Kraftwerk

Trans-Europe Express

I really wanted to like this one, I REALLLLY DID. But goddamn, I can't stand those annoying synth loops. Listening to this only really succeeded in pissing me off, whitch sucks because it seems really cool, my ears just can't handle it.

This album is definitely Kraftwerk's biggest, boldest masterpiece. Not that the band doesn't have others, though. Either way, it is just fantastic to hear something that obviously was made in a far off past, and it shows (the synth sounds, the textures and the vocoder timbres all sound quite dated today), but also that also carry an unspeakable sense of direction and, above all, emotion. What makes Trans-Europe Express stand out in comparison with, say, The Man-Machine, is that pretty much ... read more

Okay

I usually love proggy riffs and synths, but on here, the ideas were so minimal that I never found myself enjoying the music. It just became part of the background of the moment, as it got very boring, very quickly. Although some grooves on here are a little nice, This album is endless, and not in a good way.

Color: Green
FAV TRACKS: n/a
LEAST FAV: n/a

I mean, I get how influential this album must have been and it certainly has its fair share of likable traits. Repetition is fine in music as long as it’s executed properly. But sometimes, this album becomes overly redundant in sound and fails to grasp my attention all the way.