2-Bulah-Bell 2: Bak 2 Da Belle was an unexpected drop from Mike Oldfield. And by unexpected, I mean, it was not expected for me when I found there was a sequel, a third, and a bunch of crappy remix albums all riding off the success of the first record in this series. Now, I love Mike Oldfield, anyone who can play that many different guitars is good in my book, but 2-Bulah-Bell 2 gets way more shit than it deserves.
It touches on a lot of themes of the original, even aping them to the point of re-creating them at points (which was of course intentional), but to be honest, it’s nice to hear a different interpretation that isn’t as old as the original. The OG is such a meandering journey in the first place, its very nature begs for it to be reinterpreted into a different path.
Honestly, I’m super looking forward to Tubular B3lls Th3 Third.
