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  Mike Oldfield - Tubular.net - Platinum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Mike was not at all impressed with punk music, not least because it seriously dented his record sales (indeed, Virgin Records' signing of punk bands while failing to promote Mike's albums was to be the cause of a great rift between him and the record company).
Mike said at one point that he felt that punk rock made fun of music, so perhaps Punkadiddle was Mike's idea of having music make fun of punk rock.
An altered form of the album was released in the USA as 'Airborn', the difference being that Woodhenge was replaced by the track Guilty, a disco style tune based on the same note pattern as Incantations, which was released as a single at around the same time as that album.
tubular.net /discography/Platinum.shtml   (1215 words)

  
 The Complete Mike Oldfield - Earth Moving
If you forgive its lack of coherence as an album in the conventional sense then its sounds are some of the most different Mike has produced during his career, and the "feel" to some parts is so eerie and haunting that it is unbelievably touching.
The album could be richer if the singles "Pictures in the dark" and "Shine" and also the B-sides "Legend" and "The Trap" were included on a remastered CD version that already carried the bombastic "When the Night's on Fire".
This album is OK. On one side you've got an absolute masterpiece ("The Wind Chimes") and on the other one six pop songs with no real inspiration compared to Mike's previous pop works with the exception of "Islands" and "When the Night's on Fire" (personnally I prefer Maggie Reilly's voice to Anita Hegerland's).
www.toucansolutions.com /oldfield/opinion4.htm   (14317 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.
And also not to suggest that Mike even should have done so, to make a Mike Oldfield 'punk' album would have been truly a weird thing, but perhaps it would have been more entertaining than 'Incantations' proves to be.
www.adriandenning.co.uk /oldfield.html   (4329 words)

  
 Airborne - Mike Oldfield Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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)

  
 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.
So Tubular Bells III is a wonderful album which continues Mike's rediscovered touch of genius which he found after leaving Virgin.
www.tandet.freeserve.co.uk /oldfield.html   (597 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   (1287 words)

  
 Mike Oldfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mike and his siblings were raised Roman Catholic, the faith of their Irish[1] mother.
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.
The album was released on 26 September 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Oldfield   (2228 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Platinum Collection: Music: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
'The Platinum Collection' is a compilation of highlights and hits from one of the most innovative new age musicians of all time, Mike Oldfield.
I have almost all the other Mike Oldfield albums, but none of them contain extended versions or 12" mixs (some of which are better than the originals).
Mike Oldfield is one of our most innovative and underrated talented composer /arrangers.
www.amazon.co.uk /Platinum-Collection-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000E5KOKM   (1013 words)

  
 Mike Oldfield mp3 Mike Oldfield
Platinum (Part 1 - With Extract From North Star), size - 7366657 b., length - 307 sec.
Platinum (Part 2 - With Extract From North Star), size - 8794824 b., length - 366 sec.
Platinum (Part 3 - With Extract From North Star), size - 4734768 b., length - 197 sec.
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 AMAROK - Mike Oldfield Discography: Platinum
Platinum was recorded between December 1978 and mid-1979, with the working title Airborne.
Mike was in New York while recording Platinum, and met Philip Glass, the minimalist composer.
Platinum was not released in America or Canada at the time, so the compilation Airborn was created exclusively for these countries, which features most of the tracks from Platinum, as well as selections from Incantations and Exposed.
amarok.ommadawn.net /mike/discog/platinum.htm   (359 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Platinum: Music: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This album included the title track, plus "Platinum," "Charleston," "North Star/Finale," (co-written with Philip Glass,) "Into Wonderland," "Punkadiddle" and "I Got Rhythm." "Sally" and "Woodhenge" are the replacements for "Wonderland," I take it, which was a kind of lilting, silly, Mike-channeling-McCartney-at-his-loopiest sorta thing.
Platinum is a return to his more basic approaches...and yes...he pulls it off in spades.
Oldfield turns to shorter, more accessible songs on Platinum, perhaps a gambit either to gain radio airplay or to appease his record company.
www.amazon.com /Platinum-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000000I0J   (1330 words)

  
 WORKS - Mike Oldfield's lyrics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Mike Oldfield's Fans love him, especially as instrumentalist, composer.
But Mike is an author of lyrics of most his songs so we decided to make speciall place, dedicated to all Mike Oldfield's lyrisc
A conclusion is: Mike isn't the biggest romantic of the world, but we think, that he knows something about love.
mike.oldfield.org.pl /dziela/tekstye.html   (368 words)

  
 Mike Oldfield Platinum Collection - MUSIC NEWS - I Like Music
With a career span of over 30 years Mike Oldfield is truly part of rock music royalty.
From his ground breaking introduction with 'Tubular Bells' to his hit singles such as 'Moonlight Shadow' and 'In Dulci Jubilo' his music has spanned a generation and with this 3 CD set, a career of essential music is all brought together for the first time.
Including a newly commissioned interview with Mike, this collection will be an essential item for the die-hard followers along with the thousands and thousands of fans for whom Mike Oldfield is a household name.
www.ilikemusic.com /music_news/Mike_Oldfield_Platinum_Collection-2241   (369 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Incantations: Music: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Whole album sounds much different than anything he had made through the next years of his career.Guitar that was so charactereistic in his earlier records is hidden here on second plan.Massive choir,orchestral arrangments,synths and opera sounds are dominating in "part 1" and "part 2".they all give album a bit Film music or classical music taste.
Mike gets very close to Steve Reich here, specially for the sparse use of melodic percussion, flute and strings, and also in terms of compositional technics: the use of minimalistic cells which create the base and background of the music.
In my opinion Mike reached a top with this work in terms of compositional ability and musical ambition (73 minutes of music), so he changed completly of musical direction to more easy and commercial works; a real pity.
www.amazon.com /Incantations-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000000I0H   (1313 words)

  
 MIKE OLDFIELD Platinum review by Easy Livin(Bob McBeath)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Yes, the performance is as always exemplary, but with Oldfield at the time beginning to wear out the path he was repeatedly walking, the need for strong compositions was even greater than on preceding albums.
Initial copies of the album were pressed with “Sally” included, but when Richard Branson (Head of Virgin records) heard the song, he insisted that it be removed from the album.
The second side of the LP gives the impression that Oldfield is running short of inspiration, even reverting to a rare cover version to fill the time.
www.progarchives.com /Review.asp?id=71881   (564 words)

  
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You are then presented with a menu from which you can watch a 90-second music video of Mike playing guitar against a moving starfield (very nice), an exploding nova, or Mike in the ship's hibernation chamber, where he has a few words for you.
This Pojola album, featuring Mike and Sally Oldfield, is frequently retitled and promoted as an Oldfield album (which it isn't).
The model airplane by Tom and Mike at Abbey Road is only on the original quad mix and the first pressing of the picture disc.
skew.org /~mike/lazlo-discogs/oldfield   (2286 words)

  
 Other Mike Oldfield Albums
Mike Oldfield with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: album [Jul 1975] The Orchestral Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield: Elements 1973-1991 compilation album set [Nov 1993]
::: The Sallyangie (Mike and Sally Oldfield) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
www.toucansolutions.com /oldfield/others.htm   (400 words)

  
 Mike Oldfield Platinum Albums, CDs, Vinyl Records and LPs
We also have rare import Mike Oldfield CD singles, LPs and 78s and compact discs.
Platinum (part 1-4) (with Extract From North Star) 2.
We have all the import cds and out of print mike oldfield records that you have been looking for available from hundreds of different record stores.
www.musicstack.com /tsearch/mike+oldfield/platinum   (386 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Platinum Collection: Musik: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Deswegen schon alleine 5 Sterne für Mike Oldfield.
Freunde von Oldfields Kompositionen, welche bereits alle Alben besitzen: Überlegen ob sich die Anschaffung persönlich lohnt, auch wenn die Kaufanreize vorhanden sind (siehe oben).
Bislang die eindeutig umfassendste Compilation von Mike Oldfield mit (fast) allen essentiellen Titeln, und aufgrund der Vielzahl der nicht auf den bislang erschienenen Alben enthaltenen Titeln und Maxiversionen auch für diejenigen interessant, die die bisherigen Alben schon im Regal stehen haben.
www.amazon.de /Platinum-Collection-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000E5KOKM   (1326 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Light and Shade: Musique: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Mike vire franchement "techno Ibiza" sur pas mal de morceaux de cet album, en particulier sur la version délirante de "Jeux interdits", je le reconnais.
Certes on ne retrouve pas les vibrations des grands classiques mais quand même, il y a un truc, c'est ça la magie Oldfield, on ne s'en lasse pas, on croit connaître mais on redécouvre à chaque fois avec plaisir les albums.
...mike oldfield tourne en rond et, il doit en être conscient, puisque, la cloche tubulaire est aujourd'hui circulaire...
www.amazon.fr /Light-Shade-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000B7HY9M   (874 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Complete Mike Oldfield: Music: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Complete Mike Oldfield covers the period 1973(Tubular Bells) to 1984 (The Killing Fields.
Anyone who can spend more than two years in the album chart with his debut can't be all that bad.
This CD covers a wide range of Mike Oldfields work from early to more recent styles, including singles and excerpts from the album long musical pieces
www.amazon.co.uk /Complete-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B0000072NU   (300 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Platinum: Musik: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Ich dachte, das klingt nach Oldfield, aber irgendwie auch neu und unverbraucht, ja eigentlich sogar nach Techno.
Genauso kann man "Sally" die Bestnote geben, vermutlich wollte Mike damit eine Homage an seine Schwester kreieren.
Dies nahtlos zu integrieren schafft in dieser Perfektion nur Mike Oldfield.
www.amazon.de /Platinum-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000000I0J   (461 words)

  
 Platinum (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Then funky guitar riff and chorus appear and lead guitar continues playing melody over them.
Platinum Part IV: North Star / Platinum Finale – 4:49
Platinum Part IV: North Star / Platinum Finale
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Platinum_(album)   (502 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Platinum Collection: Music: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
To hear a song sample, click on "Listen" by that sample.
Digitally Remastered Triple CD Anthology of Tracks from the Man who Established Richard Branson's Virgin Label as a Major Record Industry Force, Thanks to the Phenomenal Success of his Debut Solo Album "Tubular Bells".
Oldfield's Evolved his Music Into Shorter Pieces and Even Dabbled in the Pop Market, with Hits Like "Family Man" (Later Covered by Hall and Oates), "Guilty" and "Moonlight Shadow".
www.amazon.ca /Platinum-Collection-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000E5KOKM   (165 words)

  
 Mike Oldfield - Discography of Albums - AOL Music
Mike Oldfield - Discography of Albums - AOL Music
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Get Mike Oldfield album info including titles, track listings, release dates, guest artists, record label and user reviews on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/mike-oldfield/5065/discography   (94 words)

  
 Mike Oldfield, Platinum mp3 music - MusicMp3.Ru
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Platinum (Part 1 - With Extract From North Star)
Cecilia Bartoli is replacing Renee Fleming in Friday's internationally broadcast concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.
www.mp3arhiv.ru /mike_oldfield/platinum.shtml   (297 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Crises: Musique: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Achetez ce CD et Ommadawn ~ Mike Oldfield !
"Crisis" est un des meilleurs albums de Mike Oldfield, l'homme-orchestre britannique.
Regardez donc la pochette, cela ressemble à : "Mike n'a pas joué d'un instrument dans ce disque, trouvez lequel !" Blague à part, cet opus du grand Mike est d'un excellent niveau, réunissant le classique (long) instrumental oldfieldien et les morceaux plus courts, dont son premier tube "Moolight Shadow".
www.amazon.fr /Crises-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B00004T9AO   (277 words)

  
 Welcome to the Official Mike Oldfield Information Service
Welcome to the Official Mike Oldfield Information Service
View the UK TV advert, EMI promo site and a list of forthcoming press
Including archive photos and a newly commissioned interview with Mike, this collection will be an essential item for the die-hard followers along with the thousands and thousands of fans for whom Mike Oldfield is a household name.
www.mikeoldfield.org /news/110106.htm   (264 words)

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