CAN....S and D?

Search: The first six albums (Monster Movie, Soundtracks, Tago Mago (!), Ege Bamyasi, Future Days, Soon Over Babaluma).

Destroy: Pretty much everything else, although Landed has its moments.

'Monster Movie' is still my fave, tho' - and personally I LOVE the lyrics to 'Yoo Doo Right' (so does Bobby Gillespie - he pretty much lifted them wholesale for 'Movin' On Up'....)

Destroy: the mostly v. poor remix alb.

Can is awesome. I wouldn't put them in the same "must hear" category as somebody like Kraftwerk, though. All the albums I have (thru Future Days) have both dull moments and great tracks. I kind of wish they'd been an instrumental band.

It starts getting good from Soundtracks on. Future Days is simply awesome.

The whole disco period is ok, if you're a big Can fan, but I wouldn't start there (although I love Holger Czukay's "Movies" album).

What I've heard of Ege Bamyasi and Tago Mago sounded appealing, especially the former.

anyway, my favorite is still probably future days although everything they did has moments.

Destroy: _Out of Reach_, which the band hated so much it's never been reissued, and with good reason.

Tons of Can threads so might as well revive this one for this link -- Irwin Schmidt on food, music and democracy:

http://thequietus.com/articles/00813-irmin-schmidt-of-can-on-food-and-cooking-plus-a-recipe-tip

I know it's not meant to be any good, but the completist in me needs to buy a copy of 'Out Of Reach' - are any of the CD versions better or worse than others in terms of sound quality? I've read that, since it's been disowned and not officially reissued, the CD versions often come from poorly done vinyl transfers.
Any tips for which of the grey-area CD versions to try and locate?

Thanks

If there's a Can forum or similar where such a question might also have been answered by knowledgeable geeks then please point me that way too.

I dont know about sound quality, but there are several different versions floating around - at least in Europe. The one released by Audelic contains Out Of Reach and the self titled album and is pretty cheap, there should be also a more recent version from Cleopatra (!) that according our supplier's database should be easily available.

Thanks Marco. I didn't think to check for standardly available copies, assuming that the grey-area aspect would write them off, but I think I see the copy you mention, thought the UK distributor for Cleopatra isn't entirely clear and we definitely don't deal with whoever Synergie are ourselves. I'll try to see if maybe Cargo, F-Minor or PHD have it on their books.

I think that all these versions are basically non-legit.
I saw the Cleopatra version is available through Bertus, a big Dutch supplier: I'm pretty sure all good UK distributors work with them.

Cheers, that will probably help to know. If I can get it through the shop that's a bonus as I have a lot of left over holiday pay to write off.

add to search: the peel sessions - "Up the Bakerloo Line w/Annie" sounds like an acid trip. in a good way

I found it on a mp3 blog a few nights ago, Haven't listend to it yet.... not actually sure I want to. nothing worse than a bad album by a favourite band.

Oh, I know it's not meant to be good. I want it purely for completeness reasons.

Is it 'bad'?

Or just 'bad by their standards'?

It is truly and definitely BAD: the eponymous album has more than a couple of good moments, but Out Of Reach is pretty indefensible.
That said, I'm the proud owner of a copy exactly for the same reasons of Krakow. :)
The BBC album, instead, is marvellous and a fascinating glimpse into the band's compositional methods.

The best things on it are the Rosko Gee songs

Anyone else think "Inner Space" is under-rated? I'm not sure it's up there with the canonical records, but it's close IMO.

first time I've heard the recorded version of this track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxFYCE6VIt4&feature=related

delay is ok... "the thief" is a banger

Is Cannibalism worth bothering with? The remix of Yoo Doo Right sounds like warmed-over trip hop to me...

you mean Sacriliege? the Cannabalism albums are just compilations

Cannibalism 2 has a few of my fave Can moments (the crazy/fun Mother Upduff is supposedly a true story; Turtles Have Short Legs one of damo's best vocals; Shikiku Maru Ten also excellent wierdness)
the first Cannibalism is less essential if you already have the early Can records but there's a few different mixes iirc.
and yeah, Sacrilege had a couple pieces i liked but i only recall the Sonic youth one right now....

cannibalism ii's just such a great listen - it's edited together so well, the first clutch of songs p much sync up & match jaki's drums up iirc.

I never tried Cannibalism 1 since I have all the albums, plus I hate how "Yoo Doo Right" is the only full length piece there. Cannibalism 2 seems good but if you have Radio Waves and Unlimited Edition then it's kinda superfluous. Cannibalism 3 is a collection of solo material and it's actually pretty entertaining (though disappointing if you're expecting a lot of great instrumental stuff). As for the remix collection, I really thought it was a big wasted opportunity, you'll probably wind up liking 1-2 of the remixes and find the others a waste of time

Ah yes, sorry, I do mean Sacrilege. It's the 3p mix of Yoo Doo Right that didn't sound too great to me, some of the other remixers might do a better job though.

soundborad 77

I don't think I've ever seen this before...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2wSpL6xoQ

Nice!

Jaki!

holy shit

also, SO MUCH HAIR

wow! found on a random ebay video tape too, how bizarre

Truly amazing. Great to have it!

La Lechera to thread ASAP

Wow at first I thought it was the I Want More performance from OGWT (which I love) but there was more!! Wow. Thx for posting!!!

Thanks to the thread for hipping me to that, brightened an otherwise frustrating day

(Specifically Maresn3st and Ned)

Wow at first I thought it was the I Want More performance from OGWT (which I love) but there was more!! Wow. Thx for posting!!!

There's an I Want More performance from OGWT? Where is it?

Whispering Bob Harris mentions Future Days in his preamble but Damo is gone, so this clip must be from between Future Days and Babaluma.

never quite seen anyone slap a keyboard like it's a drumkit

January 27th, 1974 seems the best bet for this performance. They must have been touring the UK to promote Future Days - but without the singer!

Can live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 27/1/1974

I found the I Want More performance on YouTube years ago — there are dancers and a random guitar player iirc. It’s so cute it seems fake. I haven’t looked for it in ages but it runs 24/7 in my mind

That sounds like the Top of the Pops appearance?

Oh wait I guess it was TOTP

Yes, Top of the Pops, promoting their hit single.

(xps) LOL yes, see what happens when you just watch the embedded video and don't go to the Youtube page.

Well regardless it’s great

As I think I said on another thread they were the only people in the studio older than the presenters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9nFglCyshY

since nobody’s posted it yet…

Good lord, Can

oh shit i got an off-air audiotape of this track, glad video has finally surfaced. early '74 is can live at their peak imo

Imagine turning on the tube and seeing that

xp hard agree

I do think they'd have gone much higher in the charts if a gorgeous pouting Michael Karoli had been there.

Awesome stuff, this.

I posted this before but Michael K definitely had more teen appeal than dear old Holger and Irmin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVDqR8Del_Q

I do think they'd have gone much higher in the charts if a gorgeous pouting Michael Karoli had been there.

― Please play Lou Reed's irritating guitar sounds (Tom D.)

or his hot clocky sister

is it rude to call constanze karoli "clocky"? it's not meant as a putdown. clocky cis women are super fucking hot.

are there any other pictures of her around besides *that* one?

Idk what it means but Michael Karoli was a vision to see

xp https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/109273897/dixoscar_400x400.JPG

https://st33.wordpress.com/sleeve-pages/the-roxy-music-girls-2/

I know about the pic but I’m not clear on “clocky” which is ok bc we talkin bout Can not the sister

"clocky" in this context means "resembling a transgender woman" (as construed by white patriarchal social norms about gender yadda yadda yaddaoooooooooooooooooooooooo). sometimes this gets taken as being pejorative but i don't mean it that way!

not sure i'd ever really twigged before that holger plays with a capo but that makes so much sense

I've never seen him do it before.

Not sure I've ever seen a bass player play with a capo, to be honest.

same!

Michael Karoli was on holiday by the time "I want more" was a hit in the UK.

So, they got a stand in to play guitar, and nobody singing as such.

(Nobody knows who it was, btw)

But it definitely wasn't Lou Reed, that much we know.

Doug Yule?

Some people seem to think it was their sometime-lyricist Duncan Fallowell.

I guess the capo-on-a-bass thing works if you're playing drones on the low strings (that aren't open) simultaneously with melodies on the higher strings.

I'd understand it if it was their sometime lyricist Peter Gilmore, as he wrote those lyrics. But, no.

Funny that it took yet another person to write “I want more and more and more and more and more and more and more x20”

great vids <3

He's not listed on the b-side credits.

Mind you, those that are, are listed under their real names!

But it definitely wasn't Lou Reed, that much we know.

― Please play Lou Reed's irritating guitar sounds (Tom D.), Thursday, December 19, 2024 4:14 AM

Doug Yule?

― Chris L, Thursday, December 19, 2024 6:41 AM

Ha! When I first saw it I thought "hey, that's Lou Re... Doug Yule on guitar!"