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Monday, March 3, 2014

Mike Oldfield "Man On The Rocks"


Country: UK
Sub GenreProgressive Rock
LabelVirgin EMI
Release dateMarch 3, 2014
Tracklist
  1. Sailing
  2. Moonshine
  3. Man On The Rocks
  4. Castaway
  5. Minutes
  6. Dreaming In The Wind
  7. Nuclear
  8. Chariots
  9. Following The Angels
  10. Irene
  11. I Give Myself Away
Line-up
Mike Oldfield - guitars, keyboards
Leland Sklar (Phil Collins, Crosby, Stills & Nash, James Taylor) - bass
John Robinson (Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Daft Punk) - drums
Luke Spiller (the Struts) - vocals

Description/Reviews
Its working title, 'Rock' emphasises the album's directness, heard especially on the guitar-driven 'Irene', inspired by the category 3 hurricane that hit the Bahamas in 2011. However, it is – as you would expect from the man who gave the world Tubular Bells and so much more besides – an album of great variance and contrast; from the commercial punch of opening track, ‘Sailing’, to the beautiful folk-influenced ‘Dreaming In The Wind’ to the emotional gravitas of its closer, a cover of William McDowell’s gospel song, ‘I Give Myself Away’.
Media/Samples
Sailing

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