Music : Tubular Bells 2003 [3 CD + 1 DVD]

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0825646020522
Format: Box set
Label: Wea
Manufacturer: Wea
Number Of Discs: 4
Publisher: Wea
Release Date: May 26, 2003
Running Time: 154 minutes
Studio: Wea
Sales Rank: 1817

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Disc 1:

1. Introduction
2. Fast Guitars
3. Basses
4. Latin
5. A Minor Tune
6. Blues
7. Trash
8. Jazz
9. Ghost Bells
10. Russian
11. Finale
12. Harmonics
13. Peace
14. Bagpipe Guitars
15. Caveman
16. Ambient Guitars
17. The Sailors Hornpipe

Disc 2:

1. Sentinal
2. Dark Star
3. Clear Light
4. Blue Saloon
5. Sunjammer
6. Red Dawn
7. The Bell
8. Weightless
9. The Great Plain
10. Sunset Door
11. Tattoo
12. Altered State
13. Maya Gold
14. Moonshine

Disc 3:

1. The Source of Secrets
2. The Watchful Eye
3. Jewel In the Crown
4. Outcast
5. Serpent Dream
6. The Inner Child
7. Man In The Rain
8. The Top Of The Morning
9. Moonwatch
10. Secrets
11. Far Above The Clouds

Disc 4:

1. Introduction DVD 5.1 mix
2. Fast Guitars DVD 5.1 mix
3. Basses DVD 5.1 mix
4. Introduction (Video Promo)

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
For Tubular Bells 2003, the ever-perfectionist Mike Oldfield (unhappy, apparently, at the odd bum note on the indubitably classic original) utilises the latest studio techniques and trickery to re-record his flagship classical/folk/rock instrumental masterwork in its bar-for-bar entirety. It may be true that The Bayeux Tapestry would look pretty good if someone re-embroidered all 230 feet of it on a modern sewing machine, but that's hardly the point. Surely, the original Tubular Bells--16 million sales, reverential status, important historical artefact and so on--has more than enough going for it?

Although the production here is fatter and brighter, playing "spot the musical difference" between this and the one that continues to pay for Richard Branson's hot air balloons may require levels of diligence and dedication bordering on pottiness, which in a way is kind of a relief. There are minor distinctions--louder bass guitar, better sounding bagpipes, Sally Oldfield (presumably) joining Mike for a grunt on the always-amusing "Caveman" section and John Cleese playing Master of Ceremonies on "Finale" (saving his best "pining for the fjords" voice for the announcement of the arrival of the "double speed guitar")--but, by and large, the apple cart remains upstanding and no babies are thrown away with the bath water. --Kevin Maidment




Rating: - Wicked Cd!
I havent heard all of these songs but i think they are wicked and i am only 13! My favorite even rhough it isnt on the cd would have to be In Dulci Jubilo so if there is any one out there that likes jigs then i advise you to buy the single from Amazon now! He plays great music and my for my dad's present this year i'm going to buy it for him.

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Rating: - Music, The Man & The Legend
Well, if you weren't hooked before then you must surely be by now. After listening to this re-release you find yourself having new thoughts and feelings with regrads to the music. Wherever you are and however you listen to the music be it minidisc/cd, car or home hifi you can pick out all the intricate & subtle details that are Mike Oldfield. An astonishing piece of music that defies the years and still rocks with the best of them. You would be hard pushed to find a piece of music today that ... Read More

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Rating: - Loved it but....
I thought the sound quality was great. The music was as well.
What I really don't like are the breaks between the titles.
I read somewhere that this was by the record company's request.
I think that this could have been done without the interuption in flow. Kind of like what was done on SODE.
Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed it. Would have given 5 stars if not for that.

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Rating: - I don't believe it..
The re-recording of the original Tubular Bells is pretty good apart from one thing.

He's used John Cleese to announce the instruments leading up to the Tubular Bells themselves. It sounds as though Cleese is trying to be Basil Fawlty while he's doing it and it just doesn't work.

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Rating: - Making new out of the old
Tubular Bells 2003 takes the original and provides the Mike Oldfield fan with a new interpretation of a classic album. Like other reviewers, I have found TB 2003 to be brigther and cleaner in some areas. In general the variations work very well. Caveman and Hornpipe are standouts. John Cleese as the narrator provides the feeling of Mike having fun during this project.

Never mind how good the CD is, the DVD 5.1 teaser is fantastic! The 5.1 mix is spectacular, you are envoloped into a ... Read More

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