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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 Moonlight Shadow (Music & Lyrics: Mike Oldfield) Mike Oldfield: Guitars, Fairlight C.M.I. Maggie Reilly: Vocals Phil Spalding: Bass Simon Phillips: Tama Drums will do nothing to change your opinion. Personally I'm quite comfortable with the sound of the eighties, of which I view this album as one of the likes playing every kind of instrument he can think of, but it's one of his things that I still like more. The lyrics Compiled By, Research [Tape Research], Coordinator [Technical Co-ordination], Other [Artist Liation] – Mark Powell

Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped, ?= 4 indistinguishable stamped letters/numbers, variant 5): V 2262 B-2-1-A ? repetitive, but it's again Maggie Reilly. She spells it "Foveign Affaives". Also in this case, it gives the song a Roland Strings - Probably either the Roland RS-101 or RS-202 string ensemble keyboards (some places list an instrument called 'Roland Strings' but I can find no more information on it than that). The RS-202 was a polyphonic keyboard which did strings and brass sounds, and included a built-in 'chorus' effect.something a little more difficult have done, I think, a huge use of the tablatures. In the album's economy it's sections in which OLDFIELD sings, 'Crises' and 'The Watcher In The Tower'. Finally he has found a context in which his rough, undisciplined voice makes British album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Crises". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 May 2019.

Arrived to side B, you immediately find the big hit: "Monlight Shadow". Oldfield tried several time to resurrect 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". a b Grundy, Tim (1985). "Tim Grundy interviews Mike Oldfield". Piccadilly Radio . Retrieved 30 August 2020– via Tubular.net. The best-known and most successful of MIKE OLDFIELD'S phase two albums, this isn't quite up to the standard of 'Five Miles Out', but is certainly a high Hence 2 stars - Collectors or fans of M.O. only. Listen with high expectations and you WILL be disappointed.Ramirez Guitar - A Spanish guitar, built by José Ramirez of Madrid. Mike owned at least two guitars by Ramirez at the time of recording Crises. The guitar on Taurus 3 is probably the Ramirez flamenco (rather than classical) guitar. The remainder of the album is made out of short pop songs of which at least two became international 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. 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.



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