Hijack [Import]

Amon Duul II | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B00008YJBP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #521,036 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Can't Wait, Pts. 1-2/Mirror

2. Traveller

3. You're Not Alone

4. Explode Like a Star

5. Da Guadeloop

6. Lonely Woman

7. Liquid Whisper

8. Archy the Robot

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Living Breathing Fantasy', April 17, 2011

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Steve Zubal "OXONOXO" (Pine Island FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hijack (Audio CD)

This awesome record has only been released on disc once so pick it up ASAP! The band had changed company so this album differs from their previous work, most notably the cover art of Falk Rogner is absent. He does provide some nice synthesizer work and lyrics. All six band members contribute to the songwriting, but the big story here is the return of Lothar Meid...he's a great front-man, no virtuso, does'nt need to be, he's just cool! I love the way his voice sorta sneaks up on you as you walk down "suicide street" like the part of 'Sin City' where Cliff Williams bass sets a similar mood. Thats' one of my favorite AC/DC songs. Amon Duul would've done well to pursue a heavier sound, they certainly had the chops. There's alot to say about this album, it's both funny and scarry. It's mysterious and beautiful. Liquid Whisper features some of Renates' most angelic vocals. It should be noted that there are two different arrangements for this song, I have an American vinyl copy and this song is very different, the chorus is repeated a second time. I've not been able to decide which version I like better. Also the ending fade-out on 'Mirror' is different on vinyl Lothar flubs the lyric before fade-out so they rerecorded it. These two songs were featured as a single, that might account for the remix. Archy The Robot is a very enjoyable song, thats him on the cover Hi-Jacking the Devil. It's amazing to present such controversy within a whimsical piece of music. Notice how the song ends with orchestra and choir, like a coda tacked on the end. Then consider the way Made In Germany begins with 'Overature'. Duuls' albums fit together chronilogicly, it's one more way you can see this band really thinks about their music. It's artwork not commercial pulp. I never get tired of Hi-Jack, I usually hear it on saturdays for some reason, a great album to help one sort out their mind and burn non-essential brain cells.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars some genius songs, September 21, 2005

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Per Asbjrnsen "mysty329" (oslo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hijack (Audio CD)

The record varies greatly in style. Side 2 is the best, being the most psychedelic. The dreamy "Liquid whisper" is worth the whole record, being one of the best songs of the seventies.

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome, but very different, June 21, 2010

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B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hijack (Audio CD)

Amon Duul II has always been one of the top experimental rock bands of the 70's. Maybe I should put the word "lost" in there somewhere since the band was never exactly popular in North America, but oh well. At least over time people have done the right thing and brought this band into the light (outside of Germany).

"I Can't Wait" is a really strange song. The vocals in the beginning will surely remind you of David Bowie (and specifically his "Space Oddity" classic) but then... get THIS- I swear the song shifts into a groovy bassline and vocal melody *extremely* similar to Billy Idol during the "Rebel Yell" period of his career.

As you know, Billy Idol didn't come out until several years later, but listen to that "Come on" section with the background arrangements and tell me that doesn't resemble Billy Idol quite a bit. Highly unusual and surprising to hear such a remarkable similarity.

"Da Guadeloop" shows just how experimental this band can be. It's not exactly a dance track, and it's not exactly a hard rock jam either... it's somewhere in between. Perhaps a couple minutes too long. That's the ONLY small problem I have with it.

"Mirror" is memorable for sounding like a slightly darker version of Steppenwolf (at least in the vocal melody). "Traveller" FLOORS me with a hauntingly dark atmosphere courtesy of the female lead singer of the band, and the flutes that are positively right on the money and *extremely* effective in making the song sound like some kind of fairy tale. I love it.

"Archy the Robot" has an upbeat style and a good sense of humor with its Kinks similarity. The song morphs into a couple different vocal sections and each one of them is just fantastic.

Another great album by a classic band. It should be a given by this point that Amon Duul II is a MUST for those seeking experimental rock artists from the 70's.