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Can

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Can was released in 1979, after the group had broken up, on Harvest in Germany and Laser Records in England. The recording had been made in February 1978 at Inner Space Studios in Weilerswist near Cologne. Holger Czukay now only did the tape editing. The sound is cleaner and more spacious than on the two preceding records. On Safe, Jaki Liebezeit's drums and Rosko Gee's bass fit together more tightly than before.

A Spectacle was written by the group as a signature tune for the ZDF programme Aspekte, and Efs No. 99 Can Can is a wild arrangement of Offenbach's Infernal Galop. Reviewers saw the album as a solid conclusion to the first period. Biographer Rob Young heard a band that sounded far less constrained than on the previous record.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Safe and notice the voice, which has been put through a vocoder, and how closely drums and bass work together here.

Track list

  1. 1All Gates Open8:19Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Safe8:36Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Sunday Jam4:30Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Sodom5:45Apple Music ↗
  5. 5A Spectacle5:52Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Efs No. 99 Can Can3:13Apple Music ↗
  7. 7Ping Pong0:22Apple Music ↗
  8. 8Can Be2:54Apple Music ↗

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