Monster Movie (album)

Monster Movie (album)
Monster Movie
Studio album by Can
Released August 1969
Recorded July 1969 at Schloss Nörvenich, Germany
Genre Krautrock
Length 38:05
Label United Artists/Sound Factory
Producer Can
Can chronology
Monster Movie
(1969)
Soundtracks
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork Media (8.7/10)[2]
Stylus Magazine (A)[3]

Monster Movie is the debut album by the German krautrock band Can, recorded and released in 1969.

After the release of their first two singles in 1968, Can produced an album that was to be their full-length debut, entitled Prepared to Meet Thy Pnoom, but no record company was willing to release it. Monster Movie was Can's attempt to make a more accessible record for commercial release.[4] Recordings of Pnoom were eventually released on LP in 1981 as part of Delay 1968.

The cover of the album depicts the giant faceless figure of Marvel Comics' character Galactus, and is credited to "The Can", a name originally suggested by vocalist Malcolm Mooney and taken on as a result of a democratic vote. Previously the band were known as "Inner Space", which later became the name of their purpose-built recording studio. Some copies of the LP bore the subtitle "Made in a castle with better equipment".

Upon its release in 1969, the album became very influential in the development of the krautrock genre. From the Velvet Underground-inspired "Father Cannot Yell", to the 20-minute jam (pared down from 6 hours) "Yoo Doo Right", Monster Movie brings together elements of psychedelic rock, blues, free jazz, world music and other styles of music in which the members of Can were steeped. With its balance of songwriting, improvisation, experimentation, and layering of sounds, the album set a standard for Can's subsequent albums in the early 1970s,

Monster Movie enjoys the distinction of being the only album released during the Can's original decade as a band on which Malcolm Mooney performed all of the vocals. Two more Mooney songs appeared on 1970's Soundtracks album, with the majority featuring his replacement, Damo Suzuki. 20 years after Monster Movie, Mooney would reunite with Can to record the album Rite Time.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Father Cannot Yell"   7:06
2. "Mary, Mary So Contrary"   6:21
3. "Outside My Door"   4:11
Side two
No. Title Length
4. "Yoo Doo Right"   20:27
Total length:
38:05

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Can: Monster Movie > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ^ Leone, Dominique (10 November 2004). "Can: Monster Movie". http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/11698-monster-moviesoundtrackstago-magoege-bamyasi/#review-album-1262. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 
  3. ^ Southall, Nick (7 January 2005). "Can: Monster Movie / Soundtracks". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/can/monster-movie-soundtracks.htm. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 
  4. ^ Czukay, Holger (May 1997). "Short History of the Can - Discography". Perfect Sound Forever. furious.com. http://www.furious.com/perfect/hysterie2.html. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Monster Movie — Album par Can Sortie 1969 Enregistrement 1969 au Schloss Nörvenich Cologne (Allemagne) Durée 38:05 Genre Krautrock …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Monster movie (disambiguation) — Monster Movie may refer to: Monster movie, a film genre that centers around the struggle of human beings against one or more monsters Monster Movie (album), album by Can Monster Movie (film), a 2008 horror comedy film Monster Movie (Supernatural) …   Wikipedia

  • Monster (Oomph! album) — Monster Studio album by Oomph! Released August 22, 2008 …   Wikipedia

  • Monster (OOMPH! album) — Infobox Album | Name = Monster Type = Album Artist = Oomph! Released = August 22, 2008 Recorded = 2008 Genre = Industrial Length = Label = Gun Producer = Reviews = Last album = Rohstoff (2007) This album = Monster (2008) Next album = Monster is… …   Wikipedia

  • Monster Movie (band) — For the Can album of the same name, see Monster Movie .Monster Movie is a British dream pop band originally formed by Christian Savill and Sean Hewson in 1989 and later reformed in January 2000. Savill previously played as guitarist in shoegazer… …   Wikipedia

  • Monster Magnet — live in Spain, 2008. Background information Origin New Jersey, United States …   Wikipedia

  • Monster (R.E.M. album) — Monster …   Wikipedia

  • Monster (B'z album) — Monster Studio album by B z Released June 28, 2006 …   Wikipedia

  • Monster (2003 film) — Monster Theatrical release poster Directed by Patty Jenkins Produced by …   Wikipedia

  • Monster Maker — This article is about the TV special. For the album by C Rayz Walz and Sharkey, see Monster Maker (album). Monster Maker The Jim Henson Hour episode Directed by Giles Foster Written by …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”