best krautrock band?

[cocksure]

this is going to be can right

[Ihaguitar]

Can

then Kraftwerk

[cocksure]

i'm well aware i left out kraftwerk, cosmic jokers and those pseudo-krautrock middle-of-the-road prog bands like eloy

[cocksure]

it's either can, faust, ash ra tempel or neu!
but then again cluster, amon düül and popol vuh released some sweeeet albums

i can't decide. help me out herer

[Ihaguitar]

I'm willing to bet most of us have only heard Can, Faust, Neu!, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk at most.

[cocksure]

i'm willing to bet most of netphoria has only heard kraftwerk

[cocksure]

calling kraftwerk krautrock seems weird to me though. it's kind of like calling smashing pumpkins grunge

[Ihaguitar]

"Krautrock" was just the British musical press label for the German experimental music scene.

[cocksure]

correct.

[I'm Hardcore]

what about German Oak??


jesus christ man! Can still gets my vote

[cocksure]

never heard of german oak, are they just a german 70s prog group or are they a krautrock group

[Ihaguitar]

Originally Posted by cocksure

never heard of german oak, are they just a german 70s prog group or are they a krautrock group

Albums by German Oak - Rate Your Music

[cocksure]

thank you but i am already aware of the best music-related website on the internet

[Ihaguitar]

good good

[cocksure]

why there isn't an equivalent for books yet is a mystery to me. i'm going to start one and become a billionaire

all blasting yeti out of my very own office building

[slunken]

voted for ash ra. overall discography (and solo offshoots) is more consistent than tangerine dream (who put out a lot of crap in their later years) so that would have been my second choice. i haven't listened to as much popol vuh as i should.

[slunken]

Klaus Schulze has released entirely too much material.

[samuel redman]

it is john prine

[redbull]

of the ones i've listened to:

Can
Ash Ra
Neu
Popul Vuh
Amon Duul II
Tangerine Dream
Cluster
Faust
Guru Guru

[russian iha]

fujiya & miyagi

[Astur]

Originally Posted by cocksure

i'm well aware i left out kraftwerk, cosmic jokers and those pseudo-krautrock middle-of-the-road prog bands like eloy

eloy suck some serious german dick

[smashingjj]

can

[cocksure]

yeah ash ra tempel is the most consistently awesome one

[smashingjj]

can

[Mooney]

of those, i've only listened to can and faust.

can.

[Ihaguitar]

Has anyone ever put "Aumgn" on at a party?

[TuralyonW3]

From that list I have to pick Can, but when Amon Duul are on they're fuckin on, and if Ash Ra Tempel would have quit after their first 3 albums or so I think I'd have to pick them.

[TuralyonW3]

Faust I've never been able to get into, turned off by the silly stuff I guess. Neu and Kraftwerk are neat, tangerine dream are ok, but I consider them pretty different from the more guitar based krautrock.

[cocksure]

faust's IV might just be the best krautrock album. go listen to it again