There has been a lot happening in European Rock since the last Euro-Rock
column, most of it concerning German groups. Starting with some old, but
good, news; TANGERINE DREAM along with PFM, were voted as the "Brightest
Hopes" in the 1974 International Pop Poll of Melody Maker...More new
domestic albums have been released here by GOLDEN EARRING, PASSPORT,
AMON DUUL 2, LUCIFER's FRIEND, GONG, OSSANA, and OMEGA...New imports
also have been released including NEU 75, CLUSTER "Zuckerzeit," JANE "Lady,
" KRAAN "Live," SCORPIONS "Fly To The Rainbow," and KLAUS SCHULZE
"Picture Music."...Many European groups are either on tour or planning tours in
the U.S. Included are PASSPORT, who were in Chicago last month; KRAFTERK
who'll be here on April 19; GROBSCHNITT who will be touring Canada; CAN
and NEKTAR who should be coming within the next few months...GURU GURU
broke up a little while back, but Mani Neumeier, drummer and driving force
behind the group, is keeping busy playing with HARMONIA, a German group
composed of ex-NEU and ex-CLUSTER members as well as KRAAN and Ax
Genrich, the old guitarist from GURU GURU...KRAFTWERK lost their violinist
but in the process have gained a second drummer...and as a final note, for the
past several months (six to be exact) there has been a daytime radio program
devoted entirely to conitinental European Rock. Called "Europe Rock," you can
listen to it on Friday afternoons from 1PM to 2PM on radio station WVVX out
of suburban Highland Park at 103.1 FM...That just about does it. Don't forget
to catch TRIAD which always plays some Euro-rock, especially on Monday
nights during SOUNDS FROM ACROSS THE BIG SWAMP, which is moving back to
its old time of 10PM this month!
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