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1) Janus were a UK band who had much more success in Germany than in their home country. Hard rock was the name of the game, and it is exemplified perfectly in the opening track to their sole 1972 album. ‘Red Sun’ is the song that prompted me to get the album after I heard it on a compilation tape some years ago. Guitars crash and the vocals soar to deliver a classic hard rock song, with a guitar solo every bit as good as the song deserves. After that opening it was always going to be hard to follow it, and while ‘Bubbles’ valiantly makes an effort, ‘Watcha’ Trying To Do?’ just does not seem to fit in with the rest of the album, being much too light-hearted for a band with a skeleton on their album sleeve. Their piece de resistance, however, is saved for side two, which is totally taken up with the title track. They throw everything they can think of into the mix - flamenco guitar, orchestras, seagulls, and spooky lyrics all combine to produce a magnificent end to the album. But that is not all, as on the CD re-issue you also get a drastically re-worked - even heavier version - of ‘Red Sun’ along with three other previously un-issued tracks, stretching the album to almost twice its original length. It has often been remarked that it is a mystery why this band were not much bigger here in the UK, but whatever the reason at least we can now hear what Germany has long already known - Janus were a great heavy rock band.
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  • Shav2008

    Никто не собирается разделять несколько разных Янусов? [6 А как?]

    7 May 11:34am Reply

  • Nevan_VcF

    Change this awful pic.

    28 Apr 7:05pm Reply

  • Viola05

    Никто не собирается разделять несколько разных Янусов? [5]

    18 Apr 6:22pm Reply

  • ProgShine

    Progshine Podcast #14 online! Bands: Apple Pie, Believe, Hibernal, Janus, Le Maschere di Clara, Mercer, Nosound, Pravda, Sigur Rós & The Enid Check it out: http://www.progshine.net/2013/04/podcast-14-160413.html

    16 Apr 5:39pm Reply

  • dianajorge2

    What can we (the users) do to get the bands seperate pages? I don't like the English singing band :(

    21 Feb 9:51pm Reply

  • NuMetalNewMetal

    Great band!!!

    12 Feb 1:23pm Reply

  • metalblessing33

    The goth band makes me "cry" too ;) Thumbs up for the Janus founded by english musicians in Krefeld, Germany! Awesome stuff!!! Please don't forget that these guys are still around making great music!

    11 Jan 10:33am Reply

  • Xylit23

    The new picture sucks! >__< "this goth guys make some of the saddest tracks i've ever heard." [2] :')

    5 Jan 5:31pm Reply

  • dyerscebo

    Gravedigger <3

    30 Dec 2012 Reply

  • alfapp

    Janus #3 and their 1972 album Gravedigger !!!

    16 Dec 2012 Reply

  • PhAntOmEttA

    господа - проблема разделения одинаковых названий артистов остро стоит уже очень давно - это не только Янусы - так что "собирается" - это удивительно наивно звучит - мы ждём этого уже много лет

    20 Oct 2012 Reply

  • rose4rome

    this goth guys make some of the saddest tracks i've ever heard.

    15 Oct 2012 Reply

  • AneliyaFlos

    Никто не собирается разделять несколько разных Янусов? [4] Актуальный вопрос, кстати -___-

    11 Oct 2012 Reply

  • dobromih

    they make me cry!!!!

    8 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Ice-Drk

    Great band!!!

    7 Jul 2012 Reply

  • somebody17

    ♥

    24 Jun 2012 Reply

  • dobromih

    Old Janus - awesome! New Janus - awesome! All Janus - SUPER!

    5 Jun 2012 Reply

  • RussiaParamore

    http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Janus/+images/41361881 - UP ?

    6 May 2012 Reply

  • r0x_666

    Very nice new album :)

    29 Apr 2012 Reply

  • TheHopperKiller

    STAINS !!!

    23 Apr 2012 Reply
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