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School Me: Vangelis O. Papathanassiou

fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
edited August 2013 in Strut Central
a friend turned me onto the "earth" album and this record is just killing it. i always thought vangelis was some cheesy, lightweight world music dude as i only knew about him becasue of the chariots of fire theme...please school me on more vangelis i need in my life.

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  • GuzzoGuzzo 8,611 Posts
    crabmongerfunk said:
    please school me on more vangelis i need in my life.

  • Big_StacksBig_Stacks "I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit." 4,670 Posts
    Guzzo said:
    crabmongerfunk said:
    please school me on more vangelis i need in my life.


    :necessary: Check the first track on my "The Head Trip" as a teaser from the LP.

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts


  • SmallAxeRickSmallAxeRick 497 Posts
    Love the Earth album!
    I'm also a big fan of his stuff with Jon Anderson from Yes.

  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts

    Early soundtrack work, his first post-Aphrodite's record. A tough catch, apparently


    Kind of a musique concr??te thing. Especially interesting when travelling on public transport late at night.


    Dunno if this is considered one of his best, and a lot of it will probably tick your "lightweight world music" box, but I really like The Long March - just a lovely melody. This was the record that put him on Ridley Scott's radar.


    Classic for a reason. Several, in fact.
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,954 Posts
    Aphrodite's Child had the one DEMIS ROUSSOS on bass, IIRC.

    Heavy.

    In all senses of the word.
  • BeatnicholasBeatnicholas 1,005 Posts
    L'Apocalypse Des Animaux, popular sample source and a nice slow burner.

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