Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe Express in 4 Minutes

Though 1977 is inscribed in the annals of rock history as the year punk exploded, it also marks the release of Kraftwerk’s Trans-Europe Express - a “krautrock” masterpiece that practically invented synthpop and would become a crucial ingredient in early hip-hop.
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Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe Express in 4 Minutes

[@Keesz1]

"Krautrock masterpiece"

[@draevonmay7704]

Kees de Groot Are you disagreeing? If so, why? If not, why are you “putting it in quotes?”

[@marcus_marcus]

@@draevonmay7704 Disagreeing. Because it's simply not krautrock

[@b_markovic]

@@draevonmay7704 Last krautrock album Kraftwerk put out was "Ralf & Florian". They reinvented themselves with Autobahn and left krautrock behind.

[@jerryseinfeld9815]

@@b_markovic Ralf recently said he doesn’t like the term krautrock because of its negative connotations

[@nikokaapa]

I posted this to the original version so I'll post it here again: "Cool! But you guys should definitely listen to the german version. It sounds much more aesthetically pleasing to me. "Trans Europa Express" - just the simple "a" in Europa adds a lot."

[@filiprastula7763]

fully agreed with that. still both versions are great, so listen to both :D

[@sellersgarner]

When I run out of space, I delete the English version catalog and keep the German, everytime. It's not some love of German, I don't listen to Johhny Cash's German tunes, or the Beatles, very often. I have one of Cash's in a playlist. During the years when people actually recorded German versions... amazing, really.

[@jamesonjaksch4883]

Please do Unknown Pleasures next.

[@Goatchild90]

Rest in Peace Florian Schneider

[@awiesozial]

Yay, my hometown finally got mentioned in an international video! Nice work by the way.

[@SSMMTT]

Meisterwerk!

[@saint_yves]

Beautiful video and beautiful song . I love Kraftwerk!

[@Musik_Arbeiter]

Excellent video!

[@jamesonjaksch4883]

Unknown Pleasures please.

[@jamesonjaksch4883]

Yeah, but Unknown Pleasures is about 10 times more important to the music industry than Closer is, I agree though even though I still think Unknown Pleasures is more important.

[@mellowyellow6572]

I have some good ideas for this series. Does anyone else agree? 1. Neutral Milk Hotel - "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" 2. Beck - "Odelay" 3. Arcade Fire - "Funeral" 4. The Residents - "Duck Stab" 5. Blur - "Parklife" 6. Aphex Twin - "Richard D James Album" 7. Weezer - "Pinkerton" 8. The Smashing Pumpkins - "Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness"

[@cheffffffffffffffffffff]

Yes to ALL of these!

[@chrissie9865]

I'd love to see Odelay, Funeral and T RDJ Album but I think The Residents are too obscure of a band

[@mellowyellow6572]

The King Of Limbs Yeah, you're probably right.

[@connorbowen3987]

I like all these ideas, but I think Siamese Dream is the better Smashing Pumpkins album, and more important in their sound.

[@chrissie9865]

I think considering the way this series has been, if Pitchfork does Arcade Fire, they'll probably pick The Suburbs. They seem to pick the albums that you wouldn't expect but also have tons of acclaim. Like this one, Pitchfork have said before that they think Computer World is the best Kraftwerk album, but they picked this one.

[@tyrannosaurusrex3666]

Do an episode on the first album that suicide made

[@ErikGiovani]

I literally just did a presentation on this song a month ago

[@leslieelaine8499]

So much happiness!

[@isaakwelch3451]

Krautrock? No. Electronic music.

[@basic_chain]

IMO Rolf und Florian is my favorite Kraftwerk album, but TEE is a real close second

[@farrellmcnulty909]

I love "Rolf und Florian". I wish Hutter would release the first three albums.

[@femme-mirage]

Ralf und Florian, Radioactivity and T.E.E. - the best albums🖤

[@jidder57]

Do Prince's Sign O' The Times

[@adultivity8072]

Bjork - Homogenic, thanks

[@robertmatheus8004]

One of the best albums ever made, but they already made a video for Post, so I don't think there'll be another of her.

[@user-pz4um9hi1j]

Yas, vespertine too

[@jbroselands6751]

I've got the CD!

[@soaribb32]

I like Autobahn a little more

[@femme-mirage]

Maybe The Police - Synchronicity? 🙏💗

[@ToulSrain]

God of electronic music no words

[@bobsbigboy_]

That would be Polymelia

[@femme-mirage]

Tangerine Dream!

[@ScribblebytesWorldwide]

Hey Mr DJ put a record on I wanna dance with my baby! 💃

[@thurmanbaseballfuriesleade4302]

Life is timeless➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

[@talbertteresa]

Europe endless

[@thurmanbaseballfuriesleade4302]

talbertteresa Parks, Hotels, and Palaces

[@thurmanbaseballfuriesleade4302]

@@talbertteresa that's my favorite

[@femme-mirage]

​@@thurmanbaseballfuriesleade4302 elegance and decadence

[@Chatetris]

why the reupload?

[@helloismabye]

Chatetris there's money to be made

[@lurvigw]

I think they messed up the names at 0:59 so they took it down and fixed it.

[@martinezbenoit]

LucidGaming llll,."llllllglhlhlhlhgkbkk ltttttkloo

[@martinezbenoit]

LucidGaming ophCohylhk

[@martinezbenoit]

LucidGaming lalgh

[@hang-sangitch]

Do Raindog by Yamashta Stomu 😃😃😃😃

[@girpo]

Colum Nolan Yeah please! 😂 Bwahahahaha!!

[@MoMo-wx8us]

Nice little piece

[@nikokaapa]

Why reupload?

[@wyattmartin4826]

Please do Brothers by The Black Keys for one of these

[@houlbertguy8297]

Bb

[@Post_the_most]

More utopia when you hear it as if you see it today.

[@numero9]

Sigh so much incorrect information.

[@bobsbigboy_]

"Krautrock" cringe

[@fuzzydunlop4513]

The title track sounds like gorillaz's stylo a bit

[@curly_wyn]

“krautrock”? Lmao. Trans-Europe Express isn’t even Kraftwerk’s best album.

[@femme-mirage]

Yes, because Radioactivity is.