When Green Desert came out, it was an exciting revelation. A full archival album of Tangerine Dream promising a return to the psychedelic roots of Electronic Meditation and Ultima Thule, a sound I had become obsessed with by 1986. And that's true to a certain extent. The title track definitely passes for 1973, and it's great to hear Froese jamming on the electric guitar while Franke is back behind the drum kit. I'm sure this track has been embellished, but for the most part, it's the sound of underground Tangerine Dream before the sequencers took over. The other side sounds like White Eagle. There's nothing 70s about it. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's curious the way they presented the album. I enjoy it throughout, but it would have been so much better had they dug up another psychedelic piece for side 2.
Ownership: CD: 1986 Relativity Theory. Read the Pink Floyd - Meddle post. OK, truth be told, I bought this the same day as that CD. So arguably this was first as well. Hence its top 25 status. I was pretty motivated to get this one on CD instead of the LP (which I never did bother to get, and probably never will). I think at 35 years of ownership, we can safely assume it will go the distance with me. The CD itself offers nothing else, not even what a CD is and how to play and care for it. lol. Interesting to note, that for all my efforts and cash to buy that CD player, I remained mostly an LP-only guy until about 1991/92. CDs were just too expensive to sustain, and even used CDs cost more than new LPs. But eventually I got my money's worth, and that old warhorse lasted until 2002. Its replacement is what I still use, though it's breaking down in places (mainly mechanical, not the laser). At least it won't cost me much to replace nowadays.
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