Tangerine Dream - Poland: The Warsaw Concert
By An Amazon Customer
"Poland" is one of the most memorable recordings from Tangerine Dream, and certainly deserves the recognition it gets, considering the actual conditions under which the performance took place. Tangerine Dream visited Poland on the 9th of December, 1983, right in the middle of one of the coldest winters Poland had in the 20th century. At that time, Poland recovered from the politcal turbulences it has been undergoing for the last three years, and Tangerine Dream was one of the first "western" bands to visit Poland in the 1980s. That was not a novum for them, since just three and a half years before, they had performed in East Berlin, being in fact the first western band allowed to do so. One might guess why - they had no "imperialistic" lyrics to present, and their music was aloof enough for censors to let them through. I was born and bred in a country under regime, and I know first-hand how hard it was to get hold of any "western" recording at the time. So did my countrymen, who in their mass greeted the band with enormous applause and frequency. Everywhere Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze toured in Poland in 1983, they enjoyed enormous popularity, with their tickets sold out well in advance. Hundreds of thousands of poeple attended their concerts, and both Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream cherish memories from the tour to this very day. Tangerine Dream came back to Poland a few times more years later, trying to restore that atmosphere from 1983. They still have a large audience, but perhaps due to the changed musical path, feelings have cooled a bit since 1983. That year, when they performed in Warsaw, they had to use woollen gloves to protect their freezing hands, since the stage was not heated enough for them to play comfortably. Also, due to extreme frost, the equipment falied to work a few times, and the Warsaw concert had to be interrupted. Nevertheless, as both the band members and those who listened to them at that day say in unison, the atmosphere was so cheerful and warm, that the band played the concert to the very end, and surprisingly, that was one of the greatest musical moments of their career. Such is life!
I strongly recommend this album. It is one that for the fans of Tangerine Dream will be absolutely fantastic. As for those who just like the meddlings of Tangerine Dream, it will be of no sort dissapointment. Poland - a passionate expression of timeless music.
Tracklist -
1. Poland (22.00)
2. Tangent (19.52)
3. Barbakane (13.49)
4. Horizon (20.49)
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