Tres Lunas (+CD-Rom) [ECD] - Mike Oldfield

Advantages: A scorching piece of work, no fillers here
Disadvantages: None

...of Ibiza as a segway to the chilled music area. Tubular Bells was first fully performed at Horse Guards Parade, London on a cold and wet winter's night in 1998. The following day the album was released and sold out everywhere within hours. Tubular Bells 3 proved that Oldfield still had what it took to succeed and followed the album up with a series of best sellers Voyager in which he mixed the Celt culture and the sounds of Ibiza, The Millennium Bell which signified the new century well not forgetting the passed and Tres Lunas in which Oldfield tells us to look to the skies. You can purchase Tubular Bells 3 from Amazon for just £4.42. It's a must for anyone that enjoys music.... Read review

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Advantages: A classical album I can enjoy
Disadvantages: Area's are a bit repetative, influences of Tubular Bells felt frequently

...It's a big year for Mike Oldfield, releasing his first album in three years and in doing so storming into the number one spot of the classical albums list for several weeks, then achieving the number 9 spot in the popular album chart a few weeks later. Later on this year he regains the rights to the original Tubular Bells with views to rescoring the piece; But for now The Music Of The Spheres is his focus, and it's doing phenomenally well with a highly unexpected audience. Like so many recording artists Mike Oldfield became addicted to too many things he should not have, most of the 80's and 90's being a drug hazed blur, emerging from the back end of the 90's Mike found himself spiritually lifted, a deeper person if you like; or as I prefer a fake epiphany. Whether or not it's true is not for me to say, but having researched buddies... Read review

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Advantages: Mike Oldfield at his best!!!
Disadvantages: No track access on CD

...quilt of Mike Oldfield doing what he does best,sewn together with all kinds of weird and wonderful sounds. There are a few niggles,like the CD pressed as only 1 track ,making it difficult to access your favoutite section.Also,some of the sounds are,at times,a bit too startling.This is not an album to relax to. If you want to hear a commercial Mike Oldfield album,this is not the one.On the other hand,if you want to hear Mike Oldfield at his creative best,this is the one to get.... Read review

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