Earth Moving

Track Listings

1. Holy

2. Hostage

3. Far Country

4. Innocent

5. Runaway Son

6. See the Light

7. Earth Moving

8. Blue Night

9. Nothing But/Bridge to Paradise

Earth Moving,Mike Oldfield,Atlantic / Wea,Popular Music,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Progressive Electronic,Rock

Earth Moving

Tracks:

Holy
Hostage
Far Country
Innocent
Runaway Son
See The Light
Earth Moving
Blue Night
Nothing But/Bridge To Paradise

Customer Reviews:

Has its moments..........2003-12-07

As others will tell you, this is far from Mike Oldfield's best album. Scansion and lyrics are occasionally tortured (see "Holy" for the former, as another reviewer has mentioned, the choruses of "Far Country" and "Innocent" for the latter), but there are bright points. Adrian Belew makes "Holy" work, and the bridge of "Far Country" is a delightful glimpse of what could have been as Oldfield and Belew trade guitar licks--not in the "Look at me, I'm a virtuoso and can play really, really fast" style of McLaughlin and de Lucia, but always tasteful and suited to the tranquil nature of the song. The religious allusions come thick and fast on this album, but my favorite track has to be "Blue Night," IMHO featuring Oldfield's best lyric writing since "Crime of Passion," fine guitar work, and Maggie O'Reilly's always excellent vocals. Call it Oldfield's worst, but it's still worthwhile.

Mike??? is it really Mike??? oh yes, it is Mike............2003-04-18

"EARTH MOVING" is a total suprise.No instrumental pieces.Only songs.But If you thought that this is a bad album or not Oldfield styled i must dissagree.Mike is representing quite high level of performing and composing, even here.And everywhere you can hear his characteristic Guitar.
There are many guests here like Adrian Belew(King Crimson lead vocalist and guitarist), Max Bacon (From GTR) and Maggie reilly (Most well known Oldfield's voice).OF course, their Voices not always the raise quality of these songs.
"INNOCENT" is the worst track from This cd, Propably one of Mike's most Lowest in eighties.very Boring disco Synthesisers and Anita's Hergland (Oldfield's Wife during eighties) make this tune very similar to Rick Astley's or early Madonna tracks.Just Dreadfull,Skip it."SEE THE LIGHT" is a remain of famous "Shadow on the wall"(a hard rock song with some exciting reefs from album "Crises)."SEE THE LIGHT" is sadly very poor and Boring when compared to "Shadow...".All the strengt had all vanished somewhere."BLUE NIGHT" (echo of "Moonlight shadwow"),"RUNAWAY SON" and "FAR COUNTRY"(nice guitar solo)are very foresight and normal.dissapointing.
The other half of album is more interesting.Title track is a modern pop-Soul piece, very satisfing and catchy.Mike has done a good job here."Hostage" is dramatic and energetic rock song with bacon's good vocals (if you like his voice).And Finaly "Nothing but/bridge to paradise" - the longest track.It starts with a peacefull Soul ballad and later getting into fast electro-pop tune.Nice and catchy,worth of listening.
Well, First i wanted to rate this Two Stars but....When i'm listening it from beginning to the end i really enjoy it (except "Innocent"...) But when i compare it to "Tubular Bells" or "Five Miles out" i can see how poor this is. So in the end i rate this as a normal album, not comparing it to anything.
But still,if you like Oldfield for his long suits, buy something else...

Not Oldfield's best, but has its moments........2002-10-01

I knew that something was wrong with this album when I listened to the first track, "Holy", and the words of a line in the chorus didn't seem to match what was on the lyric sheet. Then I listened more closely and realized that the singer had warped the pronunciation and scansion of the words to fit the music: "Miracles, like you've ne-VER seen BE-fore!" Give me a break! From a first-time artist whose native language wasn't English, I could have accepted this. But this is Mike Oldfield we're talking about! And if the music is so much more important than the lyrics, then for goodness' sake he could just stick to instrumentals. We know he's good at those.

If you want a good idea of what this album could have been, I suggest listening to Tony Banks' solo album "Still", released at just the same time in the US. Multiple styles with male and female vocalists, an innovative blend of pop with progressive rock -- there's so much that Oldfield could have done, but he just fails to live up to his own standards on this album.

That said, there are a few gems on this album that make it worth dragging out from time to time, particularly with the programmable CD player. "Innocent" is a well-crafted pop tune that could have been a hit on US radio, if US radio stations had any taste. "Hostage" and "Bridge to Paradise" are two excellent rockers featuring Max Bacon, whose vocal work with GTR is still fondly remembered. But why was "Bridge" grafted onto "Nothing But", a boring musical nonentity in pseudo-gospel style?

(Is it just me, or does Oldfield's quirky sense of humor show through on "Bridge to Paradise" -- I could swear that the background voices are singing "Building the Brooklyn Bridge...")

I know that Oldfield can write a good pop-like tune without compromising his fine music. Take "Moonlight Shadow", "Magic Touch","Islands", or almost all of the "Discovery" album. But on most of this album, he just doesn't make it all the way there.

One of His Best.......2001-12-29

For those of you who are expecting QE2 or something from MO's earliest style, you'd be really surprised at how wonderful this album is... I've had it for years and it really has become one of my favorites...very spiritual...musically so beautifully composed and performed...Have been listening to Mike Oldfield for 20 years, no one can tell me this album isn't one of his best!!!

He Has So Much Better.......2001-06-21

Don't get me wrong, I am a big Mike Oldfield fan, anyone can see that by looking at my reviews. However, I was highly disappointed with this album. This album is not simply not any good... it won't appeal to fans of Mike's early, sprawling, epic-length works, or even to fans of his 80's "pop" tunes. I have always greatly preferred the epic works, but some of his 80's albums, Islands in particular, had some truly good pop songs on them. But Mike had been walking the line between acceptable, and occasionally great, and unabashedly corny pop songs since the early 80's and albums like Five Miles Out. With this album he finally hit rock bottom. Thankfully, he veered away from this tripe and back into great music soon after (Tubular Bells 2, anyone?) I think he realized he had gone too far. The songs here are weak and are only occasionally even saved by Mike's startling music. It could be almost anybody. I hate to insult any Oldfield album this way, as he is one of my favorite artists and a highly respectable musician, but this album just doesn't stand up to the masterpieces he has released in the past. The only reason I'm even keeping this album in my collection is because the last song Nothing But/Bridge To Paradise is actually quite good. If you are a DIEHARD Mike Oldfield fan, you'll want to buy this album for that song, and to complete your collection. Otherwise avoid.

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Cool Techno-Tribal Groove
Dissapointing!
Soles on Earth is Out of this World!!!

Soles on Earth
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Customer Reviews:

Cool Techno-Tribal Groove.......2005-03-01

Wow ! This is a real departure from Zingaia's earlier releases and I love where they take me on this new musical adventure. Super cool techno-tribal beats, world rythyms and sampled voices from Africa and the Near and Far East blend beautifully. This release really transports me into a whole other world. While I really love the vocals from Abbi Spinner and Katlyn Breene from the previous releases, this new drum heavy trance inducing excursion from Zingaia is a complete a joy and an amazing listening experience.

Dissapointing!.......2005-02-16

I might like this album better if I didn't already have a fairly large collection of albums by Putamayo World Music which are much better than this! The reason I mention that is that this album reminds of the things that company releases, just not nearly as good.

I have both of their other releases which are superb! They are all about Sacred Sex and praise the Lady and the Lord. This album is bland and boring compared to the other two. The only good thing I can really find to say about it is that it might be enjoyable to drum along with it.

However, I have several other albums I like better which are also good for drumming along with. If thier next album isn't any better I will have to revise my opinion of Zingaia!

Soles on Earth is Out of this World!!!.......2004-10-27

This latest release by Zingaia (their third) is vastly different than their previous releases, both of which I absolutely love. Where their first release "Beneath the Veil" is a trance journey into the seductive heart of the Goddess, and their second release "Dancers of Twilight" featuring the alluring vocals of Abbi Spinner, further develops the original theme, deepening and expanding the voyage into musical spirit; with their latest release "Soles on Earth" Michael & Katlyn Breene and crew launch into a tribal poly-rhythmic trance dance groove that is no less than phenomenal. Middle Eastern, East Indian and African rhythms combine with sampled vocals from around the world to produce an album that sets the mind, body and spirit free to dance joyously to the pulsing rhythms of life. Definitively the most eclectic of their releases yet, Soles on Earth will stir your soul and get your feet moving. I give it my highest recommendation.

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Mike's pop reincarnation.......2003-09-21

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Oldfield???
One of Oldfield's worst, actually!

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Customer Reviews:

Not as great as Discovery but still good.......2001-07-20

Okay, this is not his greatest but still enjoyable. Don't listen 2 this CD that it is another album of the creator of Amarok or Omadawn. No! This is a pop-rock album from Mike, and it has some really nice tracks on it I think! If U don't like his pop songs, don't buy it, but if U liked Discovery's, Islands' or Crises' pop songs then it is the time 4 U 2 get it!

Eurovision Song Contest.......2000-05-07

Like many instrumental muso's, Mike Oldfield really isn't the strongest of song writers. There are the exceptions however, like the Maggie Reilly sessions! This album really is bad though when you compare it to past and present works. If you are an Oldfield fan looking through his catalogue then don't worry if you never get to hear this! It's just a collection of uninspiring, digitally over produced, sugary ballads that would sit very well on the Eurovision Song Contest stage. Mike is musically eclectic by nature, we know this and are prepared to give time to his self indulgences just because he really is a genius. But there are times when one should not kid oneself! I bought this album and lent it someone, 10 years ago! I haven't seen it since and I'm not bothered. Mike has produced some very wide ranging and enjoyable material over the years but Earth Moving isn't even remotely "moving". Thankfully, through the nineties things have changed. Buy this album at your peril!

Some good songs.......1999-12-21

Well, "Earth moving" may be Mike's one and only full-time pop album. It was by far his most successful record in Germany, peaking at #1 in the album charts for many weeks. Mike features some guest stars, e.g. Adrian Belew (King Crimson) and Chris Thompson (M.Mann's Earth Band). This album doesn't come up with anything reminding you of his art-rock and new age efforts, except for his typical guitar that sounds like a bagpipe. "Holy", "Innocent" and the title track are great pop songs with memorable melodies. But what about the rest? One the one hand Mike and his guests pretend to be hard rockers with "Hostage" and "See the light". On the other hand there are some heavenly female voices on "Blue night" and "Nothing but/..", but these tracks are saccharine and trite. Overall, it's an uneven album, but it's preferable to Mike's pretentious and superficial concept albums like "Amarok" or "Tubular bells II".

Oldfield???.......1999-10-30

This is far from Mike Oldfield. If you wanna hear plain 80's pop you must have it If you are a true Oldfield-fan, don't bother buying it.

One of Oldfield's worst, actually!.......1999-02-17

Oldfield was forced by Virgin to write pop music in the 80's, and this is mediocre 80's pop at it's worst. Fortunately, he broke out of it and is currently releasing great music again.

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