Discovering this krautrock album a couple of years ago was like discovering a treasure trove from the distant past. Sure, it's not exactly a 5/5 album. There are some lengthy moments in the improvised jams on the second disc -- missing in the Spotify version, and that could easily be considered as bonus tracks today. There's also the somewhat awkward (yet also intense) performance by that male vocalist towards the end of the "Soap Shop Rock" song suite comprising the first four tracks as displayed on Spotify... But even with those few trinkets in the trove, the jewels covering them shine brightly. Especially if you love realizing that some of the current great acts sort of playing in that style (from Osees to Goat, King Gizzard and even Parquet Courts or Ty Segall at times) actually invented nothing. Even on that second disc's patchouli-scenting improvisations, you have many extraordinary moments in the "jam" genre. And they're not always so easy to pinpoint on the regular time frame usually associated to rock history as we know it. Some of them hearken back to the Velvet Underground at their most abrasive, others foretell Sonic Youth at their most melodic. Which is the reason why the improvisation thing sounds so fresh compared to other seventies jam rock fare such as The Grateful Dead or Quicksilver Messenger Service. And the same relative timelessness occurs with the more regular "songs" on the first disc. The first two cuts of "Soap Shop Rock" ("Burning Sister" and "Halluzination Guillotine") could have been recorded yesterday, for all we know. There's a wealth of enticing harmonies and epic chord sequences right after those two tracks, mixed with near-apocalyptic flourishes (like that distraught violin in "Flesh-Coloured Anti-Aircraft Alarm" making up for the unfocused vocal parts). Singer Renate Knaup displays her vocal chops in quite an unhinged manner as well on the first disc, and here, the performance nicely adds to the whole mayhem. "She Came Through The Chimney" is a nice little acoustic interlude, quieter and cinematic. And don't get me started on the extraordinary Can-meet-Black Sabbath "Archangels Guillotine", with its heavy guitars and bouncing drum patterns (that drummer was a full powerhouse whenever his services were needed). I literally got obsessed with that song from the first time I listened to it. A krautrock hit for the ages. *Yeti* is thus Amon Düül II's magnum opus, and given how the original list mentioned Can and Krautrock once or twice, it's kind of a surprise that this album didn't make it there. I also like their later LP *Wolf City* a lot, by the way. So if you enjoyed this one, check that other album out as well. And thanks to whoever thought of adding this album in the users list. 4.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums, rounded up to 5 9.5/10 for more general purposes (5 + 4.5). Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ---- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 5 (including this one) Albums from the users list I *might* include in mine later on: 9 Albums from the users list I won't include in mine: 12