So in the same month that its millionaire and acclaimed Tubular Bells celebrated its tenth anniversary, Crises comes to light, an album that occupied part of the year 1982 and 1983 in the composition and subsequent recording, in the Oldfield is surrounded by a Pleiades of great musicians such as Simon Phillips, Phil Spalding, Jon Anderson of Yes, Roger Chapman of Family, Pierre Moerlen or Maggie Reilly among others.
The album was one of his biggest hits, and with which he installed his sophisticated rock pop music in the 80s and with only five songs, the album established itself among the top positions on both sides of the Atlantic.
Crises, the instrumental song that opened the album, presents 21 minutes in which Mike plays with synthesizers, keyboards and mysterious atmospheres, without forgetting again great percussions and guitars, delighting us again with his peculiar progressive rock
Moments like "Crises, you can't get away", or "The watcher and the tower" are extraordinary and show that Oldfield still had a lot of talent left. Slightly inferior to the Taurus II, from its predecessor Five Miles Out, but absolutely masterful full of great music, great moments, beautiful melodies, enigmatic sounds ... Next, the great success of 83, Moonlight Shadow, well-known song by Oldfield along with the introduction of Tubular Bells: a conventional song, but pleasant, entertaining, and a true classic. Later, In High Places, perhaps the best song on the album, an original theme, almost melancholic, playful and mysterious, a very space theme, where Jon Anderson's voice takes on special importance. Foreign Affair becomes the anecdotal theme for its rhythmic pace as well as great. Taurus III, another instrumental theme with an almost Flemish influence is the least curious. Finally, Shadow on the Wall, the hardest track on the album, became another contemporary classic of pop rock.
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