East

If your a die hard TD fan you'll probably like this CD. But I didn't feel it was their best work.

Reading reviews can be misleading and for this one it took me 3 years to finally purchase and I have no regrets at all. This is actually one of the best live releases. The tracks were actually varied a bit different from the studio contrary to the previous reviewer. Take my word, get this cd at the current price and if you have any doubts go over my other tangerine dream reviews. The only thing missing from me is a certification by tangerine dream since I do have 90 percent of their total output...and yes I do have all Tangerine Dream Trees and Leaves. So believe me and ignore the 3 star review and order this album now!

If you already owh OPTICAL RACE and LILY, you don't need this one - in fact, this "live" album from 1990 borrows so exactly from the aforementioned studio releases you'll never know the difference; EAST sounds to me like a cheat: exact replays of the studio tracks with a few applause mixovers to cover their tracks, so to speak.There are a few pieces with new names, but there's nothing new musically. Worst of all is track 12, "wall street" - so plinky-plinky lame it's embarassing - what happened to this once great group? To the man who studied with Dali? To the ones who carved great paths?Maybe I should check out INFERNO again...And if you don't own them already, this jaded reviewer recommends you buy at least the BEST of TD, starting with:1. POLAND2. ENCORE3. LOGOS4. FORCE MAJEURE5. RICOCHET6. STRATOSFEAR[/end guilt-laden plug for old favorite group]