Madcap's Flaming Duty [Import]

Tangerine Dream | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: East Gate UK
• ASIN: B000NQDCH4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,205 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #99 in Music > Imports > New Age

Track Listings

1. Astrophel and Stella

2. Shape My Sin

3. The Blessed Damozel

4. The Divorce

5. A Dream of Death

6. Hear the Voice

7. Lake of Pontchartrain

8. Mad Song

9. One Hour of Madness

10. Man

11. Hymn to Intellectual Beatuy

12. Solution of All Problems

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 40 Years And Still Relevant!, September 26, 2007

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Imsimplyhere "imsimplyhere" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madcap's Flaming Duty (Audio CD)

Having been a long-time TD fan (25+ years), discovering lyrics was initially disconcerting (in particular having listed to "Tyger" many years ago) and I opened this CD up with little in the way of expectations. I was also leery of a CD that was to be dedicated to Pink Floyd's Syd Barret, not quite sure what direction the disc would take musically. I love Floyd, but with Syd, it's all up for grabs. Imagine my surprise that, along with excellent sounds, the lyrical content was actually quite refreshing. This CD contains really good songs, built around selection number 7, Lake Of Pontchartrain, which manages to expand TD's horizons, yet maintain the same feelings of old. The best song on the album, number 5, A Dream of Death, is an amazing song that shows TD has not lost a step. I think the important thing here, concerning this CD, is that after 40 years, TD is still concerned with their long-term fans, but just might have opened the door to a more mainstream audience, which would open up wonderful music to a brand new generation. This is most definately a "must-have" for any collection.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "She oped the door, she drew me in....", May 8, 2007

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Eduardo Nava "TD Fan" (Mexico City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Madcap's Flaming Duty (Audio CD)

Tangerine Dream (TD) has been with us for 40 years. Wow, that is a lot of time (man, I'm getting old). Like other fans, I have most of the CD's, DVD's, etc., etc. I recently got my 2 DVDs celebrating the 35th Phaedra Concert Anniversary and the 40th Tangerine Dream Concert Anniversary. Both DVDs are a great resume of TD history (70's, 80's, 90's and New Millennium). Then I got Madcap's Flaming Duty (MFD) CD. What can I say?. It was totally unexpected for me. The music is great but the voice, I don't know. But at the end this events are the ones that makes TD unique. Edgar Froese, as a great artist he is, is always reinventing himself and he is showing it with this new release. So, after listening to MFD few times it started to grow in me. Even my kids are already singing it. As for this moment, I think that the best track is the fifth one; "A Dream Of Death". So, just after the "Their faith the dead and living plight..." Linda Spa plays her flute and the magic starts to grow, then the guitars come along, and, wow, what a great track!!!....

Yes, definitely it is starting to grow in me...

Greetings from Mexico City.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get the DVD/CD release of it., April 28, 2007

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Desert_Voyager "JG" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madcap's Flaming Duty (Audio CD)

Mindblowing, mystical, romantic, and brilliant. Can't stop playing it. Been a big fan since 1981... this one is one of my favourites ever and is easily the best TD album with vocals.... easily.