Donofrio_TD wrote:
Dave, nothing you say has the least shred of truth.
Really? Let's examine that...
Donofrio_TD wrote:
maybe he wanted to turn things over to Thorsten, who knows?
So firstly you say there's not a shred of truth in it but then admit that's it's a possibility.
I said that Edgar was TD's founder. But you are saying there is no shred of truth in that assertion. It's a matter of record that he
was.
I suggested that some ex-members of the band left because they wanted to pursue solo careers. I seem to recall Peter left in 1975 as he was working on a solo album and then released a few more. Chris Franke not only issued his first solo album within a year of leaving TD, he went on to produce several more and enjoyed a successful solo career. Johannes and Paul Haslinger were similar. But you curiously deny all these palpable facts.
It was widely reported that Peter briefly return to TD after Edgar's passing. But you have implied that this did not happen. I'm intrigued to know what you think led to so many of us being misled into believing Peter had come back.
By implication you assert that the band was not commercially successful in the 1970s and 80s. I find that surprising given tha documented fact that some of their albums got into the UK Top 40 and had airplay by high-profile broadcasters such as the BBC.
Donofrio_TD wrote:
A pioneer doesn't stop being a pioneer
Ah, that's a good point - I perhaps wasn't clear in what I meant by that. They may remain regarded as a pioneer from a historical perspective - but they don't always
continue pioneering. For example they simply retire. Now in my view Edgar (and the rest of the band, of course) pioneered electronic rock from the stark experimentalism of 1969's "Electronic Meditatation", through the takeup of analogue synths in the mid-1970s, digital synths in the 1980s and right up to the use of the then-new Cubase software of 1988's "Optical Race". After that point, while I think they still produced some great albums, I don't hear anything was pioneering as such.
Donofrio_TD wrote:
But still, Thorsten and co. are not doing anything to evolve.
Well we don't know that yet - the very definition of "evolution" is advancement/progress over a period of time. Thorsten's TD (assuming he wishes to continue) is only at the start of a potential evolutionary journey.
Donofrio_TD wrote:
They're trapped on an unending journey that promises nothing but hollow dreams and empty feelings (...) Everything is just so predictable. Looks like they're not even trying anymore.
And, unsurprisingly, that's been my view of TD since "Goblin's Club".
Donofrio_TD wrote:
You're right about something, though: Electron Bonfire is quite good.
Ah, so now you're saying there IS a shred of truth in what I said.
Donofrio_TD wrote:
but I can hardly see any progression on it, let alone any evolution.
Well, as I said, the meagre five minutes allotted to it doesn't help.
Donofrio_TD wrote:
And seriously, since Goblins Club? And you only recognize The Dream Mixes as worthy of your listening experience?
Yes, I do mean that very seriously. All the studio albums of new material issued from that point onwards I have listened to several times over the years just trying to find something good and/or inspiring about them... but it's taken twenty years and the passing of Edgar for something to reignite the spark.