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Mike Oldfield — Secrets / Far Above The Clouds
Album: Tubular Bells III
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Released: 1998
Length: 7:58
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New with old. If Mike can do as well with my old carcass that would be cool!

Posted 2 weeks ago by Nopnop62    [ Reply ]
Thi is  good music and the video is good als
Posted 2 months ago by laydback    [ Reply ]
"Moonlight shadow" is good. 
Posted 2 years ago by Роман    [ Reply ]
Good Tune!!  I never heard it before.  Thanx RP
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]

0 [ Reply ]Posted 11 years ago by bramrob:Just Great !
0 0 [ Reply ]Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany:Awful!


kingart: lol! 
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 DD gypsyman wrote:
Lived and died by bells. Disease. Or palsy. Whatever. Not enough horror movies maybe.

 
Snide trash.  Palsy?  On what scale of sensitivity is that? How about sucko barfo? 
Oldfield made some remarkable music in the '80s and '90s.  Try Taurus, Celt, Discovery and other collections.  And the terrific music for the Academy award nominated-and-winning movie The Killing Fields. 
Posted 3 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 agkagk wrote:
I have mixed feelings. I like Mike, but if we give him airtime, why don't we give some to Yanni? Same genre to me. And I don't think I want hear Yanni here.
 
This has little or nothing in common with Yanni, whose style is not up to or near Oldfield's synthesis of genres. Oldfield's pieces often cross hybrid into a solid genre all its own, and have been exceptional. I'm not overly familiar with Yanni, beyond a few sound bites or portions of some PBS tv concerts; tell me I'm wrong, but I think he may seldom go past a credible melding of romantic electronica, sort of like that noodler Kenny G did with his "jazz." For instance, just because we hear Coltrane and Miles here does not mean Kenny G has anything in common with them. 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Lived and died by bells. Disease. Or palsy. Whatever. Not enough horror movies maybe.

Posted 13 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
I have mixed feelings. I like Mike, but if we give him airtime, why don't we give some to Yanni? Same genre to me. And I don't think I want hear Yanni here.
Posted 13 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
I've had to downgrade this. Oldfields '80s and '90s offerings were a cut above. Celt, Discovery, Five Miles Out, Taurus II and others were wondrous things. This is not that. Still, I like Mike. 
 
Ditto.
Posted 13 years ago by Umberdog    [ Reply ]
I've had to downgrade this. Oldfields '80s and '90s offerings were a cut above. Celt, Discovery, Five Miles Out, Taurus II and others were wondrous things. This is not that. Still, I like Mike. 
Posted 13 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
*shivers*  Awesome!

Would love to see Talvin Singh and Mike do a show together.

Posted 13 years ago by kilroyjoe3    [ Reply ]
Just Great !
Posted 13 years ago by bramrob    [ Reply ]
Awful!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]

I am loving it.


Posted 13 years ago by meuks    [ Reply ]
This shi'te is straight up offensive!!{#Evil}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
is this song over yet!
Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Halloween *is* on its way......{#Twisted}
Posted 14 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
" ¡¡¡ {#Puke}Mira...lo que que ha hecho.... {#Fire} la GUARRA de tu hija {#Evil} !!! " 

Posted 14 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
I am an Oldfield fan, but it's clearly not among his best.
Posted 14 years ago by timesliphu    [ Reply ]
 garycha wrote:
Dull and noodly.  Original TB was ground-breaking.  MO is a bit mad and reclusive these days with little interest in music (he hates it)' according to recent Q Magazine interview.  Retired like David Bowie?  If that is case, good on him, better than becoming a pantomine dame like Elton John and Mick Jagger.
 
{#Roflol} Yep, quit while you're ahead, rather than becoming a parody of yourself.

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
A true classic, in an awesome re-mix!  {#Arrowu} {#Arrowu} {#Arrowu} {#Arrowu} {#Arrowu}
Posted 14 years ago by megaadam    [ Reply ]
 HazzeSwede wrote:
Nice but Ommadawn is my favorite from Mike.
 
I agree Ommadawn is very deep and beautiful. But there are many good Mike Oldfield Albums imo. Early good stuff beside Tubular Bells is "Hergest Ridge", "Five Miles Out" and "Crises (best 80ies synthesizer part ever) , the later album "Songs of Distant Earth" is also a milestone. Not to forget the vocalist songs with the singer "Maggie Reilly".

Posted 14 years ago by Mnemo    [ Reply ]
Images of the Blue Man Group running through my head...
Posted 14 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
I feel like I should be shopping in a Sharper Image ... if those are even still around...
Posted 14 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
Dull.....
Posted 14 years ago by Beez    [ Reply ]
               {#Sleep}     {#Sleep}      {#Sleep}      {#Sleep}     {#Sleep}    
Posted 14 years ago by gjr    [ Reply ]
...so which is your favorite: tubular bells, orchestral tubular bells, tubular bells live I, tubular bells live II, tubular bells II, tubular X, tubular bells III, the millenium bell, or tubular bells 2003?..

...i tease - this is actually kind of nifty, i think...


Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
THE BELLS!!  I CAN'T TAKE THE TUBULAR BELLS!!

hunchback
Posted 14 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
Dull and noodly.  Original TB was ground-breaking.  MO is a bit mad and reclusive these days with little interest in music (he hates it)' according to recent Q Magazine interview.  Retired like David Bowie?  If that is case, good on him, better than becoming a pantomine dame like Elton John and Mick Jagger.
Posted 14 years ago by garycha    [ Reply ]
Nice but Ommadawn is my favorite from Mike.
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Sounds like some really freaky Christmas song.
Posted 15 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]

Hmmm. . . is it a 3, or is it a 6; is it a 3, or is it a 6; is it a 3, or is it a 6. . . ? 

{#Stupid}

I'm feeling good today, 6

Posted 15 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
You can always identify Mike's unique guitar sound
Posted 15 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
Not the best version of the Tubular Bells album, but good to hear it anyway.
Posted 15 years ago by terryd    [ Reply ]
 ufamsm wrote:
Is it just me, or is this song repeating "Oh, oh, oh my d*ck hurts" over and over again?
 
{#Biggrin} First time I read that, I thought you were referring to your duck :o). Nice remix this, bringing TB up to date.

Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Agghhhh.... sorry just to get repetitive electronica... computer generated stuff.
Posted 15 years ago by Captn_Pea    [ Reply ]
 ufamsm wrote:
Is it just me, or is this song repeating "Oh, oh, oh my d*ck hurts" over and over again?
 
It's just you.

Posted 15 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
Droning on and on and on ... {#Sleep}
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Is it just me, or is this song repeating "Oh, oh, oh my d*ck hurts" over and over again?
Posted 15 years ago by ufamsm    [ Reply ]
 whtahtefcuk wrote:
Suck!
 
no thanks

Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
This guy is a one trick pony - all his songs are the same with just minor tweaks and variations..
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
  me too {#Eyes} but i like what i am hearing...

 RedGuitar wrote:
That's what I thought when it started!
 


Posted 15 years ago by moonsaura    [ Reply ]

SweTex wrote:Who the hell is Richard Branson? {#Think}
 
One of the richest men in Great Britain


Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
 SweTex wrote:
Who the hell is Richard Branson? {#Think}
  The founder of Virgin Airlines, Virgin Music, Virgin . . .
Posted 15 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
what's the lyrics ? what's the child saying ? BOBA DICTA ?


Posted 15 years ago by dunno    [ Reply ]
 nigelr wrote:


Interesting comment, please expand........ I'm a MO fan but this is old ground.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson

Tubular Bells was Virgin's first release and sent Richard's bank account into the stratosphere.  It allowed him to fund the startup of all his other companies.  He tells the story in his bio book, it's quite fascinating.

Posted 15 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
Who the hell is Richard Branson? {#Think}
Posted 15 years ago by SweTex    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:
sounds like the theme from Exorcist! {#Fire}
  That's what I thought when it started!


Posted 15 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:
sounds like the theme from Exorcist! {#Fire}
 
It is not only the same composer, but it is a reworked version of the same music.  Tubular Bells was the first album by English musician Mike Oldfield and the opening theme was used in The Exorcist.

Posted 15 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
S{#Motor}WEE{#Motor}T
Posted 15 years ago by camatcba    [ Reply ]
Suck!
Posted 15 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
 nigelr wrote:


Interesting comment, please expand........

 
Original cut on vinyl with Virgin Records perhaps?

Posted 15 years ago by MM_Oz    [ Reply ]
 snowcat wrote:
The man who started Richard Branson's fortune.
 

Interesting comment, please expand........ I'm a MO fan but this is old ground.


Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:
I'd love to see this performed LIVE!
 
...was just thinking the same thing...

Posted 15 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
I'd love to see this performed LIVE!
Posted 15 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:
sounds like the theme from Exorcist! {#Fire}
 
It's the same composer; I guess he wanted to work on it some more.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
...very nice to hear this...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
sounds like the theme from Exorcist! {#Fire}
Posted 15 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
I like Mike Oldfield just fine. He was one of my early influences into different types of music. But I must say, rarely someone has milked a single song as much as Mike has milked TB - or made quite so many variations of the same thing.
He has othet stuff, and I know he can play different music, so enough already with Tubular Bells!
Posted 15 years ago by gekkosan    [ Reply ]
I like Mike Oldfield but cannot stand this.
Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
Not sure but I do not think that the world is a better place with this rendering.

Nevertheless, MO also has to pay his mortgage, so who can blame him....
Posted 15 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
I like it, but I'm an unabashed Mike Oldfield fan...
Posted 15 years ago by gwalborn    [ Reply ]
hmmmm.....not doin' much for me today....
Posted 15 years ago by aarrgho    [ Reply ]
The man who started Richard Branson's fortune.
Posted 15 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
 Loreweaver wrote:
I liked it alot, better than trance in my opinion, deeper me thinks
 
So you like trance!! And as I see by the rate (today the RP avrg=7) RP listeners do too. This is a surprise to me!!!! 

Posted 16 years ago by Saliby_Br    [ Reply ]
I liked it alot, better than trance in my opinion, deeper me thinks
Posted 16 years ago by Loreweaver    [ Reply ]
Tubular bells = trance !!!??!!?{#Stupid}
Posted 16 years ago by Saliby_Br    [ Reply ]
May we all take our bag of secrets to the clouds and beyond...
Posted 16 years ago by MTachyon    [ Reply ]