Autobahn

If you started driving on the Autobahn and played this song, you’d 1000% reach the end of the autobahn before the track finished. This album is perfect for sketching drawings of what a Time Machine would look like. I actually have immense respect for what I heard on the album from these innovators. Incredibly experimental with combining sounds, and paving the way for those who came after. That said, I’ll never listen to this Miiternacht shit again. It’s fun to listen once and then melt this record down with a blow dryer. On the other hand, this laid the groundwerk for electronic music to flourish, and of course the first crack at it will sound rough by todays standards. Based on influence alone, this album has tremendous merit. Anyone who gave it a 1, shame on you! I’ll give it a 2

Its their first album and the sound isnt very refined at this stage in their career.

I had the first song stuck in my head for a bit, maybe because it was so long, but the rest of the songs I skipped so not sure why this was on this list besides it feeling like a kind of experiment.

This was not really fun, although it blended away in the background after a while

Autobahn is fun for a while, not for 22 minutes. Not much else on this album

4/10. Why do I always listen to the really boring albums right after lunch?

I get that it was the 70s and some of this was ahead of its time but I really feel like this is just bad ambient music. Like, “fun fun fun on the autobahn” was the best you could think of?? 4/10

The main track wasn’t bad. If anything, it was kind of entertaining. But the sounds of the others were much more annoying.

The only redeeming factor about this record is that it sometimes sounded like music from a video game. Then again, if I wanted to listen to video game music I would just.. you know, play video games?

Not really my thing, you know?

I know their supposedly revolutionary in the world of electro-music, but I just can’t get on board. Give me some crystal moccasins any day.

While I can appreciate the electronic experimentation going on here, the LP is just too simple melodically to justify its track lengths or existence really. Not sure I would've been as accepting as I was with this one if it wasn't on as background music while I cleaned the house.

Get how influential this is for electronic music, but personally it got a bit boring and was a slog come the end.

It’s really good, it just didn’t capture my attention while listening in the car. It’s super relaxing and I kept falling asleep to the beautiful instrumentals.

Sure. Visionary music from synthesizers and drum machines. The birthplace of EDM. Too bad I can't tell any of it apart.

I get what the album is trying to say and evoke in your mind and it does that pretty well. But I just didn't like it much. Highlight was Kometenmelodie 2 and some sections of title track. But other than that I was just hoping for it to move on. I guess my mind was also clouded from disappointment since I really enjoyed other Kraftwerk album I got earlier.

songs too dang long

Pretty boring. I thought kraftwerk were a lot darker than this for some reason.

Ehhhh....

Definitely worth a listen, sure it's very influential, can't see myself going back to it.

It gets a bit samey but works alright in the background like a retro video game soundtrack.

"A family cannot survive on kraftwerk alone" the bible

Very interesting album. Most of the record is the first song. It kind of just becomes noise after a certain amount of time. Its very experimental and different but that doesn't necessarily make it any good. Sure its interesting at points and the production can be cool, but most of the record just feels uninspired. Favorite Track: Kometenmelodie 2 Least Favorite Track: Autobahn

Quite boring... fahr, fahr auf der Autobahn!

Fuck cars and fuck autobahns. I can’t believe there are three Kraftwerk albums on this list. Yes I know how influential they are, but almost every one of their students surpassed them as their music has the repetitiveness and the teeth of music written for toddlers.

really NOT my thing

You know, not bad for background noise.

I really don't like this band... two albums by them is kinda painful.

Tranquilo de escuchar. Musicalmente parece música relajante. Sin estridencias. No aporta mucho

Eh it was okay, a bit too long.

Kraftwerk surprend une fois de plus: on ne s'attendait en effet pas à les voir se pointer une troisième fois dans la liste de Robert avec leur musique de merde.

No idea what I'm in for. House? Jazz? Rock? The album cover is exquisite and so ahead of its time. Ah, electronic. Ah, this is just hte cover for the remastered version. -I mean.....this is good. And definitely ahead of its time. But I'm not sure if I'm vibing with it. Feels very repetitive and doesn't have a "vibe" -Yeah I feel bad but this one didn't really do anything for me. At least it was pretty. 2 stars.

I was expecting techno. Kraftwerk are a blank spot in my music knowledge really beyond 'The Model'. More folky than I expected, but not really lighting my fire.

I had minimal fun on the Autobahn. It was a bit of an endurance test at times yet I did see some charm in it. I can understand why others would enjoy this and the influence factor as well I suppose but this is a trip I don't plan on taking again.

This sounds like they took a single and stretched it into an album. I like the first 7 or 8 minutes of the title track but it's painfully long. The LP was no doubt influential and ground-breaking, especially since this was their first pure electronic album. There's not too much on side 2 to catch my attention. It was 1974, I appreciate, but the compositions aren't very compelling. Spotify played something from Man Machine (and the Jean Michel Jarre) afterward which were heavenly by comparison.

Música electrónica. Bastante tostón. Un 2.

Must have been innovative at the time

ehh

Look, I know it's groundbreaking, and it paved the way for what was to come, but if we're honest, isn't it a little bit dull, a little bit electro noodly, and a little bit self indulgent?

Ughhhhh I hated it. Sorry.

Meh

I've enjoyed most of the Kraftwerk albums that I've listened to. This one I liked the least of them. Maybe since it is the first time I've heard it. I know (of course) the title song - didn't know it was so long though. 2.5/5

So who is the most overrated cult band in music history and why is it Kraftwerk? Sometimes I think people overpraise Kraftwerk just because Bowie liked them. Personally they bore the shit out of me within 5 minutes.

nope

I'm so sorry I still don't massively get this. I liked the last song that was just completely different but the rest of it, left me cold. I know this is meant to be amazing, not sure what I'm missing

Not bad, I don't know if it really qualifies as music tho.

This is a strange beast. Obviously it was innovative upon its release, and even today it still sounds like a science experiment. It is quite monotonous though. I was expecting to enjoy this much more than I did. I'm glad I've listened, it feels like something that should be heard, like a lesson in the evolution of music, but isn't really something I'd choose to hear again.

Idk how much kraftwerk I need to listen to to before I die but I almost died of boredom from the song autobahn. Overall this album was mildly boring but mitternacht was good

Disclaimer: Adolf Hitler was a horrible, genocidal maniac. When the Autobahn was created in the 1920s and 30s, it became the first modern national highway system. And it happened largely thanks to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, who invested considerable economic and human capital into its construction. It allowed, among other things, the easier mobilization of the Nazi war machine. And after the war, it inspired the creation of Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System, which in turn solidified the dominance of post-war car culture, lack of mass transit infrastructure, and gas-guzzling and fast food addictions. Were they setting us up for future conquest all along? Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" begins with the title track that feels like you are cruising down the highway with no speed limit, even literally singing "We drive, drive, drive on the Autobahn." Then you take the next exit, and the roads get stranger and more experimental. One song/road was built around a leaky faucet, I think. Both the Autobahn and Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" were ahead of their time, and paved the way for things both great and awful. Only one of them was built by an evil dictator, though.

Weird

Ich verstehe es nicht. Ich denke das es ist nich sooo schlecht aber es ist nich für mich. Eine tag ich möchte fahren auf der Autobahn aber nicht heute. Danke meine Freunde. Meine deutsch ist sehr gut.

Not my thing, but cool.

Dull and kinda weird, not my thing

beep boop vroom vroom

The music of bureaucracy, capital, self-interest. It's up to you to decide just how oh-so-arch it is. Just enough for me, but I'll understand if you opt out. What saves them is their love of melody and repetition, which isn't in dispute, though it doesn't come in the usual shape and size. Given how little love is on offer here, I'll take whatever I can get.

Nah, didn't get this at all. I found autobahn interesting for the first 3 minutes or so...

Decent background music album. Can respect that they are the root of a lot of the artists I like but don’t see myself coming back to this.

I wasn’t so keen on this one…

At the time this album came out it must of been ground breaking new music that blew minds. Feel like a B movie soundtrack that makes for great background noise.

boring. autobahn was kinda interesting but yawn

initial thoughts: starting out with a 22 minute song huh? bold, but i’ll take it fav from album: autobahn

It's the future, apparently. Does that include the bloody flute? 22 minutes was pushing it a little for the title track. The wonky key changes didn't help. At best this could be packaged up as Electro 18.

ok

Didn't like this one as much as Man Machine

Seemed esoteric and experimental. Felt decent at best and uneasy at worst

Pretty cool concept. Not sure if I'd class some of it as 'music' but still enjoyable

Nope.

driving on the motorway ennit

Надо как-нибудь внимательнее переслушать, так как синты у них классные

Langdradig

The man-machine was better. This is a little to weird. But it has that dark scary technologic vibe that I love. And wow the original album cover might be the ugliest image I have seen yet. The remastered us much better. Damn what a weird album. 2/5 so far

Whoa - now this is new to me. Never heard of them, never heard of this, never thought this would be something people wanted to hear. So, anyway, let's go. Autobahn - Song builds like it's trying to introduce something. I would assume that this music was experimental for its day. Reminds me of the Blue Man Group. "Repetitive electronic music" is putting it mildly. That being said, I don't hate it. Fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn. How long is this "song?" Kometenmelodie 1 - Ok - was actually not sure if I was still listening to Autobahn - that song was 22 minutes. Anyway, this is well, like an 80s David Lynch movie. Just synth and piano, and ominous buzzing. Kometenmelodie 2 - Now we're bouncing. Stark contrast to 1. Victorious is what comes to mind. Mitternacht is back to the Kometenmelodie 1 sensibilities. Kometenmelodie 2 is definitely the preferred sound so far. Morgenspaziergang - The last song is like radio waves and a flute. So we're way out there now. Way, way, way out there. Overall, this was a fun diversion into something I've never ever ever thought to listen to. Is it good? To me, not really. It's hardly listenable in terms of a cohesive thing. It's avantgarde in that it is art for sure, but not what I would consider musically appealing. My guess would be these guys are cited as influences to bands like Depeche Mode though.

Didn’t finish

Wild, noisey, comforting, I guess

what did i just listen to?

Il brano Autobahn è un polpettone epico e senza motivo, negli altri brani invece ci sono alcune cose interessanti ma sono una piccola parte del disco. Secondo me è un album sopravvalutato.

Kraftwerk are incredibly important and have some great albums, the most influential electronic act of all time without a doubt. Autobahn however is not the reason for this legacy and does sound dated. It is nearly half a century old but in comparison to similarly aged Krautrock gems Tago Mago or Neu! 75, it is not up to the mark.

The title track is dull and tediously long. The other tracks are fairly incoherent. It’s hard to shit on an album that is universally considered so important and influential. But while I recognise the significance of this album 50 years ago, I would never stick this on to enjoy today.

Good and bad in equal measure

What did I just listen to? The title track was the only one that I even remotely recognize...

The title track is tediously long. The other tracks are fairly incoherent. It’s hard to shit on an album that is universally considered so important and influential. But while I recognise the significance of this album 50 years ago, I would never stick this on to enjoy today.

No conecto, no lo disfruto. Soniditos que avanzan sin emoción ni momentos bellos ni nada. No es lo mío.

Fan of the autobahn? Yes. Fan of this album? No. Tedious.

wtf

Trippy twisted.

This is a strange beast. Obviously it was innovative upon its release, and even today it still sounds like a science experiment. It is quite monotonous though. I was expecting to enjoy this much more than I did. I'm glad I've listened, it feels like something that should be heard, like a lesson in the evolution of music, but isn't really something I'd choose to hear again.

Now I’m a man who can appreciate good electronic music. Even though kraftwerk were one of the originators this album was a bit too wild for me. Sounded like they were having a play with their new synthesiser and just hit record. 2/5

Its OK as ambient music but I cannot really remember a thing about it.

Weird

Weird, early electronic / noise music. The fun fun fun of the autobahn... Creative, but does not move me at all.

Eh... not my favorite. Some cool sounds going on, just not the kind of thing I feel like sitting down and listening to a whole album of. Favorite Track(s): “Morganspaziergang”

Not my thing it sounded like it came from the original Tron soundtrack

Aprecio o esforço, mas mt sem nexo pra mim

The cool kind of weird alternative up to the point when they start to sing... I just don't enjoy listening to German language.

Sounds like Ross's "soundscapes". No thanks.

Not awful, not my style at all.

I REALLY wanted to like this album more. I just... couldn't. It's a two for me. I can see how influential this album was to so many, but to me, it just really sounds like a few guys playing with synthesizers.

2/5

Not quite as horrible as that garbage "the man-machine", but I still didn't like it.

Just not my thing.

It’s just noise man I really don’t get this

Hard listen

hated this

tem uma música de 22 minutos que é apenas para parecer barulho de meios de transportes durante uma autopista. o ser humano realmente é incrível.

Ya cuando ví que el disco duraba 42 min y tenía sólo 5 canciones arrancamos mal... y no me equivoqué. Bastante aburrido, medio experimental (ponele) y sin mucho que destacar. No me gustó.

eugh. no thanks

First of its kind.

Previously unknown. Not for me.

I didn’t like the first one I see no reason for two to be on this list. Sounds like shitty royalty free YouTube music.

horrible, refuse to finish this. Boring and insanely repetitive, it's driving me crazy.

he he he... No man. no.

no, this was weird I felt like I was a part of some alien encounter , but also lowkey once I turned it off I wanted to hear it again bc it kinda calmed me

I have never desired an album to end quicker than I did with this album. This was just awful. I understand it was 1974 and this was one of the first electronic albums of all time, but not everything is timeless. This is one that shouldn’t be remembered as good just for the sake of nostalgia.

It’s just weird noise, not really music at all.

couldn't find this album

Oh go right on and fuck yourself you pretentious German assholes and take the stupid ass music critics who included three of your albums on this list with you. A 23 minute opening song with some found sound of a car starting? Why do so many of these found sound dorks use cars starting? At least all the other songs are of reasonable length. "...a landmark in avant-garde pop minimalism," AKA garbage music. Nothing like a little German chanting every five minutes either. This is like the German Tubular Bells. This is awful. Brian Eno loves it though. I bet these guys are pissed that his airport Muzak album got famous since they invented the genre apparently. And to cap it all off, a collections of science fiction sounds and tweets and beeps and some flute music. Morgenspaziergang is the music/background noise from a Mystery Science 3000-level movie lab scene.

I am in a streak of horrible albums. The last 10 come to a 1.1 average. This list must have been put out by Dyson, because it really sucks.

Whoever thought this album should be in the list has real problems and should be sacrificed to the kraken. This album sucks

Awful

Dreary, repetitive techno Europop.

Honestly, sounded like the jams my brother and I composed & played on our Casio keyboard as kids--it wasn't good back then either.

mneh

Some fun, fun, fun on the autobahn but a 23 minute ride is too long boys. The rest of the album sounds like it's from an old horror movie and you end up in a bonsai garden which I Iike but weird. This may be an influential album and laid down some electronica foundations, just not as good as their later work. Still figuring it out I guess. 1.35 stars for this drive.

I get what Kraftwerk was going for here but man was Autobahn a drag to get through. Kraftwerk's ode to driving came off as 22 minutes of some of the worst aspects of the activity. I found the whole song to be redundant, repetitive, somewhat frustrating and wishing it was over, much like sitting in traffic. I was hoping for a reprieve on the back half with Kometenmelodie and the other tracks but unfortunately it did not deliver. When all was said and done I found Autobahn to be mostly a forty-minute chore. I often listen to these albums on my drive home from work and they typically offer a great escape from the monotony of the commute. I was hoping this could be a casual companion piece but listening to Autobahn on my drive home was one of the worst ways to get through it. Incidentally I had already listened to Autobahn somewhat recently for a separate reason (Sounds Like Teen Spirit) and found it pretty insufferable that time around as well. I can confidently say that I can't blame the traffic/commute as the reason I didn't enjoy this. I like electronic music quite a bit and appreciate Kraftwerk for helping to popularize the genre but this album was a surprise dud for me. 1.05 stars

pocas cosas me parecen tan malucas como esta banda y todo lo que hacen

Didn't like the first Kraftwek album I had, don't like this one either. The first track, Autobahn, is 22 minutes long and soungs like a group of somewhat gifted 5 year olds got together to make a song. The rest are just uninteresting instrumentals. Morgenspaziergang has a decent melody, but that's the only good thing I'll say about this album. Best song: Morgenspaziergang

Just not for me

This electronic stuff is too weird for me.

dominated by a 23 minute opening title track that plays like a chibi robo loading screen. every three minutes when the chorus comes in with "fahn fahn fahn off the autobahn" i wanted to clasp my hands in prayer and wish for just *something* to happen musically speaking. surely young german couples in the 70's were popping this shit on to occupy their toddlers like primeval baby shark. not since frank zappa has a song just kind of made me mad. by and large the other half of the album didn't change that impression. the weird lovely little moment in Morgenspaziergang made me happy if only by contrast

Shite! Someone just pushed demo on a keyboard! THIS IS NOT MUSIC!!!

Not my thing at all

What am I listening to? Okay this is some futuristic bullshit not a fan ans I am struggling to comprehend why this is considered a must listen to album... huh???

What the heck did I listen to??

I think I like this less than the first Kraftwerk album. Some of these songs sounded like an elementary school student composed them.

this shit blows ass

ONE

This is just not for me

unlistenable

Больные люди , у которых поездка по автобану ассоциируется с этим

Dnf

Those sure were some noises. Germany is weird

I’ve heard of Kraftwerk but I’ve never heard any of their songs. Autobahn: 1/10 Don’t really know what to say. A 22 minute song with just random sound effects and the occasional line repeated. Kometenmelodie 1: 0/10 Kometenmelodie 2: 0.5/10 Mitternacht: suck full Morgenspaziergang: suck full

What the hell was that

Förstår att det är tidig elektronisk musik. Men det låter som första gången man fick testa en mer avancerad keyboard i skolan och bara tryckt på lite olika saker med diverse effekter

Autobahn es el cuarto álbum del grupo alemán de música electrónica Kraftwerk, and I mean.... WTF!! que carajos este álbum?? o no llego a entender el concepto musical que tal vez va más allá y yo no estoy a ese level musical?! No tiene nada de letra, yo creo que hay mejores dando vuleta, sorry not sorry si no entendí el concepto, pero no me parece un álbum que se TIENE que escuchar si o si antes de morir?.. Pd: está bueno para musicalmente un ambiente

You know who else liked autobahn?

You ever driving and you hear a song and you’re like ‘I don’t love this but I’ll let it play out”? Well, imagine that song lasts your entire commute. 1 star. Would not listen again

Repetitive, motorik-driven grooves built from rigid electronic pulses, synthetic textures, minimalist melodies, and emotionally distant vocals move this electronic album like being trapped in a car with a malfunctioning engine hum—relentless, noisy, and so unyielding in its mechanical repetition that it feels stubbornly inaccessible.

Sounds like maja keyboard very interesting

Nope

Terrible, incredibly boring.

Autobahn is a tough listen. I can absolutely see why people call it important, groundbreaking and influential — but actually sitting down and listening to it is another matter entirely. The title track takes up nearly half the album at 22 minutes, and for me it just doesn’t go anywhere. It drifts, hums and loops without ever really rewarding your patience. I know that’s kind of the point, but it feels less hypnotic and more like being stuck in slow traffic. Conceptually clever, musically very thin. Overall, I’ve got no desire to come back to this one. I respect it far more than I enjoy it. Favourite track: Kometenmelodie 2 – slightly more energetic, a bit perkier, and crucially much shorter than the rest. Least favourite track: Autobahn – far too long and painfully dull. Nothing happens. It’s like spending two hours on the M40. Album artwork: Brilliant. I love the cover — easily the best thing about the album.

this felt like punishment

Bad. OG EDM?

Sorry but no. Just can’t get into Germann dweebs geeking out on their electronic gadgets. No soul whatsoever.

Like someone threw a tumble dryer down a fucking long flight of stairs. More hardwerk than kraftwerk. Scheiße

It was impressive how effectively they would abandon the enjoyable parts of their songs for ambient dog sounds.

I listened to a German guy say the same sentence for 20 minutes, and checked out from the rest.

Space mountain without the fun

I’m sorry you’re always gonna lose me when you start the album off with a 22 minute track like wtf?!?????

Oui ok c'est "genre defining" et tout et tout. C'est surtout chiant et nul.

I know how important Kraftwerk were for the development of electronic music, but that’s like saying that because the CD was important to the development of music I should listen to blank CDRs. This is pointless and boring. One star.

What a load of rubbish. Boring and uninspired. Sounds like a 12 year old made it.

Not my thing at all

Not for me, super boring and repetitive

Yeah not a fan of this one at all. Would have quite happily died before listening to this one. It’s only rated because of its cultural significance but it’s fucking shit without the context. Specific rating- 0.6 Fav - Mitternacht Least fav- autobahn

Maybe I'd like it more if I could drive. Or was German. Or didn't have ears. I know it was super culturally/musically significant but I just don't think I'll ever be a Kraftwerk fan. Favourite song: Autobahn (would be better if there was about 18 minutes less of it tho) Least: Morgenspaziergang

Not what I can listen too, unless I was “Tripping”😂

The worst album I’ve ever heard. Collection or random screeching noises. Terrible

Today I am in a bad mood and won't overthink that I like this garbage or it is somehow interesting

Electronic music just isn't for me.

51 years ago I didn't like this at all and I haven't changed my mind. 1 star or F.

Before I started listening to this album, I committed that I would listen all the way through and not give up after a couple of songs or in this case part way through a 22 minutes on. I powered through it, but barely. I understand that Kraftwerk is cutting edge in the electronica space and among the pantheon of music of gods to many, but man it was painful to listen to. I can understand, listening to it in small snippets or simply background music but how many hallucinogens do you have to be on to make this pleasant to listen to for 42 minutes straight?

Not my taste.

Not my thing

The audacity of this app giving me a Kraftwerk album and then three albums later giving me another. I didn't have the first one, but it was bizarre and I wasn't eager to listen to it again, or listen to another album by them, or even another kraut rock album in general. My biggest complaint of the previous album i reviewed of theirs was that the songs had nice grooves but they went on for too long and got repetitive. So, you can imagine my expectations when I see a 42-minute, 5-track album. And a 22-minute opening song? Maybe it won't be completely boring throughout. 17 minutes in..."I am NOT having fun on the Autobahn" The outro was kind of interesting, but again, what could have been a minute or less, was over three minutes of the same chord progression. Whatever, I'm just glad I'm over halfway through this thing. Unfortunately the second "half" of the album was worse than the opening song. So much boring ambient noise. The only song that was slightly memorable was the last one but I think that was because it reminded me of the theme of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and even then I got sick of it when it repeated for the 20th time.

Wasn’t for me

Boring fuckin garbage jfc

i appreciate it for what it did for music but it wasn’t my vibe

Just boring.

Beep boop. No thanks.

Nein! Nein! Nein!

Just found out there are THREE (3!!!) Kraftwerk albums on this list. Insanity. One could perhaps make some semblance of sense... but so many baffles the mind. Talentless, meandering blandness.

Interesting… idk if it would’ve made MY list, but I can appreciate historical significance. Unfortunately for this album, I do not rate objectively.

Hardly.

If they were 5 yr old kids amazing. Actually no. Horrible

60/100 this is probably the weirdest album ive listened to so far, but not in a bad way, the first track was 23 minutes and i was kinda dreading it but overall it felt much shorter and didn't keep me too bored throughout it . the two kometenmelodies were a bit boring however and mitternacht wasn't anything special but i quite liked morgenspaziergang. overall, the worst album ive listened to so far but not due to a lack of quality, just a lack of entertainment, talent is shown here and i can appreciate it but in my opinion they go 2/5 here and one of the two is 23 minutes long and i probably won't revisit it much, if at all. replay value on this album is little to none in my opinion but the experience as a whole - pretty good, can just drag on for a while

unmemorable

hard pass

Just random sounds, wack imo

Not for me

Are you all insane? This is barely music.

22 minute opening song like you actually want me to kill myself 1001albumsgenerator.com

Driving related Noise without melody.

Not for me. Couldn't get through 2 songs. 1 Star

No

That’s a 1 for me, it was ok to listen to, but I really don’t ever want to come back to it. Just not my vibe

Nah

I am indifferent on this because this is not something I would personally gravitate towards. Interesting sound (I could absolutely hear this in the background of a movie and like it/vibe to it) but this is not something I'd put on, or rec to others unless I had a reason to. And I'm DEF not listening to a 22 minute song if it's not pulling me in after like 5 minutes. 1/5 for that alone (sorry not sorry)

No

GOD i’m sorry I couldn’t do this. It was hard to get through and I could even take it song by song because the songs were a thousand hours long.

Bardzo dziwne. 1/5

I just don’t get this.

First song is fucking 22 minutes long? Definitely German. Respect it l, can't rate it higher than a one because I would never listen to it but it doesn't offend me

Not for me. 1/5

The electronic wave never hit me right. It's just not for me.

An over twenty minute opening song that just seems to go on and on and on is not a great way to get me engaged. But, alas, that is what one is expected to do when firing up Autobahn by Kraftwerk. I’d try to listen to this album before and had the same hard time trying to get through it. I do appreciate what Kraftwek did sonically that others took and implemented into their own music. Kraftwerk walked so others could run. I just can’t get into this album. There’s no chance I would ever fire this up for any reason whatsoever. This is a 1 rating for me. 1/5

Sounds that vary from Volkswagen commercial to a Tron movie style background music.

absolute fucking dogshit, genuinely fuming i got recommended this shite

You know when you get stuck/lost on a video game level and the soundtrack just loops? Yeah… This album was the equivalent of a long drive on the autobahn for someone who doesn’t like driving.

die sollen sich mal nicht wegen 2 sekunden percussion loop einscheißen

dieser helikopter richtung dortmund ist heftig

I know that many very famous artists found this album influential, which perhaps warrants its inclusion on a list like this, but it doesn't seem as pioneering as every positive review seems to claim (which might just be bias from an era where we now have instant access to most of the history of music). I think a lot of what has been described as "pioneering" was done years prior by people like Wendy Carlos and Mort Garson. I am sure there are more, lesser known, artists that should be included on this list, but Wendy's work in 1968 topped the charts and remained there for years, earning her the opportunity to work with Kubrick scoring his films, all prior to the release of Autobahn. Overall, I think artists that came before did it better, and I think artists in recent times have improved on what they were going for. Maybe it was something special in the moment, but I think this album can be left in the past.

Listening to this album was a huge waste of time surpassed only by Kraftwerk's efforts to make it. Why isn't there a 0/5 option? 1/5

I won't say this is the worst thing a group of Germans did, but it's a pretty solid second

Вайб конечно имеется, но это явно не моё

-_-

Oh dear - not a fan. Won't be back.

Autobahn is one of the most annoying songs I've heard in a long time. Why is it 15 minutes long? The rest were slightly better but still not good.

Oof, gangsta rap followed by an electronica album. Couldn't tell one song from the other or was this just one song? Don't know, don't care and won't take the additional time to figure it out. 1

Tf

Unfortunately this is a 1 for me, even if we've had worse albums. There's just nothing that I'll listen to again (I hope).

I get that it's iconic. But good lord is It boring.

I liked the last song (Morgen….)

wtf is this. we just calling anything music now?

Even driving down the highway while listening to this one couldn’t save it for me. Also, ‘krautrock’ is a new favorite term.

Nihilists. These men are cowards.

254/1001 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑

Leuk dat je het geluid van een snelweg kan nabootsen, maar als ik dat wil horen, dan kan ik beter langs de snelweg gaan staan. Ik ervaar dit dan ook meer als een verzameling geluidjes, dan als muziek. Het zal allemaal best wel dat Kraftwerk iconisch is en alles, maar ik vind er maar bar weinig aan. Saaiheid troef. En het duurt laaaaaaaaang. De autobahn van Almere naar Emmeloord is minder slaapverwekkend dan dit album. En dan luister ik dus liever naar Fransie in zijn cabrio van Brabant naar Bordeaux.

I had been listening to this for a while, thinking I must nearly be on another track, but no, I still had 16 minutes left of track 1. They really got what they were going for, I felt like I was on endless, dreary motorway, getting somewhere without joy

Funky, very dj/synth/weird. Like when Ross plays the keyboard

Decent album, not the biggest rap fan but i think this type of rap is more palatable for me than some of the stuff I hear nowadays

I was ready to exit off of this Autobahn after the first two minutes. Unfortunately I had to endure 8 more minutes for the track 1 journey to be over only to find that track 2 was 10 more minutes of the Autobahn that Kraftwerk apparently wasn't able to wrap up in the prior 10 minutes. I guess you can't hear "Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn" too many times. I'd like to think that Germany has better to offer than this but the author of this project didn't find it in this album.

perchè?

"The album's release in West Germany saw little press attention." no shit haha. Apparently we have these folks to blame for Bowie's bored synth noodling period. That first track was long but fine and whatever, but holy smokes, this album just plummets in a confounding way. This last track feels like cruel and unusual punishment. Are these flutes supposed to make me feel like I've come through hell but everything's going to be ok? I'm a pretty open minded person but these experimental/artsy albums are in nooooo wayyyyyy timeless. I guess I would have had to have been there.

Initially I was excited by the prospect of this album- electronic music in 1974? But then I hit play. It reminded me of a boring video game soundtrack. Personal enjoyment: 1/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5

Awful

Pass.

Odd

I’m sure there was a good artistic vision for this, but it doesn’t translate 50 years in the future

not very fun fun fun in the autobahn

Meh.

If they weren't German I would have thought this was a joke

I get how it is innovative and led the way to today’s synthesized music. But it doesn’t mean it’s a great listen.

Yeah, I just don’t get it. Like a lot of Kraftwerk’s discography, it’s critically loved and culturally lauded for all of it’s influences on a huge swath of modern music across all genres from hip-hop to rock/pop to ambient and EDM, and I do hear all of those influences, but I prefer their modern evolution which is morphed stages beyond this original source material that served as a primordial musical big bang of sorts. It could be simply that I’m not big into Kraut Rock or singers that sound more like European insurance salesmen than rock stars.

Who did they pay to appear on this more than once?

Álbum sem letra não me pega

Do que adianta ser alemão se não falam alemão

This is horrific, it’s like ambient music but makes me uncomfortable instead of relaxed.

The only positive thing on this album is its cover.

Oddio livello distrazione 3000, tutto troppo lungo e noioso

Very much not my thing Favourite: Autobahn (although I’d like it more if it was about 18 minutes shorter)

Video game repetitive sounds

More like Crap Wreck.

Album 298 of 1001 Kraftwerk - Autobahn Rating : 1 / 5 This just sucks. Electronic bullshit.

Not for me

Album: Autobahn Artist: Kraftwerk Year: 1974 Genre: Electronic Rating: ⭐️Not gonna lie when I played the first song and saw that it was 22 minutes long I was like omg. The album was ok. It felt like one 45 minute song as there wasn’t really any breaks to tell the listener that this is a new song. The mixture of random noises did nothing good for my ears, it was really confusing. A lot of the songs I thought David Bowie as Jareth in Labyrinth was going to appear at an point, gave me the creeps 😂 Favourite song: Autobahn - while it was disgustingly long, it was the only song with an actual beat to it. Would I listen again? No

No, just no.

Electronic music has never truly been my thing, but this, this is just something else. Unfortunately the first album so far I've had to skip songs on.

Dire. No other words. Truly terrible. Idc if its groundbreaking for electronic music for years to come. Only ground it broke for me was the first album in this list to get a 1. Would give it a 0 if I could.

Not my type of music

Nope

I didn't care for it.

Ongetwijfeld baanbrekend geweest, maar nu dikke vette mosterd na de maaltijd.

Have to be on MDMA to like this. I'm sorry I wasn't. Can I borrow some?

Cheers to Kraftwerk for innovations 50 years ago that helped launch all kinds of new sounds and possibilities. Unfortunately, so much has happened since then that Autobahn now feels dated and simplistic, and not at all like something we must listen to before we die. I don't need to listen to Kraftwerk to appreciate their contributions half a century ago.

I figured I wouldn’t like this and guess what I was right

1/5. Just nonsense. Unsure why this group became so popular. It really is a waste of time.

Not a huge fan. It's very early-digital-experimental. That stuff's not my favorite to begin with. I gotta be honest, I'm not really sure what world this ends up on a 1,000 all times album list that isn't "The dumbest 1,000 albums of all time".

This was a snooze fest.

Quite literally the worst thing to listen to while in the office. For the entire 42 minutes I was terrified one of the PMs sitting next to me could hear “Wir fahr'n, fahr'n, fahr'n, auf der Autobahn” on repeat through my headset. Still not convinced they couldn’t. None of them have looked at me the same since that day.

This album is weird for the sake of being weird. The first 23 minute long track is strange enough, but eventually you just feel like this album is the soundtrack to an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba.

Sorry, maar dit vond ik echt saai

I think I had heard of Kraftwerk before, but I didn't know they were German electronic music. I was pretty sure I wouldn't like it, and...I was right. At its best, it sounded like an early 80's cheesy sci-fi soundtrack, and at its worst, a boring soundscape to listen to to help me fall asleep. Maybe they were innovative for their time, but I'm listening to this in 2023 and it doesn't hold up at all. I hope this is their only album on the list.

This was a bit too weird for me. The autobahn song was so repetitive I was starting to lose my sanity. And the fact it was 20 minutes long is absurd. The rest of the album would’ve been good music for a futuristic movie but to listen to and enjoy was far off. Overall this is one that isn’t great to me. I can see how some bands may have been influenced but that’s not gonna cut it here. 2.5/10

Really can't be bothered by this

I’ve only just finished the first track but I feel confident enough in my opinion to leave a review. This is garbage. Absolutely trash. The ‘band’ must’ve been laughing at what people would listen to and what idiocy they could get away with and people would still lap it up. Can I leave zero stars? This doesn’t deserve any more than that

Outdated

Watching paint dry

Not my favorite

If this album dropped thirty years earlier, Goebbels would have had a producer’s credit.

Alright, folks, let's talk about Kraftwerk's "Autobahn." This album might be considered a classic, but let me tell you, it's about as exciting as driving through Kansas - which is to say, not very exciting at all. The title track is 22 minutes long, which is longer than most people's attention span. It's like taking a long road trip with someone who won't shut up about their stamp collection. If you're looking for something to get you pumped up on your morning commute, "Autobahn" isn't it. It's more like elevator music for robots. And let's not forget about the album cover. It looks like it was designed by a first-grader with a ruler and a set of white and blue pencils. I mean, come on, guys, at least put in a little effort. Overall, if you're a fan of music that puts you to sleep, then "Autobahn" is the album for you. But if you're looking for something with a little more energy and excitement, you might want to look elsewhere.

Not much to say... at best Kometenmelodie 2 kinda sounds like nice theme music for a 16-bit game. I wonder if I'd enjoy this more if I was a robot??

I am reasonably confident the inclusion of this album was an unfortunate typo. Apparently Tim Horton, Duke Ellington, and Nick Drake all died in 1974. I can only imagine they all died due to a broken heart from hearing this album. 1974 had the deadliest single airplane crash with no survivors in history, this is also likely due to this album. Trash

Sometime pioneers are dumb.

Fuck this

This is crap

Not my type of music. And I did not like the German accented autobahn stuff.

Nope, doesn't do it for me. I like (some) electronic music, and don't have anything against tracks over 20 minutes. But could just not get into this one. 1/5

Das Autobahn!

I hate this record. I hate nerds.

Psychological warfare

Wacky, didn't really like it but I can tell they were having a good time.

Well, this stunk. Completely forgettable at best and downright annoying at worst. Tough to get through. The 22 minute opening track fails to justify it’s length while the remaining songs are just electronic garbage. 1/5

Una propuesta interesante... durante 2 minutos. El disco se vuelve monótono y termina aburriendo.

Nup Boring I just don't understand this The last track was almost pleasant, but.. nup

Ross and his keyboard

Kraftwerk is what I would consider "good electronica" but then again there is no such thing as "good electronica" so still just not my thing.

9 year old amateur synth player?

Everything but the last track is just noise. I don’t care if it’s influential or if David Bowie liked it. This is ass