arron11196
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Posted: Nov. 06 2005, 05:29 |
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Quote (Alan D @ Nov. 05 2005, 17:55) | Quote (arron11196 @ Nov. 05 2005, 22:23) | Almost pointless, definately self indulgent. Yet another thing we've always loved him for - but now showing it in a different way, at least to me. |
Such sad, wistful posts, Arron. Sorry to hear the disappointment drags on. I have two suggestions:
1. Get rid of the tracks from the double CD that you definitely don't like, and burn the rest of them onto a single CD. I found that helped enormously. I saved only 40 minutes from the two CDs but it's a very, very enjoyable 40 minutes that I'm glad to have. 2. I'm sure I must have asked you this before, but forgive me if I've forgotten ... have you played Tr3sLunas the game? I can't help but feel that if you gave it a try (it doesn't cost much) it would entirely blow the lid off your doldrums, because in its strange, beautiful, and endlessly explorable world you get close to the heart of Mike Oldfield - and that seems to be what you're grieving for. |
You have indeed asked me this. And I should possibly apologise for the negative perception of my post. Mostly here I'm just frustrated. To be supplied with such wonders as First Steps and simultaneously laughed at with other 'tracks' like Quicksilver.
RE: The burning of CD's, I've no real need to do that, as I keep my collection on my computer (encoded at 256kbps of course ) So I just zipped the one's I'll never listen to. I used to have In High Places zipped, cause I really, really didn't think it worked, but like Ommadawn before it, I got with the program.
Maybe in about 10 years time I will unzip the Shady tracks and see if I can bear to listen to them. Who knows? It may even be alright.
RE: Tr3s Lunas the game: I had a brief flirtation with it, but unfortunately there wasnt enough to keep me interested. I'm somewhat of a computer game connoisseur (been playing for 15 years now! Woo! and it smacks of great idea, bad execution. I'm sorry if that could be percieved as offensive, but that's what I feel. You've got to remember that Mike had no experience in making games (and when I say game, I mean a program that runs on a computer that has no purpose other than for entertainment) and he didnt have an extensive coding team with lots of practice. He didn't have commercial pressures. REF: See 'Halo', 'Command and Conquer', 'Final Fantasy VII', 'Outcast'.
This resulted in something which, probably does explore the childish fascination side to which he was promoting (I believe i experienced it briefly) but something which is packaged so poorly. The 'innovative' music in one place thing is, I'm afraid, quite an old concept, and from the description given I expected it to be much more... intuitive.
So all in all, I came away with some brilliant music (thank you Mike and Brandon) but little else. That's no big problem though, when I bought the thing that's all I expected.
I do however thank you for taking the time to make your suggestions, I think I should start reviewing more of his back catalogue (I've still got a few albums left to buy).
-------------- Arron J Eagling
Everyone's interpretation is different, and everyone has a right to that opinion. There is no "right" one, I am adding this post to communicate my thoughts to share them with like-minded souls who will be able to comment in good nature.
(insert the last 5 mins of Crises here)
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