The 41st stop in our cool-album-listening journey is Mike Oldfield’s eighth studio album, 1983’s “Crises.” We close out this album with the final three tracks: “Foreign Affair,” “Taurus 3,” and “Shadow on the Wall.” Please listen to Taurus 3! But please do NOT listen to “Shadow on the Wall…”
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41.2+3 Renjeaux Listens to Moonlight Shadow+In High Places, from Mike Oldfield – Crises
The 41st stop in our cool-album-listening journey is Mike Oldfield’s eighth studio album, 1983’s “Crises.” While side A of this album is one long piece, side B consists of five short songs. We open side B with Oldfield’s biggest-selling single, “Moonlight Shadow,” then rise up with “In High Places,” a collaboration with Yes’s Jon Anderson.
41.1 Renjeaux Listens to Crises, from Mike Oldfield – Crises
41.1 Renjeaux Listens to Crises, from Mike Oldfield – Crises The 41st stop in our cool-album-listening journey is Mike Oldfield’s eighth studio album, 1983’s “Crises.” The opening, title track is all of side A. It’s over 20 minutes long, comprises several movements, with varying themes and variations, and contains some of the most sublime —Continue reading “41.1 Renjeaux Listens to Crises, from Mike Oldfield – Crises”
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