Tangerine Dream: Untangling the Tangram

Psychedelic Paul wrote: verslibre wrote: Fasten your seatbelt and watch those sudden sharp turns. 1990s TD goes downhill fast. From what you've told me so far, it sounds like the  1990's weren't the greatest decade for Tangerine Dream, but I have a strong feeling there's going to be a Turn of the Tides for the better when Linda Spa joins the band for their 1994 studio album.

verslibre wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote:    1990: Melrose   Melrose is the 20th studio album and 39th album overall and we've now reached a major waypoint in Tangerine Dream's long career. Melrose (after which this TD era is named) is the last album to feature Paul Haslinger, but it's also the first album with Edgar Froese's son Jerome becoming a full-time member of the band  (and later being a prominent fixture in their touring line-up). Melrose may not have an "Uptown Top Ranking" in Tangerine Dream's humungous discography, but it's certainly more entertaining than Melrose Place. After Optical Race and Lily on the Beach, this was the third album by TD where I found myself skipping entire tracks. (It's going to get worse.) That rating is highly suspect, btw.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 29 2022 at 09:31

Psychedelic Paul wrote:   1990: Melrose   Melrose is the 20th studio album and 39th album overall and we've now reached a major waypoint in Tangerine Dream's long career. Melrose (after which this TD era is named) is the last album to feature Paul Haslinger, but it's also the first album with Edgar Froese's son Jerome becoming a full-time member of the band  (and later being a prominent fixture in their touring line-up). Melrose may not have an "Uptown Top Ranking" in Tangerine Dream's humungous discography, but it's certainly more entertaining than Melrose Place.

Guy Guden wrote:   one soundtrack that has been repeatedly played on my show from Tangerine Dream is HEARTBREAKERS.  the song Twilight Painter, I believe got many airings.

 1990: Melrose - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpszlaVYHIX5k6l8A37ivnnt-Gq-zMs3F

 

Melrose is the 20th studio album and 39th album overall and we've now reached a major waypoint in Tangerine Dream's long career. Melrose (after which this TD era is named) is the last album to feature Paul Haslinger, but it's also the first album with Edgar Froese's son Jerome becoming a full-time member of the band  (and later being a prominent fixture in their touring line-up). Melrose may not have an "Uptown Top Ranking" in Tangerine Dream's humungous discography, but it's certainly more entertaining than Melrose Place.

 

 

Track Listing:-

 

1. Melrose  (5:44)

2. Three Bikes in the Sky  (5:56)

3. Dolls in the Shadow  (5:10)

4. Yucatan  (5:16)

5. Electric Lion  (8:13)

6. Rolling Down Cahuenga  (6:43)

7. Art of Vision  (5:30)

8. Desert Train  (10:17)

9. Cool at Heart  (6:09)

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 29 2022 at 09:28

verslibre wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: verslibre wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Lily on the Beach sounds even better to me now than it did ten years ago, when I used to have the album on CD. One thing's for sure: I wish I'd never given the CD away to a charity shop.  I've never done an A:B with the original and 2002 re-recording. Thoughts? I've never heard the 2002 re-recording. I wasn't even aware there was a re-recording available until now. Lily on the Beach was the last Tangerine Dream album I'm familiar with, so it's all unexplored territory for me from now on.   Fasten your seatbelt and watch those sudden sharp turns. 1990s TD goes downhill fast.

verslibre wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Lily on the Beach sounds even better to me now than it did ten years ago, when I used to have the album on CD. One thing's for sure: I wish I'd never given the CD away to a charity shop.  I've never done an A:B with the original and 2002 re-recording. Thoughts?

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 28 2022 at 14:25

verslibre wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote:   1989: Lily on the Beach Tangerine Dream are still "Rocking Out the Bats" as a duo with their 37th album overall and 19th studio album. Lily on the Beach is notable for being the first Tangerine Dream album to include a saxophone, which would later feature regularly in their stunning Live performances. This album also marks the first guest appearance of 18-year-old Jerome Froese (son of Edgar), who was soon to become a full-time member of Tangerine Dream. Oh, and one other thing too: Lily on the Beach contains one of the most original and amusing of Tangerine Dream track titles:- "Too Hot for My Chinchilla" - and it's a great piece of music too!  I think the music would have benefitted from better sounds. The ones used veer the proceedings dangerously close to "contempo." I haven't listened to Lily in a long time, but when it was new, I listened to it a lot. However, I stopped with "Valley of the Kings." The rest of the tracks sound like throwaways, and "Long Island Sunset" could have been done by a hundred other groups. That's probably the first track by TD that made me wince. Still...a better album than Melrose.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 28 2022 at 13:11

 1989: Lily on the Beach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ly5-F3KOe8Tangerine Dream are still "Rocking Out the Bats" as a duo with their 19th studio album and 37th album overall. Lily on the Beach is notable for being the first Tangerine Dream album to include a saxophone, which would later feature regularly in their stunning Live performances. This album also marks the first guest appearance of 18-year-old Jerome Froese (son of Edgar), who was soon to become a full-time member of Tangerine Dream. Oh, and one other thing too: Lily on the Beach contains one of the most original and amusing of Tangerine Dream track titles:- "Too Hot for My Chinchilla" - and it's a great piece of music too!

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 28 2022 at 12:41

verslibre wrote: Miracle Mile is superb, and the 2CD remaster (which provides the actual score, and more) makes it even better!

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 28 2022 at 11:40