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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45549 |
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 46926 |
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Antarctica (1983)
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45549 |
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I'm in Rhapsodies whenever I hear Irene Papas sing.
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twosteves ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 01 2007 Location: NYC/Rhinebeck Status: Offline Points: 4098 |
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See you later---was able to get it on CD this year. Always liked it and Jon Anderson singing is very good
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TCat ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 07 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 11612 |
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I would have to say it is a toss up between Soil Festivities and Direct. Direct is excellent because of it's more varied content, but at the same time, Soil Festivities is excellent because of it's focus. I voted for Soil Festivities because it didn't have a vote yet, but could have easily voted for Direct too.
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Manuel ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13481 |
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Not an easy choice, but at the end, I voted for Chariots of Fire.
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Progishness ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 10 2020 Location: Planet Rhubarb Status: Offline Points: 2565 |
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Rhapsodies - Irene Papas is simply the best vocalist Vangelis ever worked with.
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"We're going to need a bigger swear jar."
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Progosopher ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 12 2009 Location: Coolwood Status: Offline Points: 6484 |
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Mask, largely because Movement 4 is one of my favorite pieces from him. After that, Antarctica, Direct, Soil Festivities, and Chariots of Fire.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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verslibre ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Online Points: 19517 |
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A slew of wonderful records. Rewind a few years, and I'm voting for Direct...
...but this is here and now — Soil Festivities is simply one of the best from the Van man. I'm glad others have voted for it, too.
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progaardvark ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover/Symphonic/RPI Teams Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Sea of Peas Status: Offline Points: 53811 |
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Direct!
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Tie between Direct and See You Later
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Mormegil ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 03 2010 Location: NE PA Status: Offline Points: 8092 |
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Burning Chariots . . . .
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Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Cosmiclawnmower ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 09 2010 Location: West Country,UK Status: Offline Points: 4019 |
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Soil Festivities for me.. some very special music that has a very special place in my heart..
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richardh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30450 |
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Mask although it takes a bit of getting used to. Some of Vangelis best work is in the eighties for sure. After about 1985 he moved back to Greece , Athens more specifically. Most of his best work was 1975-1985 (West London - Spheric studios I think) with Mask representing a full circle from Heaven and Hell and both featuring the English Chamber Choir heavily..
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octopus-4 ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() RIO/Avant & Zeuhl, Neo, Post/Math, PSIKE Joined: October 31 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14955 |
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I hate that album. The song featuring Jon in particular. The Italian electro-pop duo (Chrisma) tells a ridicolous story, if you understand Italian. It's the only album in his huge discography that I really don't like.
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I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution
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Matti ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: April 15 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 2170 |
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I choose Direct which contains tight, song-like instrumentals, some of them very beautiful and always at least pleasant. Personally, it has a notable place in my listening history.
Soil Festivities and Mask have some spellbinding material (especially Soil's two first movements) but fail to impress me on the course of the entire album. And so fails Chariots of Fire, sad to say. See You Later is actually quite charming (but admittedly strikingly uneven) for being such an unusual and playful Vangelis album.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45549 |
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I like all of those albums you mentioned, but Rapsodies easily wins my vote in this poll.
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richardh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30450 |
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Chariots of Fire contains half soundtrack material and half the Suite that utilises some key themes from the s/t. I always thought the Suite was great but I had less positive feelings for the rest.
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