Favourite Kraftwerk Album
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Topic: Favourite Kraftwerk Album
Posted By: Meltdowner
Subject: Favourite Kraftwerk Album
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 08:52
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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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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 09:04
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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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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 09:07
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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. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 09:12
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Definitely Autobahn. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 09:23
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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 :( -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 10:20
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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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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 11:45
 I actually heard it on the Intercity Express to Düsseldorf last year 
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TCat wrote:Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 11:50
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^ yeah, i like the first three albums but they are inconsistent ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 11:54
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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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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 12:07
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. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 12:28
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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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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 12:29
If Kraftwerk was your first taste of Germany's immense electronic scene, you must have been relatively new to PE if an album like The Man-Machine discouraged you in such a way. Of course, I could be wrong. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 12:42
| Autobahn is the one I'm more fond of, so it gets my vote. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 12:55
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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. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 12:58
| Computer World |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 13:00
I've loved it since Day 1. Johannes Schmoelling was exactly what the band needed at the time.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 13:11
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Debut over 2 ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 13:35
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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. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 13:53
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 14:30
| The debut for me. It’s just different from what they became. It’s pure, unadulterated Krautrock at the level of Can. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 16:24
| Computer world probably. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 07 2020 at 19:12
And it hooked you!  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 00:31
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Definetly an important musician in electronic music, R.I.P. Florian For me, never a big fan of their music, but Autobahn, Die mensh machine and Computerwelt are the most intresting
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 07:39
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I have to give it to Autobahn. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 07:54
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"Radioactivity" for me. Coming up with something like "Ohm, Sweet Ohm" is absolutely brilliant.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 08:20
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definitely the two cone albums |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 09:09
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Do you know this one? They are better than Kraftwerk!!!! 
------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 09:13
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But after Nagelbett by Autobahn, comes ..... Kraftwerk 2! This is a masterpiece. But at the moment it takes only my vote! How is possible? ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 12:15
Probably the Kraftwerk Compilation : EXCELLER 8 that countains the long tracks of the first two albums and essential moments of Autobahn and Florian. 
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 13:50
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Autobahn ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 13:54
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Posted By: zeuhl1
Date Posted: May 08 2020 at 14:45
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Kraftwerk - Ruckzuck! A semi official 1971 LP with Michael Rother, Klaus Dinger and Florian Schneider comprising Kraftwerk. Even though the band is 2/3 Neu, 1/3 Kraftwerk. Recorded in June 1971 except Ruckstoss Gondolero from Beat Club May 1971. That song is on youtube. Primal acid krautrock where Dinger and Rother force Schneider onto their turf.
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Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: May 09 2020 at 17:45
It's taken from the film THE BIG LEBOWSKI! ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 10 2020 at 04:48
Oh my god! I've seen that movie and loved it, but had totally forgotten about that!
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 10 2020 at 06:34
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Hi, I'm specially fond of their first albums ... ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 14:30
| Trans! Europe! Express! |