Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How about a lower-stakes album of "more of the same" from this band that's previously always been about moving forward and is now just doing the same thing not as well? ...Uh oh...
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More Tangerine Dream reviews: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL62wkZ7KWDK54GVsEKGHhGN
Favorite Tracks: Convention of the 24, White Eagle
Least Favorite Track: Mojave Plan
Overall Rating: 6.0/10
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this video's upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.
How about a lower-stakes album of "more of the same" from this band that's previously always been about moving forward and is now just doing the same thing not as well? ...Uh oh...
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/TheWonkyAngle
Listen: open.spotify.com/album/2A0SJoM4mCeUrnnahHLNOw
More Tangerine Dream reviews: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL62wkZ7KWDK54GVsEKGHhGN
Favorite Tracks: Convention of the 24, White Eagle
Least Favorite Track: Mojave Plan
Overall Rating: 6.0/10
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this video's upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.
![SLANDER - Thrive (Album Review) [Patreon Request]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aAOGs-vtlC4/mqdefault.jpg "SLANDER - Thrive (Album Review) [Patreon Request]
The second I saw this LA duos music described as heaven-trap and I saw their affiliations with artists like Illenium, I immediately had the lowest expectations for this debut album of theirs from 2022. And I ended up finding it... pretty alright, actually.
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My new album Real Life and Postcard Use out now: https://256pi.bandcamp.com/album/real-life-and-postcard-use
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl35o7NJq4syNzGAWT1R8Kd-7Ou4cnk5a
More Patreon-requested reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VloxGOomL5ueXeqSgMqMaLTL8zC2BAz
Favorite Tracks: Kill Me With Silence, Nothing Hurts Like Goodbye, Replay, Before Dawn, Second Life
Least Favorite Track: Monster
Overall Rating: 6.0/10
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this videos upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.")
