― X. Y. Zedd, Sunday, 29 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
It's probably become a terrible cliche by now, but Kraftwerk have always seemed to me like the first band to elevate the electronic, the modern, the urban, to the level of Romantic worship that Wordsworth and all those who followed had / have for the countryside. In doing so, they set a path which perhaps could never have been followed once computers were just there, and once we could all think within ourselves that we lived in cities, and that's where the melancholia comes from.
― Robin Carmody, Monday, 30 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
God Bless Kraftwerk
― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 20 April 2008 13:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Seems that Florian is not playing the current US dates, a member of the roadcrew has taken his place.
― zappi, Sunday, 20 April 2008 14:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Thanks Alex!
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 20 April 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Can we talk about Minimum-Maximum, the recent double live album?
Absolutely stunning.
― stephen, Sunday, 20 April 2008 15:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Recent, as in 3 years old? :-) (ok, in Kraftwerk-time, that's last week)
The DVDs are brilliant as well!
― StanM, Sunday, 20 April 2008 15:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Absolutely stunning
i agree -- the visual and musical performance is sublime ...
... except "the model", which sounds awful, like they retooled it as a demonstration tune for a casio keyboard. there's something leaden and cheesy about the actual sound of it, which really upsets me.
also: no "computer love". pah.
― grimly fiendish, Sunday, 20 April 2008 16:08 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm going to see them on Wednesday (in Denver!) Excited!
― tylerw, Sunday, 20 April 2008 16:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Initially pegging them as a "Devo rip-off"
haha nice
― The Reverend, Sunday, 20 April 2008 20:52 (sixteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GTrMzYhlG8&feature=related
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
This is maybe off topic but this is my favourite Kraftwerk performance:
http://youtu.be/SqTOwBnNNfc
― alb indys, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link