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greatscott  ·  3873 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Soapbox Sundays S01E02: Expound on an Idea/Philosophy of Yours

OK mine. Kraftwerk. I get that they're crazy pioneers of live electronica/techno, and I respect them a ton, but I just don't get how people can go so insanely crazy over them. Is it just a nostalgia thing? In my opinion, their music has not aged well in any way. I would love to hear from fans of Kraftwerk about why they love Kraftwerk. Especially if there are fans of them who are under the age of 30. Other groups around in the 70s like Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), Tangerine Dream, or Jean Michel Jarre, I can totally get into. Just not Kraftwerk. Not a single song.

I have a feeling that the way older people feel about Kraftwerk is the same as the way I feel about (older) Underworld circa late 80s/early 90s, e.g. ~dubnobasswithmyheadman. I wonder what kids these days would think of that Underworld album.