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Pink-Floyd, Kraftwerk and just Tangerine Dream started their careers with free improvisation, but over time found different ways to find their sound and thus the mass audience. Krautrock was the term used in German, which alone defined the listeners. A lot of listening tolerance was necessary and soon it was clear to Edgar Froese that he could not be satisfied with the guitar alone. So they invested a lot of money in synthesizer systems, which at that time quickly cost half a million German marks. The investment quickly paid off and Tangerine-Dream became the epitome of industrial scoring of its time, though never as successful as the two other bands mentioned above. Tangerine Dream's music was much more intellectual and more attributable to art, though opinions differ on this. Each concert was definitely worth listening to and seeing, because inner images were triggered without big visual bells and whistles! Lugging all the instruments there made a gig not exactly cheap, but the music freak paid kindly. Unfortunately Edgar Froese passed away on January 20, 2015 and leaves behind an orange dream by becoming one himself. RIP