See, my problem with the latter Can albums is exactly that "some of it really stinks of jazz-fusion." (Plus Michael Karoli's singing!) If the drummer wasn't steeped in his own uniquely weird translation of "James Brown licks" some of it would sound like generic 70's-wank!
Naw, I love them too. Can were certainly better musicians than Faust, but still not as "far out" or clever.
But I think I often prefer the less-good musicians with the weirder ideas to the good musicians with "class" ideas. Personal tastes, as you said. ;-)
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