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Points: 17990 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2015 at 01:19
Is this a Can appreciation thread or thread about Can not getting good ratings on PA??
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Originally posted by TagoMagoCan TagoMagoCan wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Big fan of CAN, Future Days is probably my favorite followed by Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi. I don't think their ratings are that low considering they are a 'difficult' band. Their top ratings are in the 3.8 to 4.0 range. That's pretty good, I'm not seeing many haters.


Its low compared to artists like King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, and Pink Floyd. I just figure a prog site would be more open minded or even praising of unconventional ideas. Really their seems to be a bias towards Krautrock in general.

Only if you expect CAN to be the highest rated band on a site devoted to the broad church of prog. 4 stars is an excellent ranking for any offbeat band & I think you're giving prog rock fans to much credit for being broad minded and appreciative of the edges of the genres.

Look at the top rated albums:-

Close To The Edge - only 6% of fans rate it less than 4 stars
Thick As A Brick - 9%
Selling England - 7%
Wish You Were Here - 7%
In The Court Of The Crimson King - 6%

Those number are really kind of ridiculous in any statistical sense.

CAN's best rated album only has 20% of people rating it less than 4 stars & that on a site where lots of fans like their prog more mainstream. I think their rankings hold up very well.
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2015 at 21:36
The problem with that is even prog has a "mainstream" and off-beat music.

There are prog listeners who mainly listen to symphonic/neo stylized music. Or those who mainly listen to extreme metal. Regardless of where their comfort zone is in prog listening there is going to be music that is difficult. 

I do agree that as progressive music listeners you'd think that the audience would be interested in unconventionality, but its all perspective. I adapt a similar concept to mainly listening to modern music/prog. 
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Big fan of CAN, Future Days is probably my favorite followed by Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi. I don't think their ratings are that low considering they are a 'difficult' band. Their top ratings are in the 3.8 to 4.0 range. That's pretty good, I'm not seeing many haters.


Its low compared to artists like King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, and Pink Floyd. I just figure a prog site would be more open minded or even praising of unconventional ideas. Really their seems to be a bias towards Krautrock in general.
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Points: 1774 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2015 at 20:23
Yup, they are certainly a difficult band to get into. However, they do have some songs that are pretty catchy and probably easier to get hooked on. I know I loved 'Vitamin C' the first time I heard it.
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i'll tell ya, they are a 'difficult' band for many folks - though i find their work soothing and groovy

tago mago gets at least a weekly listen, future days my next fav, then ege bamyasi

but, i get worse reactions from non-adventurous listeners with can than with almost any other act, save perhaps magma

i've turned on folks to lots of odd stuff, but i've never been able to make a convert with can
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no disrespect at all, I acknowledge their importance and influence across many types of artists who namecheck them, but for some reason I cannot actually listen to Can's music. something about their sound just doesn't click with me.
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Points: 21364 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2015 at 18:38
Big fan of CAN, Future Days is probably my favorite followed by Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi. I don't think their ratings are that low considering they are a 'difficult' band. Their top ratings are in the 3.8 to 4.0 range. That's pretty good, I'm not seeing many haters.
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My fav album is their Peel Sessions comp.
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Points: 1774 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2015 at 16:03
I love Can as well. Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi are masterpieces of krautrock. Monster Movie and Future Days are pretty good too. I can't say I'm a fanboy though.
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Can is my favorite band ever! Any other Can fanboys here who are disgusted with the low ratings on this site?
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