Title: Disappointing Re-werking
Product review: The recordings heard on this album formed the basis of their live show throughout the 1990s. However, when presented without the context of the original (concept) albums these tracks often appear lightweight, somehow less than the sum of their parts. Tracks that stood out for me were Pocket Calculator / Dentaku, which is much funkier than the original; The Robots, which is a little more up-tempo this time round; and Radioactivity, which simply rocks! The rest - while often having their moments and certainly sounding polished in their digital reincarnation - are ultimately disappointing. Especially annoying is the percussion, with meretricious bursts of very un-Kraftwerkian flourishes, especially on Computer Love (check amazon's extract). I wouldn't label this CD "for completists only", but I would recommend anyone buying Kraftwerk for the first time to try one of their classic albums from the late 70s or early 80s instead.
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