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AMON DÜÜL II: HIJACK

Hijack was a rather abrupt shift in direction for the band. This is a diluted Amon Düül II doing art-pop, folk, tango and whatever else that sounded cool to do at the time. Gone are the many colorful, psychedelic washes of brilliance and in their place is a more commercial, streamlined sound that still has some fragments of their previous brilliance.

Tracklist:

1.I Can't Wait (Parts 1&2) 2.Mirror 3.Traveller 4.You're Not Alone 5.Explode Like A Star 6.Da Guadeloop 7.Lonely Woman 8.Liquid Whisper 9.Archy The Robot

Lineup:

Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz - vocals, Chris Karrer - acoustic & electric guitars, violin, tenor sax, vocals, John Weinzierl - acoustic & electric guitars, Falk Rogner - synthesizer, Lothar Meid - bass, acoustic guitar, vocals, string & brass arrangements, Peter Leopold - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar. Additional musicians: Jürgen Korduletsch "Wild Willy" - accordion, percussion, vocals, co-producer, Thor Baldursson - keyboards, Chris Balder - strings, Rudy Nagora, Bobby Jones - sax, Olaf Kübler - flute, soprano sax, Ludwig Popp - French horn, Bob Chatwin, Lee Harper - trumpet, Hermann Jalowitzki - snare drum

Release date: July 11, 1974