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Munich, Germany (1968 – present)
Amon Düül II emerged in 1968 out of the scene of hippies and squatters in Munich, Germany, but their strong interest in music led them to go their own way. They took their name from the old Egyptian name Amon, being an Egyptian sun god, and Düül, a character from Turkish fiction. Their personnel changed constantly, but maybe the most permanent members were Renate Knaup (vocals), Chris Karrer (guitar, violin), John Weinzierl (guitar), Peter Leopold (drums), Falk Rogner (organ, synthesizer). After several successful albums with a style that reached from long improvisation to more structured rock songs they split. Later they tried several resurrections but none of them brought back the old days of glory.
Amon Duul was initially an anarchist commune, but it split into two factions, Amon Düül I and Amon Düül II. ADI was more politically inclined, but ADII preferred making music. Their anarchist tendencies are clearly seen in their music, especially on the albums Yeti, Tanz Der Lemminge, and Wolf City.
They can be seen as having two distinct periods in their glory days, the improvisational period and the compositional period. The improvisational period consisted of albums such as Phallus Dei and Yeti, and, to a lesser extent, Tanz Der Lemminge. These albums all featured long, improvisational tracks (Phallus Dei was entirely improvised, and disc two of Yeti was as well, but Tanz Der Lemminge only featured one improvisation). Their compositional period starts with Carnival in Babylon and is highlighted by Wolf City. In this period, the band moved to more structured composed pieces. Many fans saw this as a poor move, but Amon Duul II proved that they were just as good at that as they were at improvising.
Amon Duul was initially an anarchist commune, but it split into two factions, Amon Düül I and Amon Düül II. ADI was more politically inclined, but ADII preferred making music. Their anarchist tendencies are clearly seen in their music, especially on the albums Yeti, Tanz Der Lemminge, and Wolf City.
They can be seen as having two distinct periods in their glory days, the improvisational period and the compositional period. The improvisational period consisted of albums such as Phallus Dei and Yeti, and, to a lesser extent, Tanz Der Lemminge. These albums all featured long, improvisational tracks (Phallus Dei was entirely improvised, and disc two of Yeti was as well, but Tanz Der Lemminge only featured one improvisation). Their compositional period starts with Carnival in Babylon and is highlighted by Wolf City. In this period, the band moved to more structured composed pieces. Many fans saw this as a poor move, but Amon Duul II proved that they were just as good at that as they were at improvising.
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Phallus Dei
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faulknerXXrocks wrote:
God's Penis!!
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Pewp wrote:
I wish they didn't "sing".
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ash_ra_tempel wrote:
give me some ACID [2]
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polymorphous71 wrote:
Nah, the Scorpions were the most radical Krautrock band of all time.
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yaghma wrote:
fuck this music is amazing
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MikeHolland wrote:
something was created, though
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-tgt- wrote:
Scorpions, above overrated band.
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Amondroid wrote:
And they're touring the UK in 2010, I can't wait!!!!!!!!
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AADDFFGGVVXX wrote:
love this band...from Yeti and Tanz der Lemminge to Viva La Trance and Hi-Jack...amazing!!!!!!
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Pamastrike wrote:
phalus dei, damn it's absolutely insasne!!!!!
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Lone__Wolf wrote:
give me some ACID
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polymorphous71 wrote:
None of them come close to the Scorpions though.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
germany has created many, many above average bands. for an example look at any of the Similar Artists on here.
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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
....*♫♪ ♫♪ ♥♥♥
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MikeHolland wrote:
At least, Germany managed to create an above average band in music.
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spacemanBOSE wrote:
Kaanaaann!!!
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njillings wrote:
Like it...
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schopi36 wrote:
Wie sehr die deutsche Beschreibung der Band politisiert wurde!:D Fraktion, Liberalismus, Konservatismus? Aha, danach entstand eine Schwarz-Gelb Koalition?
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Wintrygreen wrote:
amın düdüğü
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goldione wrote:
...one of my faves is Apocalyptic Bore ... http://www.last.fm/music/Amon+D%C3%BC%C3%BCl+II/_/Apocalyptic+Bore
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