From the first note of "Pinch", you know you are going somewhere new with Can on this record. They didn't have a very long period of making music this good, in fact, this and Tago Mago are the only ones I listen to over and over, but they were doing something so forward-thinking, far out, and yet really slamming rhythmically, that this record not only holds up, but is that rare gift of an album that is always revealing more of itself to you with each listen. I also love that they recorded it in a disused cinema near Koln. The cover art is great in that its both a play on the band's name and is like their nod to the Velvet Underground with their Warhol cover. In no particular order, check out Vitamin C, I'm So Green, Spoon, and Pinch.Can - Ege Bamyasi
United Artists - 1972
It's funny, I never made the connection to the Wharhol cover OR that it's a can! Just thought it was a great cover and a totally awesome album. Jaki Liebziet's drumming is perhaps the best in rock. Spoon is one of my all-time favorite songs. Recently found some great youtube videos of Can
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