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Poll Question: Should Kraftwerk be included in progarchives?
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I voted yes, but mainly for reasons of fairness, since NEU is already in, two member of where coming from Kraftwerk.Honestly this electronic stuff is not so much my cup of tea, like many other things of KRAUTROCK. They admittedly had quite an important impact on music, especially in the Industrial genre and in Techno music, not so much in Progressive Rock IMHO. Their later records were rather radio-friendly and pop-ish. But anyway this kind of music is too minimalistic for my ears!
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that's an honest point of view
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Points: 2383 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2005 at 11:58
There's no point in including just a few albums and leaving the rest out.
Many bands have their nonproggy/poppy/crappy albums here as well (Genesis - Invisible Touch, anyone?).
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Not in my opinion, and I love the band. There's almost no 'rock' in Kraftwerk (though plenty of 'progressive'), and I'm almost positive the band wouldn't appreciate the association.

What's with the burning urge to add to the site, anyway? Has everyone already absorbed all the bands listed here? Wow, I must be pretty far behind the rest of you, huh?

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I just want the site to be COMPLETE I guess... or I just want to review their albums

You say they are not really rock, but their music is based on rock music, I think. And other bands aren't REALLY rock music either (Mahavishnu, some Zappa, Magma)
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Definitely YES! Early albums are keyworks in krautrock genre.
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No. I've got the complete run of Kraftwerk albums, and I believe that they have a place in any self respecting music collection. I'd say the same for the Beatles, Beach Boys, Byrds, Dylan, Leonard Cohen, The Who and The Smiths (to name but several) - brilliant, innovative artists one and all, but none of them prog. There's loads of other places on the web devoted to them, why clutter up the archive?
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This thread
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=754&am p;PN=
says Kraftwerk will not be included
"Mister Fripp, your music is quite different than everything else out there. In one word, how would you describe it?"

"Progressive.... yeah, that's it..."
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Well Max can still change his mind .
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why is everyone saying yes now when I proposed their entry last year?  Everyone disagreed then.  But yes, they must be included
"O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love
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"Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart
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Points: 6667 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2005 at 18:36

Sorry, I didn't know that

last year I wasn't too familiar with Kraftwerk, though. M@x can indeed change his mind

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well, lets try and get em in we got Beefheart and Fantomas in so we might as well try Kraftwerk
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I'll email max

 
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SO, WHAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEBATE, PLEASE?
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Points: 6667 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 02 2005 at 13:36
I don't know if Max has seen this thread...
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Of course Kraftwerk should be included (perhaps not their entire catalogue)
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Points: 6667 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2005 at 10:03

Originally posted by ummagumma08 ummagumma08 wrote:

Of course Kraftwerk should be included (perhaps not their entire catalogue)

Yes, and that's what the problem is...

 

 

yes or no?
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Points: 134 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2005 at 11:39
yes they should be but thats not to say that i like them. tis too repetitive for my liking
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2005 at 14:32

I see they are now being added.

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAN D.asp?band_id=1589
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Points: 6667 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2005 at 18:23

Fantastic!

Edit: I think they should be catagorized as Krautrock!

Edit nr. 2: Hey! That's fast! It changed! Thanks!



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