Brian May recording with Tangerine Dream

progbethyname wrote: The pink years were awesome and groundbreaking, but a lot of TD's 80's work is incredible as well. Don't discount that era of their work. It would be a shame to do so.

Yes Progbethyname. Those years were indeed filled with many great compositions but it was a noted shift towards shorter more 'accessible works', for lack of a better word. Many were film soundtracks released as Albums.
But it was quite the change from "Atem' , 'Cherokee Lane', ' 3am at The Border Of The Marsh...' 'Bent Cold Sidewalk'

Not sure how much the record co. had a hand in all that...
I have heard tales of TD doing releases to fulfill Lp quotas in order to get out of contracts.

I do love Firestarter- a classic, Thief, LeParc, White Eagle, Exit
After that line up changes growing from 3 to 5, 6 ,7  band members is when I started to lose interest.
With respect though for Edgar, nothing can stay the same. It gets old if it does.
But that early time period was in my formative musical years and I treasure the TD of then.



Edited by sturoc - June 07 2013 at 18:24