Can- Halleluhwah (REACTION//DISCUSSION) 

Massive beats by Jaki Liebezeit, the human drum machine. Try You Doo Right, too.

One of the my favorite songs ever. The musical equivalent to human liberation.

This song will make you see colors you didn't even know existed.

Just layer after layer of sounds and music on top of the drumming. Absolutely hypnotic. A girlfriend introduced me to this in 1972. Then made me a man to this track.

people not getting that repetition is what Can is all about, repetition and sonic textures... besides, repetition doesn't mean playing exactly the same the same way, you just have to pay attention to the little nuances, the groove works as the driver of this machine traveling through sounds... There's even more repetition in Ravel's Bolero, for instance, and it's a freaking masterpiece

Animal Waves (Can doing world music) Chain Reaction (Can doing techno) Laugh Till You Cry (Can doing reggae) Come Sta La Luna (Can being mysterious) Turtles Have Short Legs (Can doing ska) Aumgn (Can doing ritual) I Want More (Can doing disco)

Jaki!!!!!!!! Favourite drummer of all time, no one else has his rhythm. Glad people are appreciating it 50 years later. Have fun with Mother Sky!!!!

If you're interested in another extremely hypnotic, extended 70s groove, might I nominate "Confusion" by Fela Kuti? Might be my nomination for THE all-time killer beat, and Fela spends the entire first 7 minutes (of 25) slowwwwwwwly, teasingly building up to it.

Remember that this is completely assembled from improvisation, primarily by bass player Holger Czukay; along with all of the overdubs, you can even hear a couple of jarring tape edits. Czukay was limited on bass (something he freely admitted--he even gave up playing bass on their last recordings), but as a student of Karlheinz Stockhausen he likely knew sound and structure best among all of them as well as being a proficient recording engineer and editor.

Thank you! It’s a couple of years since you posted these tracks from this great German band Can. It’s around 30 odd years since I came to them and that came after hearing Holger Czuckay after Can finished. It was his track Persian Love that I have had on repeat mode.ever since. He did a few albums as well as working with a few of English artist like David Sylvia’n

Great to see you enjoying those moments of funky weirdness. This is one of the few albums where the riffs and beats never get old for me. Another album that has a riff that never gets old is 'Dopesmoker' by the band Sleep. One hour long song that grabs you and never lets go.

MASSIVE BANGER.

Fantastic Track by Can - I remember the first time I heard it.. Vinyl Record, which I had bought secondhand, and sat on the floor hypnotised - a great intro to CAN and Krautrock

Every time I listen to Halleluwah I always pick up on a nuance, sound or effect in the music that I hadn't noticed before. Someone below suggested moving on to Yoo Doo Right where the band get into the groove and stay there for 20 odd minutes.

"Damo … he sounds like a crazy man on the street just yelling at passers-by." That's precisely how he got the job. Jaki and Holger were in a café in Munich and heard a crazy busker on the street outside. They accosted him and said, "Do you want to sing in our band tonight?" He agreed. The rest is history.

Probably my favourite side of any album ever.

It's my favourite album from m y favourite b and. The first four songs, Paperhouse, Mushroom, Oh Yeah and Halleluhwah showcase their brilliance and creativity. Truly amazing that this, their second studio album, was released in August 1971, over 52 years ago, when I was only 14 years old! It's hard to choose one of these four tracks as my album favourite, it alternates between all four to be honest. Karoli's guitar playing and Liebezeit's rythmic drumming are off the scale brilliant. Best rock record ever in my honest opinion. and one that has influenced many many a band . Thanks for the videos JP, I like your format, presentation and content.

I like the repetitiveness,. one of my favourites on the album, great track.

So much to unpack. It was great music to listen to while cleaning the kitchen (company tonight). Elements of Funk, Black Sabbath, even some Randy Bachman and so much more... with a solid beat to keep it and you moving.

Those aren't the actual lyrics; they are lost to time. I used to correspond with Suzuki via Email and he said he just sang random gibberish in broken English.

Great track. Love Tago Mago. For something a little different from Can try Soon Over Babaluna.

I love this track. Would have no problem listening to it for an hour (they actually did jam on this for several hours iirc).

For long song consideration.: maybe XTC's Travels in Nihilon

Exquisite in of all its iterations. Thanks! I’m going to go dance barefoot in the mud now.

The shorter edited version (3:39) on the anthology The Singles (2017) is probably more palatable to contemporary years. Great song in both cases.

New old band for me to further explore. Yay! Thanks again. Peace. db

Opening the video first thing i hear is clipping. Already know this video is about to be fire

Had never hear Can before but niw this album is up there..

Good to see Can here, JP, I recommend the British equivalent, Hawkwind especially Warrior On The Edge Of Time!!! Hawkwind had an association with Kraut Rock in Dave Anderson a member of Amon Düül II!!! 😊👍

Sounds like something Beck might have been (air quotes) influenced by. Kept waiting for the slide guitar riff. Sample Heaven. Drum drone. Hallalucynagenius. Fun time for not all, but I dug it. Gotta put this in my guitar practice mix. Oh yeah. Peace and loopy Music

Now you know where shaun ryder of the happy Mondays got his ideas.

Us CAN fans when he said .."Peking O.... yeah it´s not so long" hehehe

That's one SOLID groove. Nnnnniice.

Brings me back to my days of brown, beige, purple and orange!!! Hallucinogens involved.

The rhytm reminds me a bit of the rhytm change ending of 3 legs by Paul McCartney which by the way is too short and amusingly also from 1971

0:00 Dayummm, did you react to that album? I need to see your reaction!

My favorite track of theirs. Doesn’t matter what it ,eans.

I would not try to find a deep sense in Damo's lyrics. Csukay and Liebezeit discovered him in Munich acting as an improvising street musician and that is what he still was doing some years ago: instant composing alone or together with other musicians, music with only one rule that there are no rules.

... the best song ever for driving, followed by Rare Earth, Ma. Also the best song with LSD or shrooms, followed by Pink Floyd, Shine On You Crazy Diamond - but please, never take LSD while driving !!! ;-) ...

You compared Liebezeit to a human metronome; that actually was his nickname!

I remember listening to an interview with a “punk” Drummer ( Buzzcocks I think) who really liked this track and kept trying to get his bands to listen to it. It may even be in a B side!

Post War and Germany was I daresay happy to lose part of it's identity. The radio played US derived bubblegum pop but little did the mainstream know that groups like Neu!, Can, Amon Düül II and many many more were playing a massive part in rejuvenating the German music scene and quickly followed by British acts and French, Italian musicians all getting it. Good came from bad. What an era for music eh. When artists, but almost as important, record labels took risks and we are all the better for it.

Da möchte ich doch mal kurz anbringen, dass niemand jemals etwas vergleichbar tiefgängigeres, groovigeres dahergebracht hätte. Sollte ich mich da täuschen, würde ich mich mega über eure Tipps freuen.

Sarcasm: I think this was a nice cover and I believe Mr. Cohen would be pleased. I think it's important when doing a cover that you keep the original intact... unlike YES who just obliterates it... ... look, I had to bring YES into this somehow, so give me a break 😱😛😎🙂🤪

I'm curious as to the next reaction (Aumgn), as it will push the limits of a certain kind of stark experimentation that I've seen you tackle on this channel. If you get through that, maybe let's see you tackle some Nurse With Wound or some Cromagnon.....

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Check out Soup from the Eve Bymasi album.

I guess your degree of enjoyment, concerning Can. Depends on your ability to hallucinate, (naturally or artificially). A little psychic L.S.D.? Can I get an Amen? Or must I 'drum' up more support? Oh well, Halleluhwah & Peace be with you.

Michael Karoli is a very underrated guitarist,soooooo creative .and another underrated german guitarist is Manuel Gottsching with his "inventions for elecrit g

Hello U. He is What He Is. HalleluYah . I digress. I have moved 2 another soffa - it’s a Welsh Heritage One. It tries to be less impulsive , but, As you’ve just encouraged us and reminded your audience to practise, equally Honestly Expressive. 5mins in I’m all Happy Mondayyed out Drugs Substances Scared stiff of em always have been Always will be Unless it’s caffeine Or alcahol hof course Or mint Or yogurt This is what theeeezzzee beats di ti me Jp They create words and Couplets to enjoy. The Word is . Always will be Always has been Always and Forever Heatwaves in Winter Boogie Nights Mindblowin Decisions Causes head on collisions Blessings Curses The dichotomy of Deism Theism and No Jam today Or Tomorrow So much for the Imprisonment of Impulsivity An hour ago i rearranged the records on my shelves I stumbled across a Diesel Park West 12” of When the Hoodoo Comes There was a typed press statement by a pr guy stating how the band loved Moby Grape Just sayin Coz as part of the new Policy i wanna digest your comments more thoroughly So, what did i do? I played the last 5 mins of them from my phone on double SPEED Via blootooth Thru the Bassy Digi Flashy Speakers newly located on the record shelves A NEW APPROACH?! So, i heard you describe the incoherent lyrics BEFORE hearin the song The track has just finished ( normal speed) and ur comparin it to Talking Heads I admire how influential (from1971 ) this is It’s raw Fresh And free from shiny prod values.... Here’s another 2021 PR press statement 4u stemming from all of this Justin LOST FEVER SOULS The New Album ‘Blindness Followin the Blind’ out now on Respect&HonourRecs Inc. the hot hits ‘HypnoNotic Onion’ + ‘Transcendental Mushrooms Our school field had loads of em Gregory the Jim Morrisson fan are loads of em Put me right off The Doirs and improved my soccer no end. Talkin of which, it’s almost 3pm All kickin off Great fun BUDGIE say cheep. Bandolier 1975. A classic. At any Speed. Anywhere & at Any time of any day. Some say Burke was ahead of his time. Bless him. I’m late. Diolch.

Not bad, but I prefer Mitternacht and Morganspaziergang by the opposition. I liked the little Floyd bit in it (about 11 minutes in) .

Do you save money by listening to the Can-ned music?

Searching for my bloodflow! Definitely a nod to the Velvet Underground Sister Ray - searching for my mainline! The Happy Mondays definitely borrowed from this track too!

I liked the groove. It's repetitive but you need it to be grabbed. It's a question of balance, and if the musicians must play and make their interpretation very carefully, it also depends on the balance in which the listener is at the moment. So I think if you're open to you don't know what to expect, maybe you'll be grabbed. Personally Can is not my kind of thing. I prefer more melodic songs, and least percussive songs. Try Ash ra Temple, Amon Dull II, Harmonia or Xhol Caravan.

Geiler geht nicht! NO FUCKING WAY!!!

Again this band reminds me of when we used to jam on drugs. I never thought to try to release it as an album. maybe I should have continued.....the hallucinogens

I recommend Irmin Schmidt Filmmusik Anthology Volume 1. ru-vid.com/group/OLAK5uy_kSv4PKjvIGLaSShBzmugJ9CEAKcTw0n8w Not for reacting to but just background music.

Hi JP. DP from UK. Hallelujah, it's over! Sorry, but for me this was way, way, way too long. Loved the drum based groove though; reminded me of 90s Madchester band The Happy Mondays. Was Can ahead of its time, or the Mondays behind the times (a completely different time and space, more like, but they did cover 70s act John Kongos)? Nice jazz piano interlude, but I would have preferred Halleluhwah to be a five or six minute track. I hate to disagree with you, Justin, but I am not charmed by endless repetition. P.S. my song ref above is Jeff Buckley's cover of the Leonard Cohen song.

I’m going to give this song a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ but it may not stay on the playlist because of how long and repetitive it is. I like the drums and I like the overall mood and rhythm and I think there’s lots of potential. I wish that 1) most of song was cut so this could be a short character piece or 2) The band could’ve added some different chords or a whole chord progression or changed up the mood or feeling at times or put in new sections or just developed the ideas in some way. EDIT - I found an edited version on Spotify which is what I will add to the playlist. It may stay there for a while, now!

Just not my thing because it is way too repetitive but I did like the jazz diversion.

Sounded good to me. I thought it was the Gorillaz.

I feel I've been force-fed a 5 course meal when all I wanted was a piece of toast. The basic rythm is great but for 18 min? When that slight break came around the 4 min mark I thought; Great with something else, the opening felt a bit long..... Offcourse since I'm so stubborn I listend through the whole thing, the smart thing would've been to mute the rest of the song... I'm actually slightly aggravated right now. Maybe I'd have liked this song better if I was into drugs or something.

Can boring? Only if you are anti music.

Fattest track ever!

It could be fine if it only lasted two or three minutes but it drags on and on so for me it's no.

I'm gonna be crucified for this but I really don't like his vocals. The music of Can though is great

Pretty typical for the time. It probably sounded/sounds ok if you're stoned, it'd mask the fact it's largely devoid of content. A little nice geet in the middle but otherwise repetitive, and a little tedious. And again with the top heavy drums...

Sorry "inventions for Electric guitar" sooooooooooo underrated