Favourite Vangelis Albums...
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Topic: Favourite Vangelis Albums...
Posted By: Jared
Subject: Favourite Vangelis Albums...
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 09:52
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So, where do you stand on Vangelis? I only really have his earlier albums, which come in a few different categories for me: Top Notch: H&H, Albedo, Spiral Wonderful: Earth, China, Antarctica, Soil Festivities, Mask, The City Solid: L'Apocalypse, Ignacio, Opera Sauvage, See You Later, Direct, Voices, Mr Cairo, Private Collection OK: Fete Sauvage, Short Stories, The Dragon A Struggle: Hypothesis, Beaubourg, Odes & Rapsodies Don't Ask: Invisible Connections Your turn? ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 11:17
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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 Fκte 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. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 12:04
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^^^ thank you for your list! what I like about it is although we've established that we have essentially different tastes when it comes to Prog, it's nice that we both enjoy Vangelis, even though we might put the albums in a different order? ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 13:23
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^ 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 |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 13:44
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1. The City 2. Voices 3. Oceanic 4. Chariots of Fire 5. Soil Festivities 6. China 7. Mask 8. Opera Sauvage |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 18:18
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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 Fκte 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: This space intentionally left blank. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: August 09 2025 at 03:12
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No-one enhanced the Vangelis sound quite like the voice and theatricality of Irene Papas on Odes and Rhapsodies, IMO ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 09 2025 at 06:19
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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 https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7522#tag=%20%7bap:16067%7d" rel="nofollow - Heaven And Hell (1975, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20352#tag=%20%7bap:16070%7d" rel="nofollow - El Greco (Soundtrack, 1998, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7547#tag=%20%7bap:16072%7d" rel="nofollow - China (1979, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7570#tag=%20%7bap:16098%7d" rel="nofollow - Voices (1995, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7524#tag=%20%7bap:16084%7d" rel="nofollow - Soil Festivities (1984, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=14342#tag=%20%7bap:16090%7d" rel="nofollow - Odes (with Irene Papas) (1979, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7569#tag=%20%7bap:16089%7d" rel="nofollow - Oceanic (1996, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7562#tag=%20%7bap:16086%7d" rel="nofollow - Opera Sauvage (1979, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7523#tag=%20%7bap:16091%7d" rel="nofollow - Mask (1985, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7543#tag=%20%7bap:16066%7d" rel="nofollow - Earth (1973, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7610#tag=%20%7bap:16076%7d" rel="nofollow - Antarctica (Soundtrack, 1983, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7546#tag=%20%7bap:16075%7d" rel="nofollow - Beaubourg (1978, listened extensively) A Tier https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7545#tag=%20%7bap:16083%7d" rel="nofollow - Spiral (1977, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7542#tag=%20%7bap:16079%7d" rel="nofollow - Albedo 0.39 (1976, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7609#tag=%20%7bap:16074%7d" rel="nofollow - Blade Runner (Soundtrack, 1994, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7544#tag=%20%7bap:16073%7d" rel="nofollow - Chariots Of Fire (Soundtrack, 1981, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7566#tag=%20%7bap:16094%7d" rel="nofollow - L' Apocalypse des Animaux (Soundtrack, 1973, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7624#tag=%20%7bap:16087%7d" rel="nofollow - Rapsodies (1986, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=70995#tag=%20%7bap:52846%7d" rel="nofollow - Juno to Jupiter (2021, many listens) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7561#tag=%20%7bap:16064%7d" rel="nofollow - Direct (1988, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7564#tag=%20%7bap:16096%7d" rel="nofollow - Ignacio (1975, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7560#tag=%20%7bap:16095%7d" rel="nofollow - Invisible Connections (1985, many listens) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7565#tag=%20%7bap:16102%7d" rel="nofollow - The Dragon (1978, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7612#tag=%20%7bap:16065%7d" rel="nofollow - 1492 - Conquest Of Paradise (Soundtrack, 1992, listened extensively) B Tier https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7563#tag=%20%7bap:16093%7d" rel="nofollow - La Fκte Sauvage (1976, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7568#tag=%20%7bap:16108%7d" rel="nofollow - Mythodea (Best of, 2001, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7614#tag=%20%7bap:16100%7d" rel="nofollow - The City (1990, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7548#tag=%20%7bap:16082%7d" rel="nofollow - See You Later (1980, listened extensively) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=60830#tag=%20%7bap:56492%7d" rel="nofollow - Nocturne - The Piano Album (2019, few listens) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=52513#tag=%20%7bap:56264%7d" rel="nofollow - Rosetta (2016, many listens) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7571#tag=%20%7bap:16097%7d" rel="nofollow - Hypothesis (1978, many listens) C Tier https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7615#tag=%20%7bap:16078%7d" rel="nofollow - Alexander (Soundtrack, 2004, few listens) D Tier https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=9447#tag=%20%7bap:16068%7d" rel="nofollow - Fais que ton rκve soit plus long que la nuit (1972, many listens) https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=9448#tag=%20%7bap:16085%7d" rel="nofollow - Sex Power (1969, few listens) |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: August 09 2025 at 08:29
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Albedo 0.39 Heaven And Hell Spiral China Beaubourg Soil Festivities Opera Sauvage The Dragon See You Later |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: August 09 2025 at 13:33
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. ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Saperlipopette! wrote:Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: August 10 2025 at 08:14
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Nice to see a Vangelis appreciation thread. I'm surely a fan. My favs are: Heaven and Hell Albedo 0.39 China Entends Ignacio The Blade Runner 25th Anniversary boxset includign Demis Roussos Soil Festivities Mask The City Direct Hard to listen to but sometimes it's rewarding: Invisile Connections Stinker: See You Later As Odes and Prodies have been mentioned, I think you have to be Greek to really appreciate them. They are full of local folk infuences. (I bought both the albums in Greece) ...not to start a polemic, but I still can't understand why Vangelis is "prog related" ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: August 10 2025 at 09:25
No, I've never understood that, either. He's Progressive Electronic as far as I'm concerned, with 2 JRF and 2 Prog-Folk and 4 Crossover with JA... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: DoobieBrother6
Date Posted: August 10 2025 at 10:10
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I agree with Jared's list/order with the exception of "See You Later" which I would rate lower. Also...not familiar with "The City". What of FAIS QUE TOUS REVE SOIT LONG QUE LA NUIT? I don't think that one was brought up here. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 10 2025 at 11:52
Vangelis' 1990 sequel to 1988's Direct, created with the same arsenal of synths, samplers and e-percussion. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: August 10 2025 at 12:04
Yeah it's funny... I think 'See You Later' is oddly quite swish but I know I'm in the minority. The City, while not being a masterpiece is again a very smooth listen and for me it's a joy. Fais Que... difficult to get hold of a copy, think I've only played it once or twice on Youtube; don't know it well enough to give an opinion. ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 10 2025 at 12:23
I noticed
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: August 10 2025 at 12:40
Actually, I often like a soprano voice and I don't mind her vocals, it's more the tracks themselves, I can't explain why the music just doesn't do much for me.. I never mentioned Blade Runner or Chariots; yes I'm familiar with the highlights of both, but never bothered with the albums. I might one day. ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |