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Jeez! Had to look up the name ... You guys are maniacs!

It was for this weekend's audio exposition in Munchen. Why didn't you go?

For Thor ... Somewhere along a German autobahn ...

My first Tangerine Dream LP sounded a bit like Pink Floyd, at least, that's how I remember it, but I could be way off. I have to look at their discography to see which one it was ... Found it!

The sound (CD, not remastered) is incredible too. The bongos! THE BONGOS!

Tangerine Dream had very spacey, non-rock albums as well. I'm sure Richard or Thor will tell you all about it. Kraftwerk, while electronic music pioneers, was indeed more an Electro pop / Krautrock band. That being said, Vangelis wasn't afraid of that either: In fact, I really had to warm up to the pop art / electro pop aspect of this album.

Klaus, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk were also around and they weren't into classical music.

But he didn't and so Peter Weir decided to use it.

Many electronic music pioneers are gone now. That doesn't bode well for JMJ (although he seems to be keeping himself in shape).

A little bit of trivia: During the filming of the beach scene of Chariots Of Fire, the men were already running on Vangelis' music before the famous theme was composed. They used L'Enfant from Opera Sauvage (1979) and Vangelis composed a new theme using the same tempo.

Ah, the last album I liked (Side A, that is). After Mask (1985) and Invisible Connections (1985) I stopped buying his albums.

This one?

- No! - I would prefer that they open the Vangelis vault and release some of his unreleased stuff, preferably things he made between 1978 and 1982, when he was at the height of his artistic abilities. At least, rumor has it Vangelis released only a small percentage of what he recorded. Alex - listening to Direct on Amazon Music because so many think this album great () Yes, that was a Ridley Scott ad.

At least we can all agree on ...

Well, if you can't hear the difference between the two, I can understand why you don't like it. It's more poppy and commercial, but better? No. But I suppose it's better than Private Collection. And the less talk about Page Of Life, the better. Needless to say there was more and more pressure from the label to make things more commercial. The first one (Short Stories) wasn't made under such pressure. It was only when the album was finished that the label asked: "Where is the hit single?" They wrote one but only after the album was released. It does appear on the CD. The LP is better.

Eh, no, Thor. Here: Vangelis' China is a Western interpretation of Chinese traditional music with a good dose of Vangelis' own aesthetic thrown in.

If only that were true. I can't find anything that resembles it. It's China according to Vangelis but it has very little to do with genuine Chinese music. And pure aesthetically, it's his most beautiful sounding album (the instruments and recording!). Ying & Yang and Himalaya are incredible and incredibly Vangelis. The whole album is a perfect journey. It's not a Ridley Scott ad by any chance? His early career is synonymous with Blade Runner CD 1. His later career is synonymous with Blade Runner CD 3. That surprises me, Thor. I almost don't believe it. Regarding Blade Runner, for me, the music is so very much married to the images that it's hard for me to see it as a standalone experience. I later learned that this exactly how Vangelis looks to his Blade Runner score, as music that is inseparable and integral to the film.

I bought the LP of China because the first track, believe it or not, was a small hit in Belgium and I loved it. Guess what, it's still my favorite today. My only regret is that he didn't follow it up with a Japan album. The last Vangelis album that I liked is Soil Festivities (Side A, that is). After Blade Runner and Soil Festivities, Vangelis went into a different musical direction and his sound changed as well. Even though he was one of my heroes, I knew my Vangelis days were over. For the record, I like the ones nobody likes: Beaubourg, See You Later, Odes, Short Stories, ...

He actually was shifting from Aphrodite's Child towards a career as a solo artist making concept albums, and yes, scoring the music for the documentaries of Frédéric Rossif. Apparently Vangelis died from COVID.

I remember when I was a teen I wasn't too fond of his voice, but now that I'm old and wise, and as far as my ears can hear, his voice is kind of warm & soothing. That being said, I'm not what you might call a true Supertramp fan, but I've always liked them. I'm not even familiar with anything they've released after Breakfast In America . I always thought Breakfast was really good and the others not so good.

I don't know which one is Thor's favorite but I'm gonna guess it's probably their final one, Slow Motion, or any of their later ones with Rick Davies in full control and Roger Hodgson out of the picture .

You guys are wrong and Warren Huart is right.

Not gonna watch, so that means there is more for you, mstrox.

Say what you will about TPM, but it has one of the best and most Star Warzy scenes of the entire Star Wars franchise. And it's a scene only Lucas can bring into existence.