PHAEDRA 35th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT REVIEW IN TODAY'S METRO

[EDWEIRDO]

Review by Kevin McCardle (2/5):

This disc contains work spanning Tangerine Dream's four decade career, not just their 1974 album Phaedra (no, I still haven't worked out why this is called a 35th anniversary). Phaedra is one of the earliest pieces of ambient electronic music and a Krautrock essential. Led by Edgar Froese, TD were towards the dreamier end of the Krautrock spectrum, and this concert film ceratinly tests the concentration with almost 3 hours of footage. Unfortunately, no amount of visual trickery can disguise the rather static gig set-up and the sound is muddy and harsh. Phaedra is one of the most influential albums in avant-garde rock and a live performance of it should be a real treat. This, alas, is a wasted opportunity.

[ant]

Obviously the reviewer is not a 'real' ongoing fan as he should otherwise have been aware of the 'sound' problems that they had with this concert and should have explained that and said that we were very lucky to have got this excellent concert at all. IMHO.

[epsilon75]

Review by Kevin McCardle (2/5):

This disc contains work spanning Tangerine Dream's four decade career, not just their 1974 album Phaedra (no, I still haven't worked out why this is called a 35th anniversary). Phaedra is one of the earliest pieces of ambient electronic music and a Krautrock essential. Led by Edgar Froese, TD were towards the dreamier end of the Krautrock spectrum, and this concert film ceratinly tests the concentration with almost 3 hours of footage. Unfortunately, no amount of visual trickery can disguise the rather static gig set-up and the sound is muddy and harsh. Phaedra is one of the most influential albums in avant-garde rock and a live performance of it should be a real treat. This, alas, is a wasted opportunity.

[24db]

Review by Kevin McCardle (2/5):

This disc contains work spanning Tangerine Dream's four decade career, not just their 1974 album Phaedra (no, I still haven't worked out why this is called a 35th anniversary). Phaedra is one of the earliest pieces of ambient electronic music and a Krautrock essential. Led by Edgar Froese, TD were towards the dreamier end of the Krautrock spectrum, and this concert film ceratinly tests the concentration with almost 3 hours of footage. Unfortunately, no amount of visual trickery can disguise the rather static gig set-up and the sound is muddy and harsh. Phaedra is one of the most influential albums in avant-garde rock and a live performance of it should be a real treat. This, alas, is a wasted opportunity.

d'oh...another review I missed, one good point at least it kept the mistakes to the minimum

[Schulze]

Review by Kevin McCardle (2/5):

This disc contains work spanning Tangerine Dream's four decade career, not just their 1974 album Phaedra (no, I still haven't worked out why this is called a 35th anniversary). Phaedra is one of the earliest pieces of ambient electronic music and a Krautrock essential. Led by Edgar Froese, TD were towards the dreamier end of the Krautrock spectrum, and this concert film ceratinly tests the concentration with almost 3 hours of footage. Unfortunately, no amount of visual trickery can disguise the rather static gig set-up and the sound is muddy and harsh. Phaedra is one of the most influential albums in avant-garde rock and a live performance of it should be a real treat. This, alas, is a wasted opportunity.

d'oh...another review I missed, one good point at least it kept the mistakes to the minimum

I still can't work out in what way Phaedra falls into the Krautrock genre...

[24db]

Review by Kevin McCardle (2/5):

This disc contains work spanning Tangerine Dream's four decade career, not just their 1974 album Phaedra (no, I still haven't worked out why this is called a 35th anniversary). Phaedra is one of the earliest pieces of ambient electronic music and a Krautrock essential. Led by Edgar Froese, TD were towards the dreamier end of the Krautrock spectrum, and this concert film ceratinly tests the concentration with almost 3 hours of footage. Unfortunately, no amount of visual trickery can disguise the rather static gig set-up and the sound is muddy and harsh. Phaedra is one of the most influential albums in avant-garde rock and a live performance of it should be a real treat. This, alas, is a wasted opportunity.

d'oh...another review I missed, one good point at least it kept the mistakes to the minimum

I still can't work out in what way Phaedra falls into the Krautrock genre...

I'm the same with Prog-rock to be honest I think Krautrock fits it better (at least for the for the OHR albums)...Prog 'to me' means something completely different.

As far as TD being bundled into the Krautrock genre in the press...blame Ian MacDonald (don't bother though, the poor bloke commited suicide a few years back)

http://www.phinnweb.org/krautrock/articles/mcconnell/
http://www.phinnweb.org/krautrock/articles/mcconnell/2/

[24db]

At least they got a full page review in DVD review (Summer 2007 Issue, page 137), albeit complete rubbish in places...I wish journalists would do a bit of research before writing reviews:

[Chris Monk]

At least they got a full page review in DVD review (Summer 2007 Issue, page 137), albeit complete rubbish in places...I wish journalists would do a bit of research before writing reviews:

Nice photo though, not seen that one before.

[bigmoog]

BM reviews SBE 2005


awesome, memorable, great lighting, sublime music, more please

[alipaul]

BM reviews SBE 2005


awesome, memorable, great lighting, sublime music, more please

i agree apart for the last word on the end for me ............. missed it

[ant]

SBE 'DVD Review' review has already been covered in the recordings section.

[boruncy]

Have just purchased this DVD but as yet to watch it.
Sounds like classic concert material?

[epsilon75]

Have just purchased this DVD but as yet to watch it.
Sounds like classic concert material?

IMHO you will NOT be disappointed.........a great show on a truly memorable evening

[boruncy]

Now that I have watched and listened to the DVD, my only regret was not being there in the first place. How could I miss a live TD concert?
I have to say the DVD blew me away and I had the volume on full with headphones on, late at night, early into the morning, longing for more when the DVD finally finished.

Must look out for the DVD review (Summer 2007 Issue, page 137), so that I can read what rubbish the critics came out with.

[24db]

Now that I have watched and listened to the DVD, my only regret was not being there in the first place. How could I miss a live TD concert?
I have to say the DVD blew me away and I had the volume on full with headphones on, late at night, early into the morning, longing for more when the DVD finally finished.

Must look out for the DVD review (Summer 2007 Issue, page 137), so that I can read what rubbish the critics came out with.

what did you think of the sound quality?