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Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: Sep. 29 2007, 01:35 ...that I haven't played this album for two years. If I fancy playing some of Mike's music, I will always opt for one of 10 albums these days. Unfortunately, this is not one of them.   -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

ImAFoolAndImLaughing Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Sep. 29 2007, 03:08 Don't be ashamed, Baggies - I don't think I've played it in above a year, either... -------------- "I was in this prematurely air conditioned supermarket and there were these bathing caps you could buy that had these kind of Fourth of July plumes on them that were red and yellow and blue and I wasn't tempted to buy one but I was reminded of the fact that I had been avoiding the beach." Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: Sep. 29 2007, 04:29 Nothing to be ashamed of really. Myself, I still listen to it quite a bit, but only to selected tracks, never to the whole album or even just one complete disc. Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Sep. 29 2007, 07:48 It's very hard for me to listen to the Light album,and when I play Shade,it's only my favorite tracks. -------------- "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

captainjjb Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Sep. 29 2007, 12:47 what?  This from the great fan of Nightshade, I am suitably appalled Tati. Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Sep. 29 2007, 15:53 i play surfing as much as i can do. Also Tears from an angel, angelique, and First steps Surfing is one of his greatest vocals i think. I just love it... So i cant be ashamed   -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 29 2007, 18:52 Quote (Tubularman @ Sep. 29 2007, 21:53) Surfing is one of his greatest vocals i think. I just love it... Hehehehehehehe... "his" meant as Mike's? That's the Vocaloid software singing! Mike did almost no vocals at all! . OK, he sang "Surfing, I'm surfing" in a very low voice, but IMHO that brief performance cannot be called "one of his greatest vocals"... However, I agree about "Surfing" being a great song. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Sep. 29 2007, 19:33 For me, Light and Shade isn't a disappointment as some other recent albums from well-known artists have been.  Examples where I've felt very underwhelmed (sorry for going off-topic here): Massive Attack - 100th Window The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned Elton John - Peachtree Road To draw a comparison, I think that The Millennium Bell is a lot more disappointing than Light and Shade. Out of curiosity, I decided to list the tracks I like from Light and Shade: Angelique Blackbird Our Father Rocky Sunset Quicksilver Resolution Tears of an angel Ringscape Nightshade That's five from each of the two discs.  But I usually listen to the whole album in sequence, only skipping the bonus tracks and Romance. I don't compare Light and Shade to Amarok, for instance - it's totally different.  But while Amarok is great, I don't always have an hour to sit and listen to a track/album that requires my attention to fully enjoy.  Light and Shade is easier for me to listen to while I work, and I'm usually working, so it gets played more than Amarok. Anyway, just saying I'm far from ashamed to play this album. -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Oct. 01 2007, 03:42 Quote (Baggiesfaninessex @ Sep. 29 2007, 01:35) If I fancy playing some of Mike's music, I will always opt for one of 10 albums these days. This is interesting. Makes me wonder, if I had to segregate my collection, which ten albums I would keep on hand as my current 'go-to' stash. Hmmm.... I suppose it might look something like this (and in no particular order): 01) Tr3s Lunas 02) Voyager 03) The Songs of Distant Earth 04) Light & Shade 05) Hergest Ridge 06) Tubular Bells 2003 07) Tubular Bells II 08) Ommadawn 09) Five Miles Out 10) Guitars The usual 'this list is apt to change at any moment' disclaimer goes here. -------------- "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

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Oct. 01 2007, 05:38 Quote (Ugo @ Sep. 30 2007, 00:52) Quote (Tubularman @ Sep. 29 2007, 21:53) Surfing is one of his greatest vocals i think. I just love it... Hehehehehehehe... "his" meant as Mike's? That's the Vocaloid software singing! Mike did almost no vocals at all! . OK, he sang "Surfing, I'm surfing" in a very low voice, but IMHO that brief performance cannot be called "one of his greatest vocals"... However, I agree about "Surfing" being a great song. i meant a song with lyrics, not mike singing. but still a great song made by mike. -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

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