Name: Tubular Bells II (180 Gram Vinyl)
Brand: VINYL
SKU: 55469184
Price: 28.24 USD
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Tubular Bells II

Rating

Album: Tubular Bells II (180 Gram Vinyl)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sentinel	More Info...	0:08
2)	Dark Star...	More Info...	0:02
3)	Clear Light	More Info...	0:05
4)	Blue Saloon	More Info...	0:03
5)	Sunjammer	More Info...	0:02
6)	Red Dawn	More Info...	0:02
7)	The Bell	More Info...	0:07
8)	Weightless	More Info...	0:05
9)	The Great Plain	More Info...	0:04
10)	Sunset Door	More Info...	0:02
11)	Tattoo	More Info...	0:04
12)	Altered State	More Info...	0:05
13)	Maya Gold	More Info...	0:04
14)	Moonshine	More Info...	0:01

Album: Tubular Bells II (180 Gram Vinyl)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sentinel	More Info...	0:08
2)	Dark Star...	More Info...	0:02
3)	Clear Light	More Info...	0:05
4)	Blue Saloon	More Info...	0:03
5)	Sunjammer	More Info...	0:02
6)	Red Dawn	More Info...	0:02
7)	The Bell	More Info...	0:07
8)	Weightless	More Info...	0:05
9)	The Great Plain	More Info...	0:04
10)	Sunset Door	More Info...	0:02
11)	Tattoo	More Info...	0:04
12)	Altered State	More Info...	0:05
13)	Maya Gold	More Info...	0:04
14)	Moonshine	More Info...	0:01

Performer Notes

Producers: Mike Oldfield, Tom Newman, Trevor Horn.
A second "variation" on the album that put both Oldfield and Virgin Records on the map probably didn't seem like such a bad idea--especially with a guy like Trevor Horn enlisted to help produce. That said, TUBULAR BELLS 2 is quite good. It is a derivation, naturally, but one that has been fleshed out, further expounded upon, and given a modern '90s gloss.
Horn's is relegated to the background, but his involvement is vital. He makes Oldfield's permutations flicker with an Art of Noise resonance, and the songs--which really play as one grand suite--have a palpable luster immersed within the absolutely excellent production. All of Oldfield's trademarks are brought to the fore here; the music is pastel, austere, vibrant, twinkling, and eccentric. For this second chapter, Oldfield brings along everything from synths and guitars to glockenspiel and other assorted percussive instruments--including tubular bells. Maybe history can in fact repeat itself.

Professional Reviews

Q (10/92, p.81) - 3 Stars - Good - "...elegiacally pastoral, yet animated by contrasting currents of sunburst awe and Goonish jocularity--just one pretty tune after another..."

Audio Magazine (1/93, p.152) - "...ten minutes longer than the original but never tedious, the new work has an up-to-the-minute flavor...your cynicism will give way to joy over Oldfield's success at pulling this off with both humor and respect..."