Best Amon Duul II album
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Topic: Best Amon Duul II album
Posted By: windycrawford
Subject: Best Amon Duul II album
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 12:56
| Which album of these german masters of rock do you prefer? |
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 12:57
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Tanz, probably. ------------- |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 12:58
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Wolf City, although I don't know the others very well. Some great moments on Wolf City! RIP, Lothar Meid!
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Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 13:00
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I ultimately love Tanz the most, and it's one of my all time most spun albums, but I can't possibly forget to praise Yeti either. -------------  
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 13:00
| Wolf over Tanz over the others |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 13:51
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Abominable Snowman ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 13:56
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I vote for Carnival because I've listened to it few hours ago. A singular coincidence. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 14:38
| Tanz ... . |
Posted By: garfunkel
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 21:06
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Tomorrow I'm celebrating Snowmageddon 2016 eating milk sandwiches! So, Yeti, of course... But no vote. I haven't heard the others yet.  |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 22:10
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"Utopia" is NOT an Amon Düül 2 album. At the time "Wolf City" was recorded there was some quarrel among the band which resulted in a split. The split members recorded an album of their own, but in the same studio. In typical Amon Düül 2 fashion thy all made peace with each other during the recordings, which led to members of both Utopia and Amon Düül 2 playing on both albums. And one song ("Deutsch Nepal") was liked so much that both bands wanted to have it on their album. For the re-release of "Utopia" the record company decided to publish it under the name Amon Düül 2, but this is definitely incorrect. This information is from the excellent Amon Düül biography "Tanz der Lemminge" by Ingeborg Schober, who was a close friend of the band in the 70s. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 23:47
| Tanz...... |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: January 29 2016 at 16:51
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Any of the first three, Wolf City is great too. I've never heard the other two. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 29 2016 at 16:56
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as Friede already said: "Utopia" is not an Amon Düül 2 album. it is a self-titled album by a German band named "Utopia", which was founded when Amon Düül 2 had a split -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: January 29 2016 at 18:18
Only heard a couple but Wolf City - especially "Green Bubble Raincoated Man" - is my winner  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 29 2016 at 21:02
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I love this band, but I don't find any of their albums really consistent. They have many great tracks but they are scattered all over the place. The album that I find strongest from the first to the last minute is Live in London. Among the studio albums, "Tanz" is the densest and gets my vote. One could have thrown Nada Moonshine # in; it's a pity that the later Duuls are not represented. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: January 29 2016 at 22:28
| Weakest offering is Only Human - even has some very cool tunes............ |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: January 30 2016 at 09:22
| ^^ Live in London is one of my favorite live albums. The Revisited Rec. edition is fantastic. |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: January 30 2016 at 10:16
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Phallus Dei ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: January 31 2016 at 00:47
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My answer on Saturdays is Yeti. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 02 2016 at 13:23
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Hi, I have no favorites here ... I live "Yeti", as much as "Dance of the Lemmings", as much as "Wolf City", as much as "Vive La Trance", as much as "Hijack", as much as "Nada Moonshine #". Still, for my money, the best and most eccentric of all bands ... and unlike most of them, it had personality, instead of just copy! RIP Lothar Meid ... indeed! NP: All Bums -- (18 Karat Gold) BTW ... way back when I ran one of these ... might want to check those results!
------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Guy Guden
Date Posted: February 06 2016 at 05:05
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Amon Duul (1 & 2) really helped motivate me to put SPACE PIRATE RADIO on the air in 1973. I wanted these cats & kittens heard on "commercial" radio. Every legitimate album has something of high merit. When the show debuted on January 27th, 1974 on KTYD Santa Barbara, California, VIVE LA TRANCE was coming out in stores the following Tuesday. The station had two promo copies they weren't interested in, so they found an on-air home and a joyous debut. I agree with Moshkito as well as Lewian (NADA MOONSHINE # is a SUPERB work). I also played on later shows VORTEX w/ "Holy West" being a favourite. Some of the most experimental SPR programs had the soundtrack from DANCE OF THE LEMMINGS incorporated. For the voting purposes of this list, I chose YETI. Cheers, everyone.
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