I decided to create a Vangelis thread where everyone can discuss and post videos from this musical luminary. I am going to start by posting the Vangelis reviews I wrote earlier this year - I went over the most significant studio albums and soundtracks from his sizeable back catalogue and created small reviews. Obviously my views are subjective, but I have already been told from a few people that my reviews have been helpful for people who are new to or thinking about exploring his work. Hope you enjoy. I will post them in parts, and include some youtube videos to one or two of my favourite tracks from each album.
If any newcomers are interested in checking out Vangelis’s work, the first stop might be a compilation - and there are dozens to chose from. ‘Odyssey: The Definitive Collection’ is perhaps the most wide-ranging, covering just about every ‘phase’ of his work, even if it isn’t quite as ‘definitive’ as it suggests. Other albums that are quite accessible to newbies include, in no particular order: ‘Direct’, ‘Voices’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Conquest of Paradise’, ‘Spiral’, ‘Oceanic’, ‘Opera Sauvage’, ‘L’Apocalypse Des Animaux’, ‘Alexander’. ENJOY!!!!
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