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Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 12 2003, 18:00 Let's compile a list of all the styles Mike has incorporated into his music over the years! I could of course put a huge list right at the beginning, but then I'd be taking the whole fun out of the topic, so I'll just start out with two very obvious ones: Classical music and (Irish) Folk. Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: May 13 2003, 06:23 And a less obvious one: Reggae Back to top

Music, the ancient language... Group: Musicians Posts: 407 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: May 13 2003, 07:50 Reggae??? -------------- Read everything I write at own risk. I cannot be held responsible  for depressions and/or suicide attempts of any kind, caused by reading my posts. Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 13 2003, 13:55 Quote (Music, the ancient language... @ May 13 2003, 07:50) Reggae??? Of course, Gimme Back & In The Pool! Nice 1, I wouldn't have expected that as a first reply   Back to top

oldfield_fan Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: May 2001 Posted: May 14 2003, 16:41 here's another: Blues ("B Blues" and "Ommadawn 12-bar Blues") Back to top

bevy Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: May 14 2003, 18:31 beer, pot, beek and tablets ..lol. but i think its a fair point ; ) Back to top

Music, the ancient language... Group: Musicians Posts: 407 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: May 14 2003, 19:31 Quote Ommadawn 12-bar Blues Ommadawn 12-bar Blues??? -------------- Read everything I write at own risk. I cannot be held responsible  for depressions and/or suicide attempts of any kind, caused by reading my posts. Back to top

Gandalph Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: Aug. 2002 Posted: May 15 2003, 08:03 Yet another suggestion from the geezer who runs Yet Another Mike Oldfield Web Site Country & Western (Moonshine) -------------- Yet Another Mike Oldfield Web Site - http://www.dbennett.karoo.net Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1351 Joined: April 2001 Posted: May 15 2003, 08:46 20's Swing (Charleston) Back to top

Blue Dolphin Group: Members Posts: 1232 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 15 2003, 08:51 also a less obvious: heavy metal. -------------- -The mark of a good musician is to play one note and mean it- Mike Oldfield - 1980 Back to top

oldfield_fan Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: May 2001 Posted: May 15 2003, 10:26 Quote (Music, the ancient language... @ May 15 2003, 01:31) Ommadawn 12-bar Blues??? Yea, Mike did a blues version of Ommadawn. It can be found on the "I Met A Sweet Senora In Barcelona"-bootleg. Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: May 15 2003, 12:32 There's the 'blues' bit on Amarok, with the slide guitar, as well. Despite the fact that B.Blues is meant to be a tribute to B.B.King, I'd never have called it blues if he'd not put the word in the title... Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 15 2003, 18:16 Quote (Blue Dolphin @ May 15 2003, 08:51) also a less obvious: heavy metal. Is it not obvious? Another one: late 70s disco stuff. Back to top

MusicallyInspired Group: Musicians Posts: 1445 Joined: June 2001 Posted: May 15 2003, 20:02 Mike says there's heavy metal in Crises. That's not even close to heavy metal. Heavy metal is not always crazy guitars (not that I'm an expert, but I do know that HM artists don't write the music just to go nuts for the heck of it). Rock and Roll (Beginning of The Lake, and that slightly quiet part on Amarok where the guitars are playing and a chainsaw suddenly rips out real loud). And Dance and Techno. -------------- BrandonBlume.com "The beauty in life is in the embracing of the variety of things. If all the world was blue there would be no colour blue." Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1351 Joined: April 2001 Posted: May 16 2003, 11:01 Classical,lots of examples of this style in Mikes music. Back to top

Blue Dolphin Group: Members Posts: 1232 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 16 2003, 22:32 Quote Mike says there's heavy metal in Crises. That's not even close to heavy metal. Heavy metal is not always crazy guitars (not that I'm an expert, but I do know that HM artists don't write the music just to go nuts for the heck of it). I know, but I personally think there are pieces in Crises which are heavy metal. By the way, remember "Outcast"? -------------- -The mark of a good musician is to play one note and mean it- Mike Oldfield - 1980 Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 17 2003, 07:09 Mmmh, to me parts of Ommadawn are heavy metal! But then, I'm a weird guy...   Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: May 18 2003, 13:33 It depends how heavy metal is defined...I mean, back at the time of Crises, Van Halen (just to pick out one example) were releasing stuff that didn't sound a million miles away from it, and people called that heavy metal. One point I'd certainly disagree on - I know plenty of people who write and play heavy metal just for the fun of going nuts Back to top

MusicallyInspired Group: Musicians Posts: 1445 Joined: June 2001 Posted: May 18 2003, 13:43 Quote By the way, remember "Outcast"? I don't consider that heavy metal. I consider that rock. I see a difference. Quote I know plenty of people who write and play heavy metal just for the fun of going nuts Well I stand corrected then. But usually from what I've heard it's written for the releasing of emotions. -------------- BrandonBlume.com "The beauty in life is in the embracing of the variety of things. If all the world was blue there would be no colour blue." Back to top

Blue Dolphin Group: Members Posts: 1232 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 18 2003, 14:51 But still, you can't deny that there are pieces of music, which people call heavy metal, included in Mike's music. -------------- -The mark of a good musician is to play one note and mean it- Mike Oldfield - 1980 Back to top

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