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Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

hairymarx1 — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 20:12:49 GMT

Author: hairymarx1

Posted: 06/07/2013 00:12

A few years ago, I finally got around to seeing Faust live at a festival in London in a small tent that held about 200 people. The gates to the festival opened promptly at 12 noon and the band had already started their set as people rushed to the front of the stage. I was one of them. As the band sequed into Krautrock tears of joy began to well up in my eyes as finally the realization of a dream had hit home. It was the greatest of gigs in every way. Anyway, I digress. This album is an amazing trip. I love Faust.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

Norman Bates — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:02:23 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/06/2013 20:02

It's a very good album. original, still sounds fresh, and also: fun, in its own odd way. That said, like others, I do prefer the wider accessibility of Faust IV, but I understand how you can esteem this one higher if you're adverse to popularizing works.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

Anonymous — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:52:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/06/2013 17:52

Faust is one of those overrated bands that I like to quite some extent that I feel either have too much attention or don't have enough. It really depends.

A good album. Haven't listened to it in a while though.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

junodog4 — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:27:06 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 06/06/2013 17:27

itsit wrote:

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Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

meccalecca — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:00:59 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 06/06/2013 15:00

yourself wrote:

I know Faust IV overall catchier, but I never like the second last track on it (the one with the long title, lauft something or other). I guess weird proto industrial sound effects appeal to me more than say the weird proto-shoegaze sound affects on say krautrock (the song).

Though I should note it isn't fair of me to say Faust came out of a complete void, obviously Zappa's lumpy gravy, Ammmusic, Stockhausen, Pierre Schaeffer ect. predated this album. Faust were expanding on ideas as much as they were inventing new ones. The actual abstract a-musical bits aren't what makes this album innovative, its the way they combined them with very primitive rock music that matters.

Very true. No one's ever truly original. well, except the inventor. But all art that follows is influenced by what came before, unless the creator is 100% oblivious of everything which came before.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

Anonymous — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:57:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/06/2013 14:57

meccalecca wrote:

Everything he just said, though I enjoy Faust IV better. This album is a truly unique experience that blurs the lines between experimental and rock music while opening up a world up possibilities for future music.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

meccalecca — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:36:51 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 06/06/2013 14:36

yourself wrote:

Basically its psych-rock meets musique concrete via crazy sound collage song structures...

...and it is absolutely brilliant, easily my favourite Faust album.

I find there are a lot of proto nurse with wound/throbbing gristle industrial-esque sound effects on this that aren't used to the same extent in other Faust records. Also the sound collage stuff seems executed absolutely perfectly; we get sections with completely different moods constantly put right against or on top of each other. Like Meadow Meal goes from this ugly mine-cart ride through hell opening section, to the cryptic nonsense vocal bit, to that really catchy psych-rock jam. Or the out of tune loony drunk marching band in Why don't you eat carrots ends up with really electronic sounds splattered on top of it.....

Its an album that sounds totally ridiculous, but weirdly meaningful, dark and creepy, but also absurd. The fact that it came out in 1971 is really incredible.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

Anonymous — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:30:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/06/2013 14:30

I used to adore it. Now I just like it. It has got some really great moments, but it can get tiring at certain points.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

Anonymous — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:30:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/06/2013 14:30

Basically its psych-rock meets musique concrete via crazy sound collage song structures...

...and it is absolutely brilliant, easily my favourite Faust album.

I find there are a lot of proto nurse with wound/throbbing gristle industrial-esque sound effects on this that aren't used to the same extent in other Faust records. Also the sound collage stuff seems executed absolutely perfectly; we get sections with completely different moods constantly put right against or on top of each other. Like Meadow Meal goes from this ugly mine-cart ride through hell opening section, to the cryptic nonsense vocal bit, to that really catchy psych-rock jam. Or the out of tune loony drunk marching band in Why don't you eat carrots ends up with really electronic sounds splattered on top of it.....

Its an album that sounds totally ridiculous, but weirdly meaningful, dark and creepy, but also absurd. The fact that it came out in 1971 is really incredible.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

alelsupreme — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:21:15 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 06/06/2013 14:21

2deep4me

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

Facetious — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:20:03 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 06/06/2013 14:20

drakonium wrote:

#abstractqualities

Hell yeah.

Re: World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

drakonium — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:03:40 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 06/06/2013 14:03

#abstractqualities

World album of the day (#281): Faust by Faust

albummaster — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:00:15 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 06/06/2013 14:00

Today's world album of the day

Faust by Faust (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1971.
Country:
Overall rank: 576
Average rating: 80/100 (from 105 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Why Don't You Eat Carrots?
2. Meadow Meal
3. Miss Fortune

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