Tag Archives: Vangelis

VANGELIS – Journey To Ithaka

June 6, 2014

Gonzo 2013 One of the pop music era’s greatest composers maps his personal odyssey and leaves a lot of uncharted terra. Remaining an enigma while staying in public view is an art Vangelis Papathanassiou has mastered very well. Even the … Continue reading →

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JON AND VANGELIS – Page Of Life

May 6, 2014

BMG 1991 / Esoteric 2013 Final chapter of a beautiful friendship sees the paradigm shift too close to the edge. When sang “So Long Ago, So Clear” on Vangelis’ , their first collaboration, the warbler might have as well looked … Continue reading →

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VANGELIS – Heaven And Hell

April 19, 2014

RCA 1975 / Esoteric 2013 Childhood’s end is where the conquest of paradise begins in earnest for Greek maestro. It takes an aficionado today to remember Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou as a rocker who swung his sweet chariots of fire low … Continue reading →

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Vangelis tells his life story on a new DVD

July 26, 2013

Ithaka was the Greek island whence Ulysses came, and when it comes to his compatriots no other artist’s odyssey can be compared to the one of Vangelis Papathanassiou. A psychedelic keyboard lord with APHRODITE’S CHILD, a soundtrack genius behind such classics as … Continue reading →

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Interview with JON ANDERSON (YES)

February 3, 2013

August 2005 “Gooood!” was the word that sounded too often during this conversation – in the personal exchanges that had to be left off. One cannot help but share Jon Anderson’s positive attitude to life, and can it be not … Continue reading →

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