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Anonymizeruk Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: April 2003 Posted: July 13 2003, 16:26 Greetings fellow Oldfield fans. I've recently aquired a copy of the 7" Vinyl of Sentinel. On the 'B' side, there is a track of the early stages of TBII. I was wondering if anyone else likes it as much as I do! I'm a huge fan of TBII anyway, but I think this single version was mindblowing! What do you think? Cheers Gary Back to top

jael on holiday Unregistered Posted: July 13 2003, 17:31 Yes, I liked it though I was very releaved when it turned out the final version was way more of the original..... Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: July 13 2003, 17:43 It's amazing how different it is in feel to Sentinel - I think it has a certain dark, brooding quality which is far more similar in feel to the original Tubular Bells than any other piece of his more modern work (I don't think even Tubular Bells 2003 comes as close). I'd imagine that much of this comes from it being not as heavily produced as Tubular Bells II was. I particularly like the bass line - that's a hugely powerful sound (I wonder what playing like that would have sounded like on Introduction...). The only thing I find slightly irritating are the organ stabs, which sometimes feel rather badly timed (that may be deliberate, but it disturbs me slightly). We can only wonder what things would have been like had he carried on in a similar way for the album... Back to top

familyjules Group: Members Posts: 1190 Joined: May 2004 Posted: July 09 2004, 10:48 Quote (Korgscrew @ July 13 2003, 17:43) The only thing I find slightly irritating are the organ stabs, which sometimes feel rather badly timed (that may be deliberate, but it disturbs me slightly). I think the timing MUST be deliberate, but I agree I don't think they quite work like this. I do love Early Stages though.  Together with the restructured Sentinel, it makes for a great single.  Heck, I might even go so far as to say it's an essential non-album purchase. Jules -------------- I like beer and I like cheese Back to top

Q! Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: Dec. 2002 Posted: July 15 2004, 13:25 yup, i think 'mindblowing' sums it up accurately :-) shame that tb2 turned out the way it did, it could have been such a great album. -------------- http://qisgod.host.sk/ Back to top

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