Audio CD review:
Mike Oldfield - Light + Shade

Mike Oldfield - Light + Shade

Band: Mike Oldfield Title: Light + Shade Rating: Release Date: 10 January, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Angelique 2: Blackbird 3: Gate 4: First Steps 5: Closer 6: Our Father 7: Rocky 8: Sunset 9: Près de Toi [*] 10: U-Myx Format: Quicksilver/Our Father/Slipstream/Angelique [CD-Rom ...] 11: Quicksilver 12: Resolution 13: Slipstream 14: Surfing 15: Tears of an Angel 16: Romance 17: Ringscape 18: Nightshade 19: Lakme [Fruity Loops][*]

Customer Reviews Don't be so hard on Mr. Oldfield Let's face it, Mike Oldfield has been serving up great music for 35 years, and yes, there have been some duds, (this not being one of them), but for the most part the work has been extremely high quality. A lot of the reviews for this double CD are overly harsh. Yes, over the years he has found out which buttons we like him to push and he can get into a rut, but who else has assembled such a stable of music over the same span. I found this album to be instantly likeable, usually a warning sign that I will grow tired of it quickly, but in the year I've owned it, it has been my favorite play. I've been a fan for those 35 years and will continue to be so, so please keep the albums (of this quality) coming. Another Great album by the best That's all you need to know. This guy just makes great music. Mike Oldfield and M&M's Forrest Gump's Mama used to say, "Life is like a box of chocolates. . " If that's true, then Mike Oldfield is like a bag of M&M's - colorful, yummy, but not surprisingly a lot like the bag you had last week. Let me clarify. To me, there is a very common thread running through several Oldfield albums of the last decade or so. These are 'Songs of a Distant Earth,' 'Voyager,' and 'Tres Lunas. ' These albums all sound very similar to me. This is not to say that I don't love them, I do. 'SoaDE' and 'Voyager' are both near the top of my Oldfield favorites list. I'm also not terribly concerned that several songs from 'Light & Shade' are reworked from 'Tres Lunas. ' I like when an artist can effectively reuse themes and elements to create very different things (although I think 'TB 2003' wasn't quite different enough). I guess it's hard for someone who has been making music as long as Mike to break new ground, but I'll keep buying his albums nonetheless. Has it really been 33 years? Holy moly!. . You can see a complete list of all Mike Oldfield discography, or go back to the Mike Oldfield tabs