Tubular Bells 2003

Occupation

Mike Oldfield (various instruments)

Studios

  • August 2002 - February 2003
  • Roughwood

When Tubular Bells 2003 is a complete reworking of the album Tubular Bells by the British musician Mike Oldfield occasion of his 30 - year anniversary. Contracted, Oldfield could not change for 25 years on the original album and used the anniversary, as it was initially not convinced of the tonal quality of his successful album. It's not like Tubular Bells II Tubular Bells III and The Millennium Bell a new contribution to this series, but a work-up of the first part.

Formation

Oldfield produced the album and played all the instruments himself, including eleven different guitars, keyboards and also the eight bells. For the work-up on a computer he was solely responsible. As background voice his sister Sally Oldfield can be heard.

Changes

The album is an update of the first part. Melodies were sometimes slightly modified, but above all the whole CD sounds stronger and brighter than before. For the 1973 famous part in which a sequence of different instruments are announced, then play the same topic, and culminate in the Tubular Bells itself, Oldfield could oblige the British comedian John Cleese. The original cover of Trevor Key was spiced up by Steve Bedford. Formally, the most significant change is probably the new subdivision of the album of previously 2 in now 17 tracks.

Meaning of the songs

Originally the album was divided by the division into front and back of a record only in Tubular Bells Part I and Part II. This revised Oldfield: Part I is now divided into eleven tracks ( the transitions are fluid ): Introduction (including the known initial melody that can be heard in the film The Exorcist ), Fast Guitars, Basses, Latin, A Minor Tune, Blues, Thrash, Jazz, Ghost Bells, Russian and final ( with the appearance of John Cleese ). Part II is spread over six tracks: Harmonics, Peace, Bagpipe Guitars, Caveman ( again using a Stimmenverzerrers ), Ambient Guitars and The Sailor 's Hornpipe ( a so-called "Traditional ", which was not composed by Oldfield ).

Reactions

The album was recorded mostly positive and shows Oldfield's efforts to find a contemporary reworking of his debut album. Criticized the commitment of John Cleese, who reads the instrument name when he would give the best jokes and hence reinterpreted the original passage of Vivian Stanshall. Oldfield but is a fan of Cleese and justifies his decision by saying that he sees its interpretation as profitable contrast to his music.

Title list

  • Part I:
  • Part II:
  • DVD Audio Bonus Material

The DVD-Audio edition contains the first demo recordings, the 1971 Oldfield recorded in his apartment on borrowed equipment and two additional excerpts from other Oldfield DVDs.

1971 Demos " Tubular Bells Long" - 22:57 " Caveman Lead-In " - 2:46 " Caveman" - 5:05 " Peace Demo A" - 7:00 " Peace Demo B" - 4:18

Live Excerpts " Sentinel" - from Tubular Bells II - Live at Edinburgh Castle 1992 - 8:06 "Far Above the Clouds " - from Tubular Bells III - Live at Horse Guards Parade, London 1998 - 4:40

Charts

UK # 51, D # 29, CH # 55, F # 44, NL # 41

Swell

  • Reviews to Tubular Bells 2003 to the Baby Blue Pages

Tubular Bells | Hergest Ridge | The Orchestral Tubular Bells | Ommadawn | Boxed | Incantations | Exposed (live) | Platinum | QE2 | Five Miles Out | Crises | Discovery | The Killing Fields (Soundtrack ) | Islands | Earthmoving | Amarok | Heaven's Open | Tubular Bells II | The Songs of Distant Earth | Voyager | Tubular Bells III | Guitars | The Millennium Bell | Tr3s Lunas | Tubular Bells 2003 | Light Shade | Music of the Spheres | Tubular beats | Man on the Rocks

  • Album ( Progressive Rock )
  • Mike Oldfield album
  • 2003 album
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