TANGERINE DREAM - 220 Volt Live

Tangerine Dream - 220 Volt Live

MIRAMAR MPCD 2804

Seattle, WA, USA, 1993

• Edgar Froese–keyboards, guitar
• Jerome Froese–keyboards, guitar
• Zlatko Perica–guitar
• Linda Spa–saxophone, keyboards

01. Oriental Haze

02. Two Bunch Palms

03. 220 Volt

04. Homeless

05. Sundance Kid

06. Backstreet Hero

07. The Blue Bridge

08. Hamlet

09. Dreamtime

10. Purple Haze

11. Treasure of Innocence

Es sin duda un disco explosivo, diría demasiado electrizante, como lo dice el título, 220 voltios de carga emocional. Mucho se ha dicho que la etapa de los 70s fue la mejor época de la banda y después de los 80s a la fecha son contados los casos en que retoman el estilo que más ha gustado de sus años intermedios.

En lo que a mi respecta este es tal vez el álbum que más me gusta de TD, pues reúne todos los elementos que más se adecuan a mi sentir y son la dinámica y gran calidad, donde se empalman magistralmente los sonidos sintetizados con la guitarra eléctrica y el saxofón, perfectamente compenetrados y revolucionados. Basta escuchar los tres primeros temas para ser atrapados en un universo de sonidos infinitos; después sigue un relax adormecedor, pero ahí viene lo exquisito con los temas 06. Backstreet Hero y 07. The Blue Bridge, para rematar con el excepcional 08. Hamlet, no en vano es mi banda favorita a morir; ya los demás temas se los dejo a su consideración, no sin antes recomendar ampliamente escucharlo con el mp3u, ya que los temas van ligados sin pausas.

Deivo

Wikipedia:

220 Volt Live is a live album by Tangerine Dream, recorded live in the USA in 1992. It is the last of the band's many live albums consisting of original material not released previously. This may be considered some of the band's most rock oriented music so far, with Zlatko's guitar playing being the more prominent element. Re-issued in 1999 and then again in 2009 on Membran.

Germany's Tangerine Dream (along with fellow countrymen Kraftwerk) either pioneered or directly influenced a slew of genres including electronica, new wave, new age, techno, and dance. By the early '90s, founding guitarist/keyboardist Edgar Froese had revamped the incredibly prolific group's lineup and brought his son, guitarist/keyboardist Jerome Froese, on board as his musical partner and pursued a more rock-oriented direction. The fascinating 1993 album 220 Volt Live, featuring ten all-new songs and one cover, was recorded on Tangerine Dream's 1992 North American tour and it was the band's first live album in five years. Guitarist Zlatko Perica and saxophonist/keyboardist Linda Spa joined as touring members, and their work is a vitally important part of the 220 Volt Live sound. The hypnotic overall feel of the music is enhanced by energetic rhythm tracks, the lengthy guitar solos from Perica, Edgar Froese, and Jerome Froese (often verging on hard rock and heavy metal in both tone and execution), and Spa's floating saxophone lines. "Oriental Haze," "Two Bunch Palms," "220 Volt," "Sundance Kid," "Backstreet Hero," "Hamlet," and "Dreamtime" are the best fresh songs. The lone cover is the Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Purple Haze." Although Tangerine Dream's fine interpretation was nominated for a best rock instrumental Grammy, its appearance as one of the encores is abrupt and jarring; mood-wise it feels conspicuously out of place amidst the flow of new material. 220 Volt Live is the companion to the VHS and laser disc home video titled Three Phase.

By Deivo

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