Tubular Bells (Side One) (track)
by Mike Oldfield
Year: 1973
From the album Tubular Bells (track #1)
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Tubular Bells (Side One) appears on the following album(s) by Mike Oldfield:
- Tubular Bells (track #1) (this album) (1973)
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Space-Dementia 03/08/2016 00:30 | #161520
These kinds of long instrumental progressive songs usually end up being kinda hit and miss with me. There's always that one part that's really good and then those other few parts that you'd rather not listen to again, but just the ability to write such a long song is incredible. All that being said, the music playing at the end when the guy is announcing all the instruments is so beautiful. It's one of the coolest melodies I've ever heard.
Always loved this. This first side is far superior to the second. A great musical journey.
The song is very good, starting with the Exorcist tune and progressing with some calmer and harder moments, but when you get to the end and start that sort of fugue with the instruments being introduced, all played by him... really really cool.
Jboy56 12/04/2021 12:09 | #277090
The long journey does not always keep me grabbed, child of its own time.
