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~ Mike Oldfield
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  • Composer: Mike Oldfield
  • Audio CD (26 May 2003)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: CD+DVD, Enhanced
  • Label: Wea
  • ASIN: B000096H33
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 100,621 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Introduction
2. Fast Guitars
3. Basses
4. Latin
5. A Minor Tune
6. Blues
7. Trash
8. Jazz
9. Ghost Bells
10. Russian
See all 17 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Introduction (DVD 5.1 mix)
2. Fast Guitars (DVD 5.1 mix)
3. Basses (DVD 5.1 mix)
4. Introduction (Video Promo)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

For Tubular Bells 2003, the ever-perfectionist Mike Oldfield (unhappy, apparently, at the odd bum note on the indubitably classic original) utilises the latest studio techniques and trickery to re-record his flagship classical/folk/rock instrumental masterwork in its bar-for-bar entirety. It may be true that The Bayeux Tapestry would look pretty good if someone re-embroidered all 230 feet of it on a modern sewing machine, but that's hardly the point. Surely, the original Tubular Bells--16 million sales, reverential status, important historical artefact and so on--has more than enough going for it?

Although the production here is fatter and brighter, playing "spot the musical difference" between this and the one that continues to pay for Richard Branson's hot air balloons may require levels of diligence and dedication bordering on pottiness, which in a way is kind of a relief. There are minor distinctions--louder bass guitar, better sounding bagpipes, Sally Oldfield (presumably) joining Mike for a grunt on the always-amusing "Caveman" section and John Cleese playing Master of Ceremonies on "Finale" (saving his best "pining for the fjords" voice for the announcement of the arrival of the "double speed guitar")--but, by and large, the apple cart remains upstanding and no babies are thrown away with the bath water. --Kevin Maidment



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'Tubular Bells 2003' follows Reading-born Oldfield's 2002 Ibiza-influenced 'Tres Lunas', and is a complete re-recordingof his revered 1973 debut, 'Tubular Bells'. As different instruments are added to the collage of sound they are introduced by John Cleese on this 30th Anniversary version.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Re-recorded and sounds fantastic, 26 May 2003
By Fleece (Scotland) - See all my reviews
Laughed my head off when I heard he was re-recording it. I thought, why? It was then I realised it could be quite good. It is a classic piece of music. When I heard the promo I thought it sounded fantastic.

Just bought it today and it sounds fresh and alive. Anyone who liked the original fear not. The music is the same as original but Oldfield has used 90% (he said in an interview) of the original instruments he used on the original with the other 10% new, modern sounding effects. So what you have is the original updated with all the latest recording techniques. Only criticism is John Cleese as master of ceremonies sounded out of place. A bit odd. Is growing on me.

Buy this and you really won't be disappointed.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not brilliant, 5 Jun 2003
This is an interesting 'remix', which is worth a listen as the music, although fairly similar to the original is played differently enough for it to be fresh. However im not sure that it lives up to the original. I thought that it might have been a jazzed up and more powerful version of tubular bells but instead it is more subtle and probably musically more complex. I think I would choose the live performance or the Tubular Bells II DVD over this. The instruments seem to blend together a little too much and the guitars are present throughout but dont seem to stand out as much as in the original. Despite this it is still tubular bells and the introduction is particularly very good.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Balm For The Young ?, 20 Jun 2003
By Paul Dreczko (Hampshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
How could Mike ever hope to improve on his original version.It was the time and place that made the original so very special. Thirty years on it is time to move on Mike and create the music that we will be writing about in 2033. As with all Mike's music it is well worth a visit, but not a standard setter.
The boyhood school trip will be remain forever in Tubular Bells 1973 for those who can listern, but there it should remain.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Old - Field
Unlike his last release “Tr3sLunas” which is a superb album, this one is more of a stopgap. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2003 by key42

3.0 out of 5 stars Does not add a lot to the original
Full of expectations, I put the disk in my car stereo player. It was OK, but not really worth buying: it does not seem to be a particular improvement on the original. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2003 by Dr. Brian Matthews

5.0 out of 5 stars Is Tubular Bells 2003 necessary?
Tubular Bells 2003 uses exactly the same score as the original Tubular Bells, so anything that can be said about the original masterpiece also applies to TB 2003. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2003 by Amarok

5.0 out of 5 stars 1973 Revisited
No doubt most of the reviews will concentrate on the fact that Oldfield is not as popular as he once was (true of all artists! Read more
Published on 31 May 2003 by mike42464

5.0 out of 5 stars It may sound a little different, but it's the same old bell!
No matter how many sequels are made, "Tubular Bells" is still a groundbreaking piece of music and has always remained my favourite album of all time. Read more
Published on 31 May 2003 by Simon Slator

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-vamped and unspoilt
When I heard Mike was re-recording this classic I must admit I had my doubts. Though the original has its faults and some sounds are rather harsh, all this seems to add th its... Read more
Published on 30 May 2003 by R.Price

5.0 out of 5 stars Mike Oldfield takes us back to real music
I can hear the critics now. "Ah, Oldfield does yet another Tubular Bells album." Those who still cling to their 'punk' view that all music should be about rebellion and should... Read more
Published on 28 May 2003 by John Chivers

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection!!
Possibly the greatest album ever just got even greater!!the album is perfect in everyway from the delicate glockenspiel to the heavy basses! Read more
Published on 27 May 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Ringing the same old tune
If it isn’t broke why fix it? The purists will hate it, those new to it will find it a little dated and everyone else will think it's the same old Tubular Bells re-mastered... Read more
Published on 23 May 2003 by Richard Fair

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