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stonebeard 
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 Topic: Tangerine Dream is the best band ever.
Posted: April 06 2008 at 03:41 |
I am pretty much serious about this folks.  I have: Alpha Centauri Phaedra Rubycon Ricochet Stratosfear Force Majeure Tangram Hyperborea Poland Canyon Dreams 220 Volt Live Turn of The Tides Tyranny of Beauty ....and I love them all.  I just added about 20 more on my wishlist. 
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Man Erg
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 04:34 |
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Definately try to get Atem which is the album that is on the cusp of the early material and their symphonic period.
There is a compilation that includes the single Ultima Thule pts 1&2 which is from the Atem period.
Atem,Force Majeure,Ricochet,Phaedra,Rubycon,Stratosfear and Encore are my favourites.
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 05:06 |
I have only Rubycon at the moment, but if all the others that Stonebeard has are that good, he could well be right 
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Rocktopus
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 06:04 |
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All their abums from Electronic Meditation up to ca. 1980-81 are worth having, including their soundtracks and livealbums. Encore (or Green Desert) is probably the safest bet as next album for you, Stonebeard. But if you love Alpha Centauri as much as I do, Zeit and Atem is.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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The Pessimist
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 10:05 |
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I think that Phaedra and Rubycon are the only albums required to appreciate this band. They are excellent, hypnotic and beautiful.
Edited by kibble_alex - April 06 2008 at 10:06
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg
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Shakespeare
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 11:00 |
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Rico will be proud.
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stonebeard
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 14:29 |
 Rocktopus wrote:
All their abums from Electronic Meditation up to ca. 1980-81 are worth having, including their soundtracks and livealbums. Encore (or Green Desert) is probably the safest bet as next album for you, Stonebeard. But if you love Alpha Centauri as much as I do, Zeit and Atem is.
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I even love the New-Agey bits in the 80s and 90s (even the sax solos  ). I put essentially everything I don't have up until Hyperborea, as well as some of the better-rated 80s and 90s and 00s material.
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paolo.beenees
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 14:48 |
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I lost track of them after 1986 (Underwater Sunlight). I like their early stuff very much ("Birth of Liquid Plejades" could be their best song), but my favourite album is Rubycon, very ahead of its times. As for the 1980s album, I'm really fond of "Hyperborea".
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Ricochet
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 16:37 |
Rico AGREES!!
 
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tuxon
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Posted: April 06 2008 at 22:24 |
Currently listening to Force majeur, but I can honestly say I am not impressed, I do like elements, but it's all a basic sound, I also heard the same on previous and later albums, if you like it, than you'll probably like all the other albums, but for me it's too much the same. Nice but not great. Actually rather boring.
But if you enjoy it, that's all for the better, keep enjoying it and proceed.  |
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paolo.beenees
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Posted: April 07 2008 at 05:14 |
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^Thank you for your generosity!
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Rocktopus
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Posted: April 07 2008 at 14:39 |
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^Ha-ha!
Yes, thanks a lot Tuxon! For your handclaps and kind words to all
of us who; unlike you, enjoy rather boring, basic, more of the same
kind of music.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Squonkman
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Posted: April 08 2008 at 17:17 |
stonebeard wrote:
I am pretty much serious about this folks.
I have:
Alpha Centauri
Phaedra
Rubycon
Ricochet
Stratosfear
Force Majeure
Tangram
Hyperborea
Poland
Canyon Dreams
220 Volt Live
Turn of The Tides
Tyranny of Beauty
....and I love them all.
I just added about 20 more on my wishlist.
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I enjoy a little TD once in a while, but best "band" ever? No.
Maybe best synth program operators ever though.
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Salvo_
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Posted: April 08 2008 at 18:10 |
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For them to be the best band ever, they'd have to make music, not sound effects. ;-)
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Rocktopus
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Posted: April 08 2008 at 18:35 |
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^Never thought of it that way before. Must be because I've actually listened to them.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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tszirmay
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Posted: April 08 2008 at 18:55 |
Here is my list , unreal, really!
| Atem |
| Phaedra |
| Rubycon |
| Ricochet |
| Stratosfear |
| Encore |
| Cyclone |
| Force Majeure |
| Tangram |
| Exit |
| Thief |
| White Eagle |
| Wavelength |
| Hyperborea |
| Firestarter |
| Poland |
| Legend Soundtrack |
| Le Parc |
| Pergamon |
| Tyger |
| Canyon Dreams |
| Optical race |
| Destination Berlin |
| Lily On The Beach |
| Melrose |
| Rockoon |
| 220 Volt Live |
| Turn of The Tides |
| Tyranny of Beauty |
| The Dream Mixes |
| Rocking Mars |
The green ones are the ones I like a lot , for whatever reasons
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I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Leningrad
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Posted: April 08 2008 at 19:06 |
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If they only wrote Mysterious Semblance At The Strand Of Nightmares and then quit forever, I would still be eternally grateful.
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stonebeard
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Posted: April 08 2008 at 19:23 |
Salvo_ wrote:
For them to be the best band ever, they'd have to make music, not sound effects. ;-) |
A wink doesn't make that any less of a useless post.
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Salvo_
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Posted: April 08 2008 at 21:25 |
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Well...All forums are pretty useless, aren't they?
Edited by Salvo_ - April 09 2008 at 01:31
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Zargus
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Posted: April 09 2008 at 04:51 |
Yup Tangerine Dream rocks! 
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