AMON DUUL II Wolf City - Original UK LP - Prog Psych Krautrock Can Faust Cluster

	£		63
	$		83

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AMON DÜÜL II

Wolf City

Original UK LP released on United Artists Records in 1972. Gatefold sleeve.

UAG 29406 A-1U   C 29406 A-1   /   UAG 29406 B-1U   C 29406 B-1

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Amon Düül II's fifth studio album is a more conventional recording than most, though there's still a lot of the involved experimenting and dark undercurrent which sets the band apart from the mainstream, along with the off-kilter hooks and odd humour which saved them from being lumped alongside more serious (and less easy to take seriously) prog rock outfits. After the lengthy explorations of Tanz der Lemminge, Wolf City seems targeted to an extent at a commercial English-speaking audience, perhaps reflective of their increased status in the United Kingdom, if not in America. Regardless, opening song "Surrounded by the Stars," the longest track on the album at just under eight minutes, is also one of the band's best, with strong vocals from Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz, a dramatic building verse (complete with mock choir), an equally dramatic violin-accompanied instrumental break, and a catchy chorus leading to a fun little freakout. Knaup actually takes the lead vocals more often this time out and turns in some lovely performances, as on the beautiful, perhaps slightly precious "Green-Bubble-Raincoated-Man," with a great full-band performance that grows from a nice restraint to a slam-bang, epic rockout. Lothar Meid gets his moments in as well, his sometimes straightforward, sometimes not-so-much vocals adding to the overall effect as before. The one full instrumental, "Wie der Wind am Ende Einer Strasse," is excellent, with guest Indian musicians adding extra instrumentation to an intoxicating, spacious performance. While Wolf City generally sounds like a tight band playing things live or near-live, there are some equally gripping moments clearly resulting from studio work, like the strange loop opening the title track (percussion, guitar?). Concluding with the groovy good-time "Sleepwalker's Timeless Bridge," including some fantastic E-Bow guitar work, Wolf City works the balance between art and accessibility and does so with resounding success.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Surrounded By The Stars
Green Bubble Raincoated Man
Jail-House-Frog

Side Two

Wolf-City
Wie der Wind am Ende einer Straße
Deutsch Nepal
Sleepwalker's Timeless Bridge

Released on 'United Artists Records' in 1972

Catalogue No. UAG 29406

Disc is in EX+ condition

Sleeve is in EX+ condition

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