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Kraftwerk
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:03 am
by stewie_Archive
Kraftwerk are one of the coolest bands ever. Germany hasn't produced anything as good since they were around.
Not crap because of:
- Their obsession with cycling
- Their wardrobe
- The fact that they look more German than any German person, ever
- Pulling off a chorus of almost dweeby harmonies at the end of "Autobahn"
- The video for "The Model"
- Best lyrics of any band, ever
A little bit crap in the last decade, but all in all Nicht so Krap.
Kraftwerk
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:45 am
by placeholder_Archive
very much not crap. in my opinion, few bands can touch kraftwerk.
Kraftwerk
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:14 pm
by yawn_Archive
stewie wrote: - Pulling off a chorus of almost dweeby harmonies at the end of "Autobahn"
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I made a loop tape of this chorus, great to wash the dishes to.NOT CRAP.
Kraftwerk
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:14 pm
by Bradley R Weissenberger_Archive
"I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I am adding and subtracting
I'm controlling and composing"
This is very much not crap!
Kraftwerk
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 3:22 pm
by Lobster Magnet_Archive
Not crap! Very, very, very good band. Even their latest release is excellent. How many bands can take a 20 year break and still be as good as they were before?
And yes, I was the idiot who accidentally voted CRAP.
Kraftwerk
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 5:35 pm
by Maurice_Archive
Being an old man, I listened to Kraftwerk "back in the day" (as you whippersnappers say) when I was but an annoying adolescent. Back when we had those large black plastic spinning things, and you put a needle--a fucking needle!--down on them, and somehow music came out! Wild.
So when I was on tour this summer, one of the other acts brought a copy of Computerworld, and I was reminded of how great that album was. Sure, the lyrics...aren't so good. But the music is mighty, and the beat from "Numbers" is a monster. And as cringey as it can be, "Computer Love" revealed its touching, beautiful interplay toward the end. Man Machine is way up there, too. And Radioactivity is responsible for lots of different kinds of electronic dance music. (But, if that's a minus for you, don't hold that against it.)
So yeah, not crap.
Kraftwerk
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 4:19 am
by evermuse_Archive
Vertigo happens to be 2 of my favorite large, black, plastic, spinning things.
Kraftwerk
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:40 am
by John W_Archive
Excited that they're coming to Chicago in June at the Riv. This'll be my first time seeing them. Hope it's worth the $40!! Is any show worth $40? Hmmm...
Kraftwerk
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:28 pm
by ironyengine_Archive
No way Kraftwerk is Krap, no way! Was ist eine "electronic dance musik!" Kraftwerk ist komputerpeople!
SOYLENT KRAFTWERK IST DANSENFLEISCH!
Sorry.
Kraftwerk
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:31 pm
by Angry_Dragon_Archive
Kruder & Dorfmeister=CRAP