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Question: What do you think of MOTS? :: Total Votes:95 Poll choices Votes Statistics I love it and I think it's Mike's best work 13  [13.68%] I love it but some of his earlier work is better 49  [51.58%] I like it, it's nice enough, just not incredible 17  [17.89%] It's OK I guess, but I was hoping for a lot more 9  [9.47%] I don't like it very much 7  [7.37%] I can't stand it 0  [0.00%] Guests cannot vote

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Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 08 2007, 17:24 I'm curious to know the general reaction to MOTS whether you've heard the promo or just the clips.  It's too early to give a final verdict, but just a general feeling would be nice. If you can't answer this yet, just leave it for now and come back to it when you can. -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Nov. 08 2007, 17:33 Hah! First vote and I see everyone agrees with me.   This album is showing Mike's compositional skills to the full, and we have crescendo's and emotional warmth back again. It was his ability to lift my heart that first drew me to his music, and it's back again. The format, using an, orchestra is a bit awkward for my ears, but multi plays will get me over that. I loved the dance/trance period and was surprised it didn't sell more but he was up against bigger names and equally talented composers in that area. So it's going to be interesting to see how he does in this new "sphere" -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Nov. 09 2007, 04:37 I went for "love it but some earlier work better". From what I have heard so far it looks like it is going to be the best work Mike has produced in quite a while (for me at least). However, I haven't heard anything yet that has that gut-wrenching heart-tugging tingle that moments of some of his previous works have provided. This view may well change upon hearing the final release! -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Nov. 09 2007, 17:02 I voted for the first option above, as I think MotS is a masterpiece. but I may correct it into "I think it's one of Mike's best works", as IMHO there isn't a single album of Mike's that stands above all the others... except Amarok, maybe. Well, I think that MotS ranks right up there with Amarok. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Nov. 09 2007, 17:23 "I like it, it's nice enough, just not incredible" Is what I chose. I think its alright, But for me, It's by no means his best. In fact, I think that in the context of the orchestra, Mont St. Michel from Voyager is far better than the whole MotS album.. Controversial as it may be, That's my opinion on it. Its a great album, fantastically composed, but I think Mike has done better.. -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: Nov. 09 2007, 21:08 I voted "I love it but some of his earlier work is better" as it is definitely up there with his early whole composition works but lacks the magic certain parts of TB, Ommadawn and Amarok have for me. It flows beautifully and takes me on a wonderfuly emotional journey (and that's just the low quality download - of course i'll buy the album when it's out) THANKS MIKE :-) -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Nov. 11 2007, 22:37 I think it's one of MO's best. I would rank it alongside The Songs of Distant Earth - and I consider that near perfection. MOTS is an emotionally positive experience, and as such, I have difficulty comparing it to the darker, more intense, Ommadawn; it'd be the proverbial 'apples & oranges'. -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Nov. 12 2007, 06:24 To me, Music of the Spheres is his best album since Heaven's Open. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

Bill Bobaggins Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: June 2005 Posted: Nov. 12 2007, 10:49 Shouldn't this poll wait until the album has been released? -------------- Speak friend and enter. Back to top

Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 12 2007, 21:37 Quote (Bill Bobaggins @ Nov. 13 2007, 00:49) Shouldn't this poll wait until the album has been released? You could probably argue that the whole of this forum should wait until the album has been released, but it's open and we can post here, so... Also, as I said in my post: If you can't answer this yet, just leave it for now and come back to it when you can.  I thought it would be interesting to get a general feeling for what people think of the album at this stage.  So far, the voting has been very favourable, and I think that gives a good impression of what's to come. -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

Ray Group: Members Posts: 857 Joined: Jan. 2000 Posted: Nov. 14 2007, 08:12 Oh dear - where is the screaming PRS, where are the nice bodhran beats.  What has happened to his ears!  This guy is capable of much more than this.....I've heard it so i'll have to buy it but......... -------------- Looking out over the harbour in Peel....... Back to top

Ray Group: Members Posts: 857 Joined: Jan. 2000 Posted: Nov. 14 2007, 08:15 Quote (Bill Bobaggins @ Nov. 12 2007, 15:49) Shouldn't this poll wait until the album has been released? What - are you suggesting that would be like stealing a charater name from a famous book?       (only Joking!! -------------- Looking out over the harbour in Peel....... Back to top

Ray Group: Members Posts: 857 Joined: Jan. 2000 Posted: Nov. 14 2007, 08:18 Quote (jonnyw @ Nov. 09 2007, 22:23) "I like it, it's nice enough, just not incredible" Is what I chose. I think its alright, But for me, It's by no means his best. In fact, I think that in the context of the orchestra, Mont St. Michel from Voyager is far better than the whole MotS album.. Controversial as it may be, That's my opinion on it. Its a great album, fantastically composed, but I think Mike has done better.. Yes Yes Yes - Agree Agree Agree.  Ommadawn for me, voyager too.    I just hope people dont start saying its a load of BALLS ( ) -------------- Looking out over the harbour in Peel....... Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Nov. 14 2007, 08:53 Quote (Ray @ Nov. 14 2007, 10:12) Oh dear - where is the screaming PRS, where are the nice bodhran beats.  What has happened to his ears!  This guy is capable of much more than this.....I've heard it so i'll have to buy it but......... I do miss the PRS,but Mike's intention was to be 100% classical,not doing what lots of other prog rockers have done in the past,the rock + orchestra fusion,like Rick Wakeman did in the 70's. -------------- "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

Clodomir Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Nov. 14 2007, 13:20 I chose "I like it, it's nice enough, just not incredible". I think it's Mike's best work since the time of TB2/TSODE but it lacks traditional instruments and of course electric guitars. Even if I think this is the best orchestra sound Mike ever had, parts would have been far better with rock instruments, and would have been the same as Tubular Bells is in comparison of Orchestral TB... -------------- Mike Oldfield - Blog d'une passion http://www.mike-oldfield.net Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: Nov. 14 2007, 16:15 Quote (Clodomir @ Nov. 14 2007, 18:20) it lacks traditional instruments ????? Back to top

Jesse Group: Members Posts: 394 Joined: Aug. 2007 Posted: Nov. 14 2007, 17:05 yes! everything was made using samplecd's!! boooh!   Back to top

Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 14 2007, 18:33 Add me to the list of confused people - how does it not use traditional instruments?!   -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Nov. 15 2007, 02:19 Well, it lacks Mike's traditional instruments. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: Nov. 15 2007, 03:30 Quote (raven4x4x @ Nov. 15 2007, 07:19) Well, it lacks Mike's traditional instruments. Yep. No glass of water. No vacuum cleaner. No telephone .... Back to top

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