Tracks
- Krautrock
- The Sad Skinhead
- Jennifer
- Just a Second / Picnic on a Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableux
- Giggy Smile
- Läuft...Heißt das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald...Läuft
- It's a Bit of a Pain
Faust IV is an obdurate album. The music is Krautrock, which is simply either prog rock or experimental music performed by German artists and bands. The music varies from more traditional and structured rock songs with good melodies and long, droning, persistent instrumentals.
Can and Faust both have a very strange styles although they are distinct enough. They do share similarities, but they are quite distinct from each other. Neither bands do much singing. I wonder if it's because they wanted to sell to UK and US markets and that consumers would be less likely to buy songs sung in German. And thus they didn't sing in English either because their skills were either limited or they were too self-conscious.
More importantly is that they don't seem to have been influenced much by the blues or by radio-friendly music structures. It's these that make their prog rock and experimental music a lot different from their UK and US cousins. It seems that they are more concerned about mood and developing it rather than establishing a groove and jamming.
I like this album, but it's a bit uneven. I prefer the longer songs because the way they create and develop a mood. However, the other songs are interesting because it shows the band's humorous and witty side. I think it's worth listening to, but I'm not sure if it needs to be on the 1001 Albums list.
All the songs are good. The stand outs are Krautrock, The Sad Skinhead, Jennifer, Giggy Smile, and Läuft...Heißt das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald...Läuft.
★★★★★★★★★☆
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