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Poll Question: Which is the better Tangerine Dream record?
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    Posted: January 03 2017 at 02:31
Both of these albums were released during crucial lineup changes in Tangerine Dream. One was released right after the other, but which record is the best. Cyclone was my first TD record, and I adore Cold Bent Sidewalk, so it gets my vote. 
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I do enjoy Cyclone, but Force Majeure even more
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Force Majeure is great but Bent Cold Sidewalk sets up Cyclone so well. Both classic T Dream.
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Both are good, but I prefer Cyclone. After the first shock I found Bent Cold Sidewalk quite enjoyable and Madrigal Meridian is classic TD, one of my favourite TD pieces.
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Force Majeure is my favorite TD album, but Cyclone is fantastic too
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Both are great, excellent albums.
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Both are classics, but I prefer Force Majeure, which for me is on par with Stratosfear and Exit in terms of musical richness, melody, and sounds.
 
 
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both are equal, fantastics albums!
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Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

Both are great, excellent albums.
 
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Both great, but I'll favor Cyclone by a fraction just because it was such a bizarre, left-field move for TD to suddenly include lyrics. Also, "Rising Runner Met by Endless Sender" is one of the great titles of all time.
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Originally posted by Michael P. Dawson Michael P. Dawson wrote:

Both great, but I'll favor Cyclone by a fraction just because it was such a bizarre, left-field move for TD to suddenly include lyrics. Also, "Rising Runner Met by Endless Sender" is one of the great titles of all time.

it's also a pretty awesome piece musically
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FM is one of their best, a top five album. Cyclone is a step or two down, but Bent Cold Sidewalk is stellar.
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Went for Cyclone. Parts of Force Majeure sound somewhat new agey to me. Cyclone has a more mysterious and prog electronic atmosphere overall.
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Originally posted by Michael P. Dawson Michael P. Dawson wrote:

 "Rising Runner Met by Endless Sender" is one of the great titles of all time.

Agree, and I enjoy Steve Joliffe's punk-ish singing in it, but if only they could have removed his useless vocalizations at the end...


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I love both so much BUT "Force Majeure" is better album IMO. I vote to it.
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Originally posted by O666 O666 wrote:

I love both so much BUT "Force Majeure" is better album IMO. I vote to it.


agreed... easiest of the 3 polls so far...
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Points: 356 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2017 at 16:53
I voted Force Majeure. Years ago, I was a bit wary of buying Cyclone since I read reviews about it being divisive among the fanbase due to the presence of Joliffe's vocals and alleged weirdness, which I generally don't have a high tolerance for.
However, due to the quality of the albums preceding and following it, I decided to take a chance on it and, although there are some parts I'm not too keen on, was very pleasantly surprised overall, especially by Bent Cold Sidewalk. Those fat Moog lines and that plodding bass!
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Points: 38850 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2017 at 16:54
I generally have little respect for the kind of people who vote "Neither are good." I believe that they are usually trolls/ imps/ ignoramuses who don't even know the albums. I would respect such people more if they had the cojones to express their thoughts in a post, and more still if they could actually argue for the position (hard task when taking into account the subjectivity of the experience, but not impossible to make a cogent argument that goes beyond I don't like it).

I wish that it didn't work secret ballot style and it showed who voted.

Anyway, the force is strong with one of the choices. Force Majeure for me.
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