Hope there's some Damo stuff coming down the pike, but also love that this zone of perfect rapport between the core members is getting so much richer.
― Citole Country (bendy), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link
I like that they're doing post-Damo stuff first, because my knowledge of post-Damo can is pretty meager.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
IIRC the main archive they're drawing on is a dude who made tapes mostly in the post-Damo years, so that's something to keep in mind.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 20:19 (two years ago) link
A lot of the live Can post damo ive heard has sounded better than the studio versions, so that makes it all the more exciting imo
― Pfunkboy AKA (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 20:23 (two years ago) link
yeah, all this post-74 live stuff rules
unperson: Landed, Unlimited Edition, and Flow Motion are all really good!
― sleeve, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 20:25 (two years ago) link
Indeed, and those albums are my cut-off point.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 20:30 (two years ago) link
They were playing Ege Bamyasi at REI in Portland today. It ruled
― Davey D, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 20:33 (two years ago) link
Live and studio Can were very much different things by then, by design I'd say. The band were great live in this period but tbh I've heard much better quality recordings - soundwise - than this.
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 21:00 (two years ago) link
Saw Delight and Inner Space are quite good as well. Out of Reach is the only out and out dud they've ever made, in my opinion
well I guess the reunion album too, though that one is at least pretty funny
― frogbs, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 21:01 (two years ago) link
i think when we did the can poll i fell in love with every can record except out of reach? rite time sounds cursed but i kinda like that
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 21:13 (two years ago) link
the single edit of "Hoolah Hoolah" which samples "Spoon" is hilarious
what can I say, I have soft spot for it somehow. it's really a bizarre record
― frogbs, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 21:15 (two years ago) link
Inner Space is one I don't have, I need to check it out.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
That's "Can"? The last album? 'Tis good!
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 22:01 (two years ago) link
I love Saw Delight and Inner Space (and all the ones before too)
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 22:02 (two years ago) link
hard to think of another band that changed their sound so many times within a single decade. maybe Yellow Magic Orchestra
― frogbs, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
All Gates Open one of my fave Can songs.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 22:50 (two years ago) link
amazing tune, sounds like a cosmic beer hall
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 23:23 (two years ago) link
I assume, by now, we've all seen the clip of Can playing "I Want More" on Top of the Pops - the one where Michael Karoli has been replaced by some guy who looks like Lou Reed, which is unfortunate as Karoli was the only member of Can who could conceivably pass for a pop star. Well, here's a clip of them playing it, with Karoli, with added bonus of some hilarious German comedy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVDqR8Del_Q
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 November 2021 14:28 (two years ago) link
!!!!! thank you
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 28 November 2021 14:41 (two years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 28 November 2021 15:58 (two years ago) link
"Soon Over Babaluma" is post-Damo, definitely no drop-off there.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 November 2021 17:01 (two years ago) link
Gee “I Want More” sounds like an influence on Talking Heads’ “I Zimbra” to me.
― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 28 November 2021 17:38 (two years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 28 November 2021 18:08 (two years ago) link
Great to see the Can/Inner Space album get recognized, for me it’s the best post-Babaluma record
There was a package with this and Out of Reach together which I think maybe convinced some people they were both crap
― frogbs, Sunday, 28 November 2021 18:09 (two years ago) link
I don't think many people were interested in Can by 1979 tbh.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 November 2021 18:15 (two years ago) link
Or by a new album by Can in 1979 rather.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 November 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link
one time I listened to Soon Over Babaluma while totally zonked and had an epiphany that it was about making pasta
Dizzy Dizzy is gathering the ingredients, Come Sta is impatiently waiting for the water to heat up, Splash is when the bubbles start forming, Chain Reaction is when the water starts boiling like crazy, Quantum Mechanics is the moment you drop the spaghetti in
idk it made a lot of sense at the time
― frogbs, Sunday, 28 November 2021 19:39 (two years ago) link
I like this interpretation
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Sunday, 28 November 2021 20:05 (two years ago) link
was listening to The Individualism of Gil Evans earlier and thinking how much it reminded me of Can, only no matter good how amazingly great a drummer Jaki was - he was no Elvin Jones!
― calzino, Sunday, 28 November 2021 20:24 (two years ago) link
I don’t think I’d heard “All Gates Open” before - thank you for that!
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 28 November 2021 21:23 (two years ago) link
tomorrow, then (some people already have their copies) https://canofficial.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-brighton-1975-2
― StanM, Thursday, 2 December 2021 18:29 (two years ago) link
oon thanks
― chaos goblin line cook (sleeve), Thursday, 2 December 2021 20:10 (two years ago) link
oon ooh
― chaos goblin line cook (sleeve), Thursday, 2 December 2021 20:11 (two years ago) link
Prepare to meet thine oon
― Mark G, Thursday, 2 December 2021 22:46 (two years ago) link
Oon Over Babaluna (Babaloona?)
― nickn, Thursday, 2 December 2021 22:50 (two years ago) link
Listened from Eins to Vier this morning - it's another stellar release
― willem, Friday, 3 December 2021 06:54 (two years ago) link
I bought it on Bandcamp but they haven't released the downloads yet. WTF?!?
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 3 December 2021 13:34 (two years ago) link
hey!!! there are vocals on this one!! what the hell
― frogbs, Friday, 3 December 2021 19:35 (two years ago) link
Downloads now available.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 3 December 2021 20:13 (two years ago) link
Drei and Vier put some seriously frantic drive on the Dizzy, Dizzy and Vernal Equinox grooves!
― the plant based god (bendy), Friday, 3 December 2021 22:40 (two years ago) link
Are these the same versions that are on Live 71-77?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 3 December 2021 23:22 (two years ago) link
This was a really fun listen. I don't really know how it compares to the Stuttgart show...on both I just kinda zone out to the endless grooves. I think this one was a little better. It definitely went harder in spots. also the last track being sort of an extended jam on the "Vitamin C" ending was neat.
also it does feature a very quiet section on Side E (Sechs) - you can hear some people's conversations. kinda wild that random conversations had 46 years ago are now being heard by thousands of people (not that you can make out what's being said)
― frogbs, Friday, 3 December 2021 23:43 (two years ago) link
That’s my favorite part of the live recordings on 71-77 — the audience clapping is a whole other dimension to to the music. It’s part of why I think that version of Yoo Doo Right is superior to the recorded version. It’s so fun in the beginning and then at the end there is applause and you remember the whole thing was recorded live. What??!!! Amazing.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 4 December 2021 01:08 (two years ago) link
― willem, Saturday, 4 December 2021 13:14 (two years ago) link
drum break on Brighton Zwei is my reason to live at the moment - the funk heart of Bel Air
― assert (matttkkkk), Monday, 13 December 2021 03:00 (two years ago) link
The Brighton set gets to the point more immediately, I think - it’s crunchier, longer.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 13 December 2021 12:32 (two years ago) link
And the crowd noise is an important ingredient. If you’re in public listening through earbuds or headphones it can trick you a little.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 13 December 2021 12:35 (two years ago) link
Any thoughts on what the themes for the artwork of the Live 1975 releases may be based on? Stuttgart/butterflies, Brighton/submarine..
― willem, Monday, 20 December 2021 12:19 (two years ago) link
Next live archival release announced https://canofficial.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-cuxhaven-1976
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 July 2022 14:44 (one year ago) link
One LP (and CD version) this time!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 26 July 2022 14:52 (one year ago) link