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Top 7 update with Bonnek & Sean Trane's votes added:-
 
 
1. Ricochet (81 points)
2. Stratosfear (80 points)
3. Force Majeure (77 points)
4. Rubycon (64 points)
5. Phaedra (55 points)
6. Zeit (44 points)
7. Tangram (34 points)
 
8. Alpha Centauri (25 points)
9. Cyclone (20 points)
9. Exit (20 points)
 


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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. Stratosfear (76 points)
2. Force Majeure (71 points)

Without a doubt, those ARE two of TD's best albums. The title tracks are extraordinary.

yep, it was their 'prog phase' from 1976-1979 including an actual human drummer on the Cyclone and Force Majeure albums. I would certainly expect them to poll higher on a prog site than other albums. For me the rest of Stratosfear is overshadowed by the title track while FM is let down by the slightly weak 3rd track Thru Metamorphic Rocks (not a fan of Krautrock which I assume this is meant to be) although the rest is amazing so it makes my list but a bit lower.


Doesn't Ricochet (75) also has real drums?

possibly but to my ears only Cyclone and Force Majeure have proper rock drumming on them which adds another quality. Ricochet is very important though as it pulled together 2 separate eras of TD with the ambient and the prog mixing very well. That said my favourite era of TD is easily 1980-1986.
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Ricochet
Alpha Centauri
Force Majeure
Zeit
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Stratosfear
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^ That's the first time I've heard of the Oedipus Tyrannus album.

It's available for the first time in the In Search of Hades box set.
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^ That's the first time I've heard of the Oedipus Tyrannus album.
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Basically I like everything from 74-77 equally, and each of those albums rank amongst my favorites ever.

I've put the recently released Oedipus from 1974 on top, it's a double-album that brings out the best of that period, combining dark atmospheric Atem style drones with entrancing sequenced parts. Several bits were later re-used on Rubycon and Encore's Desert Dream.
 

1. Oedipus Tyrannus
2. Encore
3. Ricochet
4. Phaedra
5. Rubycon
6. Stratosfear
7. The complete 1980 Palast der Republik concert from The Official Bootlet Series Volume Two
8. Cyclone
9. Poland
10.Atem
11.Exit
12.Force Majeure

Absolutely fantastic that we have that. My single favorite concert from the Official Bootleg Series.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. Stratosfear (76 points)
2. Force Majeure (71 points)

Without a doubt, those ARE two of TD's best albums. The title tracks are extraordinary.

yep, it was their 'prog phase' from 1976-1979 including an actual human drummer on the Cyclone and Force Majeure albums. I would certainly expect them to poll higher on a prog site than other albums. For me the rest of Stratosfear is overshadowed by the title track while FM is let down by the slightly weak 3rd track Thru Metamorphic Rocks (not a fan of Krautrock which I assume this is meant to be) although the rest is amazing so it makes my list but a bit lower.

Green Desert has real drums and it's not placing. Stratosfear ranks high because it's in the Phaedra ~ Rubycon ~ Ricochet ~ Stratosfear sweet spot. 

"Stratosfear" is such an incredible piece of work, that it may seem like the other three comps linger in the background, but for me all four comprise one grand excursion, and the title track is the overture. I love it because they made something so different from Phaedra and Rubycon whereas they could have just let the sequencers fly and gone for afternoon tea. There are many non-electronic or keyboard instruments on Stratosfear, like bass guitar, harpsichord, harmonica and 12-string guitar ("The Big Sleep..."). It all sounds so eerie, phantasmal.

My two favorite studio albums (not getting into live or film scores) are Stratosfear and Exit.
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Basically I like everything from 74-77 equally, and each of those albums rank amongst my favorites ever.

I've put the recently released Oedipus from 1974 on top, it's a double-album that brings out the best of that period, combining dark atmospheric Atem style drones with entrancing sequenced parts. Several bits were later re-used on Rubycon and Encore's Desert Dream.
 

1. Oedipus Tyrannus
2. Encore
3. Ricochet
4. Phaedra
5. Rubycon
6. Stratosfear
7. The complete 1980 Palast der Republik concert from The Official Bootlet Series Volume Two
8. Cyclone
9. Poland
10.Atem
11.Exit
12.Force Majeure
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Chris Franke originally was a drummer and percussionist, not only on Ricochet, although they didn't use it that often.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. Stratosfear (76 points)
2. Force Majeure (71 points)

Without a doubt, those ARE two of TD's best albums. The title tracks are extraordinary.

yep, it was their 'prog phase' from 1976-1979 including an actual human drummer on the Cyclone and Force Majeure albums. I would certainly expect them to poll higher on a prog site than other albums. For me the rest of Stratosfear is overshadowed by the title track while FM is let down by the slightly weak 3rd track Thru Metamorphic Rocks (not a fan of Krautrock which I assume this is meant to be) although the rest is amazing so it makes my list but a bit lower.


Doesn't Ricochet (75) also has real drums?
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. Stratosfear (76 points)
2. Force Majeure (71 points)

Without a doubt, those ARE two of TD's best albums. The title tracks are extraordinary.

yep, it was their 'prog phase' from 1976-1979 including an actual human drummer on the Cyclone and Force Majeure albums. I would certainly expect them to poll higher on a prog site than other albums. For me the rest of Stratosfear is overshadowed by the title track while FM is let down by the slightly weak 3rd track Thru Metamorphic Rocks (not a fan of Krautrock which I assume this is meant to be) although the rest is amazing so it makes my list but a bit lower.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. Stratosfear (76 points)
2. Force Majeure (71 points)

Without a doubt, those ARE two of TD's best albums. The title tracks are extraordinary.
They're my two favourites too. I'm glad they're leading the poll. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. Stratosfear (76 points)
2. Force Majeure (71 points)

Without a doubt, those ARE two of TD's best albums. The title tracks are extraordinary.
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Top 7 update with RichardH's votes added:-
 
 
1. Stratosfear (76 points)
2. Force Majeure (71 points)
3. Ricochet (63 points)
4. Rubycon (61 points)
5. Phaedra (51 points)
6. Zeit (40 points)
7. Tangram (34 points)
 
8. Cyclone (20 points)
8. Exit (20 points)
10. Alpha Centauri (17 points)
 


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Not sure how I missed this thread initially. I have a whole shelf dedicated to TD at home. Generally not a fan of anything pre 1975 so my list reflects that.

1. Purgatorio
2. Tangram
3. Kyoto
4. Exit
5. Views From a Red Train
6. Ricochet
7. Force Majeure
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Top 7 update with Droxford's votes added:-
 
1. Stratosfear (76 points)
2. Force Majeure (70 points)
3. Rubycon (61 points)
3. Ricochet (61 points)
5. Phaedra (51 points)
6. Zeit (40 points)
7. Tangram (26 points)
 
8. Cyclone (20 points)
9. Alpha Centauri (17 points)
10. Exit (16 points)
 
 


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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

I can't list a favorite ... however I seem to come back to any of the LIVE material that had Linda Spa and Iris Camaa ... there is a neat and well conducted feeling in the music with those folks and going from Jerome to Thorsten, it didn't lose a touch at all ... and that is hard to do for any band, but TD? It's like it got better!

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You'll find four Tangerine Dream concerts featuring Linda Spa & Iris Camaa on this thread:- http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121442

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Have them all ... absolutely love it ... and I would like to find some of the bootlegs from the early days, when things were different because you could not get the same sound twice easily enough!
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I have the twelve classic Tangerine Dream albums on the Virgin label in two CD box sets.

Those are cool to have. They were low-priced. I just didn't like the track overlap. But the two new box sets add so much previously unheard and long unavailable vault material, they're must-haves.
I feel the same way too about the track overlap. I would have much preferred one CD for each album, even if the box set had cost more money. The first Tangerine Dream box set has five albums on three discs and the second box set has seven albums on five discs. They did the same track overlap with the Edgar Froese box set too. Confused


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I have the twelve classic Tangerine Dream albums on the Virgin label in two CD box sets.

Those are cool to have. They were low-priced. I just didn't like the track overlap. But the two new box sets add so much previously unheard and long unavailable vault material, they're must-haves.
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I have the twelve classic Tangerine Dream albums on the Virgin label in two CD box sets.
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