Friday, December 9, 2011

Classics: Autobahn


Original video located here. Accessed 9th December 2011

Song title: Autobahn

Artist: Kraftwerk

Year: 1974

Why I like this song:

Recently I got ahold of Kraftwerk's landmark album Autobahn.
From the outset, it seems that this album's reputation lies in it's title track: A twenty-plus minute epic that simulates a car journey and is largely recognised as a foundation stone for electronic music.

They aren't kidding.

Of course, saying so does a tremendous disservice to the rest of the album which are all superb and mark the transition point where Kraftwerk went from experimental to something more easily embraced.

Still I look forward to the day when I get to go on a long car journey and have this playing

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