Ricochet (live album)
by Tangerine Dream

Ricochet by Tangerine Dream
(Live album)
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 4,400th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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80/100 (from 100 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (67th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (744th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,400th)

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Tangerine Dream bestography

Ricochet is ranked 5th best out of 119 albums by Tangerine Dream on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Tangerine Dream is Phaedra which is ranked number 1204 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,448.

Tangerine Dream album bestography « Higher ranked (3,738th)
Force Majeure
This album (4,400th)
Ricochet
Lower ranked (5,410th) »
Tangram

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.

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From 03/26/2022 10:59
Excellent work from the Tangerine Dream heyday. Chris Franke's driving Moog Modular bass rhythms are an underlying feature throughout. Analogue drums also feature heavily, something not heard on Phaedra or Rubycon. The simple yet haunting piano introduction on side 2 is embellished with an eerie Mellotron flute ahead of another Franke sequence gradually rising from the ether. Side 2 holds the candle for me.
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From 04/15/2018 01:17
If this came out today, it would have smoked out the competition for electronic music releases. Is adventurous, gorgeous, and creates a world I want to venture through. And sounds magnificent. My criteria when rating for electronic music in general.
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From 06/04/2016 17:06
This album can mess with your brain in a good way. The polyrhythms and deep pulls of sound really can work on the brain and induce a deep relaxation.The sound is powerful, like waves and currents in the sea. Deeply good and trounces much bippity boppity electronic drivel. Probably the apogee in original electroni music.
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Groundbreaking is the only way to describe this band. Ricochet is one of their finest recordings. Well produced and incredibly innovative, they set the standard for years to come.
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From 03/29/2014 14:12
Tangerine Dream were the first german electronic music band to reach international success and this is one of their best album
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
5. A Night At The Opera by Queen
6. Another Green World by Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac
10. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
11. Mothership Connection by Parliament
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
17. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
18. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
19. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
20. Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield
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