1/10 - And Richard Branson can 'eff off for funding it.
2/10 - Run for the hills!
3/10 - Have you heard the demo? It's even worse.
4/10 - I kept the copy they gave away with the Daily Mail.
5/10 - Bits are OK, but it's a bit grandiose at times.
6/10 - Brings back good memories of the 6th Form Common Room.
7/10 - I'm not really a 'Prog' fan but I like it.
8/10 - I think it's a great album, but not so sure about his others.
9/10 - Fantastic, but I wish it had been a Double Album.
10/10 - So incredible I bought all the sequels. And the 'Best Of'
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I'm Keith.
I just can't vote on this one
For what it was at the time and how much I raved over it on first listening, I could do nothing but give it 9/10, however nowadays it doesn't have anything like the same appeal - it's still a decent album, but Ommadawn was better and I feel it a bit sad that he keeps/kept revisiting Tubular Bells so frequently. On that basis I would vote 6/10 - but that would be ridiculous.
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I'm ChrisB.
I realised it's time to do some catching up on the Album Club, not least because I'm up tomorrow!
No, I've never been able to get properly interested in anything Mike Oldfield has done for some reason. I gave my old copy of this a ceremonial cleaning on the RCM in order to give it the best chance it could have but to no avail, I'm afraid.
I can take it or leave it, but I just find it all a bit boring.
5 out 10 from me.
It's a true classic but I don't own it at all. I suppose I should get a copy. Very much a one-trick pony with some of his other works sounding vaguely similar. 6/10 as that describes it perfectly for me
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I'm Rich.
I dug out the Daily Heil copy i acquired from the mother in law and gave it a listen (what is with MILs and and right wing newspapers?) it gets a four from me and I'm partial to a bit of prog too but its a bit twee for my tastes and I found myself reaching UFOrb after this. Mind the generation gap!
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I'm Paul.
You won't get this listening to the (do you mean Mail On Sunday ?) freebee. The SQ was atrocious.Originally Posted by RichB
I dug out the Daily Heil copy i acquired from the mother in law and gave it a listen (what is with MILs and and right wing newspapers?
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I'm Shane.
My main memory from 1975 was just how many people had Tubular Bells. Wherever I went to install hifi systems, it would get dragged out by proud new owners to try out their latest purchases. Little old ladies, retired bank managers, vicars, postmen, hippies, cool freaks, tinkers, tailors, soldiers, sailors, everyone had a copy of Tubular Bells, and everyone thought no-one else had heard of it and couldn't wait to show it off to me. For about three months, I hardly heard anything else. I don't think any album ever had the same sort of impact, with the possible exception of DSOTM. Despite that, I still love it.
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I'm Paul.
Easy one this... 10/10!
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I'm Bernie.
9/10 for me.
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