Osama bin Laden was Right
posted by on April 20 at 15:44 PM
…Americans are immersed in nonsense bourgeois distractions.
I mean, check this out: A Can cover night?
Can, if you don’t know, and it’s likely you don’t, was an early 70s experimental rock band from West Germany. Once upon a time, they had an album called Tago Mago that was supposedly influential.
A Can cover night?!? How do you even cover a Can song; much less have the time to learn a Can song? These songs, freak out improvs, typically clocked in between 8 and 20 minutes.
Fellow weirdoes! We are going down the rabbit hole if we are covering—and going to see Can cover nights.
Having said that: Burn on Osama bin Laden. That’s why Capitol Hill and freak zones like it all over the USA are great. I hope someone does “Paperhouse” from Tago Mago.
Funny, there was a Can cover night at the SSMA earlier this month.
Er...I mean a Faust cover night.
I hope someone covers "Moonshake" from my favorite Can album, "Future Days."
Christopher, I wonder if that's included on my live dvd of them. Not many titles, if any, are on the inside notes.
http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/moonshake
I didn't know Moonshake got their name from them. Live, they blew me away, although later the cds didn't do much for me. Hope to be there for the cover night.
We are going down the rabbit hole if we are covering—and going to see Can cover nights.
Josh, you've lost your mind. There are much greater examples of Americans amusing themselves to death than a Can cover night.
Once upon a time, they had an album called Tago Mago that was supposedly influential.
It's still in print and it's still influencing musicians (no "supposedly" about it).
How do you even cover a Can song; much less have the time to learn a Can song?
Many songs in the their canon (ha) are not that hard, really. Loop and Th' Faith Healers covered "Mother Sky." Jesus & Mary Chain covered "Mushroom." The singer of Ghost covered "You Doo Right." Etc.
These songs, freak out improvs, typically clocked in between 8 and 20 minutes.
Many Can songs clock in under 8 minutes.
Can, if you don’t know, and it’s likely you don’t
Can are pretty well known among serious music fans.
Conclusion: Stick to wonky political posts on Slog.
#5: it must be cool to know what makes a "serious music fan". i'm assuming all the bands covering can must be serious music fans. the can cover night is going to be hellaz serious.
@6- By serious I mean people who dig deep for their musical pleasures. This can be done with a dollop of whimsy or even wah-hey wackiness.
I've always wanted to see CAN live... "Vitamin C" "Turtles Have Short Legs" "Mushroom" are brilliantly tight. Some of their other songs are, yes, psychedelic spaceouts. If the Beep Repaired kids are putting this together, it'll be an interesting show. We'll see tomorrow!
rabbit holes are rad.
sorry if osama bin laden and the stranger dont understand that.
come see us play!
i heard one of the bands found this kid busking outside of their practice space and asked him if he would play with them for the CAN show.
#10 - funny, true?
#8 - Damo Suzuki still tours with a band and puts on a helluva show.
#0 - bummed I'm gonna miss this, but gotsta be at Cornelius. I once saw a stripper at the Magic Gardens in Portland dance to "Vitamin C". I Seriously enjoyed it. ahh, Oregon strip clubs...
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