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Topic: Guitars (Mike Oldfield album)

	Guitars
		Mike's feel for moving, sort of storytelling melodies (note the dreamlike intro) is omnipresent on the whole work, and the guitar is the most natural way for him to realize his ideas.
		I love this album, it's full of such highs and lows...just like real life is. Mike Oldfield's music has gotten me through some of the worst moments in my life, I just hope that he lives a long and productive life so that we can all keep on hearing beautiful music.
		Mike has said before that his preffered instrument is the guitar so I really think that a lot of thought and feeling went into this album.
	www.toucansolutions.com /oldfield/opinion10.htm (9653 words)

	MSJ - Mike Oldfield-Tubular Bells 2003
		Unlike Tubular Bells 2 which featured all guitars, and Tubular Bells 3, which showed what happens when you send a prog rocker to Ibiza, this version is a very faithful replication of the original.
		Oldfield then, ingeniously, is able to take the opening as a motif in a bridge and make it sound like it's not being overplayed.
		Oldfield goes the acoustic route here, and there are actually three small movements to this piece.
	www.musicstreetjournal.com /oldfield03.htm (770 words)

	Mike Oldfield - Tubular.net - Guitars
		Mike sees himself mainly as a guitarist, so the concept of this album was perhaps not particularly unusual.
		Mike then triggered the samples from a guitar fitted with a Roland midi pickup (in fact it's not a midi pickup as such - it first has to be plugged into a guitar synthesiser or guitar - midi convertor).
		The guitar used for this was probably the PRS Custom 24, which actually has had one of these pickups built in.
	tubular.net /discography/Guitars.shtml (457 words)

	Mike Oldfield Fan Club Italiano
		Oldfield, by contrast, is about to launch a sequel, on August 31, and even dedicated fans are asking why.
		Oldfield says there is less the matter these days than at any other time in his life: in fact, he's a changed man. Years of psychotherapy have prised him from his shell and helped hium understand the rage he felt towards an alcoholic mother.
		Oldfield was "desperately unhappy" when he made the original Tubular Bells, he says, reflecting for so long on a question that it seems he will never answer.
	www.mikeoldfield.it /mikeoldfield/articoli/archivio/timesmagazine.html (1534 words)

	Adrian's Album Reviews : Mike Oldfield
		Child prodigy Mike Oldfield was out there playing folk clubs in a duo with his sister at the sprightly age of 10 or 11.
		Mike plays virtually all the instrumentation, anything that was laying around in the studio at the time, usually.
		Mike's arrangements are stunning: layers of strings, mallet percussion, and guitar (and some piano and synths).
	www.adriandenning.co.uk /oldfield.html (4329 words)

	Airborne - Mike Oldfield Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Oldfield had envisaged Amarok as a sort of Ommadawn II and it was a return to the long instrumental, the CD reading as a single 60min track.
		Oldfield's album for release to coincide with the millennium was called The Millennium Bell.
		Mike Oldfield is a member of The Association of Professional Composers, with recreations listed in "Who's Who" as "helicopter pilot, squash, ski-ing and cricket".
	members.aol.com /KevsWeb/Oldfield/mike3.htm (739 words)

	Amazon.ca: Tres Lunas: Books: Mike Oldfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Given the it's unhurried pace, emphasis on creamy guitar lines and shimmering atmospherics together with--thematically speaking--some contented personal reflections on the joys of a non-materalistic lifestyle, it couldn't be any more "chilled out" if it came with an advisory sticker cautioning against listening to it whilst operating machinery.
		Oldfield's all albums that are released after 'The Songs Of Distant Earth' as his demo projects, I would not let him release his music through my label.
		While "Guitars" were simply boring and without that "something" that Mike's music always had, "Millenium Bell" was a simple mistake - it had maybe 2 good tracks, the rest sounded like a filler.i thought that it was just a small crisis that Mike sometimes had before ("earth Moving","crises") - i was wrong.
	www.amazon.ca /Tres-Lunas-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000066SWT (1213 words)

	Mike Oldfield biography - 8notes.com
		Oldfield's most famous work is Tubular Bells, an instrumental composition recorded in 1972 and launched on May 25, 1973 as the inaugural album of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label.
		Oldfield later turned to film and video, writing the score for Roland Joffé's acclaimed film The Killing Fields and producing substantial video footage for his album Islands.
		Oldfield's rebellious response was Amarok, an hour-long work featuring rapidly changing themes (supposedly devised to make cutting a single from the album impossible), unpredictable bursts of noise, and a very cleverly-hidden Morse code insult directed at Richard Branson.
	www.8notes.com /biographies/oldfield.asp (772 words)

	Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 2003 - Rhino Records - DVD-Audio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The fact that it is Oldfield redoing his own work must lend the 2003 version creedence, as well as a certain respect and authority.
		The lead guitar is in all four corners, but weighted more heavily toward the rear surrounds.
		Utilizing 5.1 surround, and its composer Mike Oldfield's judgements as to how he wanted this 30th Anniversary edition to sound, it'll put a smile on the face of most any lover of the original or of aggressive, well-done 5.1 channel music.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/OldfieldMikeTB03DVDA.html (1023 words)

	Amazon.ca: Guitars: Music: Mike Oldfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It seems Oldfield's tack in recent years has been over-done, pretentious "theme albums" (Millenium Bell is a musical rendition of the last 2000 years and Tres Lunas is self-proclaimed "chill out" music).
		I know that Mike created all the sounds you hear on this CD using various guitars, but that doesn't excuse the fact that this is simply not up to his usual standards.
		The album consists of soft, underspoken melodies that lift you up from wherever you are and carry you to brand new places.
	www.amazon.ca /Guitars-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B00000J7LC (782 words)

	Mike Oldfield Articles & Interviews
		Mike shows just how arrogant he can be while filling out a questionnaire for Musik Express.
		An article/interview conducted while Mike Oldfield was on the New Zealand leg of his Five Miles Out tour.
		Mike discusses his composing techniques as well as the techniques he uses as a guitarist.
	www.toucansolutions.com /oldfield/articles.htm (700 words)

	Guitars by Mike Oldfield CD
		His many albums show that Mike Oldfield is innovative, but "Guitars" is the most dedicated CD of all.
		Given that hype, or rather lack of, surrounding this new album from Mike Oldfield I was not expecting what I got.
		I still really enjoy most of Mike's albums but this time he seems to have stopped searching and found what he was looking for.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1270946/a/Guitars.htm (223 words)

	Mike Oldfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oldfield's career began fairly early in his life, playing acoustic guitar in local folk clubs.
		A double album, Light and Shade was released on Mercury Records, with whom Mike had recently signed a three album deal.
		The album was released on 26 September 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Oldfield (2482 words)

	Mike Oldfield - Tubular.net
		Mike has announced that he will be joining the Nokia Night of The Proms tour of Germany for December 2006.
		Mike Oldfield will be on BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce show in the next couple of weeks picking his favourite tracks.
		Mike is the owner of the DPA type 4040 microphone serial number 001 (only 100 were made).
	tubular.net (1373 words)

	Mike Oldfield
		The first Mike Oldfield album I heard was "Ommadawn" which I still rate highly today.
		With regard to Mike's cd singles, they seem to be spoiled by dance mixes of the same song which is a bit of a rip off.
		Mike's fanzine never seems to talk about other artists but I think Oldfield fans should give Gandalf, Steve Cochrane, Stephen Caudel and Bjorn Lynne a try.
	www.tandet.freeserve.co.uk /oldfield.html (597 words)

	PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: REVIEWS BY DUNCAN N GLENDAY
		The new album is impeccably produced, and the playing — on every instrument — is nothing short of outstanding.
		On the 2003 album his place is taken by ex-Monty Python, actor, John Cleese.
		The distinctive voice Oldfield wrung out of his guitar (we understand the original was a Fender Telecaster) is still there.
	www.progressiveworld.net /mikeoldfield3.html (672 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Guitars: Music: Mike Oldfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Mike has a perfect knack for mood and composition but, if your ideal guitarist is someone along the lines of Yngwie Malmsteen - you'll find very little here.
		Mike's guitar work, when fused with the songs on display here, is nothing short of spellbinding.
		What this album achieves if nothing else is to prove not only what a brilliant guitarist Mike Oldfield is but also what a wonderful and versatile instrument the guitar is in all of it`s forms.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Guitars-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B00000J7LC (748 words)

	Mike Oldfield
		However, with the album being marketed as 'Mike Oldfield's chill-out album', the thematic approach is noticeably simpler than in previous albums.
		At the time I visited Mike, he was busy working on his latest project: a rerecording of the original Tubular Bells album, which will be released next year to coincide with the 30th anniversary of his breakthrough release.
		Mike Oldfield has always been something of a pioneer, from the success of Tubular Bells, working with music and video on The Windchimes, to combining music and virtual reality in Tres Lunas.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/Nov02/articles/mikeoldfield.asp (3347 words)

	Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 2003 - Warner/Rhino Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Oldfield's enduring classic has already gone through several remakes with different results.
		Oldfield recruited John Cleese to reprise the roll call of instruments that was originally done by Viv Standstall.
		Sally Oldfield lends her support on the vastly different "Caveman".
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/OldfieldMikeTubularBells2003.html (536 words)

	Mike Oldfield, 18/07/06, á la discothèque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		His sampled loops of notes from each of these instruments was then turned into this work of great intricacy which became the first release on Virgin records, in 1973, having been turned down by all the major labels of the time.
		However, it was the mid–70s and Oldfield was pushed aside by Virgin, in order to dedicate more time to the up and coming Punk movement.
		Oldfield, despite only being in his early 20s, never appreciated this era and said that, “Punk diluted the musical abilities of practically a whole generation.
	blogs.warwick.ac.uk /music/entry/mike_oldfield (601 words)

	MIKE OLDFIELD discography, MP3 and reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Born in 1953 in Reading, England, Mike OLDFIELD took up the guitar at seven and was composing instrumental pieces by age 10.
		The record shot to first place in the UK and elsewhere, attracting the attention of director William Friedkin, whose use of the intro segment in "The Exorcist" generated widespread recognition (OLDFIELD was not pleased by the association, however).
		His "Songs of Distant Earth" album was the first CD ever to include CD-ROM content, as well as album notes by legendary sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke.
	www.progarchives.com /Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=839 (579 words)

	JR.com: Mike Oldfield - Guitars in Music: Pop: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Mike Oldfield was a teenage, multi-instrumentalist phenomenon who played in various British progressive rock groups (most notably that of Kevin Ayers of Soft Machine) before going solo at the ripe age of 20.
		The first album released by Virgin Records, it became a radio staple and achieved notoriety as the theme from the blockbuster film THE EXORCIST.
		It is a measure of his talent that the enigmatic Oldfield has continued releasing serious, ambitious works while maintaining a sold fan base decades after his initial success.
	www.jr.com /xs-mike-oldfield-guitars-in-music-pop--pi!4087942.html (349 words)

	Amazon.com: Guitars: Music: Mike Oldfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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		Mike Oldfield — Find pics, news, movies, interviews, filmography and more at Moviefone.
		Oldfield shows some really good work with the thematic instrumentation for this album.
	www.amazon.com /Guitars-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B00000J7LC (1043 words)

	Mike Oldfield News
		The debut album by Mike Oldfield was a world wide sensation.
		British composer Mike Oldfield has taken delivery of a Euphonix System 5-MC DAW controller for his personal studio.
		With a career span of over 30 years, Mike Oldfield is truly part of rock music royalty.
	www.topix.net /who/mike-oldfield (550 words)

	Mike Oldfield
		His sister Sally and brother Terry OldfieldTerry are successful musicians in their own right and have appeared on several of his albums.
		The early 1980s saw Oldfield make a transition to "mainstream" popular music, beginning with the inclusion of shorter instrumental tracks and contemporary cover versions on ''Platinum'' and ''QE2 (album)QE2'' (the latter named after the ship).
		This was however a time of much friction with his record label, Virgin Records reportedly insisting that any future instrumental album should be billed as ''Tubular Bells 2''.
	www.artistopia.com /mike-oldfield (857 words)

	Mike Oldfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Mike has produced great music all his life...
		Mike is one of those artists everyone should have heard music from, and most have.
		An early work of Oldfield, his first playful theme yet.
	www.math.uio.no /~terjekv/music/mike/index.html (55 words)

	Mike Oldfield - new album - Enigma Message Board
		Ah Mike, this is good news and it make me so happy just to think of some new music to get my hands on.
		I am very pleased to announce that I have recently signed a three album deal with Mercury records, part of Universal Music Group.The first Album which I am just putting the final touches to is a double Album for release around September 2005.The first Disk is made up of atmospheric "Ambient" or "Chillout" pieces.
		Album, Light and Shade will be released on 27th September.
	www.enigmamusic.com /forum/showthread.php?t=8827 (324 words)

	Welcome to The Official Mike Oldfield Information Service
		Welcome to The Official Mike Oldfield Information Service
		Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar, Classical guitar, Flamenco guitar, Bass guitar, Guitar synthesisers.
		Produced and engineered by Mike Oldfield, assistant engineer Ben Darlow.
	www.mikeoldfield.org /info/discography/guitars.htm (402 words)

	Mike Oldfield Tabs: 89 Tabs Total @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
		Mike Oldfield Tabs: 89 Tabs Total @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
		guitar tabs + all updates / news / reviews / interviews / columns / lessons / forums / contests + my account
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	Mike Oldfield Guitars Germany Promo CD ALBUM (150656)
		MIKE OLDFIELD Guitars (1999 German 10-track advance promo CD, picture sleeve PROP05055).
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