AMON DÜÜL 2  

"Phallus Dei"

(1969, Remastered + 4 BT)

This remaster of the first Amon Düül II outing is well worth re-buying. I already had the previous CD reissue, but this version is eye-opening. The aural muddiness and sometimes excessive reverb on the first reissue have been stripped away and the volume has been brought up. It's like looking at a painting that's been restored.
Perhaps the best thing I can say is that I found new things that I hadn't heard before, and I've listened to this album many, many times. There were times I found myself saying, "Wait, was this on my other CD?" It's not often that you can take something that was cool to begin with and make it even cooler. My previous review of this CD still stands, but with this remastering I'm even more enthusiastic about it. This is an essential document for anybody who loves psychedelic music. If only more of the great German psych bands' albums were remastered this well! A big "danke" to Amon Düül II for their remastering and reissue of this terrific music.

(c) happydogpotatohead