ive been recently listening to this band... and at first i thought they were so,so but the more and more i listened the more and more i liked... there just one of those bands that just grows on you i guess... but i like that in bands
Can are superlatives. In my mind, they are one of the most important bands of the past 35 years. I will always hold their work in high regard.
yeah, i was the same way. actually, you could go so far as to say i hated Can. after i ACTUALLY listened to it though, they became one of my favorite bands.
The thing with Can is their music is so rich and multi-layered, it takes a serious effort to appreciate it and understand it. But if you really try, you will be richly rewarded. I'm a huge Can fan, and I have listened to everything they recorded (well, maybe I've missed a few bootlegs). My advice for new Can listeners would be to start with one of their easier albums (like Future Days or Flow Motion) and then work up to their masterpieces (Ege Bamyasi, Tago Mago, Soon Over Babaluma, etc.). Eventually, you will see how important and influential their music has been.
I agree with most of what you said, but I wouldn't recommend starting with Flow motion. While it's not a bad album by any means, it doesn't really have a whole lot to offer as Can were really starting to move towards more commercial territory. In my opinion, I would start off with Ege Bamyasi, or even Tago Mago for that matter.
I agree with Matts first reply.Theyre one of my favorite bands. Probably my favorite "band" or "group". My favorite album of theirs is Tago Mago. The bands some some really amazing stuff. Every single one of them incorporated just as much of the can sound. though Holger Czukay produced and engeneered everythign and is responsible for alot of the electronic sound of the albums. Even if you dont like the band you cant deny the talents of the band and how interesting their music is regardless.
ive got Tago Mago, but i think i only listened to it once. i have just been too lazy to make the effort i guess.
I agree that Flow Motion is not one of Can's greatest albums, but I have used it succesfully several times to introduce Can to the uninitiated. It has enough elements of the real Can to make it a good learning experience, and it's easy enough to listen to without scaring some people away. After Flow Motion, I recommend Future Days (by all means one of Can's greatest albums). Once people start liking Future Days, then they're hooked, and may graduate to the really groundbreaking stuff in Ege Bamyasi and Tago Mago. These two are without a doubt Can's masterpieces, but are the hardest to understand and appreciate. And I also recommend people to stay away from the dreadful albums from the Rosco Gee era (Saw Delight and Out of Reach), when Holger Czukai left the band, and Can went "commercial". To me that event was similar to Peter Gabriel leaving Genesis after "Lamb". What a shame.
what do you guys think of the album monster movie? ive heard Father cannot yell,mary mary so contrary, and outside my door but i havent heard yoo doo right yet.... i gotta get a download of that. but it seems good so far
Monster Movie is great as well. Father cannot Yell and Mary so contrary are two of my favorite Can tracks. This was the first Can album I heard. I bought them in order. I like to hear how a band progresses.
Monster Movie is very good, but I've never particularly liked Malcolm Moony's singing. Can's best albums were all made when Damo Suzuki was the band's singer, with his crazy improvisation and language switches. The instrumentalists though are in top form in Moster Movie, and songs like Yoo Doo Right and Father Cannot Yell are among Can's best.
On Monster Movie, you can clearly hear the Velvet Underground's influence, especially in Michael Karoli's feedback-laden guitar. This is Can's most raw and aggressive album by far. It's not as groundbreaking as say Tago Mago or Future Days, though it's a top-notch debut album in all regards, and it features some of Can's best tracks. 'Yoo Doo Right' has often been compared to the Velvet's 'Sister Ray,' but not on speed, rather acid. Jaki Liebezeit demonstrates some of his phenomenal, tribal-like drum work on here, too. The groove formed between Jaki's drums and Holger Czukay's bass is especially nice. Now that I think of it, this album would probably make for the best introduction into the band's music as it features none of dischordant experimentation found on their following albums, like Tago Mago.
does anyone know where hiddendoor is? he hasn't been here the whole week. i thought he was a can fan.
