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Review by Diane Wanek
Mike Oldfield, Tut. jlar Bells
Probaby the most important album out this
year is a product of England. No, it's not the
Rolling Stones or Fleetwood Mac. It's a
one-man show starring a voung man by the
name of Mike Oldfield.
In Oldfield we have an artist who has been
experimenting in a truly innovative way. His
egoless, noncommercial music is not the catchy
tune, snappy lyric stuff we've been getting over
the last two decades; melody and rhythm do
not play the most important roles. I would
ventuie to say Oldfield' s work is the music of
the future.
The scope of his work was so immense, it
required nine months to complete, making use
of nearly 300 overdubs and 2,000 "drop-ins".
This may say something about his approach to
music; the studio is his laboratory in which he
may create a virtually new sound.
Tubular Bells is a trip in the form of segues
(music that continues without break into the
next section). Each passage carries a distinctive
feel, but the transition really is never felt.
His transitions flow easily from such diverse
things as classical music to a bolero to country
sounds. We never know what he will be doing
next, and yet there is a continuity from section
to section.
Oldfield has assembled an array of
instruments, including piano, glockenspiel,
organ, bass, guitar, tympani, percussion and
flageolet. Some of these are played solo, some
right on top of others, some in a succession.
Oldfield strives for-and gets nearly every
effect possible.
Tubular Bells' best segment is one in which
he uses Viv Stanshall as announcer. Organ and
church bells open it up, when Stanshall
suddenly announces "Grand piano!", at which
point a grand piano enters, bringing along with
it a crescendo. This continues with each
instrument added until, finally, Stanshall
announces "Plus Tubular Bells!", and the bells
strike out.
The energy created at this point is
considerable; one wonders where it can possibly
go from here, but Oldfield tastefully and
surprisingly polishes off this first side with a
beautifully serene guitar solo.
It's difficult to describe the music Oldfield
has created here because of its diversity, but as
far as listening goes, that may be the album's
tour de force. Everyone who listens cannot help
finding something they like.
Guess Who's
not coming
to Pershing
The Guess Who concert scheduled for Sunday has
been canceled, according to a spokesman from the
rershing Auditorium box office.
Tickets for the concert may be returned for a
refund or exchanged for the Dec. 15 R.E.O.
Spedwagon concert before Dec. 14 at the usual
outlets.
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Reception
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Catholic women in Lincoln
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thursday, december 6, 1973