Can – arguably, one of the most influential of the Progressive bands to come out of Europe.
Can – Live at Lyon, France – January 17, 1976 – Band soundboard.
One of my all-time favorite bands of all time this morning. Can were part of that initial wave of Progressive music to come out of Europe in the early 1970s. Initially raw and spontaneous, and featuring at one point the mercurial Damo Suzuki on vocals, their sound evolved and smoothed out in the ensuing years, becoming more spacial and cerebral as a result. They have become the benchmark for Progressive music of the 70s and have gone on to become major influences to many bands ever since. Their music is timeless and perpetually fresh.
Tonight it’s a concert recorded in Lyon France in January of 1976, a little over a year after the release of the groundbreaking Soon Over Babaluma (1974). It’s classic Can and a contrast to their earlier concerts. Can have always been an exciting band to listen to, even from the beginning. To hear them during this period is to find them engaging and much tighter as a unit.
If you aren’t familiar with Can, you should check out the earlier material as well. It’s a contrast to this concert. But Can could be a lot of different things – what they always were was great, and an unpredictable trip well-worth taking.
I would just crank this one up if I were you – but that’s me.
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Can – Lyon – 1976 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Can – Live at Lyon, France – January 17, 1976 – Band soundboard.
One of my all-time favorite bands of all time this morning. Can were part of that initial wave of Progressive music to come out of Europe in the early 1970s. Initially raw and spontaneous, and featuring at one point the mercurial Damo Suzuki on vocals, their sound evolved and smoothed out in the ensuing years, becoming more spacial and cerebral as a result. They have become the benchmark for Progressive music of the 70s and have gone on to become major influences to many bands ever since. Their music is timeless and perpetually fresh.
Tonight it’s a concert recorded in Lyon France in January of 1976, a little over a year after the release of the groundbreaking Soon Over Babaluma (1974). It’s classic Can and a contrast to their earlier concerts. Can have always been an exciting band to listen to, even from the beginning. To hear them during this period is to find them engaging and much tighter as a unit.
If you aren’t familiar with Can, you should check out the earlier material as well. It’s a contrast to this concert. But Can could be a lot of different things – what they always were was great, and an unpredictable trip well-worth taking.
I would just crank this one up if I were you – but that’s me.
As you probably know by now, Past Daily is going through a few changes. Over the past several months we’ve been introducing new features and losing old ones. We’ve begun to run ads, only because we really need the income to stay online and hope this isn’t a problem. Of course, if you consider subscribing and becoming a Patron via Patreon, you get the posts ad-free and the option to download all the audio we post here – our way of saying thank you for your support. Joining Patreon is easy and we’ve made it even easier for you by offering you a free trial to kick the tires, as it were. All you have to do is click on the red box just below, the one that says Become A Patron, and be part of the family. We’ll be offering more perks as time goes on – but we need to get stable first and we can only do that with your support. So do everybody a favor and join us – we’d love to have you!
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