My life is tied to Mike Oldfield's music, my father introduced it to me since I was very little, I was taken away by its otherworldliness and yet it feels close to home. I can't describe it.
And a large part of my life as well, since I was a young adult. Certainly changed my life for the better! Narvalus, thanks for posting. Mike Oldfield, thanks for your creativity!
Same here, 'Tubular Bells' was the first record I ever bought, with carefully saved pocket money, at age 13. Some 45 years later he remains my best musician. For me, he 'paint's' with music, creating overlap after overlap, taking me on a journey into another realm.
I was 8 years old and watched a Mike Oldfield performance on the BBC (Tubular Bells). In my house there was not much money and the television broadcast the image in black and white. I remember seeing him hypnotized, not knowing his name or what that music meant. Many years later, I came across Mike Oldfield's records again. Now that I am gaining stages of old age, from the perspective of the years, I recognize that that first hearing was recorded inside my brain without my being aware of it.
I was in my teens when Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, and Ommadawn came out. I so wanted to live at Hergest Ridge and have a cool dog like Bootleg. Of all of Mike Oldfields work I love Hergest Ridge the most. I guess it could take me away for a moment and that can be a godsend at times for a teenager. Thanks Mike!
As an 11 year old I was introduced to Tubular Bells by my music teacher on the day of release and was blown out of existence by it. A couple of years later after Hergest Ridge was released I used to visit the hill in Herefordshire where Hergest Ridge is. There used to be a young chap who flew model airplanes from up there and I shyly got to speak to him a few times. I just knew him as Mike. I didn't know then that it was THE Mike Oldfield until about five years later when I saw him on his first tour at the Birmingham NEC. That was quite a shock! His early music has always been important to me. Thanks Mike.
Cela fait près de 50 ans que j'adore Mike Oldfield. Hergest ridge fait parti de mes albums préférés. Je conseille vivement le documentaire de la BBC sur la biographie de Mike Oldfield. Absolument incroyable
The first time I ever heard HR was on TV and a film of aerial views of the countryside accompanied it. I was transfixed by the music and the amazing views taken from either a plane or a glider.
It's the music i've loved as a teenager and it still is incredibly emotional, as i will forever remind me of my mother...especially the part beginning at 08:00 - simply love this music and the feelings it carries ...
I agree, I wondered if that was because a) Mike intended the original HR to be more of a pastoral piece, that suits classical orchestration better, or b) it was David Bedford's second shot at transferring an Oldfield piece, after TB.
I was listening to our FM "progressive" station in Cincinnati, Ohio, 102.7, WEBN, when I awoke to side one of "Tubular Bells" in the early 70's one summer morning, and I was tranfixed. I loved thaT album through and through, but when Hergest Ridge came out the next Summer, it hit me hard! Both sides were magnificent! Side two, grabs me even more.
This is not some "single" version of anything. This masterpiece is called an "instrumental". One of the best instrumentals known to musical history (apart from Beethoven maybe) And there are more from Mike Oldfield such as Tubelar Bells for example. Even "Crisis" features a "mini-instrumental". But if you asked me... I like those songs with Maggie along most. Such as Moonlight Shadow or To France. Or Famaly Man and so on...
The guy is Greek. Probably used Google translate. Guessing he didn't mean the "single version" in the way that you or I would. Incidentally, you can edit spelling mistakes by clicking on the four vertical dots - top right of your post - no need to correct yourself in additional posts (unless that's your bag).
I learnt "HOW" to listen to music by spending too much time as a teenager with Oldfield's early work up to the '5 Miles Out' album. After 30 years break I return to it & it's still holds my attention. Oldfield laid the foundation for a later love of Baroque & early classical music.
wow, I knew he made one for tubular bells but I did not know there was one made with hergest ridge too, fantastic as ever and mostly for me with all the work mike made until early 80', after this I think is another face of his musical career
Thanks for this. While The Orchestral Tubular Bells was released in Canada, The Orchestral Hergest Ridge was not. At least I have never seen a copy, album or cd.
That guitar bit at 15:08 ... I still have chills listening to it ... even after listening to it more Than a hundred Times for sure.. i’ll be doing the guitar with my hands even though i have never played any guitar but i can feel this music in me... hard to explain ... best album ever ! Anyone know where i can find an original of it ? Been chasing this record for years now ...
I live in Lincolnshire UK, i have 2 original vinyl albums both mint, if you are ever in this area please message you are welcome to a copy because i understand your txt 😊
@@stuartwaby3081 You have gold in your hands ! i still have chills listening to this, i cannot explain it but god this version is pure gold ! I'm jealous now :-)
@@maturinsa9167 My friend if there is a way of getting a copy to you please let me know, i only want the postage paid, you obviously are a Music lover and to make money out of such a beautiful gift is obscene. 🙂
Thank you very much for uploading this - I had no idea that Hergest Ridge had an orchestral version. Would you be able to upload it in higher quality (audio)?
Check this guy out. tno1.bandcamp.com/ Trust No One (or is that Trust No. 1?) 61 self published amazing albums he should be famous.Many Mike Oldfield inspired sounds and creations. His composition skills are amazing. He should not be unknown. His latest Ionadro is sweet laid back classic MO. Back to his earliest Ondanuma, Butterfly, Thanatos and the amazing Melting Point on to Water Stabber, Hopen Mounth (staggering MO folk+). Add in his keyboard skills using many old school sounds we love and you have the Spacexxxx series, Electroxxx series, Radar, Zwitteron and Emgeode, Trianguloidal, Insularity, Nebula, Etheration, Partance. Lay back Knoefler style with Flight Test and the sublime Navigator (excellent sleeping music, so sweet). Is this a lost Genesis Album with no vocals? Mother Bunny Knew. (this is my favourite). I can hear Tony Banks inspired passages There are also some more band type music which I'm not a big fan of so don't get sidetracked and miss the MO gems here. (Some sound like great backing tracks waiting for a vocal). Find the gems because they are diamonds and they are not rough. tno1.bandcamp.com/
It's a Ripmax 'Ivinghoe'! Quite a popular slope soarer in the UK in the early 1970s. There are a couple of images online with Mike posing with it on Hergest Ridge. He even seems to have a McGregor 'Digimac' radio!
mr. oldfield disliked mr. hillage performamce on here, or simply oldfield had bad mood with himself and the fact he was shy he had to solve this inner status with himself. by the way oldfield was always very emotive on stage till 1992 for me a normal and human thing. but i loved also this orchestral performamce he should know that, in some way. long live and prosper
I love the original Hergest Ridge to bits, and have done so almost since it first came out, but honestly, this sounds like the Salvation Army. Also, who's idea was it to do an 'orchestral version', but still put _guitar_ on it? Geez... lol
Always thought this was a pale echo of _Tubular Bells_, before Oldfield grew into his own with the magnificent _Ommadawn_. But that ending! More distant and more solemn Than a fading star
Ni punto de comparación.! David Gilmore necesito un grupo detrás , para haber llegado a su estilo .! Mike Oldfield desde sus inicios compone su música totalmente solo ! Y esto marcó una gran diferencia ! Con la música de aquellos tiempos.! Pinta tu aldea y serás universal.! Gracias Eternas ! Mike !
