Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells - part 1 - Integral score by JMBGuitarQuartet

Musicians : Vincent Vercaigne ; Jean-Marc Boël ; Christian Rogeaux ; Seb Dillies
Arrangements for 4 guitarists by Jean-Marc Boël - Movie by François Marzynski.
Second part : need subscribers to produce it.

[@sixbells99]

It’s incredible to think a 16 to 17 year tormented boy locked away in his bedroom in suburban Reading created such incredible music that its echoes arrives to us today in the form of this beautiful arrangement.

[@sillygoose9070]

Also strange that creativity peaks at such a young age. He did 'Omadawn'... but then everything after was derivative.

[@sixbells99]

@@sillygoose9070 Yeah Mike Oldfield is a strange case, he should have gone on from strength to strength, but after Ommadawn it was all watered down. Nobody really knows why, not even Mike, some say it was a combination of some therapy he did and also with the dawn of Punk, record labels were pushing him to do more commercial work and not hippy stuff. The only time he came close to it again was Amarok, it was almost a protest album, but with his guard down to play anything he liked, we got again that amazing creativeness of the first albums although disjointed and almost demo form. He still made some good albums, but he never reached the peak of the first three.

[@robertl6591]

This serves to reinforce what a genius Mike Oldfield is. If anyone doesn't know, he produced the original entirely on his own, painstakingly recording hundreds of hours of separate tracks. No digital in 1973, all done on magnetic tape!

[@dannygray4898]

And was in the depths of depression and bad LSD trip anxiety and disquiet about life, when he wrote and recorded this masterpiece.

[@Mixxathon]

In addition to this he cannot write or read musical notation, so he has his own way of writing down music, using a form of timeline, full of different colors and short notes of what it is supposed to be. All of it was in his head.

[@michaelspahn3675]

This is so close to the original but has its own charm. Brilliant guitarists. I love this soulful ending so much.

[@pierrechaput2439]

Holy Crap, Boys. I had to restrain myself from jumping up and applauding, all alone in my living room :) Bravo. What a performance. Thank you so much

[@jaycrandell147]

Yes, Sir ! I have to wait for my flat-mate to leave for a while so I can play him a little bit 'louder'...Ok, its 11.45 pm, on a Sunday night, but who cares...

[@tc_0]

"Bookmarks." 4:44 6:10 7:34 9:11 11:08 13:20 16:18 17:08 17:43 18:49 19:41 22:50 A thousand thanks to Mike Oldfield and his musical creativity.

[@thomasschottler4415]

Absolutely Great! Never believed this could have been adapted for four guitars in such a brillant way.

[@dannygray4898]

This music will stand the full test of time. People in 100s of years from now will still be listening to this timeless masterpiece, from the tortured soul that was/is Mike Oldfield. Great upload, cheers!

[@mezonoize4282]

Really good. This shows that hundreds of tracks are not needed for perfect harmony.

[@stevievdubaru9487]

best cover i have heard in all the years, brilliant

[@GlenFerrisMusic]

Wow. Been listening to this album for over 40 years and this version is absolutely brilliant. I'm stunned. What a superb arrangement. Beautifully played, great use of pedals, perfect tone and great use of the stereo field/ panning. Bravo. The best cover version I've ever heard.

[@HermannSchachner]

Superb!! IMO, you perfectly captured the spirit of the original.

[@threnody4955]

Captured the spirit lol

[@lilianproencademenezesmont4161]

I love Mike Oldfield ' s tubular bells.

[@jonathansadlermusic]

Four dislikes? I guess there is no pleasing some people. This is amazing. I've been working for about a year on a cover of this - there are still some parts that elude me. Congratulations to the JMB Guitar Quartet!

[@AudioAtmos]

Absolutely sublime rendition of this incredible piece of music. With the 50th anniversary performance I have been reconnecting with TB and as a guitar player I was recently wondering if anyone has tried to do a legitimate performance with all guitar. Well here it is! Wonderful job and thank you.👏👏👏

[@Meatman8089]

That guitar split at 13:59 gave my pants its own heartbeat. Wonderful performance!

[@markfortin421]

Stunning!! Absolutely perfect...SO perfect it brings me to tears... BRAVO!! Very well done.

[@MichelLinschoten]

Then for people who don’t know (I don’t see how but the youngsters) mike oldfield played every instrument himself on the album. Genius album with timeless classic sound imho

[@deeachannel9833]

Absolutely beautiful! 🎸 Congratulations for your hard work!

[@alexw5085]

I have tears in my eyes! This is simply awesome - spellbinding from the first chord. And the audio is pin-sharp. Just brilliant.

[@pppantazis1]

Συγκινητικό!Τόση πολλή [ δουλειά].Μέχρι τώρα μπορούσαμε μόνο να ακούσουμε το αριστούργημα.Εσείς μας επιτρέψατε να το [δούμε].Σπουδαίος ήχος!!Πιστοί στο πρωτότυπο.Σίγουρα είναι το πιό σπουδαίο κοπλιμέντο που έχει δεχθεί ο χαρισματικός δεκαεννιάχρονος.

[@louismiltenburg5111]

Excellent performance with great respect for and recognition of M.O. musical genius ! Bravo !

[@MrMiniMago]

Magnifique! Et maintenant... Amarok!

[@sylvainparise5852]

ça c'est du défi.

[@dawnwolfe4249]

Absolutely love this. I grew up on Tubular Bells, listening to my parents' album in the living room. This honors the original in a unique way and is the closest I've heard that's true to Mike Oldfield's original. My family album is long gone, but many years ago, I purchased the original Virgin Records release and play it regularly. If you haven't heard it on vinyl, there's no other way to fly. Just go out and find yourself a copy.

[@alessandro56moog75]

fantastic....excellent....a headmaster played as well by 4 incredible guitarst !!!!!...bravi....bravi...braviiiiiiiii....

[@sylvaintassin4577]

Un pur bonheur, juste magnifique...bravo

[@thesilent_gamer5137]

I've loved this piece of music since the day it was released. I own possibly on vynal and Cd probably every version MO has released. A timeless classic only loosely described this piece of music, it's as fresh sounding today as it was in 1973. Well done guys, you are amazing musicians. Keep it up...

[@jimboinfl45]

Nuanced, tasteful, polished, cohesive, amazing, and plenty of similar adjectives that don't exist...captures the soul of the song as I have known it for nearly 50 years now. Thank you!

[@paintedsnails6640]

Well that was just the best!! Totally loved it, please do ommadawn!!!

[@TubularTos]

8-) Bon ben oui quoi !! lol j'en perd mon Latin ! Version tres jolie rien à redire Jean-Marc !! Vous etes tous les quatre geniaux ! Merci pour ce moment de pur bonheur et de depaysement !

[@NHfiddle]

Wow!!! What an outstanding tribute to Mr. Oldfield. Its all there and then some. Please do Tubular Bells part 2.

[@sylvainparise5852]

un cover exceptionnel avec une prise de son de même niveau, j'en ai des frissons. Merci messieurs.

[@patrickizzo6612]

Really great job ! Thanks a lot !!! Some part 2 somedays or ... something more from Mike Oldfield as one of his 4 first albums (TubularBells, Omadawn, Hergest Ridge, Incantations) ? Thanks agin ! Very pleasant to listen ...............

[@henrikwinther6621]

Perfectly arranged - marvellously executed!

[@mamarrachopunpun]

Amazing. Probably the best all-guitar rendition I've seen of a MO piece. It's such a pity you haven't continued with it... Here you have a fan from Spain.

[@jimclark1374]

Apart from the lack of tubular bells - excellent.

[@hcgreier6037]

This magic hookline never left my head for over 40 years now... Very well done!

[@Spoolz07]

My God, just beautiful! So, so wonderfully played.

[@aaronjwoolley]

OH !!! - so good - what can you say - masterful

[@emdotambient]

It's only missing the roaring applause at the end.

[@eggman1978]

Brilliant. Really enjoyed this video. So much hard word has gone into this and has totally paid off. Bravo

[@unfurnishedmusic2803]

Glad I found this - absolutely brilliant!

[@vladobrunn]

Well done 👍 Thank you for a splendid experience for my soul and ears 🙏

[@mmandfriends2020]

Big applause. Excellent played and interpretated. Formidable!

[@nicolasarts]

très bonne performance , a tout le groupe merci

[@biotek1727]

Un très dgrand merci. Magnifique travail. J'écoute régulièrement Oldfield depuis 37 ans et j'ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à vous voir jouer.

[@gavincowen7124]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@ursamajor6546]

Flippin eck - this is absolutely fantastic!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rhumcoca34]

Superbe !! sur un morceau de mon enfance .. c'est genial

[@AlexDD]

One word: BRAVO!

[@totomarley1939]

Beautiful!

[@perikillopalotin6427]

Great Great Performance, Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamesallen1816]

Awesome! Love it.

[@eggman1978]

Fantastic performance a true worthy tribute to this masterpiece. It absolutely blows me away that this creation came from such a young man on his own. The talent to play all these instruments incredibly well at that age is one thing, then the beauty of the music itself the arrangements moods and haunting melodies is on another level completely from anything else. My favourite album of all time

[@narvalillo]

Absolutely brilliant. Awesome musics!

[@Fretliner]

Wow outstanding arrangement and performance truly inspiring

[@DownGrand1967]

Well, that was superb!

[@markrobinson2594]

Perfection! From a time when life was simpler but sweeter.

[@andresmuller8638]

you saved my fucked up christmas eve with your beautiful art. thank you!

[@007padel]

Merci d’avoir commit ceci. Magnifique cover… sans doute le plus beau… ❤

[@QB78Dmodder]

excellent and, from a live perspective, peerless

[@eddierasamoely8647]

J'ai commencé à écouter Mike Oldfield depuis la sortie en cassette audio de Tubular Bells et je n'ai plus arrêté ! Respect et chapeau bas messieurs pour cette interprétation tellement fidèle et tellement émouvante. Vous jouez magnifiquement bien avec un réglage au millimètre. C'est tout simplement grandiose. Merci pour ce superbe projet et cette généreuse mise en ligne.

[@tommyfurrier6074]

Hats off to you guys! Stunning performance! More, please!!!!

[@terrywood3883]

Brilliant! Attention to detail is flawless. Example: Right before the 15:00 minute mark...the two clean electric guitars playing harmony/melody. The stereo separation matches the original Oldsfield recording exactly!

[@imzvivace]

Fantastic performance! Make some more videos!

[@tonybanjo]

Masterful, faultless. I so enjoyed that

[@TheBayno]

This is just a sublime and beautiful interpretation thank you

[@susandunn3178]

This is wonderful. Brilliantly and faithfully executed. I️ applaud all the musicians and the arrangement. Thanks so very much

[@marcquaegebeur2410]

superbe ! grande classe

[@federicoceddia1150]

One of the best cover on KZbin ....Great!

[@CH-lz9by]

Excellent rendition beautifully done.

[@tobiasweber9341]

This is spectacular, brilliant arrangement and great musicianship! Please do Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn next. :)

[@Jervify]

Stunning.... Well done. Made my night.

[@zedster911]

OMG! Amazing

[@jean-lucschos796]

Bravo, excellent, un régal.

[@jean-lucschos796]

À tous les niveaux

[@augustodaveiga7645]

Wonderful. Perfect arrangement. Congratulations

[@3wideBob]

Wonderful performance and outstanding musicianship. Well done!

[@rafaelvazquez6144]

Obra maestra, la mejor interpretación posible, enhorabuena

[@fernandosanchis892]

Debe de ser la quinta vez que lo veo y cada vez me gusta más. Un trabajo excelente. Felicitaciones!!

[@FranAlban]

Wonderful rendition, thumbs up!

[@tonytrayling540]

Love this wicked tune

[@gianlucafranzoni2937]

Meravigliosa versione. Bravissimi.

[@user-gv5hu5qj2u]

J'ai toujours été un fan de Tubular Bells et particulièrement de la version de Duo Sonare, et voilà que je découvre votre boulot! En plus nous sommes de la même région. Bravo à vous pour ce moment de plaisir!

[@steveswan5714]

Don't know how i got back here but it was worth it 😱 this just transports me back to my teens 😊👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@oldshatterhand9341]

A great lot of talent. Made my day listening to it!

[@fumobarnable]

Superbe! We need second part!

[@williamcasto7230]

wow......beautiful

[@regimantas23]

Awesome performance!

[@lac8356]

well done, you captured the essence and played it beautifully.

[@ivairmpassarinho5031]

Great!!!!! Really great job ! Thanks a lot !!!

[@stompcity4085]

I keep coming back to this masterpiece, thanks guys! Xxx

[@noskcajretep13]

Magical

[@edithvelasco205]

Brilliant!! great performance!!!

[@carlosleiva5473]

Nada que desear ni esperar. Tan cerca y tan origunales como el mejor Mike Oldfield Simplemente, geniales!

[@sixbells99]

Truely amazing, makes it fresh and new again.

[@ManfredElsingBielefeld]

very wonderful!!!Thanks a lot!

[@jimlunn]

Superblious Would absolutely come to watch you guys do this live

[@ronaldvonk]

How can anyone NOT like this? :-D

[@adrogilla]

superb!

[@lonewave1]

AWSOME! EXCELLENT! MAGNIFICAT! Just downright bloody good!

[@TubularTos]

et en plus tu as adapté la partie rythmique sur le final du concert Exposed ! Genial !