Can - Saw Delight (1977)

Artista: Can

Álbum: Saw Delight
Año: 1977
Género: Krautrock
Duración: 37:58
Nacionalidad: Alemania

Lista de Temas:

1. Don't Say No
2. Sunshine Day And Night
3. Call Me
4. Animal Waves
5. Fly By Night

Alineación:

- Holger Czukay / wave receiver, spec. sounds & vocals on 1
- Michael Karoli / guitar, electric violin & vocals on 1, 5
- Jaki Liebezeit / drums & vocals on 1
- Irmin Schmidt / keyboard, Alpha 77 & vocals on 1
- Rosko Gee / bass & vocals on 1, 3
- Rebop Kwaku Baah / percussion & vocals on 1

Noveno álbum de la banda de Krautrock alemana que cuenta con la incorporación de dos nuevos miembros, estos ex integrantes de la banda Traffic, el sonido es un estilo mas cercano a World Music anticipandose en los setenta a lo que posteriormente harían músicos como Peter Gabriel o Paul Simon.

Una de las críticas a este trabajo es que el hecho de contar con un baterista y un percusionista no genera una riqueza de sonidos cruzandose como tal vez uno debería prever pero es un buen disco con buena calidad de audio y el sello de sonido de Can.

Esta es la version remasterizada del 2006

by Stewart Mason

Bearing bar none the worst title pun of any Can album -- and with titles like Cannibalism, that's saying something -- 1977's Saw Delight was the German progressive group's farewell. Clearly, the core quartet had found themselves in a rut by the recording of this album, bringing in percussionist Reebop Kwaku Baah and bassist Rosko Gee from a late-era lineup of Traffic to add a sort of Afro-Cuban jazz feel to their sound. What's frustrating is that this idea could have worked brilliantly, but the execution is all wrong. Instead of the polyrhythmic fireworks expected from a drum duel between Baah and the African-influenced Jaki Liebezeit, Can's senior drummer basically rolls over, keeping time with simple beats while the percussionist takes on the hard work. Similarly, Rosko Gee's handling of the bass duties (which he performs superbly throughout, adding an almost Mingus-like rhythmic intensity to even the loosest songs) frees Holger Czukay to add electronics and sound effects to the proceedings, an opportunity he doesn't make much of. On the up side, the opening "Don't Say No" recalls the controlled fury of earlier tunes like "Moonshake," and side two, consisting of Gee's lengthy, jazz-based composition "Animal Waves" and the lovely instrumental "Fly by Night," is largely excellent, but the two lengthy tracks that close side one are melodically and rhythmically pale in comparison, and there's a tired, somewhat dispirited vibe to the whole album that makes it an unsatisfying send-off to Can's career.