Re: New member

Welcome Simon!

I'm not that near to where you are - I'm from Newcastle-under-Lyme, but I do have to go to Tamworth 
sometimes because the training centre for the company I work for is based in Tamworth (Martin Mccoll retail group)

I wonder if the LP your dad heard was Cyclone ?  It's a notoriously 'difficult' album for some fans, as it was so
different to
TD's output at that time (vocals, rock drummer, very prog-rock sound) and the vocal tracks are on side one
and the mighty instrumental Madrigal Meridian takes up the whole of side 2.  

As a matter of interest, have you also joined the forum over at www.tangerinedream-music.com/forum   ??

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tim Richardson 
  To: tadream <at> yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 9:28 PM
  Subject: RE: [tadream] New member

    
  Welcome!

  -----Original Message-----
  From: tadream <at> yahoogroups.com [mailto:tadream <at> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
  Simon Slator
  Sent: 02 August 2010 7:06 PM
  To: tadream <at> yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [tadream] New member

  Hi all!

  I've just joined the group and thought I'd best introduce myself. 

  My name's Simon and I'm from Tamworth, UK. I joined the TD train just over
  10 years ago: My dad got me into Jarre at a very young age, and a school
  friend got me hooked on Kraftwerk and Vangelis thanks to those Ed Starink
  "Synthesizer Greatest" compilations that were popular at the time, so my
  interest in electronic music blossomed there. I remember watching "Street
  Hawk" as a child, so that was most likely my first exposure. Little did I
  know at the time...!

  My dad once said he'd heard a Tangerine Dream album and that Side 1 was
  abysmal, but Side 2 was absolutely fantastic - I still to this day don't
  know which album he was on about, but it still planted their name in my
  head. Cue trips to the library to rent their CDs and try them for myself.
  Initially, I got on alright with "Stratosfear" but didn't like "Phaedra" - a
  bit 'too' weird. 

  A few years later, the library had dug a few more TD CDs out of their
  basement so, not being one to write an interesting band off, I rented "Force
  Majeure" and "Tangram". With those albums, their music started really
  opening itself up to me. I rented "Phaedra" again just to see if I'd like it
  now - but no, still didn't get it. Bought "Rubycon" on vinyl - nope, didn't
  get that one either. 

  One day, I was on my way to find this school where I was due to have a job
  interview, so I stuck some TD tracks onto my new Minidisc player, and
  listened to them on the bus. Click! On the fourth or fifth spin, I could
  finally appreciate "Phaedra". I didn't get the job I went for, but the very
  positive interview got me headhunted for another job. With a new-found
  interest in TD, and more money than I'd ever had in my life, off I went to
  start spending!

  And it all just grew from there. Today, my TD collection is very healthy and
  is endowed with albums from all eras and line-ups, including a number of
  their soundtracks and solo albums. I appreciate all eras and line-ups based
  on their own merits but am neither "fanboi" or "elitist".

  Looking forward to being part of the group - always up for a bit of
  TD-related chat so feel free to contact me off-board if you want to. If you
  live in the Tamworth or surrounding area, please get in touch - always good
  to know fellow TD fans in the locality.

  All the best,

  Simon.

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