the coming of gary 6:12 Wed May 6
Florian Schneider leaves the Autobahn
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RIP to the Kraftwerk musician
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arsene york-hunt
1:27 Thu May 7
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Isn't Kraftwerk a cheese factory?
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JimmyT
12:37 Thu May 7
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I personally wouldn’t judge their influence based solely on their contribution to hip hop, which is probably minimal.
Much more of an influence on early synth and dance music pioneers.
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geoffpikey
12:25 Thu May 7
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I dunno. As for early hip hop per se, it used all sorts. That bongo version of Apache, disco, rock, reggae. By the time Bambaataa used Kraftwerk's "Numbers" on "Planet Rock" (1980l he was also listening to the Yellow Magic Orchestra and Gary Numan.
Kraftwerk WERE influential, no question, but not the whole source. Spoonie Gee was sampling Carl Perkins! The HARDWARE was the most influential thing, arguably. And the hip hop artists' ideas.
But, as said, probably neither the time nor place.
Though Kraftwerk did pioneer one thing - COMPLETELY miming live. I love that rumour that all they did on their computers (live)) in the latter days was simply send each other emails. The scamps.
Anyway, I'm off to listen to some Gil Scott Heron.
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zebthecat
12:02 Thu May 7
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Still doesn't eclipse Kraftwerk though.
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zebthecat
11:59 Wed May 6
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Black Sabbath perhaps JimmyT.
Niche perhaps but so many metal genres are down to them and they crept into Hip-Hop too.
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JimmyT
11:23 Wed May 6
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I’m struggling to think of too many more influential bands, to be honest.
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violator
11:09 Wed May 6
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Apologies Zeb, misread your post mate
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geoffpikey
11:09 Wed May 6
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Well, The Guardian once had a piece calling Kraftwerk "the most influential band in music ever." That got a few LOLs. For being overstated.
As one cove on the comments said of their influence on hip hop: "Billy Squire had a bigger influence on hip hop!" I could see their point.
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JimmyT
10:32 Wed May 6
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I think it’s difficult to overstate the influence of Kraftwerk on popular music.
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zebthecat
10:20 Wed May 6
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violator 10:00 Wed May 6
Both before he left.
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geoffpikey
10:07 Wed May 6
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Fair play. Kraftwerk are due much respect for who they influenced but I personally found them very, very limited and not as interesting as many chin-stroking critics would have it. The star was the tech and just an initial marketing idea: though I guess that was the point.
Still, neither the time nor the place. RIP.
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violator
10:00 Wed May 6
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Telling that Kraftwerk haven't released an album since Florian left
Electric Cafe...Tour de France soundtracks
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zico
8:59 Wed May 6
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Was too young to remember Kraftwerk but they heavily influenced Ultravox which I did get into so RIP to the fella.
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zebthecat
8:47 Wed May 6
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Listening to Autobahn changed this spotty punk's attitude to music completely.
Telling that Kraftwerk haven't released an album since Florian left.
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Sven Roeder
8:32 Wed May 6
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Fantastic band
Died of cancer I believe
RIP
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violator
7:50 Wed May 6
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I remember being into ska etc at school, new wave. Then I heard Tour De France, and my musical life just switched
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Swiss.
7:34 Wed May 6
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True innovator . RIP
Now they were truly influential.
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violator
6:27 Wed May 6
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Gutted, pioneer, innovator, genius. The man machine.
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gph
6:14 Wed May 6
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Bill Bailey's tongue-in-cheek tribute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwaxWoJPUC0
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