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1st 3 Neu! are up on alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1970s right now for those cheap such as myself.

― conny lingus, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

With ref to my post of July 6th, went into Selectadisc yesterday and found the first La Dusseldorf alb on Japanese Import CD (legit issue on Captain Trip) for a semi-measly £10.99! Snapped it up, sounds fantastic (last track 'Time' bears uncannily similarity to Tom Verlaine's 'Breaking In My Heart', recorded some years later - coincidence?) Anyway, any new Neu! fans searching for another/similar fix (let's not mention Stereolab) really should snap one up if they see it...

― Andrew L, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ooooh. I'll be down to Selectadisc after work tomorrow then.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one year passes...

Neu! are phantastic. I wrote something on their 1st record in my blog, if anyone's interested.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 18:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Overrated. I got their 1st album (finally) a few months ago. Not awful, but I found it screamingly dull considering all the hype they get...

― Joe (Joe), Wednesday, 28 August 2002 20:05 (twenty-three years ago)

two years pass...

Neu! and Neu! 75 are amongst my favourite albums, but Neu! 2 seems far more patchy.

Is it worth checking out the live recordings? I've heard the sound quality is very poor, and theyre usually around £20-£25.

― dmun, Thursday, 24 March 2005 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Neu! 75 is pretty incredible.

You hear their influences everywhere. Hell, Wilco's "Spider" features a classic driving Neu! beat.

― James Slone (Freon Trotsky), Thursday, 24 March 2005 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

There's a CD featuring a 1972 rehearsal that gets okay about 40 minutes in, but the fidelity is horrible and it's really fanatics only. Dinger put it out (along with the paperthin Neu! 4 album, based on a weekend jam with Rother in 1986) on Captain Trips in response to the CD boots of the first three albums in the 90's.

http://mitglied.lycos.de/neuschnee/Neu4.htm
http://mitglied.lycos.de/neuschnee/Neu72.htm

The best tapes are the Kraftwerk live boots with the Schneider / Dinger / Rother lineup, right before D&R spun off to form Neu! An appearence on the TV show 'Beatclub' called 'Rückstoss Gondolero' and the live in Cologne tape, June 12th 1971. They were all collected on a vinyl bootleg called 'Ruckzuck' last year. The Cologne tape is ultra-low-fidelity but the music is incredible.

― milton, Thursday, 24 March 2005 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Neu! 4 is NOT worth getting (and the uh live stuff all sounds pretty patchy--esp. considering I think they played live a grand total of maybe a dozen times, they were NOT touring band.) If you want more Neu!-ish stuff get Harmonia's first two records and La Dusseldorf's first record.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 24 March 2005 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd also add La Dusseldorf's followup album Viva!. Alex in SF OTM, otherwise.

― donut debonair (donut), Thursday, 24 March 2005 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, Viva! is still pretty good and there is some good Rother solo stuff from the 70s too (although to my memory most of the albums themselves are hit or miss.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 24 March 2005 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I was just listening to the Thomas Dinger (other half of La Dusseldorf) solo album last weekend. Anyone else like that one? He did it all himself, from 1982. Really simple and repetitive keyboard melodies. It puts me in mind of some of the World Standard stuff, but way more sad and melancholy. I'd say if you've exhausted all the official Neu and La Dusseldorf stuff and you want another gem from that scene it's worth picking up. I'd buy it before that awful Neu '72 thing..

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 24 March 2005 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

Does anyone else find Neu's drumming a bit. . . corny?

― RS (Catalino) LaRue (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 02:36 (twenty-one years ago)

You're fired.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been trying to get fired all along.

― RS (Catalino) LaRue (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned, you totally need to whip your hair over the front and back Donald style

― [that bastard] jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 02:53 (twenty-one years ago)

man i really wish i had 75 with me right now

― strng hlkngtn, Wednesday, 25 May 2005 02:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuck that noise, Jaxon, Trump ripped ME off.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

ned's been banging blondes since the donald was in short pants!

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 03:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I knew I had to hide those photos of the golden retreivers. Or have I said too much?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 03:19 (twenty-one years ago)

TS: Neu! v. La Dusseldorf...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 03:28 (twenty-one years ago)

(gasp! I say LD)

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 03:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, Neu was not one of the artists listed in "The 37 songs that are not 'corny' 'indie'" shrine, guys.. so Neu! lose.

To the Cornyfield they fux0r.

― donut debonair (donut), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 04:31 (twenty-one years ago)

And in the darkness rock them.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 04:32 (twenty-one years ago)

five months pass...

wow. I've been listening to first three songs on Neu 75 all day(for the first time). the "rockier" songs are good too just not nearly as amazing as the first three

does the rest of their albums have the same mix of heavier and and more ambient songs?

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

I hesistantly say 'pretty much,' but all three albums sound pretty different from each other, the third most distinctly from the first two. We're not talking radical differences but I've always heard them as discrete entities.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

The first 2 albums sound more like the beginning of 75 than the end though.

― Jdubz (ex machina), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

Very true.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

Neu 4 on the other hand...

― Jdubz (ex machina), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:49 (twenty years ago)

is totally underrated.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 10 November 2005 22:10 (twenty years ago)

...while Neu! themselves are perhaps a touch overrated.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 10 November 2005 23:15 (twenty years ago)

as overrated as smaoking "jazz" cigarettes

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 10 November 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

i personally prefer '75, but that's just me
75 > 1 > 2

― nervous (cochere), Thursday, 10 November 2005 23:49 (twenty years ago)

tell me about neu! 4

― amon (eman), Friday, 11 November 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

I think it's pretty embarrassing, Rother's furious that Dinger put it out as a Neu! record & so am I actually. A bunch of fragments, no long jams, one or two completely tossed off songs. It was a $25+ import when it was out, so that may have factored into the feeling that I was being pissed on.

― milton parker (Jon L), Friday, 11 November 2005 01:19 (twenty years ago)

i saw that live cd w/ pink cover once, but passed on it as i heard the sound is awful. i had no idea there was a 4 though. thats funny

― amon (eman), Friday, 11 November 2005 01:31 (twenty years ago)

it was recorded in 86, mixed in the mid-90's, and rushed to market by a pissed Dinger right after the Germanofon Neu! bootlegs hit the market. the back cover is filled with a handwritten plea not to buy any Neu! on CD except for Neu! 4.

these guys like it though: http://mitglied.lycos.de/neuschnee/Discography.htm

NEU! '72 is definately no album you must have, but it's an album which gives an in-depth look at NEU!'s live problems.

― milton parker (Jon L), Friday, 11 November 2005 01:42 (twenty years ago)

Well, Neu, Neu 2 and Neu 75 are in my front room cabinet.

Neu '72 is knocking round in my garage.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 11 November 2005 09:38 (twenty years ago)

The first 2 albums sound more like the beginning of 75 than the end though.

They do?

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Friday, 11 November 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

As much as I love the Harmonia Live 1974 album, I really really want this to be released. Preferably on DVD. WDR/Dinger/Rother/Grönemeyer, are you reading?

― willem, Thursday, 3 January 2008 22:42 (eighteen years ago)

Does anyone else find Neu's drumming a bit. . . corny?

-- RS (Catalino) LaRue (RSLaRue), Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:36 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Link

most wrong thing ever posted on ILM?

― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 3 January 2008 22:47 (eighteen years ago)

I bought Neu! 75 this weekend - my first Neu! album; kinda surprising that it took me so long to pick something up by them. I've only listened a few times but I dig it so far. I'm responding more to the second half than the first, but I've not really spent the right kind of time with the first half. Riding the bus to work = not ideal.

― pgwp, Thursday, 3 January 2008 23:21 (eighteen years ago)

If your busride is 30 plus minutes and your headphones block enough environmental sound than I'd say it's a pretty ideal situation to be listening to Neu!

― willem, Thursday, 3 January 2008 23:25 (eighteen years ago)

I think I prefer LaDusseldorf

― I know, right?, Thursday, 3 January 2008 23:26 (eighteen years ago)

I listen to La D a lot more than I listen to Neu! but I'm not sure which one I prefer. You might enjoy this great clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b48qPmJudE

― willem, Thursday, 3 January 2008 23:29 (eighteen years ago)

Gotta love those white overalls...

― willem, Thursday, 3 January 2008 23:30 (eighteen years ago)

If your busride is 30 plus minutes and your headphones block enough environmental sound than I'd say it's a pretty ideal situation to be listening to Neu!

If only life were this luxurious.

― pgwp, Thursday, 3 January 2008 23:53 (eighteen years ago)

I think I prefer LaDusseldorf

Now you're talking crazy. La D is pretty great, but the first half NEU! 2 is one of the landmarks of the 20th century. Ok, slight hyperbole, perhaps?

― Bill in Chicago, Friday, 4 January 2008 02:29 (eighteen years ago)

seven months pass...

So, are Neu! and Neu! 75 vital, must-have discs, or at this point, just interesting historical documents/period pieces?

I've had these discs on an eMusic "Saved For Later" page forever, but I think it's time to fish-or-cut-bait.

― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 8 August 2008 20:32 (seventeen years ago)

are Neu! and Neu! 75 vital, must-have discs

Yes.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 August 2008 20:33 (seventeen years ago)

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Magic Rother and friends gig tonight, they hit the NEU! / Harmonia / solo classics hard, pretty heavy in places too. Vittoria added vocals to E-Musik which surprised me but worked well. Crowd loved it all.

― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 25 February 2024 12:51 (two years ago)

ach, Negativland, I meant

― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 25 February 2024 18:04 (two years ago)

that sounds awesome, hope someone recorded it

― frogbs, Sunday, 25 February 2024 18:04 (two years ago)

was meant to see them earlier this month but got ill :(

― nxd, Sunday, 25 February 2024 19:06 (two years ago)

this is great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ksmzvVT6ko

― Reeves Gabrels' Funko Pop (majorairbro), Monday, 26 February 2024 03:25 (two years ago)

one year passes...

Neu! 2 asks one of the great "what ifs" in Krautrock - what would they have come up with if they had the time and budget to complete it? The first side actually sounds more ahead of its time than the first album does. I don't know if anyone was thinking about music the way they were back then. its a solid decade ahead of its time. ahead of punk too which "Lilac Angel" definitely is. oh well guess we'll never know

― frogbs, Friday, 28 February 2025 05:03 (one year ago)

Separately, my Michael Rother tickets for a couple of weeks from now are in hand. That'll be something for sure.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 28 February 2025 05:18 (one year ago)

lucky you! I wanna go to the Chicago show but it's sold out and nothing appears to be available online :/

― frogbs, Friday, 28 February 2025 05:21 (one year ago)

ah i wish i'd known he was here last year, he'd be great to see

― ufo, Friday, 28 February 2025 06:03 (one year ago)

Come to Los Angeles! Tickets are (unbelievably) still available!

― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 28 February 2025 06:24 (one year ago)

three months pass...

Wow, I had no idea about this, and now that I do, I don't know what to make of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_GWRP5R6iE

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 June 2025 20:19 (one year ago)

GibbitawayNEU!

― Bitcoin Bajas (Craig D.), Tuesday, 3 June 2025 20:24 (one year ago)

lol

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 June 2025 20:25 (one year ago)

This is why I'm glad I caught this year's tour instead!

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 3 June 2025 20:25 (one year ago)

I can’t tell if I’m a Dinger or a Rother

― let it not be known that I am not smart (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 3 June 2025 22:19 (one year ago)

I hardly know her ...

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 June 2025 23:05 (one year ago)

Dream of Düsseldorrrnication (lol at 0wen xp)

― Bitcoin Bajas (Craig D.), Wednesday, 4 June 2025 00:27 (one year ago)

I texted “I hardly Neu her!” to seven friends and the best response I got was “this is why I will never listen to your podcast (if you ever have a podcast)”

“LOLogallo” was the second best response

― let it not be known that I am not smart (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 4 June 2025 03:15 (one year ago)

who wants to see my Wabussi

― frogbs, Wednesday, 4 June 2025 03:17 (one year ago)

Top kekse

― H.P, Wednesday, 4 June 2025 03:45 (one year ago)

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