Can

Following Can's 1971 opus Tago Mago is no easy task, and maybe that's why Ege Bamyasi is often treated like a middle child by the casual fan. But compared to its darling predecessor, Ege Bamyasi is definitely more song-oriented. Damo Suzuki is still unpredictable and maybe even possessed by intergalactic demonoids, especially on the 10-and-a-half-minute "Soup," where his eruptions of tempertantric vocals sound as punctuated by deliberate rhythmic choices as any other of the band's instruments. By the end of "Spoon"'s hypnotic groove, you may have a new favorite album.