Computer World
English Language Version. When Kraftwerk released Computer World on an unsuspecting public back in 1981, the thought of Electronic music and computers taking over seemed like a farce. Now, a quarter of a century later, Kraftwerk's musical vision has come true tenfold and many Electronic bands cite them as their main influence. This classic slice of Kraftwerk's musical tapestry is an astounding album filled with bleeps, blips, beats and a huge dose of melody that inspired thousands of musicians and fans to go forth and multiply (literally). Tracks like 'Computer Love', 'Computer World' and 'It's More Fun To Compute' have been sampled by artists from all genres, especially Rap and R&B. The hit single 'Pocket Calculator' may seem like ancient material, lyrically, but most of the world now operate their own iPods, Blackberries, cell phones, etc. so the meaning is not lost. Even the ominous 'Numbers' still sound slightly creepy after all these years. So, what have we learned from Kraftwerk? Everything. more
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-24-2008
- MY FAVORITE RECORD IN MY ENTIRE COLLECTION
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...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-02-2008
- Computer World
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...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-09-2008
- 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...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-12-2008
- Computerwelt is way better.
This is a perfect album in almost every sense; production, composition, performance, concept, etc.It's only drawback is that this is the English version. The lyrics in "Computer World" have been edited and they have no real meaning nor...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-24-2008
- MY FAVORITE RECORD IN MY ENTIRE COLLECTION
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...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-09-2008
- 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...
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