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Poll Question: What's your favourite Kraftwerk studio album?
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5 [13.16%]
1 [2.63%]
1 [2.63%]
8 [21.05%]
2 [5.26%]
7 [18.42%]
5 [13.16%]
8 [21.05%]
1 [2.63%]
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    Posted: May 07 2020 at 08:52
Maybe this one was done in the past but I thought I'd create a fresh poll to honour Florian Schneider.
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This was more difficult than I thought it would be.  Ended up voting for Trans-Europe Express, more for nostalgic reasons than anything.  Nothing beats listening to that album while riding on it.  It gives  more depth to the experience which comes back every time I hear (and remember) it.

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The Man-Machine. No question. "The Robots" remains a dynamite tune to this day. It defines them. The sounds on that album are fantastic. 
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Definitely Autobahn. 

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I honestly can't vote. The albums from AUTOBAHN to MAN-MACHINE were their best. Been too long since i've spun one. Gotta change that. RIP Florian :(

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My vote goes to Autobahn, maybe because it was my baptism with the band. However, all the other following albums from the 70's are really excellent.
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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

This was more difficult than I thought it would be.  Ended up voting for Trans-Europe Express, more for nostalgic reasons than anything.  Nothing beats listening to that album while riding on it.  It gives  more depth to the experience which comes back every time I hear (and remember) it.
The TEE suite is so hypnotic you might miss your station Tongue I actually heard it on the Intercity Express to Düsseldorf last year Smile

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

The Man-Machine. No question. "The Robots" remains a dynamite tune to this day. It defines them. The sounds on that album are fantastic. 
True. The album grabs your attention right from the start.

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Definitely Autobahn. 
I read your Man-Machine review earlier. Now that's how you write a great 1-star review Big smile

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

I honestly can't vote. The albums from AUTOBAHN to MAN-MACHINE were their best. Been too long since i've spun one. Gotta change that. RIP Florian :(
You should check out the first three albums if you didn't, there's some weird stuff in there Cool

Originally posted by VianaProghead VianaProghead wrote:

My vote goes to Autobahn, maybe because it was my baptism with the band. However, all the other following albums from the 70's are really excellent.
Was it popular here back in the day? I don't think it had a national pressing.
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^ yeah, i like the first three albums but they are inconsistent

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^ I only heard Ralf & Florian once before and it was better than I remembered. The first two I agree but you can pick the best from both and make a nice album.
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

Definitely Autobahn. 
I read your Man-Machine review earlier. Now that's how you write a great 1-star review Big smile


Sadly, that album put me off PE for quite awhile. I happened upon Stratosphere later on (I never enjoyed TD's 80's output) which opened up a whole new level of PE for me and have since embraced Schultz, Schroeder, Pinhas..etc. As my understanding and appreciation of the genre has expanded, I feel i could actually add a star to my Autobahn rating. But MM still presses all the wrong buttons for me. 

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^ It was the other way around for me, I already knew quite a few PE names when I noticed they were here and gave them a chance. My father never liked them despite being a Euro Disco/Synth Pop fan so I kind of inherited his opinion on them despite not knowing their work well enough.
I understand why you don't like MM but for me the cheesiness is part of the appeal.
Speaking of 80's TD, have you heard Tangram? I didn't like it much at first but it slowly worked its way to my top 3.
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:


Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

Definitely Autobahn. 
I read your Man-Machine review earlier. Now that's how you write a great 1-star review Big smile


Sadly, that album put me off PE for quite awhile. I happened upon Stratosphere later on (I never enjoyed TD's 80's output) which opened up a whole new level of PE for me and have since embraced Schultz, Schroeder, Pinhas..etc. As my understanding and appreciation of the genre has expanded, I feel i could actually add a star to my Autobahn rating. But MM still presses all the wrong buttons for me. 
 

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Autobahn is the one I'm more fond of, so it gets my vote.
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Part of the Man Machine fanclub. I also love Computer World, which I haven't heard mentioned much these days, so I thought it is underrated, but to my surprise it's actually in the lead right now. Together with that one, the first album shares the second spot. 
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Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Speaking of 80's TD, have you heard Tangram?

I've loved it since Day 1. Johannes Schmoelling was exactly what the band needed at the time.


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Had to pick R&F as it was the first one I got as a kid.

I did end up liking Autobahn more in my younger days. Now I find the R&F album an excellent example of avant-garde music at it's best. Autobahn was maybe more melodic.
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Part of the Man Machine fanclub. I also love Computer World, which I haven't heard mentioned much these days, so I thought it is underrated, but to my surprise it's actually in the lead right now. Together with that one, the first album shares the second spot. 
I forgot to say I voted for Computer World. When I feel low and start questioning my career as a software developer, it always reminds me that it's more fun to compute LOL

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Speaking of 80's TD, have you heard Tangram?

I've loved it since Day 1. Johannes Schmoelling exactly what the band needed at the time.
On Day 1 I only thought that fast sequencer part on side B was cool Tongue
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The debut for me. It’s just different from what they became. It’s pure, unadulterated Krautrock at the level of Can.
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