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Meltdowner
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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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TCat
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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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verslibre
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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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Tapfret
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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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VianaProghead
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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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"PROG IS MY FERRARI".
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Meltdowner
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^ yeah, i like the first three albums but they are inconsistent
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Meltdowner
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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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Tapfret
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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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Meltdowner
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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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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.
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Manuel
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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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Computer World
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I've loved it since Day 1. Johannes Schmoelling was exactly what the band needed at the time.
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Debut over 2
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
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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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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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