Kraftwerk - Autobahn

dull "music of der future".

There is something inherently prosaic in this dead dull "music of der future". Fortunately, man has still some sense of individualism, but barely, and Kraftwerk's fascist goal for music has not rendered vocals obsolete. Listening to this, it harkens back to the techno geek 1970's when Germans laden in neo-fascist uniforms with thin ties and a pound of grease on their hair, showed no emotion on stage, acting like machines. Most of them wore leather pants so tight that they froze while playing, hence the dumb and inarticulate Krautbot look. They copied architecture chic from the 1930's, added some 70's porn montage and called it "modern" 1970's and praised the revolution of robots and computers. Not only is that very idea horrifying, but it is also silly. "Kraftwerk" means "cheese plant" in German and they are very cheesy.

The CD is probably one of the most horrible things I've listened to. If you can get to the end of it, you'll find all sorts of unwanted electronic noise, Krautbot voice dubs, electro fuzz, beeps, computer konks, repugnant computer-generated vocals, static, repulsive synthesizers, and extremely unpleasant clamor that goes on forever, that you'll soon be reaching for a hammer to crush the CD. In my estimation, all crap. A few American bands at the time tried the stale trend with deadly results, Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle (1979), Styx Kilroy Was Here (1983) , both tossed their careers away because of it.

You'll be reminded of foolish telephone companies, lumbering computer screens, electronic wires and moronic techno cabarets in dark German cellars. July 9, 2008

Truly the best of the best...

Kraftwerk truly has a timeless masterpiece on their hands with Autobahn:

More than just electronica, the 22-minute long title track takes you on a journey down Germany's famed superhighway, complete with whizzing cars & trucks, flitting birds...you can feel the highway moving under you. Florian Schneider's flute is simply gorgeous...

After the drive, we have 2 fantastic ambient pieces, "Kometenmelodie", followed by a midnight walk with "Mitternacht"...it all wraps up with "Morgenspaziergang" (morning walk, literally), which sounds like a 6 AM walk through the woods on a warm spring day.

A classic in every sense of the word, and a release that shaped electronic, and even mainstream, music as we know it today. February 24, 2008

Great sounds again after 30 years

Autobahn I had an original (8track) back in 1975,'wore it out,just searched for this and could not resist the purchase. SO good to hear it again. Excellent music before the days of computers and MiDI interfaces. My boys loved listening to it while we traveled. Buy it. you'll love it! November 21, 2007

Superb Music !!

Superb Condition. Excellent quality of music. Perfect packing and forwarding. Got in perfect condition. Cheers.. Recommendable to others defenitely !! October 20, 2007

Still More Than Relevant: 'Synth' does NOT mean synthetic

I love this album so much I actually stole my sister's copy when I was very young way before I even knew anything about music. And It's still brilliant. One thing I love about these guys is that every time there's an advance in music technology they remix all of their biggest hits to update them, it's just brilliant. I only hope that when I'm in my 50's I will still be making fresh and exciting music and be RELEVANT. Like Madonna lol. August 31, 2007

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