Jane-Jane At Home Live (1977)

“Jane at Home Live” is another of those fantastic double live albums released in the 1970s, this one specifically from the legendary German band Jane, a vigorous group that during that decade moved between a fusion of classic rock with hard rock influences and elements of progressive rock. On their early albums, their progressive roots led them to create two superb works: “Together” (1972) and “Here We Are” (1973). On their third and fourth albums, “Jane III” (1974) and “Lady” (1975), they veered towards blues rock and more conventional classic rock, before returning to the progressive path with their next album, “Fire, Water, Earth & Fire” (1976), an effective and excellent concept album. The material for this double live album was captured from the tour following their last concert. In it, the German band delivers an intense and powerful performance of some of their most emblematic songs, such as the space rock epics "Windows", "Hangman", and "Daytime", interwoven with other sublime, avant-garde compositions of hard rock and blues rock. The album also showcases the immense skill of keyboardist Manfred Wieczorke and extraordinary guitarist Klaus Hess. "Live At Home" reflects everything from the virtuosity of its members to the immense instrumental creativity of their powerful progressive rock, as well as the band's remarkable ability to seamlessly transition from highly complex pieces to simpler structures.

Jane-Together (1972)

Jane were another of the great krautrock bands, who, along with Amon Düül II, Grobschnitt, and Guru Guru, continued to carry on the original German style of the 1970s well into the 2000s. Founded in Hanover in the late 1960s by vocalist Bernd Pulst and drummer Peter Hanka, they were later joined by guitarist Klaus Hess, organist Werner Nadolny, and bassist Charly Maucher. After signing with the German label Brain, they recorded their first album, released in 1972 under the title "Together", which showcased exuberant Hammond organ work, acid guitars, and expansive instrumental interludes. However, on this first album, Jane displayed a less symphonic style than in their subsequent works, focusing their music on progressive blues rock, as demonstrated by tracks like the psychedelic hard rock "Wind" or the blues rock "Try to Find", while the progressive "Daytime" or the epic "Spain" showcased the heavier, darker side of their progressive hard rock, with a sound closely related to their contemporaries Deep Purple or Uriah Heep. In the following years, Jane would produce a series of works more focused on symphonic rock, among which the brilliant "Here We Are" (1973), "Jane III" (1974), "Fire, Water, Earth & Air" (1976), and "Between Heaven and Hell" (1977) stand out, not forgetting their anthological double live album "Jane At Home Live" from 1977.