AMON DÜÜL ll - Vive la Trance (1974-1996) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Amon Düül ll's extraordinary 1973 album finds the influential German art rock band working surprisingly well in a short song format while still stamping the music with their unique sound. "Fly United," "Trap," and "Ladies Mimikry" show diverse styles of pop and rock running happily into each other with memorably quirky results. The instrumentation here is as quirky as ever,too -- perhaps even more so than usual, with Chris Karrer's violin and sax playing now in the fore. The melodies are often shimmering. Unfortunately, the band never again sustained the excellence displayed on Viva la Trance again. by Nick Burton
Tracklist :
1    A Morning Excuse 3:20
Bass, Cello, Electric Guitar, Choir – Robby
Choir – Renate
Drums, Grand Piano – Peter
Electric Guitar, Lyrics By – John
Synthesizer [VCS 3] – Falk
Vocals – Chris
2    Fly United 3:31
Bass, Electric Guitar – John
Drums – Peter
Electric Guitar, Saxophone – Chris
Grand Piano – Peter K.
Twelve-String Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics By – Robby
Vocals – Renate
3    Jalousie 3:27
Bass – Robby
Drums – Peter
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – John
Grand Piano – Peter K.
Lyrics By – Falk
Vocals – Renate
4    Im Krater Blühn Wieder Die Bäume 3:08
Bass – Robby
Drums – Peter
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – John
Organ, Synthesizer [VCS 3] – Falk
5    Mozambique 7:39
Bass, Instruments [Gurke] – Robby
Choir – Desmond
Choir, Finger Snaps [Finger-snips] – Lothar
Choir, Finger Snaps [Finger-snips], Percussion – Keith
Drums, Grand Piano, Lyrics By – Peter
Electric Guitar – Chris, John
Organ, Synthesizer [VCS 3] – Falk
Vocals, Choir – Renate
6    Apocalyptic Bore 6:38
Bass, Violin – Robby
Drums – Peter
Electric Guitar – John
Organ, Synthesizer [VCS 3], Harmonium – Falk
Twelve-String Guitar, Electric Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Lyrics By – Chris
Voice – Desmond
7    Dr. 3:00
Bass, Violin, Vocals – Robby
Drums – Peter
Electric Guitar – Chris
Electric Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics By – John
Synthesizer [VCS 3] – Falk
Vocals – Renate
8    Trap 3:34
Bass – Robby
Drums – Peter
Electric Guitar, Lyrics By – John
Electric Guitar, Saxophone – Chris
Organ, Synthesizer [VCS 3] – Falk
Vocals – Renate
9    Pig Man 2:37
Bass, Vocals – Robby
Drums – Peter
Electric Guitar, Saxophone – Chris
Electric Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics By – John
Vocals – Renate
10    Manana 3:23
Bass – John
Drums, Percussion – Peter
Guitar, Vocals, Mellotron, Lyrics By, Maracas – Chris
11    Ladies Mimikry 4:17
Bass, Electric Guitar – John
Drums – Peter
Violin, Vocals, Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Lyrics By – Chris
Credits :
Guest [Guests] – Keith Forsey, Lothar Meid, Peter Kramper
Performer – Chris Karrer, Falk U. Rogner, John Weinzierl, Peter Leopold, Renate Krötenschwanz Knaup, Robby Heibl