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Blue Dolphin Group: Members Posts: 1232 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 20 2003, 17:34 Well, I was just listening to the FINAL of TB2003, and I think it finally starts to grow on me. I like it! In the beginning I didn't want to jump to any quick conclusions (like I did on TMB) but like I said I was listening and I think the voice of John Cleese really fits in. It made me even chuckle! And it sounds crystal clear the recording. It's Tubular Bells Mike eventually wanted to, so... -------------- -The mark of a good musician is to play one note and mean it- Mike Oldfield - 1980 Back to top

Dave Parry Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: July 2002 Posted: May 21 2003, 09:52 Yeah, "Mandolin" was funny.  Mike has put more emotion into the guitar playing, it kind of pull's me in.  He took his time recording it this time.  Also the piano is quite funky on the finale.  What do you reckon on the piano intro? -------------- Life is confusing Back to top

Blue Dolphin Group: Members Posts: 1232 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 21 2003, 10:41 Yes, I was first listening and I thought: "What...? The piano sounds excately like the piano in TB73. Did he sample it??" But I guess he used same sort of piano or something. Pianos tend to sound the same sometimes. -------------- -The mark of a good musician is to play one note and mean it- Mike Oldfield - 1980 Back to top

Dave Parry Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: July 2002 Posted: May 21 2003, 11:02 It's completely new, actually it sounds similar to Tubular Bells 2 in terms of effects and possibly the same piano.  But did he sample the farfisa organ sound from TB73? -------------- Life is confusing Back to top

Blue Dolphin Group: Members Posts: 1232 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 21 2003, 14:23 I don't know. He used as little synthesizers as possible, and he used a Hammond Organ too. Why he did that is unknown to me, did he want to use it in the original recording too? I know he wanted to use a Mellotron but that somehow never made it. -------------- -The mark of a good musician is to play one note and mean it- Mike Oldfield - 1980 Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 26 2003, 09:53 Sorry about this, but I think I found another place for my review... i.e. here. Edited by Ugo on May 26 2003, 17:17 -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: May 26 2003, 10:53 Thanks Ugo for your review - I wait with baited breath to get my Boxed set that is on the way in the post to here (Singapore) from UK. Ho hum..have to read others reviews to pass the time before I can review it for myself...of course Kaaza is always there.... -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

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