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Guru Guru is one of the most notable German Krautrock bands, existing from the late 1960s to the present. The band has had many incarnations over nearly 4 decades. Drummer Mani Neumeier has remained as the only original member.
Mani and bassist Uli Trepte came from playing free jazz in the mid 1960’s with pianist Irene Schweizer and the appear on an obscure out of print album under her name shortly before forming Guru Guru in the late 1960’s. The were joined by ex-Agitation Free guitarist Ax Geinrich as a “power trio” that was clearly influenced by Hendrix, Zappa and LSD and perhaps Karlheinz Stockhausen. According to Wikipedia they lived in a commune and gigged with bands such as Amon Duul and Agitation Free. Later they more or less merged with another commune band, Kraan, for a few releases.
Guru Guru were looser, more improvisational and noisy than most of the Krautrock bands of that time. They were fairly popular and have continued to have some presence of a band centered around Mani for over 30 years and 20 albums.
One notable reviewer, Piero Scaruffi, says that on their 2nd album, Hinten, they were “misunderstanding Jimi Hendrix and the Cream as a wall of noise that will be surpassed only by the Japanese bands of a few years later.” That LP came in a gatefold cover with possibly one of the most offensive record covers ever. The rear cover had a shot of a naked hairy man’s behind, and the inside had a close-up apparently shot from the floor, zoomed in to fill the 24” inside of a gate-fold LP with some other hairy skin that left it to your imagination to figure out what it was.
Mani and bassist Uli Trepte came from playing free jazz in the mid 1960’s with pianist Irene Schweizer and the appear on an obscure out of print album under her name shortly before forming Guru Guru in the late 1960’s. The were joined by ex-Agitation Free guitarist Ax Geinrich as a “power trio” that was clearly influenced by Hendrix, Zappa and LSD and perhaps Karlheinz Stockhausen. According to Wikipedia they lived in a commune and gigged with bands such as Amon Duul and Agitation Free. Later they more or less merged with another commune band, Kraan, for a few releases.
Guru Guru were looser, more improvisational and noisy than most of the Krautrock bands of that time. They were fairly popular and have continued to have some presence of a band centered around Mani for over 30 years and 20 albums.
One notable reviewer, Piero Scaruffi, says that on their 2nd album, Hinten, they were “misunderstanding Jimi Hendrix and the Cream as a wall of noise that will be surpassed only by the Japanese bands of a few years later.” That LP came in a gatefold cover with possibly one of the most offensive record covers ever. The rear cover had a shot of a naked hairy man’s behind, and the inside had a close-up apparently shot from the floor, zoomed in to fill the 24” inside of a gate-fold LP with some other hairy skin that left it to your imagination to figure out what it was.
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Galakuel wrote:
i gge ggege eggogoggisga eg gugiao! [4]
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proquis wrote:
i gge ggege eggogoggisga eg gugiao! [3]
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Fuming_Hume wrote:
like a fat young lady on a vintage pornographic postcard, gorgeous and nasty
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volwowolle wrote:
Ich habe Sie gestern Live in Bielefeld erlebt und ich habe es wie eine Reise in eine andere Zeit empfunden, einfach schön das erlebt zu haben. Ein tolles Konzert hat mir viel Spaß gemacht ein paar mal hatte ich so ein" to act out one's feelings" Einfach Geil !
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twmia wrote:
Guru Guru live nach 30 Jahren wieder, das wird eine Zeitreise. War ich ja damals sozusagen auch noch die erste Vorgruppe auf dem Festival. Es regnete in Strömen und von den angekündigeten 10 000 Besuchern waren erst 7 da. inklusive mir, der ich da noch ganz alleine auf der Bühne stand und meine egenen Lieder spielte. Aber später als Guru Guru, die Headliner auftraten, schien wieder die Sonne. Live sind sie noch abgedrehter gewesen als auf Platte. Grins
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Martinchus89 wrote:
lsd
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ratilas wrote:
i gge ggege eggogoggisga eg gugiao! [2]
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
KANG KANG? GURU GURU!
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gvaldivia85 wrote:
putos amos!
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sankathi wrote:
amazing
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joao_menezes wrote:
Awesome...
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lordinfamous wrote:
UFO
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Blackfeet-66 wrote:
Urig, krautig, einfach geil
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every cell, owns a code.
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Like Science Fiction Music? New group: http://www.last.fm/group/Science+Fiction+Music
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JP4bl0 wrote:
aguereguere no los conocia. buena musica
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Sebastianchp wrote:
Y el profesor Rosa? waaa :B
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TrueMithrandir wrote:
kraut violence....
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bcmayer57 wrote:
Guru Guru Ist eines Bänder von den besten Deutsch je... Überwältigend
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MUSICANGEL15 wrote:
YEAH
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