HIJACK
Amon Düül II
•Krautrock
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Studio Album, released in 1974 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. I Can't Wait Part 1 + 2 (6:18) - Renate Knaup / vocals
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AMON DÜÜL II Hijack ratings distribution
(93 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(8%)
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(31%)
Good, but non-essential (34%)
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AMON DÜÜL II Hijack reviews
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PROG REVIEWER

"I Can't Wait Pt I & II" opens things on a promising note with its bizarre and funny lyrics and insistent cellos. "Mirror" however lapses into some rather pedestrian rock with a few horns, nothing very remarkable as could be said for the remainder of the disc, despite the fact it tried to cover a lot of musical styles. "Da Guadeloop" could be called the obligatory/gratuitous disco track (it was 1975 after all). "Explode Like A Star" threatens to light a fire (again, some really funny/bizarre lyrics like "Is it the "J" in their names that gets them killed?/Like Janice or J Jones or just another public relations thrill?"). It's not until the album's closing track "Archy The Robot" with its insistent marching band pulse and over- the-top brass arrangement at the end that the brilliance of the previous ADII albums seems to peek out again.
Not a bad disc but hardly a good place to start with this band.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

Peace on earth and mercy mild - GW
PROG REVIEWER

Still, it's not a total wash. "I Can't Wait Pt.2" has some of Falk Rogner's most compelling synth work. "You're Not Alone", while seriously mainstream, is suitably moody, with lush phasing effects. And the instrumental "Da Guadeloop" offers a smidgen of the old experimentation. Curiously, it sounds mostly like Can.
PROG REVIEWER

Side 2 shows off a more eclectic run of songs ; 'Explode Like a Star' is quirky, reminiscent of the previous studio album 'Vive Le Trance'. The 7min+ 'Da Guadeloop' is a sensational piece of music - a percussive show-case with interesting Bass playing, the string parts work well, the 2 guitar solos are exciting, and various sound effects are used in the right place. Possibly the best track on the album. 'Lonely Woman' is a smooth, sleek song, more French sounding than German, great rhythm - it's pure enjoyment. 'Liquid Whisper' is a dreamy, mellow tune, with Renate singing again. Final song, 'Archy The Robot' is somewhat directionless, and suffers from a goofy Brass arrangement - not the ideal way to finish off an album, it tends to leave an unsavoury taste in the mouth. Still, 'Hijack' is, for the most part, a pretty good listen, though not definitive Duul. 3 stars.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Metal Team

The band had succumbed under commercial pressure and saw their own sound and personality buried under studio effects, string arrangements, gimmicks and session musicians. Just as on the preceding and ensuing albums, this is a diluted Amon Düül II doing art-pop, folk, tango and whatever else that sounded cool to do at the time. As said, some of these songs are not without merit and I certainly enjoy I can't Wait and Lonely Woman. But the bulk of the material is too faceless and mainstream.
Not a bad album as such, but held against their first three albums it is quite poor. Might appeal a bit more to dedicated fans of 70s art-rock such as Bowie, Cale and Eno.
Latest members reviews
With it`s Beatlesque string intro on the first track I Can`t Wait Part I, it is immediately evident
to those familiar with previous work from the band that this is going to be a different Amon Duul II
record. If the streamlining that occurred on the band`s 1972 Carnival In Babylon album caused a s
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Report this review (#210667) | Posted by Vibrationbaby | Tuesday, April 7, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Hijack is an album which is a bit different from the previous duul albums its not a bad thing just not so
exciting maybe put this on when your on a hangover or something,it starts with i cant wait which goes
into pt 2,which is a good start to the album which has lothar meid on the vocals and the
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Report this review (#204461) | Posted by davidsporle | Friday, February 27, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Amon Duul II's Hijack is often dissed by reviewers due to its mish-mash of conflicting styles from track to
track, and it's sometimes questionable vocals. It plays out like a compilation of singles from different time
frames. From the Papa was a rolling stone funk of De Guadaloop to the Bowie-l
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Report this review (#196691) | Posted by Valdez | Wednesday, December 31, 2008 | Review Permanlink
Not as bad as it's reputation among Duul fans might lead you to believe, but it's not nearly
as good as any of their previous albums or the followup "Made In Germany" either. Worth
picking up for krautrock completists only.
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Report this review (#50640) | Posted by | Friday, October 7, 2005 | Review Permanlink
Amon Duül II is a group (cataloged Kraut) rather curious. The style is varied enough,
but centred on one elaborated rock. It does not take itself seriously. The band is rather
nice. I always like so much the magnificent voice of Renate (where are the women in
music Prog???). I prefer sharply
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Report this review (#45325) | Posted by miedj | Saturday, September 3, 2005 | Review Permanlink
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