These vintage Tangerine Dream live albums never fail to satisfy. The 1977 set is the Detroit live concert of which snippets were taken for the Encore album. 'Cherokee Lane' and 'Monolight' apparently were scripted for most of the concerts, so no major revelations there. But once Edgar plugs in the guitar for 'The Emerald Beyond', it becomes absolutely jaw dropping. 'Conjuration' also features some intense Froese soloing. I never knew that Tangerine Dream ever revisited their Electronic Meditation years - but the Detroit concert (and probably others from the tour) proves that they did!
The 1982 set is from Sydney, Australia. They played the entire White Eagle album, and it's verbatim to the original. So that's disappointing (the music is great, just it's the exact same). However, the live versions - and placement - of their Force Majeure, Exit, and Logos material are excellent and do vary from the original source. In addition there's about 35 minutes of unique material, at least from a studio album perspective, all of it excellent. So once again, it's a revelation. I really enjoy the early Schmoelling years of Tangerine Dream, and this live set gives me one more album to savor.
Ownership: CD: 2019 Reactive/Esoteric (UK). These Tangerine Dream box sets are Esoteric's best work in years. And the liner notes, posters, photos, etc... are entertaining and insightful. Essential for fans.
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