Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express

It's ironic that electronica's forefathers include two German bands whom, at least on the surface, were polar opposites. On the one hand, there was Can--shaggy, Stockhausen-trained advocates of trance improvisation--and on the other, Kraftwerk: clean-cut control freaks and masters of the pristine machine groove. Yet, even at their most robotic, Kraftwerk manages to locate the soul of the machine, as they demonstrate throughout this 1977 outing. Hell, the mannequin manifesto "Showroom Dummies" alone is worth the price of admission. For a band so closely tied to technology, it's a testament to Ralf and Florain that their music continues to sound fresh more than two decades down the autobahn. --Bill Forman Amazon.com

pure magic

i received this album as a birthday present 3 years ago. its changed my life drastically since then... not just with music, but how i vision my existence as well. it also changed my entire group of friend's lives too. none of us have really been the same since this album (and this band) entered our lives. i've listened to it sober, and i've listened to it altered. either way, the album itself is a living, breathing entity. trans europe express isn't just a brilliant lp, its a place to visit. from the opening trainride to germany on "europe endless" to the emotional drop of "endless endless", you feel like you've just went on vacation to a magical world of happy plastic flowers and scary baby jane movie stars... buy the ticket, take the ride. May 9, 2008

Superb Music !!

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

all bow to kraftwerk

to borrow a line from wwe brett hart / they were,are & will be the best that ever was. this was the last one missing from my collection & boy was i happy to find it.everyone in the music at sum point used sum sample from kraftwerk from hip hop to trance & techno once again i say everyone bow to kraftwerk. enough said. August 10, 2007

Slightly less repetitious and dull as it is edgy and seductive

3 1/2

It's good, quite good for Kraftwerk's body of werk, of course appreciated infinitely more in it's proper context, though I always felt these rightful legends were more producers then artists. These grandfathers of electronic music indeed pioneered the euro-techno-minimalist template to an astounding degree, though they seemed, as is with many innovative musical groups, to often eclipse substance with style. What some consider their finest disc, certainly may be a solid piece of the coldly melodic kraftmenship fans have come to expect, but usually remains pretentiously detached for an unfamiliar crowd. Most of a short run time is spent on the purposely restrictive but calculatedly executed beats, melodies and vocals in an enticing enough way that makes the album a worthy visit now and again, but hardly merits frenzied devotion. April 25, 2007

Proto-electronica

The seminal work that influenced all of the pop-rock music of the 80's, and the ambient music movement of the 90's and beyond. An important milestone in electronic music. April 16, 2007

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