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356:(1973). Oldfield was happy to work with Newman again as he previously worked alone, so having assistance in technical operations allowed him to focus more on the music. He also praised Newman's encouragement to give his best performances. A typical day saw the pair work weekdays from 10 a.m. to around 6 p.m. with weekends off; they purposely avoided alcohol and drugs while making the album.
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decided upon an album that contained one 60-minute piece which, unlike his previous long tracks, was not split into sections. Such a format would create difficulty for Virgin to market or promote with radio airplay. He avoided letting a theme become something that Virgin might have identified suitable for a single, and developed ideas by "imagining sound, not picture".
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I am told that when men hear its voice, it stays in their ears, they cannot be rid of it. It has many different voices: some happy, but others sad. It roars like a baboon, murmurs like a child, drums like the blazing arms of one thousand drummers, rustles like water in a glass, sings like a lover and
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Oldfield started to write and arrange "Amarok", he ignored the pressures of delivering commercial material for Virgin and instead "let it all come out without any interference I felt I was getting ideas from somewhere inside me, and six months later I had a whole album." He
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Oldfield has never performed the work live in its entirety, a duo comprising American pianist Gus Fogle and bassist Jason Miller performed the piece in April 2012, after it had been transcribed note for note by Welsh composer and arranger Ryan Yard.
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words, like those for morning or happy. And if you split the letters up, you get Am-a-rok... it could mean: am a rock. Maybe that implies I don't want to change anything by following trends.
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Oldfield's contract with Virgin expired on 1 January 1991.
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It doesn't have a real meaning but it's similar to many
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his "personal revenge" for Virgin's lack of support.
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1764:Changeling: The Autobiography of Mike Oldfield
1664:"Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Amarok"
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1696:(1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE.
1507:. Gareth Randall. 1 June 1995. Archived from
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1652:"Austriancharts.at – Mike Oldfield – Amarok"
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18:1990 studio album by Mike Oldfield
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1485:from the original on 12 December 2008
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2648:Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
1803:– An almost second-by-second map of
1367:"Mike Oldfield Turns the Clock Back"
1284:"Mike Oldfield: 10 Favourite Tracks"
853:"Africa III: Hello Everyone" (54:23)
1827:transcript – Complete and verbatim"
1481:. Sym-info-Magazine. October 1990.
1365:Speelpenning, Dick (October 1990).
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850:"Africa II: Climax Pt. 2" (52:10)
847:"Africa II: Bridge Pt. 2" (51:52)
838:"Africa II: Bridge Pt. 1" (51:00)
781:"Intro (reprise 2 Pt. 2)" (29:59)
778:"Intro (reprise 2 Pt. 1)" (29:27)
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859:"Africa III: Recorder" (57:30)
829:"Africa I: Pre Climax" (48:46)
802:"Mandolin (reprise 2)" (39:16)
796:"Mandolin (reprise 1)" (37:04)
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832:"Africa I: 12 Climax" (49:33)
823:"Africa I: Far Build" (44:46)
805:"Fast Riff (reprise)" (39:49)
487:a sequel to his third album,
2113:The Orchestral Tubular Bells
1789:Mike Oldfield discography –
1692:Salaverri, Fernando (2015).
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1452:. July 1997. Archived from
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1134:"Amarok" (3:47) excerpt III
1075:"Amarok" (9:30) excerpt III
862:"Africa III: Happy" (58:14)
856:"Africa III: Choir" (55:50)
826:"Africa I: Far Dip" (48:02)
733:"Intro (reprise 1)" (10:42)
724:"Soft Bodhran Pt. 2" (8:35)
718:"Soft Bodhran Pt. 1" (6:18)
519:—also appear on the album.
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2676:The Complete Tubular Bells
2634:The Complete Mike Oldfield
2025:The Songs of Distant Earth
1670:. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
1137:"Amarok" (5:18) excerpt IV
1131:"Amarok" (4:16) excerpt II
1078:"Amarok" (1:53) excerpt IV
1072:"Amarok" (3:22) excerpt II
820:"Green (reprise) " (44:12)
766:"Fast Waltz Pt. 2" (24:46)
757:"Fast Waltz Pt. 1" (21:57)
727:"Rachmaninov Pt. 2" (9:29)
721:"Rachmaninov Pt. 1" (7:20)
709:"Fast Riff (intro)" (0:00)
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2595:The Art in Heaven Concert
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1544:Mile Daly (7 June 1990).
1505:"Mike Oldfield interview"
1333:"Mike Oldfield on Amarok"
1140:"Amarok" (5:38) excerpt V
1128:"Amarok" (3:05) excerpt I
1081:"Amarok" (2:29) excerpt V
1069:"Amarok" (3:09) excerpt I
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793:"Lion (reprise)" (36:04)
668:laments like a priest...
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2683:The Platinum Collection
1761:Oldfield, Mike (2008).
763:"Mad Bit Pt. 2" (24:33)
742:"Mad Bit Pt. 1" (14:59)
549:Oldfield has said that
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2177:Mike Oldfield's Single
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2574:Tubular Bells II Live
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1694:Sólo éxitos 1959–2012
1446:"Not Totally Tubular"
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959:Northumbrian bagpipes
817:"Intro Waltz" (43:49)
808:"Hoover/Scot" (41:03)
787:"Green Green" (33:13)
495:Tubular Bells II
426:and the "contents of
2861:Mike Oldfield albums
2641:Elements 4 CD Boxset
2454:Far Above the Clouds
2384:(One Glance Is) Holy
2321:Pictures in the Dark
2159:The Mike Oldfield EP
2081:Music of the Spheres
1607:on 17 September 2011
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991:twelve-string guitar
888:acoustic bass guitar
811:"Boat Pt. 2" (42:22)
790:"Slow Waltz" (34:24)
775:"Boat Pt. 1" (26:23)
215:Professional ratings
2805:Children of the Sun
2307:Tricks of the Light
2053:The Millennium Bell
1511:on 18 December 2008
1414:cite AV media notes
1225:Schweizer Hitparade
784:"Big Roses" (32:07)
751:"Fast Riff" (18:00)
562:Title and packaging
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2553:The Essential Live
2468:Thou Art in Heaven
2433:Let There Be Light
2286:Shadow on the Wall
2095:Return to Ommadawn
2067:Tubular Bells 2003
1983:The Killing Fields
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2507:Introduction 2003
2500:The X-Files Theme
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2039:Tubular Bells III
1774:978-0-753-51307-1
1703:978-84-8048-866-2
1343:on 27 August 2019
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