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Vangelis 1980-1989
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Poll Question: Which is your favourite Vangelis album?
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    Posted: November 24 2021 at 02:53
Part 2 of 4.

5 stars  1981: Vangelis - Chariots of Fire (soundtrack) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsjS0L1K0ZG6sOkFp6PSGOh
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Antarctica (1983)
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I'm in Rhapsodies whenever I hear Irene Papas sing. Heart
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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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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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Not an easy choice, but at the end, I voted for Chariots of Fire.
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Rhapsodies - Irene Papas is simply the best vocalist Vangelis ever worked with.
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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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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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Direct!
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Tie between Direct and See You Later
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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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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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Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

See you later---was able to get it on CD this year. Always liked it and Jon Anderson singing is very good
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 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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Originally posted by Matti Matti wrote:

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.
 
I like all of those albums you mentioned, but Rapsodies easily wins my vote in this poll. Smile
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Originally posted by Matti Matti wrote:

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.
 

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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