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Gewicht: 398g / Weight: 398 gIn den frühen 70igern zählte das schweizerische KROKODIL hierzulande zu den beliebtesten Rockimporten. Das Debütalbum von 1969 - es erschien auf UA-Liberty - hatte bluesorientierten Hardrock mit differenziert-progressiven Arrangements aufzuweisen. Kein Wunder also, daß KROKODIL gerne als die Krautrock-Antwort auf die GROUNDHOGS verkauft wurde. Hier und jetzt in einer limitierten 1.000er Vinyl Neuauflage mit dem original Glanz-Klapp Cover und in 180 Gram schwerer audiophiler Pressung.
Krokodil (German for "Crocodile") were constantly promoted by the labels they signed to as a Krautrock band, yet though they had the spirit of Krautrock in their veins, the truth was that they were Swiss! Naturally, Liberty tried to present them as the Krautrock answer to The Groundhogs. Well, Krokodil did have blues origins, they really knew how to rock-it and had a flair for the experimental, so they did have the same sort of attitude as The Groundhogs. But, all that aside, Krokodil were innovators in their own right, not at all copyist, except for maybe their John Mayall type roots.
Like most Swiss bands, Krokodil were an unlikely combo, mostly of German-Swiss extraction, with one Englishman: Terry Stevens. Early on, the quoted "Swiss Bob Dylan" Hardy Hepp seemed to be in control, his softer folk and blues mix, and Mojo Weideli's harmonica, gave them a more down-to-earth sound. Krokodil's first two albums were excellent examples of progressive/psychedelic rock and blues, and developed a unique distinctive style, featuring excellent songs and superb jamming instrumental breaks. |
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