Pictures or Ricochet

Jared wrote: presdoug wrote: Jared wrote: presdoug wrote: Jared wrote: ^^ not a Toscanini fan... he conducted practically everything at the pace of a race horse. But with a precision, drive and clarity unmatched by any conductor then or since.... I really can't agree with that at all... there have literally been forty, fifty, sixty premier league conductors who have subsequently interpreted the music with far more satisfying results than AT, who was very much a man of his time.   Nothing could be further from the truth; we will have to agree to disagree on this matter. we will... all I can say is that if you went into pretty well any classical music forum and expressed that view, you'd be met with polite disbelief and a feeling that you actually knew very little about CM interpretation.

I'm sorry, but I find your tone gravitating towards being insulting towards me. Let's just say we disagree and leave it at that, please.

People that is good with facts say that this is the concert where most of the material for Ricochet was taken from:

Heart of the Matter wrote: People that is good with facts say that this is the concert where most of the material for Ricochet was taken from:

That's the show, but less than twenty minutes from the concert proper were used for "Part Two": Edgar Froese's piano improvisation at the very beginning and a new bridge connect the two live segments (which were remixed for the album, so they don't sound as heard in concert, anyway).

"Part One" is essentially a montage based on parts they liked when they reviewed their many hours of improv from the tour (UK, Fall of '75). The Mellotron parts, Edgar's guitar, Chris's drumming, etc., were all (re)recorded in Virgin's studio, The Manor, where they recorded Phaedra and Rubycon.

Edited by verslibre - January 20 2025 at 14:21

richardh wrote: Dellinger wrote: Pictures. What I have heard from Tangerine Dream just hasn't clicked with me... too much atmosphere without enough melody. I prefer something more melodic like Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene and Equinoxe albums. Tangram? That is chock full of beautiful melodies. That and the slightly underrated Underwater Sunlight also spring to mind.

I checked out some albums on Spotify. And did buy one (don't remember if it's Ricochet or Phaedra. I don't remember if I checked out Tangran, but I will do so now, thanks.

The only Tangerine Dream album I can willingly listen to for more than 10 seconds, without being bored to tears, is Force Majure (1979). While ELP's Pictures at an Exhibition is the "lesser poop" of the two, I'm gonna vote None, just because it is an option. :D

In terms of choosing a favorite live album containing all new material, for me it's easy peasy. That'll be Piktors Verwandlungen by Anyone's Daughter.

Edited by Hrychu - January 27 2025 at 03:09