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basify Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: April 06 2009, 07:37 I think I already know the answer to this one but here goes just in case. Sky Arts are currently screening some of the wonderful 'Classic Albums' documentaries, telling the stories behind the making of such albums as  'Dark Side of the Moon, Nirvana's 'Nevermind' and Who's Next'. It occurred to me that 'Tubular Bells' should be in there too, but somehow I don't think they have made a programme about it. That's a real shame because as we all know it's not only an amazing album, there's also a great story behind it's making too. -------------- Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way... Back to top

The Caveman Group: Members Posts: 2178 Joined: Jan. 2008 Posted: April 06 2009, 08:12 I think they already did one on TB.I may be wrong though.It would be the perfect one to do. -------------- THE COMING OF THE GREAT WHITE HANDKERCHEIF IS NIGH. Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: April 06 2009, 14:55 @ Caveman: no, they didn't. And I honestly doubt they'll ever make one. You see, in that series of docs people have to demonstrate, i.e. to actually play live what they played on the album. I wonder how Mike will be able to demonstrate such bits of studio trickery as the 'double speed guitar' or, indeed, the Caveman. The only things he may actually be able to give live demonstrations of, without being accompanied by anyone (as he indeed was on the album) are the opening piano theme and maybe the short acoustic solo which is called "Russian" on TB2003. I guess that they won't be able to build a whole 45-minute instalment of the series just on Mike playing the opening piano theme and that acoustic solo -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: April 06 2009, 15:15 There was a 'making of Tubular Bells' radio programme made, but I don't remember anything having been made for TV. I don't think the format of those programmes is so rigid that Tubular Bells would have to be excluded because Mike can't play it all live - that's part of the challenge of making TV programmes, finding ways round things like that. Tubular Bells does tend to get neglected when it comes to programmes like that - part of the discussion I had on the phone with someone from Universal was about that, how Dark Side of the Moon has become virtually 'national curriculum' (as they put it), while Tubular Bells seems to be one which people tend to ignore, or even treat as a bit of a joke. What it seems they'd like to do with the upcoming marketing campaign is to encourage the public to look at Tubular Bells in a new light, to rediscover how good it is and hopefully to hook in some new fans too (and get them interested in his other material too). Now would be a perfect time to get a programme of that type made - hopefully all the fuss over the album will attract the right attention! Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: April 06 2009, 21:05 A thing like that can be a perfect booster for this new re-release of TB...but will be Mike interested in doing such a thing? -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

ex member 419 Group: Members Posts: 1177 Joined: April 2008 Posted: April 06 2009, 21:53 Good idea tati, i suppose its down to mike, he is busy working with fanny on the wildlife doco in the bahamas, deb Back to top

The Caveman Group: Members Posts: 2178 Joined: Jan. 2008 Posted: April 07 2009, 04:23 I stand corrected! -------------- THE COMING OF THE GREAT WHITE HANDKERCHEIF IS NIGH. Back to top

basify Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: April 07 2009, 05:12 I've just googled 'Classic Albums' and found this on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Albums I didn't realise they had made so many programmes, but as expected TB is absent. -------------- Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way... Back to top

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