Wow, Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield really falls apart at exactly

[DS1]

the 05:53 minute mark.

/jes sayin

[kedrys]

1. Arf?

The copy of the opening theme I have on mp3 is only 4:18... :puzzled:

[DS1]

2. Don't be so puzzled, I'm guessing that's why a popular copy

only goes so far ;-)

[kedrys]

3. I have the actual vinyl around here somewhere

IIRC, the beginning of Side 2 was the coolest part of the whole album (yegads I'm old!). :)

[edbermac]

4. The only problem with Tubular Bells is that it ends...

A great piece of music, not meant to be listened to by, in Mike's words, 'cloth-eared nincompoops'...

[DS1]

5. hrrrmm

Maybe I need to :smoke:

[edbermac]

7. He's made about 20 other albums...

He also remade TB in 2003 because the recording technology in 1973 was pretty primitive...his fans rate his album Amarok as his best.

[xmas74]

15. Exactly.

Nothing more needs to be said.

[Chichiri]

6. No it doesn't.

n/t

[DS1]

9. Excellent argument!

[Chichiri]

13. I made no argument.

I made a bald assertion. Same as you.

[greendog]

8. That was the first album I ever bought...

...8 track tape, no less! Call me greendogosaurus.

[DS1]

12. The first single I ever bought was Billy Idol, the first album I bought

was The Police - Synchronicity

and it had the bonus of having a pair of tits on the album cover

[sendero]

10. Anyone who likes Tubular Bells...

.... should find these two subseqent albums.

Ommadawn - with beautiful 20-minute piece complete with African drumming (1974!).

Hergest Ridge - just an incredible recording, impossible to describe.

You will not be dissapointed with either of these if you'll take the time to listen a few times.

Oldfield's done a gazillion albums, the only other one that really stands out is a 2-album work called Incantations. Not as good as Ommadawn or Hergest Ridge, but that would be near impossible :)

[Dukkha]

11. I have it on Quadraphonic Vinyl

THAT mix is what makes it so good

You can also get it on SACD or DVD-A

[LaurenG]

14. Creeps me out

Its a running tune thought the exorcist. Beautiful music by the first time I heard it Linda Blair was puking green stuff.