[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.
Category: Mike Oldfield
[Review] Kevin Ayers/John Cale/Eno/Nico: June 1, 1974 (1974)
A band of misfits, a side of Ayers and a dose of intrigue converge at the Rainbow.
[Review] Mike Oldfield: Hergest Ridge (1974)
A soothing successor to the turbulent Bells, with deceptively simple pastoral and sea themes masking intricate overdubs.
[Review] The Orchestral Tubular Bells (1975)
An orchestral treatment of Tubular Bells turns out to be not much of a treat at all.