Favourite Vangelis Albums...

Top Notch:

The Dragon, 1971/1978
Odes w. Irene Papas,1979
L'Apocalypse Des Animaux, 1973
Blade Runner, 1982/1994

Wonderful:

Earth,1973
Sex Power, 1970
Hypothesis, 1971/1978
Heaven and Hell, 1975
Opera Sauvage, 1979

Solid:

See You Later, 1980
Albedo 0.39, 1976
Spiral, 1977
Soil Festivities, 1984

OK:

Phos, 1976
Beaubourg, 1978
China, 1979
Ignacio, 1975
Mask, 1985
La Fête Sauvage, 1976
Antarctica, 1983
Entends-tu les chiens aboyer ?, 1975

A Struggle:

Rapsodies w. Irene Papas, 1986

Don't Ask:

I'm sure something will eventually go here, but not amongst the ones I know - so far.

^ Yes I suppose none of us should be surprised that we got different favorites, but hey we both think Earth* is wonderful:). However, it does surprise me somewhat that you think Odes is a struggle to listen to. I think it's simply stunning. Not Progressive Rock of course, but foreshadowing Dead Can Dance progressive approach to different musical traditions of the past - five or six years prior to them. But you may not be into DCD either.

Edit: corrected

Edited by Saperlipopette! - 12 hours 47 minutes ago at 04:18

Top Notch:

Albedo 0.39 – 1976
L'Apocalypse des Animaux – 1973
Blade Runner – 1982/1994
The City – 1990
Direct – 1988
Heaven and Hell – 1975
Juno to Jupiter – 2021
Soil Festivities – 1984


Wonderful:

1492 – 1992
Antarctica – 1983
Chariots of Fire – 1981
China – 1979
Earth – 1973
La Fête Sauvage – 1976
Mask – 1985
Opera Sauvage – 1979
Rosetta – 2016
Spiral – 1977
Voices – 1995


Solid:

Amore – 2015 (rec. 1976)
Beaubourg – 1978
The Dragon – 1978 (rec. 1971)
Ignacio – 1975
In London (Single) (with Neuronium) – 1981/1992
Mythodea – 2001
Nocturne (The Piano Album) – 2019
Odes (with Irene Papas) – 1979
Oceanic – 1996
Sex Power – 1970


OK:

Alexander – 2004
Invisible Connections – 1985
See You Later – 1980


A Struggle:

El Greco – 2007
Hypothesis – 1978 (rec. 1971)
Rapsodies (with Irene Papas) – 1986


Don't Ask:

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I would love to get The Bounty OST but it's never been given a proper release to my knowledge. Otherwise this is everything exc compilations and those with Jon Anderson which I enjoy but is a different story. I do include the 2 albums he did with Irene Papas though.

Vangelis:

Top Tier
Heaven And Hell (1975, listened extensively)
El Greco (Soundtrack, 1998, listened extensively)
China (1979, listened extensively)
Voices (1995, listened extensively)
Soil Festivities (1984, listened extensively)
Odes (with Irene Papas) (1979, listened extensively)
Oceanic (1996, listened extensively)
Opera Sauvage (1979, listened extensively)
Mask (1985, listened extensively)
Earth (1973, listened extensively)
Antarctica (Soundtrack, 1983, listened extensively)
Beaubourg (1978, listened extensively)

A Tier
Spiral (1977, listened extensively)
Albedo 0.39 (1976, listened extensively)
Blade Runner (Soundtrack, 1994, listened extensively)
Chariots Of Fire (Soundtrack, 1981, listened extensively)
L' Apocalypse des Animaux (Soundtrack, 1973, listened extensively)
Rapsodies (1986, listened extensively)
Juno to Jupiter (2021, many listens)
Direct (1988, listened extensively)
Ignacio (1975, listened extensively)
Invisible Connections (1985, many listens)
The Dragon (1978, listened extensively)
1492 - Conquest Of Paradise (Soundtrack, 1992, listened extensively)

B Tier
La Fête Sauvage (1976, listened extensively)
Mythodea (Best of, 2001, listened extensively)
The City (1990, listened extensively)
See You Later (1980, listened extensively)
Nocturne - The Piano Album (2019, few listens)
Rosetta (2016, many listens)
Hypothesis (1978, many listens)

C Tier
Alexander (Soundtrack, 2004, few listens)

D Tier
Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit (1972, many listens)
Sex Power (1969, few listens)


Edited by richardh - 10 hours 42 minutes ago at 06:23

Saperlipopette! wrote: However, it does surprise me somewhat that you think Odes is a struggle to listen to. I think it's simply stunning. Not Progressive Rock of course, but foreshadowing Dead Can Dance progressive approach to different musical traditions of the past - five or six years prior to them. But you may not be into DCD either.

I've listened to Odes again as I must admit I haven't heard either Papas album in quite a wile... and I'd move it into the 'OK' category, mainly for the Vangelis sole pieces... I really can't give it higher than that; it doesn't do a great deal for me in comparison with most of his discography.