audiotrax2000 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

I remember one summer long ago, walking on the hot summer beach alone with my prized new "portable" Sony Pro Cassette Walkmen and headphones and listening to a tape of Vangelis's music. I suddenly had this euphoric feeling. What a special memory - I can still bring back that perfect combination of sun, blue waves and Vangelis's music going through my head :)

skyelevator (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

I remember listening to a minitape my dad had on the very first stereo headphones available,1980?It was Antarctica.Switched on Bach too.Really made an impression on me.

almant2 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

no comments vangelis is the god

mitrooper (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

I remember this, I was 18 years old back then, the weather was bad that day, his synths got wet real good.In that same year, only a couple of months later, I joined the Dutch Defence Forces...good times.

androoow (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

nop... the original "page of life" was released in 91 ..Jon released a version of it in 98..there are two versions..each have differnt covers and slightly different to very different versions of the tracks, and indeed different tracks alltogether.Vangelis never gave the 2nd version his blessing and is what lead to the problems.

yeshead (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Actually we both have it wrong: Page of Life came out in August of 1991 (according to Amazon, anyway). If this event was in June then perhaps the shit had yet to hit the fan regarding what Jon had done. This event was probably the last time the two worked together. Shame, really...

androoow (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

the rift between the two only occurred after Jon released his version of "page of life" in 1998 which used some variations of the tracks without Vangelis's approval..and this led to the issues.

drchepa (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

vangelis is the man, his music is all known all over the world, his melodies are very evocatives but his character is quite close shy and misterious, like one of his themes, vangelis is the unknown man....

yeshead (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Wait, Jon and Vangelis actually appeared live together in '91? There had to have been some serious "burying of the hatchet" after the whole Page of Life debacle for *that* to happen.

fredraelianportugal (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

I would as far as saying he is the best composer ever!! But that of course is my humble opinion