Amon Duul II

2 X LP GATEFOLD EDITION

"1971's Tanz der Lemminge (Dance of the Lemmings) was the band's third album, and though they'd already taken the pedal off the spacy, overdriven metal a bit, it's still a sight removed from the pop charts. By that point, only Karrer, John Weinzierl (guitar), Lothar Meid (bass), Falk Rogner (organ) and Peter Leopold (drums) remained from the original group (plus a few guests), though that didn't stop them from filling up their second double LP in a row. The sound is something like old school Jethro Tull (uh-huh, though sans-flute) with so many odd sonic detours as to make the prospect of not one, not two, but three full-grown, epic-length goth-prog tunes (and some group improv to boot) not as daunting as it could be. And for the record, this stuff rocks the haus."

PERSONNEL:

• Chris Karrer - (acoustic & electric guitars, violin, vocals)
• John Weinzierl - (guitar, piano, vocals)
• Falk Rogner - (organ & electronics)
• Lothar Meid - (bass, double bass, vocals)
• Peter Leopold - (drums, percussion, piano)

• WITH:

• Al Gromer - (sitar)
• Jimy Jackson - (organ, choir-organ, piano)
• Renate Knaup ("Henriette Kroetenschwanz") - (vocals)
• Rolf Zacher - (vocals)

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. Syntelman's March of the Roaring Seventies
• a) In the Glassgarden
• b) Pull Down Your Mask
• c) Prayer to the Silence
• d) Telephonecomplex

• B1. Restless Skylight-Transistor-Child
• a) Landing in a Ditch
• b) Dehypnotized Toothpaste
• c)  A Short Stop at the Transylvanian Brain Surgery
• B2. Race from Here to Your Ears
• a) Little Tornadoes
• b) Overheated Tiara
• c) The Flyweighted Five
• B3. Riding on a Cloud
• B4. Paralized Paradise
• B5. HG Well's Take Off
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• LP TWO

• C1. Chamsin Soundtrack
• a) The Marilyn Monroe-Memorial-Church

• D1. Chamsin Soundtrack (cont'd)
• a) Chewing Gum Telegram
• b) Stumbling over Melted Moonlight
• c) Toxicological Whispering