Why Grobschnitt isn't consider the best band ever?

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I saw them in '78. I was only 16 years old on high school band trip to Europe. The concert was even a bigger trip than the band trip. I have everything they ever recorded including EROC's solo stuff. Plus most of the remasters EROC has been involved with. This band was one of the most unusual bands in the history of rock music. Unlike other German bands I don't think they ever performed outside of what was West germany at the time. they have often been compared to Guru Guru because of their bizarre hunourous aspect. Not a fair comparison because that's all they had in common. I've even heard them being compared to Hoelderlin who had folkier roots. One thing most German rock bands from the seventies DID have in common was a flair to be bizarre which is a quality that isolated them from UK prog rock bands and american audienced who were weaned on commercialism. especially in the early stages of the seventies the German bands dictated to the record companies what was in. Up until about 1975 they ( the bands ) told the record companies what kind of music they were going to play or else the record companies weren't going to remain record companies. the sadness sunk in as far as the bands were concerned around this time and many went by the wayside and entered into the where are they now file and others conformed or just happened by chance to conform and survived. A good examle of this is Amon Duul II who really started to go commercial on the Hijack album. Another thing the german bands suffered from was what I call the Kraurock syndrome. if you were from Germany in the early seventies you were automatically labelled Krautrock no matter what the freak kind of music you played. In Germany it was known a Kosmische music and often associated with illicit drugs.

Back to Grobschnitt. sorry for going off on a kilter there. My favourite grobschnitt album has to be the first one. the track Wonderful Music ( like Focus' House Of The King ) is often mistaken for a Jethro Tull track because of the flute playing and the fact that the bands from the continet were overshadowed by UK prog bands that had heavy hitting financial power of the record companies who also has susiduaries in the US. sorry back to our german friends. I own an original copy of the first grobschnitt album which I no longer play since I saw the ludicrous prices it commands over the internet. my copy ain't for sale nor will it ever be. it is one of the most prized records in my collection. I just love sitting with it in my hands when i listen to the CD remaster with the extended live bonus track of Die Symphonie. on thing i really love about the band is their adamant opposition to commercialism. They didn't really like the Village people Did they? ACYM ? On a last note i don't think language was an issue with any of the German bands. it was just more comfortable for them to sing rock songs in English. I read an old interview with renate Kanup and she sort of mentioned something to this effect. I'll have to try and dig it out and post it.
Grobschnitt one of my favourite bands of all time. maybe it's time for another review.

Poll Question: Which is the main reason why Grobschnitt isn't consider the best band?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
They are from Germany	3	[42.86%]
They are not british	1	[14.29%]
They are younger than Pink Floyd	0	[0.00%]
They are not good musicians	0	[0.00%]
They copy other bands	0	[0.00%]
They are even worst than Scorpions	0	[0.00%]
They sucks alive	0	[0.00%]
Who is Grobschnitt??	0	[0.00%]
Never heard it before...	0	[0.00%]
For me they are THE BEST...	1	[14.29%]
Other reason...	2	[28.57%]
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