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The best review I have ever heard man ! 🎉

I love le parc miracle Mile Thief and underwater sunlight. I love le parc, I think its a genius album. Thats because my love for Roland synths i think.

I bought Tangram in 1980. I also saw them live at Brighton Pavilion in 1986.

Dream Sequence is the best album to start with, if you're new to Tangerine Dream IMO.

TD Brilliant Electronic Music Band ! Poland Loves Tangerine Dream ! Thanks Jacob ;-)

Exit is my Fav too. I am working on Kiew Mission at the moment...

I’d be lying if I hadn’t watched this video before haha. I keep coming back to this video man. Great discussion, of one of my fav groups. I saw you put this video in a playlist. Did you have intention to do more of these videos? Well you should! Quality stuff bud.

Been a fan for about 40 years now. Really nice review. My thought on the Sessions is they are absolutely fantastic...for live performance. I think it's fantastic the band incorporates long-form improvisation into every live performance, even if there is a sameness to it.

A great overview. I'm one of those guys who likes the Sessions discs -- they take the sound to some places the 70s band never did -- but I agree with you on RAUM, it's very good stuff. To me, a solid masterpiece.

I'm curious as to why you missed 'Cyclone'. It was something of a curious experiment with vocals and drums. Some good music and some very bizarre lyrics.

I abolute Love Tangerine Dream. Their music give ....me a special feeling like no other music. Hard to explain. And i cant really find a other band like this. Even the solo stuff from the Members of Tangerine Dream is not exactly the same as Tangerine Dream. Also like their wide genre-range. Pop, Space, Jungle music etc. No matter what tehy do it got Quality

To this day, I listen to them more than anybody else. Daily.

Coming from a fan who began listening to, and collecting, TD since I was 12 years old in 1982(!) (and even named our daughter 'PHAEDRA').....you did an OUTSTANDING job in summarizing this band's discography and musical legacy. I must admit that I am too 'close' to this music to have been able to have succeeded where you did. That is stepping back and reanalyzing this music from the vantage-point of a new listener...and hopefully fan! Welcome to our unique club! P.S. Did you finally see them in concert as they recently gave their first American tour in almost 20 YEARS?!

Good job. I learned a bit, and agreed a lot in terms of opinion. For example, my fav period is the Johannes period, same as you. The other interesting thing about TD is/was the Tangerine Tree bootleg collection which was organized by fans. In the opening track (35 minutes) of Nottingham ‘76 (the first TT release) one can hear the classic lineup at their absolute in-concert peak. Simply a perfect (once in a lifetime moment) kind of performance with unwavering tension, wonderful passages and interesting layers. You get to hear the crowd go berserk as soon as they finish.

I love Tangerine Dream. I have all there Cd 💿 s

Pergamon is one of the all time best TD albums. I'm shocked it's missing here. Optical Race was my first intro to TD, and the concert was the best engineered I've seen (even in a bad venue). The warm up act was Andy Summers solo on a midi guitar. Linda Spa's Saxophone at the Rockoon concert was spectacular, and I think the sax addition is maybe the only thing elevating the new age era. I was also very pleasantly surprised by Raum. Raum is really the first sign for me that TD can continue after Edgar. Listen to Pergamon IMMEDIATELY. Parts of are to me almost bottled joy. The first album to recommend to anyone is the double album Dream Sequence. It's the early TD combo plate. I like to say that the guys who started TD were the masters of tension build, hold, and release. Mostly Edgar really. It's not something you can accomplish with a 3 minute track. I don't honestly think Jerome has that gift, but he has plenty to offer thankfully.

Hello, have you listened to Jean Michel Jarre? I can recommend Oxygene and Equinox for starters.

I first heard TD in 1976 (Ricochet) at 6 years old. I was fascinated by the sound but it also sort of scared me as a little kid. 😄 I revisited the album in 1980 and was totally hooked. They’ve been my favorite band ever since. My preferred lineup was Froese, Franke and Schmoelling, though by the time I first saw them in concert in 86 Johannes had been replaced by Paul Haslinger, who was also excellent.

Ok, just looked through the comments and would like to add a couple of things for you to check out if you haven’t yet. I’m a fan since I saw them live in 1977 with the Laserium show. Just so amazing. But my favorite TD period was with Johannes Schmoelling. He has a number of solo albums you should check out. My favorites are Wuivend Reit and White Out, but they are all interesting. You should also check out some of the live stuff available through the fan Tangerine Tree project. In particular the really great full 1980 concert in East Berlin and the concerts from their 1980 tour of which the one in Belgium and the one at the Preston Guild Hall are my favorites. Also, there are some really good recordings of their 1986 European tour. Whatever era of TD, seeing them in live performance was something really special. I consider the show they did in 1980 at the Warfield theater in San Francisco my all time favorite concert, and I’ve seen so many including the original Pink Floyd The Wall show. That was spectacular but those three guys playing in the dark with only some netting and dry ice smoke beat anything else I’ve ever seen.

The excerpt from Logos you are looking for is called "Logos - The velvet Part" 😉

Well done , and in general I agree with most of how you see it. But by the way , Vangelis surely won't produce any Music anymore because he is dead. And , sorry to say " Phaedra" is the more musical Album compared to Tomitas " Bermuda Triangel " ? Even Edgar confirmed that all Music on " Phaedra" was more or less happened coincedently , while Isao was absoulutely knowing what he was doing. Anyway. If you don't own it already I really would recomend you the Book " Force Majeure the Autobiographie of Edgar Froese " where you - among other great Storys - finde out that it was Edgar and his Family getting David Bowie rid of his Heroin addiction. Best Wishes , you did a great job.

Thank you for posting this excellent summary. I have been a fan of TD since 1976 when I was 13. I have seen them 4 times over the years at different periods. The first time was at the Apollo in Manchester, UK probably around 1978. They had a magnificent laser show - unheard of back then. There was no speaking, no focus on the band. All you could see was a black stage with pulsating synth lights and sine waves on oscilloscopes. Mind blowing for a 70s teen and I still dream about it. Last time I saw them was at the Royal Albert Hall in London with my son. Actually his first gig. TD is such an underrated band producing some of the most beautiful and influential music from any group. I agree that Quantum Gate and Raum are brilliant reconnections with their best. Let's hope for more great music yet to come. Edgar RIP.

Thank you, that was a very nice presentation. I first discovered them in November 1981 after hearing the closing track from thief's "Confrontation" Some have said the track sounds like Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" but going from that to Rubicon was a very drastic change. Then Phaedra to Stratosfear to Ricochet, then Tangram was a much more synth heavy big enormous bass heavy sound than anything previous. Cyclone was musically ideal, especially Madrigal Meridian, but Steve's lyrics were 0:01 embarrassingly bad on the first two tracks. Are you sure that one with the goblin on the cover is not good?

I would have guessed Raum was a word that meant bland or shallow. I found that TD changed and evolved every decade or so, with the early 70s to mid 80s producing most of my favorite stuff. The band expanded in the 90s and 00s to include more instruments and inclusion of broader musical types and influences with some wonderful results. After Edgar passed I was curious about the new sound, and was blessedly pleased with the Quantum material. However, as hard as I've tried to like it, when I listen to Raum the phrase that comes to mind is "the emperor has no clothes". The record just sounds unfinished in that it lacks the layers of texture that you can sink your teeth into. It has no exciting moments when I can pause and say-- "ooh, listen, I love this part". To me the album is as bland as it gets. The Sessions? A half-step up.

If you Iike Quantum Gate I suggest you check Ulrich's albums. I feel track (identity proven matrix) 5 was made by Ulrich (99%).

Now I have to give a try to Raum. :)

Excellent run down of TD music! Brilliant thanks 👍

Great condensed review on a great band. I saw them twice in the 80s. They opened for Frank Zappa at the Warner theater really good

Just being a little pedantic here but you describe Love On A Real Train as a song. Of course, it's a track of a piece as it has no vocals. Otherwise, a fine summary of TD.

And of course, i cannot forget Edgar's pal Christophe Franke. And the wonderful contributions of Johannes Schmoelling, Konrad Schnitzler, Paul Haslinger and especially Klause Schulz! Klaus Schulz who was such a weird, ethereal influence on Tangerine Dream! Yeah... Klaus!

The creative brilllance of Edgar Froese cannot be overstated! Such an exquisitely-gifted German composer! I ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO SAY, mr. Froese! I could always see the portrait you were trying to paint with your music! Your solo album "Aqua" really spoke to me! One day, i will sojourn to Berlin and weep at your memorial.

Thank you so much Jacob for this rather wonderful synopsis of the main TD discography! I never expected a TD album to ever connect with me again.....but it happened with Raum and i give it 8.5 out of 10 and is now my 3rd fave TD album, just behind Rubycon and with Force Majure as the magnificent favourite because it tickled my electronic and prog rock tastes in a way that will never be repeated. Back to Raum my stand outs are the first 2 tracks which give TD a fresh modern glint but you can't mistake who it is by and finaly the 14 minute title track closer, it's quite epic in my opinion....give it a try, you might be VERY surprised like i was, oh and i have to mention Quantum Gate from 2017 being excellent as well, Jabob was spot on saying how good that album is and it's still growing on me😂

and if you like Vangelis try Jean michel Jarre another synth hero from the 70's, he played a concert in Houston for the whole city in 1986

Exit is an amazing album, but the other albums released during the 80s are also good with a few exceptions. To me, the trio, Froese, Franke and Schmoelling is the best lineup of TD.

Fab review. They are such a complex band, quite difficult to categorise/pigeon hole but you did a great job. I think we have similar tastes for their styles over the years ie Choronzon was my first exposure then I soaked up their back catalogue. Have seen them live a few times in the UK and have a ticket for Manchester in November - can't wait.

Well done retrospective. I would suggest adding a mention of Green Desert and “Too Hot for My Chinchilla “

If I can drop my two cents in here, this album/soundtrack Miracle Mile (1988) was a shocker for me. This soundtrack by TD is simply amazing for two reasons, the first being it fits the movie perfect. Furthermore, the movie itself is also brilliant and often gets well overlooked and today, is now becoming a cult classic movie. The second reason is the subtle experimentation in the tracks. For example, the track "Running out of time" plays with bass and it's amazing, deep and directional notes are well controlled and will leave you breathless. I say breathless mainly because the bass is that deep (almost organ deep) you start to worry about your speakers.(grin) This entire album/soundtrack is top draw and would easily finish in my top ten albums of TD. I recommend getting the CD for this soundtrack mainly because its full resolution for the best experience. Your review of the band was a pleasure to watch, well done.

Back in the 80s I used to look forward to every Tangerine Dream album... every LP seemed to progress the whole notion of electronic music.. I was blindly collecting everything up untll Melrose/Rockoon but by then I think they had dropped off my radar as I was not even listening to them... even Optical Race didn't keep my attention, Destination Berlin had some lovely tracks as did Miracle Mile, Near Dark, etc. B On the other hand I loved Underwater Sunlight and Tyger... Alchemy of the Heart is just killer... They'll always have a special place in my heart and I think the modern era Tangerine Dream is so much better than the 90s and 2000s...

Pretty concise summary of TD and your personal favorites and takes! The fanbase divide between 70s purists, 80s lovers, and modern day can be a bit obnoxious at times, but comes with the territory for bands like TD that have been around for 50+ years with multiple line-up changes and varying music style shifts. I suppose I'm one of the odd ones in that I actually like material from all of their eras and incarnations, though of course, I have my preferred periods with the Froese/Franke/Baumann, Schmoelling, and current Thorsten Quaeschening/ Hoshiko Yamane/ Paul Fricke line-up. Have been a fan for 21 years since I was 13. Favorite albums are Zeit, Phaedra, Rubycon, Stratosfear, Force Majuere, Tangram, Le Parc, Underwater Sunlight, Mars Polaris, and Raum. As far as live albums go, Encore from 1977, Logos 1982, Poland 1984, Valentine Wheels and Tournado from 1997 all speak to me sound-wise. I'm excited to finally be able to see TD perform live for my first time in Miami on September 8th! One last thing: I also highly recommend checking out former bandmate Ulrich Schnauss' solo albums and a few other artists like Boards of Canada and BT for other electronic music adventures. And in 2019, former TD members Peter Baumann and Paul Haslinger formed a studio project called Neuland with one album released so far, which I also recommend.

I'll add the Dream mixes albums, on which Edgar and his son collaborate, revisitng old themes and give them cool rithems taken from disco music.

I'm guessing that you're a piano player ;o) My brother is and he favors the Schmoelling years, too. Regarding their instruments, and one in particular that you should be aware of their extensive use of: The rise in melodic emphasis around '76 coincides with their adding more and more synthesizers. The prior albums are much heavier in use of ~Mellotron~ Up until Stratosfear and for a few albums after - all of those woodwinds, brass, choirs, creaky strings, clangorous fx 'wails' and spookier sounds are coming out of the 'Tron. It isn't a synthesizer, It's basically a tape- based, fully polyphonic sample-playback instrument that loads huge frames of tape strips for each key, with an individual motor per key as well as a tape head. The physical limit of 8 seconds of tape per "note" can be doubled by kicking the 'Tron into 1/2 speed. TD were also instrumental in direct R&D funding for the PPG and Projekt Elektronic synthesizer companies, for most of the years as all of this was happening. Their influences on other genres and with synth designers is vast, to put it mildly - and still ongoing today. Vangelis had his toes in several idioms in addition to film, and his _Opera Sauvage, Spiral and Soil Festivities_ albums are superb examples of his 'most electronic' works (and the supremacy of the CS-80), but as far as 1970s electronic rock music is concerned, only JM Jarre came remotely close to TD's degrees of influence, next to Klaus Schulze. By '76 along comes (a re-invented) Kraftwerk, Throbbing Gristle and Moroder. Then Numan and Human League etc. on into the 80s.

Exit?...LOL Where have you been? At least you pronounced Moog correctly. Tangram was the big changeover...Johannes brought ALL the best to TD. I had over 200 CD's...including all the bootlegs. '80 to '86...get them all. Logos is great...but nowhere near LIVE...I was there. Interesting fact...the cover of that album is NOT The Dominion...That photo was taken at The Sheffield 2 nights before...Ask me how I know. Le Parc was a letdown except for the last tune...Yellowstone. Underwater Sunlight should have included Dolphin Smile...one of their best sequencer driven tunes. That album and maybe a few others after was the beginning of the end for TD. Linda Spa and her sax killed TD. My opinion... Nice video...good research.

Splendid review of TD. Huuuge TD fan for more than 40 years now. Have seen them 3 times now live. Always a great concert. Love TD. RIP Edgar. Greetings Dirk Belgium.

TD all did drugs well up to the mid 1970's - certain guest members were still using them as late as 1978

Excellent review.. 💫. They were just here in Austin Texas for SXSW.

Well done, Jacob. As someone who already knows all this history and has all these albums (and many many more) you've done a great job of condensing the story for the uninitiated.

Thanks for your story telling about a band that i love. I agree with u, Thorsten Q and co. with Quantum Gate an Raum did and incredible work, modern and nostalgic at the same time . Edgar will be proud

Check out Poland

Great Band, Logos is a classic and Brilliant Album. Live Miles is also a really Good Album.

I would like to suggest my acquaintance Mark Shreeve's band/recording vehicle, "Redshift". The first self-titled album is Rubicon for a new age. Whereas Froese moves to digital, Shreeve works with and explores the sequenced Modular Moog analog synth as if to say there's far more to explore here. Redshift's "Turning Towards Us" album is a force of nature which, for me, is a modern pinnacle of 70s TD analog style