Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Released during a period of tense Cold War saber rattling, Tangerine Dream's Exit (1981) shows that even a machine-driven electronic band can claim a social conscience. Its first track, "Kiev Mission" (which the label misspelled on the album), opens with explosions, sirenlike wails, and then, against a stark sonic backdrop, a whispered plea (a female voice speaking Russian) to end the threat of a "limited" nuclear war, a genuine and much-discussed danger at the time. Some of the album's atmospheric pieces are a touch dated and static (though the X-Files-like "Remote Viewing" merits a thumbs-up). Still, Exit contains two of the most intriguing short-form compositions the group ever released: the driving "Choronzon" and the pulsing, ever-evolving "Network 23," a truly arresting piece in its day, and one that still sounds good a few decades later. --Terry Wood

Rating: - a good way to get outside of yourself
Admittedly, TD purists may have a problem with this album, and they may have a point. This is a clear departure from what they had done up to this point. However, I still find this album to be a great listening experience. Not their best album, kind of short, but still very pleasant. This is more of an '80s album...more beat-oriented, with clear, distinctive melodies, haunting, seductive '80s melodies that draw you in, and then help you find a way outside of yourself. Drum machines were becoming ... Read More

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Rating: - very possibly my favorite 80s TD release
"Exit" (1981) was my introduction the world of Tangerine Dream; I actually picked up a vinyl copy of it an LP store for $1 a couple summers ago, but didn't give it a quality listen until I got the CD version a couple years later.

The pure-synth, pure 80s sound evokes an aura of fall and early winter for me (probably in large part due to my many college fall/winter "bike adventures" listening to this album along with TD's "Hyperborea" and "Radiophonics" by Robert Fripp, both amazing albums ... Read More

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Rating: - Exquisite
This was the first TD album I ever heard or bought. After this one, I was hooked on TD for life.

Exit is a departure from previous TD albums in that it has more than just 2 or 3 tracks and each track is considerably shorter than older, traditional TD compositions. This, in my opinion, brought TD one step closer to mainstream music but without the band losing any of their mystique and uniqueness.

Each song is a sleek, modern (for 1981) foray into electronic realms that evoke pictures ... Read More

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Rating: - Another upbeat must get TD album
this is another upbeat TD album that is worth getting if your a td fan i usually skip the first track cause there is some spoken word in russian i think. but then every track is pretty good after that. network 24 really gets you into the groove. good driving music too. worth getting for shure if your a td fan. especially if you like upbeat stuff.

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Rating: - Even though I love their 1970s output, this album still holds interest for me
I really do enjoy this 1981 release even though 80's tone colors and textures are starting to creep in around the edges - perhaps even moreso than on the excellent Tangram (1980). Fortunately, there is enough of a brooding and organic feel to Exit that it all balances out in the end. The six tracks on the album are pretty short by Tangerine Dream standards and range in length from 4'07" to 9'18". Although there are no weak compositions on the album, I do have my favorites and they include Kiev Mission, the ... Read More