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fudgenuts64 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 17 2013 Location: NY Status: Offline Points: 470 |
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Both released the same year and both very melodic, which one of these electronic albums do you prefer? Personally, I abstain from voting for now, Stratosfear needs more listens but I quite like both.
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tdfloyd ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 06 2008 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 967 |
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Tough call. Huge TD fan but this is probably Jarre's best. Since there isn't a fence sitting option on this poll, m going with Oxygen. Now if the TD choice was either of the 3 prior albums , the vote would have been reversed.
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 33149 |
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Both of these albums are excellent representations of the kind of music
that I most listened to some years before I decided to delve into
"prog", and have loved both. With Tangerine Dream, only the first four
albums have I regularly played over the last 8 or so years as my tastes
rather shifted, but I still play later TD now and then and do enjoy that
TD album very much when I'm in that sort of melodic mood. Likewise, I
stlll also like to play Oxygene when in the mood (that and Equinoxe are
my favourite Jarre albums).
I am going with Oxygene partially because it is such a strong Jarre album, and there happens to be quite a few other Tangerine Dream albums (earlier ones) that I would more usually want to play. Also, Oxygene just has music that still resonates with me so much and takes me back to another time on my musical path that I really care about rather more than Stratosfear. Both albums give me a good nostalgic feeling, and it's a pretty tight race for me,.. |
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Imperial Zeppelin ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 14 2013 Location: Kuwait Status: Offline Points: 6116 |
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I like them both a lot, but I find myself giving Stratosphere a listen more than Oxygene. So voted for TD
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Xonty ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 23 2013 Location: Cornwall Status: Offline Points: 1759 |
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Oxygene
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genbanks ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 08 2010 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 956 |
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J.M.Jarre
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octopus-4 ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams Joined: October 31 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13457 |
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TD forever
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Progosopher ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 12 2009 Location: Coolwood Status: Offline Points: 6402 |
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Stratosfear comes off a little stale to me, yet Oxygene is fresh. TD had hit their stride yet Jarre was coming into his.
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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: Offline Points: 15448 |
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Stratosfear. Overall better album, and Oxygene can't beat its title track.
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Wanorak ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 09 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4574 |
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Jean-Michel Jarre.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Oxygene
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Mellotron Storm ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 13055 |
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Not really a fan of Jarre and I really like the TD album so...
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someone_else ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24059 |
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A very close call. I voted for Jean-Michel Jarre today, but in fact I like them about equally.
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TD For me.
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richardh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 26471 |
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Jarre on this one as it seemed to define electronic music at that time but both albums are probably 4 star albums in my book.
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Chris S ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 09 2004 Location: Front Range Status: Offline Points: 7028 |
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I think TD were for obvious reasons more established. As much as I love the incredible Oxygene, no faults.......Stratosfear well for me was pushing even more boundaries at that time. I mean......Invisible Limits? Both great albums and for me Jarre's best work.
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Dean ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
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Hmm... Jarre's best vs. Tangos' average... not a tough choice - Stratosfear by a country mile.
Soon after the initial excitement of hearing electronic music played on day-time radio (Oxygène Part IV) I bought the album and was woefully disappointed by the whole thing, it sounded bland, derivative and soulless to my ears - it's electronic Pop Corn (Hot Butter) and not in the same league as the Tangos (or even Oldfield). I've played it maybe a couple of times in the past 38 years and it hasn't got any better, I'd much rather listen to father Maurice than son Jean Michel (Maurice wrote the soundtracks to Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Zhivago).
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richardh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 26471 |
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Oxygene Part 2 is easily one of the best electronic pieces I've heard. I'd love to hear anything else remotely like that.
also used brilliantly as part of the Peter Weir film Gallipoli at a key moment , so obviously must be soulless and bland Edited by richardh - August 03 2014 at 15:01 |
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Dean ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
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![]() Edited by Dean - August 03 2014 at 17:53 |
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genbanks ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 08 2010 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 956 |
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Aboslutely agree
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