by Rodney Batdorf
Pergamon is a live album that was recorded in East Berlin on January 31st, 1980. It was the first concert in East Germany given by Western musicians, which makes it a historical curio, at the very least. However, Pergamon is also a valuable musical , capturing Tangerine Dream at their most accessible, but without sacrificing their experimentalism. It's not a bad place for neophytes to begin.