Tangerine Dream: Untangling the Tangram

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.

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: 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.

Every TD album has something to offer, even when they're less than consistent. Tyranny of Beauty has a few great tracks.

Holy Moly! I almost forgot to include Michael Hoenig here, but thanks to a timely reminder from David and Holy Moly, his eight albums  will be coming up right after Paul Haslinger's solo works. As you're probably aware,  Michael Hoenig was a former member of Agitation Free, but he never actually appeared on a Tangerine Dream album, although he's long been associated with the band after standing in for Peter Baumann on Tangerine Dream's tour of Australia back in 1975. Having taken a quick peek at Michael Hoenig's discography, there are two solo studio albums, one collaboration (with Manuel Gottsching) and five soundtracks currently available on YouTtube, so plenty to look forward to and I can say that without agitation. In the meantime, I still have a lot of Paul Haslinger albums to get through, but I'll be back here with his full solo discography before too long.  

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 30 2022 at 04:31

verslibre wrote: 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.    Like Firestarter, Heartbreakers consists of entirely original music by FFS. It's brilliant. They used the same equipment, more or less, as heard on Poland.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Holy Moly! I almost forgot to include Michael Hoenig here, but thanks to a timely reminder from David and Holy Moly, his eight albums  will be coming up right after Paul Haslinger's solo works. As you're probably aware,  Michael Hoenig was a former member of Agitation Free, but he never actually appeared on a Tangerine Dream album, although he's long been associated with the band after standing in for Peter Baumann on Tangerine Dream's tour of Australia back in 1975. Having taken a quick peek at Michael Hoenig's discography, there are two solo studio albums, one collaboration (with Manuel Gottsching) and five soundtracks currently available on YouTtube, so plenty to look forward to and I can say that without agitation. In the meantime, I still have a lot of Paul Haslinger albums to get through, but I'll be back here with his full solo discography before too long.

richardh wrote: verslibre wrote: 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.  TD makes a comeback, eventually... ...but Turn of the Tides is less memorable than Melrose, even.  Canyon Dreams is a good New Age album though , well I liked it! Rockoon, Tyranny of Beauty and Turn of The Tides sounded very 'plastic' when I first heard them and I probably didn't get much past a second or third listen. After Canyon Dreams, the only album in the 90's I can be bothered with Goblin's Club. That that was the beginning of a 'comeback' at least.

richardh wrote: Rockoon, Tyranny of Beauty and Turn of The Tides sounded very 'plastic' when I first heard them and I probably didn't get much past a second or third listen. After Canyon Dreams, the only album in the 90's I can be bothered with Goblin's Club. That that was the beginning of a 'comeback' at least.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Why do I feel as if I'm going to end up being disappointed though?