I'm glad to hear from a few Kraftwerk fans, I'm not super familiar but finally getting around to them.
Sean, seems they have taken pretty careful control of their catalog and legacy. Once they had boiled down their sound, philosophy and aesthetic they decided to exclude some of the work they did to find their way. I dig that track you posted, also dig Neu! Seems repetition and melody were mainstays for them throughout. On Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 11:04:44 AM UTC-4 Sean B. wrote: > The Man Machine is my favorite. But I think my favorite performance is an > early show with the two members of Neu! It was quite a different band: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72SmgSC56ek > > So different that the remaining members pretend it doesn't exist. > > On Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 11:01:42 PM UTC-5 Robert Tilley wrote: > >> Gotta say that Trans Europe Express is my favorite as well. I have >> tickets to see their 3D show here in July. The last one was cancelled due >> to COVID so hopefully this goes on as planned. >> >> I need to track down the original Tour de France and check it out. I only >> have the 2003 version. >> >> Robert Tilley >> San Diego, CA >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 23, 2022, at 3:01 PM, Nick Payne <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Back in 2015 Kraftwerk played a gig at the TdF *Grand Depart* in Utrecht. >> >> There's an interview in *Rolling Stone* with Ralf Hütter where he talks >> about their long association with cycling: >> https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kraftwerk-on-cycling-3d-spiritual-connection-to-detroit-56548/ >> . >> >> My favourite Kraftwerk album, though, is not *Tour de France Soundtracks*, >> but *Trans-Europe Express*. >> >> Nick >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/62a9c7d7-6b74-4ce8-a155-3e9f714c9688n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/62a9c7d7-6b74-4ce8-a155-3e9f714c9688n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/392c1da9-6c7b-4c5c-938a-bd3bb8a48f53n%40googlegroups.com.
