Monster Movie is the debut album by Can. Some copies of the LP bore the subtitle "Made in a castle with better equipment". Upon its release in 1969, the album became very influential in the development of Krautrock. It is notable for being the only Can album (until the 1989 reunion on Rite Time) on which Malcolm Mooney performed all of the vocals. Mooney recorded a few songs for the following Soundtracks album and was replaced by Damo Suzuki. The cover of the album depicts a faceless Galactus, and is credited to "The Can", a name originally suggested by Malcolm Read more on Last.fm.
Not exactly where it all started for the monster known as Can, but where it all started to come together. “Father Cannot Yell” is the best track of the Mooney era, capturing all the incessant and hypnotic energy of the Suzuki trilogy and distilling it into a brilliant seven minutes. “Mary, Mary”‘s guitar tone is that of the blown out, coke-fueled psych of the latter half of the 70s arriving almost a decade early. “Outside My Door” is, to my ears, the only non-masterpiece on the first side, though it is still an effective proto-punker and probably the most fun track on the record.
How you feel about “Yoo Doo Right” probably says a lot about how you feel about krautrock in general, though. Yes, it’s a tad long, but if you can’t stand the repetition in order to get to the best, most sonically freaked-out bits then the genre probably isn’t going to do a lot for you. Czukay’s bassline is a lurching menace and Liebezeit’s drumming was already full-on mesmerizing. Just lay back and let it wash over you.