Tago Mago, the third album by German Kraut/Psych/Prog rockers Can is about as timeless as an gets. I've played the record for people and when I tell them that it came out in 1971, they cannot believe it. It still sounds incredibly fresh today. Tago Mago is truly a one of a kind record. Even to this day it stands alone, I've never heard anything like it and doubt I ever will. This was the first Can record that featured vocalist Damo Suzuki, whose speak/sing lyrics (often improvised in no particular language) somehow mesh perfectly with the experimental instrumentation on the record. This record has been cited as a major influence for many artists today, and the track "Halleluwah" has been cited as a major influence on trance music because of it's repetitive, funky drum beat. This is definitely a record everyone should hear before they die:
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