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Jan 24, 2012 · It gets a bit samey in parts, with celtic instruments, Phil Collins drum machines, African percussion, and vocoders all over the place. Five Miles Out: love it, especially the title track. Crises: almost as good as Five Miles Out.
QE2 is a transitional album for Oldfield between the controlled minimalism of Incantations and Platinum, and the more entertaining, but still prog oriented, "Five Miles Out" and "Crises".
QE2 is the sixth studio album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1980 on Virgin Records. The album was named after the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 . The album contained both original Oldfield compositions as well as two cover versions of pieces recorded by other bands ("Arrival" by ABBA and "Wonderful Land" by The Shadows ).
Platinum/QE2/Five Miles Out by Mike Oldfield released in 1994. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Five Miles Out is the seventh studio album by English recording artist Mike Oldfield, released on 19 March 1982 by Virgin Records in the UK. After touring in support of his previous album, QE2 (1980), ended in mid-1981, Oldfield started on a follow-up with members of his touring band performing the music.
Preston also played percussion with Brand X, the funk jazz group with Phil Collins on drums. Morris Pert - After having contributed drums to Platinum, QE2 and Five Miles Out, Morris Pert returns here on percussion, the job he's perhaps better known for.
Vocoder - A device that featured heavily on QE2 and his next album, Five Miles Out. A vocoder is able to take the characteristics of one signal (the modulator) and impart them on another (the carrier).
