Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
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Track List: Trans-Europe Express
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Album Details: Trans-Europe Express
- Release Date:
- 01/01/1977
- Label:
- Astralwerks / Emd
- UPC:
- 724357767521
User Reviews: Trans-Europe Express
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Highly Influential, classic album
, May 19, 2003Reviewer: charley_varrick2001 - See all charley_varrick2001's reviewsIts amazing that this album doesnt sound to dated for being from 1977. Kraftwerk had already created their masterpiece Autobahn, but that didnt mean that they were just a one-hit wonder novelty act. Kraftwerk advanced the breakthrough of Autobahn by becoming completely electronic and adding more of a darker, robotic feel to their music. Ths album opens with Europe Endless one of the most catchy synth tunes ever created. It soon becomes apparent that Trans-Europe Express is a concept album, but with two different themes: a united Europe and the power of illusion. Hall of Mirrors and Showroom Dummies act on the message of illusion, Mirrors being about finding ones true identity and Dummies painting a human face on mannequins. The highlight of the album is the 2-song continuation of the journey on the Trans-Europe Express. The title track and Metal On Metal are stunningly captivating works that would inspire raver house music and industrial musicians with its machine like precussion and mimic of metal clanking on metal. The final two tracks Franz Shubert and Endless Endless cap off the album with somewhat of a happy ending as a mechanical voice repeats Endless Endless into oblivion. Though the record might be a little redundant and the lyrics might not be the best, the music holds up on its own. It creates its own synthetic view of the world, and it truly is a beautiful place. ... -
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, December 4, 2001Reviewer:
ropek2002 - See all ropek2002's reviews beautiful master piec.one of best albums in histori of pop music.
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Pro Reviews: Trans-Europe Express
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Although Autobahn was a left-field masterpiece, Trans-Europe Express is often cited as perhaps the archetypal (and most accessible) Kraftwerk album. Melodic themes are repeated often and occasionally interwoven over deliberate, chugging beats, sometimes with manipulated vocals; the effect is mechanical yet hypnotic. Thematically, the record feels like parts of two different concept albums: one a meditation on the disparities between reality and image ("Hall of Mirrors" and "Showroom Dummies" share recurring images of glass, reflection, illusion and confused identities, as well as whimsical melodies), and the other the glorification of Europe. There is an impressive composition paying homage to "Franz Schubert," but the real meat of this approach is contained in the opening love letter, "Europe Endless," and the epic title track which shares themes and lyrics with the following track, "Metal on Metal." The song "Trans-Europe Express" is similar in concept to "Autobahn," as it mimics the swaying motion and insistent drive of a cross-continent train trip. What ultimately holds the album together, though, is the music, which is more consistently memorable even than that on Autobahn. Overall, Trans-Europe Express offers the best blend of minimalism, mechanized rhythms, and crafted, catchy melodies in the group's catalog; henceforth, their music would take on more danceable qualities only hinted at here (although the title cut provided the basis for Afrika Bambaataa's enormously important dancefloor smash "Planet Rock"). - Steve Huey, All Music Guide |
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