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| | Computer World | | | Music Artist : | | Kraftwerk | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Wea Int'l | | Release Date : | | 2006-07-17 | | Store Price : | | $11.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $11.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Computer World
2. Pocket Calculator
3. Numbers
4. Computer World, Pt. 2
5. Computer Love
6. Home Computer
7. It's More Fun to Compute
8. Dentaku [*]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 THIS ONE AND "RADIO ACTIVITY"
Submitted on: 2009-11-04 |
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| A great classic, goes nicely with "Radio Activity". Both quite different, but compatible. The two best, as far as I'm concerned, although I like "Tour De France" on occasion. Anyone who whines about this not being thrilling enough for "music of the future", isn't considering how far back this goes, and just how innovative it was. And it still sounds better than most crap out these days, even for it's comparative simplicity. But, I suppose if you live primarily on a diet of fast-food, quickly-edited CGI action movies, and like to begin every sentence with "Yo!", then this won't appeal to you. |
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The Last Undisputed Classic Kraftwerk Album
Submitted on: 2009-05-06 |
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| The last classic Kraftwerk album from their world-changing run [74-81]. Back in the good old days, when their gear was handmade or severely modified, and the band worked closely with hardware engineers to develop sound vocabularies to explore. Before actual computers made Kraftwerk redundant and an impoverished style exploited by techno-whores without an ounce of honor to their name. How did they achieve these unique sounds back then!? It beats the hell out of me! It just works like a BMF! "Numbers/Computerworld 2" sets a frenzied peak of technology that wouldn't be bettered until Karl Bartos' excellent "Esperanto" album! Bask in the dynamism of Kraftwerk's last analog created album and their last classic release! |
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MY FAVORITE RECORD IN MY ENTIRE COLLECTION
Submitted on: 2008-10-24 |
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Kraftwerk is music's natural anti depressant.
They are my favorite group of all time! :-)
They are SOOOOOOOO FUN and they are ABSOLUTE GENIUSES - ALL OF THEM - past, present and future members.
I play the hell out of this record every single day.
I can't get enough of it.
It always puts a huge smile on my face when I hear it.
It's hard to believe that this only came out a few months before I was born!
I think EMI promoted this record better overseas.
Warner Bros. had no idea what to do with it since they focused too much attention on Prince, Devo and the Talking Heads. It was a highly underrated and underground phenomenon in the US.
It is truly a revolutionary piece.
I think it should be included with every new computer that is purchased!
The synths are so warm and creamy sounding - pure analog bliss!
After you listen to this, go back and listen to "Kraftwerk 1&2"
and realize how much these guys OWN THE MUSIC BUSINESS!!!
BUY THE DAMN CD!
BUY THE GERMAN VERSION TOO!
BUY THE VINYL (it sounds amazing!)!
[....]! LONG LIVE KRAFTWERK !!!!
They are the MASTERS OF POP!!!
**********FLORIAN, PLEASE COME BACK!!!!!!!********** |
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Computer World
Submitted on: 2008-10-02 |
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| Computer World being Kraftwerk's 1981 release was quite avantgarde for its time. At the time not many people used or owned computers so to sing about owning a computer such is in the track Home Computer was quite ahead of its time. Other classic tracks is the track Pocket Calculator. Compared to the release Trans-Europe Express here they have used the vocoder a whole lot more with a very successfull result. One funny side-not was that Kraftwerk used a speak and spell toy which was made by Texas Instruments during the recording of several of the tracks on this record. The book-let is quite minimal (almost to a fault?!) with no lyrics and very little information inside. The cover is a reminder of how early computers looked like and many kids today will be suprised if they see the cover today. |
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 dull "music of der future".
Submitted on: 2008-07-09 |
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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, gay 70's discos, and moronic techno cabarets in smelly, dark German cellars. So, unless you're a nerd or have little taste in music, forget this stuff ever existed.
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