If this were actually some long lost Pink Floyd album, I would accept it better for what it is.  Having this album be a Tangerine Dream album released between "Encore" and "Force Majeure", I find it a little disappointing.  However, I do accept this album more now than I did when I first heard it, but I still struggle with accepting the vocal parts of this album.  But, I do appreciate the second side with the track called "Madrigal Meridian".  Actually the first three minutes of this track makes for a classic moment for the Tangerine Dream saga.  After that, the track just seems to go on forever without much change to the rhythm.  And yet, I still think it is this album's strongest track.  This album definitely sounds like something Pink Floyd would do after their album "Animals".  And then I would say that it is not as bad as Pink Floyd's "The Final Cut", but anyway...

To me, Tangerine Dreams's Virgin years are the best years for Tangerine Dream.  Although, I feel that their earlier albums "Alpha Centauri" and "Green Desert" offers some very good classic Tangerine Dream music as they were just starting to create the Progressive/Electronic/Ambient sound that is still cherished by fans to this day.  I'll bet that all their Virgin albums sell much better than all their other 90+ non-Virgin releases do sell to this day.  I'm not saying that they are bad, they are just not as innovative as their Virgin years.
If this were actually some long lost Pink Floyd album, I would accept it better for what it is. Having this album be a Tangerine Dream album released between "Encore" and "Force Majeure", I find it a little disappointing. However, I do accept this album more now than I did when I first heard it, but I still struggle with accepting the vocal parts of this album. But, I do appreciate the second side with the track called "Madrigal Meridian". Actually the first three minutes of this track makes for a classic moment for the Tangerine Dream saga. After that, the track just seems to go on forever without much change to the rhythm. And yet, I still think it is this album's strongest track. This album definitely sounds like something Pink Floyd would do after their album "Animals". And then I would say that it is not as bad as Pink Floyd's "The Final Cut", but anyway... To me, Tangerine Dreams's Virgin years are the best years for Tangerine Dream. Although, I feel that their earlier albums "Alpha Centauri" and "Green Desert" offers some very good classic Tangerine Dream music as they were just starting to create the Progressive/Electronic/Ambient sound that is still cherished by fans to this day. I'll bet that all their Virgin albums sell much better than all their other 90+ non-Virgin releases do sell to this day. I'm not saying that they are bad, they are just not as innovative as their Virgin years.