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ProjectZ Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: July 2002 Posted: May 04 2009, 12:14 Belgian dance act Sylver covers the Mike Oldfield song 'Foreign Affair' on their forthcoming album 'Sacrifice', due for release May 8, 2009. On the official site http://www.sylversite.be , you can listen to a sample (second song in the player on the top of the page) -------------- the VANGELIS forum : Invisible Connections ( http://www.vangelis.fr/ ) Back to top

smillsoid Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Dec. 2008 Posted: May 04 2009, 12:51 Abysmal.  They can't even get the simple chord progression right. -------------- http://www.reverbnation.com/simonjmills Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: May 04 2009, 19:32 Randy Bush's version was MUCH MUCH better in this dance area. -------------- "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: May 04 2009, 20:57 Not a patch on mikes version, but not a bad attempt, at least bands appreciate his music and play it Back to top

smillsoid Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Dec. 2008 Posted: May 05 2009, 15:41 True, ex.  At least it proves somebody somewhere has good musical taste. -------------- http://www.reverbnation.com/simonjmills Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: May 06 2009, 01:18 That really sucked. -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

smillsoid Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Dec. 2008 Posted: May 06 2009, 14:44 Indeed.  See my earlier post! -------------- http://www.reverbnation.com/simonjmills Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: May 06 2009, 15:32 It was simply, "ripe for a remake" given it's age. I found it to be robot-like and lifeless by these "artists", made with loop based software is my thinking. Welcome to commercial music. I knew a pretty good producer/keyboard player once. He targeted some old songs like "Summer in the City" as ripe for a remake in like, 1988. I'm sure it's been done by now, by someone else. I guess......welcome to the 21st century!. All you rapp-ers and poppies who "loop" the musical portions of America Ventura Highway, and so many more classic songs (Steely Dan Black Cow).....this finger is for you.......when will pop/rap come to loop MO? James(I only go by James when I'm pissed off) -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4770 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: May 06 2009, 19:37 I can't imagine why anyone would want to cover such a mediocre (in my opinion) piece in the first place! Back to top

smillsoid Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Dec. 2008 Posted: May 06 2009, 21:10 Yawn... -------------- http://www.reverbnation.com/simonjmills Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 07 2009, 16:36 Quote (Scatterplot @ May 06 2009, 21:32) when will pop/rap come to loop MO? Unfortunately someone already did. But at least he was credited among the writers. And let's not forget Paul Hardcastle and "19". -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

ProjectZ Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: July 2002 Posted: June 17 2009, 05:24 More "news" : Foreign Affair is the new single...   Official video :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO3N2HCnu2Y Please don't shoot the messenger   OOPS that's a BIG image !   -------------- the VANGELIS forum : Invisible Connections ( http://www.vangelis.fr/ ) Back to top

Dirk Star Group: Members Posts: 1331 Joined: Sep. 2007 Posted: June 17 2009, 05:39 Ah just in time for the summer...Apparently airport security wanted to talk to them on suspicion of smuggling in offensive material. Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1767 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: June 17 2009, 11:29 Brings to mind Koto's version of "Moonlight Shadow" where he also gets a really basic chord progression all wrong. I can stand things played badly, but I can't stand things played wrong. -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

Guest Unregistered Posted: June 17 2009, 13:46 This is really sick.. They have taken a sub-standard piece of music and turned it into something you need a barf bag after listen to it. These offenders should have their ass surgical removed   At least I hope MO´s record company is on top of this and claim some money for the use of the copyright material.. Back to top

Jesse Group: Members Posts: 394 Joined: Aug. 2007 Posted: June 17 2009, 16:20 Quote (ProjectZ @ May 04 2009, 12:14) Belgian dance act Sylver covers the Mike Oldfield song 'Foreign Affair' on their forthcoming album 'Sacrifice', due for release May 8, 2009. On the official site http://www.sylversite.be , you can listen to a sample (second song in the player on the top of the page) lifeless.... Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: June 18 2009, 02:57 It's got that hypnotic club sound which I quite like. I think it's an improvement on Mike's original "Foreign Affair" - which I've never been keen on. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1613 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: June 18 2009, 07:01 i'll never understand why Mike can let doing things like these ! Totally bad !!!   ..and sorry but this " blonde" is ..." burps " !   ... at most , I prefer the old Eighties French version , although this one is also quite bad ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhPfiT6bOBc Back to top

ex member 419 Group: Members Posts: 1177 Joined: April 2008 Posted: June 19 2009, 02:50 I like both, but then i am a blonde  so it wont count! Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1613 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: June 19 2009, 07:10 Quote (ex member 419 @ June 19 2009, 08:50) I like both, but then i am a blonde  so it wont count! why , it won't count ? ... maybe you're a very pretty pretty blonde .. i just wanted to say this girl above is not ! ... and blonde or not , your opinion always counts ! Back to top

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