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Celebrating one of the best-selling instrumental albums of all time, experience the stunning live stage show in incredible 4K, and explore the phenomena anew in a captivating documentary narrated by British star, Bill Nighy.

Disappointing. But there's a reason for that.

Music was ok, but may as well watch with your eyes closed

IMDB lists this as a documentary of 1:44. The version I saw on Crackel was a 1:26 concert with no documentary footage. Unfortunately broken up by a few commercials. But I loved it, I think you will too. The first half hour had the songs &#39;The Gem&#39; and &#39;Summit Day&#39; which I&#39;m not familiar with. And &#39;Moonlight Shadow&#39; which I know. The second half hour was &#39;Tubular Bells&#39; with a dancing/acrobatic group (who I could have done without, but the live audience seemed to like). The last half hour was more of the TB album. Looked like half the orchestra took a brake then (unneeded). Also has a bit (that in the album I call Klingon Opera. Guttural vocalizations that I could never make out in the album) now not so guttural, but drowned out. Crackel supplied inconsequential subtitles. Last they played a short, silly, classic sea-shanty during the credits. (also on the album)

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Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour

Here&#39;s a quick rundown: Until minute 23 - Robin Smiths own composition stuff and nothing to do with Mike Oldfield. A bit egotistical. Minute 24 - Moonlight Shadow - brutalized, sounds like a sixth form leaving do. Painful. Minute 28. Tubular bells starts - but you wouldn&#39;t know it until minute 30. Cue lots of really artsy farts dancers doing their &quot;self expression&quot; thing that bears zero relevance or timing to the music. I would have much preferred some Pink Floyd style projected images. The rendition of TB isn&#39;t too bad, but it&#39;s an &quot;interpretation&quot; not a reproduction. By now the dancers have turned into gymnasts and circus acrobats. By minute 50 the dancers are standing on each other&#39;s heads and climbing up bedsheets. This all goes quite well until the actual Tubular Bells come out which sound like my Grans doorbell. Minute 58. Side 2 starts and merrily plods along to more random circus acts. Minute 69 - dancing is now getting weird. Looks like a mixture of uncontrollable fitting and practicing the Heimlich maneuver. Minute 71 and Piltdown Man shows up and sounds like an American Rapper being arrested under protest. Minute 82 and it all winds up with a human pyramid for some reason. The finale is a jolly rendition of Sailors Hornpipe. This may all sound negative, but it&#39;s not. The players are clearly incredibly talented musicians. The problem is, the source material is so exceptional, it can&#39;t be reproduced. The following day I played the 1973 analogue recording and wept copiously. That&#39;s the genius and power of the original, and it&#39;s impossible to replicate.

The title of this is &quot;Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour Concert&quot; - CONCERT - yet instead it&#39;s more like an hour of gymnastics with a musical accompaniment. I&#39;m not surprised that Mike Oldfield&#39;s name isn&#39;t included in the title or anywhere else apart from &#39;written by&#39; for the tunes. The gymnasts may have been suitable for a small section, maybe for one tune, or at least have them &#39;dancing&#39; choreographed along with the music. I&#39;d suggest going back to listen to the original, or watch the concerts that were actually made by Oldfield himself. I would not recommend this to any fan of Tubular Bells.

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Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour

I loved it, I think you will too.

Disappointing. But there's a reason for that.

Music was ok, but may as well watch with your eyes closed

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