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Within just two years, Mike had gone from the loose folk/hard rock fusion of "Five Miles Out" to the almost-sterile "Discovery". Locked away in a Swiss studio within sight of Lake Geneva, Mike recorded his 9th studio release in 11 years armed with a good set of songs, but a bad sense of selection.Most of the tracks on "Discovery" rate a lot higher than those on "Crises". "To France" is one of those songs that just hits you - a left-of-centre pop song about the exile of Mary Queen of Scots, containing some of the most powerful guitarwork Mike would produce during the 80's. The other single, "more…Tricks of the Light" is actually quite catchy and harmonious yet it feels too quirky and swamped by the use of the Fairlight. The remaining vocal tracks are listenable, but nothing too special.Fortunately, once you're passed the hit-and-miss vocal songs, you're presented with the 12min instrumental, "The Lake". It starts off shimmering and pastoral building into what sounds to me like an instrumental version of Status Quo!! Nice touch! The album rounds off with a true grand finale, propelled to epic proportions by the drums of Simon Phillips battling against Mike's blistering guitar. It's worth buying the album just for this track alone.When a reviewer says "it could've been better", you don't expect to find evidence to prove it. In reality, "Discovery" truly could have been better. In 1984, Mike would also record "Crime of Passion", its B-Side "Jungle Gardenia", "In the Pool" (B-Side to "To France") and "Afghan" (B-Side to "Tricks...") - all of which are significantly better than Discovery's weaker moments. With over 30min of disc space remaining, Virgin could have at least included these as bonus tracks to give the listener the full scope of Mike's work in 1984.If you enjoyed "Five Miles Out" or any other Oldfield album from the 80's, "Discovery" will not disappoint. If not - buy it anyway just to hear "The Lake"!!

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Mike Oldfield - Discovery (2000) Retail CD

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