| | Mike Oldfield Millennium Bell CD - Import Mike Oldfield Discography of CDs
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Released in 1999, this offering from New Age--progressive giant Mike Oldfield is a musical tribute to the preceding 2000 years. The CD contains 12 tracks, including "Peace On Earth" and "Pacha Mamma".
The Millennium Bell is an attempt by Mike Oldfield to encapsulate 2,000 years of history with 11 slices of world music experimentation. From the Incan commemorative "Pacha Mama" to "Amber Lights," a celebration of political reform in South Africa, this album attempts to cover immense psychic territory. At some point, even the staunchest Oldfield supporters could end up questioning this odd and at times pretentious effort. The music is typical Oldfield: plodding, repetitive new age, sprinkled with some gentle melodic elements and sonic invention. The sparsely placed talk lines boost the minimal narrative at times, while choirs and orchestral elements add nice support to Oldfield's instruments. Ambitious to say the least, perhaps the composer is taking himself and his subjects too seriously here. In fact, The Millennium Bell is certain to come off to some people as obvious and full of itself, but to less cynical listeners and loyal fans it might play like an interesting and unique lesson. ~ Vincent Jeffries
1999 album from the veteran English new age/ progressive/ electronic multi-instrumentalist. 11 tracks, including 'Peace On Earth' and 'The Millennium Bell'. Oldfield has taken a number of events from the last 2000 years and set this to music. A single piece of music broken into 12 sections lasting just over 45 minutes! Mike Oldfield Millennium Bell Songs | 1. | Peace on Earth |
| 2. | Pacha Mamma |
| 3. | Santa Maria |
| 4. | Sunlight Shining Through |
| 5. | Doges Palace |
| 6. | Lake Constance |
| 7. | Mastermind |
| 8. | Broad Sunlight Uplands |
| 9. | Liberation |
| 10. | Amber Light |
| 11. | Millennium Bell |
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Millennium Bell Music Review Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars)   An artistic suicide(!)
I find it quite hard to believe that "Amarok" (a 1990 masterwork) and this album were composed by the same man.
From the first second and forward "Millennium Bell" sounds very commercial. It is more or less a very sickening combination of new age and choral pop/gospel, but without catchy tunes. It completely lacks the dramatic and aggressive M.O.-trademarks, that made Olfield famous. Even though the title indicates something else, the album has absolutely nothing in common with the "Tubular Bells"-series. Without question this is Oldfield's worst effort. If you've heard (and liked) his older works, this album can only be a huge disappointment.
Submitted by c-4 (Odense, Denmark)
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 Millennium Bell
"Millennium Bell" by Mike Oldfield is a very good, and thought out CD. It has Mike's different styles of music mixed together, along with great voices.
Covering different Eras in one CD is very unique & refreshing. What a great idea he had! The music is beautiful!
Submitted by a reviewer (Henderson, NV, USA)
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 Mike Oldfield Gives Us a Geography Lesson
Just as "Song of Distant Earth" was a history lesson, "Millenium Bell" is based on geography -- each cut makes us think of a different place and a different circumstance, his trademark variety of sounds defining the ambience. This CD also has a "wrap-up" that repeats the various themes in one cut at the end to kind of bring it all together.
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Purchase Millennium Bell CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Mike Oldfield Earth Moving CD (1989)
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Recorded between 1966 & 1988. Includes a 32-page illustrated booklet and liner notes by John Swenson.
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