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Poll Question: Just to speak about the Greek genius. What's his best?
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2010 at 15:02
Seeing has how he's only put out a couple of albums this should be easy. LOL
I'm going with Albedo.  Heaven and Hell a close second.   The sountrack for Bladerunner was fantastic.  I know some like Beuborg and Mythhodia, but you can count me out.
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if you know Vangelis.........el greco is his finest hour.
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2010 at 15:37
Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

if you know Vangelis.........el greco is his finest hour.

That one just totally didn't click with me.  I refuse to slam stuff that doesn't.  It's just the way music works sometimes.
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Points: 124 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2010 at 15:10
I realize Vangelis gets diss'd a lot.  But Blade Runner is a freakin' great Progg'ish album.   
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Points: 27732 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2010 at 16:26
Ideally I would like to see the votes more evenly spread.
 
Heaven and Hell although featuring inspired use of the English Chamber Choir is overall a disjointed effort (imo)
 
Blade Runner has some very beautifull stuff but again its jjust too disjointed to be a masterpeice.
 
Vangelis masterpeices for me are
Mask
China  
El Greco
Soil Festivities
 
Of his most prog sounding albums I prefer Direct and Spiral over Heaven and Hell and Albedo 0.39
 
Voices also has some wonderful dreamy stuff perfect for headphones and more 'together' than Blade Runner.


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Albedo 0.39
 
If it weren't for that, I might go for BR or even Direct, which, IMO, is the last 'great' Vangelis recording and very underrated. A nice surprise when it appeared 22 years ago (yikes!).
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