Force Majeure Vs. Cyclone
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Topic: Force Majeure Vs. Cyclone
Posted By: Scorpius
Subject: Force Majeure Vs. Cyclone
Date 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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Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 02:42
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I do enjoy Cyclone, but Force Majeure even more ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf2srRfppHAslEmHBn8QP6d_eoanh0eW" rel="nofollow - My compositions |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 02:46
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Force Majeure is great but Bent Cold Sidewalk sets up Cyclone so well. Both classic T Dream. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 05:15
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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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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 11:03
| Force Majeure is my favorite TD album, but Cyclone is fantastic too |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 11:54
| Both are great, excellent albums. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 13:04
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Cyclone ------------- |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 13:16
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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. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 15:29
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Force ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 16:11
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both are equal, fantastics albums! |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 16:15
I agree !
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Manuel wrote:Posted By: Michael P. Dawson
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 18:02
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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. ------------- Buy this thing! https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson" rel="nofollow - https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 03 2017 at 18:21
it's also a pretty awesome piece musically
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Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: January 04 2017 at 01:25
| FM is one of their best, a top five album. Cyclone is a step or two down, but Bent Cold Sidewalk is stellar. |
Posted By: aliano
Date Posted: January 04 2017 at 01:49
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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. |
Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: January 04 2017 at 02:42
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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Posted By: O666
Date Posted: January 04 2017 at 08:06
| I love both so much BUT "Force Majeure" is better album IMO. I vote to it. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 06 2017 at 16:32
agreed... easiest of the 3 polls so far... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Replayer
Date 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! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 06 2017 at 16:54
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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. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 07 2017 at 09:11
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Cyclone is very exciting; I always found Force Majeure a bit bland and too nice. |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: January 08 2017 at 02:38
| FM is one of their best. Big fan of the live drumming during this period. The song that tips it is Rising Runner. Never liked it. |