MONSTER MOVIE

Can

Krautrock

3.81 | 409 ratings

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Mellotron Storm
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For me this album rivals "Tago Mago" as their best release. Probably the best guitar work i've heard from Karoli.

It opens with "Father Cannot Yell" that features a relentless beat and throbbing bass as Karoli plays over top with his fuzzed out screaming guitar melodies. Amazing ! Mooney stops singing and joins the groove 3 minutes in with vocal melodies. "Mary, Mary So Contrary" is based lyrically on the nursery rhyme. It's slower paced with Mooney's incredible vocals leading the way, as Karoli again grinds out melodies over top. The song builds in intensity until the vocals stop 3 1/2 minutes in. This song so moves me. How can something so simple be so emotional ? A brilliant display of guitar work on this one. "Outside My Door" opens with a 60's feel to it. Hmmm, this is 1969 right ? Harmonica sounds fill the air as Mooney almost speaks the lyrics. He then starts to sing as he and the song becomes more passionate. Some ripping guitar follows with out of control vocals.

"Yoo Doo Right" is a side long suite at over 20 minutes in length. The drums pound slowly as gentle guitar comes in followed by soft vocals. This hypnotic, repetitive melody starts to build. "Once i was blind, but now I can see now that your in love with me." The guitar 3 minutes in is killer ! Check out the drumming of Liebezeit 6 1/2 minutes in. Experimental sounds come in. Percussion and reserved vocals only 8 1/2 minutes in. The song rebuilds like it did in the beginning. Incredible. "You made a believer out of me babe". The vocals stop after 12 minutes as the guitar, bass and drums play on for about 3 minutes until vocals return. Nice.

The Can doo right on this one. I am more partial to their earlier stuff. These guys sure can groove though. As inpraiseoffolly says, this came out the same year as "In The Court Of The Crimson King". A very significant record not only in the Krautrock genre but in progressive music period.

Mellotron Storm | 5/5 | 2007-12-15

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