Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II
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Track List: Tubular Bells II
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Album Details: Tubular Bells II
- Release Date:
- 09/22/1992
- Label:
- Reprise / Wea
- UPC:
- 093624504122
User Reviews: Tubular Bells II
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Master of the old field & shining on new
, July 18, 2001Reviewer: dhalian_archer - See all dhalian_archer's reviewsMike Oldfield is nothing short of masterful at the art of intrumental music. His rhythm and symphony of instruments is nothing short of magical. I still remember the first time I heard him. I was thirteen years old and I heard an excerpt from Tubular Bells; seventeen years later, I have never faltered in my devotion and admiration for this musical genius, and neither has he. His Tubular Bells just keep ringing stronger and stronger! -
Oldfield's crowning achievement
, July 7, 2001I have so much praise for this album, that I cannot put it into words. The album builds on the inginuity of the first album to produce a masterpiece. The clarity of sound, impeccable timing and great melodies overdubbed over each other make for fantastic listening. Classic tracks include Sentinel, The Bell, Sunjammer and Weightless - but their all worth listening to.
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Pro Reviews: Tubular Bells II
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Tubular Bells II is the update and/or sequel to Mike Oldfield's landmark 1973 new age recording Tubular Bells, which will resonate forever as the haunting theme to The Exorcist. Here, Oldfield repeats his multiinstrumental performance, playing guitar, banjo, organ, percussion, mandolin, and the titular tubular bells, although in a nod to modernism, the latter instruments often appear as samples through Oldfield's Kurzweil synth rig. It's the piece's captivating main theme that again takes center stage here. The eightminute opening track "Sentinel" plays it off of whining guitars and breathy female vocals. The latter element is a nice touch. The genre that the original Bells helped establish has come quite a ways in 20 years, and this fact isn't lost on Oldfield. Throughout II, he incorporates the multicultural influences that have crosspollinated with new age, bringing in breathy ethnic flutes, Asianinflected string sounds, and the whispered foreign words of "Sentinel." The famous ceiling of the album, where each instrument is introduced by a narrator, becomes another summit between old and new. Alan Rickman handles the introductions (during "Bell") and runs through a litany of instruments that includes "digital sound processor," reed and pipe organ, "the Venetian effect," glockenspiel, "two slightly sampled electric guitars," and vocal chords, which Rickman introduces as if they're an exotic museum piece. Some of Oldfield's fancyhanded riffs fail; the bagpipes of "Tattoo" seem too obvious and "Sunjammer" sounds like an unfortunate outtake from the Who's Tommy. But overall, Tubular Bells II succeeds mightily. It doesn't beat its predecessor, but does update its sonics and technology with Oldfield's flair for studied grandiosity. - Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide |
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Composer Mike Oldfield rose to fame on the success of Tubular Bells, an eerie, album-length conceptual piece employed to stunning effect in the film The Exorcist. Born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England, Oldfield began his professional career at the ag...Full Mike Oldfield Biography
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