Tangerine Dream
Live in America / 1992
DVD+ CD collector's edition
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Tangerine Dream is a band that has had a huge impact on the world of instrumental music with the electronic soundscapes that they have created. They formed in Germany in 1967 and have undergone continual line-up changes. In the mid-70s they begin to acquire some notoriety outside of Europe and in the '80s went on to work on soundtracks for over 30 films.
The preceding paragraph I got from researching the Internet because my knowledge of the band is minimal, considering their massive output. I first heard their music on the soundtrack of the Ridley Scott film Legend. It was different from anything I had heard before and I found it interesting. The only other time I have heard their music was one acid-fuelled summer evening in the bedroom of the late Jeff G., who was a walking experiment on how many drugs a body could withstand. While not very scientific, it turns out it's quite a lot. Jeff also illustrated what a puss Socrates must have been because he survived drinking hemlock, which he grew in his parents' backyard, in a failed suicide attempt.
Live in America / 1992 is a collection of music and visuals from their 1992 tour in support of their Grammy-nominated Rockoon album. The DVD and CD are only 45 minutes, which seems short for a concert. It was recorded at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA.
The DVD combines concert footage with visuals that ran through the show. The visuals aren't that great and are very odd at times. During "Dolls In The Shadow," there's a sequence of the group riding bicycles through the desert. I'm not sure of its purpose. It doesn't evoke a mood like the footage from 1930's Europe that accompanies "Treasure of Innocence."
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Article comments
1 - Dave
Ah--I was going to ask you whether that was the case. Thanks for the warning. I already have this on Laserdisc.