Less successful is 'Flow Motion' which jettisons the rock again for a more quirky approach, with the calypso tones of 'Cascade Waltz' and reggae riddums of 'Laugh Til You Cry...' working surprisingly well but falling short of the band's most vital work.

Sure the slow tempos can drag over 38 minutes, but 'Flow Motion' is no disaster - though I'm not sure this album would have demanded much attention at all without carrying the band's established name, NR

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Spamman

This album suffers from a severe lack of creativity. Here, Can don’t feel like the Great and Powerful Can, making innovative and forward thinking music, they’re just another psychedelic jam rock band. The music here is fun, don’t get me wrong, but it was all previously done by a million different artists, including Can.

The most innovative thing the band do here is add some reggae rhythms into their sound. However, it’s not like the reggae influences are utilized in ... read more

tha138

The german rockers wander around the limits of pop music, flirt with disco and reggae rhythms and produce their most controversial album.

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Funnymanthegoat

phased out halfway

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KieraW20

There wasn’t much wrong with this it just got a little boring at times.

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trailerl

I really enjoyed "I Want More", but the rest of the album felt boring and uninspired.

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Track List

1	I Want More 3:37	72
2	Cascade Waltz 5:43	63
3	Laugh Till You Cry - Live Till You Die (O.R.N.) 6:38	58
4	...And More 2:51	53
5	Babylonian Pearl 3:32	60
6	Smoke (E.F.S. No. 59) 5:20	62
7	Flow Motion 10:29	67