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  Amazon.com: QE2: Music: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s.
Everything Mike Oldfield did prior to QE2 was worthy of attention and interest, but much of it was so daunting in the length of compositions and shifts of mood that it could all end up a bit hard to stomach.
QE2 rectifies this situation without sacrificing anything in terms of quality and musical message.
www.amazon.com /QE2-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B000000I0K   (413 words)

  
  QE2 (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
QE2 is a record album mostly written and performed by Mike Oldfield.
This was his sixth new album and featured original Oldfield compositions plus two short songs from bands ABBA ("Arrival") and The Shadows ("Wonderful Land").
The album was the first one to feature Maggie Reilly as a collaborator for Oldfield.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/QE2_(album)   (401 words)

  
 1991 Virgin Biography
Two of his albums have topped the UK chart, and one of the two was the second biggest selling album of the decade during the 1970's.
A double live album recorded on the tour Exposed, was released in 1979, peaking again inside the Top 20 of the UK album chart, after Guilty had just failed to reach similar heights in the UK singles chart.
Among the guest musicians on QE2 were the highly celebrated Phil Collins, both frontman of Genesis and also a solo star, and Maggie Reilly, a greatly under-stated Scots vocalist who had impressed with a shortlived band called Cado Belle before Oldfield invited her to sing on the album.
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 QE2 - Discovery
QE2, even though it is not as refined as some would like, has elements that conjure visions in your mind of something epic and very touching.
This album also marks the first appearance of Maggie Reilly, and though she's in the background on this album, she still shows good potential in her singing.
What a great album this is, I much prefer this to the one before (Platinum), which disappointed me. I know the critics hated it at the time, but there was always going to be a backlash after all the acclaim he received.
www.toucansolutions.com /oldfield/opinion3.htm   (15450 words)

  
 Tentative Review by The Christopher Currie: Mike Oldfield - QE2
The flagship track of the album is "Taurus 1", a prog extravaganza work that travels from Mandolin imitations of Spanish Guitar, Celtic melodies, straightforward prog tracks (with Phil Collins doing a worthwhile job on drums), African percussion effects, and further Celtic folk melodies as the track reaches its conclusion.
QE2 might well be regarded as the consolidation of existing talents prior to a change in direction.
QE2 should be a worthwhile purchase for almost all Oldfield fans, whether their primary focus in on the earlier or poppier material.
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 qe2 - Cruises And Vacation Packages. Crystal, Holland America, Carnival, Grand European, Uniworld. Dubai Casino ...
Chemo unit is latest to join QE2 exodus Times 24, UK - Jan 11, 2006 CANCER patients will have to travel to Stevenage for treatment after the transfer of another service from the QE2 Hospital in WGC.
Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship of Cunard Sail on the luxurious Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship of Cunard and be part of the legend!QE2 Home Page The Queen Elizabeth 2, or QE2 as she is commonly known was the flagship of the Cunard Line for over 30 years.
It was his sixth new album and Mike Oldfield Discography (Tubular.net) - QE2 QE2 Queen Elizabeth 2 the flagship of the Cunard Line.
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 Band on the Road
His professional activities in 1984 included the release of a new album, a 50-concert European tour and the preparation of his first full-length film score.
The haunting theme Etude, adapted from a piece by Francisco Tarrega, was issued as a single in December.
The 1984 album Discovery was the first to be made by Mike outside England.
www.toucansolutions.com /oldfield/bio5.htm   (1844 words)

  
 PhotoRelay Web Album
When the QE2 first visited the River Mersey and the city of Liverpool, it was the Wirral and District Amateur Radio Club who used Perch Rock Lighthouse under the special event callsign GB2QE.
We had a sloping 80m dipole tied to the top of the lamp room right out to the breakwater and at 90 degrees to that an inverted G5RV for 20 and 15 meters and we ran both stations simultaneously.
June, 1827 the foundation stone was laid, it was designed on the lines of the famous Eddystone Lighthouse by John Foster and built with marble rock from the Isle of Anglesey by Tomkinson and company.
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 Music : QE2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Sound throught the album is a little bit thin but otherwise production work is very fine and I like those real horns (which were replaced by synths in next album).
"Qe2" came out between the rocking "platinum" and more complex "Five miles out".it could be heard that he is searching for more natural sounds.there is only little left from clear and crispy production of "platinum" - the production is different and the whole album has a bit darker sound than other albums.
May be the most melodic album of his (beside Voyager).
www.prep4usmle.com /B000000I0K/QE2.htm   (356 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Qe2: Music: Mike Oldfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The title track QE2 has tones of the first two on this album, like a continuing thread which feels totally comfortable.
This album continued Mikes slight decline at the end of the 70's that started with the filler album 'Platinum'.
This album is Mike treading water but is still worth owning for the few moments of greatness.
www.amazon.co.uk /Qe2-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B00004T9AM   (533 words)

  
 Errol Ford
Nevertheless, the album catalogues at close to R3 750.
Condition is good with a little colouration on the album pages but does not seem to appear on any stamp.
The descriptions in the albums are meticulously done throughout in fl ink.
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 Mike Oldfield
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 groundbreaking, as Oldfield played more than twenty different instruments in the multi-layered recording, and its style progressed continuously, covering many diverse musical genres.
The album quickly reached the top 10 in UK album sales and stayed on the chart for 247 weeks.
www.artistopia.com /mike-oldfield   (858 words)

  
 QE2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, the former flagship of the Cunard Steamship Lines
QE2 (album), a 1980 music album by Mike Oldfield, named after the ship above
A freeway, the Queen Elizabeth II Highway between Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, Canada named after Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in order to commemorate her visit in 2005, Alberta's centennial year as a province
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/QE2   (115 words)

  
 MWE3 Features
The fact that it was the first album release on Virgin Records—coupled with it’s implementation in the original Exorcist movie—made it among the most auspicious album debut’s from the year 1973.
One of the most important instrumental rock albums of the past 23 years, QE2—featuring the excellent production of David Hentschel and key contributions from Genesis drummer Phil Collins—was the album that catapulted Oldfield into the rock arena and was the perfect predecessor to his 1982 masterpiece 5 Miles Out.
Then, he was making an album and he came over with the tapes, to my house and spent three or four days working on it, playing some guitar, a bit of mixing on it.
www.mwe3.com /archive/pastfeature/featureOldfield.htm   (2262 words)

  
 Music: Mike Oldfield, Q.E.2
Mike ought to release a sequel on one album.
Wonderful Land is in a style which might well have suited Mike's later album Voyager...
This album also marks the first really full use of nonsense lyrics.
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 Albums By David Toft - ImageEvent
QE2 cruise to New England August 2002 (August 29, 2002)
A selection of photographs taken on the QE2 cruising from Southampton and calling at Canadian and New England ports, New York and returning to Southampton.
The QE2 cruise from Southampton to Cape Town in October/November 2001 visited Madera, Cape Verde, St. Helena, and docked in Cape Town on 5 November.
www.imageevent.com /mufi   (283 words)

  
 The Covers Project: The Shadows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The original version of this song appears on the Elton John album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
The original version of this song appears on the Santo and Johnny album Rock and Roll Hall of Fame XIV.
The original version of this song appears on the Bo Diddley album Chess Rhythm and Roll Vol 1 1947-1955.
www.coversproject.com /artist/shadows   (594 words)

  
 Lockdales - Auction - Stamps world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Australia Collection in One Country Album 1913-1983 Mint and Used, Roos Used to 5/-(2) Heads to 1s/4d (3) Used, 6d Kook Mint, Most early commems, Robes to £1 and Arms to £2 Used.
Pakistan Collection in 2 Albums one is mainly U/M the other FU Pakistan Collection in Album 1975/79 PLUS the Service overprints 1947/63 Very difficult to find and high catalogue value.
The Royal Family - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 90 Glorious Years + QE2 70th Birthday collection housed in three special albums, including Coin and Stamp covers, normal covers, and UM sets.
www.lockdales.com /AuctionStampsWorld.htm   (1599 words)

  
 Mike Oldfield - Tubular.net - QE2
The Sigma was released in 1979, so Mike may have used it on this album, though it seems it wasn't an instrument many players of the time wanted to be seen with.
On 'Mirage', Mike Frye's drums are used as modulator - it seems to have been fed straight from the drum tracks, as the vocoded synth sound (which you can hear right at the beginning) follows the timing of the drums exactly when they come in.
His hope was that if he took their suggestions on board, they would promote his albums better, especially in the USA where they sometimes weren't being released at all.
tubular.net /discography/QE2.shtml   (964 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle : User Comments
Not sure if it's the lovely shot of her on the CD sleeve that did it, but manager George Couri sez that InStyle has "fallen in love" with the artist and is paying for her New York and Los Angeles shows, which will hopefully result in some late-night chat show appearances as well.
Official album release date for No Fear is July 23, and Moore's people are seeking the right big tour to attach her to come August.
That album will be called Easy and a single is still being chosen, but rest, er, easy that whatever song is picked will get the video treatment.
www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/ReaderComments/?ContainerID=94454   (1889 words)

  
 Julian Cope Presents Head Heritage | Queen Elizabeth - QE2 - Elizabeth Vagina
Re-issued again after almost five years, QE2 is the huge double-CD which appeared only briefly on the Head Heritage catalogue before disappearing into oblivion.
Being a collaboration between Thighpaulsandra and Julian Cope, the record is crammed full of extremely beautiful sounds; achieved through the use of Mellotrons, Moogs, ARP synthesizers and large amounts of percussion.
On its release in ’97, this huge album was described by Julian as "Cumulus-sized zeppelins powered by moped engines." It is fair to say that time disappears when QE2 enters the room.
www.headheritage.co.uk /discography/showitem.php?title=qe2   (103 words)

  
 Maggie Reilly | News || New album Rowan
She will be singing her best-known hits as well as songs from her new album, Rowan.
Maggie's new album, entitled Rowan, will be released on 15 September 2006 (her 50th birthday).
The album was recorded in Woodworm Studios, the original Fairport Convention studio in Oxfordshire, and includes a cover of Sandy Denny's famous Who Knows Where the Time Goes.
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 elements of GRACE - PRESS
Sure enough, when "Not Over Yet" was re-released in the spring of 1995, the song went to No. 6 in the U.K. pop charts.
Suddenly, the dance thing is starting to look a lot better to Atkins than the QE2 ever could have.
When the album finally hit U.K. stores this past fall, there was so much public anticipation that it ended up debuting in the Top 10.
webpages.charter.net /dunton/article2.htm   (589 words)

  
 Lou Donaldson : Relaxing at Sea Live on the QE2 - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Accessibility has always been a high priority for Lou Donaldson, whose soul-jazz and hard bop isn't about complexity for the sake of complexity or abstraction for the sake of abstraction.
Donaldson is also humorous; his entertaining vocals on Big Bill Broonzy's "It Was a Dream" and his own "Whiskey Drinkin' Woman" explode the myth that jazz musicians can't have a good laugh now and then.
Although it falls short of essential, Relaxing at Sea Live on the QE2 is a solid, pleasing addition to Donaldson's huge catalog.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,1071896,00.html   (337 words)

  
 QE2
MIKE OLDFIELD QE2 (1981 Japanese 9-track white label promo sample vinyl LP, picture sleeve with glossy colour insert and Japanse biography insert, plus fl, red and white photo obi-strip with album picture discography on reverse VIP-6971) -
MIKE OLDFIELD QE2 (Rare 1982 East German Amiga 10-track vinyl LP, unique picture sleeve with German sleeve notes on reverse.
MIKE OLDFIELD QE2 (Deleted 1980 US Virgin/Epic 9-track vinyl LP including versions of Abba's Arrival and The Shadows' Wonderful land, housed in a colour picture sleeve which is still factory sealed from new!
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album, which he might be persuaded to release, but for the sequel,
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 Live At The Floating Jazz Festival, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
The impetus for this cool and swinging traditional jazz sextet date came from a conversation the producer had with the late Gerry Mulligan, who had always wanted to record an album featuring his baritone sax and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell.
Mulligan also never got around to recording with clarinetist Kenny Davern, but the idea to blend the clarinet with the baritone stayed alive when it came to organizing the 18th Annual Floating Jazz Festival about QE2.
Most of the the members of the band organized around them had some history with Chiaroscuro Jazz, and so the shipboard performance translates to this sweetly realized recording.
www.emusic.com /album/10867/10867963.html   (350 words)

  
 Biografia
Mike contributed to albums by other misicians with whom he ws associated.
May 1983 was the tenth anniversary of the relase of Tubular Bells.
The audio album to accompany Wind Chimes was Islands, released in September
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