EXPOSED

'Exposed' is the first live album by British musician and composer Mike Oldfield (or second if you count 'The Orchestral Tubular Bells' as a live album). It was released in 1979, and features 'Incantations' and 'Tubular Bells' in their entirety.

And that, essentially, is this album in a nutshell. The musical performances are of an excellent standard, as would be expected, and the sound is incredible. In fact, the sound is so clear, I often forget this is a live album, mistakenly thinking I'm listening to their studio counterparts.

But in all honesty, I'm not really that keen on the 'Incantations' album, and while I do like 'Tubular Bells', it's very rarely, if ever, a record I choose to listen to. And if I'm going to listen to either, it's going to be the studio album. There's an additional track, of Mike's foray into disco music with the awesome 'Guilty', but that's not enough to win me over either.

Therefore I can't really give this release more than a three-star rating. It's good, but it's not an album I'm likely to ever play again. There are just so many other Mike Oldfield albums I'd rather listen to.

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