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closeupready

(29,503 posts)
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 05:28 PM Oct 2015

Any Mike Oldfield/Tubular Bells fans here? In college,

I had a rough time emotionally (who doesn't?, I know), and I'd listen to his music - on bad days, I found it really soothing and uplifting.

Fast forward to today - I'm listening to "The Bell" from Tubular Bells II, and it brings it all back. Somehow, listening to that music makes me feel like, I've been to hell and back and survived and thrived, and nothing's going to get me down. (Kind of like Scarlett O'Hara at GWtW's ending... lol)

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Any Mike Oldfield/Tubular Bells fans here? In college, (Original Post) closeupready Oct 2015 OP
+1 flying rabbit Oct 2015 #1
Fascinating piece Nac Mac Feegle Oct 2015 #2
Big Oldfield fan! Dr. Strange Oct 2015 #3
YES!! Loved it when it came out, lastlib Oct 2015 #4
Yes! Love it cyberswede Oct 2015 #5
It was the first album I ever bought. 8 track tape. greendog Oct 2015 #6
I love Mike. edbermac Oct 2015 #7

lastlib

(22,981 posts)
4. YES!! Loved it when it came out,
Sat Oct 24, 2015, 09:52 PM
Oct 2015

but could never seem to afford to buy it, for one reason or another..........It is awesome-tacular!

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)
5. Yes! Love it
Sat Oct 24, 2015, 10:23 PM
Oct 2015

I have a piano arrangement from the 70s that I play to this day (one of my older siblings bought it shortly after The Exorcist came out).

edbermac

(15,919 posts)
7. I love Mike.
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 12:24 AM
Oct 2015

I have about every album he ever made. Could listen to TB every day of my life and never get bored by it.

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