Eric and Ernie
 

On 2011\01\15 11:11, JNugent wrote:
On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly wrote:
Calum :

I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for
a while
when he got older

Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual
obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name
"Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.

It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.

Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -

I can't hear that. Which version are you referring to.

Eric and Ernie
 

On 15/01/2011 16:25, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\01\15 11:11, JNugent wrote:
On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly wrote:
Calum :

I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for
a while
when he got older

Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual
obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name
"Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.

It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.

Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -

I can't hear that. Which version are you referring to.

The Oldfield version. The chord over bars 3 and 4.

Offhand, and withjout listening to the record (I have it), I can't recall
whether it's major and should be minor, or minor and should be major.

Eric and Ernie
 

On Jan 16, 1:31*am, JNugent wrote:
On 15/01/2011 16:25, Basil Jet wrote:





On 2011\01\15 11:11, JNugent wrote:
On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly wrote:
Calum :

I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for
a while
when he got older

Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual
obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name
"Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.

It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.

Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -

I can't hear that. Which version are you referring to.

The Oldfield version. The chord over bars 3 and 4.

Offhand, and withjout listening to the record (I have it), I can't recall
whether it's major and should be minor, or minor and should be major.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

IMHO, the heavy metal cover of Wing's Live and Let Die is slightly off
when it comes to that great orchestral blast!

Eric and Ernie
 

"Dry Gulch Pete" wrote in message
...
On Jan 16, 1:31 am, JNugent wrote:
On 15/01/2011 16:25, Basil Jet wrote:





On 2011\01\15 11:11, JNugent wrote:
On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly wrote:
Calum :

I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for
a while
when he got older

Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual
obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for
Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name
"Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.

It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.

Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue
Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -

I can't hear that. Which version are you referring to.

The Oldfield version. The chord over bars 3 and 4.

Offhand, and withjout listening to the record (I have it), I can't recall
whether it's major and should be minor, or minor and should be major.-
Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

IMHO, the heavy metal cover of Wing's Live and Let Die is slightly off
when it comes to that great orchestral blast!



But do you prefer the original, or Wings' version, of the Crossroads theme?
--
Gordon Davie
Edinburgh, Scotland

"Slipped the surly bonds of Earth...to touch the face of God."

Eric and Ernie
 

On Jan 16, 9:21*am, "GordonD" wrote:
"Dry Gulch Pete" wrote in ...
On Jan 16, 1:31 am, JNugent wrote:





On 15/01/2011 16:25, Basil Jet wrote:

On 2011\01\15 11:11, JNugent wrote:
On 13/01/2011 16:12, Graham. wrote:

"Grimly wrote:
Calum :

I remember Mike Oldfield wanted to be known as Michael Oldfield for
a while
when he got older

Wasn't so much that as he was ****ed off with his contractual
obligation
to Virgin Records at the time. So he released his last album for
Virgin
("Heaven's Open") with a few scathing songs and under the name
"Michael"
rather than "Mike", so as to somewhat distance the result from his
previous body of work. He reverted to "Mike" for his subsequent,
post-Virgin album.

It was all a load of the same old tubular bells anyway.

Tubular bells was good, but he should never have allowed that Blue
Peter
theme with the tempo all over the place

- and with a painful wrong chord in the intro -

I can't hear that. Which version are you referring to.

The Oldfield version. The chord over bars 3 and 4.

Offhand, and withjout listening to the record (I have it), I can't recall
whether it's major and should be minor, or minor and should be major.-
Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

IMHO, the heavy metal cover of Wing's Live and Let Die is slightly off
when it comes to that great orchestral blast!

But do you prefer the original, or Wings' version, of the Crossroads theme?
--

LOL, I've never compared them before; I like Tony Hatch's version and
I like Paul's, but which is best?

Eric and Ernie
 

On 16/01/2011 09:21, GordonD wrote:

"Dry Gulch Pete" wrote in message

IMHO, the heavy metal cover of Wing's Live and Let Die is slightly off
when it comes to that great orchestral blast!

But do you prefer the original, or Wings' version, of the Crossroads theme?

No contest.

Tony Hatch's original recording - were it only long enough to have been
released, which it wasn't - could have been one of the great instrumental
classics of the sixties.

If it hadn't been associated with "Crossroads", that is

Eric and Ernie
 

On Jan 16, 3:48*pm, JNugent wrote:
On 16/01/2011 09:21, GordonD wrote:

"Dry Gulch Pete" wrote in message
IMHO, the heavy metal cover of Wing's Live and Let Die is slightly off
when it comes to that great orchestral blast!
But do you prefer the original, or Wings' version, of the Crossroads theme?

No contest.

Tony Hatch's original recording - were it only long enough to have been
released, which it wasn't - could have been one of the great instrumental
classics of the sixties.

If it hadn't been associated with "Crossroads", that is

g Yeah, never tired of it!