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Originally Posted by sharksfan2000
While I obviously have no way of knowing what that music may have sounded like, considering that Uschi Obermaier is considered an early member of the German band Amon Düül, it would not be a stretch to imagine that the members of the High-Fish commune might have tried to emulate their music. Check Youtube clips of their early recordings and you could see where Peter Green in 1970 may well have been drawn to their style.
Here's an example of the original Amon Düül, before they split into "Amon Düül I" and "Amon Düül II":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApGMTYTKIKA
And here's some early Amon Düül II (generally more professional and structured music than the original Amon Düül):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJThEDJ5-Y8
Even as well-traveled as the band was by early 1970, the people and music at the High-Fish commune might well have been something new to them - perhaps exciting to Peter Green but somewhat strange and a bit frightening to the other band members. |
It's called "Krautrock", another word for German progressive rock. Forty years later, Krautrock is so volitile it broke up a great 90's UK band; Supergrass in 2010. The best Krautrock band from the period was called Can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QLL2j8ZtxE
I can see why Peter Green loved this music. Think if 1969 King Crimson, and Peter Green's version of FM had a beautiful baby.
How do you think Peter Green wrote "The Green Manalishi" in 1969? He was aware of this music, at least five months before "Munich".