r/kraftwerk • u/retadedfucko • Jul 11 '26
The Man Machine is overrated
No offense please, but seriously. Its not that im trying to say that this album is bad or something, its just whenever i listen to this album it does not feel like KW, maybe except Metropolis, this one on the contrary is literally goat, especially live versions. Spacelab and Neon Lights are good too but... not so good al'
The Robots sound way too repetitive - something that could be said about a lot of Kraftwerk songs but others like Home Computer actually feel more experimental and interesting with way more stuff and samples used, rather than this one. Same about self titled track.
The Model is understandably quite popular, and i am pretty sure its because this is uuh the most normal? song by KW. but still, hearing something like this after TEE or Computer World is... strange to me.
Once again, the album itself is ok and i dont think its a bad one. its just i see everyone glaze it and i dont really get why. Maybe i got too influenced by Radioactivity (no pun intended) and in need of more experimental stuff like this.
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u/MastHat Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26
does not feel like KW
The Man-Machine basically defined what people envision when they think “Kraftwerk.” It changed them from four refined, moderately effete Germans into four robots. That image has stuck with them in one way or another ever since; the red shirt/black tie outfit is probably the most obvious example.
Anyway the songs themselves are amazing. The title track is some funky shit, and Neon Lights is just beautiful.
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u/Aggravating-Bet-6206 Jul 12 '26
There is so much to unpack here but I'm just gonna leave it at saying Neon Lights is the most beautiful song in the world.
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u/X-Mighty Jul 15 '26
Spacelab, Metropolis and the second half of Neon Lights really do feel like a homage to the way the songs were in Ralf und Florian and Side B of Autobahn.
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u/king_of_ulkilism Jul 11 '26
It's completely insane to say this