Tubular Bells II
by Mike Oldfield
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Tubular Bells II is ranked 5th best out of 36 albums by Mike Oldfield on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mike Oldfield is Tubular Bells which is ranked number 518 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,348.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/03/2026 05:29 | stangetzaway | 2,310 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2026 22:30 | mrmcrook | 1,104 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 20:21 |  Helios | 6,208 | 69/100 |
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| ! | 12/12/2025 01:11 |  MadhattanJack | 5,987 | 66/100 |
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It's good but every time the original theme recurs and comes into play within with some degree of variance added, I can't help but think of how epic and brilliant the original is. Due to that, even though there's some good pieces within this, it detracts from the overall expertise and accomplishment of the album. If you'd never heard the original Tubular Bells, your opinion of this would probably be way higher than if you had.
The original Tubular Bells is a classic and was even ahead of it's time. But the synths on this are so dated. It somehow sounds even more dated than the original that came out 19 years before it.
I do recognize the skill in composing and arranging this album, and I do enjoy the tracks Weightless, The Great Plain and Red Dawn. And kudos to you if you really enjoy the whole thing. But compare this to the debut albums of Aphex Twin & The Prodigy that were released the same year. It's like they are made in different worlds.
DJFresh-Rock 05/13/2022 23:33 | #285322 | TOP COMMENT
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Never considered a classic and a real shame for that. This LP takes the original Tubular Bells template, changes the melodies and updates the production values but keeps the structure intact, producing a wonderful facsimile of the pioneering 1973 album. This time around, the tracks are split up into bite sized chunks, as opposed to the side-long epics of its forebearer. Let's be honest, this will never be a cool album but if you can listen with unprejudiced ears, you might just enjoy what you hear.
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