Any Mike Oldfield fans?

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 6 Apr 2003 9:25 am

In the now closed "Those Dixie Chicks" thread in events and announcements, a reference was made to Mike Oldfield. Oldefield does not play steel, and his music is very different from mine, but he was one of my major musical influences, so much so that I consider him nothing less than one of my 3 or 4 musical fathers. Anybody who has my CDs will hear it the instant they listen to any of his recordings.

Is anybody else here familiar with his work?

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 6 Apr 2003 11:39 am

Mike,
Is Mike Oldfield, the Michael Oldield of
"TUBULAR BELLS" fame?

"Tubular Bells" was a way-out composite album, highly orchestral - back in the mid
hippy-dippy era; and I think about the time of "Switched
On Bach" - employing a new revolutionary keyboard - the Moog Synthesizer.

Some great innovative stuff here.

Chip

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 6 Apr 2003 4:25 pm

"Switched-On Bach" was done by Walter Carlos, who had some stuff re-arranged, and is now Wendy Carlos.
And wasn't "Tubular Bells" the "Exorcist" theme?

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 6 Apr 2003 4:41 pm

Chip and Steve, you are both correct. It is the same Mike Oldfield, and Tubular Bells was the theme for the Exorcist.

But Tubular bells was only one of several of Oldfield's recordngs and IMHO not his best. Like I said, his music is a lot different from mine, but nevertheless was a major influence on me. Anybody even vaguely familiar with my stuff will hear it as soon as they listen to any of Oldfield's work.

Geoff Brown · Post by **Geoff Brown** » 14 Apr 2003 9:48 am

Tubular Bells..I used to have that on cassette. Not a bad effort for a teenager who played most, if not all the instruments on the recording.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 15 Apr 2003 12:51 pm

Thanks Geoff...That was IT! You just reminded
me [us]........that was the outrageousness of Michael Oldfield....a very young dude.....
and played, if not all [can't quite remember
exactly]...all of the instruments.

And listed in the array of instruments, were
a handful that came from Mars, not to mention just your average run-of-the-mill
orchestral instruments.

I do believe, buried in my dusty stacks of real vinyl 33 LPs is "Tubular Bells".

Oh, and by the way, Michael OldPerlowin, thanks for the critique on Tubular Bells. Maybe it wasn't his best, as you suggest,
but to me it was just unbelievable....considering such a young musician...could have that "far-out-avantgarde-display".....when we look at this
in context, Tubular Bells was an amazing thing for such a ripe and up-and-coming-mind.

No?

Eric Myers · Post by **Eric Myers** » 15 Apr 2003 2:46 pm

Ah the good old days of songs that spanned an entire side of an album.....OMMADAWN was my fave of his

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 15 Apr 2003 3:58 pm

<SMALL>OMMADAWN was my fave of his</SMALL>

Mine too. I think that it's far better than Tubular Bells.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 15 Apr 2003 4:03 pm

I always liked his music.

I understand he has a DVD called "The Mellimum Bell" or something like that.
Anybody see it?

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 15 Apr 2003 4:11 pm

Weird Trivia Question:

"What song was on the B-Side of the 45RPM record "Tubular Bells"?

The answer and many obscure Oldfiles can be found here.