The follow-up to Tago Mago is only lesser in terms of being shorter; otherwise the Can collective delivers its expected musical recombination act with the usual power and ability. Liebezeit, at once minimalist and utterly funky, provides another base of key beat action for everyone to go off on -- from the buried, lengthy solos by Karoli on "Pinch" to the rhythm box/keyboard action on "Spoon." The latter song, which closes the album, is particularly fine, its sound hinting at an influence on everything from early Ultravox songs like "Hiroshima Mon Amour" to the hollower rhythms on many of Gary Numan's first efforts. Liebezeit and Czukay's groove on "One More Night," calling to mind a particularly cool nightclub at the end of the evening, shows that Stereolab didn't just take the brain-melting crunch side of Can as inspiration. The longest track, "Soup," lets the band take off on another one of its trademark lengthy rhythm explorations, though not without some tweaks to the expected sound. About four minutes in, nearly everything drops away, with Schmidt and Liebezeit doing the most prominent work; after that, it shifts into some wonderfully grating and crumbling keyboards combined with Suzuki's strange pronouncements, before ending with a series of random interjections from all the members. Playfulness abounds as much as skill: Slide whistles trade off with Suzuki on "Pinch"; squiggly keyboards end "Vitamin C"; and rollicking guitar highlights "I'm So Green." The underrated and equally intriguing sense of drift that the band brings to its recordings continues as always. "Sing Swan Song" is particularly fine, a gentle float with Schmidt's keyboards and Czukay's bass taking the fore to support Suzuki's sing-song vocal.
This one might be a bit obvious to some of you out there, but CAN is so great that I had to post this. First off, what a great band. Everything they released up to and including Future Days was wonderful and to some degree groundbreaking. After that, they slowed down a bit but hey, who wouldn't after such a creative rush? The lineup is unreal. Jaki Liebezeit, the funky, in-the-pocket drummer, H...
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ok, here's my contribution to St. Patrick's Day...I'm So Green!now, what am i gonna wear today? (i'm still in my pj's right now...)maybe i'll put on some green nail polish, the shade i'm thinking of is called Urban Decay.perfect!and here's the greenest photo i could find from my recent trip...it was taken in Miranda, California, somewhere in the Redwood Forest...mmmmosssy!!!
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ok, here's my contribution to St. Patrick's Day...I'm So Green!now, what am i gonna wear today? (i'm still in my pj's right now...)maybe i'll put on some green nail polish, the shade i'm thinking of is called Urban Decay.perfect!and here's the greenest photo i could find from my recent trip...it was taken in Miranda, California, somewhere in the Redwood Forest...mmmmosssy!!!
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This one might be a bit obvious to some of you out there, but CAN is so great that I had to post this. First off, what a great band. Everything they released up to and including Future Days was wonderful and to some degree groundbreaking. After that, they slowed down a bit but hey, who wouldn't after such a creative rush? The lineup is unreal. Jaki Liebezeit, the funky, in-the-pocket drummer, H...
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Damo's coming! I had no idea! Proves how out of touch I'd been...Damo Suzuki's touring with his ever-changing variety of like-minded un-rehearsed musicians, and will be at the Roadhouse (the best venue in Manchester by miles) this Friday (16 Nov).I'll be there (and I'll let you know how it goes). If it's any good, I'll be in St Helens the following night too...Still can't persuade my mates to...
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| 2 Sing Swan Song |
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| 3 One More Night |
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| 4 Vitamin C |
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| 6 I'm So Green |
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| 7 Spoon |
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