Looking Back: UNDERWATER SUNLIGHT

timer · Post by **timer** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:06 pm

What an absolutely wonderfull release this is.

I remember purchasing this in Tower records shortly after release on vinyl , and seeing the back cover with a new member ,PH. On first listen I was hooked from Song of Whale to Underwater Twilight , this held my attention through its entiriety , and still does today.

A top release

exit81 · Post by **exit81** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:44 am

In the days before I could drive, I cycled 20 miles to get US on vinyl. I was a bit disappointed at first because I was expecting to hear all of the unreleased music from the 86 tour. But the album soon grew on me and Song Part 1 is one of my all time TD favs.

sparrow · Post by **sparrow** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:46 am

My all time favourite TD album..it has everything..well composed and all in all exceptional playing throughout. Song Of The Whale Pt. 1 & 2 is IMO the best 20 minutes TD has ever done. Then side 2 kicks off with the up tempo and downright dancey Dolphin Dance..a flawless LP.

epsilon75 · Post by **epsilon75** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:33 am

Sublime,blissful and glorious

GlynRichards · Post by **GlynRichards** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:03 am

One of my favourites!

alipaul · Post by **alipaul** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:02 pm

The best album of the EF/PH era (& CF if you want

)

71 dB · Post by **71 dB** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:06 pm

One of the strongest releases of TD in the 80's.

tdream4ever · Post by **tdream4ever** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:48 pm

My favorite album with Haslinger. Soothing, yet Powerful with alot of expressions.

out of 5

sparrow · Post by **sparrow** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:58 pm

epsilon75 wrote:Sublime,blissful and glorious

Those three words sum it up for me....

har · Post by **har** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:32 am

This is an important TD album for me.

I had Phaedra to Tangram. Thereafter, sort of lost out on the rest of TD output due to various reasons including , women, football, bairns, shitey all consuming stressful job

In about 1990 I saw Underwater Sunlight in a high street store, bought it and was so pleased to find TD were still magnificent

This also happened with Turn of the Tides some years later.

Both albums kept TD alive with me.

EDIT I was meant to be doing my looking back in order........think I was up to ATEM, (couldn't resist the charms of Underwater Sunlight though) better get my finger out

homeless · Post by **homeless** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:13 am

har wrote:This is an important TD album for me.

I had Phaedra to Tangram. Thereafter, sort of lost out on the rest of TD output due to various reasons including ... women.. bairns....

Remarkable : The mid 80's was a lost void for me too.
The same distractions caused that white noise of social interference.

A late discovery for me once CD's where invented.

US filled that gap.

Nice!

homeless

DarkMatter · Post by **DarkMatter** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:26 pm

Song of the Whale 1&2. Simply some of the best music ever recorded. I can't add any more to that statement really

TheMan · Post by **TheMan** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:27 pm

DarkMatter wrote:Song of the Whale 1&2. Simply some of the best music ever recorded. I can't add any more to that statement really

The Banana Splits???

DarkMatter · Post by **DarkMatter** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:42 pm

TheMan wrote:
DarkMatter wrote:Song of the Whale 1&2. Simply some of the best music ever recorded. I can't add any more to that statement really
The Banana Splits???

Bingo!

24db · Post by **24db** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:48 pm

cracking album...although to be frank I find the last two tracks filler

Tangerine Dream

Looking Back: UNDERWATER SUNLIGHT

Looking Back: UNDERWATER SUNLIGHT