Kraftwerk - Alphaville Forum

Avil · 26 Nov 2000, 18:26

Alphaville and Kraftwerk...They are both from the same country, but oh so different.
KW is just so...electric...It just screams computerized around them...

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poul e · 16 Dec 2000, 06:39

Yeah they are very electric, and a little too much in my opinion. But they have influenced a lot of other bands (Depeche Mode, Human League, OMD etc). I like these bands better than Kraftwerk, but they have made a couple of songs that I like, the best being "The Model".

Avil · 16 Dec 2000, 18:09

The model is the only song KW´ve done with that much vocals. Allt the others are just Piiip piiip..You know...*hehe*

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Trent · 22 Dec 2000, 06:10

I got a Kraftwerk cd not too long ago, only for the mere fact Mr. Gold had spoken about them before, I liked it, but not something I want to listen to over and over again like Alphaville, I could listen to Alphaville 24/7 and never tire, About the 3rd time hearing Pocket Calculator I was ready to toss the Kraftwerk out the window!!!
Trent

Avil · 22 Dec 2000, 11:56

I think that KW is something you can listen to a couple of times. Then it gets boring, and the salvation then is AV...*hihi*
Pocket calculater is not a very good song if you want to get a first impression of KW...
I would prefer Radio Activity.

*I´m your best friend-the dream*

rolandk · 04 Jan 2001, 07:50

I guess you need to see Kraftwerk in the context of the time, when they released their LPs. They started to make electronic music in the late 60s/early 70s and they were one of the first, to do so. This was really a revolution for the music business! They build their own synthesizers and made a lot of experiments with sounds.
The first of their records were made with almost no money and just with the support of an engineer in a music studio.

I´m sure, that today´s music would sound different without Kraftwerk.

SPAWN · 09 Jan 2001, 21:58

Without Germanys Synth bands like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, the music world wouldn't be as we see it today! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Avil · 10 Jan 2001, 18:56

I haven´t heard tangerine dreams...Are they like KW?

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Avihai · 10 Jan 2001, 21:29

Yep, They are the pioneers !
and she's a model ...

Avil · 11 Jan 2001, 14:42

Gonna check it on then...

*I´m your best friend-the dream*

26 Nov 2000, 18:26	#1
Avil The dream Join Date: 12 Nov 2000 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 8,154	Kraftwerk Alphaville and Kraftwerk...They are both from the same country, but oh so different. KW is just so...electric...It just screams computerized around them... I´m your best friend-the dream

16 Dec 2000, 06:39	#2
poul e Dream Keeper Join Date: 08 Nov 2000 Location: Thisted, Denmark Posts: 7,069	Yeah they are very electric, and a little too much in my opinion. But they have influenced a lot of other bands (Depeche Mode, Human League, OMD etc). I like these bands better than Kraftwerk, but they have made a couple of songs that I like, the best being "The Model".

16 Dec 2000, 18:09	#3
Avil The dream Join Date: 12 Nov 2000 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 8,154	The model is the only song KW´ve done with that much vocals. Allt the others are just Piiip piiip..You know...hehe I´m your best friend-the dream

22 Dec 2000, 06:10	#4
Trent Dreamer Join Date: 22 Dec 2000 Location: Raleigh, NC, USA. Posts: 2,357	I got a Kraftwerk cd not too long ago, only for the mere fact Mr. Gold had spoken about them before, I liked it, but not something I want to listen to over and over again like Alphaville, I could listen to Alphaville 24/7 and never tire, About the 3rd time hearing Pocket Calculator I was ready to toss the Kraftwerk out the window!!! Trent

22 Dec 2000, 11:56	#5
Avil The dream Join Date: 12 Nov 2000 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 8,154	I think that KW is something you can listen to a couple of times. Then it gets boring, and the salvation then is AV...hihi Pocket calculater is not a very good song if you want to get a first impression of KW... I would prefer Radio Activity. I´m your best friend-the dream

04 Jan 2001, 07:50	#6
rolandk Exclusive Fanclub Member Join Date: 11 Dec 2000 Location: Münster, Germany Posts: 195	I guess you need to see Kraftwerk in the context of the time, when they released their LPs. They started to make electronic music in the late 60s/early 70s and they were one of the first, to do so. This was really a revolution for the music business! They build their own synthesizers and made a lot of experiments with sounds. The first of their records were made with almost no money and just with the support of an engineer in a music studio. I´m sure, that today´s music would sound different without Kraftwerk.

09 Jan 2001, 21:58	#7
SPAWN Dreamer Join Date: 21 Nov 2000 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 135	Without Germanys Synth bands like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, the music world wouldn't be as we see it today! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

10 Jan 2001, 18:56	#8
Avil The dream Join Date: 12 Nov 2000 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 8,154	I haven´t heard tangerine dreams...Are they like KW? I´m your best friend-the dream

10 Jan 2001, 21:29	#9
Avihai Dreamer Join Date: 27 Nov 2000 Location: Metropolis, , Israel. Posts: 202	Yep, They are the pioneers ! and she's a model ...

11 Jan 2001, 14:42	#10
Avil The dream Join Date: 12 Nov 2000 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 8,154	Gonna check it on then... I´m your best friend-the dream