Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Oh, Johnny, Johnny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Great write-up by Tim Greiving: https://www.theringer.com/music/2022/5/23/23137188/vangelis-interview-obituary-soundtracks-albums A24 and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Nice, but, er...Vangelis definitely did not refuse to join Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 So he joined then? bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Corellian2019 said: Great write-up by Tim Greiving: https://www.theringer.com/music/2022/5/23/23137188/vangelis-interview-obituary-soundtracks-albums Ridley Scott about Vangelis and Blade Runner: Quote I’ll say he was the soul of the movie. Hey, that's what I always say! Quote Daniel Lopatin, who produces and scores films under the name Oneohtrix Point Never, was hugely inspired by Vangelis’s sound and approach—a lyrical, soloistic voice carrying the listener through an atmosphere—and he wrote the closest thing to a classic Vangelis score for Uncut Gems, directed by Benny and Josh Safdie. "A lot of people concentrate maybe on the Blade Runner score, which is incredible,” Lopatin said. “But his studio records—when he set up Nemo in London, and really, really found his own voice—those are the most interesting today, for me. I think they could teach us the most about where modern score can go, not necessarily his score work itself.” Hey, that's what I always say! (about his Nemo Studios period being the best). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 43 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: So he joined then? No, he did not join. He was keen, but Yes felt that he wasn't a team player, so they went with Patrick Moraz, and made the wonderful, and very underrated, RELAYER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Underrated? Proggers love Relayer, Richard. Sure, a few complain about Moraz' jazzy influences, but what do they know! To them I say: Stick to ... All kidding aside, I'll say Relayer is more loved than Tales Of Topographic Oceans. Of course, Close To The Edge is their masterpiece. I don't think Vangelis wanted to repeat himself by playing in another prog-rock band. Been there, done that! bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Indeed, Close to the Edge is as perfect as albums can get bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Well, TALES... has gone through a bit of a reappraisal, in recent times, and quite rightly so, but I still feel that RELAYER is the forgotten "classic" Yes record. I appreciate CLOSE TO THE EDGE, but I think I prefer FRAGILE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Well, TALES... has gone through a bit of a reappraisal, in recent times, and quite rightly so, but I still feel that RELAYER is the forgotten "classic" Yes record. I appreciate CLOSE TO THE EDGE, but I think I prefer FRAGILE. I would agree. It's not an edgy opinion, but Close to the Edge and Fragile are easily my favorite Yes works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I appreciate CLOSE TO THE EDGE, but I think I prefer FRAGILE. I expected you would say "Close To The Edge isn't bad but it pales in comparison to Tormato". I guess today is a good day. 2 hours ago, Romão said: I would agree. It's no a edgy opinion, but Close to the Edge and Fragile are easily my favorite Yes works Hehehe, 'edgy' opinion. My favorites would be Fragile, Close To The Edge and Relayer. Going by the reviews over at Prog Archives, I'd say Relayer is a fan favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, AC1 said: I expected you would say "Close To The Edge isn't bad but it pales in comparison to "Tormato" I guess today is a good day. No such, Alex, but TORMATO does contain one stone-cold Yes classic: On The Silent Wings Of Freedom. Squire's harmonized Rickenbacker really shines. As for RELAYER, after TALES..., Yes could have recorded 40 minutes of Steve Howe farting in the bath, and it would have gotten better reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Talking about Chris' Rickenbacker bass ... I've never heard him play that hard ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCJYWXBN35o Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 YES sucks but...... " Soon" from RELAYER is terrific. The only track I ever listen to on the only koi ever owned. In.your hearts, you KNOW I'm right!😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I know what you like, Bruce. Here: Would this track work on the beach scene in Chariots Of Fire? Discuss! Naïve Old Fart and bruce marshall 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 3 hours ago, bruce marshall said: In.your hearts, you KNOW I'm right! In my heart, I know you're wrong. 3 hours ago, AC1 said: Talking about Chris' Rickenbacker bass ... I've never heard him play that hard ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCJYWXBN35o That's good stuff. Although I will always prefer Yes from THE YES ALBUM onwards, those first two records had a real simplicity, yet a definite urgency. They lost something when Banks left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Written on the Gates of Hell: Musique de " OUI" , Avec la participacion de Ricarde Wakeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/groups/95015405220/permalink/10166650124555221/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 There's a nice long assembly on the Elsewhere site of various artists, politicians and record labels paying their respect to Vangelis. I didn't know he was the godfather to Deborah Anderson (daughter of Jon Anderson) and that she as a child sat in the studio with Vangelis as he was composing and recording Blade Runner. Imagine being able to tell that story to someone! http://elsew.com/data/latest.htm Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I love used CDs, this one once belonged to a great fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 C'mon, you wrote that yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 For anyone interested, BBC Radio 3's THE SOUND OF CINEMA show has a Vangelis special. It is on Saturday 25th June, at 15:00hrs, BST. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 In this thread we talked about the rumour that Vangelis only released a small fraction of what he actually has recorded. Reading people's last respects, those rumours appear to be true. In 1982 someone from a record label was with Vangelis and he noticed a lot of tapes sitting on a shelf. Bert van Breda (BR Music): Quote In 1982 I started my own label and I will never forget looking at those rows of unreleased tapes in the studio and Vangelis' laughing said to me: 'that's a lot of releases for your label'. I think most of those recordings have still not come out, I hope his fans may see many more releases in the near future because The Maestro was unique in its compositions and recordings. Recordings up to 1982, that means a lot of Yamaha CS-80 synths and Vangelis playing real percussion. I hereby officially offer myself as a candidate for going through the unreleased material in order to compile a few nice albums. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 For the moment I just want a reissue of the remastered OST of Blade Runner. The Steve Hoffman remaster is long gone OOP and that's UNACCEPTABLE . JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 What's really unacceptable is that BR 2049 has a Deluxe Edition album and a session leak, meanwhile the original film's score has still not been completely released after 40 years!! JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Just now, Naïve Old Fart said: That's life, my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Vangelis did not like to release his scores. To him, the scores are inseparable from the images. I wonder who is control of his catalogue (including unreleased material)? Does he have kids? The scores probably belong to the film studiios, right? What about the everything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Probably, the record labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 I think there will not be "new" Vangelis in the next 2 years. And the next Blade Runner anniversary is in 2027. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van_Etten 111 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Seems we're getting brand new Vangelis score, composed for Oliver Stone's upcoming documentary "Nuclear".http://elsew.com/data/latest.htm#7-9-2022 Corellian2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Yes, Stone mentioned that some time ago on his social media accounts, but great to see that the score was finished before V's untimely passing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Corellian2019 386 Posted September 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2022 According to Elsewhere.com, "...the intention [from their sources] is to fully preserve Vangelis' legacy, which means that the intention is to eventually share as much as possible of his creations with the world. That would include his unreleased music, but also paintings or other art. But patience will be needed for that. Much needs to be organized, and the mourning over his passing is still fresh." http://elsew.com/data/latest.htm Holko, Marian Schedenig and A24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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