In the Eighties, a friend of mine, who had many of the same musical tastes as me, briskly waved off Mike Oldfield. I never actually asked him why, but I can probably guess. He's fairly religious, and may have balked at the association with the Exorcist soundtrack. He may have thought Oldfield was into the occult. I think that would bother me a bit, too, if that were the case, but I don't think he is. There's also that guitar style, which does sound a bit demonic, if you want to think of it that way. But I really don't, so that likewise doesn't bother me.
Absolutely masterpiece. I can't believe even today, after hearing for more than 50 years (I'm 72....), that such music could be done by an human been...
Quien hubiese podido estar allí, esa música te hace entrar en extasis, sin tomar nada, solamente BAILANDO al RITMO❤❤❤🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🎸🎸🎸, yo bailaba así en casa. La danza de la felicidad, sin importar el ritmo, sí el corazón ❤
I think this is one of the best live performances Mike has given that I've seen or been present at - its such a great arrangement of Platinum and Platinum is perfect for live performance and was written at a time when he genuinely wanted to play live, which may make it one of a fairly narrow set! Apart from missing his intro, he's also absolutely brilliant here, and its a very varied and demanding guitar part.
