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Title: Excellent, but not Oldfield's best
Review: The long form instrumental CD Tubular Bells has been Oldfield's staple album since it was originally released in 1973. Its a fascinatingly irreverent and erratic album that shifts from classical to minimalism to rock to blues almost effortlessly. However, after Tubular Bells, Oldfield shifted into more folky and ethereal territory, and although this seemed to alienate his American audience at the time, this shift also created the unbelievable Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, and Incantations. Though Tubular Bells is his most widely known, it's not his best. There is a sparseness and lack of continuity to this album, and at times the album seems almost too playful, often sounding like instrumental noodling, unlike the structurally intricate albums to follow. First time Oldfield buyers should check out Ommadawn.
