CAN you pick only one?: The CAN albums poll

Who wrote the sleevenotes? I suppose, in 1979, no-one was very interested in a new Can album.

Yeah I like "Can" better than Out Of Reach, Saw Delight or Flow Motion FWIW

It's good, but then it's got that "Can Can" crap at the end, that ruins it a bit

I love Can Can. I'd rate Can and Saw Delight as the best 'late period' albums and Flow Motion probably the worst (although obv 'I Want More' is great). I haven't heard Out of Reach though - did that make it to SACD? I've never seen it.

No, the band don't want it re-released. It's not too good, but it's not terrible either.

'Can' would be top four Can albums for me, as long as you lop off the closing--I have to agree, "Can Can" is a pretty sad way to go out. But "Safe," that track is fantastic--especially the ominous swarm-of-locusts sound that slowly sneaks up through the track.

Speaking of late-Can, for any who're curious but haven't looked past 'Babaluma' (because of Julian Cope or whatever reason)--I also did a late-Can comp a while back, from the last 5 albums including 'Out of Reach' (which is almost as odd in its being-maligned-by-the-band as Kraftwerk re: their first several albums--just silly to be kept out of print, and definitely on par with at least 'Saw Delight' and 'Flow Motion'.)

Can – The Church of Latter-Day Can, Book One (1975-1979)

01. Can – Red Hot Indians [Landed, 1975] (5:38)
02. Can – Half Past One [Landed, 1975] (4:39)
03. Can – Smoke [Flow Motion, 1976] (5:20)
04. Can – I Want More [Flow Motion, 1976] (3:34)
05. Can – Animal Waves [Saw Delight, 1977] (15:30)
06. Can – Sunshine Day And Night [Saw Delight, 1977] (5:51)
07. Can – Give Me No Roses [Out of Reach, 1978] (5:21)
08. Can – One More Day [Out of Reach, 1978] (1:37)
09. Can – Serpentine [Out of Reach, 1978] (4:03)
10. Can – All Gates Open [Can, 1979] (8:19)
11. Can – Aspectacle [Can, 1979] (5:52)
12. Can – Safe [Can, 1979] (8:36)

[Total Time: 74:20]

I think on the whole I prefer the post-Can compilation, but there's a lot of great stuff on this one. [b]Get it here at Musicophilia[b]. (Both have streamable samples if you are too skittish to even download ; )

Love "Give Me No Roses"!

ACR totally ripped off that bassline from Aspectacle for one of their early-ish tracks. Can't bloody remember exactly which one though - Waterline possibly, or something off Sextet?

Hey Soundslike, thx for those Church of Latter-Day Can mixes, had missed those the first time around. I'm definitely in the "don't know much beyond Babaluma" camp, so I'm looking forward to checking them out.

I gave another listen to Rite Time last night. It's not bad--Mooney makes the album, everybody else is pretty restrained.

I haven't actually heard Out Of Reach in full or 'Can'. Must rectify that.
is it ok to post links to Can bootlegs i found on a blog?

I agree, I prefer Can to Saw Delight and Flow Motion.

Have yet to track down the Rite Time remaster, though.

I quite like Saw Delight,Animal Waves is a track ive always liked.
Im playing Out Of Reach now and quite enjoying it.

Another vote for Delay 1968 here! Gonna spin it now!

Mooney >>>>>>>>> Suzuki!

I AM MALCOLM MOONEY!

there hasnt been a malcolm vs damo poll has there?

There's no need for one. It's obvious, ain't it?

its obvious who would win

i vote damo

The Can Live 71-77 set is pretty excellent-- I haven't heard it discussed too much for whatever reason.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

lotsa votes again

it's tago mago, if you add the previous poll

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damn double post

tago nago 78
furure days 76
ege bamyasi 71

ege bamyasi voters switched to future days this time it seems

Soon Over Babaluma increased it's votes over last time along with Monster Movie and Soundtracks.

wonder if the 11 who didnt like Can changed their mind :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8RzLdf34Ow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0nfjguTclg

http://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/12/can-outtake-edition-complete-demo.html

http://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/12/bunch-of-can.html

http://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/12/its-raining-can-bootlegs.html

I would not have guessed such a big swing--wonder what accounts for the virtual switch of 'Ege Bamyasi' (still my overall fave) and 'Future Days' (still a top 100 favorites album)? I wouldn't have any clue as to what's considered the zeitgeist of today, musically, but does 'Future Days' somehow better relate to it?

Hey Soundslike, thx for those Church of Latter-Day Can mixes, had missed those the first time around. I'm definitely in the "don't know much beyond Babaluma" camp, so I'm looking forward to checking them out.

Hope you like them, Tyler. Hopefully it'll spurn a couple new purchases (my constant nefarious motive) : )

Who voted "Sacrilege" ?

"Halleluhwah" may well be one of the best tracks of all time. "Furure Days" is the better album though. totally second the result.

I keep checking to see if the pollstarter called it "Furure Days"

Whoops, spur, that is. Not spurn : )

Thank you tons for these awesome mixes Soundslike, really enjoying Book 2 at the moment. Is that John Malkovich on "Loading Zone" by Phantom Band? Really, really sounds like him!

Yes, Latter Day Can mix is great, played a few songs off it on my radio show last night (Karussell and the Eurythmics "never gonna cry" which was an accident but it sounded great on the air, thankfully).

I think I went from Ege to MM.

and for all tom d's moaning on the previous poll he still didn't vote for Unlimited Edition

Nick what made you change your vote this time? I'm surprised at the fall off in votes for Ege Bamyasi.

i feel bad for Landed and Saw Delight. I love those albums.

i actually like sacrilege a lot, though i voted for future days....

i DJed a song from future days tonight. should have voted that.

i'll never get the cult of Future Days

ugh, i meant i voted future days, but played a track from flow motion tonight. drunk

i get the love for future days, but i would've gone for ege bamyasi if i hadn't forgotten to vote.

Future days seems to me like the Can 'white album'. It's an album that gets more and more kudos from fans of the band whilst not being in any way representative of what an outsideers view of the music of can would be.

put simply, its the albums the fans listen to but you probably wouldn't recommend it to someone who wanted to know " whats this Can sound I keep hearing about (on ILM)?"

as more and more people listen to all the other albums, then keep returning to future, it climbs steadily up the poll.

Future days seems to me like the Can 'white album'. It's an album that gets more and more kudos from fans of the band whilst not being in any way representative of what an outsideers view of the music of can would be.

put simply, its the albums the fans listen to but you probably wouldn't recommend it to someone who wanted to know " whats this Can sound I keep hearing about (on ILM)?"

I couldn't agree less, "Future Days" seems like the Can album non-Can fans like, I don't think it's a particular favourite of "Can fans" and I'd say "Soon Over Babaluma" fits your "White Album" analogy far better! Anyway, it comes and goes, now Neil Young's best album is "On the Beach" and Can's is "Future Days" etc, it'll no doubt change in a while.

and you still wont vote Unlimited Edition ;)