There are different kinds of fans of Tangerine Dream music, so to understand my reviews, you must understand my tastes. I prefer their later works, with songs that are harmonious, rhythmic, lyrical, and  "pretty." Their first excellent album for me was Underwater  Sunlight. You might find (by reading lots of reviews) that the people who  love TDream's early work dislike the later albums; people who like the  later albums don't like the early stuff. I am the 2nd type. Of my 22 or so  TDream albums so far, the greatest ones (in approximate order) are: Le  Parc, Underwater Sunlight, Architecture in Motion, Private Music, Goblins'  Club, Optical Race, Melrose, Lily on the Beach. OK albums are: Tang-go,  Force Majeure, Exit. Unpleasant albums are: Turn of the Tides, Rockoon,  Stratosfear, Phaedra, Atem, Alpha Centauri, Elect. Meditation, or anything  else pre '83. The intro to the title track, and "Desert Train"  are great. The entire rest of the album is very good. I love the repeating  chime sound in "Dolls in the Shadow" -- wish they had used it  even more. TDream fans who share my tastes MUST try out Patrick O'Hearn.