Tuesday’s Gone – Watch CAN Shape Rock’s Future (Live 1970)

For this week’s Tuesday’s Gone, we dig into one of the rare early live clips from Can. This 1970 performance—often mislabeled as “Rockpalast,” though it’s actually a German TV studio session filmed in Cologne—stands as one of the rawest visual snapshots of the band right as they were charting completely new territory.

At this point, Can wasn’t following any blueprint—they were building one in real time. The hypnotic grooves, abstract vocals, and freeform interplay feel like a preview of what artists like Radiohead and Talking Heads would later explore, turning that chaotic stew into something forward-thinking and influential.

Check out this performance, and you’ll hear it happening on the spot—Can already shape sounds that would ripple through post-punk, electronic music, and beyond.