Kraftwerk -Genius or a load of old shite?

[Marmaduke]

Genius of course...

 

[Return of the Rev]

Autobahn to hamburg,come on fulham!!!!1

loved kraftwerk, really takes me back, i always chuckle at the lyrics ' we stand here , exposing ourselves' sung in that clipped german accent, obviously not understanding the meaning of it , was that showroom dummies ?

yep! Then we smash the glass!!!!

 

[chimneys]

Kraftwerk was my first ever gig. 14 years old, 1981, the Dome. Marvellous scenes!!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Genius is the only way to describe Kraftwerk.

Way way ahead of their time (Autobahn came out in '74 FFS) and influencial in so many ways.

 

[Man of Harveys]

As others have mentioned above, I'd say the main point about Kraftwerk isn't even whether you actually like to listen to their stuff, although I do. I think it's so important to bear in mind the context of what music sounded like when they first started and just how ludicrously futuristic and innovative their stuff was at the time.

Try playing some Kraftwerk to someone who's never heard it before and then get them to guess which year it's from; I'll wager they'll be miles out. And early rappers and rap producers like Afrika Bambaataa are also keen to pay them their dues and respect. For better or worse, four geeky blokes from Dusseldorf - almost accidentally - invented modern music.

 

[Gwylan]

All of this Kraftwerk talk has driven me to be playing them and I've now gone on to Neu. I'd forgotten what a hot band they were.

Germany in the early 70s produced Kraftwerk, Neu and Can, three bands that have been massively influence on modern music - in fact, nearly all electronic music/techno comes from that source. What was in the water there?

 

[Trufflehound]

What was in the water there?

Heavy metals, toxins and other industrial pollutants from the Rhine-Ruhr manufacturing zone.

 

[Shanker45]

Sounds like something you can play on your mini Casio keyboard to me.
My best mate loves them but I just don't get it.