What kind of music is this ?

[Jerome]

I like most of his albums but the one that stands out for me is the one no-one else approves of - The Songs of Distant Earth - a classic musical interpretation of Authur C Clarke's novel. I must say that his latest offering - Return to Ommadawn is worth a listen - the more I hear it the more I like it. Waiting for TB4 to come out. He's supposedly busy putting that together if all the stories are to be believed. His website states that his most ardent fans rate 'Amarok' to be his best work. I simply can't listen to it. And his 'pop song' era with Maggie O'Reilly has some fantastic stuff going on. BTW - for those so inclined, there is a guy called Robert Reed who is clearly influenced by Oldfield but I have not listened to any of his albums in detail yet. Supposed to be very good. On a final note his 'Man on the Rocks' album was a huge disappointment - just did not work for me at all. The first Oldfield album I did not buy and probably never will. It's clever in the sense that he is trying to break new ground with the younger generation, but I am an old fart now and as the saying goes 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks' Woof,woof!