Last year I wrote the following about my rediscovery of Crises (edited for relevancy):
I was on a Mike Oldfield kick in college, and this one was his newest album at the time... Back then I was looking for more and more underground prog rock, and Crises to me at that time was only half an album. Eventually I moved it out. In reacquiring the LP, I could almost argue the same thing - except the half I like best today are the 6 tracks that make up Side 1. In fact, in absorbing the album with 3 straight listens, I could be persuaded to add Crises to my X-Wave collection versus progressive rock. Of course Oldfield is considered prog rock royalty and he brought on many guests for this album, most from that world... Overall, this resulted in a +3 listen. It won't be long before I find Five Miles Out I'm sure...
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And that day has arrived. Every single thing I said above applies here. From the +3 listen(s) - to the shorter tracks being more preferable than the side-longer - to the special guests - to the argument that this could be an X-Wave album verse prog. If you like one you will like the other. Glad to have it back.
Ownership: LP: 1982 Epic. Gatefold. Recent pickup (2023) from an Atlanta record store's dollar bin while there on business. NM copy too. Many of these Oldfield albums remain very easy to find.
1984; 3/22/23 (new entry)
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