Name: Vive La Trance - Amon Düül II
Brand: Amon Düül II
SKU: 0693723053820
Price: 21.82 EUR
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Artist

Amon Düül II was born of an artistic and political community’s scission called Amon Düül (who recorded during the late sixties a long live session made around collective and free musical improvisations). The band emerged from the underground German rock scene with a very original and eccentric album called "Phallus Dei" (1969). The musicians who participated to this delirious and psychedelic experience were (among others) Peter Leopold (ex Amon Düül), the front woman and singer Renate Knaup, John Weinzierl on the guitars... with guests as Holger Trützsch who plays tribal percussions (original member of Popol Vuh). Then almost with the same musicians the band recorded the seminal "Yeti" (1970). An album in a similar vein than the previous but more accomplished (with a couple of structured songs always with numerous pieces of epic improvisations). "Yeti" will launch Amon Düül II career outside Germany. The same year the bass guitarist Dave Anderson leaves the band to join Hawkwind.

"Tanz Der Lemminge" which follows directly "Yeti" is an impressive work with a great diversity of powerful, emotional songs with some folk accents next to long free space jamming. Recorded in 1972, "Carnival in Babylon" announces a slight new musical direction taken by the band. This album is dominated by shorter songs with the omnipresent and beautiful Renate Knaup’s vocals. A more conventional work with a few memorable prog-folk ballads. The classical period of the band will end with "Wolf City" (1972) and "Vive La Trance" (1973). After the departure of Renate Knaup who joins Popol Vuh in 1974 and the release of a few albums, Amon Düül II split up. In 1981, with the album "Vortex" Chris Karrer tried without success to reform the band.

Tracks

1 A Morning Excuse 03:17

2 Fly United 03:30

3 Jalousie 03:26

4 Im Krater Blühn Wieder Die Bäume 03:06

5 Mozambique 07:37

6 Apocalyptic Bore 06:34

7 Dr. 02:58

8 Trap 03:33

9 Pig Man 02:35

10 Manana 03:20

11 Ladies Mimikry 04:15

12 Hands Up Fool 06:18

13 Pink Purple 07:09

14 Look 04:58

15 Bomb 04:11

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, CD

Labels

Liberty, Repertoire Records, Private Area, United Artists Records France, United Artists Records, Belle Antique, Purple Pyramid, Revisited Rec., Base Record, Captain Trip Records, Mantra, Gammarock Records, SPV, Telefunken, High Tide

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe

years

1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2018

Members

~~Keith Forsey~~,~~Stefan Zauner~~,~~Jörg Evers~~,Daniel Fichelscher,Renate Knaup,Lothar Meid,~~Rolf Zacher~~,John Weinzierl,~~Peter Leopold~~,Chris Karrer,~~Robby Heibl~~,Falk-Ulrich Rogner,Nando Tischer,Jan Kahlert,~~Jimmy Jackson (2)~~,~~Dave Anderson (3)~~,~~Christian Thiele~~,~~Dieter Serfas~~,Wolf Wolff,~~Karl-Heinz Hausmann~~,Sigi Hümmer,Gerard Carbonell