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TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Dec. 11 2001, 04:59 Hello hello hello. Hmm...haven't posted here for a while... Anyway, let's give this a go. This is a very simple proposition: all you need to do is say what your favourite album, song, instrumental (long) and instrumental (short) by Mike Oldfield. Then, at the end of the year, the top x or so in each category will be listed just to show what the general trend amongst fans here is. It's all a bit of fun, and you don't have to join in if you don't want to. Rules: Only one nomination per category per person Nominations are limited to official releases by Mike Oldfield- either on albums or singles from Tubular Bells to the Best of Tubular Bells (and the MVR pieces). Pieces on Boxed, the Complete, Elements etc. can be nominated, but pieces from Children of the Sun, Kevin Ayers etc. cannot Short/long instrumental cut-off: a long instrumental is anything longer than Orabidoo So, all you have to do is send an email to me (timhighfield@hotmail.com), saying something like this: Album: Heaven's Open Song: On Horseback Long Instrumental: Taurus II Short Instrumental: The Top of the Morning NB- These aren't my votes, just an example If anyone decides to take part in this (votes will remain anonymous), then results will be posted in this topic after 31 December 2001, US Pacific Time. Cheers everyone, -Tim- Back to top

Unregistered Posted: Dec. 11 2001, 06:55 Album: TSODE Song: Pictures in the dark short instrumental: top of the morning long instr.: Hergest Ridge 2 Greetings from Germany, Pieter Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Dec. 11 2001, 18:26 Album: Amarok. Song: Islands. Long instr.: Amarok. Short instr.: Mont St. Michel Ciao Tim. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Thomas Andersson Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: Dec. 12 2001, 15:32 Album: Amarok Song: Five Miles Out Long instrumental: Taurus 2 Short instrumental: Wonderful World Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: Dec. 15 2001, 11:03 Album: Ommadawn Song: To France Long Instrumental: TaurusII Short Instrumental: Jewel In The Crown -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: Dec. 15 2001, 11:05 Album: Ommadawn Song: To France Long Instrumental: TaurusII Short Instrumental: Jewel In The Crown -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Dec. 16 2001, 04:42 Thank you everyone who has taken part so far (and that's not just the people who didn't send their votes by email). Anyway, there's still time to vote- and I forgot to actually set a time limit when I first started the topic. So I'll do that now. You have until 18.00 GMT, 30 December 2001 to send your votes, preferably by email. I've included all votes posted in this topic (but I've made sure that timshen's votes aren't counted twice ), but please don't add any more to the topic. Hopefully the next message here will be the results . So remember, votes in all four categories to timhighfield@hotmail.com. Cheers everyone, -Tim- Back to top

Thomas Andersson Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: Dec. 16 2001, 05:29 Don't count mine twice either, because I emailed mine aswell Back to top

tubularbills Group: Members Posts: 528 Joined: Aug. 2000 Posted: Dec. 16 2001, 10:28 I emailed mine too, but i don't mind sharing Album: Tubular Bells III Song: Heaven's Open Long Instrumental: Tubular Bells Part I Short Instrumental: Far Above The Clouds -------------- Terrible, Wonderful, Crazy, Perfect. Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Dec. 21 2001, 08:06 Okay folks, last call for votes... Why do I say last call? Well, because, if I don't get more votes soon, I'll have to call the whole thing off as there won't be enough votes to compile proper results. So, everybody (except those who have voted already, and to these people I once again say thanks), please, get your votes to timhighfield@hotmail.com, by whatever time this is on the message (look up for the time) on 23 December. If I do get some votes, then I will continue accepting them up until the original deadline set (30 December I think). Cheers, -Tim- Back to top

Pacha Daddy Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: Sep. 2000 Posted: Dec. 21 2001, 10:44 I'll e-mail Tim, too, but for the record: Album: TSODE Song: Talk About Your Life Long Instr.: Taurus II Short Instru: Wild Goose Flaps Its Wings Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Dec. 24 2001, 01:30 Right then. I'll keep taking votes until 30 December, as promised- so if you haven't voted yet, do it now! Current Status Report: The Album and Song categories are very, very tight, with a few pieces in the running for first place. The Long Instrumental category has a definite leader, although other pieces are still in the running. The Short Instrumental category is wide open- any piece could win it really. So, if you want your favourite pieces to come first in their respective category, you know what you have to do: VOTE! Cheers, -Tim- timhighfield@hotmail.com Back to top

Alnilam Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: April 2001 Posted: Dec. 26 2001, 13:03 Album: Five Miles Out (almost chose HR) Song: Moonlight Shadow (live if possible) Short Instrumental: The Lake (not as long as others...) Long Instrumental: Taurus 2 (After much deliberation between that and HR pt 2) -Alnilam -------------- -Alni Back to top

Timorage Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: Aug. 2001 Posted: Dec. 26 2001, 16:38 Album: Amarok Song: Five Miles Out Long Instrumental: Taurus 2 Short Instrumental: QE2 Back to top

rosko Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Dec. 27 2001, 07:23 Album: Ommadawn Song: Shadow on the Wall Long Instrumental: Ommadawn Part One Short Instrumental (always changing): Outcast Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Dec. 30 2001, 06:40 Only a few hours left to vote, folks. The Short Instrumental category is very very tight. Vote for your favourite now, as it could help it come first! -Tim- Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Jan. 01 2002, 03:07 Happy New Year, everyone. The polls are closed, all votes are in that are going to be submitted, and the results will be posted here very soon... Stay tuned for the results (and Part III of the other thing), coming very soon. Thanks to everyone who voted, -Tim- Back to top

TimHighfield Group: Members Posts: 543 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Jan. 01 2002, 05:54 And now... THE RESULTS As voted by Mike Oldfield fans in December 2001. Album: Amarok and Ommadawn (equal votes) Song: Five Miles Out Long Instrumental: Taurus II Short Instrumental: The Lake Thanks once again to all those who voted, and who knows, I might be crazy enough to try this again at the end of this year. Cheers, -Tim- Back to top

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