In and Out of the Top 100-- REVISITED

Hi,

I think that John Peel's appreciation is definitely news worthy for some here. However, we should not forget that what was happening in Germany in the arts was something that was not exactly unseen by a lot of other European folks, from Literature, to Theater, to Film, and then, finally, music, specially rock music and while at its first impressions electronic music was not exactly visible, it became the most obvious and clear example of the details that could be thought to be a  part of the "krautrock" scene, one of the most important parts being "improvisation", that to this day, still is not UNDERSTOOD or APPRECIATED for what it can do to music. It didn't hurt the other arts much, and even Klaus Kinski had his turn in the early days busking in front of an audience, and getting applause for it. Later we heard Damo and both the band and us thought it was crazy, but it worked, although their one album considered the most progressive (Tago Mago) is the one best known for the free form improvisations that can not be used anywhere else, and that it was put together to sound EXACTLY LIKE IT WAS ... a pure improvisation, of the kind that even acting/theater folks would be proud of ... it's not about "finding" something ... it's about finding a "soul" for the music itself and one can easily say that it came about.

I appreciate the words by John Peel and his helpful comments, but, you must remember that by that time, there was a lot of "krautrock" in theater, film and literature in Germany ... so, one could/should easily say that if yo never heard of it, or are surprised by it, then the arts are not for you ... and where do you think music belongs?

It was an art scene that succeeded better than the "progressive" ideals that were created much later ... specially when you can see the improvisational elements still in full form with Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, likely the only 2 huge names that define the whole thing better than the rock bands we are attached to, all of them quitting what got them started quickly enough. But the creativity and incredible technical ability that TD and KS continued to provide ... is by far the greatest example of it all!

Saperlipopette! wrote: ... Among "proggers" Can is just too weird, experimental and not your typical virtuoso-band.  ...

Goodness gracious ... why do you not just say that rock/pop music has no ears AT ALL for anything that is experimental and progressive ... even when it is not just an improvisation, as a lot of things were in the early days ... but that's like saying that many writers, film makers, and other artists in Germany were a bunch of no good idiots simply because we did not show "ears" for new music ... except that same old merdita! (Specially now with the copies of the copies and the neo anything!)