As the topic says I'm going to see Kraftwerk play tongiht in Hollywood. Never been to one of their shows but it sounds like it should be pretty cool. I'm really curious to see what kind of crowd they draw.

Anyone ever been to one of their shows?



-Tony

Weirdos, like yourself.






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frarren, frarren, farren on the autobahn (hell, I don't know how to spell German)

the kind of freaks that listen to their music... you'll fit right in probably a slightly older crowd now, if I was guessing...

kraftwerk is great. I'm happy to be seeing devo again in august for the 2nd time in 2 years.

Oohh, I remember them. Strange electronic techno kind of stuff.

Awe man I'd love to see them in person. I've been a fan of theirs forever.

I have all their stuff on original mint vinyl.

They're pioneers. Great, great sounds.

Proof positive that nerds can rock.

I'm thinking that if Kraftwerk were to drive cars they would drive 914s. But they are apparently cyclists to the bone, so who knows.

I'm sure I'll fit in. I'm going with a couple coworkers, also electrical engineers, and ham radio geeks. My wife was not really interested in going. Gee I wonder why...

-Tony

QUOTE (TonyAKAVW @ Jun 6 2005, 04:09 PM)

I'm thinking that if Kraftwerk were to drive cars they would drive 914s. But they are apparently cyclists to the bone, so who knows. I'm sure I'll fit in. I'm going with a couple coworkers, also electrical engineers, and ham radio geeks. My wife was not really interested in going. Gee I wonder why... -Tony

I think you're right.

The Autobahn album has the best recording of a VW starting up and driving away I've ever heard.

Maybe your wife saw this early photo of Ralf and Florian.

QUOTE (TonyAKAVW @ Jun 6 2005, 02:28 PM)

Anyone ever been to one of their shows?

yupp, several. in the early/mid '80s ...
those guys are OLD!

"Autobahn" came out in '74!

i'd say, the best bet to approach one of their concerts is to *not* expect anything and make sure you stay close to the bar ...

Andy

Arent they also similar to "Switched On Bach"?

More like P.D.Q. Bach.



Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, with a 'plumbist' soloing on fixtures.


M

Im a operator with a pocket calculator...........

She's a model and she's looking good.........

cool little interview in LA paper this week.

http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/28/music-babcock.php

QUOTE (Headrage @ Jun 6 2005, 05:34 PM)

Arent they also similar to "Switched On Bach"?

Maybe you're thinking of the album, "Switched On Bach" released in the early 70's. Classical music played on Moog synths by Wendy Carlos.

There is some similarity in that they both popularized the use of Moog synths during the early 70's and became hugely successful and world famous.

Damn, somebody beat me to the "pocket calculator" reference. Kraftwerk rules! Devo drools!

I'm holding out for the Tangerine Dream tour......

Ken

Wow they are still around? I had one of thier albums in the early 80's. What do they play now 25 years later the same techno stuff?

...I'm thinking its time for DEVO revival tour now! Whip it whip it good!

QUOTE (iamchappy @ Jun 6 2005, 05:50 PM)

Im a operator with a pocket calculator........... She's a model and she's looking good.........

This one is pretty good for us...

"We are driving, driving, driving, on the Autobahn
Before us is a huge valley
The sun is shining in a glittering stream
The road is a grey ribbon
I'm in my 914
White stripes, green edges
Now we turn on the radio
And spilling from the speaker is..."
'Autobahn' -Kraftwerk


well, it's good unless you're jackstand bound...

i was at the NYC show with 2 friends...FREAKING AWESOME!

i like some electronic music...and kraftwerk is one of my favorites...but man..there were some OOOOLLLD people there...i guess thats what happens when youre around for 30+ years...

ive got pics here

http://photobucket.com/albums/y30/theboyfr...ne/kraftwerk11/

Just got back from the show. It was very very cool. I really enjoyed it a lot. I was a bit worried that it could be boring but it was really a very enjoyable concert, the music was great, the visuals great.

One of the things I really liked was that the volume was not just tolerable, but really enjoyable without earplugs. The bass was a bit loud and you could hear distortion sometimes, but otherwise it was acoustically really nice.

The stage presence was definitely different from anything I'd ever seen. For a while I thought they may have been playing solitaire or maybe checking the 914club site. When the robots were on stage, they actually moved a lot more than the human performers!

As for the music it was a good mix of their classics and some of their new stuff. I had never heard Tour de France and I really like it. Its pretty new for them, I believe its only a few years old or less.

-Tony