Mike Oldfield - The Best of Mike Oldfield: Elements

Elements represents the many sides of Mike Oldfield, and is a short but interesting journey through some of this multi-instrumentalist's best efforts. Sixteen of his albums are spoken for, with the same number of tracks making up this assortment. The collection opens up with The Exorcist's theme, which peaked at number seven on Billboard's Top 40, and is Oldfield's claim to fame. Many of the songs that follow are beautiful examples of acoustic and electric guitar playing, like the European-flavored "In Dulci Jubilo" and the Oriental sounding "Etude" from the movie The Killing Fields. Read More