Does anyone like Kraftwerk?

I just finished my beatles collection this christmas by getting Beatles for Sale!

[QUOTE=jpj]I just got Black Sabbath's s/t and Help! on CD, as well as Brain Salad Surgery and Win, Lose, or Draw on vinyl.[/QUOTE]
That Sabbath albums is one of my favourite albums of all time.

[QUOTE]Does anyone like Kraftwerk?[/QUOTE]
I have like 7 of their albums, but I don't listen to them. Should I?

[QUOTE=Livewired]I have like 7 of their albums, but I don't listen to them. Should I?[/QUOTE]

Yes. If you like any type of avant garde or electronica music, you'd like them.

I just reviewed See The Light by The Jeff Healey Band. Everyone check it out (or not, whatever).

[QUOTE]2. Ry Cooder - Jesus on the Mainline[/QUOTE]I recently made a mix with this one on there, I think it's my favorite off of [I]Paridise and Lunch[/I].
[QUOTE]Because they did a lot in those two years. And how could we not talk about a band with musicianship of Cream's caliber?[/QUOTE]They're good musicians but they're studio material is horrible. I can't understand how anyone could enjoy them outside of a live setting.

[QUOTE=Schyma]They're good musicians but they're studio material is horrible. I can't understand how anyone could enjoy them outside of a live setting.[/QUOTE]

I don't understand how anyone could not enjoy some of their studio material, so I guess we're even.

[QUOTE=RNR]I just reviewed See The Light by The Jeff Healey Band. Everyone check it out (or not, whatever).[/QUOTE]

I commented:cool:

I like Cream's studio work a lot but I usually prefer their live songs. Sure their studio albums always have some crap but their still great IMO.

I don't like Kraftwerk. I downloaded one or two of their albums a while ago but didn't like them and deleted them.

I've never given Cream a listen yet. Maybe I should do so soon.

[QUOTE=n00bguitarist]I've never given Cream a listen yet. Maybe I should do so soon.[/QUOTE]
:eek:

That's interesting.

Pretty weak Last.fm this week. Especially since it went down while I was listening to a lot of music that night.

1. Neil Young 39
2. Jimmy Cliff 30
3. Megadeth 21
4. Booker T. & The MG's 16
5. T-Bone Walker 15
6. George Harrison 14
6. Robert Nighthawk 14
7. The Velvet Underground 12
7. Calexico 12
8. QMS 9
9. John Mayall 8
10 Magic Sam 7

you should

[QUOTE=Schyma]They're good musicians but they're studio material is horrible. I can't understand how anyone could enjoy them outside of a live setting.[/QUOTE]

Meh, I absolutely love their studio efforts, but their live albums are much better. To each his/her own.

Does anyone else think that Magical Mystery Tour is a far more solid psychedellic album than Sgt. Pepper's?

[QUOTE=Krabsworth]Does anyone else think that Magical Mystery Tour is a far more solid psychedellic album than Sgt. Pepper's?[/QUOTE]

Yea I'd agree with that. I'd say Revolver is more psychadelic too actually. I think Sgt. Pepper's is pretty overrated. Good album, but from Rubber Soul- Let it Be I'd say Sgt. Pepper's is the weakest besides Let it Be. All of The Bealtes albums are great though.

Let It Be is one of there best albums they made after Epstein died, methinks. It surpasses Abbey Road and the White Album methinks.

[QUOTE=robo2448]I think Sgt. Pepper's is pretty overrated.[/QUOTE]

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It seems like every poll I've ever seen rates Sgt. Pepper's as the best Beatles album.

I don't think it's the best they made, but I like it. The end of the album lacks a little bit. It's damn good in the beginning though.

Sgt. Pepper's has afew incredible songs, like A Day In the Life and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, but next to the several great songs, the rest are good, but nothing special. Many other Beatles albums surpass it.

Cool, page 1776.
/patriotism

I feel the end of Abbey Road lacks.

Yeah.

I've re-found my love for From The Mars Hotel.

np: U.S. Blues

Sgt. Pepper's is the defining case of frivolity by the Beatles, a collection of mostly mediocre songs (aside from "A Day in the Life", of course) loosely held together by a gimmicky "concept".

[QUOTE=Illmatic]Sgt. Pepper's is the defining case of frivolity by the Beatles, a collection of mostly mediocre songs (aside from "A Day in the Life", of course) loosely held together by a gimmicky "concept".[/QUOTE]

Well I like every song on that album, so I must disagree.

[QUOTE=Krabsworth]Does anyone else think that Magical Mystery Tour is a far more solid psychedellic album than Sgt. Pepper's?[/QUOTE]
I'd say they are just about equal in psychedelia, but I like Sgt. Pepper's more. And Sgt. Pepper's is more popular than MMT mostly for the fact that it was a revolutionary album, there was nothing like it at the time. However, I believe that if you like Sgt. Pepper's, then you should give The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd a listen.

[QUOTE=Illmatic]Sgt. Pepper's is the defining case of frivolity by the Beatles, a collection of mostly mediocre songs (aside from "A Day in the Life", of course) loosely held together by a gimmicky "concept".[/QUOTE]

I love every song on that album. The only songs I think are mediocre on that album are She's Leaving Home and Lovely Rita. Within You Without You is a great song, an underrated Harrison song because it is overshadowed by Something, Here Comes The Sun, and While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

[QUOTE=Illmatic]Sgt. Pepper's is the defining case of frivolity by the Beatles, a collection of mostly mediocre songs (aside from "A Day in the Life", of course) loosely held together by a gimmicky "concept".[/QUOTE]

I pretty much agree with this.

Listen to Sgt. Pepper's on vinyl, it sounds so much better and cooler on vinyl. :thumb:

I think everything sounds better on vinyl, but that's just my opinion.

Yes it does. It's my favorite for listening to music, but I currently have no needle, and am too lazy to get a new one.

np: Scarlet Begonias

The end of Sgt. Peppers is the best part. The beginning is strong too. It lacks a little in the middle. None of the songs are bad, but some of the middle songs are just mediocre like She's Leaving Home or Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite.

I liked From the Mars Hotel but I haven't listened to it in a really long time.

[QUOTE=n00bguitarist]
I think everything sounds better on vinyl, but that's just my opinion.[/QUOTE]

That's a semi-well-known fact. You can't digitally remaster something perfectly. You can get close but never as good as the original vinyls. Just listen to Electric Ladyland on cd, ack. I want my money back.

[QUOTE=robo2448]I think Sgt. Pepper's is pretty overrated. Good album, but from Rubber Soul- Let it Be I'd say Sgt. Pepper's is the weakest besides Let it Be. All of The Bealtes albums are great though.[/QUOTE]

I agree wholeheartedltly here. My freinds and family tend to disagree, but I sort of think that's becuase all the expert lists have Peppers up at the top spot. Song for song, it can't stack up with many other Beatles records; many of the "expirimental" songs are rather weak in my opinion. Sure, the influence is apparent, it's perhaps the single most influential record made since the early 50's when rock started, and even further back to albums crafted by blues artists. Overall, it's not the most appealing album to the eaer, more so, I think, to the mind.


np - Dark Star - Grateful Dead

[QUOTE=Med57]I seem to be the only person around here that completely disagrees with how good CDs sound compared to vinyl. :-\[/QUOTE]

Because you're in the Classic Rock thread, of course we all like vinyl. Those were the good old days.

Edit: Does anyone have Close to the Edge or Tales From Topographic Oceans? I'd really like to hear those albums.

[QUOTE=Lunch]Because you're in the Classic Rock thread, of course we all like vinyl. Those were the good old days.

Edit: Does anyone have Close to the Edge or Tales From Topographic Oceans? I'd really like to hear those albums.[/QUOTE]
My dad loves vinyl records, he has a whole collection. We can't listen to them as often as we'd like because my mom doesn't let my dad play them. Hopefully my dad will leave me his records and record player in his will. :smash:

Does anyone else kind of think that you can appreciate the music more on vinyl, like song-for-song? With a cd, if you don't like a song right away, you can just push a button for a new one on the cd, but with vinyl, it is a little more work to lift the needle and stuff, so you kind of trick yourself into just giving the song a chance.

I think the reason MMT is considered stronger is the fact that is mostly made up of tracks that were singles, and the Beatles are pretty known for always realeasing pretty awesome singles, I say. BTW, I am pretty big on the Beatles, but I have yet to hear the Inner Light, and Old Brown Shoe, since they were only on singles, does someone have these?

Speaking of viynl I just listened to-

Canned Heat-[I]Live at the Topanga Corral[/I]
Ry Cooder-[I]Crossroads Sountrack[/I]
Spirit-[I]Clear[/I]

I also got out [I]Autobahn[/I] by Kraftwerk, [I]Exodus[/I] by Bob Marley, and [I]A Space in Time[/I] by Ten Years After to listen to later tonight or tomorrow.

[QUOTE=Lunch]Because you're in the Classic Rock thread, of course we all like vinyl. Those were the good old days.

Edit: Does anyone have Close to the Edge or Tales From Topographic Oceans? I'd really like to hear those albums.[/QUOTE]


Ill do Close To The Edge, can someone give me the list of emails for the mailing list? i lost it

[QUOTE=n00bguitarist]I've never given Cream a listen yet. Maybe I should do so soon.[/QUOTE]
I hadn't either till someone recently sent out Wheels Of Fire. It's pretty good, but a little disappointing after hearing all this hype about Cream. It'll probably grow on me though. It's funny, I just started listening to music really about a year ago, when I first heard Dark Side Of The Moon, and though I've started listening to a lot of CR bands since then, Pink Floyd is still what I listen to most :lol: I guess your first love is your longest love :) But Led Zeppelin and the Grateful Dead are filling bigger portions now that I own a significant amount of material from both.

np: Dark Star (live) - Grateful Dead ( :smoke: ) (not really)

[QUOTE=Krabsworth]Does anyone else kind of think that you can appreciate the music more on vinyl, like song-for-song? With a cd, if you don't like a song right away, you can just push a button for a new one on the cd, but with vinyl, it is a little more work to lift the needle and stuff, so you kind of trick yourself into just giving the song a chance.

I think the reason MMT is considered stronger is the fact that is mostly made up of tracks that were singles, and the Beatles are pretty known for always realeasing pretty awesome singles, I say. BTW, I am pretty big on the Beatles, but I have yet to hear the Inner Light, and Old Brown Shoe, since they were only on singles, does someone have these?[/QUOTE]

I usually do that on vinyl, because you get a chance to listen to songs you wouldnt normaly hear all the time. Those songs can in fact be the better ones of choice sometimes. I do the same thing with CD's, I'm to lazy to change the song sometimes anyway...

I thought that Old Brown Shoe was released on Hey Jude. At least on vinyl...

I've recently discovered an underground pyschadelic/classic rock band from the 60's when I was looking through my dad's old record collection. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band is their name and I think they're fantastic. Does anyone else listen to them? My favorite album is Volume 2.

Luch listens/tries to listen top them, I think.

[QUOTE=Med57]
I seem to be the only person around here that completely disagrees with how good CDs sound compared to vinyl. :-\[/QUOTE]

Well, it depends on when they were made. If they were originally recorded digitally, it will sound just as good as original vinyl. All of the classic music has been remastered onto cds and some sound quality has been lost.

So new music sounds good on cds because it didn't go through remastering.