Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 3
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Free Music Notes for Tubular Bells 3
Free Music Review: Oh, You beautiful bell.
Hit: 4 Stars
Maybe not quite as good as TB2, but still stunning. Mike's abilities never cease to astound. Some Spanish influence here, with a beautiful keyboard interlude that's dreamy. The last track will send shivers up the spine of any Oldfield fan.Free Music Review: Tubular Bells meets Ibiza drum'n'bass
Hit: 4 Stars
Unlike the previous two efforts, TB3 is a very 'contemporary' album. Some drum'n'bass, some spacey Orb influenced stuff - and some classical Spanish guitar. The ideal 'driving' album for 1998.Free Music Review: A combination of all Oldfields ingrediants and talents.
Hit: 4 Stars
I thought, "why do another TB?" But this is different, combining Mikes pop/rock talents with his progressive abilities. The ending is unbelievable.Free Music Review: A Guilty Favorite
Hit: 3 Stars
I have every reason to really hate this album:*Another Tubular Rehash -- like MO has to name them "Tubular Bells" in order to sell.
*This is less a recreation of the original TB and more of a sequel. Reviewers rhapsodize about TB themes popping up throughout this one... but really, what's the deal? MO has hidden themes from the original TB in just about every album since "Platinum".
*"The Top of The Morning" - In which MO ventures dangerously into territory blazed (?) by John Tesh and Yanni.
*MO has been playing the same @!!* guitar solo for 20 years.
*The recurring three note theme throughout this CD is derived directly from NBC-TV's old three-note sonic logo.
*Gratuitious pop song "Man in the Rain" is really an uncredited "Moonlight Shadow II"
*Ask yourself: does the world really need a "Tubular Bells" you can dance to?
HOWEVER... I can't stop playing this CD because the considerable talent of Mike Oldfield somehow makes it work in spite of itself. And besides... a derivitive instrumental Mike Oldfield is still light years ahead of the derivative pop song Mike Oldfield.
Free Music Review: Yes, No. What happened?
Hit: 3 Stars
This one better be good. Of course anything that Mike does has got to be good. And it was. I like the techno trance thing in the beginning along with the unmistakable tubular bells theme throuought. When will Piltdown Man ever get his day in court? Hasn't he suffered enough. I was disappointed that Mike didn't stick to the introducing of each instrument as theme and variation as he had done in the previous 2bular bells. Here he missed a golden, correction, platinum opportunity to use the voices of kids announcing each instrument toward the finale. Worth listening? Yes.