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    Posted: January 08 2017 at 11:56
Which Vangelis era do you prefer?

1970s: Albedo 0.39, L'Apocalypse des Animaux, Beaubourg, China, Earth, La Fête Sauvage, Heaven and Hell, Ignacio, Magic (with Demis Roussos), Odes (with Irene Papas), Opera Sauvage, Spiral, 666 (Aphrodite's Child)

1980s: Antarctica, Blade Runner [unreleased soundtrack], The Bounty [unreleased soundtrack], Chariots of Fire, Direct, Dragon, The Friends of Mr Cairo (Jon & Vangelis), Hypothesis, Invisible Connections, Mask, Missing [unreleased soundtrack], Private Collection (Jon & Vangelis)Rapsodies (with Irene Papas), See You Later, Short Stories (Jon & Vangelis), Soil Festivities

1990s: 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Bitter Moon [unreleased soundtrack], Blade Runner, The City, El GrecoOceanic, Voices

2000s: Alexander, Mythodea, Rosetta


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jude111 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2017 at 12:03
The 1970s are probably his most critically lauded (especially by prog fans); the 1980s were his most prolific and commercially successful (probably); yet, while is output in the 1990s slowed considerably, I find myself lately drawn most to the material he produced during this period.

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C'MON!!! 



Apart from that "Chariots Of Fire" song, I'm not much into his post-'70s stuff.




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70s all the way! But mostly for two releases that aren't mentioned in the OP: Dragon and Hypothesis - the former being my absolute favourite Vangelis release. Sorta like Vangelis doing mushrooms in an Indian bazar whilst theowing these fat unhinged organ riffs out in the perimetre. The Greek keyboard wizard's Krautrock album, I kid you not.
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'70's closely followed by '90's.
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

70s all the way! But mostly for two releases that aren't mentioned in the OP: Dragon and Hypothesis - the former being my absolute favourite Vangelis release. Sorta like Vangelis doing mushrooms in an Indian bazar whilst theowing these fat unhinged organ riffs out in the perimetre. The Greek keyboard wizard's Krautrock album, I kid you not.

Cool, I added those 2 to the list:)
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Thanks man:)
I know they weren't supposed to see the light of day - basically high quality demo tapes - but I am so thrilled some guy at the studio dug them out of obscurity...during the same decade no less. Usually takes ages before those types of deals materialise.
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90s, 70s, 80s, 00s, in that order.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mascodagama Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2017 at 14:19
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

70s all the way! But mostly for two releases that aren't mentioned in the OP: Dragon and Hypothesis - the former being my absolute favourite Vangelis release. Sorta like Vangelis doing mushrooms in an Indian bazar whilst theowing these fat unhinged organ riffs out in the perimetre. The Greek keyboard wizard's Krautrock album, I kid you not.


Indeed - not even the 'B-side' tracks being entitled Stuffed Aubergine and Stuffed Tomato can detract from its brilliance.

Hypothesis shouldn't be sneezed at either - very much the Free Jazz Odyssey of his oeuvre. Though I doubt he ever tried to play it for a festival crowd. It stands alongside the magnificent s/t album from Axis when it comes to truly far out Greek albums of the period, IMO.
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Good call! I haven't spun that Axis album since the cold war. Methinks a revisit is in order. Funny how small things like a mere post over PA sparks interest in long forgotten records.

Stuffed Aubergine is brilliant. The dish is also tops but not nearly as rhythmically enhanced.
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Aphrodite's Child - 666
 
for me, not to wild about the others..
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AEProgman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2017 at 14:48
Close call for me between the 70s and 90s, but will go with 70s mostly for China and Heaven and Hell, plus Albedo 0.39 and Spiral were my first intro to him.  There are others that I have not heard that have peaked my interest to try from then also.
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My fav album of his is Albedo ----but also loved Heaven and Hell and See you Later which I thought was so cool as an arty college student----and like some of his stuff with Jon (Jon really blew that friendship---they were good together) so I voted 70's.
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1970s.
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Really now...

the 70s.
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Originally posted by jude111 jude111 wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

70s all the way! But mostly for two releases that aren't mentioned in the OP: Dragon and Hypothesis - the former being my absolute favourite Vangelis release. Sorta like Vangelis doing mushrooms in an Indian bazar whilst theowing these fat unhinged organ riffs out in the perimetre. The Greek keyboard wizard's Krautrock album, I kid you not.

Cool, I added those 2 to the list:)
Except that you didn't. Those are my two favorites as well. And actually Sex Power as a third fave just to be difficult

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Thanks man:)
I know they weren't supposed to see the light of day - basically high quality demo tapes - but I am so thrilled some guy at the studio dug them out of obscurity...during the same decade no less. Usually takes ages before those types of deals materialise.
Really? Got both on vinyl and never really thought there was a demo-tape quality to them. 
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I did word that rather poorly, but what I meant to say was that Vangelis himself never meant for any of those recordings to be released. Someone at the studio obviously thought otherwise.
High quality demo should be: delicious studio jam
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jude111 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2017 at 15:31
Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by jude111 jude111 wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

70s all the way! But mostly for two releases that aren't mentioned in the OP: Dragon and Hypothesis - the former being my absolute favourite Vangelis release. Sorta like Vangelis doing mushrooms in an Indian bazar whilst theowing these fat unhinged organ riffs out in the perimetre. The Greek keyboard wizard's Krautrock album, I kid you not.

Cool, I added those 2 to the list:)
Except that you didn't.

Except that I did. Everything's in alphabetical order.


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70s.
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote verslibre Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2017 at 16:19
Okay, I did vote '70s, because these albums are simply amazing, and there's nothing else like them out there...
Originally posted by jude111 jude111 wrote:

1970s: Albedo 0.39, L'Apocalypse des Animaux, Beaubourg, China, Earth, La Fête Sauvage, Heaven and Hell, Magic (with Demis Roussos), Odes (with Irene Papas), Opera Sauvage, Spiral, 666 (Aphrodite's Child)
 
...but I love these albums just as much!
 
Originally posted by jude111 jude111 wrote:

1980s: Antarctica, Blade Runner [unreleased soundtrack], The Bounty [unreleased soundtrack], Chariots of Fire, Direct, DragonThe Friends of Mr Cairo (Jon & Vangelis), HypothesisInvisible Connections, Mask, Missing [unreleased soundtrack], Private Collection (Jon & Vangelis)Rapsodies (with Irene Papas), See You Later, Short Stories (Jon & Vangelis), Soil Festivities
 
^Soil Festivities is sorely underrated!! 
 
Btw, Hypothesis and The Dragon were both originally released (unauthorized) in 1978 (but composed/recorded in 1970-71).
 
 
 
And Vangelis' new album Rosetta is OUTSTANDING! A real return to form!

 
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