Tres Lunas (Bonus CD) [Extra tracks, Import]

Mike Oldfield | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 17, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Warner Bros UK
• ASIN: B000066SWT
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,360 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Misty

2. No Mans Land

3. Return To The Origin

4. Landfall

5. Viper

6. Turtle Island

7. To Be Free

8. Firefly

9. Tres Lunas

10. Daydream

11. Thou Art In Heaven

12. Sirius

13. No Mans Land (Reprise)

14. To Be Free (Radio Edit)

Editorial Reviews

Tres Lunas is the first of two 'chillout' albums of music from Mike's Virtual Reality game, Music VR. The CD comes with a CD-ROM containing Part 1 of Music VR and the bonus track 'To Be Free' (radio edit). 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok, two and a half, December 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Tres Lunas (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

If, like me, you've been a fan of Mike Oldfield's music and still think of Ommadawn or Incantations as masterpieces, you'll probably be disappointed by Tres Lunas. Some tracks may sound good, bu others just don't resonate, and anyway most of them are far too long. Before writing this review, I tried to listen to the record at least 4 or 5 times and in the end I didn't even find it really PLEASANT. The more you listen to it, the more boring it tends to get - it doesn't really grow up on you. As to the saxophone he uses, it doesn't fit with the music. That was a very bad idea I think.
Had the record come from someone else, I would have called it a deserving effort - not so great but still promising.
Yet, it is Mike Oldfield and as he is such an old hand in the business, he should know better than that. Tres Lunas just doesn't stand up to his usual high standards.
I'm starting to think he might be dead as a music composer, but doesn't seem to know it yet.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a surprise if you're a real mike fan, August 25, 2002

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Zhu Ming (Beijing, China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tres Lunas (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

Forget what you think this album could do to extend so-called "mike style". Forget what you expect on the never-ending Tubular stories. Does that "Chill-Out" on the cover frighten you?
Don't think, just listen. You'll agree it's a great piece of music that worth salute to.
I've been a mike fan for over 20 years and I can't imagine any other artist could do the same thing mike's doing. After all these years, he's still a pioneer.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty average for Mike - which still rates 4 stars..., June 18, 2002

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Carolyn Falconer (Upstate, NY) - See all my reviews
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Mike doesn't appear to be breaking any new ground here (which, after all the new ground he's broken in the past, is ok with me). The CD moves along nicely, with no real outstanding tracks to catch your attention. I would compare this outing to be better than "Guitars", but not as good as "Millennium Bell". The only disappointment I have is that it took Mike 3 years to come out with a disc that, while pleasant to listen to, is really nothing special (at least for Mike's high standards of music).

One last item; this CD has a highly polished piece of engineering behind it. As usual for Mr. Oldfield, the music tracks are so professional laid down, that it's amazing more people don't seek Mike out just for his skills in the booth.