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Question: Fav EM Track :: Total Votes:86 Poll choices Votes Statistics Holy 12  [13.95%] Hostage 5  [5.81%] Far Country 10  [11.63%] Innocent 11  [12.79%] Runaway Son 0  [0.00%] See the Light 8  [9.30%] Earth Moving 15  [17.44%] Blue Night 13  [15.12%] Nothing But 1  [1.16%] Bridge to Paradise 11  [12.79%] Guests cannot vote

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wowser Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: Nov. 2003 Posted: Mar. 24 2004, 23:43 I know this album is trashy and 80s, but it is quite good at what is sets out to do (half the time) . Never knew that was Belew's voice on Holy - Nice guitar break, too! Actually, the only other good track is Innocent, but as mp3s (sorry again) they are rather nice to have. Not something i'll be buying, though. QE2 the least worn? That's a cracker! The ABBA cover is great! So is the Shadows cover! -------------- Pointless act! You don't give a five hundred dollar tip to the housekeeper! That's inappropriate! That's inexcusable! Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Mar. 25 2004, 12:56 I wouldn't deny that QE2 isn't without a certain amount of merit. Generaly speaking there's quite a bit of musical invention in there (which is more than can be said for Voyager) and a lot of fine playing by all involved. I always liked the title track and Sheba is certainly an original piece. Unfortunately I have two problems with it on a general level. Firstly there's just not enough depth to any of it. It takes the emotional emptyness of Platinum and kind of continues in that theme. Secondly, along with a fair bit of Platinum it just sounds horribly dated in a way that I can't get my head round. The late 70's and early 80's were not a great time for mainstream musical style, certainly here in the UK. It did sound like Mike was struggling to find himself before the better collaborations on Five Miles Out and the creative spark he had with Crises. Back to top

12MilesOut Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: April 2004 Posted: April 12 2004, 14:05 See The Light. He is so clever with the powerful head rocking stuff. Oh dear, was that a rather 80s comment?   Sorry but it sounds grrreat in the car and loud! It used to be Bridge To Paradise when i first bought the album ( many moons ago). It was(is) definately separate from Nothing But on the record -------------- Somebody's out to get you -Poison Arrows- Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: April 12 2004, 15:20 I bumped across an Earth Moving LP in a second hand store - right behind Crises, of course, which you can find in every second hand store. I looked at the track listing, and there definitely was "Nothing But slash Bridge To Paradise". I forgot to look at the LP itself, but I think there's no separation between the tracks, either. -------------- 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

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: April 13 2004, 14:13 Quote (Sir Mustapha @ April 12 2004, 21:20) I forgot to look at the LP itself, but I think there's no separation between the tracks, either. I have the LP. You can clearly see a tiny blank [i.e. silent ] groove between the two songs. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: April 14 2004, 07:19 I see. That's because there is an one-second-and-a-half silence between the songs. But judging by the album sleeve, the songs were intended to be treated as one. If that's such a nifty trick, why didn't he splice all songs together and released Earth Moving as a mega 40-minute composition, then? -------------- 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

Steve Nicholas Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: July 2004 Posted: July 23 2004, 19:07 ...this album definitly has my favorite lyrics of anything of Mike's. People dont credit him enough for his lyrics it seems!-Steve Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: July 23 2004, 19:42 I had to vote for "Bridge". The actual track, which is my favorite, is "Nothing But/Bridge to Paradise", wasn't listed. "Bridge to Paradize" makes me think of the part in the book "Winter's Tale" by Mark Helprin, in which someone builds a magic bridge off the end of Manhattan. Here is a link about the book: Winter's Tale reviews/comments -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

TubularBelle Group: Members Posts: 1487 Joined: April 2004 Posted: Jan. 21 2005, 06:13 Definitely Far Country. My favourite Mike Oldfield song of all. Tracy. -------------- I hate getting up early. I didn't even realise there were two 6 o'clocks in one day! Back to top

Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: Mar. 27 2005, 23:24 Bridge to Paradise - simply for that wonderful vocal finale and climax to the album. -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: July 09 2005, 14:09 I voted for Blue Night.  However, I like Earth Moving too, particularly the version on Elements. -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

amarokian Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: July 10 2005, 01:15 NOTHING... -------------- These posts are hazardous to the health of cloth-eared nincompoops.If you suffer from this condition after you read my posts,consult your doctor immediately. Back to top

jeremyroberts Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: June 2005 Posted: July 13 2005, 22:44 i voted "see the light" Back to top

EeToN Group: Members Posts: 845 Joined: Sep. 2001 Posted: July 14 2005, 18:29 Quote (amarokian @ July 10 2005, 07:15) NOTHING... ...But? I've chosen Blue Night anyway. -------------- If I were music, I would be Enigmatism. Back to top

TubularBelle Group: Members Posts: 1487 Joined: April 2004 Posted: July 26 2005, 09:59 Quote (Steve Nicholas @ July 23 2004, 19:07) ...this album definitly has my favorite lyrics of anything of Mike's. People dont credit him enough for his lyrics it seems!-Steve Hi Steve, Have made it my purpose to find new and infrequent posters and make them feel welcome. 3 posts in a year, c'mon Steve, you're on a roll, hope to hear from you again very soon, don't wait 3 more months. Cheers, Tracy. P.S. - I like Mikes song lyrics and I like the music in his songs, I just don't like the songs, maybe it's his choice of singers, or maybe it's because somewhere in the mix they become rather forced, not free spirited like his instrumental work, I wish I could explain it better. -------------- I hate getting up early. I didn't even realise there were two 6 o'clocks in one day! Back to top

natertb Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: April 2004 Posted: Sep. 26 2005, 14:55 I had my mom listen to some MO and she said that the only song she likes is Far Country. Interesting... -------------- Waiting hour by hour... Back to top

Marky Group: Members Posts: 390 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Oct. 25 2005, 21:00 My friends like this album far more than any of his other work and that may be because it sounds far less like Mike's work than most of his other stuff! But I've always liked it. Its a very neat piece of song-writing. Not exceptional, but highly listenable. And that's not bad at all, really!  You can't innovate all the time! Back to top

hergest fridge Group: Members Posts: 303 Joined: Aug. 2005 Posted: Oct. 26 2005, 16:47 To be honest i still can,t see how anyone likes this album.for me it,s Mike,s worst by along way.I have tried to listen to it but it is just an album that i can not take to.I know alot of people like Earth Moving ,but it just leaves me unmoved and when i first heard it annoyed. Back to top

Navaira Group: Members Posts: 481 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: Oct. 26 2005, 17:44 Quote (TOBY @ Mar. 21 2004, 19:36) I think you just have to accept that the 80's was the decade that got by-passed by any sofistication and just apreciate it for what it was. The Smiths. Meat is Murder. The Queen is Dead. Strangeways, Here We Come. Power, Corruption and Lies. Technique. Please. Disco. Actually. Introspective. Like a Prayer. 11 reasons why you're wrong. I voted the title track, by the way. -------------- http://www.raygrant.com :: My album 'Exorcism' is out on iTunes now Back to top

lettherebeme Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Oct. 26 2005, 17:59 Earth Moving has some great male power stuff particularly the title track, but for me Mike has always excelled with these cheesy chirpy pop songs with female singers. That's why I was blown away the first time I heard Innocent; I bought 1 of those mini cd singles when it came out and played it to death. So no contest for me I'm afraid. -------------- lettherebe more Mike Oldfield in our lives Back to top

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