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    Posted: June 15 2008 at 02:56
I saw them in March 1977 when they supported the newly formed Van der Graaf at The Chalk Farm Roundhouse.They did an amazing version of 'Holiday am Matterhorn' which lasted for about 15 minutes.
My favourite albums are Andy Nogger,Live 75 and the debut.

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Their first album is outstanding:Kraanarabia is my favourite track,MC Escher is very good too
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Kraan rules.
I like the later stuff better.
It's not too quirky ,just nice mellow kraut.
Looking forward to their new album as a 3 piece.
Anyways Detric...where you from in DK.?
I used to live in Copenhagen ,but am now in Canada.
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Their debut holds a special place in my heart so ill go for that one. But these guys are just amazing, they have put out 4-5 albums that I absolutely love.
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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

What is your favorite album by Kraan, the German answer to Steely Dan and Alan Parsons Project?

Huh? You can't be serious! They have nothing whatever to do with either of them!
I agree they`re in a category by themselves.
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Only heard Wiederhoren, while it's good, I don't listen to it that often, though. I think it's in need of a relisten soon.
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I love Kraan and have all their albums.They are all good in their own way.
My favorite is Wiederhoren.
\They are working on a album right now.
They have a great website.
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Kraan - Live 1975. I'm with the majority on this one.
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Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

What is your favorite album by Kraan, the German answer to Steely Dan and Alan Parsons Project?
 
I heard only Kraan Live 1975 so this is my favourite! Big smile
 
Nothing to do with either SD or APP, don't be mislead by any categorizations you may have read. Just listen yourself and decide.
 
BTW I love SD and see nothing special in APP.
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^^^^^^^^^^
 
How come when I checked it out yesterday, I could not find it.
 
 
But well noted, next time we head to Koln, we have one more shop to check out (after two used record shop) and an alternative museum always exposing stuff from the 60's and 70's.
 
 
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Hugues,
They have a store chain,(in the beginning it was an alternative book shop in the 70's named after the Kubrick movie) the nearest from you must be Düsseldorf but there is one in Cologne too. their offer is not very big, and they change their programm every two months,   but   they sell  often very interesting packages from one label the last time I went there they  had an offer on 'Eclectic' records, ('Egg', Touch, Khan) quite cheap, they have a lot of Musical DVD's too. Check it out the next time you go to Cologne it' not very far from 'Saturn', you have a map when you click on the city link.
 

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Edited by Alucard - June 23 2006 at 10:38
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Explain the meaning of this song and share it"

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^^^^^
checked your link up, Martin
 
My German is very rusty
 
is this a store chain? If so, I could not find a shop in either AAchen or Köln (Cologne), the closest from Belgium
 
they do not appear to have Kraan, or Ougenweide for that matter a fact
 
 
 
 
 
We go on a record shopping spree in Köln once or twice a year (generally a car full of four or five progheads full of cash) and go to the big Saturn store (not the one downtown, but the one out on the boulevard), and usually come back with 10 Cds each.
 
Interesting price on non-domestic rock, but the German Cds are anything but cheap.
 
 
 
 
 
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Points: 3888 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2006 at 06:26
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

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I must say I never got farther than that famous double live album, so I cannot get a hold of those albums unless buying them
 
Hugues do you know the '2001' shops in Germany? The last time I went there they had nearly all re-editions of Kraan on sale.
 


Edited by Alucard - June 22 2006 at 06:27
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IMO Let it Out is better than Andy Nogger and should be in every proggers collection. It is the last album with Johannes Pappert and brings on Kathargo's keyboardist. It was made after Kraan started touring quite alot in England and I think they did a few dates in the States also. Kraan had obvious been influenced partially by Donald Fagan.



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I must say I never got farther than that famous double live album, so I cannot get a hold of those albums unless buying them
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Points: 3323 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 09:38
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

when I think of schools of Progressive Rock I think of California, London and Berlin. Steely Dan, Alan Parsons Project and Kraan represent a second wave of more popular styled progressive or intelligent music from the late 70's. All 3 mixed either progressive lyrics or musical content and often innovation and a sound that was unmistakenly identifiable to each band after the mainstream of  psychedelic music in California, progressive music in London and krautrock in Berlin had peaked and was being pushed out by the recording industries. In my mind these 3 bands are almost unclassifiable because of their mix  of popular music in their culture with what could be considered progressive stylings. All 3 created a string of either good or great music into the later 70's.

 
Bryan,
 
your point is a bit valid, except for one thing
 
Kraan like many German groups (from AD II to Can, and harder edged groups like Wallenstein, Gila , Guru Guru, etc...) enjoyed a very raw , rough-edged sound (as opposed to the neat and impeccable US and UK production values).
 
Steely Dan and APP are the exact opposite, being very slick (maybe too much for my taste) , easy on the ears. This is why your original statement astounded meWink
 
Listen to their later 70's output for that slick sound, Let it Out, Weiderhoren and FlydayBig smile
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'Kraan Live'
I remember a great 'Kraan'  concert at the Academy Of Arts in Düsseldorf together with Jango Edwards. 'Andy Nogger' second choice.
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I have Andy Nogger, and it is quite good, but lacks something that all the other Krautrock bands had, don't know what, but it's enough to hold me off from getting one of their other albums
 
It is definitely far more accessible than most krautrock
 
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Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

when I think of schools of Progressive Rock I think of California, London and Berlin. Steely Dan, Alan Parsons Project and Kraan represent a second wave of more popular styled progressive or intelligent music from the late 70's. All 3 mixed either progressive lyrics or musical content and often innovation and a sound that was unmistakenly identifiable to each band after the mainstream of  psychedelic music in California, progressive music in London and krautrock in Berlin had peaked and was being pushed out by the recording industries. In my mind these 3 bands are almost unclassifiable because of their mix  of popular music in their culture with what could be considered progressive stylings. All 3 created a string of either good or great music into the later 70's.

 
Bryan,
 
your point is a bit valid, except for one thing
 
Kraan like many German groups (from AD II to Can, and harder edged groups like Wallenstein, Gila , Guru Guru, etc...) enjoyed a very raw , rough-edged sound (as opposed to the neat and impeccable US and UK production values).
 
Steely Dan and APP are the exact opposite, being very slick (maybe too much for my taste) , easy on the ears. This is why your original statement astounded meWink
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