(September 2016) I have completed episode 95 of my “opus project,” in which I listen to an artist’s full discography. This edition: MIKE OLDFIELD. A pioneer of new age and world music, it would be a mistake to categorize his music through the banality and pretention that those genres are known for. In fact, his first three albums are true masterpieces — inventive, diverse rock symphonies. After a venture into forgettable pop music in the 1980s, he fully succumbs to new age drivel by the mid-1990s.
Favourite album: Ommadawn
Favourite song: Tubular Bells, part 1
Favourite Period: 1973-78
Worst Album: Earth Moving
Special sauce: Piltdown Man
Compared to expectations: ↓
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