"Recorded in Cologne in 1971 this was the debut progressive krautrock monster. A Krautrock classic and festifav in this household offering everything you could ask for in an album... drifty, blasting psychedelic rock with electronic effects, acid guitars, acoustic guitars, tabla and Eastern music influences. This flowing, conceptual masterpiece blends a wide array of musical tones and moods sounding very reminiscent of a clash of classic ASH RA TEMPEL, AGITATION FREE and PINK FLOYD ("Ummagumma" / "Meddle" era). For the POPOL VUH lovers out there you will pleased to see this album features Conny Veit (guitars, voice, table, electronic effects). In addition GILA blow you lips off with additional instruments including the mellotron, organ, mandolin and bongos. This may be my personal most beloved German krautrock album of all time. Highly regarded album and an essential one for your collection." (progarchives) _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
True dat. Still, the first is much better as an album, but I think Am has a chance at reaching the top 100 for my chart. If not, it's definitely top 150. The first three tracks are fantastic, and then it dropped just a tiny bit. I haven't given a 90 or higher since "One for the Road," but "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" might get it. Very good track. I'm mostly impressed with the vocals, Alex's turn from the punk vocals and the backing vocals to help.
Yes I agree, nothing can beat Whatever People Say...
still 'AM' is good too, and I don't see it why it is not liked even by fans. These guys are not 19 anymore.
I think it deserves to be in the Top 10 of 2013 albums on BEA.
Helder's backing vocals are one of the best things on this album imo. 'One for the road' UUU OOOO! So good.
"A one-off Krautrock gem, ELECTRIC SANDWICH's eponymously-titled debut - which proved to be their only full-length offering - is a rocking, jazzy, psychedelic treat. Combining elements of Neu!, Jane, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Miles Davies and Embryo, the album kicks of in full-throttle mode with the pulsating, eight-minute-plus, driving kraut-psyche-blues epic 'China', and rarely lets up from then on, with Wolf Fabian's intense drumming driving the four-piece forward into hitherto uncharted psychdelic blues territory, complete with squawking sax, rumbling bass and screeching, angular guitar-sounds that all make for a heady, spacey-brew of styles and genre's. The similarities with Embryo(particularly their 'Rocksession' LP), are evident, but instead of being just another overlong jam band, ES manage to cook up a well-balanced blend of solid rock sounds and far-out cosmic crooning. Their failure(??), meant this was it, and considering the success of a whole host of similarly-themed Krautrock bands, it's hard to fathom why it all went so quiet. Brain Records excellent remastering job brings out their music in all it's far-out glory, and read the liner notes carefully(circa 2004), because, apparently, those Electric Sandwich boys are at it again, have reformed, played a few gigs, and now want to get another(very belated) LP out there. Who knows if it will actually happen, and who knows what it'll be like(this reviewer doesn't listen to any prog/Krautrock post 1977), but I imagine a few aficianado's will be waiting with breath baited. Despite their sadly truncated career, ES still managed to leave behind an eclectic and engergetic album filled with top-notch krautrock sounds and brimming with the stylistic invention that made the era of it's conception so fresh and exciting. Great stuff. STEFAN TURNER, LONDON, 2009" (progarchives) _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
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