Ege Bamyasi Poll

all great but went for 'one more night'

boring vote for vitamin c

boring vote for vitamin c

― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Monday, December 22, 2008 3:48 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I voted for the "hit" (not Vitamin C) but now I wish I voted for "Soup" which I'm sure will not get enough love.

boring vote for vitamin c

― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Monday, December 22, 2008 3:48 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I'm So Green

I'm So Green

One More Vote

Sing Swan Song.

Sing Swan Song for me too, but Vitamin C was the first Can song I ever heard, and still one of my very favorites.

So hard. Love them all, but I'd place them
One More Night
Spoon
Pinch
Sing Swan Song
Vitamin C
I'm So Green
Soup

Pinch, just cos it was the first thing I ever heard by CAN, and I still adore it.

Souuuuuup!

Because it wasn't 'just the bit on Cannibalism/Anthology'

Sing Swan Song. It's their prettiest.

definitely Sing Swan Song

Sing Swan Song. It's their prettiest.

― sonderangerbot, Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:41 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark

y'all must have a different definition of pretty. eerie and disconcerting, yes, but I don't get pretty. stuff on future days isn't prettier?

The bassline is v v pretty on SSS.

"One More Saturday Night" because it's so hypnotic.

y'all must have a different definition of pretty. eerie and disconcerting, yes, but I don't get pretty. stuff on future days isn't prettier?

― expletive for lady parts (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, December 23, 2008 6:47 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark

Well yeah, in that sense of the word it is prettier. But eerie and disconcerting really often is 'pretty' to me. If that makes sense.

Makes sense.

"Spoon." Chills, every time.

Everyone knows how to write a song. When I heard "Spoon" I instantly figured out how to record a song.

the bit at the end of "i'm so green" where the drums go all jazzy makes it the winner imo

Voted I'm so green

Vitamin C.

In uninhibits me.

soup

I'm So Green -- always seemed to me like Can's catchiest song.

Sing Swan Song - one of the very few songs that could maybe bring me to tears, no one ever has though. but this one could. that bass. and then karoli.

It's between I'm So Green and One More Night, but today I'm going "Green"

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boring vote for Spoon

http://www.dailydadvice.com/uploaded_images/the_tick_spoon-770895.jpg

http://www.marsneedsguitars.com/blog_pics/spoon.jpg

When I first bought this album (and was mystified and/or bored by it), the only thing that really made an impression back then was Vitamin C. So I'm going for that one. It would be some years later before I would dig the CD out of my stacks and have a major "A-ha!" moment about Can.

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pinch and soup only in not even close winners unshocka

http://devonrecordclub.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/can-ege-bamyasi-round-24-nicks-choice/

No.

I hate that SO. MUCH.

This is going to be great! I've never been able to get into Can cuz they aren't snarky enough!

Seriously though, isn't Bored Aloof Indie Rocker Playing Classic Albums a Portlandia character?

The moment is now.

im actually a little surprised that Phish haven't covered it yet

maybe this will be a low profile type of thing and no one will care?

outside of this initial news of course

im actually a little surprised that Phish haven't covered it yet

― frogbs, Tuesday, October 16, 2012 1:43 PM (44 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

They did cover Pavement though!

http://phish.net/song/gold-soundz/history

somebody stop this guy

Pavement had the worst covers ever. P much put me off them completely.

"Grounded" is gorgeous but seems a little too steady in its narrative flow to "sum up" Pavement. "We Dance" ("Pick out some Brazilian nuts for your engagement / Check that expiration date, maaan / It's later than you think") or "Stereo" ("Pigs they tend to wiggle when they walk / Their infrastructure rots / And the owners hate the jocks / With their agents and their dates...") might do the trick. Musically, the guitar outro of "Stop Breathing" sums the band up -- it liberally "samples" a Can song! There ya go.
― Jody Beth Rosen, Sunday, June 23, 2002 5:00 PM (10 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"Stop Breathin'", especially the ending.
― Evan (Evan), Tuesday, April 8, 2003 6:11 AM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Jody, which Can song does "Stop Breathin'" rip off? I've noticed that there's definitely subtle references to Can here and there, but I never noticed anything blatant.
― Andy Beckerman, Tuesday, April 8, 2003 7:02 AM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

malkmus has said as much re. "stop breathin", but i dont think it's mean to mimic any particular song. the end sounds a lot like the guitar work on monster movie.
― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, April 8, 2003 8:21 AM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It reminds me of the bass on a particular Ege Bamyasi song, but I can't remember which one.
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, April 8, 2003 8:56 AM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i have the CANswer: it's "sing swan song" from Ege Bamyasi.

― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Tuesday, April 8, 2003 2:49 PM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

from POO:PAVEMENT

ha, i will be the lone dissenting voice -- this sounds like fun.
when i saw malkmus earlier this year, he inserted the mother sky riff into some long jam and it was great.

Is there any way Can can stop him doing this?

... I don't mean inserting the mother sky riff into some long jam

I'm pretty sure Can is all about it...I first heard the news from their Facebook page.

Too easily flattered, these elderly German gentlemen

If it's a bait and switch and they get someone like Eye from the Boredoms to do the vocals that would help.

They should do what Queen did and create their own officially licensed tribute band.

Too bad Matt Bellamy got too big for his britches after a while.

Oh I heard about this, James Mercer is going to tackle Parable of Arable Land next.

Ego Bamyasi more like, amirite?

Slanted and Descanted: Stephen Malkmus covers Carcass's Necroticism in its entirety

Can are one of those rare bands where the chemistry was so right with the original players, and they music they produced was so unique, that trying to cover their songs at all just seems like a really bad idea to me.

I can take Malkmus or leave him but he wouldn't even be in the top 100 musicians I'd want to see take a run at Ege Bamyasi...

^^^

There are a lot of covers of ELP that make me feel this way too. When a band is like 90% technique and 10% songwriting, maybe don't try to cover them?

I can see covers of their shorter songs going well but even then I can't imagine another group trying on "Vitamin C", much less something like "One More Saturday Night"

but seriously, can we stress just how great this album is. like a top 20 album for me.

Or Pinch.xp

F'reals. There's something about him covering the whole ALBUM that really rubs wrong, too. If it were just one song, "Sing Swan Song" or "Spoon" or something, no prob, fine, great!

I've just remembered that Loop's cover of "Mother Sky" is actually great. Er, exception which proves the rule?

the Loop cover is probably the best cover, but it also does a poor job of recreating the bassline which to me is pretty much the heart of "Mother Sky"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpFcqovMD1U

it's the best Can cover

Yay, the mighty Faith Healers! I love that album, my best dollar-bin buy ever.

Is anyone else going to Cologne tomorrow? I'm really looking forward to it and I think you guys underestimate Von Spar's role in this, they are all about the no-nonsense kosmische monotony and an amazing live act and will keep SM in check. Hopefully. :)

So, there's this Vitamin C ripoff by 24 Carat Black (released 1973, one year after ege bamyasi). It's very obvious lifted one another but the prospect of an Ohio soul collective hunkering down to listen to Ege Bamyasi is a pretty incredible thought.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gELkzDK0Ls

It is very similar but I'm sure it's a coincidence, it's not a wildly unconventional bassline, it's the sort of thing you could imagine someone else coming up with.

I have googled this question before and never found any evidence of the rhythm section of 24 cb digging can. I think it is just a coincidence and even if they did appropriate it, it doesn't detract from what a great tune it is.

also ohio was super cool in the 70s!

this album invented weed

first few times I smoked weed I was like "this is nice but I don't see what the big deal is", then I put on "Mother Sky" and was physically unable to stop headbanging, like I was a man possessed, suddenly I was like "ahh ok I get it now" (referring to weed but also Can in general)