Jane, the 70s band

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are they good?

i read this, is it to be believed?

Jane was Germany's most popular group during the 1970's and after hearing this debut album it's easy to understand why. They play a kind of progressive, melodic, hard rock that has no equal. Breathtaking guitar solos, powerful keyboards, strong polished arrangements are all Jane trademarks. This is classic Krautrock.

― YOU ALMOST STABBED YOURSELF IN THE FACE LIKE A HULKAMANIAC (jaxon), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:41 (twenty years ago)

THEY SUCK.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

Well, the "Lady" album sucks at least. I was tricked into buying it by the crazy cover, Brain logo and the "recorded at Conny's studio" credit. Beware.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)

i think if i had a daughter, i'd call her Jane. There aren't really any Janes around.

― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

argh, but then she'd be Jane Frame and that would be just wrong.

― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:57 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha, really? Jane Frame is a great name.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 22:57 (twenty years ago)

I think Jane is okay - if it's the word "krautrock" you're responding to, I would take care to hear something first. They're not that 'progressive', either - it's more heavy rock. The first one should probably be in the same genre as the first Scorpions album. There's a bit of a Pink Floyd-y feel to some of the mid-period records.

― Pangolino 2, Tuesday, 27 September 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

i knew it wasn't krautrock. just because it's from germany in the 70s doesn't mean it sounds like Can. so is it heavy rock like sabbath, zep, cream, etc?

― YOU ALMOST STABBED YOURSELF IN THE FACE LIKE A HULKAMANIAC (jaxon), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 00:04 (twenty years ago)

The one I have (4th album I guess) is sort of in a heavy rock vein but with some sub-Emerson B3 playing and vocals that sound like a cross between Peter Gabriel and Steve Winwood.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 00:20 (twenty years ago)

that sounds rather... terrible

― YOU ALMOST STABBED YOURSELF IN THE FACE LIKE A HULKAMANIAC (jaxon), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 00:39 (twenty years ago)

Except for the part about the singing, right?

― owen moorhead (i heart daniel miller), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 02:35 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, these guys did suck pretty bad. Jane III is the only one I've heard all the way through, friend of mine swears the earlier couple have moments, but ehhh...

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 03:45 (twenty years ago)

Actually, that description I made doesn't sound too terrible to me on the surface. It's just that they have no songs or something. I was going to YSI a track but it's just not even worth it. I'd be curious to hear the first album though because I could see how they might be slightly better a few albums earlier.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 04:32 (twenty years ago)

you can find the first album here http://8daysinapril.blogspot.com/

― YOU ALMOST STABBED YOURSELF IN THE FACE LIKE A HULKAMANIAC (jaxon), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 04:35 (twenty years ago)

Gäa (In English Gaia) was a suitably cosmic band of German deep-space voyagers who released one brilliant album (Auf Der Bahn Zum Uranus - On The Road To Uranus) to absolutely no acclaim, then broke up. "Alraunes Alptraum"

Auf Der Bahn zu Uranus. Reminds me of the "Groove Tube." And now, something new from Uranus. Brown number nine.

― George the Animal Steele, Wednesday, 28 September 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

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