Amon Düül II
Amon Düül II
Group from Germany
Genres: art rock, heavy psych, krautrock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, Krautrock, Progressive rock
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Amon Düül
About Amon Düül II
Amon Düül II (or Amon Düül 2) is a German rock band. The group is generally considered to be one of the founders of the Krautrock scene and a seminal influence on its development. The band emerged in 1968 out of the scene of hippies and squatters in Munich, Germany, but their strong interest in music led them to go their own way. They took their name from the old Egyptian name Amon, being an Egyptian sun god, and Düül, a character from Turkish fiction. Their personnel changed constantly, but maybe the most permanent members were Renate Knaup (vocals), Chris Karrer (guitar, violin), John Weinzierl (guitar), Peter Leopold (drums), Falk Rogner (organ, synthesizer). After several successful albums with a style that reached from long improvisation to more structured rock songs they split. Later they tried several resurrections but none of them brought back the old days of glory. Amon Düül was initially an anarchist commune, but it split into two factions, Amon Düül (sometimes called Amon Düül I for disambiguation) and Amon Düül II. ADI was more politically inclined, but ADII preferred making music. Their anarchist tendencies are clearly seen in their music, especially on the albums Yeti, Tanz Der Lemminge, and Wolf City. The band can be seen as having two distinct periods in their glory days, the improvisational period and the compositional period. The improvisational period consisted of albums such as Phallus Dei and Yeti, and, to a lesser extent, Tanz Der Lemminge. These albums all featured long, improvisational tracks (Phallus Dei was entirely improvised, and disc two of Yeti was as well, but Tanz Der Lemminge only featured one improvisation). Their compositional period starts with Carnival in Babylon and is highlighted by Wolf City. In this period, the band moved to more structured composed pieces. Many fans saw this as a poor move, but some believed that Amon Duul II proved that they were just as good at composing as they were at improvising. Amon Düül II's drummer Peter Leopold died on 8 November 2006. Bass player Lothar Meid died on 3 November 2015. Guitarist Chris Karrer died on 2 January 2024.
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Amon Düül II — Top 10 songs
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amon Duul II | Marilyn Monroe Memorial Drums | ||
| Amon Duul II | All The Years 'Round | ||
| Amon Duul II | Cerberus | ||
| Amon Duul II | Ladies Mimikry | ||
| Amon Duul II | Syntelman's March Of The Roaring Seventies, from the 1973 album `Live In London` | ||
| Amon Duul II | Luzifers Ghilom | ||
| Amon Duul II | Tables Are Turned, from the 1972 album `Carnival In Babylon` | ||
| Amon Duul II | Wie Der Wind Am Ende Einer Strasse | ||
| Amon Duul II | One Blue Morning | ||
| Amon Duul II | Kismet (1978) |