward (2009)
  • Heaven Sent (2013)
  • Starfields (2019)
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I've always meant to check out Maggie's solo work.  
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ It's interesting to see your star ratings differ markedly from mine. It appears the only album ratings we agree on are:- Tubular Bells; Ommadawn; Incantations & Crises. Smile

I have exactly the same top four, Tubular Bells III much higher while Amarok, Crises & Five Miles Out much lower. Songs of Distant Earth and Return to Ommadawn the same.


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ It's interesting to see your star ratings differ markedly from mine. It appears the only album ratings we agree on are:- Tubular Bells; Ommadawn; Incantations & Crises.
Perhaps it's the way we look at ratings, too. For me it basically goes like this:
1 - covers all spectrum between poor and horrid
2 - average actually, I will probably revisit at some point (if I like the artist)
3 - good! 3 stars should be earned in my book Tongue I'd like people to treat 3 star albums as "worth your time"
4 - really great albums deserve 4 stars
5 - select few even for the best bands/artists. Genesis have three such albums (for sure) and maybe two other borderline 5 stars, for example. Similar with Yes...

If we sort Mike's career into "Eras" or "Phases", you would see I generally give similar ratings to albums in a given span:
Phase 1 - Tubular Bells ~ Incantations
Phase 2a - Platinum ~ Crises
Phase 2b - Discovery ~ Heaven's Open
Phase 3 - Amarok ~ Guitars
Phase 4 - The Millenium Bell ~ now?

Of course Heaven's Open breaks the pattern in many ways, so I lump it together with late 80s Wink Imho justified, given its history...
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Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

I've always meant to check out Maggie's solo work.  
 
I noticed Maggie Reilly's first two solo albums are currently available on YouTube.....
 
Echoes (1992)
 
 
Midnight Sun (1993)
 
 
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Tubular Bells II (1992)
 
 
Tubular Bells II - Live at Edinburgh Castle 1992
 
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I just listened to Mike Oldfield's Amarok album again for the first time in nearly 30 years and realised it's a much better album than I initially thought. I've now upgraded it from a 3-star album to a 4-star album. Smile
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The Songs of Distant Earth (1994) - My all-time favourite Mike Oldfield album. Heart
 
 
Track Listing
  1. "In the Beginning" – 1:24
  2. "Let There Be Light" – 4:52
  3. "Supernova" – 3:29
  4. "Magellan" – 4:41
  5. "First Landing" – 1:16
  6. "Oceania" – 3:27
  7. "Only Time Will Tell" – 4:19
  8. "Prayer for the Earth" – 2:10
  9. "Lament for Atlantis" – 2:44
  10. "The Chamber" – 1:49
  11. "Hibernaculum" – 3:32
  12. "Tubular World" – 3:23
  13. "The Shining Ones" – 2:59
  14. "Crystal Clear" – 5:42
  15. "The Sunken Forest" – 2:39
  16. "Ascension" – 5:48
  17. "A New Beginning" – 1:33
 
The Songs of Distant Earth - Live in Wembley Arena London 1999
 
 
 


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5 stars
Hergest Ridge
Ommadawn
Incantations
Platinum
Amarok
Songs Of Distant Earth

4 Stars
Tubular Bells
Crises
Discovery
The Millenium Bell

3 Stars
QE2
5 Miles Out
Tres Lunas
Guitars
Voyager
TB3
Return To Ommadawn

2 Stars
TB2
Islands
Light and Shade
Music Of The Spheres
TB 2003

1 Star
Earth Moving
Heavens Open
Man On The Rocks
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^ I'm really surprised you only gave Music of the Spheres two stars. I'd rate that album even higher than Tubular Bells and Ommadawn. Music of the Spheres is my second favourite Mike Oldfield album after Songs of Distant Earth. Smile
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Voyager (1996)
 
 
Track Listing
 
  1. "The Song of the Sun" (Bieito Romero) – 4:32
  2. "Celtic Rain" (Mike Oldfield) – 4:41
  3. "The Hero" (traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) – 5:03
  4. "Women of Ireland" (traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) – 6:29
  5. "The Voyager" (Oldfield) – 4:26
  6. "She Moves Through the Fair" (traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) – 4:06
  7. "Dark Island" (traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) – 5:43
  8. "Wild Goose Flaps Its Wings" (Oldfield) – 5:04
  9. "Flowers of the Forest" (traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) – 6:03
  10. "Mont St Michel" (Oldfield) – 12:18
 
 
Women of Ireland
 


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