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Tubular Bells The Mike Oldfield Story

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  • PhiltrePhiltre Frets: 4171
    Grand Piano...
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72256
    Two slightly distorted guitars!

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28285
    Small hamster thrown at a tibetan gong ..... or did I imagine that one?
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  • HeadphonesHeadphones Frets: 984
    errr...

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    Headphones said:
    errr...

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    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14412
    Yes. Buggered if I know. This is Vivian Stanshall, handing you back to the studio.*

    * Obscure B-side reference, folks.
    You say, atom bomb. I say, tin of corned beef.
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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16664
    One of my all time favourite albums.

    Bye!

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72256
    edited November 2020
    One of my all time favourite albums.
    Mine too - although I genuinely prefer TB2, and I probably shouldn't .

    Not quite so sure about TB3 and The Millenium Bell - there's a bit too much stretching a concept beyond its natural limits, I think - but I really liked Tubular Beats .

    I also have a friend who looks remarkably like him, especially when he was younger and had long hair like Oldfield on the cover of Ommadawn.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • WiresDreamDisastersWiresDreamDisasters Frets: 16664
    TB3 with the weird dance-y stuff is great!

    Bye!

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  • PhiltrePhiltre Frets: 4171
    My sister got the album when it first came out and played it to us. At the time everyone said it was great because "it was done using synthesizers". :o
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    ICBM said:
    Headphones said:
    errr...

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    So it does...  Ta.
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  • martmart Frets: 5205
    Funkfingers said:
    Yes. Buggered if I know. This is Vivian Stanshall, handing you back to the studio.*

    * Obscure B-side reference, folks.
    After you've heard that ending, the original release is incredibly dull.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72256
    WiresDreamDisasters said:
    TB3 with the weird dance-y stuff is great!
    I love the weird dancy stuff - in fact the whole 'Ibiza period', especially Tr3s Lunas - I just thought it wasn't really 'Tubular Bells' and seem to be stretching the concept a bit.

    The best bit about the Ibiza period is that he sold his house on the island to Noel Gallagher, and it fell into the sea :). Which Oldfield knew about, and he lost the court case about it, but it's still funny...

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24579
    I love Mike Oldfield.

    In my opinion The Songs Of Distant Earth is the best album ever made.


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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    edited November 2020
    I love Mike Oldfield.

    In my opinion The Songs Of Distant Earth is the best album ever made.


    A favourite of mine as well. 

    I also prefer TB2 to the original. 
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24579
    not_the_dj said:
    I love Mike Oldfield.

    In my opinion The Songs Of Distant Earth is the best album ever made.


    A favourite of mine as well. 

    I also prefer TB2 to the original. 
    Sentinel is the bit that makes TB2 better....
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    Bridgehouse said:
    not_the_dj said:
    I love Mike Oldfield.

    In my opinion The Songs Of Distant Earth is the best album ever made.
    A favourite of mine as well. 

    I also prefer TB2 to the original. 
    Sentinel is the bit that makes TB2 better....
    That was a total ear-opener for me - that sparkling high-frequency stuff and the beautiful deeply filtered guitar is one of the best-sounding things I've ever heard, to this day.

    The Songs Of Distant Earth is astonishing too - especially when played at truly awe-inspiring volume through speakers that will properly handle the low frequencies :).

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24579
    ICBM said:
    Bridgehouse said:
    not_the_dj said:
    I love Mike Oldfield.

    In my opinion The Songs Of Distant Earth is the best album ever made.
    A favourite of mine as well. 

    I also prefer TB2 to the original. 
    Sentinel is the bit that makes TB2 better....
    That was a total ear-opener for me - that sparkling high-frequency stuff and the beautiful deeply filtered guitar is one of the best-sounding things I've ever heard, to this day.

    The Songs Of Distant Earth is astonishing too - especially when played at truly awe-inspiring volume through speakers that will properly handle the low frequencies :).
    *nods sagely in agreement*
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