On first hearing Monster Movie's relentless grooves (especially Yoo Doo Right & this, the album's opening epic) I was smitten with 'The Can' - convinced I was listening to some eternal music that the Greek Gods used in keep fit classes. The interplay between drums, bass and vocals is astonishing here and all due respect to Malcolm, Holger & Jaki...... Footage taken from an early 1970s LWT anthology horror / thriller series called 'The Frighteners'. In this Mike Hodges episode, a father appears to kill his baby, then wife.... But not all is as it seems. Cruel, madness-inducing drama is inherent in the imagery as well as Mooney's singing - one of my favourite vocal performances of all time.
Author: suburbanbatherson
Keywords: sbs154 can malcolm money father cannot yell monster movie 1969 krautrock bass drum groove holger jaki frighteners LWT
Added: July 20, 2008
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