| | Mike Oldfield Islands CD Mike Oldfield Discography of CDs
 (3 Customer Reviews)
Personnel includes: Anita Hegerland, Jim Price, Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers (vocals); Simon Phillips (drums); Tony Beard, Raf Ravenscroft, Micky Simmonds, Phil Spalding, Micky Moody, Rick Fenn, Max Bacon, Bjorn J:Son Lindh, Mervyn "Sparn" Spence, Pierre Moerlen, Benoit Moerlen, Andy MacKay.
Producers include: Mike Oldfield, Simon Phillips, Tom Newman, Alan Shacklock, Geoffrey Downes.
For Islands, Mike Oldfield gathered a host of musicians to further his run of more mainstream-sounding albums. The album includes vocals by Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers, and Max Bacon, as well as saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft (famous for his work on Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street"), along with the album's producer and former Yes member Geoffrey Downes. Even with such talent, Oldfield only garners sporadic instances of entertaining music, and the bulk of Islands comes off as quite pedestrian-sounding. Bonnie Tyler's passionate voice lifts the title track higher than any other cut, while "The Wind Chimes, Pt. 1 and 2" serves as the second-best song, instilling some of Oldfield's instrumental originality and adroitness in order to drum up its enchanting air. Unfortunately, tracks such as "When the Night's on Fire," "Flying Start," and "Magic Touch" lack any allurement or defined character, supporting accusations from critics that Oldfield has finally run out of ideas. ~ Mike DeGagne Mike Oldfield Islands Songs Islands Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   Great
I think this is one of the best records in the world
Submitted by riluimal_dagma (Mexico) 
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 Absolute beauty
Absolute beauty and magic, but not exciting to listen to. That applies to the (short) sung songs, beautiful but not very creative to Mike's standards.
On my CD i don't have "When the night's on fire", and "The wind chimes" is placed as last track.
Submitted by asimov20 (montreal, Quebec)
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Wind Chimes
The Wind Chimes (part 1 and 2) from the Islands album are one of the BEST Mike Olfield works. The Wind Chimes sounds Fresh and Full of Power and Happiness. Sure, Mike Oldfield has a lot of master pieces like Tubular Bells (I, II, III and Millenium), The Songs of a Distant Earth, Amarok, Crisis, QE2, and Five Miles Out. But, if you hear The Wind Chimes carefully you will get looped inmediatly playing it and playing it all over again and again and again... It is too sad that The Wind Chimes only lasts almost 22 minutes. At the end you keep thinking "Man, this track was really good to end too soon". You will agree with me that this is a Master Piece very well constructed and performed. It refresh your mind and your soul. Its pure magic. Enjoy.
Submitted by enava (Mexico City)
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Purchase Islands CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Mike Oldfield Earth Moving CD (1989)
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 $11.65  
Mid-priced U.K. reissue of 1989 album featuring Adrian Belew(King Crimson) singing lead vocals on 'Holy' & Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) singing lead vocals on 'Runaway Son' & 'See The Light'. Nine tracks total. Other six: 'Hostage', 'Far Country', 'Innocent', 'Earth Moving', 'Blue Night' and 'Nothing But/ Bridge To Paradise'.
Personnel: Mike Oldfield (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Adrian Belew (vocals, guitar); ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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The Corrs: Jim Corr (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Sharon Corr (vocals, violin); Andrea Corr (vocals, tin whistle); Caroline Corr (vocals, drums, bodhran, percussion).
Recorded at Ardmore Studios in Dublin, Ireland in January 2002.
You knew the Corrs had made it when they played the final JFK Awards ceremony of the Clinton administration. Playing it would have been achievement enough, but their status as a happening thing was cemented at the end of the ceremony, during the encores, when everybody was taking their final bows. Bill moseyed up over to Andrea, put his arm around her, and when she was looking away, sized her up -- at precisely the same moment Chuck Berry was checking her out. If that doesn't mean that ...
| | Drive-By Truckers Southern Rock Opera CDs (2001) Digipak
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Drive-By Truckers: Mike Cooley, Earl Hicks, Brad Morgan, Rob Malone, Patterson Hood.
Additional personnel includes: Kelly Hogan, Annie Richmond, Boston.
Producers: Drive-By Truckers, Dick Cooper, David Barbe.
Includes liner notes by Patterson Hood.
Adapter: Lilla Hood.
Audio Mixer: David Barbe.
Liner Note Author: Patterson Hood.
Recording information: Birmingham, AL.
Photographers: Patrick Hood; Wes Freed.
A sprawling two-disc set, the Drive-By Truckers' SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA is a cracked masterpiece that's enjoyable ...
| | Jethro Tull Minstrel In The Gallery CD (1975) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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24-bit digitally remastered reissue of 1975 album with 5 added bonus tracks Summerday Sands', 'March The Mad Scientist', 'Pan Dance', 'Minstrel In The Gallery' (live) & 'Cold Wind To Valhalla' (live). Capitol. 2002.
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| | Dredg Catch Without Arms CD (2005)
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Personnel: Nathan Calvin (vocals).
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Recording information: Studio Litho, Seattle, WA.
Editor: Ingrid Erickson.
Arranger: Chris DeGarmo.
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| | Ray Brown Super Bass 2 CD (2001)
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Personnel: Ray Brown, John Clayton, Christian McBride (bass); George Fludus, Larry Fuller (percussion).
Recorded live at the Blue Note, New York, New York on December 15-17, 2000.
Includes liner notes by Dr. Herb Wong.
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
Personnel: Ray Brown, John Clayton, Christian McBride (bass); George Fludus, Larry Fuller (percussion).
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| | Steve La Cerra One Step At A Time CD (1995)
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Hailing from New York, Steve La Cerra is a triple threat in the field of music. Already known as an outstanding engineer, producer, and senior editor of EQ Magazine and contributor to Mix Magazine, Steve has taken us from the everyman hard rock of Brooklyn's gods of metal, Dagger, into another world as a new-age composer and solo-artist.Dagger's years of hard work on the NY metal scene resulted in two sold out European tours and the release of their cd Fate of a Violent World in 1994. This combined with growing demand for his engineering skills (primarily by Blue Oyster Cult) caused a change in Steve's career path. The interpersonal dynamic (ie, restraint) of a 'band' situation took a back seat to the freedom of solo composition.And compose he did! A year after Violent World, La Cerra released One Step at a Time, a 10-cut cd of instrumental material. One Step combines picturesque, moving melodies and 'progressive' arrangements performed with the fire and thunder of died-in-the-wool hard rock enthusiast. "To ...
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