Probably the most misunderstood scene from the early 70's was "Krautrock", which was an awful term to begin with. It's acid and/or prog rock from Germany and let's leave it at that. Which brings us to arguably the weirdest band from that scene - Amon Duul II - which sprang from an actual real hippie commune called Amon Duul. AD II recorded a near-immortal series of records spanning the late 60's and early 70's and generally, Wolf City was near the end of that run. Supposedly, one of the more conventional releases, to which I say - yeah, right! Most AD II records were massive head trips and Wolf City was no different. It was just relatively shorter than the others, with a couple of tracks that feel patched together (the title track is the worst culprit). But jeez - listen to otherworldly oddities such "Green Bubble Raincoated Man" or "Sleepwalker's Timeless Bridge, and you tell me how "conventional" this record was? Not very, I imagine. I say, in their heyday, magnificence like no other.
A record from the glam rock era that was more Boogie then Bowie in spirit, but then again, glam was anything goes to begin with. I'm not sure how this flew under everyone's radar or how it doesn't get more recognition today, but if you see it available snap it up quick.
People rave about soul music and it's great and all, but this was another record that was proof positive it was a singles format. Incidentally, the 2009 re-issue contains a bonus disc of all their singles that preceded the debut album. Huh.
Terrible yet somehow endearing, or somehow terribly endearing – I haven't decided which, but lean more toward the former, with this post-apocalyptic hippie-era farce.
