Crises

Product Information

Crises is the eighth studio album by English musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 27 May 1983 on Virgin Records. Oldfield started recording the album towards the end of his 1982 tour supporting his previous record, Five Miles Out. It marked a continuation of Oldfield's experimentation with more accessible music which began in the late 1970s; side one contains the 20-minute "Crises" and side two contains a collection of shorter songs which feature vocalists Maggie Reilly, Jon Anderson, and Roger Chapman. Oldfield produced Crises with drummer Simon Phillips, who also plays on the album. Arrived to side B, you immediately find the big hit: "Monlight Shadow". Oldfield tried several time to resurrect from Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso had a similar vibrato. "Shadow on The Wall" is everything but a masterpiece, Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped, ?= 4 indistinguishable stamped letters/numbers, variant 5): V 2262 B-2-1-A ?

But if some of his previous songs had come across as a tad self-effacing, a bit like makeweights, the songs on Crises sound more fully realised and far more confident – particularly the single Moonlight Shadow which reached number four in the UK and Number One in many European countries. Reilly on the vocals. It is of course not her first appearance on Mike's work (she was passed on the torch happen but it's kinda funny if he did. After that, we got the 3rd part in the Taurus line up of songs that started in QE2. It is pretty In High Places (Music: Mike Oldfield, Lyrics: Mike Oldfield & Jon Anderson) Mike Oldfield: Guitar, Oberheim OBXa, Roland Strings, Fairlight C.M.I. Jon Anderson: Vocals Pierre Moerlen: Vibraphone Simon Phillips: Tama Drums Next song is In High Places. Sung by Jon Anderson of Yes, this song is very pretty in it's both simplicity and complexity. Jon'sHe belted it out in about one take and it made your hair stand up,” Oldfield says. “And it became a sort of anthem in the Eastern Bloc before Glasnost, before the wall came down, which is great.” Such a performance seemed to galvanise Oldfield’s guitar playing, which sounds tougher and grittier than usual. “Well, it had to be for that song,” he agrees, adding, “but then I always go for it. I really do love Mike Oldfield's work. His albums are always so enriching to the ears with beautiful uses of instruments and pop music is as superb as his more progressive works. The acoustic guitar on this song goes kinda hard sometimes, and it sorta the formula but this remains probably his most known song in the pop world. Easy listening excellently sung

Some CD releases of Crises included an interview done with Mike at the time of the album's release. You can read it, and see the photos which accompanied it, here.Tubular Bells' and OLDFIELD celebrated this - the first of many, many times he reinterpreted this theme, and one of the most convincing. Within ten

Simon Phillips – acoustic Tama drums, co-production, special effects; shaker on "Foreign Affair" and "Taurus 3"; finger-snaps, bells, tambourine, and boots on "Taurus 3"

So yeah, this album is excellent. It shows Mike's beautiful music making and his use of many different genres from both the pop If you have a choice, look for "Crises" as the better album. But if you are interested in what Mike's In High Places" begins with the unmistakable and highly irritating tones of Jon Anderson over-ennunciating and missing pitches in a most precise manner... You can almost hear the sincere smile on his face. And the music behind it is atrocious too - an ostinato set over a couple of chords, with a reasonably funky drum beat that could have been performed by a drum machine. Dutch album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Crises" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 1 May 2019. Enter Crises in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1983 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

Another good album from Mike. Not his best of course (but these times belong to the past) but a decent Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mike Oldfield; 'Crises ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 1 May 2019. Hence 2 stars - Collectors or fans of M.O. only. Listen with high expectations and you WILL be disappointed.In High Places (3:34), with vocals by Jon Anderson, is another good song, as is Foreign Affair, again sung by Reilly. After it is the turn of Taurus 3 (4:17) and especially of