Oldfield has a way of bouncing back and doing something incredible after losing his way, so I'm hopeful about this. Amarok was originally started as an Ommadawn II, but he said it morphed into something of its own, and remains in my top 5 Oldfield releases. I also think TBII and some of TBIII are quite good, so just the fact that this is a sequel doesn't necessarily speak against it. I think the two things that give me the most hope for this are the instrument list posted above and that Mike is quoted as saying that he hasn't had this much fun making music in years. Here's hoping for something great!
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