Mike Oldfield - Wikipedia
Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English retired musician, songwriter and producer best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells (1973), which became an unexpected critical and commercial success. Though primarily a guitarist, Oldfield played a range of instruments, which included keyboards and percussion, as well as vocals.
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Mike Oldfield's full performance of Tubular Bells in 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre.
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May 15, 2024 · Mike Oldfield has quietly created a catalogue so distinctive and discrete that it stands shining, alone, not just within the realms of prog, but in the world of popular music. His 1973 debut album, Tubular Bells, the first released on Virgin Records, remains one of the most iconic in rock’s canon.
Mike Oldfield – The musical life story of a recluse
May 24, 2023 · Mike is a lover of classical music and was influenced by several composers of the late romantic period, especially Sibelius. This manifests itself in the way he combines fast string parts with slow wind parts on ‘Music Of The Spheres’ to create an exciting contrast.
MIKE OLDFIELD discography and reviews - Progarchives.com
Multi- instrumentalist, visual performance pioneer, symphonic rock master - all of these apply to the prodigious career of Mike OLDFIELD. I grew up with Mike Oldfield and would consider him one of my favorite artists of all time.
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Mike Oldfield - British Synth Icon | uDiscover Music
Aug 20, 2020 · Mike Oldfield is a British progressive rock musician from Reading, Berkshire who has been releasing albums for more than forty years.
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It was late one evening in 1973, when, with the professional musicians resident at Richard Branson’s country estate The Manor finished up for the day, the unknown Mike Oldfield settled in for one night of frantic production on his debut record.
Mike Oldfield Returns To Ommadawn | Louder
Jan 20, 2025 · When Mike Oldfield asked his social media followers what kind of music they’d like from him, the overwhelming response was something in the vein of 1975’s Ommadawn. None of those fans could have suspected 2017’s Return To Ommadawn would be his final album – he retired in 2023. But he pulled all the stops out for that last addition to his catalogue, rebuilding instruments from four ...