Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells Live 1973 Part 1 of 3

[neiltreloar]

I helped re-roof "The Manor" at Shipton on Cherwell.Saw Richard Brandson having a look at the work from the side door of a helicopter as work was going on.Brandsons gardener stayed to work for the new owners.He told stories of the ppop start who used to stay there,it was almost a hippy commune.I love the booklet in the Mike Oldfield boxed set,tells how he and a friend would go to the local pub,come back loaded,drop things down the stairs,like tea trays,record it,and work on sounds next day.

[nynatasha]

Branson mentioned that he gave up his Bently (wedding gift from his parents) to Mike Oldfield just to make him go onstage and perform that day.

MO didn't perform live since then.

[57ThePiper]

Thanx for sharing...

[peetee1231]

regardless of look, it`s such an awesome track...nuff said

[larrybird1967]

...Hay un idiota al que no le gusta esto...en fin.

[goback3spaces]

pretty androgynous group

[RumbleGuts2112]

@goback3spaces Do you really think they look both male and female at the same time?

I was brought up and lived through the 60's when rock musicians were rough and ready and their fans all had long hair. It was part of the unspoken code to show what music we affiliated ourselves with. It all went a bit pear shaped when the likes of Bon Jovi came along in the 80's with their primped to within an inch of its life hair though.

In my mind that was when real rock music died.

Peace :)

[goback3spaces]

@RumbleGuts2112 Yeah, sure, no offense intended. I actually prefer the look of Oldfield and his crowd to the 80s look. Salud.

[RumbleGuts2112]

@goback3spaces No offence taken my friend :) i can see where you were coming from though because in my eyes its difficult to tell the differences between the sexes when it comes to Goth's. I suppose i come from a different time line.

Peace

[donbirra32]

one of my favorite videos on youtube

[Warning2010]

Richard Branson's "Losing my virginity" brought me here) great music :)

[turquoisecapricorn]

Fantastic film soundtrack! I got the vinyl record but these live version will be better!!

[buluukkinen]

Peukut pystyy jos Tarja Halosen soittoääni toi teidät tänne :D

[michealdark]

That is a very large band for one composition

[dgmkem55]

the three parts are great!!!!



[TIBURTIVS]

Is the best band in the land

[Ivangekko]

It's a shame that only 8895 have watched this piece. Come'on world, wake up!!

[Maxiclaudi]

@Ivangekko I've watched it several times but that doesn't up the ante, I'm afraid.

[Maxiclaudi]

@Ivangekko I've watched it several times but that doesn't up the ante, I'm afraid. Also watched it so see Pierre Moerlen and other great people perform, but Mike is still the best of all!

[lejimi2]

It would be great to write down the names of all these performers.

[TheHyperkan]

@lejimi2 I can tell you one! Mike oldfield! ;). ok, Joke, but i want also to know the characters!

[namaste91]

@TheHyperkan One of the guitarists (the one with the Balaklava) is Steve Hillage from Gong.

[TheHyperkan]

@namaste91 Ok, thanks!

[TheHyperkan]

@lejimi2 Now i have the real one's! they are:

Mick Taylor

Steve Hillage

Fred Frith

Kevin Ayers

Pierre Moerlen

Ted Speight

David Bedford

Stevie Winwood (who was unable to perform due to lack of rehearsals)

But no mike oldfield! I made a Mistake!

[octomonkey1980]

@lejimi2 There are listed credits at the end of the part 3 video. I know the guitarists are Steve Hillage, Mick Taylor (who was still with the Stones at the time) and Fred Frith (from Henry Cow - another band signed to Virgin at the time) and one of the keyboard players is Mike Ratledge (from Soft Machine) can't remember the rest offhand, but check out the end :)

[Dyslexica]

I love this piece. It is among the first that turned me on to Instrumental Music. Mike Oldfield is a musical genius. I love this very much. Under the old rating system, I give it 5 stars!

[captainelchombo]

this is my favourite tune of all time. I was bought up with it always played it at xmas time. Brings back childhood memories always calmed me down.

[austinrocks999]

amazing never new this existed, thank you

[beatlc]

I have imagined this performance since first I heard this piece around 75' I never imagined it was filmed, Amazing...

Thank You!