La Dusseldorf reform!

Jumping on the Viva bandwagon. Geld...geld....geeeeeeeeeld!

I've just discovered the self-titled, which is every bit as great as the Neu! albums. Can't help thinking this is underrated, and I should have been compelled to buy it years ago. Viva next.

Of course, commercially, La D were more successful than Neu ever were

Not the impression you get when discovering them retrospectively in the 90s though.

Of course. Michael Rother solo was far more successful than Neu too.

Was La Dusseldorf actually mainstream-popular in Germany? Never heard them mentionned apart from Neu geeks but wouldnt be suprised if they had charted at the time.

I don't know how the charts work in Germany but, yes, my copy of the first album has a sticker saying "Contains the hit single, 'Silver Cloud'". Also K. Dinger got annoyed with J. Cope for saying 'Silver Cloud' was their big hit because he said 'Rheinita' was a much bigger hit. As for M. Rother, "Flammende Herzen" (at least), sold a lot in Germany.

I've just discovered the self-titled, which is every bit as great as the Neu! albums. Can't help thinking this is underrated, and I should have been compelled to buy it years ago. Viva next.

― Haunted Clocks For Sale (Dorianlynskey), Friday, 1 October 2010 10:12 (1 hour ago)

they're just about all i've been listening to this week

wiki says la d sold over 1m albums

They were on Radar Records in the UK of course!

don't know if they're as great as the s/t neu! albums, at their best they were just about as good as music got in the latter half of the 20th c

damn good nonetheless

surprised there has not been one post on the La Neu! album Blue, which is basically the fifth La D album (Neondian was the fourth). it starts on a weird note but has some real moments of serene beauty ("Lilenthal" is pure bliss) and the extended, presumably live cut of "America" is the hardest they've ever rocked and could easily go on for even longer. I really can't understand why this wasn't released at the time it was recorded!

CHA CHA 2000

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:37 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Meine zeit, deine zeit
Uns're zeit, keine zeit

Don't know where this from or what exactly is going but it's great...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IChhZxD7uaA

It's been a long time since I was that confused by anything but my god that's amazing.

What an artefact.

#KrautrockHotties

Thanks for posting that. Fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ZI8c41qwo

That LD video is fantastic. Thank you.

*Longer and better quality...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdZSV0bmfHc

(*ie more hilarious German 70s humour)