The Big Deal
* Amon Duul II: She Came Through The Chimney (5.5 mb) | Archangels Thunderbird (5.6 mb) | Cerberus (6.5 mb)
From Yeti : Repertoire Entertainment : REP 4914
When I first started getting into psychedelic music, I’ve always heard whispers about this mythical album entitled Yeti. Created by a group of communal living Germans, Amon Duul II had supposedly created a psychedelic krautrock masterpiece. I even remember reading a story where Robert Pollard, formerly of Guided By Voices, agreed to play a show, with the payment being a pristine vinyl copy of this album. Unfortunately, due to there being a bunch of different semi-official, poorly mastered copies on various labels that weren’t so easy to find and not so affordable, I’d never been able to track down a copy of it, so I couldn’t hear what I was missing.
But, a little bit ago, I finally ran into a copy that seemed mostly official and with decent sound. And I don’t get it. I’ve listened to this album numerous times and I feel like I’m still missing something. I don’t understand what the big deal is. The album is alright, but it’s not the balls out, psychedelic krautrock masterpiece that I’d been lead to believe it was. But I want to like this album. In fact, I want to really like this album, so please, can someone explain this one to me? Please?
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