Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells III (Oldfield Boxed 3 Cd-set (tubular Bells/hergest Ridge/ommadawn) - Mike Oldfield)

Member Name: The_Aardvark

Product:	Oldfield Boxed 3 Cd-set (tubular Bells/hergest Ridge/ommadawn) - Mike Oldfield
Date:	10/08/00 (61 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Surprisingly good

Disadvantages: Too short

I am a fan of the original Tubular Bells, and Tubular Bells II, but I was put off Tubular Bells III by reading a couple of bad reviews and so it took me a long time to buy it.

However, I saw it going cheap in a shop one day so I took the plunge.

I needn't have worried. It's brilliant!

Some of the tracks do have a bit of a 'club' feel to them, but not all.

Some people might think that Mike Oldfield is just mercilessly cashing in on the success of the original 'Tubular Bells', but I like the re-worked albums and they are different enough to be interesting.

Best tracks are 'Outcast' (an excellent re-working of 'that guitar bit' from side one) and 'Top of The Morning' - a great piano piece.

I must admit, Oldfield does cheat a bit with this album. For example it does not include a track where the instruments are introduced one-by-one (he did this on both the previous albums) and he's included 'Man In The Rain' (which is a kind of 'Moonlight Shadow Part II').

However, this is still a great album and if you've been put off, don't be!

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