Sorry, he's singing "searching for my brother", a couple of mates of mine met him and he told them it was apparently about victims of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombs. Does sound kinda like "blow-up doll" though :-)
Brought a new copy of "Tago Mago" off i-tunes, hadn't listened to it in over 15 years..now, i.can't stop playing it...absolute genius..one of the greatest, most ahead of it's time, innovative rock records ever made.Johnny Marr, Josh Homme are just a couple of the great modern guitarists who rate this band as one of their greatest influences..I can hear why..breathtaking
NICK McCABE of THE VERVE...will PLAY a special set with DAMO SUZUKI of CAN on THURSDAY, the 2nd of APRIL in MANCHESTER!!! Don't miss NICK McCABE at MARQUEE CLUB @ NIGHT & DAY CAFE with Damo Suzuki of legendary CAN featuring Mark Heaney on Drums and Jeff Wootton on Bass !!! Tickets info on The Black Marquee my space Spread the word !!! x
Can was one of the first german bands which status became Krautrock, but for insiders it is even more than this. Can brought things to life in music business and their coolness in playing so reckless is anachieved until today! For all the lovers of old german pioneers I'd like to say: 'yes you CAN'
He won't reply to this cuz that was over 3 years ago, but as a drummer, i agree with you. I would have expected at least one of Zappa's drummers, Britt Walford (of Slint) and maybe Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine), but overall everyone i expected to be there showed up, even some of the more obscure ones. I would like to see who he felt got snubbed.
Can informed my musical sensibility from 1969 onwards...they made so much of the Brit alternative scene in the 70's seem staid and formulaic in comparison. (true for Krautrock in general) True pioneers. R.I.P Michael Karoli.
Yo, Radiohead claimed to be influenced by CAN, and, in fact, covered CAN's song "Thief" off the album Delay (1968) at the Kid A tour on September 8, 2000. Not to mention the obvious fact that CAN (formed 1968) came before Radiohead (formed 1991). Look this stuff up before jumping to conclusions...
Soft Machine and other jazz-rock bands were playing stuff not too different from this at the time, albeit with a lot less intensity and without the weirdy-beardy electronics.
Indeed, If you look for the early years and damo suzuki on this youtube thingy you would see them improvising, Britney spears doesen't improvise cos she can't, I can't play the same tune twice cos I don't want to.
at the drive-in made a masterpiece with relationship of command, their last album. its just timing that they left it at there. There's no toping that album, the best of the genre. Vai it's a much better musician than satriani, cause you know vai make better songs, i dont care which one has the more technical ability cause thats just practice and discipline after all. imagination es a much harder thing to improve.
Hi, Here we see can representing the we play music because we can and because we want to and if we make money then that's a pleasant side effect type band and I use Britney to represent the I want to be popular and sell my sexy pictures to teenage boys type act.
not enough freedom anymore, especially in the music industry - what sells gets sold, also music now is a way of controlling the masses ... if there is too much avante garde then the masses may see thru the machine that is the modernety..
