Klaatu - We're Off You Know MUSIC VIDEO

We're Off You Know by Klaatu from their second Album Hope

Words By: John Woloschuk

Lead Vocal: John Woloschuk

Instrumentation:

John: Electric pianos, bass guitar, synthesizer

Dee: Electric guitars, electric sitar, harmonica

Terry: Drums, percussion

Recorded At: Toronto Sound Studios and Olympic Sound Studios

Recording Period: September 1976 to April 1977 (mixed in May 1977) Initial

Release Date:
September 1977 ("Hope" album)

Remarks:

In keeping with the nautical theme of this track, producer Terry Brown borrowed an authentic ship's bell from a local yacht club and it was overdubbed onto the 24-track master tape at Toronto Sound Studios in early 1977.

The trumpets and flugel horn on this track were performed by Guido Basso, a prominent jazz musician and prolific session player from Toronto.

The orchestral strings which can be heard in the opening of this track were recorded at Olympic Sound Studios in London, England in January 1977. All other string parts were recorded at Toronto Sound Studios in February 1977 and were performed by a viola duet.

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[Persillebalzm]

what, there's a video of this?

[ReStartMusic]

yep :)

[jwmellott]

Is this an original music video,or was it created in modern times?

[ReStartMusic]

I made it!

[themindminder]

I love the way Klaatu used music styles and instrumentation similar to those of the 1920's and 1930's but still project a futuristic sound. I really miss the creativity of bands like Klaatu.

[ReStartMusic]

@themindminder there are tons of bands like that you just have to go way beyond mainstream and indie music :)

[DarkHorse0863]

THANK YOU!

I love this song so much!

[DonovanDanteify]

@bonehead1170 If you don't mind me asking how do you know?

[vancoovur]

This album was absolutely brilliant. I remember staying up late one night in the 70's and being enthralled after listening to it numerous times on my big, clunky headphones. I was so enamored that I called the record company to try and find out more about this amazing band. Ah...the pre-internet days when everything wasn't just 'there'. Long live Klaatu and their amazing music!

[Deibodese]

I personally consider this album something of an anti-Dark Side of the Moon. Absolutely moving music. Powerful messages in each song. But instead of focusing on how horrible life can be, they look at what can be good.

[MidwestKamikazeDisco]

fine job!

[Rocketeer22]

@Rocketeer22 Let me clarify the first statement: Maca with John could have been this good with the technology that was available post Beatles. Neither John or Maca put out anything this good on their own. I'm a songwriter. I know that if you have a great collaborater, then lose them, it's tough. Paul had more success than John post Beatles as far as hits and concerts, but John wrote Imagine. Paul never came close to writing a piece that good. John use to piss Paul off because it was so easy

[Rocketeer22]

Maca was never this good, and hasn't done anything worthy since the split. (With John) unfortunately Klaatu fell into the catagory of prog rock which I really don't think they were. They were theme driven but true Prog (Yes,ELP and Early Genesis) were much to a style of their own. Klaatu was closer to "cinema" than prog, because the term prog comes from the word progressive as in progressive jazz which is what "YES" experimented by taking Simon and Garfunkle songs and writing "Movements"

[bonehead1170]

@kcDakota kc dakota? ok?.....hmmmm

[kcDakota]

@ReStartMusic  good job!