Andy Nogger

Andy Nogger Artist: Kraan
Label: Passport
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724382267027
EAN: 0724382267027
ASIN: B00004VX78


Release Date: 2001-09-06

Andy Nogger


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Tracks:

  1. Stars
  2. Andy Nogger
  3. Nam Nam
  4. Son of the Sun
  5. Holiday Am Marterhorn
  6. Home
  7. Yellow Bamboo

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Album Description

German reissue of the prog-rock act's 1974 album.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great power prog pop with high energy jams.......2006-12-12

This 1974 album by German group Kraan is a ton of fun to listen to. There is a fantastic mix of vigorous power pop; aggressive bass parts played on a trebly Rickenbacker; and quirky song structures that make this one of the more enjoyable albums I have listened to lately.

The Kraan lineup at this point included Peter Wolbrandt (guitars, vocals); Jan Fride (drums; percussion); the great bassist Helmut Hattler (Rickenbacker bass; vocals); and Johannes A. Pappert (alto saxophone). The album was produced by none other than Conny Plank. These guys are pretty good musicians, with Helmut being exceptional - he plays a really mean bass and is way out in front of the mix with a killer "Rick" tone. There is also some decent jamming and all of the performances are extremely energetic. The vocals (in English with a slight accent) are a bit unusual but work really well with the material.

The seven tracks on the album range in length from 3'47" to 7'40" and are all great examples of high energy power prog pop. There are some very nice melodies and each piece more or less features vocal passages along with a jam session. The jam sessions (and there are a lot of them) are fantastic and really hold your interest. The guitarist is excellent and does some pretty odd stuff, especially with some of the scales he uses. The sax playing is also very good but is buried a little too far in the background for my tastes - his sax is electronically altered at points. The drummer is propulsive with a capital P, and is pretty much mainly responsible for the high octane boost - in fact, this music is more thoroughly caffeinated than coffee. Along with the high energy tunes, there are a few trippy experimental passages that feature phasing, and some very psychedelic effects (the ending of Son of the Sun is a good example). Although a lot of folks cite jazz rock influences, I really don't hear those influences. Then again, maybe I have listened to Return to Forever and Brand X too much. Admittedly however, they get some excellent grooves going, and there is some pretty sophisticated playing on the album.

This remastered album is of very good quality and features detailed liner notes in both German and English, along with color and black/white photos of the band. The sound quality is also very good.

Overall, this is another great discovery for me and is highly recommended to fans of the German experimental rock scene and open-minded prog fans. I personally like this band so much because it represents yet another prog rock variant.

3 out of 5 stars Kraan - 'Andy Nogger' (EMI).......2006-03-22

Originally put out in 1975,looks to be Kraan's third effort.Even though this is like the third Kraan CD I've ever heard,I have no need to collect every one of their releases.Like Soft Machine,I've always thought that Kraan was just a bit TOO jazzy for my taste.Many fans consider these guys to be like free-form jazz rock pioneers,I'm sure.Tunes here that I was somewhat impressed with were the experimental title track "Andy Nogger","Holiday Am Marterhorn",the rather funky "Home" and "Yellow Balloon".

5 out of 5 stars KRAAN IS GOD! Any Questions?.......2005-06-10

This is Art-Rock, and Art-pop, at its absolutle apex. Kraan take pop and funk and jazz and meld it together without effort.

Stars, the opener, takes a strucured pop song and weeves in Miles Davis's "On The Cornor," Zappa's "Hot Rats," and "Prezel Logic" . The tiile track does the same.

"Nam Nam" adds some Mahavishnu, but with a McCartnay bassline, pumped up on James Brown. This stuff contains every current of 60s-70s rock, and melds it into a molitove coctail.

Buy this now. You may not get into it the first time, but fans of sophiticated music will reep LIFETIME rewards.

5 out of 5 stars Wow! What a kuhl German band!.......2003-07-30

Bouncing out of the free-jazz scene prominent in Germany in the mid to late sixties, bandmembers Peter Wolbrandt, Hellmut Hattler, Jan Fride and Johannes Pappert (with assorted wives and pets) moved into a farmhouse in Ulm and created their second album, a wonderfully groovy funk-fusion masterpiece. Althought there are some laid-back numbers (such as 'Son of the Sun') they lay down the music with an inarguably funky feel to it. These guys sound like they were having fun, and it shows in the music. they also succeed in bringing their uniquely goofy German senses of humor into the play. recommended.

5 out of 5 stars

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