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Posted: June 21 2012 at 13:33
I thought Machu Picchu was really good, but it still sounds a bit different from their earlier stuff. I'd recommend it if you're okay with a bit more polishing on your TD.
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:37
3 Tangerine albums:
Force Majeure (1979)
Tangram (1980)
Exit (1981)
all beautifull and different imo
Exit gets overlooked because it has shorter less complex peices but nevertheless I still reckon its one of their strongest albums with a new sleeker approach perhaps down to their relatively new member Johannes Schmoelling (btw the 'definitive edition remastered CD's of Tangram and Exit wrongly credits Peter Baumann as still being in TD when he had left about 4 years earlier!) .
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:41
Lazland, judging by your tastes I would say stay the hell away from their first 3 albums. I am also not surprised that you enjoy Force Majuere. Not many live or 'later' suggestions yet but I second Ricochet and you should also check out Logos from the '80s. Tell me you don't like this:
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:49
Dean wrote:
Personally I'd stick within the "Virgin era" to begin with.
If you liked Rubicon then Ricochet is a live recording of their "Electronic Music" style that I think surpasses Rubicon.
For a change in style, Force Majeure and Cyclone are more Progressive Rock and I'd recommend those too (but primarily Force Majeure).
I would go as far as the 220 Volt Live ... album ... but yeah ... those early days are best. Atem/Phaedra/Rubycon/Live in the USA/Ricochet/Force Majeure/Cyclone/Hyperborea ... and such ...are all fabulous albums ... I would even suggest getting them in order so you can get a massive idea how the synthesizers improved and all that.
In the middle of it, get something like Edgar Froese's Aqua ... and see these synths in their most primeval and fun and sometimes when I hear it today, so simple that it is nuts! ... but it tells you that these folks were really studying and learning what synths could do ... and probably were at the fore front of most synthesizer makers out there!
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 15:35
^ I prefer Epsilon in Malaysian Pale to Aqua, but there's not that much in it to be honest.
One thing I should point out that is oft overlooked (or understated) is that TD is not an Electronic Music group - they certainly use synths and sequencers but pretty much all of their albums have acoustic instruments such as piano, guitar, flute, drums, horns, harpsicord etc.
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 15:50
Stratosfear is my favourite TD album - in fact one of my favourite albums of all time. Very wise of you to seek recommendations though because they have produced some terrible albums(especially in the latter years) that are nothing more than bland, tedious muzak. They are the best of bands and they are the worst of bands.
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 16:27
lazland wrote:
Okay, for the first time in many a year, I am listening to my one & only Tangerine Dream album, the excellent Rubycon. For some reason, I never got around to exploring more of their stuff, and the interview with the band in Classic Rock Presents Prog this issue piqued my interest again.
So, to all you prog electronic fans, which three albums would you recommend to me? Is the later stuff worthwhile?
First start with their entire discography, then get thee to a poorhouse.
FYI, I didn't see it listed on this site yet but Canyon Dreams and Oasis are available on DVD. They're both images rather than band performance videos.
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Bring absinthe, women and music plz...
It's been a nice journey for sure.
