Agree — that singles Comp is very weird as an introduction to Can. I’ve got a huge soft spot for “Can Can” though
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 14 May 2020 18:03 (four years ago) link
The comp does have “turtles have short legs” and it’s a ridiculous song that also kicks ass and it’s not available in any of the albums or previous comps iirc.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
Seriously if that song was on Tago Mago or Ege Bamyasi (would fit better in the second imho) it would make a 10/10 album a 11/10. It’s one of my favorite Can songs with Damo.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:09 (four years ago) link
i don't care if he is a moose, i ain't taking no driving lessons from someone named "mooselini"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6KR16f6hAE
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:18 (four years ago) link
lol every time I hear Turtles I sing that in my head
Do you know why we stopped the carDo I know why we stopped the car
― frogbs, Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:22 (four years ago) link
Cherry Red released Turtles as a 12" with Moonshake and One More Night. That's the version I have. Not sure what the story was in 1983 when they did that, but thank god.
https://www.discogs.com/Can-Moonshake/release/401665
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:39 (four years ago) link
Compiled by Epic Soundtracks! That's cool.
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:46 (four years ago) link
Yes, I've got that. Different mix or edit of "Turtles" I think?
― Frank Bough: I Took Drugs with Vice Girls (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 May 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
yeah I think there's two edits of it, one of them (I think the original single version?) has this weird false start with Damo & more of a stereo mix. the one on Radio Waves is diffa bit more flat but probably sounds better
― frogbs, Thursday, 14 May 2020 20:48 (four years ago) link
High Tyler, good to see you've still got info and links re Can w Tim Hardin and other passing voices, although the Tim Can youtube vid has been removed---yall check https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/search/Tim%20Hardin%20Can
― dow, Thursday, 14 May 2020 20:52 (four years ago) link
(xp) There's definitely something weird about one of the versions, there's a strange edit - and I've got a feeling it's the one on the Singles comp. Though that might be because I was familiar with the earlier version.
― Frank Bough: I Took Drugs with Vice Girls (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 May 2020 21:13 (four years ago) link
if you google around you should be able to find the can / tim hardin thing elsewhere xp
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 May 2020 21:19 (four years ago) link
so I just went ahead and tried to retouch a damo suzuki kool aid man and uh, I think Adobe is cancelling my creative cloud subscription.
maybe i'll try again.
― dan selzer, Friday, 15 May 2020 01:59 (four years ago) link
I might be able to hook up an enterprise CC license if it helps
― mh, Friday, 15 May 2020 02:02 (four years ago) link
Turtles is core syllabus Can for me because for several years the only Can I owned was that moonshake 12”. You could read about Can a lot in 1986 but finding their records was another matter
― valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Friday, 15 May 2020 02:19 (four years ago) link
I just meant they were cancelling it because of how terrible a job I did. I still have it, I spend 10 hrs a day in it.
― dan selzer, Friday, 15 May 2020 04:05 (four years ago) link
Just remembered one of the shows I missed due to quarantine was Damo in a club earlier this month. Tickets were about to go on sale when everything hit.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 15 May 2020 04:17 (four years ago) link
lol
― mh, Friday, 15 May 2020 16:40 (four years ago) link
was curious what Damo was singing on "Deadlock", so I looked it up
When we fool didn't know how build the new roomYou could choose too along the sunshine.But then the smile and then the reefs just for chess and me,Now you fools stand happy in the pan.When the smile and tender leaves just for chess and me,Now you fools must stand in the pan.When we fool didn't know how build the new roomYou could choose too along the sunshine.
oh, thanks for clearing that up, I guess
have "official" Can lyrics ever been published anywhere? did the other members of the band even know what they are?
― frogbs, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 20:41 (three years ago) link
not even sure what damo knew what they were tbf
― you are like a scampicane, there's calm in your fries (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 20:47 (three years ago) link
From reading the book iirc like a lot of Damo's songs were made up on the spot, like spontanteous poetry more than conscious song lyrics
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 20:48 (three years ago) link
idk if other Can lyricists approached composing lyrics the same way but i remember reading that somewhere
i know this is stupid but the first time I heard "Halleluwah" the bit where he names the previous three tracks kinda blew my mind - "Mushroomhead, oh yeah, paper house"
― frogbs, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 20:55 (three years ago) link
haha yeah thats a cool moment
on many other racks it seems clear to me that hes often vocalizing sounds that correlate to words and parts of english language speech but are not themselves actual words
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:02 (three years ago) link
Part of that is because didn't speak English when he joined Can iirc. He was a tourist who overstayed his visa and joined a band while in Germany and that band happened to be Can :) There was even a part in the book where he had a deportation scare but he got out of it.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:05 (three years ago) link
as told in the book, the individual sagas of both mooney and damo are truly amazing stories!
― tylerw, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:07 (three years ago) link
so why was he mimicking English and not German? because Mooney sang in English?
speaking of - it's recently occurred to me that "Peking O" is, in modern terms, 11 minutes of musical shitposting. I don't know what inspired that track, it almost seems like they were looking at what Zappa was doing and figured "we might as well make this funny"
― frogbs, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:16 (three years ago) link
Also worth noting that Damo was aged 20-23 during his tenure with the band.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:16 (three years ago) link
Because rock bands sing in English I suppose?
― Waterloo Subset (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:23 (three years ago) link
He said he was into Deep Purple at the time he joined Can.
― Waterloo Subset (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:24 (three years ago) link
It’s possible those prior tracks weren’t named, per se, when he sang that and the repetition was part of the naming
― mh, Thursday, 4 February 2021 03:10 (three years ago) link
“hey, he offhandedly referenced some things he sang in the earlier jam, maybe those are names”
probably not the case for Mushroom but the other two yeah probably
― frogbs, Thursday, 4 February 2021 03:15 (three years ago) link
Dam dud spend time in rural ireland before he returned to Germany so not sure if he picked up any English here. I think he was pretty quiet so possibly not a great deal.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 4 February 2021 06:19 (three years ago) link
Xpost it's possible but I doubt it.
― Mark G, Thursday, 4 February 2021 08:17 (three years ago) link
New series of archival live albums coming! The first is Live in Stuttgart 1975 and there's an excerpt on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6bXpkbwzs
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:05 (three years ago) link
CAN
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:06 (three years ago) link
...and will!
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:07 (three years ago) link
great news obv but man what I wouldn't give for a soundboard quality recording of these folks
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:08 (three years ago) link
there's some, but not a ton, I'd have to dig
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:17 (three years ago) link
Live CAN incoming!! 🎉💥😀
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:21 (three years ago) link
the Radio Days boot LP has some killer FM live stuff iirc
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:22 (three years ago) link
i think this stuttgart thing is a soundboard ... there's a fair amount of live can soundboards out there. like the Box Music set.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:24 (three years ago) link
the live excerpts from the Lost Tapes set are truly bonkers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aI2PzN7j24
― tylerw, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:32 (three years ago) link
listening to that stuttgart excerpt, even if its not a soundboard it might as well be, sounds great
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 16:34 (three years ago) link
can't hear too much CAN
― Brad C., Wednesday, 24 February 2021 17:05 (three years ago) link
awesome! am i allowed to hope that these will be cd/download releases as well and not vinyl only
― covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 20:48 (three years ago) link
if it's vinyl only I will buy it and rip it for you
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link
srsly
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link