Reviews (page 3 of 9)
una escucha inetresante la primera aprte suena como la cancion de hallowen pero creo que me gusto mas la segunda aprte ah ya es lo de el exorcista si esta cagado la neta esta bien no me parecio la gran cosa alfo de vez en cuando como tenerlo de ambient mas que nada y las otras dos bien
really good
I did'n understand wtf was that
I love this so- I mean album so much!
goat prog
Absolute masterpiece. I love it when he starts naming the instruments. Also when he starts grunting like a beast. 10/10
This was defiantly music alright. Back to back 20 minute songs to start this album off. Track one felt like just a compiled compilation of songs where he was just testing out instruments. Second track no different just added goblin sounds into it😂. Then the rest of the album was filler, tbh this whole album is filler. It was pretty forgettable 4.5/10
Consistently enjoyable.
Oldfield's Tubular Bells is prog rock for those who've decided they needed more of the same over & over again, which is to say that Mike must've had dreams of being mindfulness guru Philip Glass but ended up w/ the same boring antics as EL&P, Yes, King Crimson, etc. What makes this record a particular nuisance is that you can detect so much of the British folk revival shit that plagued the late 60s & early 70s, except this time it's a futuristic nostalgia that renders it unlistenable. The songs don't change direction in a pleasant way - they just fiddle around, searching for something that isn't worth our hours to begin w/. Oldfield is truly a one-man band: he has one personality, if you can call it that; one story to tell, if you'd be so generous.
Could be a 4. Great at what it does, but im not sure how much I like it?
Interesting album. Goes in a lot of different directions for two mostly instrumental songs. I've listened to it a handful of times over the years and it's always pleasant to revisit.
It's an impressive achievement, but it is also terrible to listen to.
Tubular man ..
Almost took off a Star at the end for the snarling, but whatever. This album slaps. Lots of orgies probably used it as background music. Glad I listened to it. Probably won't ever again, except for when I watch The Exorcist.
I thought this was actually really cool and interesting. Would I listen to it in my normal day to day? Probably not
Great instrumental album. Great listen, moves quickly.
ICÔNICOOOOOOOOOOO
No me esperaba nada algo así. Me gustó arto, muy relajante y los instrumentos ufff.
Think as a soundtrack the main theme is without question one of the best horror soundtracks ever but the full album doesn’t do it for me I’m afraid loses its touch I’ll be generous with a 3
Que isso, filme de terror. Música do exorcista. Achei bem da hora a primeira música, depois parece que vira soundtrack de jogo retrô. Gostei dessa primeira mesmo, quando começa a entrar vários instrumentos, bem foda. Mó paz ouvir esse álbum, gostei, bem feito, o cara é talentoso.
Que desgraça é essa mano? Só quatro faixas, mas tem 1h?? Começa com a trilha sonora das gincanas do Celso Portiolli, depois vira um portifólio de trocentas coisas, parece que o cara tá testando VST. Não sei se eu entendi que que é isso cara, bem repetitivo, mais de 20 minutos as duas primeiras faixas, vai adicionando coisa de pouco em pouco em meio as repetições, aí de repente troca pra outra coisa completamente diferente. Aí uma faixa normal, e depois uma última que eu não entendi ~nada~ Sei lá mano, não sei se tem um contexto que explique isso, mas não achei divertido não. As vezes até ficava legal a música, mas aí ia pros caralho. Mas o que eu realmente não entendi é o porquê desse álbum estar nessa lista... Porque que eu tenho que ouvir isso antes de morrer..?
Al momento de abrir Spotify y ver que este álbum tiene dos canciones de +20 minutos, ya sabía que no me esperaba nada bueno. Disfruté los primeros minutos de Tubular Bells - Pt. I, y me pareció interesante la incorporación de demás instrumentos; ya sí pasé a la confusión cuando –para un disco que se llama "Tubular Bells"– dejaron de sonar las campanas tubulares para jugar con guitarras que no agregan nada a la canción más que la probable satisfacción del artista de decir "miren qué bien puedo tocar", lo cual sucede a lo largo de esos largos 26 minutos que tiene el primer tema. Hacia el final, la voz robótica que empieza a nombrar los instrumentos que se agregan a la canción arruina la inmersión a la que uno podría llegar. Si la parte uno fue regular, la parte dos ya fue mala: se vuelve rápidamente tediosa por repetir la fórmula anterior (pero de una forma menos interesante), ¡aunque en esta al menos te sorprende el artista hablando con la voz de un animal rabioso! Con total honestidad, no entiendo cuál fue la visión al momento de crear este álbum. Lo que "Mike Oldfield's Single" pudiese mejorar de este desastre es completamente arruinado por "Sailor's Hornpipe", por lo que ni siquiera puedo apoyarme de algo para darle a este disco un puntaje mejor que un 1. ↑: Mike Olfield's Single - Theme From Tubular Bells ↓: Tubular Bells - Pt. II, Sailor's Hornpipe - Viv Stanshall Version
Já não ouvia este há muito e ainda gostei. Highlight foi o fim da primeira canção
Isto começou e lembrei logo do anime death note (outras vidas) Depois ainda deu vibes medievais e meio conto de fadas, que viagem
Muito interessante, consegue ir mudando o mood e não divaga demais. Vou ouvir mais vezes de certeza
Faz me lembrar do Ivo. Tem momentos icónicos mas acho que continua a ser um 3
I had a great time; pulls you into it, especially in the first half. Second half is a bit all over the place for my liking and definitely feels more experimental than the first (which for this record is saying a LOT), but I was more than able and willing to get through it. The story of how this album was made is also enviable and aspiring, and I'm not usually one for that kind of sentiment. I'm docking a point from a perfect score since this would be a really hard sell for anyone that isn't a total music nerd and due to those aforementioned experimental parts (which don't always really grasp you, despite the whole arrangement of the album by some miracle or plain talent and vision working the whole way through). Listening notes: Talk about an instantly recognizable first 10 seconds, holy shit Love part I around the 12 min mark Okay part I is done and I freakin' loved it, especially at the end as he's naming the instruments as they come on, I found the whole arrangement very cool I like how halfway through Part II we get the predecessor to Korn out of nowhere in a song that was up to that point more-or-less ambient music Very much starts rocking again Closes up too soon after rocking out, there was more space left :( I was not expecting this whimsy jingle at the end, but it feels familiar, like I heard it before
I actually never heard this classic in full. The first time it all seems kind of random, but with every other run structures and complex melodies appear out of the mist, I really like it! Not sure I like what he is saying about Richard Branson in that Klingon section on Part two.
Tick in the box the fact this is undoubtedly an album to listen to before you die. Title track , fine - not my thing but I get it. Would probably have been three starts if not for the the two nonsense tracks at the end. Did people in the 70s listen to these and chuckle along each time (I assume they are intended to be humorous?)
I was surprisingly sold with the first 26 minute track a classic, but the rest doesn’t hold up as well.
Película de terror
Such a clever, strange series of instrumentals (or nearly-so.)
Still have this on vinyl somewhere. Love a lot of it, but also cringe at some of it.
One of the first LPs I ever bought. So familiar it's really hard to rate.
I can remember how cool this was back in the day
Pretty cool stuff mixed into a lot of very average stuff 5/10
didn't expect everything that came after the incipit! very interesting
Crazy cool instrumental
3 out of 5. Impressive album for a near solo effort.
Odd. First song sounds like the Halloween soundtrack.
gimmick
Lidt ærgerligt at den klart topper de første 5 minutter, derefter er kvaliteten lidt op og ned. Men der er mange fede elementer. Også points for at et så eksperimenterende album blev så populært som det blev
For vildt at det her var et hit. Det er bizart og pissefedt.
Well this shit is weird.
What's going on with that sailor portion?
i mean, i enjoyed it throughout so i can't really get hung up on it being only 2 tracks. very cool. Billy Friedkin W
side a is incredible, side b cant help but be a bit of a letdown
I enjoyed it, was very surprised to hear the exorcist theme at the start. I liked when he would just say an instrument and then start playing it lol, good listen
This is a wild one. Two 20 plus minute songs that are all over the place. Classical prog rock maybe?
Dos canciones de +20 minutos... Me ahorro cualquier tipo de comentario al respecto mejor.
MIKE: Hey, check out my new album. MIKE’S FRIEND: Yeah, man. Uh decent prog stuff, not really my speed. But, um, I think people are going to find the opening pretty off-putting and spooky. MIKE: No way, man. It’s just some bells.
Pure moods brought me here 😊
Not really sure what I was expecting from an album called tubular bells but parts 1 and 2 were pretty good, apart from the guy calling out keyboard modes. I'd have probably given it a 4 or 5 if it had stopped there but the last two songs dropped it down a bit, will probably listen to tubular bells part 1 and 2 again but won't be going any further in the album.
Really interesting and impressive listen. Would be a 5 if it wasn't for the strange grunting bits in part 2 and all the instruments being announced in part 1. Why?!
another one i'm happy to listen to again. the part of TB that's used in "the exorcist" is great, but the whole thing is a prog masterpiece
Very good. Interstellar vibes
Quite a cinematic and engaging listen! He’s a very talented performer and this is an impressive production for 1973. Tubular, you might say.
I dont know what to say
Jújú, þetta er svo sem eitthvað sem má hlusta á og gengur ágætlega í bakgrunni. En snilldin birtist mér ekki eftir þrjú rennsli og þá segjum við stopp.
This is the shittest album after muse you get to listen to
Some prog rock i can take and some i can leave. This is in the leave category. Props for being a multi instrumentalist abd for the loud shouting.
I get my home internet through Virgin. So I guess I owe thanks to this record for my affordable home internet.
Tubular bells, part i - 3 Tubular bells, part ii - 3
I've never heard of this, but my wife assured me that it's "a very famous album" when I texted it to her. When I expressed skepticism (by texting GTFO), she clarified, "In England." Now, I have never lived in England so I cannot say if this is true, but -- and this may be important -- neither has she. So I don't know, man. It was fine background music while I was working. How do I rate something like that? I'll give it three stars because why not.
Ugh, the man's such a colossal prick, but this regrettably still bangs.
I’ve heard this a hundred times, but that doesn’t mean I can’t do another one. Not a perfect album, but it’s just part of me.
There's nothing i can say that hasn't already been said a million times before - it's just a perfect album, kind of one of the Ur- prog albums, it's just great
Guitar parts are WEAK. The strange talking introducing the instruments is dumb. I guess that was supposed to be cool. He thought it was so cool, in fact, he did two more albums following up this one. No one’s listening, right? Otherwise, they would have told him to stop.
Tubular Bells. Made by a 19-year-old. Actually, almost entirely made by a 19-year-old. Let that sink in for a bit. I always had a hard time writing a review for this album. In a way, if there should be one album that should be synonymous with progressive rock, it's probably Tubular Bells. It's a suite made of a myriad of different little ideas that jump between each other to create a cohesive unit of self-indulgent properties (another characteristic of prog). A tale of two sides. Side A is the overindulgent one with the elitist rock approach, manhandling all the instruments and switching scenes like they're nothing, and it's here where the tone is set. Either you'll love it or hate it, nothing in between. Side B starts off with a mellower, slower approach with almost ambient quality, that shift towards a more schizophrenic groove with an avant sensibility but quickly makes it back to familiar turf once again. Tubular Bells is an experience I like to relive every once in a while, and while it has maybe aged a bit badly in the discourse regarding progressive rock's place in the musical sphere, I find it enjoyable and a great starting point in an epoch of music where excess was the norm, it was just a matter of finding the right amount.
4.8
Didn't hate it but certainly not something I should be giving more than a 1 for
absolute shite
Pretty cool
This was rough. Just sounded like a collection of instruments with very little cohesion outside 2-3 minute stretches. Almost sounded like the intent was for different artists to sample the various snippets for use in their own projects. Made it through the first half but couldn’t carry on.
2/10
Opens with that super familiar horror movie melody, and then... What a ride. Not sure when I'd put this on for a listen. Definitely plenty going on here, and pretty interesting at points, but the two main tracks just. keep. going. And, is that a fuggin orc!?!
The bells are not as tubular as I had hoped.
4/10…symphonic rock / celtic / 1973
- Interesting musical concepts and melodies - Not really background listening, needs proper focus
what a beautiful piece didn't see the movie but after listening to this album I absolutely need to I am amazed so complex, conceptual yet playful im mesmerised 5/5
Appreciated all but the last track which was talking.
Good, sounds like it changed music, but not as listenable today
If asked, the first CD I tell people I bought was something cool, but it wasn't, it was Tubular Bells 2. Despite that, I never actually listened to the first one. Thought I'd like this more. I didn't. Viv Stanshall was a national treasure though, so it gets a bonus point for his master of ceremonies and the wonderful, boozy tour of the house at the end of the Spotify version.
🤯 Wow. The first ten seconds were very cool because I recognized them and didn't know what this album was. The remainder eventually became grating and I did have to pause partway through. I'm glad I know what Tubular Bells is about now but this was my least favorite album of this list so far.
Enthralling music and he was only 19?! 4.5/5
I e always liked this and associated “tubular bells” with horror movies and Halloween. This is so much more and I love it. I miss when orchestral music and pop/rock were melding. I do think we’re seeing a comeback among younger musicians now which is great. If we lose music like this we lose our culture. This album is amazing.
"Oh hey, that's the theme song from the Exor...omg track 1 is 26 minutes long. It's a good effort, but not something I'd listen to again.
Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
I didn’t think I’d be into this one but his pieces really are mesmerizing in a way that pulled me in and kept me engaged. It got a little over the top at times but it’s cool. Definitely understand the hype.
Nope. Not a good album. For the record, someone's music appreciation project doesn't count as a great album.
This was going to be three stars for neutral background music while working, but then the voice started growling and howling for much of the 23 minute long second track on this album. I also don't need two twenty+ minute songs. I'm never going to listen to this again, but I didn't hate every minute of it.
no
Tubular bells, pt.I- wow. It’s literally amazing it’s like heaven. And the guitar parts (both electric and acoustic) oh god!!!!! The harmony!!!!!(12:00) Damn this part is amazing (13:20+) And this partttt(14:28) (16:20+)-chills 10/10. Part 2- wow. Amazing but it’s less exciting than the first part. (7:50) omg chillssssss and the vocalsss (8:40)-the guitarssss (11:40) what a plot twistttt (14:00+)damn (17:00) the solo is so heavenly 10/10. 10/10 album.
really good for like.. movie backing?
This was a "haven't I listened to this bef- oh yeah" kinda one. Liked it more than the first time I heard it, the album is a grower. People are always split on things like this, but weird experimental instrumental albums are cool even if rare listens.
Great album,
This album was really peaceful, the album consists of one track split into two parts. Very, very progressive rock of Mike Oldfield to do. I thought this album was entirely instrumental until near the end of Pt. 1, in which the spoken word at the started near the end of Pt. I thought was cheesy, but then I got mad chills brah when he said the album name at the end, where he was announcing what instruments going to play next. Part 2 was my favourite just because of the feelings of tranquility it brang me (even more than the first part,) and I just thought it in general was better. But to be frank, this album has pretty good consistency throughout so there is no real 'drop' in quality. Highlight Song/s: Tubular Bells Pt. 2
Experimental prog rock…. Not for me, the last 5 minutes of the 24 minute part 2 are relatively interesting….
It started I was like "Oooh the Halloween song" - then it kept devolving into what can really be described as tubular bells haha. Very odd album. Not bad though.
i like the first 10 minutes of the two track album . 2.5
A slow burn, but it got there in the end
I can see how this is like Marmite, but for me this is a masterpiece and an incredible feat of musical mastery for someone of only 19 years of age. If you've not seen the making of video that the BBC did, I implore that you do it's incredible. Famously used in The Exorcist, so well known in that respect too. Deserves a slot on this list.
elite background music. i found out that i have midterm in like two days for a class a literally sleep through every week, so this is probably perfect study music. i said probably because my ass did not study while listening to this FUCK THAT CLASS! idgaf fr! good album tho
One time is fine, Exorcist, Olympics, prog and on and on
There is more depth in this album than I remember.
Another one I have. I really like this, can seem simple sometimes but the layering and repetition create something special. 4 Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes 50/216 (23%) Will I get: Already have
Неплохое на фон, очень приятный альбом
Great music, very impressive that he was (relatively) young when he created it.
I loved this album when it was first released, and it's been really interesting to listen again now. Absolutely agree with it's inclusion in the list. Recorded by a 17-year old in his bedroom, released by embryonic Virgin Records, used on the soundtrack of a hit movie, sold millions. The music sounds dated to me now, and some parts are naive and silly (caveman grunting?!) but overall it's unique, inventive and a nice listening experience.
So good it'll make your head spin! *rimshot* Seriously though, this was a good listen if you love prog rock and instrumentals. The grunting put me off a little at first, but the story behind it is pretty great.
I expected it to be weird but it’s surprisingly accessible. The songs had actual structure. Enjoyable.
Absolument chiant.
I was familiar with the title track from Pure Moods! I hadent ever listened to the song in full or album. Overall it was interesting- some cool movements and some duds. A large mix of genres. Overall- decent album
I feel like I got whiplash as the songs would go from really unique, impressive, and fun to what am I listening to? Likes: tubular bells
Head spinning fun
like why tho? Is that an Irish ditty 22 minutes into the second song?
Goes between sounding like music from the video game Hylics to a guy at guitar center messing around with a bunch of different foot pedals. There are some 20+ minute songs on here and I just don’t got time for that. 2/10
70’s Progressive Rock ⭐️Tubular Bells (Part 2)
That was...pretty darn good? Didn't know what to expect when I saw an album with so few tracks have a standard album runtime. 25-minute-long songs couldn't possibly be good enough for their whole stretch right? Well they can! Tubular Bells is a great listen all the way through and a get representative for new age music
A classic record that I really enjoy every time I listen to it.
het was wel vermakelijk maar niet perse om dat het goeie muziek was 0_0
PEAK
Just so lame
tubularowe bellsy z 1973 bedace pierwszym albumikiem solowym w dyskografii pana oldfielda, podobno bardzo znany kawalek muzyki, a slysze pierwszy raz, ominelo mnie jako theme egzorcysty widocznie i juz nie taki hajp, krazek to progresywne rokowanie i to z grubej rury, tak jak nakazuje sztuka muzyka ma byc nieprzystepna, wielopoziomowa, skomplikowana, piekna i dziwna, wszystkie te zalozenia spelnia, krazek jest podzielony na dwa traki, tak jak sie obraca winylaka, traki po 20 pare minut oba, oba rownie sluchalne, choc drugi troche dziwniejszy w brzmieniu, glownie przez te wokale demoniczne, jakbym mial strzelac to powinni tamten fragment wykorzystac przy egzorcyscie, o wyjatkowosci tego krazka stanowi rowniez, ze jest on w wiekszosci grany wylacznie przez pana mika i jest ogromnym zbiorem overdubujacych sie instrumentow, ktorych lista jest na tyle bogata, ze nie chce mi sie jej tu przytaczac, ale chyba nie widzialem dzwonow rurowych, ale moze gdzies sa ukryte wsrod tego bogactwa brzmienia, ktore wydaje sie byc jednak z glowa ogarniete i ulozone, wiec nie pasuje to troche do tego lore nagrywania, ze tylko w nocy nad ranem po sesji pijatykowej bylo dzialane, a sesje pijatykowe, bo pojawiaja sie tam rowniez inni muzycy, ale to pojedyncze postacie z ktorymi juz wczesniej cos dzialal, wiec przyjemny odsluch, ale jednak nie rzucil na kolana i pewnie wiecej lore zapamietam niz samego brzmienia, bo jest tak lajtowe, ze wchodzi, ale gdzies sie rozmywa szybko, poza tymi wyciami egzorcystycznymi, na plejke listowa dodam czesc pierwsza, bo jednak ta strona bardziej mi siadla, ale jest to jeden wielki trak, wiec od razu lepiej sluchac calosci
Honestly, this slaps way more than I thought it would. Enjoyed the trance it put me in.
Could’ve just been Part I and it would’ve been fantasic already but then Part II some walking out of the forest and sounds like a Tenacious D song in the middle?! Really cool experience!
Who new the Exorcist Theme was part of a 26 minute long Prog Rock track? I certainly didn't. Deserves a place on the list. Just not a major Prog Rock fan. 3/5.
Even better than I remembered - so beautifully executed and yet so lighthearted and unpretentious. The part where Viv Stanshall announces the instruments one by one is such a celebration of music. It is truly an outrage that this is the only Oldfield album on this list - do yourself a favour and check out at least "Ommadawn" and "Hergest Ridge."
Nothing beats the young adult's enthusiasm for making this kind of music. When Virgin's once in a lifetime oportunity came along, he took it and did not disappoint. Tubular bells is a Masterpiece. I eagerly encourage you to see the BBC Second House TV performance, where a lot of the finest english musicians of those years (Fred Frith, Steve Hillage, Pierre Moerlen, Mike Ratledge, Mick Taylor, and the list goes on) collaborated on the live version. Apart from the title track, the rest of the tracks are filler. Not bad filler, but it is what it is.
Solo porque es el soundtrack de mi película de terror favorita le voy a poner un 3. (Los demás temas no me gustaron demasiado)
Good in places whacky in others
The first four Exorcist minutes were great. The whole thing was interesting, if not my usual thing. I had read about the growling/caveman part, but l laughed out loud when I got to it (and for the rest of that section). I doubt that was what he was going for, but whatever. The jig was funny, too, I felt like I was on Splash Mountain at Disneyland. No bad feelings, certainly innovative, and mostly entertaining.
iconic, but god did it disliked it
One of my favorite horror themes!
Beautiful! I can see myself trying to find this on vinyl to have just on during a Saturday.
Tubular Bells Pt. 1 ist hörenswert, danach lässt das Album nach. Ein historisch bedeutendes Werk ja, sonst - naja. 2/5
OMIGOD IT'S THE EXORCIST THEME I, LOVE THE EXORCIST BRO WHY IS THIS SO LONG?!?!!
One of my favorite albums for over a decade now. Oldfield recorded this pretty much by himself at 19 which really makes me want to practice every instrument I've ever played for even a moment and become proficient at every single one. The ending of Part One always gives me chills. A brilliant masterful record. Its use in The Exorcist (as small yet iconic as it is) helps as well.
Patchy, almost a 4
Blind album and artist. Recognized the exorcist theme right way. Album as a whole was a lot of the same and a decent listen beginning to end. Would listen again.
2.5. has some really neat moments but I'm not a fan of the 2 long songs as an album and there were a lot of duller moments to me.
Wow. This was really cool. Did not know what to expect at each turn. It was like Steve Reich meets Zappa meets King Crimson meets Yes. Will be coming back for more on this one
Good album just not to my tastes these days.
Someone showed up somewhere, put it out there, and recorded this album, so >1 star for that in my book.
That's enough bells
At best in trance, at worst a scolding
bonus point for critical contributions to The Exorcist
Mike Oldfields Debüt von 1973 zeigt bereits deutlich das Talent des damals 19‑Jährigen A. Die zwei langen, überwiegend instrumentalen Stücke wirken stellenweise noch suchend, lassen aber immer wieder kreative Genialität aufblitzen. Ein solides, mutiges Erstlingswerk, das den Grundstein für eine außergewöhnliche Karriere legt.
É ok. Não fede nem cheira.
Pretty unique. Worth listening to again in the future
muito estranho, me deixou quase doido
Tubular!
I have to say, I was smiling through a lot of this album. It was interesting, fun and had many layers. The start was a little bit on the more boring side, but the album picks up nicely. Needless to say I like weird music, but this was perfection.
This is some of the wankiest wank I've ever listened to... Worf's vocals were a strange addition, but the music in this bit was really fun so I didn't hate them either. Part 2 suddenly breaks into a rendition of The Sailor's Hornpipe?! What the hell is going on. I can't even form coherent thoughts about this album. I'm confused, but I'm smiling. I guess it was good wank. Buggered if I know. 4/5.
yeah this shit is awesome
Love the talent on display here. Hard to believe this is done by one person playing the instruments and recording over and over the same tape. Recognised the start as L's theme from death note and heard a few other melodies and rhythms I recognise across the whole piece. Crazy influential ig Full of texture, each instrument has an identity and sounds like it's being played in the room with you. The first part is significantly better. The instruments are layered like: ----- ----- ----- - ----- ----- - and this just gives so many combinations to listen to and never lets the album get stale Introducing the instruments like characters at the end of the 1st part was a funny gimmick but ended up made the introduction of "Tubular Bells" impactful and memorable. I don't remember as much about the 2nd half but I enjoyed it still. Very Interesting 4
My favorite album of all time.
Started off okay, then came the Klingon singing
Så åbner man bare dagens album og så er det melodien fra the exorcist, what a surprise!! Fedt at høre, så er der jo alligevel et movie soundtrack med udover curtis mayfield bare. Nå men det er jo prog rock og symphonic rock som man kan høre på den måde det er orkestreret. Det er også et single man band hvor han har stået for at spille alle instrumenter selv og skrive det hele, så det er meget imponerende. Det blev ikke rigtig populært før at the exorcist kom ud. Hvorfor det præcis er valgt at være med tror jeg ikke har noget med populariteten at gøre, men fordi det er en af de første sådan single man bands.
Also ich Check ja dass das irgendwie krass war? I guess? Aber klingt halt leider beschissen
I laughed quite a bit during this album, You can tell this is a person adept at music just going ham on his instruments and I enjoyed my listen. I was also... incredibly confused from time to time.
3/5 This went every single direction and I didn't really know after a while what I was listening to. The narration telling me which instrument was playing helped, though! No but in all seriousness, this was fun. Not like a masterpiece, but it was a fun little album.
Four tracks and almost an hour runtime. This is about to be either the best or worst experience of my life. Tubular Bells part 1 starts off as expected. These bells are certainly tubular. I really do like all the instruments that are thrown in here. They all seem very intentional and not out of place even though they’re all different sounds. I say that, but around the 12 minute mark, it gets slightly alien-scifi sounding for a bit. Oh well, I didn’t hate it. Around 14 minutes, a guitar pipes up with a distinct tone and then immediately goes away again before coming back in a much more suitable way. It goes really quiet around 18 minutes and doesn’t really build up again for a while. Contextually, this is alright as I’m currently using it as background music while I write a lab report. Now for part 2! It’s actually starting off quite nicely. I like the weird strings. I can’t pick out exactly what it is but it could be a zither? There’s acoustic guitar in there too and a flute. It’s giving medieval vibes. I didn’t really pick up on a lot of the intricacies on this track. Nothing stood out to me like the first one. It was more cohesive I found. I’m going to skip over “Theme from Tubular bells” as I touched on it in the general review. Sailors Hornpipe was a nice little jig, which I believe was also in the full versions. Overall, a decent little instrumental album. This may end up going in a study playlist or something, but it’s not something I’m going to pop on the Bluetooth speaker. It’s going to get a 3/5 ⭐️ or a 6/10. I got enjoyment out of it, but I prefer instrumental tracks with a bit more punch. 34/1089
One awesome song, followed by an hour of aimless noodling.
It’s so interesting that this is the origin of that signature spooky Exorcist sound even though it’s really playful and quite compelling. One of the more genuinely left-field inclusions from the 1970s on this list.
I recognize its importance in the grand scheme of things and it's a really great riff, but fuck my life! Looooooooong
Klassiker! Therapie für die Ohren.
dont get it
Two songs over 20 minutes long where one man has played and recorded all the instruments is a cry for help if I ever heard one. And the growling and howling and god knows what else noises in Tubular Bells Pt.2 cemented my opinion on this point. Despite that I quite enjoyed this and I’ve come to respect this guy and his endeavours, because like why not
this one felt like watching an episode of Law and Order.
Some of the proggiest sounding prog to ever have progged.
Perfection
Not bad but was expecting something different from the word ‘tubular’ #TMNT
1/1
Classic, takes me back to teenage years
Cool but gets repetitive
Good but nothing special
Boring
Good album.
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Overall an enjoyable listen. Despite the long runtime the tracks morph throughout and isn't boring. Some of the sections are a bit strange. Don't see myself turning to it much after this, but glad to have listened to it.
I didn't expect to start my morning with the Exorcist theme song, but most of the first two songs wasn't bad. It was a bit strange. I've seen this album cover before and wondered about it. I'd be curious to know more about it's influence, but I don't really need to listen to most of it again. I see where people might like sampling it though.
A pretty unique listen. I really enjoyed it
3/5 O trabalho de orquestração e a utilização de múltiplos instrumentos que ainda permanecem em coesão impressionam. A mixagem, no entanto, é muito centrada nos médios-agudos, com alguns instrumentos muito mais altos que outros. Falta peso à gravação e sobram sinos, que são tubulares.
A little repetitive, but some legit cool moments. Pretty perfect to listen to while working.
apart from the iconic riff not much happening here. A lot was made of the fact that Mike played all the instruments on this album. To me it sounds as if he learned most of them on the day.
back in 1001. Masterpiece of electronic progressive music, he was twenty at that time.
i prefer ommadawn and amarok over this
Didn’t expect the orcs to pull up on pt. II
Back when his first come out, this was the perfect album to put on after doing some hallucinogens. This time, I listened to it straight and it's still just as awesome. Side one still gives me goosebumps.
A few tracks really hit
Mike Oldfield! Tubular Bells! 3!
Not anything that will make your head spin.
If I was a stoned teenager in 1973 I would have loved this. Alas, I am not. Good sounding but somewhat silly.
I've known about this album for a very long time but never listened to anything more than the first track. Its very good. Not what I was expecting at all. This album would be a 5 if it wasn't for the weird growling and sea shanty stuff.
It's an impressive feat for a young guy, but I never feel like listening to this.
Stunning - a true adventure that deserves a close listening session
Love this and the surprise exorcists theme !
Classic, a must own on vinyl
It’s really not for me. I appreciate the craft that went into making this music as it’s obvious he’s very talented, but I still had no desire to keep listening.
Props to Mike for getting away with this. I quite like a bit of prog rock but this is absolute nonsense - can't believe it is so well regarded
Yeah, this was weird.
There are some bits I like in here, but it's really confounding music in a lot of places. Even if I didn't know it was all performed by one guy, those cracks really show when there are some odd tempo changes, riffs that kind of don't feel full when the movement abruptly goes somewhere else. And the calling out of instruments and some of the other vocalizations are just odd and off-putting.
It's kind of its own thing - I appreciate that a lot! :) Glad to have heard it fully at last.
This is some nature themed album or some shit. Ok, you have Michael Myers theme song. Then you try your hand at some Pink Floyd shit but it can’t keep this album a float. Sing man,, throw some words overtop of this drag of an album. Oh I spoke to soon. Finale has spoken word which I thought was lame at first. Like, I don’t give a fuck what instrument is about to come on. But then it grew on me. Even with the Pink Floyd knock off music again. But back to the nature music sounding shit. I can listen to Dead Can Dance to hear nature music that hits hard. That part of this album doesn’t cut it. At all. Choice cut:Finale
I really only knew Mike Oldfield for his hit 'Moonlight Shadow' so when I saw his name I was expecting maybe something along those lines. Boy was I surprised when the theme from The Exorcist started playing. This turned out to be a very interesting album, and I might check out some of his other stuff in the future to see what else there is. Standouts Tubular Bells (Pt. 1) 4/5
Unparalleled
Okay first at all i was shock that 4 songs could be 56 min long hahah During the first track i feel like a Disney charakter - at the beginning from old movies like Beauty and Beast, but at the end like from Cars hahaha
2/10 - Favorite song: Tubular bells pt 2
Not my cup of tea but I respect it for what it is. Neat that this has some of the exorcist theme in it. I’ll rate it high because it was definitely creative and new for the time but I won’t listen again.
Boringggg
Stands up pretty well. 3.5
friggin’ weird.
I think William Friedkin nabbed the best bit of this for The Exorcist movie. After that it sounded like Muzak to me until the sea shanty at the end. Mark described it as “ mainstream prog rock for the masses” and that is my thought also. But probably in a less positive way.
A childhood favourite, prog for the masses in retrospect but done very well.
مو ذوقي
Favorite songs: Tubular Bells, Pt. I Fired this one up late one night not realizing a portion was used as the Exorcist theme. Almost as frightening as some of these reviews.
At the age of 13 my eccentric friend came over to stay at my house and he was mad on Tubular Bells. My parents being polite said 'why don't we listen to it?' not realising he always carries the cd with him and not realising it was nearly an hour long. Bless my parents for staying strong for that hour, and I hope Guy's doing well. This ain't for me and I don't think it ever will be haha
Love this album, have listened to it 100’s of times. I used to listen to it to get to sleep when I was younger
Not great. You know Tubular Bells, pt. 1 but after the beginning the rest is just ok. Not my favorite listening to the whole thing front to back.
Mostly instrumental. Some was interesting but some went on too long.
3.5 rounded down. Quite enjoyable as background music; I added tubular bells part 2 to my instrumental playlist. I probably won’t listen to the album in full again, but it’s a great bit of eccentric, experimental orchestral pop.
Tubular Bells, more like tubular balls! This album sounds like the background of a movie I have no interest of watching. I did get a laugh when he would announce the names of the instruments because it was so absurd. How and why this was ever made is a mystery.
Really enjoyed this noodle-y collection of jams and sounds.
good background music
That was weird. Especially the throat clearing part. I would not seek to listen to it again but I also wouldn’t turn it off if it was on.
2/3
Не знаю для какого пользователя рассчитан этот альбом, но точно не для обычного. Слушать на протяжении 26 минут только одну композицию-сложное занятие, учитывая то что само произведение практически никак не развивается, лишь моментами добавляется и убирается басс, ну и остального по мелочи. Конечно же этот альбом не для повседневного прослушивания, а скорее для создания какой то определенной атмосферы спокойствия. У меня лично были ассоциации с рдр2. Единственное что могу вспомнить это само начала альбома, невероятно популярный мотив, но в остальном нечего сказать.
Boring. Don't really get the appeal.
immediately upon opening it: where’s the rest of the album why is there an orc in my headphones. who let it loose in the recording studio la dernière track était spéciale. not necessarily in a bad way les vibes sont vraiment plus un soundtrack à mettre dans une campagne de dnd (avec les grognements d’orc et la dernière track). Le début de la première était cool, mais quand la voix a embarqué j’ai débarqué. Les moments avec la voix étaient tous unnerving en fait. J’avais quand même hâte de l’écouter parce que Moonlight Shadow est une de mes chansons préférées en ce moment :(
Rad. I’m definitely going to dig through this guys other records. I get why this is the big one, but it does have some amateurish moments. Still, the majority of it was awesome. Must-listen #279.
this was shit from a butt dude
So so
album estranho, instrumental… não é pra mim 1/10
My rating 2.3
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells Tubular Bells is a fascinating, almost academic display of multi-instrumental talent. Listening to the record feels less like a traditional musical journey and more like visiting an "exhibition of instruments" in an art house setting. The way the production meticulously layers over 20 different instruments is technically impressive, showcasing a high level of individual musicianship for a solo creator. While it serves as a great sonic "exhibit," the lack of vocal depth or a traditional melodic heart makes it feel somewhat clinical. It is a sonically decent achievement that excels as an atmospheric experiment, even if it lacks the emotional "on Mars" resonance of a true 5-star masterpiece.
the one person who as ever mentioned Tubular Bells to me as an album they really like is trans and I hope that one day the realization Mike Oldfield's shithead beliefs seek to punish the outsiders who gave his work its only meaning comes along & crushes him like a little ant music: hated. (⌐■_■)
Definitely my favourite part of this album was the first four seconds, when I got to be like, “What the… the Exorcist??” Rest of it wasn’t bad either. Nothing to go nuts about, but high enough on the Novel and Listenable charts to not feel like a chore.
its interesting, good background music
What a listening experience, stunning start to finish
Tubular Bells part 1 is pretty iconic. It’s an impressive piece of composition, especially considering the age that Mike Oldfield was when he wrote it. Definitely the highlight. Part 2 is ok, but kind of goes off the rails a bit. The other two tracks strike me as obvious filler and are just weird. Overall it’s worth it for part 1, the rest is just ok.
Couple of 4 star songs does not make a 4 star album.
An oddly nice mix of music genres
Solid, very atmospheric, a bit creepy. Didn't get 4 as I didn't make it through the whole thing
Cool instrumental but would’ve preferred a bit more substance here though. 3 stars
No thank you.
Some was interesting, but I got bored fast.
4⭐️/5 01.04.2026
I haven't listened to this in 30y probably. Still enjoyable, but doesn't hit has hard when I first heard it as a kid. High 2s.
And tubular bells...
Kinda weird, a good weird, but not my kind of weird.
The history and time it was made helps? in my mind, but wow that was a wild trip
This album sucks so much butt. It was everything I don’t enjoy about prog rock and classical music all at once.
He was 20, of course it is pretentious af.
Another surprising album, I knew I was familiar with some of the melodic in "Tubular Bells I" and itbturns out it is a soundtrack for a movie. It is quite impressive the 2 songs, it does take you on a sound trip, but 25 minutes is quite a long time, and both tracks are 20+ minutes long.I appreciate the textures and how Mike Oldfield explores the different sounds and especially his guitar skills . 4/5
This album has the creepy theme from the Exorcist on it. The first song is really good, being super long at 20 plus minutes. The second song is different and reminds me of a song in Disney's Alice in Wonderland, it's a little unexpected. The album is kind of weird and I can't pin it down, like it's trying to do a lot of different things.
Hard to believe this album got made by a 19 year old and it went on to become one of the most successful instrumental albums ever and parts were also picked up for the soundtrack to The Exorcist. It falls between progressive/new age genres for me with a wide range of instruments and is structured a bit like a classical suite. Not a record to listen to often and it is easy to tune out of (for me at least) but as a work it is pretty impressive even now.
its good but i dont see the greatness everybody talks about 3.5
Pretttty cool! There's a lot of cool shit in here, also was amused by Exorcist jumpscare. Some stuff like the guitar showing up around 6 minutes of part one is sick as hell. Overall this is really too long for me to listen to on any regular basis (and part two has some oddities...), but it's really solid.
The first album from Mike Oldfield, and what a beginning! While it isn't as well-defined as his future album-length suites, mostly lacking many if any recurring motifs and sort of just moving from musical idea to musical idea throughout its length, it's still an all-time classic of progressive rock. The piano section at the start that got used in The Exorcist, the instrument callouts by Viv Stanshall at the end of Pt. 1 ending with the titular bells ringing out proud, and the delightful Sailor's Hornpipe rendition to end Pt. 2 are highlights for me.
Overall this was pretty cool, and worked well as background music. That is, until the wild cacophony of noises appeared halfway through part 2. Why? Why include that? Still good enough for a 3.
I suppose I'm a fan of longform instrumental wankery, this was freakin awesome (even counting the grunting prog rock demon in pt. 2) My only real critique is that, for a two-part piece, there really isn't much cohesion as a whole. Mike Oldfield really just travels from musical idea to idea. Also not a fan of the last two tracks; Viv Stanshall's drunken 3am rambling in the final moments of the album really breaks the instrumental magic that had been built for the past 50 minutes. I choose to forgive this choice though, because Viv also delivers the HARDEST title drop of the 70s at the end of Tubular Bells Pt. 1. Standouts: Tubular Bells Pt. 1 • Tubular Bells Pt. 2
I really liked this album and it was a 5 until I got to four and a half minutes of grunting and snorting in Pt. 2. Genuinely a baffling decision on an otherwise great piece and I can't defend it.
My wife could not bear this album - guess it’s a bit too progressive
Part 1 was pretty great, part 2 not quite as good. Very good overall for a completely solo effort
This probably woulda been the prog rock album that I would have been like “I don’t like prog rock but this is the oddity”. For the first 36mins, yea that was true. The original of the L’s theme from Death note was like a “woah” moment, really lived to make me kinda enjoy the first piece. I saw a comment that was this sounds like Final Fantasy music, and yeah, it so does. 36mins tho, it turns from great to instantly uncomfortable with the grunt screaming. I don’t like this. If I’m prepared for it, I don’t mind it, but it’s 30mins of beauty then 8 minutes of just pure uncomfort. Completely ruins the flow of the album.
I listened to this album twice, the first time I couldn’t really appreciate it that much as I got the 69 love songs the day before. Having two heavy concept albums after each other was too much to analyze this album properly. I kind of understood the nuisance of this music through the second listen. While at times it just sounds like a variation of different sounds, it kind of works in creating something that is so different to everything that was around at the time. I feel like to me this highlights the importance of youth in the evolution of music, making stuff that is completely groundbreaking to the norms of music at the time. Saying this, that screaming part was definitely not my thing. This album is certainly a great concept album but nothing that I need to go back to.
Nice, but really just background music. It was pretty but nothing super special.
An edited version of Tubular Bells was in my very first self made Halloween mixtape back in 2014. It’s such a creepfest. Hearing these extended pieces is a trip for sure since it’s not all creepy. This is good ambient. I’m not sure I’d come back here outside of Halloween time. At this point, it’s permanently fixed to that time of year.
Pure Moods returns. I think some variation of the first song was on that album I had in the 90s. This was fine for what it was. Super chill spa day vibes intermingled with a surprisingly rockin’ jam in track 2, among various other playful adventures as the album went on.
A very famous album. But still, more boring than anything else. Probably you will love it, if you grew up with it and heard it over and over again. But for everybody else, I truly believe you won't like it.
Day720 - forty five minutes of bells isn’t tubular it’s monotonous
4 - great composition. Loved that the music kept evolving
Classic
I remember listening to this on my Pure Moods CD in the 90s. The nostalgia factor is high. Until this project I thought this was electronic music, but he played it all himself!
2+ Stars (6/15)
loved his dicovery , but this album was boring
Listened to most of it, definitely not for me. A mix of meandering orchestral prog pop/rock and sea shanties? I appreciate its uniqueness and The Exorcist thing is sort of fun I guess.
Starts with the theme from the Exorcist ends with the theme from Blue Peter with random passages in between. I was expecting it to be innovative but it’s not a patch on what the German’s or Italians were up to at this time. Sold tonnes to pretentious geography students who grew up to be Reform voters.
I like how the instruments are introduced and Added toward the end of Tubular Bells Pt. 1. "Plus, tubular bells!"
This got a bit too weird to hold the 4
In favour of Brexit and a Trump supporter… out of the Oldfield’s, I MUCH prefer Sally.
The door to a new age on music
Ok instrumental album
OMG, loved it!
Great jungle for a commercial or moody movie, but really long in the tooth. It gets repetitive and boring quickly, and when it does pivot and change up it is really forced, a little chaotic and uncreative. Oxygene is a much better listen.
This is cool!! Pink floydy
Meget positivt overraska. Han er inne på noe her. Eller han er inne på mye, mye forskjellig. Orken kom helt ut av intet, men fungerer fjell.
I have a million similar musical experiments saved to my computer. None of them end with a sea shanty though. I suppose that’s the difference between Mike Oldfield and myself.
kinda aleatório
Really enjoyed it. Very calming!
A true Epic, exploration of different instruments and combination so masterfully and gracefully done.
It's good for the Exorcist bit and that's about it. I had bought this on vinyl once for a quarter, listened to it, and then gave it away. I don't know if this is essential listening.
I see a lot of reviews here fail to appreciate this album. More fool them. Its not the first ever instrumental album, or the first instrumental album featuring a single musician. It's not the first Prog album, nor the first prog album to have only a single suit. Nevertheless, t is an important album in the history of modern music. The time signatures, the instrumentation! Unclassifiable, but brilliant. And by a total unknown. Fifteen million buyers can't be wrong.
What an odd little gem of an album. I could never quite predict what was coming next, aside from the fact that there would be tubular bells. The theme sounded vaguely familiar, maybe I recognize it from watching the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. I thought the part where he introduced each instrument was fun, and the manor tour during "Sailor's Hornpipe" may not make for the best song, but at least it's funny. Favorite track(s): "Tubular Bells"
My wife has informed me that Jeffrey Dahmer loved this album. Do with that what you will.
Instrumental prog rock; a new spin on an old classic.
Finally one that I have in my (tiny) physical collection and that I didn't borrow or stream! It's kind of overkill that Mike Oldfield has published 2 million versions of Tubular Bells, but this is a great prog-rock album; very original and very special. As most people, I've heard way more the first half than the second. Best song: Tubular Bells
The first time I heard this album, I immediately recognized the song Tubular Bells from the Exorcist but of course I had never heard the entire thing. It really takes you for a ride and goes through so many permeations that you forget you are still listening to the same track. The entire album is like that and I love it.
One of the best albums of the 70s. A classic slice of prog rock. An iconic feature film inclusion. A true masterpiece. It's all of these things and more, made all the more impressive by the fact that one 19 year old dude did it all on his own.
One exceptional section does not a great album make