Two Mike Oldfield albums

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   Last night while listening to return to ommadawn it dawned on (see what you did to me Paul? ) me to do this poll. 
Anyway, two later ones by Mike here. I'm not sure I really see (hear) the appeal of Amarok. It sounds a bit herky jerky to me. RtO sounds much more like classic Oldfield but I need to hear more of both.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - 16 hours 27 minutes ago at 18:57

Poll Question: Which Mike Oldfield album do you prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Amarok	2	[13.33%]
Return to Ommadawn	8	[53.33%]
I only know Amarok	1	[6.67%]
I only know Return to Ommadawn	0	[0.00%]
Both Equally	2	[13.33%]
Neither / Not a Mikey O fan.	2	[13.33%]
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AFlowerKingCrimson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 18267	Post Options Post Reply Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: Two Mike Oldfield albums Posted: 16 hours 46 minutes ago at 18:38
	Last night while listening to return to ommadawn it dawned on (see what you did to me Paul? ) me to do this poll. Anyway, two later ones by Mike here. I'm not sure I really see (hear) the appeal of Amarok. It sounds a bit herky jerky to me. RtO sounds much more like classic Oldfield but I need to hear more of both. Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - 16 hours 27 minutes ago at 18:57

Psychedelic Paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 40073	Post Options Post Reply Quote Psychedelic Paul Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 16 hours 42 minutes ago at 18:42
	I was planning to return to this poll at dawn, but I may as well vote now while I'm here.

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28023	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 hours 46 minutes ago at 22:38
	I copped out with 'both equally'. I like both a lot but neither is at the level of his first 4 although they take something from that era more than any other albums he made post 1978.

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	Not a big fan of Amarok and I haven't heard Return to Ommadawn yet
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	^Seconded.


Jared Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 19260	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jared Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 10 hours 44 minutes ago at 00:40
	I think Return is a beautiful disk and have voted for it, purely because out of the two, I would prefer to hear it more often. I respect Amarok a great deal and think its brilliant, but it's one of those disks where I really have to be in the mood...
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	Both equally.

Manuel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13340	Post Options Post Reply Quote Manuel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 hours 36 minutes ago at 05:48
	Return to Ommadawn, but I like Amarok almost the same.

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	Ommadawn. I like its angular wave numbers and fruity Schrödinger cheeses.
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	Return to Ommadawn by a hair.
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	Return to Ommadawn is very nice, although I prefer the original first four albums. Amarok is too disjointed for me.

Steve Wyzard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 30 2017 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 2582	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Wyzard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 minutes ago at 11:00
	Amarok is the greatest album Oldfield has ever done. It's so perfectly and utterly bizarre and brilliant that I love every nanosecond of it. Return to Ommadawn was a decent return to form that I'm glad to have in my collection. But at the end of the day, it's just another Oldfield album.