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albummaster
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- Posted: 12/04/2012 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#749): Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
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Today's album of the day
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1973.
Overall rank: 465.
Average rating: 78/100 (from 122 votes).
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Tracks:
1. Tubular Bells, Part One
2. Tubular Bells, Part Two
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.
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Applerill
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- Posted: 12/04/2012 21:04
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Just went on a Mike Oldfield binge this past week.
He's an absolute genius, and despite what Noah says, this is his masterpiece.
One of my favorite classical records ever, and a huge influence on Tales of Slipknot Oceans.
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thejoj96
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- Posted: 12/04/2012 21:27
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overrated but decent
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Borve Baunehoj
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- Posted: 12/04/2012 21:52
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The section where cookie monster is speaking is the most unsatisfying piece of music I've ever heard (probably)
Also a friend once told me that Mike Oldfield was some homeless guy in the early 70s and krautrock band Faust invited him to sleep in their recording studio because they felt sorry for him. Then he had suddenly composed and recorded this album. I'm not sure if it's true though, but I like the story
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RFNAPLES
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thejoj96
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- Posted: 12/04/2012 22:07
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| RFNAPLES wrote: | | Best track: Tubular Bells, Part One |
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Yourselfisntsteam
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- Posted: 12/04/2012 22:08
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| Borve Baunehoj wrote: | The section where cookie monster is speaking is the most unsatisfying piece of music I've ever heard (probably)
Also a friend once told me that Mike Oldfield was some homeless guy in the early 70s and krautrock band Faust invited him to sleep in their recording studio because they felt sorry for him. Then he had suddenly composed and recorded this album. I'm not sure if it's true though, but I like the story |
According to the notes in my cd of Faust IV, Mike Oldfield was signed to virgin records, but didn't have much money. Faust were living in some manor in Britain with a recording studio, and they let him live with them and use the studio when they weren't. That is when tubular bells was recorded.
I haven't listened to this in forever. I remember there being some brilliant parts but also some really stupid parts.
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Necharsian
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- Posted: 12/04/2012 23:32
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| Yourselfisntsteam wrote: | | I haven't listened to this in forever. I remember there being some brilliant parts but also some really stupid parts. |
Ya that's basically it.
He's made better *cough*SongsofDistantEarth*cough*
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Borve Baunehoj
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- Posted: 12/04/2012 23:37
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| Yourselfisntsteam wrote: | According to the notes in my cd of Faust IV, Mike Oldfield was signed to virgin records, but didn't have much money. Faust were living in some manor in Britain with a recording studio, and they let him live with them and use the studio when they weren't. That is when tubular bells was recorded.
I haven't listened to this in forever. I remember there being some brilliant parts but also some really stupid parts. |
I'll just stick with my story, it's funnier
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Happymeal
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- Posted: 12/05/2012 02:28
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Listening to it right now. It's pretty good.
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