November 09, 2004

Gong - Can You: You Can











Gong - Can You : You Can
[From The Album "Shapeshifter"]

The Gong family sprouted in merry old England smokin' weed and sipping tea during the early days of the new hippie culture. Living together communally they hit it big (relatively) with a trio of early albums and haven't stopped since. Surprisingly, even recent recordings are rather good. True to their mission, they're still wearing pointy hats, pixie dancing and rallying against "the man". This track from "Shapeshifter" shows off their well oiled jam band chops - these guys were noodling before Phish were out of diapers. The CD mostly contains studio tracks, but live Gong is pretty easy to find as the band allows taping - I was able to video tape Gong at Mama Kin's in Boston, Massachusetts on the Shapeshifter tour.


Shapeshifter is still in print Buy at Amazon

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