Prog Magazine Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time Challenge. Album #98 Tago Mago by Can.

[Originally posted Sept 11, 2023] 


#98 , Tago Mago by Can.


Still not there, and there wasn't much participation on this one initially, hence the beginning comment.




Prog Magazine Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time Challenge. Album #98 Tago Mago by Can.
When sharing your thoughts about this album, use the following scale to indicate how familiar you are with the album:
0- Never heard anything from this album, totally new to my ears.
1- I might have heard a song on occasion, or I know a big hit from the album but not the full album.
2- I've listened to the full album a few times, but it's been a while. Slightly familiar with it.
3- I listen to this album periodically, fairly familiar with it.
4- I have listened to this album many times. I know it inside out. Very familiar with it/expert level
I will post links for anyone who needs them to be able to leave stern to it in the comments below. Remember, no matter what your experience level with the album going in, please listen to the album before commenting. I will post album #97 on Thursday.
Enjoy! (And be nice!)

[My Review, if you can call it that]

So, I guess I am the only one? Well anyway....tracks 1-4, Paperhouse, Mushroom, Oh Yeah and Halleluhwah are fine...not great but ok listenable, somewhat enjoyable tracks.... I'd say Halleluhwah is mostly a jam session, but a pretty good one. Now, tracks 5-6.... nightmare! Aumgn reminded me of Nektar's Warp Oversight, but 6 times longer and even more random sounding. And Peking O is just different random nonsense. The final track, Bring Me Coffee or Tea, redeems it, but only slightly. I believe that this was originally released as a 2 LP Set, with tracks 1-4 on the first record and 5-7 on the second record. If that is indeed true, I'd probably only ever play the first record. Not enough drugs for the second one. So, my rating for the first 4 tracks would probably be a 3.5 while the rest would be a 1. So overall rating would be a 2.25. I think the next album on the countdown holds much more promise.

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