Line Out - Comments on Osama bin Laden was Right http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right ...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... Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:44:08 -0800 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:24:23 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by levide Funny, there was a Can cover night at the SSMA earlier this month.

]]> levide http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c697327 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c697327 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:51:36 -0800 Comment by levide Er...I mean a Faust cover night.

]]> levide http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c697361 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c697361 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:24:26 -0800 Comment by Christopher DeLaurenti I hope someone covers "Moonshake" from my favorite Can album, "Future Days."

]]> Christopher DeLaurenti http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c697377 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c697377 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:46:29 -0800 Comment by groot 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.

]]> groot http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c697874 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c697874 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:48:19 -0800 Comment by opalescent arcs 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.

]]> opalescent arcs http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c698126 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c698126 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:55:16 -0800 Comment by ndrwmtsn #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.

]]> ndrwmtsn http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c698343 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c698343 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:33:22 -0800 Comment by opalescent arcs @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.

]]> opalescent arcs http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c698361 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c698361 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:53:43 -0800 Comment by Donkey Flamingo 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!

]]> Donkey Flamingo http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c698550 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c698550 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:02:00 -0800 Comment by snowman plan rabbit holes are rad.
sorry if osama bin laden and the stranger dont understand that.
come see us play!

]]> snowman plan http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c699404 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c699404 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:52:43 -0800 Comment by unaface 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.

]]> unaface http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c699414 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c699414 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:14:06 -0800 Comment by abe #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...

]]> abe http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c700573 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c700573 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:10:13 -0800 Comment by Jonney_fjl Hi, my name is Jonney, I am from Zaire.
Just like your resource :).

]]> Jonney_fjl http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c704429 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/04/osama_bin_laden_was_right#c704429 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:24:23 -0800