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Oh Wow! I was expecting prog rock and got krautrock! It's super-fantastics. Like the entrance exam for 4AD.
Strong 4,5
Krautrock meesterwerk. 10/10, geweldig album. On par met tago mago
this was pretty cool throughout but that last song made it great. super trippy and experimental but never getting hard to listen to. a 20 minute behemoth to close out the album. right up my alley
3/10. Not bad at all I just didn't love it.
I liked it
Interesting musical exploration that appeals to my "prog-rock" sensibilities.
This is amazing. It's prog, it's funky, experimental, art-pop, jazzy, psychedelic. Apparently Radiohead were inspired by this when recording Kid A and Amnesiac and that definitely checks out. Seems like just about everyone in the post-punk genre were influenced by this. Strong 4
Interesting but not something on heavy rotation
i don’t knowwwwwww. i can’t explain my response to this kind of music. it’s lovely, although lovely is too flimsy and small a word…it’s just wide open feelings, warm air, cool water, something sweet and good. fav tracks: future days; moonshake
this is really cool! i don't have much to say but it was very pleasant.
Interesting ambiance music.
Bueno
Very interesting and catchy!
3 blinks off the Pen Stiller and this >>>
A bit too psychedelic for me.
83/100. A great example of what happens when musicians with chemistry lean into groove, texture, and instinct. The whole album has a warm, underwater feel to it. Sounds fade in and out, melodies drift, and vocals are treated more like textures than direct messages.
Can is a great Krautrock band and this album shows that Krautrock can be very experimental. This is more ambient than anything else. I love the usage of the bass in Bel Air. I don't know about all of it, some bits seem than a bit meandering.
Art atmosphereic. Actually listenable tho
Genuinely interesting. Bold to devote half the album to a single track. It felt like I went on a journey, which is great. Interesting rhythms and harmony throughout the album, combined with good and quite experimental instrumentation and production.
This felt like something a bit different. I don't know how influential or important it actually is, but was far more interesting than a couple of hits + filler
Light, breezy and a good listen. Certainly interesting, mix of genres in places.
I would have never guessed this was from 1973.
Drums that delight the most unmovable heart
No way this came out 73 years ago I find it really funny how they thought future music was going to sound something like that, but the band that *actually* predicted the future of the music was the stooges. And something makes me think they didn't mean do to that Sometimes I fw things like this, sometimes don't. This time don't
Big fan tbh
I found myself wanting to rate this higher. It didn't really grab me or click in any special way. Maybe it was my day. I'm as surprised as you are
Interesting to start an album with a trap to see if a listener would like to stick with it or not. Or maybe it's a way for the listener to set their expectations lower for the first bit of the track. It's fine. I'm going a little crazy from the odd song structures that have been coming up a lot as of late. Sounds good in that 1970s way. I don't think you need to listen to this before you die.
Funny & a bit crazy
Would make a good high listen
I can tell it's good experimental music. It's fun for a bit.
The best thing I can say is, interesting.
Stort krautrock album. Lange grooves og elektroniske elementer. Også eksperimentelt, men det her er åbenbart deres mest cohesive albums. Det er også proto ambient (altså musik som er præget af ikke at fortælle en lineær historie men skabe en stemning fremfor alt.) Jeg kan ærligt næsten ikke huske det efter at jeg skriver den her kommentart nogle dage efter jeg lyttede til det. i guess det er fordi det hele flød lidt sammen, hvilket jeg stærkt antager er meningen. Men jeg kan knap nok huske lyden, så det kræver nok at jeg tilbagevender.
Mi aspettavo fosse una cagata, invece è stato molto interessante
1,6/5
Jazzy and groovy, kind of sounds like a bop it
I just couldn't really get into this album. There's some flashes of interesting stuff in here, but for the most part, the songs really didn't hold my interest.
Instrumental. Don't remember much
Count me out. I did not really like anything about this album.
Great studying and classroom music.
I guess this would have been good background music for studying back in college. But nothing I'll ever listen to again these days.
Sure, it’s fine. Nothing bad but I’m not sure I get it?
Melodic. Like as background music but would never sit down to listen to. 5/10
I do like CAN, but not all CAN. Have to say this is not my favourite album of theirs. There's nothing as focused and brilliant as Vitamin C here. As you can tell by the amount of tracks, the 4 featured are quite sprawling. Fun to hear a few 'references' others have borrowed though - most notably The Fall's lift of the riff for 'Damo Suzuki' from Bel Air. Good, but not their greatest.
There's such a delicate touch throughout. Almost a fear of creating any kind of noise. Less is more. The album doesn't demand your attention, but it maintained mine throughout. Superb!
Some lengthy intensive, improvised grooves from Can just don't really do it for me. The wide musical influences are interesting/quirky but aren't enough to make songs, which usually isn't the point of avant garde or experimental music.
The sound is hard to describe on this album, especially in relation to Can's other albums. It's more open and fresh, more sunny. It doesn't rock or stay grounded in the same way as Tago Mago or Ege Bamyasi. It's lighter, more tropical, or happy. Like recognizable music that's been stripped down and then built up again in a way that's just a little uncanny. I can't put my finger on it, and I guess that's the fun of it. I'm not a fan of how the vocals are mixed in most tracks. It's obviously intentional how quiet or incomprehensible they are most of the time, but I just think it could've worked better. Some tracks just seem like unfinished ideas that were patched together. The ideas are great, but just don't seem totally fleshed out. This results in a feeling that there isn't a "point" or "objective" to the album, but rather it's more chaotic and kind of wanders forward without getting anywhere. The drums reflect this forward motion. Perhaps the point is that there is no point, who the fuck knows.
Cover Art Review - Minimalist - two colors, purple and gold - regal choice. Art Deco-ish with a naturalist vibe. Some weird runes to make you wonder. 7.2/10 Musically - pretty out there. Love the electronica. not personally a big fan of the chanting/singing when occurring. Nice background music - maybe it is innovative for being fairly early electronica experimental, but didn't grab me.
It was fine. Can is certainly a vibe.
Like Yes's stoned cousin without the singing
Kraut-rock!
Kind of a fun groovy album here. Definitely catches my attention.
The songs were so long that I dozed off and started daydreaming. I can’t tell you any song but I remember it not being terrible
Actually really liked it, the second and last song were really good I thought, will listen again
Pleasant enough but too mundane and too much of it. Monotony Inc.
I enjoyed the instrumental tracks and vibes nature of the album overall.
viiiiibes
Nothing interesting about this. 1.5 but will generously round up to 2.
It's ok. Experimental, ambiental, not unpleasant to the ear. That's all I can say, nothing negative, but not much positive. 3/5
Kinda dig the atmospheric vibe, but can't really stand the weird 60s-did-too-much-LSD-style breakdown towards the end. Go away.
Hey, this album. I recall seeing this cover someplace, somehow, though I'm confident I've never listened to Can before. This is gonna be a rock album - I can feel it. Not sure what kind, however. It's probably gonna be on the less-commercial side of rock, similar to that of 2112. Huh. Krautrock/space rock. Guess I wasn't too off the mark as far as out-there music is concerned. This is pretty alright - some groovy melodies and an appealing, mellow sound, though there's something about this music which is too reserved and impersonal for my tastes. Be it the wackadoo, distant vocals or the generally mild sound, something about this didn't click as much as I wanted it to. Still, for what it is, it's a more-than-good-enough time. The title track has a good melody once it gets going - very funky. I also dig all of the little details in the background, particularly the reverberating guitars that appear near the end of the track. I was dreading listening to "Bel Air" for it's egregious track length, though it ended up being a pretty alright listen. Big fan of those soft, plucky guitars and the dark synth hanging in the background makes for a pretty good contrast. Suzuki's vocals didn't move me on the previous tracks, though he's well-suited to this kind of mellow, otherwordly sound. The ambient interlude and wavy synth in the middle of the track is also a nice break. Book time. Influential to post rock, though that's all she wrote. Wikipedia reveals that this album was a stylistic shift for the band and has had an enduring appeal amongst critics. Yeah, I'm on this album's side - I can always vouch for an underdog act. This seems to be a solid pick.
Cool stuff! Love it. Seems like they influenced a lot of future bands with this sound.
Can- I actually thought this was cool. I liked the textures and minimalist grooves. I dug the trancey rhythms and percussion. Must have been very unique in 1973 some of it sounds like it could’ve been an album from the mid 90’s. I liked the super sustainy guitars- reminded me of Yes. I enjoyed the weird experimental exploratoryness of it. Some of it seems a bit random especially the lead guitar. The vocals seemed like a missed opportunity to me- would have loved to hear this with an interesting singer.
I waited too long to rate this one after listening. It was kind of interesting and weird but theres a lot of interesting and weird music i find more compelling than this so this ended up being kind of forgettable to me. Maybe 2.7
I have no idea how to rate something like this
I don't know if I am impressed, in shock, glad it is over, bored etc. It is truly a one of a kind album. 3/5
I couldn’t care less.
this one is sick, drumming so gud Will I listen to again: 100%
Groupe inconnu. Le batteur est remarquable dans cet album (+1). Par contre les autres instruments sont moins intéressants. J’ai apprécié quand même l’ambiance (+1), mais sans forcément retenir un morceau. Donc découverte intéressante, que j’apprécierais d’écouter de nouveau, mais qui ne rejoindra pas ma collection. =>3/5
This album was a trip. First song was horrible, the rest were mid. Did not get the vocal mix as I could barely hear the singer.
It is odd to find an album that is as boring as it is annoying, but this album accomplishes that. 2 star or F.
Nothing too interesting.
Sounds almost like it could be a Techno album in a way. Can were massively ahead of the curve and it shows today in their appreciation they get from music snobs. This is generally their highest regarded album, but I like other Can albums more than this one. This is Can at their most refined, but it loses the wacky and zany edge I notice on the likes of Monster Movie and Ege Bamyasi. I still really like Can and this album though. Seldom does a 4 song, 40 minute album go by so quick. The drums are hypnotic on this one.
Absolutely astonishing. One of the most sonically immersive albums I have EVER heard, and it's over 50 years old! They were true innovators. A stunning delight to listen to.
Rating: 7.5/10 A bit meandering at times but what a great listening experience. A lot of ideas here are fantastic, the last track is not as good as the rest of this but everything was very enjoyable.
я обычно ставлю 1 таким релизам но тут с утра пока горели сроки, эта музыка оказалась подходящей для работы за это плюсик
Intersting , but not mine
This was better than Revolution 9 by the Beatles
This feels incredibly modern for 1973! A good soundtrack for work this morning. It wanders at times, but the beats feel more solid and substantive than your average 70s rock band.
An interesting and enjoyable listen, though I found myself drifting in and out of it. Probably not something I'd revisit, but it wasn't unpleasant.
This was a really funky and avant-garde album, which I enjoyed. I never heard of them before, although I've seen the album cover once or twice. And although I don't prefer 15-20 minute long songs, I felt that this album finished rather quickly. I mean I think it's easy to process and it is easy to listen to. I won't pick a favourite on this album I liked all the songs somewhat equally, but for different reasons. I would rate this 3.7/5
Hey! So this sucks
my fav can
3/5
Can is such a cool band - so outside of my conception of what was going on at the time. But they still lose a star for a 19-minute track.
Good but not memorable
Краут, фьюжн, потусторонние буги и странные звуки.
This was effortlessly cool
What the fuck did I just listen to? How is 41 minutes of '70's B movie backing music an essential album? Next...
Classic 5/5, one of their best if not their best.
Highlight Song/s: Future Days I am a big fan of Davie Bowie - especially the Berlin Trilogy-era, where he was inspired by krautrock - and post-punk music. Both of those things were heavily inspired by the aforementioned krautrock and the German experimental scene in the 70s. The incredibly tight and manic drums might be my favourite aspect of all those three things (Bowie, post-punk and krautrock.) When I got "Phaedra" by Tangerine Dream, I noticed the similarities between that and Bowie and post-punk, which include some of my favourite albums, so I was a bit hyped for this album to come along; and it did not disappoint.
Jazz smoke lounge like
Rock / experimental
Saw it was 4 songs, heard the first notes, knew it was going to be a struggle
Low-key got scared when I saw the freaking 19 minutes long songs ?? 💔💔
This was unexpected. Cool album.
Les impros jazzesques avec des effets sonores pendant 20 minutes, c'est un non négatif.
Very interesting album. Feels like it was way ahead of its time. 3.5/5.0: Very Good
ive heard one other album by this group and hated it. this actually makes me excited to revisit it when it pops up on the list. not that i loved this but it was interesting
Achei chatinho
Great production and drums, last track in particular about 3 days too long
I feel like I'm struggling to find new ways to say, basically, the same things about some of the albums on here. Can play instruments, they follow rules, they break rules, they follow conventions, they break conventions - but the end result is not "music" to me. There is not a gap in my life that the sounds on this album fill; I get nothing out of listening to it. If you do, then good for you.
Unlistenable nonsense.
Really not for me. Probably wouldn't listen again. No real structure or pay off very jam band
pretty cool
Can continues to surprise me. I'd only listened to them as a result of this list, and I'm now fascinated with them. Future Days has been my favorite so far.
More noodling
This is the future I want
Truly an all timer. So entrancing for its entire runtime. This album has a very unique atmosphere too and it is sublime. Every instrument adds so much color and personality. Absolutely phenomenal album.
Bonkers that this albums arrived like twenty years early...maybe thirty? It's interesting and fun and has twists and turns. I like Can.
groovy
I found this extremely agitating and repetitive.
A decent jam album.
Interesting. Have only heard of Can previously as Radiohead covered their "The Thief", which led me to listen to Delay 1968. This one was very interesting - first impression was surprising, seeing only 4 songs. I can't really say much about them, other than they were particularly atmospheric. I think I find this kind of music more of an acquired taste. All in all, not bad, not good.
Liked the first song ambient
Literally never ever heard of these guys, and this was quality stuff. Long-form jams, but in an ambient way, not in a wanky way. Sounds so modern to my ears too. FUN FACT: Just discovered that the song 'Turtles Have Short Legs' by CAN sounds very much like the Instructor Mooselini level in Parappa the Rapper. Now you know.
WTF was that? I honestly feel like I listened to a different album than everyone else. Is this 5-star hype part of some inside joke no one told me about?
Interesting but not for me.
Not what I was expecting, good background stuff.
fabulous - deep, restless and relentless
First two tracks were fun and I enjoyed the jam band sesh, but the final track Bel Air was kind of a slog. Didn't really enjoy that one and its 20 minutes which is like half of the album.
Its so unpredictable, so many different cultural influences and genres all packed in a 40 minute album. I appreciate the instrumentals, wish there were more words honestly, a but long and repetitive for me, also very spontaneous and too chaotic for me.
If you wanted to introduce someone to krautrock for the first time, this might be the album you gave them. It’s experimental without being exclusionary or annoying. It’s a totally delightful listen, continually surprising and full of joy.
I think this album and particularly the last song are great soundtrack music. There is a lot I like about this album but it didn't add up to enough for me. I can't see myself relistening.
This was cool, and something I had never heard before. I'm not terribly surprised the only song shorter than 8 minutes is the one with the most plays, since you can't really fit 10+ minute songs on random playlists. Others have mentioned this, but the percussion is what makes this album. The vocals are whispy and very "modern" for 1970, the guitars and bass are fun enough, but the drums and the other toys are what make this good. The drummer manages to take some very basic rhythms and make them interesting by adding off beat hits on the various drum heads or by inserting wood blocks and odd cymbals. For a steady groove it really has a lot of variety. That said, the last song, which is half the album, wasn’t really different enough for me to pay attention that long. I actually think it could’ve been two songs - nearly split at the 10 minute mark actually. The theme really only comes together in the last minute. It’s satisfying, sure, but I wish it had been combined a little better. I liked this but I sort of spaced through “Bel Air”, and I listened to it twice. Not enough to bump it up higher for me. I bet if this album had two more tracks I’d like it more.
Pretty good background music for some morning Excel work. Nothing really memorable. This could be used to illustrate that a movie or television series is set in the 70's.
I’m just here for a funky fun time
I enjoyed it. Not sure what it is, but I enjoyed it.
Liked parts of it.
This album can seemingly exist anywhere in time without sounding outdated. This wasn't what I was expecting at all. I'm not even sure what Krautrock is anymore. Very interesting tropical-like ambient sound and structure.
This album is great and whoever in the comments recommended focusing on the drums, thanks because this was absolutely ridiculous. Stand out sections all throughout, and I kind of wish the songs were broken up a little more so I could add the specific parts I like to my playlist, like the first half of Bel Air or back end of Future Days. Moonshake is also really good. Can did a good job of setting itself aside from all the other psychedelic jam bands, creating something that still captures that acid feel while highlighting their own style.
Cool ambiance / vibes. Sasha would like this
This was interesting. Pretty ambient and atmospheric but had a bit of variety.
techno - not my thing
Krautrock is everything and Krautrock is nothing. Nothing is truly Krautrock. Can is Can. Do I like Can? Actually, no. Is Can experimental, I think so. Is it ambient? Not really. Is there a lot of drumming on the album? Way too much for my taste. OK, the only thing I really like about "Future Days" is the cover, and that's really cool.
Great album, better than tago mago for me
Nothing for me here, at least I wasn't annoyed
A groovy trip 🍄🤯
For Can, it's an easy listening album. I miss the weirdness though
When it's good, it's really good... CAN is awesome. 3.5 stars.
I thought that this was an okay album. For experimental music, it’s not off putting at all. That said, this is not music that you’ll find yourself humming afterwards. I came away wondering if there’s a happy medium between a 3 minute song and a twenty minute one. I don’t think 4 songs averaging 10 minutes each is the answer.
Brilliant, beautiful, breathtaking music. The members of Can are clearly gifted performers with a lot of music theory behind them, but their music feels emotionally-driven. All of these songs flowed naturally and felt authentic. I suppose they’re prog-rock to some degree, but the music isn’t belabored or overcomplicated. The songs breathe and stretch out. I loved this.
This is really a fantastic album. It's atmospheric, deep, and very gradual; nothing jumps out at you and everything fits so well. I have always really liked music that was genre adjacent to this- something I've always heard described as "post rock". This of course came out way before that term was coined though, with most "post rock" ideas starting in the mid to late 1990's and this coming out in 1974. When the vocals came in I was surprised but also not turned off by them. This is a strong 3 for me, like a 3.6 or 3.7.
This is my second Can album and I really got into this weird, trippy album. Bel Air is a great track.
Ok cool that happened.
I’ve heard the album before this a couple of times, but this is the one that made me a fan.
Unexpected, super engaging, and beyond cool.
Ok I guess maybe needs another listen
Uhhhhhhhhhh...what?? I kinda like it, but this is a weird one for sure. This album is comprised entirely of vibes, it doesn't really feel musical at all, it's more like 37 minutes of the weird, rhythmic but abstract intros to songs, and one song that sounds a lot more traditional in the middle of it. Even that song, "Moonshake" takes a solid 45 second break from singing to include various children's toys like kazoos and slide-whistles. I can't even begin to imagine what the recording process for this is like. It's like if they spent the whole time they were supposed to be writing the album doing copious amounts of acid, forgot they had to make a record that day, had one song planned, and then just kinda played random, discordant nonsense for the rest of the time while they stalled. Actually insane. But I kinda dig it.
Sounded like whatever Aaron Rodgers was listening to when he did ayahuasca on his darkness retreat
It’s not awful.
Unique
No la verdad q no
I’ve always been resistant to Can’s charms. Some of Vitamin C and Tago Mago do the trick, but largely reminds me of being in jam sessions that never quite hit for me. Apparently folks love this one though and while Moonshake is my thing, as a whole...sigh.
Favorites: Future Days, Moonshake, Bel Air I would like to apologize to the Krautrock gods for slandering Can for so long. This is really great, it has some beautiful soundscapes and is honestly one of the most entrancing albums I've ever heard. Moonshake is a classic.
It’s ok, I guess. Not much to it, to be honest, I barely remember it and I just listened to it. Decent background music, I suppose?
4/5
3/10
Not horrible, but I like the instrumentation but couldn't make out the vocals so they were rather distracting.
Can't dig it
great instrumentals, can really hear the depth
1. Future Days - 7 Solid song. Really slow build but you get this lovely drum sound into some great guitar riffs. Since this is progressive rock, you get vocals but they're never enough to overpower what's building instrumentally and that's just about the perfect touch to add another element without taking away what you're listening to transpire. 2. Spray - 4 Feel like I'm underwater the entire length of the song. Guitar sounds nice as does the light amount of drums but the song just doesn't go anywhere. First the first track is a nice progressive build into some good sounds, this track is a flat plateau of barren music. It gets considerably better at the end of the track, but you have to spend 6 & 1/2-7 minutes to get there only for it to start fading out a minute later. 3. Moonshake - 6 Good sound but a bit of a pass over track due to it's repetitive nature. Really good jamming style sound given that. 4. Bel Air - 2 Jekyll and Hyde song. Opening 2 minutes are good and then the song kinda putters along for another 2 minutes before a random tone/gear change in the track. Those aren't even the only gear changes in the song, which for much of the middle part mellows out into small noises until it finally begins to build into something 12 minutes in. By then, I feel like most people are ready to check out if they have not done so already, myself included. You're then massively disappointed with the ending that the song has eventually built towards, feeling like it's ended prematurely before going on for another minute and a half and attempt to build again ahead of a sudden fade out. Average Rating: 4.75 Adjusted to a 5-Point Scale: 2.4 Rounded Down: 2 stars
"German experimental rock" - no, wait, come back a second. Enjoyable background noodling. Didn't exactly get the blood pumping and the juices flowing, but I feel my music knowledge as expanded a little bit further, and that alone is enough.
Really interesting with a lot of layers, almost felt cinematic at times
Incrivel, apesar as musicas serem meio longas é extremamente confortavel de se ouvir é relaxante mas ao mesmo tempo é psicodelico, amei as 3 primeiras mas Bel Air não me pegou muito
Wonderful! This album and band are why I signed up for "One Album A Day"; to discover music I didn't know existed!
I always get Can and Canned Heat confused. I expected a bluesy album because of this, but Future Days is straight up gloriously weird psychedelic rock. It’s an enjoyable listen in the right setting, which for me was driving around Boston, MA late at night. The self titled opening track is the highlight.
Steely Dan-ish
Das ist also Krautrock. Ziemlich nices Album, unerwarteterweise.
Atmospheric rock(?), few vocals
First time with this one, was familiar with Ege Bamyasi, which I like. Can rocks! Deep grooves and hypnotic rhythms, textured and spacial playing. Like a film score at times, traveling through atmospheres.
41 mins and 4 tracks, 1 of those tracks is 3 mins long and by far the most enjoyable. I get it that this was ground breaking and still sounds like the future but I don't enjoy what the future sounds like
Percussion absolutely on fire throughout....the rest didn't really do much for me.
Krautrock: the Beach Episode
Lidt meh. Har sikkert glemt det om 2 minutter... Yep. Husker intet..
Jeg hørte det mens jeg lavede kontorarbejde. Har glemt alt om det nu
God no
A collection of songs that go nowhere for way too long
I liked it at the start but got a bit bored. I like a few can songs but not an album
Space Rock with seamless, atmospheric flow and textural layering.
Exceptional musicianship and deeply intricate. This hit all the right notes for me
Not bad! I’m not a big prog gal but I always liked Can.
This album is like a Led Zeppelin outro extended to fill a full album. Bloated and unfocused. There’s an occasional glimmer. of an interesting idea, but they inevitably meander into more pointless noodling.
Four tracks that all have something for me to dig. It's generally a very vibe-based album. The drums in this band are essential to leading the long and winding textures present. I would call it "ambient chaos" in my book. (8/10, 5 on this scale)
Steady. Steady as she goes. Turn it UP. Chill. Groove. Organize your bookshelf. Pay attention.
I can hear why this was such an influence on Radiohead. I think it was ahead of its time. Almost a shame that they were overtaken by a load of other mediocre ambient/prog rock bands. This lot are trippy and hypnotic and deliciously mellow. A nice ride.
This was pretty cool, but hard to get too excited about.
Chill, groovy, spacey, often formless, and always mystifyingly beautiful, this is Can's last masterpiece. It's amazing that an album as out-there and avant-garde as this one can also be so easy to digest. Like the music from Miles Davis' funk period, there are moments where you wonder how in the world is this hanging together. Two words: Magic.
Jawohl! Absolutely loved this.
Had never heard of this band, but I can dig it. I can def hear some of the influences on bands from the last 10 years in their music. Will need to check out more of their albums.
Well I definitely wasn't expecting this of a 'rock' record. This has way more in common with freeform jazz than it does rock in my opinion, but I quite dig it. It's quite a chill time, with some nice playing. Moonshake was the standout track for me, which sadly was the shortest by some distance. The rest is quite experimental and strange, but nonetheless interesting.
When do they stop warming up?
Favorit Future days Moonshake
Some cool drumming
Trotsiga långa låtar. Men rätt ok. Kan inte säga att det sticker ut. Har lyssnat flera gånger utan att det riktigt fastnat. Rätt sköna trummor på sista låten. Kommer dock inte lyssna mer.
Gillar verkligen Moonshake och även Bel Air hade sina stunder. De två första låtarna var lite svagare. Kul lyssning och imponerande modernt sound för att ha 50 år på nacken. Hade egentligen velat ge en fyra bara pga det, men som helhet är det nog inte mer än en stark trea tyvärr.
jako jako dobro, al zadnja je pjesma prerazvučena i zbog toga postane zamorna
Awesome. Listened twice in a row
3.75
mmh no
Synthy. Could be good for working. Starts off a little weird
Interesting experimental electronic music. Use of the stereo sounds is really cool and I can see how amazing this would of been listening to it in 1973 when this came out. So unique. Lots of natural sounds
Ooh, I really enjoyed this. Jazz and rock jams but made interesting with arty elements and grooving with beats. No noodles and navel-gazing here. I’ve heard of Can forever but never heard an album. So glad I did today.
Krautrock that sounds like DUB.
Not what I expected but the instrumental aspects were awesome, singing is a little quiet and weird but still good Best song - Moonshake especially the little instrumental bit halfway through
Yeah not bad. A little... sparse? But enjoyable.
First song starts with 1 minute weirdness. Four tracks. Not really a fan. Maybe need to listen more.
As expected
survey says, its fine
Each song felt like a 20 second piece of a Radiohead song stretched out to 10 minutes. (Not really a compliment)
Mood music, in the best ways.
I don't know, CAN you? In fairness, at 18 I would have given this five stars.
I mean, it’s alright. Dunno if I needed a third Can record to listen to, but I didn’t hate it. It’s a groove.
okay!!!
As far as Avant Gard music goes, it was pretty good
Hol' up now — you're tellin' me that this is the same band that made TAGO MAGO? The same band that boring ass Bran Flakes of an experimental album also made **this**? I'll be damned. Like, seriously, if you played these two albums back-to-back for me... Well, first of all, I'd probably be a bit drained after TAGO MAGO's double-disc runtime, but as well, I'd've never guessed they were from the same group. How do you go from plodding Kraut-funk and aimlessly drawn out "artsty fartsy" experimental tracks to, like... Maybe the vibes-iest album I've maybe heard in a long time outside of ambient music and/or dream pop shoegaze? And, y'know, I don't wanna keep harping on the whole "it's the same band?!" sort of point, but seriously, I am just stunned that it is. I really didn't think they had this in them. Maybe the one guy who did that MOVIES album did, but the whole of them? To create this basically instrumental album, where even the actual sung lyrics don't really matter beyond just being another instrument — y'know, a bit of texture? Wow-wee. N' fer real: this is the best thing I've ever heard from or adjacent to CAN. It's just... Such a damn vibe, y'know? It's one of those albums you can just kick back and relax and Fantasia the heck out to. 'Cept, unlike other Fantasia-type albums, I'unno if you'd really be able to imagine anything other than, like... Sunset colors. And white cliff sides. Really, I feel like I should be watching the sunset to this thing. I mean, I wouldn't call this album "beautiful," by my own tastes, but, like... It comes awful;y close, dunnit? This isn't even a structured review right now. Sure, none of mine are, but at least with my others there's some sense of, y'know... Natural flow? This, though — man, it's just a babble, 'coz all I got are vibes, y'know? Real good vibes. N', I'unno, I ain't got no real formed thoughts. It's just... Pfwoof, what a listen. Y'know, I'll give it the highest compliment I feel I can give one of these albums I've never heard before: I'd probably listen to it again. Put it next to, like, MOON SAFARI or MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS as a record I'd slap on when I want some atmospheric-type wallpaper music. Jus', big thumbs up all around. And I can't tell you the exact reason why I'm not bumping this album from a 4 over into a 5. I suppose it **is** just that I don't find it beautiful. But seriously, it **is** really damn good, and, like... For real, the same band who made TAGO MAGO. Y'ain't ne'er woulda thought. Anyway, that's enough babbling. In short: good shit, check it out.
Krautrock is one of those genres that should make a comeback in some way. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. Yeah, that’s a lot different from Tago Mago, and a bit of a middle ground between that album’s noisy chaos & the vague plunderphonic-y approach to Movies. This is way closer to an instrumental album, with the vocals/lyrics having a really minimal presence, mainly used to give some texture. I think it’s an approach that works; this is more traditional than anything Can-adjacent we’ve gotten so far, so the “unique” factors are stripped away in favor of more ambient sound design and ever-growing layers of instruments on each track. So, much like a Cocteau Twins album, I suppose my analyses really boil down to “it sounds really good, but sometimes it’s a little bland”. I don’t have the ear to critique the technical aspects of some of the more stunning drum or guitar solos here, but I can tell you that they’re always interesting, at the very, very least. I didn’t give the same space to the lyrics/vocals as I normally would, but they’re fine, I suppose. The sound design works really well for some of the more “real world” aspects of the album, mainly in the city/metro stuff, and I think they enhance the tracks well. Really, I have no major complaints about the content of each track, just a minor one that really bites throughout the whole thing: this album really spins its wheels on its solos. They all go just a little bit long, to the point where the allure starts to fade, though it never gets to a point where it totally loses its shine. The space in between those solos is filled really nicely, and the solos themselves hit like crack when they first pop in… but they do go just a little long. It’s really apparent on “Bel Air”, which is a 20 minute track that could’ve probably been cut down to like, 15 or 16 minutes if some of that wheel-spinning got trimmed. I love it as a finale, and I think it stays engaging throughout, but it’s not as engaging as it could be. That’s basically why I’m at a 4.5, and not a flat 5, though I do think I wouldn’t blame anyone for going down to a 4 or even a 3 because of that. It’s valid if you’re not that captivated by these soundscapes, as there is a bit of homogeneity to the instruments that also sort of bites throughout the album. It didn’t ever really get to a “first minute-y” critique for me, but it does become noticeable eventually. One’s ability to tolerate or ignore that is what’ll set the tone for a score here, and for my tastes, I think I tolerated it enough here that it never became a big issue. Overall, I liked this – not the breeziest 40 minutes, but a pretty darn good 40 minutes all the same, hence the bump up to a 5.
1 Star was very much in consideration, but there at least seems to be some talent going on here.
Pretty cool, very short album - I liked the ambience
Not sure why it's on this list. Easy listening though.
Neat
This was just background music and super boring unfortunately 2 ⭐️
I mean, it doesn't get any weirder than this. I love "Vitamin C" but don't love this album as much. Parts of it sound like when my nephews get into my brother-in-law's home studio and start messing around with the instruments.
112/1089 - Great drummer. Vocals are very quiet and it adds to the "spaciness." Hits the right balance of experimental and familiar to me.
nice German ambient electronic tunes
Really cool
Another first listen of a band never heard of…interesting. Can do? Can did.
Very mid. Predominantly instrumental. Wasn't pleasant nor unpleasant.
The Miles Davis equivalent of jam rock. I can dig it. Can you?
3.5
Bel Air
3.5
Love some good drums
Can is cool. I think out of all the Can and Can Adjacent stuff so far I liked the solo album by the guy best. But this was a good time, I was driving around listening and said “Hell yeah” under my voice a few times.
Nope.
krautrock yah
This was one of the album listens of all time. I don't know how this album has made me feel at this moment but it seems to be more positive than negative. You could fall asleep at some moments and then be wildly intrigued at other moments. Take for instance the near 20 MIN song that was "Bel Air" it's exactly as it seems but mostly intriguing. I enjoyed this experience. As for the album, it's quite difficult to say. Top 2: Future Days and Bel Air No bad songs (maybe the first half of Spray but I still wouldn't consider the song itself bad) 3.0-3.5/5
Very original.
Needed another listen after playing this in my car, not realizing there was only 4 songs, and feeling strange after it ended after 40 minutes. Also really struggled to get into the music. On second listen, it was slightly better though I kept feeling like Bel Air was over before dragging on for a few minutes more. I would say this music is not far from stuff I really like, but other than Moonshake and bits from the other songs it was tough to get into the album fully. I feel like it's a right-down-the-middle 3 for me.
Well this was absolutely delightful. From what I remember the other Can album we listened to was wayyy experimental and a bit of chore to listen to. This album still eschews typical song conventions, but in a less challenging manner. The four songs that make up this album are drawn out expositions that explore space in a jammy, jazz-fusion adjacent atmosphere. The whole thing feels a bit to me like Miles Davis (circa Bitches Brew) fused with Grateful Dead and early Pink Floyd. I love all of those things individually and appreciate the end results here. Future Days has a sunny and beachy vibe about it -- love the guitar tone and layered atmosphere upon which they have some distorted vocals interspersed. Spray is the one that brought Bitches Brew to mind. I think a lot of that has to do with the organ usage that is almost sonically identical. Some eerie underpinnings here that I absolutely love brought about by the eerie strings and burried vocals. Moonshake is a goofy one that sounds vaguely funky in the same way that Talking Heads do. Also is the only one here that complies with any sort of structure and has coherent vocals. Bel Air takes the entire second side in a wandering jam opus. I'm already predisposed to jam music and am happy to flow along with this one. The drum shuffling keeps things moving and the guitar throughout is very nice. As for rating, I've listened to this straight through 3 times now and have not grown the least bit tired. For me this is a new love. 5 / 5
This album was a fun little ride! Not much to say expect I was jamming start to finish.
One of those albums that made me forget I was listening to music but was enjoying it the whole time. Bel Air did get a bit freaky at the end though. My god I looked up our last review because I thought the band Can sounded familiar. Having 'Nam flash backs about the song Aumgn and how it ruined everyone's day. Glad this one didn't have anything close at all to an Aumgn.
Hell yeah more Can. Kinda expect to have at least one more album in Ege Bamyasi as well. I know the last one was pretty divided so interested to see how this one plays out. First two songs are some crazy ones, with Moonshake being the most accessible by far. I really love the random proggyness of the first two as well, with some awesome guitar fills. Bel Air is awesome too with the background guitar. Love on most songs how its not a prominent instrument but really make an impact. I get krautrock isn't for everyone, but damn sometimes it just scratches that itch.
Stone cold classic
I liked the chill, pretty take on this album compared to the funk groove of the previous one. Nice contrast. You could listen to this one on the beach.
Solid album. Songs are a little long for my taste, but not bad in comparison to similar entries.
Didn’t mind it as background music but that’s about it.
finally something unique and interesting
3/5
Sehr gut
5/10 sounds happened in an order that was neither offensive or breath taking 4-23-2025
Very similar to their other album on this list. Unremarkable, but the palette is tasteful, so there's nothing to complain about.
I'm happy I read the comments ahead of time so I knew to focus on the drums
so good i let it play through twice without noticing
Similar albums back to back to back. 5.5/10
The first 4 tracks were the best.
Beetje (lees: heel) raar. Leuk om eens te luisteren, maar ik weet niet of ik dit ooit in m'n leven nog eens ga opleggen. 2.7
Definitely interesting but I am not sure I want to add it to my library.
I had never heard of Can before this project, but I've started listening to them ever since the generator gave me Movie by Holger Czukay, which I loved. Can are chill as shit and I'm 1000% on board. I can't get enough of the drumming, courtesy of the amazing, always in-the-pocket Jaki Liebezeit. Future Days is a high 4 for me, but it would only take a light twist of the arm for me to change it to a 5.
Sehr experimentel, aber nicht weird. Der erste Track hatte es mir schon angetan, der Rest war auch super. Werde mir definitiv mehr anhören. Ich kann sehen wie Can mehrere Musiker beeinflusst hat.
Jazz rock. Pretty boring. There’s probably something in here that’s new, original, unique, and inspiring, but I didn’t pick up on anything. Just background noise for the most part. Sorry. Inoffensive, though. 3/5
A colossal achievement: four perfect, convention-defying songs that in 1973 saw decades into the future.
Hele goeie shit, zeker voor die tijd. Ambient / experimental rock-ish. Heel erg relaxed, zeker voor op de achtergrond. 9/10 positief verrast in een gulle bui door hoe verrassend en fresh, kort maar krachtig
Really did not know what to expect, did not sound as if made in 70's more like 80's. Nice album to listen to.
Future is pretty bleak in this realm
Would have never guessed this was an early 70’s album. It sounds like a new release. Very cool vibe and equally interesting.
Pretty cool, does not sound like it’s older than me!!
Favorite songs: Moonshake, Future Days Least favorite songs: Bel Air 2/5
Svoldið mikið ambient fyrir minn smekk, en rennur ágætlega í bakgrunni eins og gott ambient á að gera. Leita þetta þó ekki uppi aftur held ég.
Jammy and wierd I liked it
Want to like this album more but I have to go with my feeling
Hmm a standard Can experience: some of the good stuff revealed itself on first listen, but it really felt like it needed another 20 or so listens before it could really be unlocked. Moonshake is the most accessible track imho.
Weird shit. Moonshake Intro klingt wie sleaford mods TIL das ist ne deutsche Band
can is really cool and this is a very interesting album but I don't think i would call it "enjoyable," at the very least i definitely prefer the likes of ege bamyasi (which is not on this list) or tago mago (which thankfully is)
This probably would have accompanied many a late night smoke session back in college. Not perfect, but in the right setting it’s a vibe I can get with.
This album is incredible and reinforces my belief that Can is one of the greatest bands of all time.
point7.
A 40 minute album with 4 songs....not an auspicious beginning. This sucks, I can tell one minute in this is going to be a one star album. Background noise and accordion on an album?!? It's too good to be true. I bet they used Future Days as placeholder music for the theme music of PeeWee's Playhouse. This is more like a jazz album than anything. If your album/band has the following words often associated with it I am probably not going to like it: experimental, avant garde, art, noise, found sound. This is still not the worst thing I've heard, at least the second song is mostly music, but it is still terrible. Moonshake is the best song simply because it's the only song under 8 minutes. It is also the best song anyway. Bel Air is like the soundtrack to a detective-themed porn movie from the 70s. No one actually likes this. These guys heard Sun Ra and thought he was a little too weird.
Different. Interesting.
One of those albums that gets you high just by listening to it. Magic.
I was very surprised to see this band with another album on this list. Despite that, I liked this one a lot better than the last! Decent background music, nothing too crazy. 2.5 - round up.
Kinda neat
For a krautrock type album this is definitely one of the better ones - still not exactly music I want to listen to.
Kind of like if Pink Floyd didn't make very interesting music. Not terrible but just too much samey jamming for the sober mind.
Great background music, but that's about it.
This album was just bizarre and I'm shocked I got through this. It was just noise. And why are each of the "songs" so long? A 20-minute "song" to close out the album..?? I have no idea why this is on the list. I'm glad this one is over. 1/5.
Track one - spacey airy melodies. Some chanting. I’m drunk on my own at home or riding a train somewhere with the sun shining over the scenery. I like it. 8 mins fly by.
Instrumental ambient music
Another one! Maybe a little bit better than Tago Mago, but eh.
Strange. It is not as good as their second album but for fucks sake. It is still fucking good.
Weird for workout music though
Have heard a lot ABOUT Can (particularly in the context of their inspiring a lot of the Nels Cline-era Wilco stuff,) but had never made an effort to listen. Glad I did, this is cool and I can totally hear how this inspired Tweedy et al.
Trippy, relaxing, good for background listening while still amusing when focusing on details. The extended length of the tracks adds up. Numerous beautiful musical decisions throughout the record. Quite possible that I will return to Future Days later.
Very prog, much instrument
Perhaps a bit too abstract and long-winded to hold my attention, but also many cool ideas coming from this one. 6/10
Myślałam po opiniach i opisie, że mi się nie spodoba, ale to był naprawdę świetny album. Ciężko uwierzyć że był nagrany tyle lat temu. Przewidzieli jak to będzie brzmiało w naszych czasach i pewnie jeszcze wiele wiele lat później Takie albumu rekombinuja postrzeganie muzy Bardzo długie utwory tho
Not my style
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