At 12:23 AM -0700 7/26/96, Sugatis & Co wrote:
quoted 9 lines I just got "The Mix", having not heard any Kraftwerk before (except for>I just got "The Mix", having not heard any Kraftwerk before (except for
>bits of "Trans Europe Express" in a music history class). I was quite
>frankly amazed by the quality and the freshness of the music, given that it
>is all supposed to be from the 70's or something... this left me wondering,
>is "The Mix" a compilation of stuff off various albums as I think it is, or
>is it a bunch of remakes/remixes? Most of these tracks sound as though they
>could have been made a few months ago, not a whole bunch of years ago, and
>the production and sound quality were first rate. It is just wierd, is
>all...
The Mix is all remade versions. however, many of the originals DO sound
that fresh. check out the album "Computer World", definitely my all-time
favorite Kraftwerk record and probably one of the top 10 best electronic
albums ever made. recorded in 1981. sounds like it was done yesterday.
on the other hand, some of their stuff prior to that definitely sounds
dated. the album "radioactivity" is pretty weak.
as for g's comment about "crap vocal bits" - DIE BLASPHEMER!! :)
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