[Review] Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells (1973)
Oldfield’s one-man symphony performance, masterfully overdubbed, is one of the great musical works of the twentieth century.
Oldfield’s one-man symphony performance, masterfully overdubbed, is one of the great musical works of the twentieth century.
A band of misfits, a side of Ayers and a dose of intrigue converge at the Rainbow.
His highest musical achievement to date is a surreal sea of strange creatures.
A soothing successor to the turbulent Bells, with deceptively simple pastoral and sea themes masking intricate overdubs.
An orchestral treatment of Tubular Bells turns out to be not much of a treat at all.
Another painfully crafted tapestry of themes that evokes the English countryside.