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Tag Archives: Mike Oldfield
Album review: GABRIELLE DE VAL – Kiss In A Dragon Night
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Escape Music [Release date 17.02.23] Gabrielle de Val has been involved in the rock scene since 1987 when she created the band Yin-Yang, which would later be called D’Val. They never recorded a full album, however, fast forward to 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Gabrielle de Val, hard rock, Kiss In A Dragon Night, Mark Boals, melodic rock, Mike Oldfield, review
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Album review: THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Celebration
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Cleopatra Records [Release date 28.10.22] The question has to be asked. Do we really need another take on the classic ‘Tubular Bells’? It has to be one of the most re-worked pieces not least by Mike Oldfield himself. Well, it … Continue reading
Quick plays: TUBULAR WORLD, ROBERT REED
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TUBULAR WORLD Tubular Bells Tigermoth Records [Release date 14.12.20] You wonder. Is there any need for yet another version of ‘Tubular Bells’? I mean, the masterwork’s creator has fine dined off the back of it for nearly 50 years now, … Continue reading
Book review: On track…MIKE OLDFIELD (Every album, every song) – Ryan Yard
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Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 18.09.20] As Ryan Ward suggests in this survey of Mike Oldfield’s music, his calling card Tubular Bells – in 1973 – defined him and was never surpassed. He was only 20. Those of a certain age … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS
Tagged book, classical, dance, Every Album, Every Song, guitar, instrumental, Mike Oldfield, music, On Track, prog, progressive, review, rock, Ryan Yard, Tubular Bells, world
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Album review: BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY – Strange Men, Changed Men (The Complete Recordings 1978-1981)
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Cherry Red [Release date 27.04.18] Bram Tchaikovsky left The Motors in 1978 after playing on their 1977 debut album. Born Peter Bramall, he’d been christened Bram Tchaikovsky by fellow Motor, Andy McMaster. This new 3CD set collects all three albums … Continue reading
EP review: ROBERT REED – Variations On Themes By David Bedford
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Tigermoth Productions David Bedford (who died in 2011) has long been sidelined in the pantheon of prog and confused with the athlete of the same name. His more “mainstream” albums for Virgin in the 1970s will have been spotted languishing … Continue reading
News: FRANK ZAPPA, FFS, YES – Monday 6 April 2015
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The Radio Sun have titled their upcoming album ‘Heaven Or Heartbreak’ and it is produced by Paul Laine of Danger Danger fame. Johnny Solinger has left Skid Row and former TNT vocalist Tony Harnell has replaced him. Mike Oldfield releases … Continue reading
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Tagged classic, Classic Rock Magazine, FFS, gigs, Megadeth, Mike Oldfield, news, prog, rock, Skid Row, THE RADIO SUN, Tony Harnell, Toto, tours, upcoming albums, Yes
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Album review: ROGER CHAPMAN – Peaceology
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Hypertension [Release date 24.11.14] ‘Peaceology’ is a successfully re-mastered version of the 2007 Americana influenced album ‘One More Time For Peace’. It comes with a new title, new art work, three new tracks and a completely different running order that … Continue reading
Album review: STEVE HILLAGE – Rainbow 1977
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Gonzo Multimedia [Release date 23.06.14] Those of a certain age may remember Steve Hillage more for his range of woolly hats than his music. That’s a little bit cruel, but his headgear may have overshadowed sometimes patchy and meandering albums. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Canterbury Scene, Gong, guitar, guitarist, Kevin Ayers, Khan, Mike Oldfield, prog, progressive, psychedelic, Rainbow 1977, review, rock, Steve Hillage
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Album review: ROBERT REED – Sanctuary
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Tigermoth Records [Release date 21.07.14] I don’t get this. Robert Reed (erstwhile Magenta man and architect of the stupendous Kompendium last year) ploughing a furrow that was well tilled by Mike Oldfield forty years ago and even using his collaborators … Continue reading
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Tagged album, instrumental, Kompendium, Magenta, Mike Oldfield, prog, progressive, review, Robert Reed, rock, Sanctuary, Tubular Bells
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Album review: MAGGIE REILLY – Heaven Sent
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Red Berry Records [Release date 11.11.13] www.maggiereilly.co.uk Maggie Reilly frequently features in our singer-songwriter sequence on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and , since 2009 when we interviewed her, she has become a firm favourite. Her solo albums are always worth … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cado Belle, Celtic, Heaven Sent, Maggie Bell, Mike Oldfield, pop, review, singer, songwriter
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