GusFogle 
Tubular Bell
Dabei seit: 03.06.2012
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Hello, German Mike Oldfield fans! I, Gus Fogle, am proud to be a member of your fine community on this forum. I know that many of you have viewed our live performance of Amarok, but as I want as many people to see this as possible, I felt it deserved a topic all its own.
Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQj2gOFn9d0
As my German is rather poor, I hope that some of us can converse here in English, and that you enjoy my video. Also, I will be posting a video blog soon regarding the upcoming live performance of the entire "Incantations" album- we currently have Parts 2 and 4 learned, and expect to have 1 and 3 done by the end of the summer and start rehearsing for live performance. Ryan Yard is once again working with us on this project. A trombonist will be joining us on the Incantations show as well.
P.S. this may sound foolish but I don't care- I love your Nena! Nobody in the states knows who she is so I can only discuss her with authentic Germans. Lol.
Best regards,
Gus Fogle
Dieser Beitrag wurde 1 mal editiert, zum letzten Mal von GusFogle: 03.06.2012 09:28.
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03.06.2012 03:26 |
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Vossinator
Hergest Ridge
Dabei seit: 18.05.2011
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Hi, Gus,
what a surprise ! Yesterday i´ve seen your performance, and i love it! 
Welcome to the Forum!
Let me ask you: Is there a chance to have it on CD?
best regards
Vossinator
PS: Sorry for my bad english.
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03.06.2012 08:23 |
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GusFogle
Tubular Bell
Dabei seit: 03.06.2012
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Hi, Gus,
what a surprise ! Yesterday i´ve seen your performance, and i love it!
Welcome to the Forum!
Let me ask you: Is there a chance to have it on CD?
best regards
Vossinator
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Hi there, thanks for your kind words!
We have not done a studio recording of Amarok, but as it seems to be in very high demand, we are considering recording it. This would take a few months as we are busy with Incantations, but could definitely be done.
By the way, your English is perfectly fine.
Thanks again,
Gus
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03.06.2012 08:33 |
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Vossinator
Hergest Ridge
Dabei seit: 18.05.2011
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Hello, Gus,
i´m glad that you are now a member of this Forum and i´m looking forward to your performance of Incantations.
Have a good time here.
Regards
Volker ( Vossinator )
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03.06.2012 08:44 |
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Tina
Two dark eyes :-)
Dabei seit: 26.09.2005
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03.06.2012 08:52 |
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GusFogle
Tubular Bell
Dabei seit: 03.06.2012
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1. Performing Amarok live is a crazy idea, why did you do it? 2. Watching the video I asked myself about the audience (I really would have loved to see their faces 
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1. I enjoy a good challenge, and that's part of the reason why we did Amarok. But the real reason is that it is a piece I honestly love and have a lot of passion for. It might be hard to tell from the video, but I was really nervous, knowing that this was the first time this had ever been done live. At times I felt like an out of control freight train ready to de-rail at any moment, but somehow we made it through to the end.
2. One thing I've noticed about the audience at Mike Oldfield shows is how quiet and respectful everyone is. You rarely see someone jumping around, yelling. The audience is typically seated, attentive and listening to the music with captivation and respect. I was actually amazed to see that the audience at our performance of Amarok was the same. Something about Mike's music can really just capture the ear and command respect, especially in a live performance. It is hard to tell from the video because you cant see the crowd, but it was actually fairly small, less than 100, and aside from a few friends in the crowd, Jason and I were the youngest people in the building. I was pleasantly surprised after the show to find that more than a few members of the crowd were moved to tears by our performance. I felt very proud of that. But I can only take so much credit- that is the power of Mike's music.
Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed it, Tina 
As far as Nena goes, I don't honestly expect to find any fans on a Mike Oldfield forum. German or not. Lol. A strange personal muse for me, but that's just the way it is, I dont know why
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03.06.2012 09:28 |
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blinky
Head Over Heels
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Hi Gus,
I would like to express my deep respect to what you’ve done on the video. Great work, thanks!
Looking foreward to Incantations.
Best regards
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03.06.2012 09:29 |
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Tina
Two dark eyes :-)
Dabei seit: 26.09.2005
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At times I felt like an out of control freight train ready to de-rail at any moment, but somehow we made it through to the end.
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I know what you mean...there are parts which sound like you were ready to punch down the piano. Poor thing.
Anyway, thanks that you told something about the audience as I really asked myself if they knew what to expect...or if they where sitting there with a big "WTF?!" in their faces.
If you don't mind: would you tell us something about yourself? Like, how old are you, where are you from and WHY Mike Oldfield?
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03.06.2012 09:49 |
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GusFogle
Tubular Bell
Dabei seit: 03.06.2012
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If you don't mind: would you tell us something about yourself? Like, how old are you, where are you from and WHY Mike Oldfield?
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I'll be 21 years old this Tuesday.
I'm from a small city called Mt. Sterling (the name is Irish) in the state of Kentucky, United States. In all honesty it isn't a very enlightened place musically or culturally, I would prefer to be in the UK or Europe where there is more appreciation for Mike's music and music like his, but nevertheless this is where I live currently- hopefully something better will come along.
As far as why Mike Oldfield, I feel a strong connection when I hear his music. The emotions that Mike puts into his music are emotions that I can relate to and I really feel like I understand what he tries to communicate with his music. He's also the only guitarist who has ever inspired me to perform guitar parts on a piano. I suppose every fan has their own Oldfield story, but that one is mine. I'm an entirely self-taught pianist, I learned to read music on my own, though I did spend some brief time at a music conservatory, I found it creatively oppressive and left.
P.S. 90% of the audience at the Amarok concert had no clue who Mike Oldfield is, so I guess they didn't really know what to expect. I imagine if we'd included the tooth brushing, slurping of water, glass shattering and Margaret Thatcher speech there would have been more of a WTF reaction
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03.06.2012 10:27 |
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sentinel101
Exposed
Dabei seit: 05.08.2005
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Hi Gus,
I just watched your performance and I'm really speechless. You both captured the spirit and power of Amarok in a way I've never thought would be possible to do with just two instruments. I could almost feel the exhaustion when you got closer to the finish.
Did you hear something from Mike or his management ? I think a reward for "first human beings who played Amarok live" would be much more deserved than the reward which Mike provided for the first discovery of the hidden morse code message.
It would be cool to have your performance on CD with better sound quality and (who knows) with a guest appearance by Mike himself (hell Mike, you can do everything over the internet so why not support these two guys !).
Anyway, you made my day :-)
Michael
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03.06.2012 13:36 |
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GusFogle
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Dabei seit: 03.06.2012
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Thanks, Michael!
We are still waiting for a response from Mr. Oldfield's side. In a perfect world Mike would have realized that Amarok CAN be performed live, then put together a full orchestra to perform it with me as the pianist of course.
I'd settle just for a personal email from Mike giving me his thoughts on what we did.
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03.06.2012 16:00 |
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Bene
Dr. des Oldfieldtismus
Dabei seit: 09.02.2002
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Your Taurus II performance is also amazing...
:-)
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Bex
TaurusTrilogy
Dabei seit: 10.04.2005
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Respect Gus! Awesome presentation.
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[...] In all honesty it isn't a very enlightened place musically or culturally[...] |
If I remember correct, your region is famous for Bluegrass, or? Okay, not everybody like this kind of music, but its still there. I worked and lived nearly 9 month in Danville, KY, in 2006. So I know these "redneck" area a little bit.... 
Your performance was amazing. It is different, of course, but all the well known sequences are there. Including the goosebumps I get on all these little climaxes in there. Thank you and Jason for this.
And yes, I would also like a recording in better quality. But, take the time you need. Now I am looking forward to your performance of Incantantions.
By the way. Welcome to this forum. You see, a lot of people are able to speak and write in English, so a conversation is possible. 
But Nena.....? Yes, 25 years ago. That was a different story with her, but now...
Okay. Take care. See you soon here.
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03.06.2012 20:47 |
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anorak
Administrator
Dabei seit: 09.02.2002
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Happy birthday, Gus!
Thanks for your great work on Amarok, it's fantastic and awesome! And I'm looking forward to Incantations, too 
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Greetings from the middle of Germany, Thuringia.
Cheers, Chris
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05.06.2012 06:27 |
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Vossinator
Hergest Ridge
Dabei seit: 18.05.2011
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Happy Birthday, Gus !!!!
Heres´s to you: 
All the best !
Greetings
Volker
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05.06.2012 07:29 |
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GusFogle
Tubular Bell
Dabei seit: 03.06.2012
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Thank you guys so much! I had a great birthday.
Look forward to an Incantations live video blog this weekend sometime.
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06.06.2012 05:32 |
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Oldfield
endings are just beginnings
Dabei seit: 05.06.2007
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somewhere on a small campground in the middle of Bavaria...
yes, on our fan meeting last weekend we also watched your amarok performance. it's quite nice with an full-hd projector and an active PA-system with 800watts rms... 
by the way, you've done a great job on this one, thanks for this.
i'm looking forward for more performances of mike oldfield pieces - hopefully in better video/sound quality!
so long
Tim
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12.06.2012 14:34 |
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Tanzbär
Amarok
Dabei seit: 29.07.2008
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Next year: "Amarok Bauchklatschgruppe" with live music.
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12.06.2012 14:48 |
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Sprachlos! Absolut genial! Amarok ist für mich das beste Album, das MO jemals veröffentlicht hat. Wenn er das Stück einmal live spielen würde (wäre doch die Premiere, oder?), würde ich auch einmal um den Globus fliegen um dahin zu kommen
@GusFogle
Many thanks for the outstanding performance. It was really great, keep up the good work
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