Can, also known as Inner Space (also, with additional tracks, as Legendary Can), is the tenth studio album by experimental rock band Can, released in 1979. Former bassist Holger Czukay's involvement with this album was limited to tape editing.[1][5] It was Can's last album before the reunion album Rite Time, ten years later, and was released after the band's break-up.[6]
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| Released | July 1979 | |||
| Recorded | February 1978 | |||
| Genre | Krautrock | |||
| Length | 39:41 | |||
| Label | Harvest, Lightning | |||
| Producer | Can | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[4] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Gates Open" | Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt, Gee, Baah | 8:23 |
| 2. | "Safe" | Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt, Gee, Baah | 8:37 |
| 3. | "Sunday Jam" | Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt, Gee | 4:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Sodom" | Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt | 5:45 |
| 5. | "A Spectacle" | Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt, Gee | 5:53 |
| 6. | "E.F.S. Nr. 99 (Can Can)" (Originally from Jacques Offenbach's opera Orpheus in the Underworld; popularly known as the melody for the Can-can dance.) | Offenbach, arr. by Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Ping-Pong" | Trad. arr. by Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt | 0:23 |
| 8. | "Can Be" | Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt | 2:54 |
Personnel
edit- Can
- Michael Karoli – guitar, vocals; bass on "Can Be"
- Irmin Schmidt – keyboards
- Holger Czukay – editing
- Rosko Gee – bass
- Jaki Liebezeit – drums
- Rebop Kwaku Baah – percussion
References
edit- ^ a b Nastos, Michael G. Can at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Can". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 72, 73.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (September 6, 2017). "Can Co-Founder Holger Czukay Dead at 79".
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Can". www.trouserpress.com.
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