Tubular Bells

Track Listings

1. Tubular Bells, Pt. 1

2. Tubular Bells, Pt. 2

Tubular Bells,Mike Oldfield,Virgin Records,England,New Age,Popular Music,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Progressive Electronic,Rock

Tubular Bells

Tracks:

Part One
Part Two

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The opening bars of this classic album by Mike Oldfield were heard by audiences that packed theaters to witness one of the scariest films of all time--The Exorcist. And it wasn't long before this debut release, not only from Oldfield but also from Richard Branson's new record label, Virgin, found itself in the upper echelons of pop charts around the world. Primarily an instrumental album, with performances on almost every instrument credited to Oldfield, it takes the listener into widely varying musical territories, ending as Viv Stanshall formally announces each instrument as it joins the mix. --Paul Clark

Album Description

Remastered edition of the new age/art rock composer's 1973 release. Digitally remastered by Simon Heyworth (who originally co-produced 'Tubular Bells' with Oldfield and Mike Newman) using the latest technology. Artwork has been digitally restored and includes additional photos and brand new sleeve notes. 2000.

Album Details

Extra Artwork, Remastered and Extensive Liner Notes.

Customer Reviews:

Epic pop poetry..........2007-07-27

This too often gets tagged with the description "the music from The Exorcist", and that's a shame, because the whole album (especially the first half) is phenomenal. Oldfield played almost all the instruments himself, and the whole suite (it's one long song clocking in at just under 50 minutes) is amazing to listen to. I've always loved this album, and despite having other Oldfield albums (which are great as well), this is really the most exceptional of his work. There are many, many memorable themes played within the 50 minutes, culiminating in a wonderful, intense, and joyous ending. Oldfield doesn't get lumped as progressive rock, but his work is very similar to it, especially here. Remember to get the original version of this. There are many other versions (including a sequel, an orchestral version, and another version with narration by John Cleese(!)), so make sure you know what you're purchasing.

Thirty four years later and still Stunning to listen to.......2007-07-14

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Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.

Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'

The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:

Tzigane

Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.

Caprice No.24

The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.

Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)

Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.

Romeo And Juliet: Act IV

Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.

The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)

The Violin Muted

Clair De Lune

The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.

Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)

The Pizzicato Violin

Pizzicato Polka

In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.

Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)

Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...

The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)

The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique

Hungarian Dance No.4

Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.

The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)

Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.

Bolero

Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.

Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms

Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.

Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)

Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register

Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)

And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History

Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)

The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?

Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)

The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.

Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)

Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.

The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)

Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.

Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)

Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)

The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.

Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)

Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.

Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)

Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.

Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'

To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance

Elfenreigen

Tracks:

Introduction To The Viola
Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
Cypresses (No.9)
The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
The 'Period' Viola In Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
Elfentanz, Op.39
Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
The Protecting Veil (Opening)
A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
Flamenco
Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
Symphony No.9 (Finale)
Introduction To The Double-Bass
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
Elegy No.1 In D Major
The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
Capriccio Di Bravura
Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

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The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
Sa'Dawi
Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
Chamber Music No.II
The Piccolo - Aptly Named
La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
A Variety Of Techniques
Chamber Music No.II
Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
Naelden, Naelden
The Bachian Oboe
Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
The Swan Of Tuonela
The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
Bolero
The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)

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Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
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Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

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Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
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An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
Mahler's Sleighbells
Symphony No.4 (Opening)
A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Nocturnes
Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
The Oboe As Duck
Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
A Thunderstorm In A Million
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
Octet In F (Mvt 3)
The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
Canzon 28
Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
Images (Gigues)
A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
The Advent Of The 'Ear La photographie sous-marine
La photographie sous-marine

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Tubular Bells 2003
Tubular Bells
The Songs of Distant Earth
Five Miles Out

ASIN: B00000DATR
Release Date: 1999-03-19

Tracks:

The Source Of Secrets
The Watchful Eye
Jewel In The Crown
Outcast
Serpent Dream
The Inner Child
Man In The Rain
The Top Of The Morning
Moonwatch
Secrets
Far Above The Clouds

Album Description

1998 album featuring an updated version of his mesmerizing 'Exorcist' theme, 'Tubular Bells'. 11 tracks. Total playing time of 46:38. A WEA International release.

Album Details

Third installment of Oldfield's eerie electro-symphonic releases, issued in 1998.

Customer Reviews:

wonderful!.......2007-07-09

Wonderful music, diverse yet still very much Mike Oldfield. If you love Tubular Bells I then you need this one. It has some hints of the original but they are only hints. This is a fubulous music all on its on.

Mike Oldfield- Tubular Bells III .......2007-05-09

I just got this last week and so far I like the tracks. I've been listening to Mike Oldfield music since the '70's when he became popular with his music used in the movie The Exorcist. I didn't know he had this disk out, and although its from 1998, its all new to me. If you like Mike Oldfield music you got to check it out!

This one is the one furthest away from sounding like a re-packaging of the original Tubular Bells.......2006-08-06

Now, I know everybody who likes Mike Oldfield is criticizing him for re-recording and re-packaging Tubular Bells over and over, and over again these past 30 plus years. But, if it wasn't for the 1992 release of Tubular Bells II, I would have probably just let myself forget all about him. I really didn't follow Mike Oldfield's music much after Crises (1983) and The Killing Fields (1984). I didn't care for how Mike Oldfield was doing less long played projects and started to perform pop sounding ditties with other singers. Sometimes, you wouldn't know if you were listening to Mike Oldfield or ABBA, or just simply someone else. Simple pop songs like "Family Man", "To France", "Moonlight Shadow", etc. And when I saw "Discovery" (1984) and seen that it had more short pop songs with vocals, I just sort of gave up on Mike Oldfield, altogether. So I think, TB II was a smart move for Mike Oldfield to re-introduce himself to the music world. "Tubular Bells" (1973) was considered a Progressive Rock achievement back then, and so TB II of 1992 had to compete with the modern day New Age music market. I don't think TB III was a great disappointment, and I certainly I won't give it a miss either. To see it performed live now (on his very hard to find PAL region only DVD release of TB II and TB III live) actually makes me appreciate this album so much more.

And why shouldn't Mike Oldfield try and keep Tubular Bells alive? When we go to see any singer or band in concert, we are usually not too concerned about hearing some of their new material. We want to see and hear the hits, or the pieces of music that are his claim to fame, of course. Especially from bands who's past is much more glorified than where they are today.

However, Mike Olfield's recording of "Tubular Bells 2003" was just ridiculous! On this album, he is trying to re-record, as closely as possible, to the original 1973 release. This might have been more enjoyable if he and his other performers filmed this tight performance live before an audience. A DVD of this performance would have been much more justified than this pointless CD only release.

So, if he tries to re-record this album just once more, he really should seek some therapy. I think by now, he's beat this horse enough. Please Mike, give it a rest!

Uneven But 2 great Tracks.......2006-02-23

I found the production of this album a bit uneven, but there are two great tracks I had to have, the best one being "Man In The Rain"

Full bloom.......2005-08-28

I'm not a big fan of Mike Oldfield. Granted, the man is a genius, but his stuff just doesn't resonate with me.
This, however, is an exception. Everything he has done well on the other albums, together, just even better. From the first tones this album is mesmerizing, each track an essential part of the journey. There's something of every musical style. Trance, rock, ambient, folk... everybody could like this.
Also, the last track is one of the most climactic I have ever heard. Truly majestetic.

Average customer rating:

Still a masterpiece
Original Tubular Quad Mix!!!!
Forget about "Part Two" and just listen to "Part One" Twice
A Classic, Improved
Great SACD!

Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
Manufacturer: Virgin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000057NVH
Release Date: 1992-06-29

Tracks:

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Album Description

Classic 1973 album & one of the best selling in history. The first SACD playable on all CD players. The idea to produce the first multi-channeled SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc) came from Simon Heyworth (Mike Oldfield's original engineer and co-producer for Tubular Bells) who located a pristine condition four-channel master of this legendary recording. Unique -style jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

Still a masterpiece.......2005-09-30

Mike Oldfield's first solo album, leading to a string of distinctive works spanning a decade before he drifted towards commercial mediocrity, remains a masterpiece.
As progressive instrumental progressive rock gets.
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Return of the Bells
Listen and enjoy!!! Wonders abound!! Don't close your mind!!
This is my favorite of ALL the re-packagings of Tubular Bells
Starts out good, but sort of morphs into Hergest Ridge
...and I love it more and more!

Tubular Bells II
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Release Date: 1992-09-22

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Sentinel
Dark Star
Clear Light
Blue Saloon
Sunjammer
Red Dawn
The Bell
Weightless
The Great Plain
Sunset Door
Tattoo
Altered State
Maya Gold
Moonshine

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Return of the Bells.......2007-01-24

19 years after Mike Oldfield's groundbreaking and complex debut album he returned to drink from the well which had launched his career onto an unsuspecting public. It is easy to criticise Oldfield and record label Warners for the opportunism of this album, but one has to remember the difficulties Oldfield had endured through the late 1980's thanks to Virgin Records indifferent promotional attitude to his work. Pressured throughout the decade to follow "Tubular Bells" up Oldfield resisted Virgin's entreaty. That he eventually chose to record a follow up album for a new record label shows a clear attempt on Oldfield's part to stick two fingers up at Richard Branson et al, like "Tubular Bells" this album was an act of rebellious revenge.
Musically it is also very satisfying, polished and precise Oldfield has never struggled when it comes to producing memorable and often entrancing music. Warner's cleverly marketed the album at the emergent audience for "New Age" music that Enigma had established. The lead track "Sentinel" is a perfect evocation of Oldfield's multifarious thematic style. Certainly large swathes of the music use the "Tubular Bells" as a basis, but Oldfield often takes us on a journey heavenwards as the guitars soar and range. The major difference is the production. Trevor Horn brings a polished over produced sound that is at times clinical. The aggressive improvisation of "Tubular Bells" is not replicated and nor is the energy. Nevertheless on tracks such as "Weightless" and "Tattoo" Oldfield produces some of his most emotive and memorable music. This is an experiment that could have gone terribly wrong, but in fact it is an excellent nostalgic addition to Oldfield's fascinating body of work.

Listen and enjoy!!! Wonders abound!! Don't close your mind!!.......2006-12-25

This is a fantastic musical sojourn that should not be viewed as a rehash of anything. Melodies abound. Listen and listen again.
I am a rocker and fingerstyle acoustic guitarist. Some new-age reviewers are sickeningly pompous as if their false elitism disallows recognition of good work. Again, listen to the music and enjoy. Mr. Oldfield takes us on journeys to places yet visited. Textures and virtuosity, interesting layers live here. Even the tinkling piano-based recurring theme from Bells 1 is different. If discerning reviewers cannot tell one from the other, I have some basement demos I will get to you. It must be lonely on that pedestal of vitriol.

This is my favorite of ALL the re-packagings of Tubular Bells.......2006-08-06

Now, I know everybody who likes Mike Oldfield is criticizing him for re-recording and re-packaging Tubular Bells over and over, and over again these past 30 plus years. But, if it wasn't for the 1992 release of Tubular Bells II, I would have probably just let myself forget all about him. I really didn't follow Mike Oldfield's music much after Crises (1983) and The Killing Fields (1984). I didn't care for how Mike Oldfield was doing less long played projects and started to perform pop sounding ditties with other singers. Sometimes, you wouldn't know if you were listening to Mike Oldfield or ABBA, or just simply someone else. Simple pop songs like "Family Man", "To France", "Moonlight Shadow", etc. done with a female vocalist. And when I saw "Discovery" (1984) and seen that it had more short pop songs with vocals, I just sort of gave up on Mike Oldfield, altogether. So I think, TB II was a smart move for Mike Oldfield to re-introduce himself to the music world. "Tubular Bells" (1973) was considered a Progressive Rock achievement back then, and so TB II of 1992 had to compete with the modern day New Age music market. I don't think TB III was a great disappointment, and I certainly I won't give it a miss either. To see it performed live now (on his very hard to find PAL region only DVD release of "Tubular Bells II and III Live") actually makes me appreciate this album and that album so much more.

And why shouldn't Mike Oldfield try and keep Tubular Bells alive? When we go to see any singer or band in concert, we are usually not too concerned about hearing some of their new material. We want to see and hear the hits, or the pieces of music that are his claim to fame, of course. Especially from bands who's past is much more glorified than where they are today.

However, Mike Oldfield's recording of "Tubular Bells 2003" was just ridiculous! On this album, he is trying to re-record, as closely as possible, to the original 1973 release. This might have been more enjoyable if he and his other performers filmed this tight performance live before an audience. A DVD of this performance would have been much more justified than this pointless CD only release.

So, if he tries to re-record this album just once more, he really should seek some therapy. I think by now, he's beat this horse enough. Please Mike, give it a rest!

Starts out good, but sort of morphs into Hergest Ridge.......2006-03-15

How do you rate this? Do you rate it on its own merits, as a rehash, or one of many Oldfield outputs to milk every last penny out of the name Tubular Bells?

FIRST, LET'S LOOK AT THIS ON ITS OWN, AS IF THERE WERE NO OTHER VERSIONS OF TUBULAR BELLS:

I give it 3 stars. Released in 1992, this is a nice, mostly instrumental CD. It is 58 minutes long and has very good sound.

The first 25 minutes are a great flowing suite of progressive rock music. It kind of reminds of Focus in how well the music flows from one section to the next.

Things start to go downhill after the first 25 minutes. It first goes into The Bells, which has a nice rhythm and theme, but is silly and goes on too long at 8 minutes. There is a great bassline, while an announcer calls out the names of different instruments that play a riff.

From there, things just fall apart. The next 17 minutes are some New Age Scottish/Irish influenced folk music. It is a lot like Oldfield's second album Hergest Ridge. It is just boring and goes on too long. This is followed by the really wierd Altered States, that consists of some wierd vocals that sound like someone is trying to clear his throat, plus a mommy singing and a girl asking questions.

Things get back on track with the nice accoustic guitar and vocals number, Maya Gold, and then finishes off with a little Blue Grass number.

NOW LET'S COMPARE THIS TO THE ORIGINAL TUBULAR BELLS:

I give this version to 2 stars when I compare it to the original.

Although the original Tubular Bells was a ground breaking album that helped increase the popularity of Progressive Rock, it was only a 4 star album.

There were some great passages in the original Tubular Bells, such as the theme that was used in the movie, The Excorcist (which in turn made Tubular Bells a smash hit). But, it does have some minor excesses and pretentiousness that mar many progressive/art rock works, such as the silly part where there is an announcer that calls out each instrument as it does a solo and the vocals that sound like someone trying to clear his throat.

Tubular Bells 2 is an extended, updated version of the original. The first 25 minutes are as good and might even be better than the original. There are some interesting vocals and instrume Véronèse

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ff by the supposed fans, crying about remakes (how many times???) etc. I first got interested in MO from Tubular Bells 2, which has some striking, highly original and beautiful compositions. They ARE NOT the same as the Tubular Bells original. In fact, all of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells works are enough different, that you could own all of them and enjoy each separately for what it is.

Except for TB 2003, which is the grownup modern version of Mike's ideas from 1973. If this CD had no predecessor, it would be an above-par ambient-rock fusion work that would attract some notice. If Mike Oldfield decides to redo it to make it better, more power to him. Don't believe any of the tripe here that it is without soul, etc. Electronic instruments are used by everybody nowadays, from the pure guys like Ulrich Schnauss, to the major players like Alan Parsons. (Well,except for Tingstadt and Rumbel, and the Chieftains, --both of whom I like a lot--and other acoustically-committed musicians.)

To belittle the guy for wanting to make a version fit for the generations unborn, is to quarrel over territory that doesn't belong to you. That's what I think, anyway.

This is a 4.5 stars effort, rounded to 5.

Good, but different from the original.......2007-05-10

When I had bought this I had ordered the original version and received this version. When I saw that it was 2003 I thought about returning it, but decided to keep it. When I first put it on I immediately noticed a difference even though I had not heard this in years. I still have the vinyl LP from the '70s! I really like this version of Tubular Bells, but I am not sure if I like it as much as the original version. The original version was done with less instruments which lends to its uniqueness. The sound quality of this version is by far better than the original due to the limitations from the source tape of the original. All in all, I am glad I kept this version, but will buy the original version also.

I Prefer the Original.......2006-09-11

I've been a fan of Mike Oldfield's work since the release of "Tubular Bells" in the 1970's. Unfortunately, I think this 2003 re-recording lacks much of the spontaneity and exhuberance that made the original recording so wonderful.

All the way from the excessively fuzzy sound of the rock guitars to John Clease using his best "Fawlty Towers" voice to call out the various instruments in the Part One Finale. This version of "Tubular Bells" is just too studied; too aware of itself; too cute; too over-produced.

I'm going to continue listening to the original recording - warts and all. It's alive in a way that "Tubular Bells 2003" is not.

Now this is where he's gone too far.......2006-08-06

On this album, he is trying to re-record, as closely as possible, to the original 1973 release. Why the hell does he want to do that? If he had released this performance live, his efforts may have been more justified. I'd rather see him and his other performers try and reproduce the original album this tight instead of just hear it being redone as a CD only release.

Now, I know everybody who likes Mike Oldfield is criticizing him for re-recording and re-packaging Tubular Bells over and over, and over again these past 30 plus years. But, if it wasn't for the 1992 release of Tubular Bells II, I would have probably just let myself forget all about him. I really didn't follow Mike Oldfield's music much after Crises (1983) and The Killing Fields (1984). I didn't care for how Mike Oldfield was doing less long played projects and started to perform pop sounding ditties with other singers. Sometimes, you wouldn't know if you were listening to Mike Oldfield or ABBA. Simple pop songs like "Family Man", "To France", "Moonlight Shadow", etc. And when I saw "Discovery" (1984) and seen that it had more short pop songs with vocals, I just sort of gave up on Mike Oldfield, altogether. So I think, TB II was a smart move for Mike Oldfield to re-introduce himself to the music world. "Tubular Bells" (1973) was considered a Progressive Rock achievement back then, and so TB II of 1992 had to compete with the modern day New Age music market. I don't think TB III was a great disappointment, and I certainly I won't give it a miss either. To see it performed live now (on his very hard to find PAL region only DVD release of TB II and TB III live) actually makes me appreciate that album so much more.

And why shouldn't Mike Oldfield try and keep Tubular Bells alive? When we go to see any singer or band in concert, we are usually not too concerned about hearing some of their new material. We want to see and hear the hits, of course. Especially from bands who's past is much more glorified than where they are today.

However, If he tries to re-record this album just once more, he really should seek some therapy. I think by now, he's beat this horse enough. Please Mike, give it a rest!

Good job Mike........2006-07-24

Well this album is the result of a long journey and my personal opinion is that it has those new small changes that makes it refreshing than Tubular Bells I, but of course the spontaneity and passion of Tubular Bells I is unique as well as many others
on those years; " It's a good album."

Well I think that Mike can deliver an insuperable music as he showed to us in " Songs of Distant Earth " and many others.

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ailable. I had to get my copy through a friend in England.

This CD set is an excellent collection of Oldfield's early work, and the re-mix on Tubular Bells (including the original Sailor's Hornpipe, as opposed to the toned down version used for the original American release) is hysterical (but a bit blind-siding if you're very familiar with the original -- first time I listened to it I almost pulled the needle off the LP so I could check the LP for problems).

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Epic pop poetry..........2007-07-27

Thirty four years later and still Stunning to listen to.......2007-07-14

A true master piece from the early seventies though I wonder if people would have known about if if it hadn't been the theme song to the Exorcist.

When you listen to the CD you realize the musicianship is incredible and then you realize that Mike Oldfield was only nineteen when he created this. There are only two very long songs on this CD. Beyond the AM version to this song thee is so much there. When people bought this album in the seventies they where buying it for the AM version of Tubular bells (The Exorcist theme) so they bought the forty five rpm didn't realize they where missing the best part of the song buy not buying the album. Oldfield set the bar high for himself with this release but amazingly enough though he continues to clear that bar with his new releases. Sit back relax end enjoy this CD. Let it take you on it's musical journey.

A master piece indeed.

Long but good.......2007-04-01

This is the perfect cd for long trips. Though there's only two tracks, they go for a long time. This is the complete theme to The Exorcist and is worth listening to.

unique.......2007-03-10

this album is for anyone wanting to explore a different realm of consciousness and wanting a taste for experimental textures, tones, and sounds. great album. very interesting.

The original, nothing more or less.......2007-03-05

I first heard this in its entirity via a scratchy record from a used record store. Scratches and all, I loved it (well most of it - I found the "Piltdown Man" annoying). Now I can hear everything clearly.

Since I ordered the CD used, I'm not sure whither I got the "remastered" or simply "transferred to CD" version. My CD sounds like the record (without the scratches). There's no dramatic increase in dynamic range.

It would have been nice to have separate tracks for each "movement", not just part 1 / part 2. It would be nice to, say, jump to the start of the "introducing the instruments" section (which has a definite beginning) and to skip the "Piltdown man" (which has a definite beginning and end).