Search - Mike Oldfield :: The Essential Mike Oldfield

Nothing New

the_man_in_the_shadows | 06/10/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"As is implied in its title, this album features the essential pieces of Oldfield's career up to 1998. Every track is beautiful, but it's really a shame that Mike's longer 'symphonies' (i.e. Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge etc.) had to be crippled to fit on one CD. At least it gives you an impression of what they sound like if you've never haerd them before. I think the other tracks were all chosen well, and they are good examples of the power of Oldfield's genius throughout a quarter of a century."

The commercial Point

Moro xxl | Uk | 09/14/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"awfull,pointless commercial compilation.beware of this one - BUY "ELEMENTS"!"

This compilation should be banned!

Mike Chadwick | Gdynia,Poland | 08/26/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"do not even look at this - as an Oldfield fan i must say that even "elements" 1 disc edition was better.this is missing almost 30% of his career....where is "five miles out"? where is "family man"? where is "Shadow on the wall"? where is "Islands"?
Mixing New-age stuff from nineties with his old style is a really bad bad bad idea...
I know that this collection was a kind of introduction to his new stuff but warner did it in tragic style.the only good think is the Excerpt from "Tubular bells 3" with Mike's vocals.it is diferent version - but it is not saving whole album...horible compliation!"