moonchildhippy
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Posted: July 05 2006, 07:55 |
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Thanks to a post in another topic I gave my TB2003 another spin yesterday, I must admit I did have mixed feelings about rerecording a Classic, after all 16 million people around the globe can't be wrong.
Quote | captainjjb Posted on June 15 2006, 14:19I like 2003 and prefer to listen to it rather than the original. The original does indeed have more soul and, as someone here has already said, “Rustic Charm”. Hearing the original makes it easier to recall what an amazing achievement this piece was for its shy young creator. It was the music alone which made this piece go from obscurity to a worldwide hit and the music is great on both versions. |
Quote | hiawatha Posted on June 15 2006, 13:09The original is electric. You can practically feel the heat coming off the tubes in the amps and equipment. The 2003 version sounds electronic, not electric. A lot less soul and warmth. |
Whilst I've warmed a little more to TB 2003,I find myself not liking it as much as the original. TB2003 for me just doesn't have the same WOW factor as the original.
For me TB2003 is ruined by John Cleese, he just doesn't deliver the goods for me ,he just isn't Monty Python enough IMHO. I much prefer Viv Stanshall's "Master of Ceremonies", also I'm not so keen on the synthisised bass.However I did find what Hiawatha described as a "Klingon opera version" of "Caveman",brought a smile to my face . I'm not sure exactly what Mike's intentions were for rerecording TB,was it to create a replica recording minus the "flaws", or was it to create a "new" piece. I think TB2003 has a different feel to it compared to the original. I know the original TB was recorded in a rush, and is a "warts and all" recording,but if there's any bum notes or any sound quality issues here I don't notice them. If your'e a musician maybe it can be harder to be more objective about your own piece, as your'e constantly hearing it as you work upon it. Still if Mike needed to get this TB rerecording out of his system a and in doing so has made himself and some of the fans happy then it can't be a bad thing.
Don't forget Mike was a shy teenager when he composed Tubular Bells, what he felt he couldn't say with words,he communicated so eloquently with his guitar . The music sold itself.
Whilst I find TB 2003 pleasant enough, with perhaps the exception of John Cleese's M of C , I prefer the original, as I find it electrifying, and so emotionally moving, something I don't find so much with TB2003 .
On the cover artworkof Tubular Bells, the sea is turbulent,and on TB2003 it's much more calm. I wonder if this reflected Mike's emotional state at the time of recording. I'm so glad that Mike judging by recent interviews seems to have found inner peace. If Mike's proposed appearance at the German NOTP and also the proposed symphonic piece are the shapes of things to come then that's GREAT!!! . BTW as a result of this discussionon the versions of TB,I'm playing the 1971 Demos for the second time today .
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