SWAMP

There is not much information of this album´s time about Krokodil in the internet. To me it seems there was not much happening in Krokodil´s career. The band line-up and producer were the same as in first album. They recorded also this in Munchen, but in the different studio. Although they were connected to Krautrock, they seemed not be working with other Kraut bands. Amon Düül II & Can weren´t very successful in the same time, but at least they got interest from UK when Krokodil seemed to be known only in Germany and Switzerland. At the same time Amon Düül II toured with Tangerine Dream in Germany and abroad. Krokodil had some gigs in Germany and Switzerland, but according to setlist.fm only one gig in a month. I believe record company would not promote them at all. Although future might not be very promising to them, they went much forward in their music!

In "Get Your Personality Together" style is quite the same as in first album, it´s first straightforward, but soon there comes interesting complexity. Also violin and leslie effected guitar brings good spices into it! Sounding very 1970! But "Light Of the Day" is very proggy from the beginning, sounding something between Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull of the same time. Really beautiful song! Greatness continues in "Sunlights Beautiful Daughter", as it´s name, it´s very acoustic & hippie song. Walty Anselmo makes again great work with his harmonica and in the end there comes even sitar! "Tell Me What You Want" goes back to straightforward direction, but it´s more sixties sounding than the first piece with it´s very lovely melodies. "Blue Flashing Circle" continues in the same way, but it´s not as great song as the previous. It´s the most mediocre one in "Swamp", but has good musicianship. Sixties sounds come back in "Snow White and Blue". Again so beautiful melodies! "Human Bondage" starts as luminous ballad. It reminds me a lot a-side of Wigwam´s Hard n Horny -album. Soon comes harmonica and song changes to blues. Then leslie sounding guitar continues solo. In the end there comes one more verse and chorus. Awesome ending of the very good spirit album!

This album is not very far from the masterpiece, but because Krokodil made their most perfect album after "Swamp", I have to give this only four stars. Really these two albums are hidden treasures from the seventies!! I think it´s so sad for example some UK Circus album get much more attention than this these days, of course because in that band there was playing Mel Collins from King Crimson and it´s from UK! But the world is unfair. Anyway if you like for example Caravan´s first album, this is for you! Really these albums have lot in common although this is not as great.