With the band in full artistic flower and Suzuki's sometimes moody, sometimes frenetic speak/sing/shrieking in full effect, Can released not merely one of the best Krautrock albums of all time, but one of the best albums ever, period. Tago Mago is that rarity of the early '70s, a double album without a wasted note, ranging from sweetly gentle float to full-on monster grooves. "Paperhouse" starts things brilliantly, beginning with a low-key chime and beat, before amping up into a rumbling roll in the midsection, then calming down again before one last blast. Both "Mushroom" and "Oh Yeah," the latter with Schmidt filling out the quicker pace with nicely spooky keyboards, continue the fine vibe. After that, though, come the huge highlights -- three long examples of Can at its absolute best. "Halleluwah" -- featuring the Liebezeit/Czukay rhythm section pounding out a monster trance/funk beat; Karoli's and Schmidt's always impressive fills and leads; and Suzuki's slow-building ranting above everything -- is 19 minutes of pure genius. The near-rhythmless flow of "Aumgn" is equally mind-blowing, with swaths of sound from all the members floating from speaker to speaker in an ever-evolving wash, leading up to a final jam. "Peking O" continues that same sort of feeling, but with a touch more focus, throwing in everything from Chinese-inspired melodies and jazzy piano breaks to cheap organ rhythm boxes and near babbling from Suzuki along the way. "Bring Me Coffee or Tea" wraps things up as a fine, fun little coda to a landmark record.
With this installment of the proto-metal report, we're going to do something just a little different. We're going to take a look at three albums that all came out in 1971, smack dab in the formative years of proto-metal, to add an extra flavor to our understanding of what else was brewing in the rock and roll whiskey still at that time. And don't worry, we've still got an all out proto-metal...
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All 13 Can Albums To Be Released Digitally On March 13; Binary Press Release And ASCII Art Tribute Released On March 7; Third Lazy Joke TBAi found this "joke in three parts" on tiny mix tapes. BUT IT’S NOT A JOKE!!! i received this from Michael Goldberg :MUTANT NEWSFLASH: CAN CATALOGUE TO BE RELEASED DIGITALLY MARCH 13, 2007The Grey Area of Mute/Spoon is set to digitally release the entire Can.
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my previous CAN post had a lovely ascii rendition of 13 CAN albums names. it said that these 13 albums would be available digitally on March 13th, but i called it a sad joke, because i could not verify that info anywhere, not even with Spoon records. UPDATE :: IT’S NOT A JOKE!!! i received this from Michael Goldberg :MUTANT NEWSFLASH: CAN CATALOGUE TO BE RELEASED DIGITALLY MARCH 13, 2007The .
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I'm not sure what's more intriguing--the fact that a video was made for this song, or that it actually played on MTV.
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I'm not sure what's more intriguing--the fact that a video was made for this song, or that it actually played on MTV.
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Apparently there's been a few people who have mogged about CAN in the past, but for whatever reason I never noticed them until "Groon's krautrock post":http://mog.com/Groon/blog_post/131372.I was finally able to find a cd of theirs at Half Priced Books of all places. It's pretty amazing. Hopefully I'll be able to obtain some more (if I'm not too busy buying vinyl. Quadrophenia: Great condition:...
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All 13 Can Albums To Be Released Digitally On March 13; Binary Press Release And ASCII Art Tribute Released On March 7; Third Lazy Joke TBAi found this "joke in three parts" on tiny mix tapes. BUT IT’S NOT A JOKE!!! i received this from Michael Goldberg :MUTANT NEWSFLASH: CAN CATALOGUE TO BE RELEASED DIGITALLY MARCH 13, 2007The Grey Area of Mute/Spoon is set to digitally release the entire Can.
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my previous CAN post had a lovely ascii rendition of 13 CAN albums names. it said that these 13 albums would be available digitally on March 13th, but i called it a sad joke, because i could not verify that info anywhere, not even with Spoon records. UPDATE :: IT’S NOT A JOKE!!! i received this from Michael Goldberg :MUTANT NEWSFLASH: CAN CATALOGUE TO BE RELEASED DIGITALLY MARCH 13, 2007The .
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while in oz, i purchased my very first vinyl record ever. and it was none other than can's, unbelieveably perfect, "tago mago". i couldnt be more excited about it. im actually more excited about the record than having seen rhcp in concert (review will be coming in the next few days). its a double record, with "halleluwah" taking up one whole side of the first record (arguably one of the best so...
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can. everything about this band is weird. one of the oddest bands ive ever heard. for a while there, "tago mago" was, without a doubt, my favorite album of all time. come to think about it, still is. and my favorite song is definitely "halleluwah". which brings me to the point of this post: what are the weirdest/kookiest lyrics you have ever heard?mine?"searching for my blow-up doll, yes i am!"...
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The secret to great making great music is a huge pair of headphones and some groovy pants.Can - Bring Me Coffee or Tea
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With this installment of the proto-metal report, we're going to do something just a little different. We're going to take a look at three albums that all came out in 1971, smack dab in the formative years of proto-metal, to add an extra flavor to our understanding of what else was brewing in the rock and roll whiskey still at that time. And don't worry, we've still got an all out proto-metal...
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