Amon Duul II

DOUBLE VINYL LP

GATEFOLD EDITION

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Amon Düül ll's extraordinary 1973 album finds the influential German art rock band working surprisingly well in a short song format while still stamping the music with their unique sound. "Fly United," "Trap," and "Ladies Mimikry" show diverse styles of pop and rock running happily into each other with memorably quirky results. The instrumentation here is as quirky as ever,too -- perhaps even more so than usual, with Chris Karrer's violin and sax playing now in the fore. The melodies are often shimmering. Unfortunately, the band never again sustained the excellence displayed on Viva la Trance again.

PERSONNEL:

• Renate Knaupz - (lead & backing vocals)
• John Weinzierl - (acoustic & electric guitars, bass, vocals)
• Chris Karrer - (electric guitars, violin, saxophone, vocals)
• Falk Rogner - (organ, VCS3 synthesizer )
• Robby Heibl - (bass, violin (6,7), cello & backing vocals)
• Peter Leopold - (drums, percussion, grand piano)

• WITH:
• Desmond Bonner - (lead vocals)
• Lothar Meid - (backing vocals)
• Peter Kramper - (grand piano)
• Keith Forsey - (percussion & backing vocals)

TRACKS:

• LP ONE:
• A1. A Morning Excuse (3:19)
• A2. Fly United (3:33)
• A3. Jalousie (3:27)
• A4. Im Krater Blühn Wieder Der Bäume (3:08)
• B1. Mozambique (7:40)
• B2. Apocalyptic Bore (6:38)
• B3. Dr. Jeckyll (3:00)
• ________________________
• LP TWO
• C1. Trap (3:35)
• C2. Pig Man (2:38)
• C3. Mañana (3:20)
• C4. Ladies Mimikry (3:18)
• D1. Hands Up Fool (6:18)
• D2. Pink Purple (7:09)
• D3. Look (4:58)
• D4. Bomb (4:11)