Crises Import

Nice lp original pressing

I loved the studio album when it first came out - at least the title track was really very good. The shorter songs were quite good as well, with the excellent Maggie Reilly singing Mike's big hit "Moonlight Shadow". But what made this a must have for me was the live concert recording of the Taurus I & II suite, and then Crises - the band's effort in this recording is excellent bringing life to the long form pieces. Great for the Oldfield fan!

Great album, although I'm less of a fan of Oldfield's vocal stuff. The concert cd is essential to overall picture of his early 80's material.

Nothing like getting hooked on a song when it first comes out, and sticks with you afterwards. I've been a fan of Mike Oldfield ever since I heard "Tubular Bells", and continue to be now. In the past few years, many of Oldfield's iconic albums have been remixed and remastered by Mike himself, to include box sets with the original versions along with updated remixes of the original, as well as a DVD with a discrete 5.1 surround mix of the album. I make no secret of the fact that that's why I buy these box sets. "TB" and "Ommadawn" are among my favorite albums, and when "Crises" was released, with its hit single "Moonlight Shadow" (sung by Maggie Reilly), I bought it immediately.The opening title track is one of Mike's long-form tracks, and comparing the original CD with the stereo remix shows several differences that some people on a website I frequent panned vehemently. I actually liked the reworking, and even said so on that site. One of the things Mike did was to expand the intro of "Shadow", which I found interesting. The sound of the 5.1 remix brought the textures out even more. My feeling is that Mike wouldn't have undertaken this project if he didn't think he could improve on the original mix, to make it fit more into the vision he had for it. I think he succeeded. This set is not cheap, but it's worth every cent in my opinion. I encourage the listener to go into it with an open mind and form their own opinions.

puntual y concreto

a little pop for oldfield but I do enjoy it very much