Amon Düül



Amon Düül was a commune formed by students during the 1960s. The commune gained popularity for their use of free-form improvisations, that were usually performed at student gatherings. Some members of the commune were more musically inclined than the other members of the commune, so they split into two groups (the other being Amon Düül II). When the commune performed at the International Essen Song Days festival, they performed as two separate groups - Amon Düül and Amon Düül II.

Splinter Groups
As mentioned above, Amon Düül II were a splinter group formed by the more professionally and technically enclined members of the original commune.

During the 1980s, John Weinzierl (as well as various other original members) began to release albums as Amon Düül. This band usually referred to as Amon Düül (UK) to avoid confusion.