The Man Machine

Like it just because it's from 1978.

Probably ahead of it’s time. Kind of boring and repetitive, but pretty interesting. Lacking vocal content. 5/10.

Kraftwerk's seventh album released in 1978 to poor commercial success at first, until four years later when the album took off and was certified gold. This electronic / synth-pop album can be attributed as the beginning of the new wave electro-pop genre that would only grow in the decades following this album. The simple sci-fi rhythms and sparse lyrics made this a great album to dance to, and was also a factor in helping grow the popularity of electronic dance music. This album may very well be the grandfather to all of the edm albums of today, and I believe the simple synth-pop beats still hold up to this day.

Bangerzzz

Unique, but a bit boring

I quite enjoyed this, but I'm not sure that I'll really listen to it a lot again. No bad songs, but it didn't really grab me. Probably around a 3.5 for me, but in the end I go by how likely I am to put it on again.

As expected, quite spare. Accessible, but it's no a Autobahn, sadly. 3.5 out of 5

Awesome club music. Heavy on the industrial beats.

It was fine. Pretty cool from a historical standpoint. I feel like this might have been some of the first widely accepted forms of electronic music.

Sounds silly, but it's almost not dystopian enough. The relentless pounding rhythm of Autobahn say. Its obviously hugely influential, but is missing................. *something*

admittedly my first contact with Kraftwerk was when they opened for Radiohead back in 2009 here in México, prior than that I had zero idea who they were... the first thing that really struck me was that they did not seem to be the usual opener act, they were older and there was people who wanted to see Kraftwerk only and had paid full tickets for it even if they were going to be onstage only going to be for like 40 minutes. They did ok considering that everyone wanted Radiohead but the show to me was quite dull and those robots quite cringe (I really liked "das model" tho). After that I got curious about them, I went and downloaded their music and read about their influence, I downloaded some songs and read about their influence, I really wanted to like them and I even saw them once more in a festival for which they gave away 3D glasses. That concert was more fun (I was also quite drunk lol) but I never be like “oh let’s put on some Kraftwerk”. I guess I just had to be there 40 years ago to really enjoy them. Of course I hear the massive influence and I can see why all that reverence but to me they sound quite dated but more than that they sound very, very dorky.

Groundbreaking at the time but has aged a bit

Weirdly enjoyable in an otherworldly sense. To me this is a case of great taste, terrible execution. I don't enjoy listening to it very much, but the sounds remind me so much of some of my favorite artist Perturbator and Carpenter Brut, and I guess the whole retro wave genre took some sort of inspiratiokn from these cybernetic sounds. Definitely belongs on this list. I'll bump it up a score for that. Plus; the albumcover looks awesome.

Had forgotten about this album, haven't heard it for decades! Interesting, totally different to everything else that was appearing at that time. I remember The Robots and The Model being hits at the time. A sound that was ahead of it's time and influenced later music. Not my favorite but creative and groundbreaking.

Raro denarices pero groovie

This is a fun album. Another ive never heard off. Easy listening beats. Kinda silly now but I’m sure it was cutting edge when it came out. It’s a little repetitive but I’m glad I listened to it.

Not bad

Was probably seen as a seminal dance album - I could see their impact on Daft Punk et al. but seems rather tame by today's standards

Faithful to one concept, but not much differentiation between tracks.

Pretty cool

Funky new wave

Not usually my style, as very repetitive music can get annoying to me, but there were parts in this album that I somehow enjoyed to a surprising extent. I would say this is more the type of music that you really want to make some time and space to listen to and flow with it. Also works pretty well for sex.

Very spacey with a ton of synths. Heavy robotic and machine themes. Overall very linear, there isn’t much development through the album. It all feels like one long song, albeit a good song.

3.5 - A fun listen! The production is incredible, especially for the late 70s. Great use of layering sounds, moving left right back and forth without seeming too busy or competing with each other. Each song was unique enough to paint it's own mental picture. Songs with lyrics in the second half left something to be desired. Would have preferred an instrumental. Very immersive as a whole album experience, but at the same time there are no songs that I'd pick out to go back to individually.

I do not like electronic music, but I can hear how this helped influence the music that was to follow with sequencing and all that jazz.

techno pop upbeat and fun. Didn't make it all the way through but that's to do with my stress levels.

beautiful robot music

80s serial killer music. A great listen

100011011010101100010111001101001110100100111

Cheesy space movie but I like that. They are pioneers of electronic music. Someone had to make these silly noises.

Bastante volado, se nota que son los comienzos de la electrónica.

You get pretty much what the title of the album says, although I liked Autobahn way more

Semibängeri Helt jännä electro/techno/whatever

particolare, super elettronico

innovative stuff

A webo, parecía que no pero me termino gustando. Para trabajar a gusto.

Good stuff. Fun to listen to it and think about how influential this was in modern electronic music in a lot of ways. Vocoder FTW.

Had a lot of hope for this album at the beginning of the first song but then it got repetitive and boring. Seems like this inspired a lot of electronic music in the 80s. But over all pretty average.

very cool, I had never heard of this artist but I like it a lot

Sounds like what Daft Punk heard and wanted to make more exciting. Also some LCD Soundsystem vibes.

Great background album. Would be amazing on Vinyl. Counter - there are no hits to go track seeking on.

Key songs: Das Model, The Robots

A full album of mostly instrumental background music for sci-fi films. I don't think I'd listen again outside of that context. Was this groundbreaking at some point? It doesn't hold up.

Fine

The soundtrack to every weirdly misogynistic 1980's scifi romcom you've ever seen.

The novelty dies off after the first song or two. I did enjoy the first song on the album though (it helped me get into a good grove while I was biking), and it kind of felt like I was inside an 8 bit arcade game. I can also see how this has influenced many electronic artists that came after (Daft Punk, etc.).

I recall being a bit more charmed by the other kraftwerk record Ive been given from this list. It’s totally a matter of personal preference that I liked how they were a bit more whimsical and didn’t latch onto some conventional pop tropes like the consistent percussion or a few vocal hooks this record offers. Songs like “The Model” on here are fantastic, especially for their time. Just wasn’t the favorite group of tracks I’ve heard from Kraftwerk. Solid 2/5

Beep boop, I did not bop along to this, it was a bit too repetitive for moi. I appreciate the originality though

not a fan of this tbh

Funky and I can appreciate it but I need something more to sink my teeth in

Interesting. Not something I'd bring up again, but conceptually cool and probably influential on what the possibilities are. 2+.

3.0

Very autistic stuff. Sorry, I mean artistic.

Meh but not 🤢

I got through it so it’s not a 1. Early electronic music, while interesting in a historical context, doesn’t particularly resonate with me. Some of the instrumentals reminded me of the soundtracks to early Donkey Kong country games on the SNES.

Really not my thing.

there's not much going on here.

Best Track - "Metropolis"

Sounds like video game music before video games really existed. Early electronic music that isn’t really for me.

Those robot sounds were cute back in the day, but the closer we are to them taking over it's scary. This was decent background noise. I can't imagine ever revisiting this album. 2/5

Interesting but not the worst. Fine but didn’t really care for it.

Funky music not my type.

No. I mean there's some obiously influential stuff and a couple tracks I like, but not for me.

Historically interesting for sure. Kraftwerk have a rightful place in music history, but this music is not for me

It is deceeeent. After listening to that fatboy slim tripe i had low expectations as i thought it was gonna be similar. Maybe it is but this is a lot better than that and it took me by suprise. It may give me some hope for electronic music after all. It was very catchy enjoyable music and didnt feel over the top like most electronic music does. It was not too shabby. That being said it is still electronic so my rating will stay low as i will never be a fan of the genre.

Boring. Waste of time. Looper-rock. Triggered my tinnitus. And we have one more to suffer through. God save us!

Pretty sure we didn't need two Kraftwerk albums on this list. One would have been entirely sufficient. This one neither improved, nor lowered, my opinions of the band.

I don’t know how we got 2 Kraftwerk albums in a row. Just lucky I guess. 🫠 too many beep boops for me

Yeah, well, it must have been groundbreaking back then but I am not a fan of electronic music so... I don't know. Frankly, I found it a bit boring.

Fine, not great

Probably groundbreaking for its time? Doesn't mean its good though. Enjoyed a few songs

Album 44/1001. Listened 6/26/2026. I can see that this album was groundbreaking, and it definitely made an impact on modern music, but it's not my jam. One listen was enough.

I didn’t hate it

electro beats cool

made me realise there is a very fine line between Phineas and Ferb songs and The PetShop Boys

Listening to this with headphones while cleaning the kitchen I almost got into it. The synth style reminded me of Stranger Things meets the theme to Halt and Catch Fire meets a Sega Genesis game soundtrack. But, when the vocals came in it sounded like Kip from Napoleon Dynamite and ruined it for me.

1.5 - I still don’t get this band.

I get why it's here, but it's not for me.

3 albums in a row following what I’ve been complaining about for the past 3 days. I haven’t even reached 100 albums yet and I feel like at least 20 of my generated so far follow this formula of instrumental no lyric albums. This one had 1 song that actually had lyrics on. I’m honestly mad how many more of these do I have to sit through I’m apparently unlucky enough to generate these this freaking often. 4/10

The one that goes "Bee-boo-boo-bop, boo-boo-beep."

There are some interesting melodies here, but none of it sticks with me because of the cold calculated tone of the songs. It wasn't a terrible listen, but it isn't something I'm. Interested in revisiting.

Good sound, but ultimately repetitive and boring.

Not a big fun of electronic music.. this album didn't catch my attention 2/5

I can see that they are groundbreakers but honestly pretty boring.

I'd go as far as to consider this flawless in an isolated sense. That said, I was never provoked by it's absolute commitment to sonic coldness. It was less cold like a starless winter night in a mechanical wasteland and moreso cold like a corpse. 2.5/5

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Humans pretending to be robots, pretending to be humans. One of the first electronic dance music projects that has a mesmerizing dark undertone to it. Known as the father of synth-pop and electro-pop, it sounds very futuristic even today despite originally releasing in 1978. While listening to it, you can definitely hear how its soul echos throughout electro-music even to this day, allowing us to really feel the impact it had. I think one of the groups they impacted the most was likely Daft Punk as their sound and theme of robots seem to be heavily influenced. Although sonically this project is very impressive and its historic value definitely needs to be appreciated, I didn't enjoy it too much from a musical standpoint. The long tracks and their repetitiveness made it pretty bland and I don't think I'll find myself revisiting this project too often.

I’m familiar with Kraftwerk, but I find this album a bit monotonous, so 2 stars...

Experimental. If you would have told me that this album came out in 2010s I would believe you. Not my taste, but I can see the massive influence this album had enjoyed since. It's crazy that this came out in 1978, still sounds so fresh. Favourite song in the album - The Model/The Man Machine No. of favourited songs - 2/6 Rating - 2/5

Not for me

Definitely better than the earlier stuff, can definitely hear influences of later artists with some of these tracks but it still sounds like robot sex to me

I liked AUTOBAHN more

I liked it better than Autobahn, but not getting into this record either. I think having this one randomly follow Jean-Michel Jarre caused me to be ready for a break from the late 70s electronica. I did it more than Oxygene though.

It's like important for music history and all that so respect to the germans. I'm good though

That was way weirder than it was compelling.

Tavallaan mageeta, että tällaista on tehty jo 1970-luvulla ja siinä mielessä tämä on aikaansa edellä. Mutta ei tämä erityisen nautinnollista musiikkia ole. Piste lähinnä avausraita The robotsille, joka on kelvannut Eläkeläiset-yhtyeellekin coveroitavaksi. 2/5

Initially was kinda torture. Then I thought it was kinda groovy and telling a story with metropolis. Then I felt like I was getting tortured again. Really don’t think this album aged very well. Probably cool back when it was made but everything feels very simplistic and would have preferred much more of a story being told throughout the whole thing for how conceptual it is but maybe I just didn’t get it

I see why people like it, but I really didn't. It was electronic and repetitive in ways I didn't appreciate or need. 3/10

Parts of spacelab kinda sound like one of the tracks from the final fantasy VII soundtrack, for whatever that is worth. Otherwise, this is very much not my kind of album. Lukewarm on this at best.

Good. In a weird way. I'm sure having the music videos up while listening to these would've made it better but listening to it as is on Spotify just sounds a bit video game-y. No stand out tracks.

Not sure what this is all about but I found it quite uninteresting.

Super old edm, felt obsolete compared to modern day edm. But to be fair its 30 years older than what i consider to be the descendents of my edm.

Not too sonically interesting nor unique by any means, seems generic, although it may have waves, from an objective modern perspective the entirety of the electronic genre has left it in the dust

I mean, electronic music has never been good. Did not get it

i normally like weird but not for me maybe i’m not weird enough yet

sounded like sci fi credits tracks. cool, but like not amazing.

Not my jam

Wouldn’t listen again

Yes, innovative, influential, genre-changing. But to me, very boring. The wikipedia write-up cites a Pitchfork critic who described this album as having "No emotions, no philosophies, no performances, and virtually no humor. It is pure technology." I suppose that might have been said in an admiring fashion, but it's not what I want out of my music.

Not my kind of music

Synths are beautiful... I hate the drums. Best: Spacelab Worst: The Man-Machine

i didnt like it!

They didn't even ask if I could touch their monkey.

Is this album good? I'm not sure. It's far from the best electronica album I've heard on the list and I haven't really liked the genre so far. It doesn't feel futuristic. It just feels outdated and cringe. Machine doesn't feel like a real word anymore.

Good studying music as far as instrumentals go Favourite track: The Robots

I bet my good friend Dolores Abernathy would have loved this, but for better or worse I am human.

I appreciate the skill/talent involved in making this. It just doesn’t speak to me at all.

I wanted to love german music, this just wasn't doing it for me

Hmmm gave me knightrider-esque vibes and I could hear this playing that that German club that no one can get into apparently. Feels very ahead of its time, not something I put on to listen to but not bad

Fav lyrics include: "we are the rrrrobots, we are the rorrobots" and also "space lab, space lab" Pretty amazing synth sounds (1978!!). LCD Soundsystem owes a lot to this band it sounds like. Personally this would be a lot better for me if it were just instrumental, but it was an OK 1-time listen. Fav track was Neon Lights.

Pretty jokes to be honest. Hard to take this one seriously. I imagine it was pretty wild to hear in 1978, but now it comes off like a sketch comedy bit. Two stars for historical respect and a chuckle

4/10 - One of the cool things about music and art in general is that everyone has different preferences. I could understand how people would love this piece, but this is not a style that I personally enjoy.

Man fuck outta here

funky

Not really my vibe but interesting

Fine! Not my fave.

- The Robots: mm mostly distracting, kinda annoying "WE ARE THE ROBOTS." - Spacelab: neat. Bit of a FFVII moment for me: I suspect I had to be there. In context of these being new sounds, it must've been crazy. Hearing it for the first time today, sounds like faffing with knobs. - Metropolis: Cool. Arpeggio reminds me of Daft Punk Tron soundtrack, probably an intentional reference from DP. Overall, not something I expect to come back to, but glad to have heard it. This breaks my thinking that nothing here will be under 3 stars, or "good, great even, but not for me" -- here I introduce 2 stars, being "even as someone who likes music in this genre, I don't want to put this on."

It was... fine? Not for me, I didn't hate it or anything, but it also wasn't that interesting to me

Förstår att det var ground breaking men det är för tråkigt

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: The Man Machine I do not like this. I almost hate it. But why? Why do I like Jean-Michael Jarre's Oxygène, but not this. They're practically the same thing. This album is too upbeat; it feels cheesy for some reason. I think it's aged poorly. Something about the idea of this music being futuristic makes me think the exact opposite. It's not futuristic, its corny and tired and the evocative of a bunch of late 70s early 80s futurism/retro tropes. I also think the production is way too clean and buttoned up... it's inorganic, sterile... which I suppose makes sense within the context of robots and machines? But is that the intended purpose or is that just a coincidence? Do all of Kraftwerk's other albums have this same sterile production value? As I put more words down, I think my issue with the album is crystalizing: This album sounds way too optimistic. The future simply hasn't turned out as futuristic as was envisioned 50 years ago. Space travel is not possible on a widely-available, commercial level. Robots exist, but not in the butler/maid sort of way envisioned in the Jetsons (unless you count a Roomba). Cybernetics are still a ways off. Instead, things seem a lot more dystopian. Social media that causes echo chambers, depression and addiction. People glued to their electronics. AI that is coming for your job. Mass surveillance and a loss of privacy. A global rise in authoritarianism, fascism and right-wing nationalism. Basically, this album sees the future as something to look forward to, and that cannot be reconciled with the future we're living in today. I give this 2 stars. I do not like it, but it did get me thinking about the future (and the past through the lens of the impact of technology on our lives.

Kinda fun for a few minutes but not for long

Ehhh techno

quede demasiado sobreestimulade (derogatory)

Robots back in 1978? Who knew

liked it more than i thought

576/1001 2026.03.23

I can appreciate where this is coming from and where its leading to with electronic music. It feels a bit too stiff and sterile to really get into it, but The Model was alright and I could see something else from Kraftwerk maybe hitting a little better for me.

Classic, didn’t like it much. Origin of electronic music, eh?

We finally know what caused it to suddenly rain men that one day. Kraftwerk was responsible for the whole thing. It was a camp old time until there were thousands of mangled bodies screaming on the concrete where they landed. Dozens of naked men spewed forth from the Man Machine only to be dashed upon the soil in a labyrinth of shattered limbs and opened skulls. Seems relatively crass to produce an album about it, but hey, it was the 70's!! The best song was the last one. Because it was the best song, and because it symbolized the end of my sleepwalk through space. THis album has the atmosphere of a space "experience" at a museum in rural PEI museum. One of those palces that had it's budget slashed in the early 80's. The year is 1971 and YOU'RE going to the MOON! I can't wait. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Parsnip the Partridge could be a mascot. Could be for awareness of parsnips, partridges, the letter P. Possibilities are endless. Pete Possibilities? Maybe? A man can dream.

Vibey beats, but horrid vocals or whatever that part is considered

It's ok

what is happening

I enjoy parts in theory, but mostly I appreciate it as an influence on other groups I like.

I just struggle to get into Kraftwerk. I understand they are influential, I understand it is atmospheric, but I prefer tunes and melodies.

I like what Kraftwerk have influenced a lot more than I like them. I've tried before but I just find this too boring and repetitive. And some of these songs are needlessly long.

Meh.... tiresome.

Insipid

Like we need another one of these.

Cool sound. Not my vibe.

I think it would have been much more impressive in 1978

A really great album when it was released. One of the big steps of electronic music. And therefore a must for this list. But unfortunately I simply don't like it.

reminds me a little of the movie hackers 1995. the song intros are good.

Heel veel beep boop

Ja… Warum nicht?

German robot sounds from the 70s- if that's what you're into you might be a serial killer. I wouldn't like to listen again but I get why this album is important.

*1978. Instrumental electronic. *Sounds like a European Mannheim steamroller Christmas album… or it could be the telephone hold music when you’re being transferred to a different department. *Only about 35 minutes, so it wasn't bad. The electronic stuff is not my vibe, but the music actually isn't terrible. RATING - 5/10

Great sound work but not really my vibe

El disco no es malo y se reconoce claramente la importancia que tuvo en la historia de la música. Dicho esto, claramente no es una obra para mi. No es la primera vez que lo escucho pero si probablemente sea la última. No disfruto el género para nada, más allá que The Model me parezca un gran hit.

Not my jam

Is this supposed to be important? Because it's pretty mid. I got bored halfway through the first song, and it never drew me in. It's fine and dandy to put on this robot gimmick but as straight music it's just not interesting. Easy way to make 36 minutes feel like 90. I get that it's somehow synth based music from the 70s but that doesn't mean it's automatically good. It's far from timeless and doesn't stack up to even just the music of its time. Barely giving it a 2 just because it not entirely unlistenable. 1.5/5

skipped through this bc why would i waste time listening to it

a ideia é interessante mas n me pegou mto n

Kinda weird! album de jueguito definitivamente. No lo escucharía otra vez

Kraftwerk wer kennt es nicht. Live eine abnsolute Katastophe

Когда-то, возможно. это было прикольно и ново, но нынче кто будет это слушать?

my respect for electronic music has greatle decreased since I started this challenge

Pioneers for sure , still not my fav lol

Прикольне звучання, але нічого не міняється

I understand they were og electronic, but it was kind of boring comparatively. Interesting once, but boring

Not always grating, which may be the best thing I can say about electronica.

Did not enjoy

Not Daft Punk

Trochę zbyt monotonny, tekst to parę powtarzających się słów lub zdań. Zbyt podobne do siebie i za długie. Album pasowałby jako tło do futurystycznej gry komputerowej 2D. 2/5

Det var ett album som inte föll mig i smaken. Jag gillar Daft Punk, så jag trodde nog att jag skulle gilla det här också eftersom det verkar så att Daft är inspirerade av Kraftwerk. Men låtarna var långa och repetitiva, vilket får mig att uppfatta albumet som tråkigt. Ingen av låtarna stod ut särskilt mycket, och jag har ingen tydlig favorit.

Sounds like a brutalism-inspired sort of music. I'd say the middle of the release is quite okay for passive listening, as a somewhat noir-fashioned record. However, the beginning and the ending felt boring. As this is far from being something either as melodic as many Daft Punk works (even the first few disks) or as crazily experimantal as the Einstürzenden Neugebaten industrial album on the 1001 list (which I rated 1/5 anyways), I'll just give it two out of five. "The Model" and "Neon Lights" are generally not bad.

4/10 I appreciate how ahead-of-the-times this album is - very electronic, futuristic, industrial. I just don't particularly have an interest in it. I'm sick and have a headache so I may not be in the right head space for this album, so I'll give it a relisten at a later time.

Erm

I’d rather listen to Neil’s Transfomer.

I struggled to get through this.

🤖WE ARE THE ROBOTS🤖 Charming, silly, but lacking in funk. More rhythmic diversity would be nice. I'm guessing they get more credit (than they deserve) for being the first to do it (with synths). I do appreciate that they left a lot of space in the lyrics and arrangements for a listener's mind to run in.

Saying “I am a robot” over and over again is the first thing a kid would do with that voice machine

I’ve never heard this…OH NOOO sike no but really I haven’t so I’ll listen back, it’s really 80s though like super, I like 80s but it was not for me too much electronic synth

Beep boop beep beep. R2D2 l'album.

Oh no. Not another Kraftwerk.

Not sure what I just listened to. Definitely noty favorite. Reminds me of friends when Ross plays his music in front of the gang. That kid of vibe.

not my kind of music weird techno.

Bliepjes is niet mijn ding

Very cool dance album, not my favorite. Kind of repetitive

I appreciate Kraftwerk but its not something I really want to listen to

It's just not my bag. I can appreciate the production and the technical achievement, but it leaves me cold (and I know that's basically the point, they are German after all.)

Beep beep boop bop beep

Felt just as repetitive as the others. I'd actually say I enjoy electronic in general, but something about this group just doesn't do it for me.

Ja ja ja, mach schnell mit der art things, huh?

yeah… not my kappati

4.5/10

Not my style. listened to while getting ready and in geometry. my favorite was The Model.

At least it was a short album. I felt like it was more tolerable because of that alone. Still don’t know why this is on this list.

It’s just the same as all of their other albums

Totally underwhelming like every other Kraftwerk album we've had. They just repeat the same word for the entire song and it's supposed to be profound? Like what? Yes there was that one song that had a story but that was only one song. None of the other songs did anything.

sounds like all the other Kraftwerk albums-men pretending to sound like robots & weird sounds

This album is a bag of mixed emotions for me. I absolutely dislike when artists use a vocoder and make themselves sound like robots… it fits Kraftwerk as they are an electronic band but they have songs on this record with actually human sounding vocals that are just so much better. The music is really cool. I am a Trent Reznor fan, so that’s probably why I enjoyed the music. Overall this album isn’t my cup of tea. The first three songs are 0/5 for me but it does slightly pick up after that. Not really a fan. I think the only song by Kraftwerk that I really enjoy is Computer Love…. But that’s not even on this album. I remember hearing Computer Love for the first time and I remember thinking “I have heard this melody before!!!” And I was puzzled for a long time. It was so familiar. Then after going over it in my head a million times I figured out where I heard it. Coldplay had sampled the riff for their song Talk but transcribed it to guitar. And honestly, they made it their own. I had heard Coldplays version before and thought “this is such a great melody.” It’s pretty cool that they were inspired by Kraftwerk and made a song revolved around that melody. Chris Martin even hand wrote a letter to the members of Kraftwerk to ask permission to use that riff. And they surprisingly gave the ok to use it. They’re notoriously protective of their music and don’t often let people sample it. So that’s neat. And that bit of trivia has nothing to do with this record.

I am utterly shocked that people rate this as well as they do. In what world are these sounds emotionally charged and beautiful? Listen, it's cool from a historic, achievement-in-electronica view. But I'm not gonna sit here and say that ze Deutschland Kraftwerk jungen were making panty-dropping gold here. It was experimental synth work loosely tied to some robot story. It's listenable. I think that's about all there is to say. Fave track: - Neon Lights

Not for me. Electronic music makes me feel anious. I can absolutely appreciate the skill required to create this but not something I'd choose to listen to. 2 stars

Somewhat Devo derivative, some SpongeBob robot episode? Liked The Model song. 2.5?

interesting... scary at first, then got used to it

Obviously inspired lots of bands, but didn't get much from listening to it beyond noticing that

Very cyber very intergalactic like robot in the future be making ts ill leave this album for the ai to listen to not me

EDM and me just don't really get along. Listen to a couple of songs but was so completely bored! Just not my cup of tea.

Nothing crazy interesting about this electronic music, however, impressive for the mid-70s. Still overall great vibe and fun background/party music. Mostly wish songs were less repetitive and shorter.

couldn’t finish it 😭 just wasn’t for me

I see the vision but all the beeps and boops don't quite make an album

Repetitive and boring. Neon lights was the only song I didn’t hate. This kind of music does not stand the test of time for me.

Its somewhat good, repetitive, wouldn't listen to it on my own but it's nice to find this.

Not my thing, but interesting

This made me feel like I was in an episode of Stranger Things

This was fine for what it was but I didn’t really find it that interesting. This was probably a lot more exciting when it came out than today

Electronic isn’t really my thing

Techno EDM yummy. We are the robots. We are the robots. Futuristic fun. Germany. That's it. Kinda boring.

Sehr weirdes Album aber irgendwie catchy. Leider nicht mein Geschmack. Das Model natürlich trotzdem ein Klassiker. Habe die deutsche Version gehört.

2/5

2.5

Ethereal and airy, but a bit repetitive. I appreciate Kraftwerk's ground breaking influence that has yielded the electronic music we have today.

This is certainly an important album with respect to the development of electronica, EDM, etc. It was interesting in that respect. It is fun to think about the musicians messing with new tech in interesting ways. That said, it didn't hold up very well for me, although it did lead to some interesting conversations with my son about EDM, so that was a bonus. I can see why it made the list, but not something I'm likely to revisit in the future.

Not the biggest fan. Cool sounds, but kind of lackluster. Favorite song was Neon Lights.

weird. don’t know what I think really

Sounds like 16 bit games. This is overrated. Not very exciting at all.

i would give 1, what a crap, but the model song puts it higher

"The Robots" - nice and funky beat but why is a robot actually singing to me "Spacelab" - still the beat was funky but not my thing at all "Metropolis" - i really hate this one my ears hurt but i tolerated the singing "The Model" - this one might be better "Neon Lights" - can this end "The Man Machine" - i absolutely hated that

плінкі плонкі весело але не так шоб сильно.

перша пісня одразу трохи вибісила, коли почула там російську, але враховуючи, в які часи цей альбом було створено, ще й у Німеччині, це не дивує. можу уявити цей альбом саундтреком різних тогочасних сайфай фільмів, і на цьому все. не моє взагалі, хоча їхній вплив на розвиток електронної музики дуже значний

I didn't really like it, but it was kinda catchy. 2/5

Not meu estilo, um eletrónico até bem tass, mas nada de mais

Wtf….

Too Heldercore for me 🥹🥹 fica repetitivo e canso me logo mas.. it's cool ig Ok wait to a gostar do inicio da última música Pronto mas nunca mais muda de beat Like ok i get it machine machine machine machine machine machine machine machine machine Back at it again with the machine They were cooking mas o frango ta meio cru

Entã, eu acho fixe que isto tenha sido feito nos anos 70 mas eu não acho que seja para mim. Não que seja mau, I just don’t get it (e parece algo que tocaria nuna aula de GA if ykwim)

This may have been a groundbreaking electronic album when it came out 47 years ago, but it didn't age well. Sounds silly and juvenile. Probably a must listen if you're really into electronica but there's so much better stuff out there.

I'll give it 2 stars. High 2 stars. I didn't really like it but i didn't really hate it either.

it feels weird to critique the album? kind of like reviewing classical music, there's this historic sheen on it that separates it from just any other techno record. it's interesting, and kind of funny, and i guess there's *something* cool about it, but judging it on the same metrics as every album i dont know that it's the most routinely listenable. The Model sounds impressively modern, that's probably my favorite. but yeah daft punk (original 1978 theatrical run colorized) like 2.4/5

1. Why is every single one of these songs nostalgically familiar 2. I went in ready to hate but I'm getting why these are kinda """influential""" 3. The Model best on the album 4. Not THAT bad 4.3/10

Sounds like soundtrack to 80s movie

Not for me sorry

2/5

Totally Daft Punk's ancestor. Songs are a too drawn out for my tastes (2.5)

So Models was a hit in the UK. This is music for clubbers of disco. Not for me.

I dont like electronic music in general and surprisingly i didn’t like this. It does however have ‘the model’ on it which is undeniably catchy

Another band my Dad liked and which got played a lot in the house when I was a kid... and which I don't understand the appeal of. The Model is alright (and short!) but otherwise this isn't for me. I did enjoy that the German accent made "Metropolis" sound like "call the police" every time they sang it. Bleepy bloopy background music. 2/5

I can see how this was influential, but I don't like it very much.

watafaku

Cool sounds and I’m sure pioneering for it’s time. The songs don’t do much for me on a single listen.

Computer game music. What else could this be good for? Do people really listen to this?

I'm just not a Kraftwerk fan I'm sorry Cathal

I can totally see in 1978 when this album was released, that people could imagine that this is what the future sounded like. Also if you’re a hip hop head you’ll definitely notice a few choice samples.

Sounded cool 2

Ass

Sûrement très sympa pour l'époque mais on se fait chier quand même hein

Chelou les allemands

It was cool considering the time period it came out, however would not listen to again

Not for me. Some of it is pleasant enough in the background, but ughh. And the robot voice was dumb and bad. Rolled over into "Computer Love," which is not on this album, but which I did like.

Repetitive and not very interesting

Not great, electronic music is hard to make interesting. That is the case with this one.

Not for me. I liked the last one we had (Trans-Europe Express) much more. Favorite Song: Metropolis

“We are the robots” - Interesting music, my first time hearing this band. Unique in a good way. A lot of synths that have a bit of a chilling vibe to them. Can be very catchy too. Distorted and robotic voices everywhere. This is strictly electronic music. I can see how some may be turned off by this while others are addicted. I’m somewhere in the middle.

Daft Punk did it better years later

I understand how cool it is that this album sounds the way it does when it came out back in the 70's, but I can't honestly say that made my listen any more enjoyable. Just the title of the song in a robotic voice over a synth beat. Over and over and over again for more than half the album. Sometimes they change it up but not enough to make it matter. I'll be nice and give a point for the pleasantness of the beats, but that is all I can give.

2/4

I've tried to listen to Kraftwerk before and they never really hit with me. Too german, too new age, too.... synth (?). I found the first half to be good, for background music when doing something else. Model was a good track, and the title song, Man Machine was decent. 2/5.

Felt like redundant video game music, these guys love robots. 🤖

I know they’re influential but I didn’t care for this much at all.

just old electric noise, not bad just not for me

Transformers music

While I appreciate the influence Kraftwerk has had on many artists I enjoy, I have never been able to get into them. However, of the three albums of theirs I have gotten on this list thus far, I disliked this one the least. The hyper-redundancy just wears me out after not too long. But the question remains, who are the robots? Why won’t they tell us?

Interesting, not bad. Some songs are quite catchy. But most of them are too monotonous. I wouldn't go back to this album voluntarily. 2,5/5.

Man, I know that Kraftwerk were super avant garde and cutting-edge for their time. and I know that they helped springboard a couple different musical genres. I know they're well respected for their work. For what it is, its recording is pristine and reflects a systematic and intentional approach to music creation. But man, I just don't care about "soundscapes" or EDM (which this maybe really isn't, but seems like a predecessor for), or synth music. This was a hard listen for me, though I respect the talent. It's just so mind-numbing for me. 2/5

Important in the development of electronic music, but dated

It sounds like you'd expect a Kraftwerk album to sound. I think I liked this one better than the other one I listened to, but I can't really say I liked it. Less unpleasant than I'd feared, ultimately!

Cover 4 I can only think of Ross Geller playing his. Innovative music at Central Park with the dog barking and car crash sounds. I don't hate this but despite them being innovators of the genre, I prefer the people they influenced rather than them themselves.

The Model is a banger, but besides that not really my type of music. Honestly fascinating that they did this in the 70s, but overall very repetitive. Gotta love the German accents in the vocals though!

Bof, trop électronique 2 étoiles

Weird, but in a slightly good way. Curious what people thought of this when it first came out as it feels ahead of it's time. Can't bring myself to give it more than a 2 though as I can't see myself listening to a lot of this.

A couple OK tracks, but I was glad it was over quickly.

I like the band but not this album

Just... boring nonsensical electronica. I'm glad that there's representation for this genre on the list, but that's where my glee stops

Okay literally no false pretences on this album. Not trying to hide away- the album screams we are the future get behind it or fuck off. Bringing electro beats to the 70s, possibly becoming the muse to a generation of 80s music (and most likely inspiring 2 albums from pet street boys which I’ve been forced to listen to on this 1001 roster) but also can hear modern techno music being influenced by this album. But I will say there is a difference to being influential and one that I enjoy listening to. There is a reason there is little singing on the album. The Model shows you why… Couple of songs were fun - but can’t imagine I’m adding this to my regular playlist selection

Ihan groovi ja svengi mutta aika avaruusleffaviba

A bit dated. Kids hated it!

When “The Man Machine” was released in 1978, it must have been straight-off avant-garde. Moreover, the album is extremely clear and tastefully produced for its time. Unfortunately, despite all its professionalism and quality, the “songs” remain nothing more than ringtones to me - perfect as the soundtrack to a retro computer game. As standalone music, however, I don't think they have aged too well.

I have not heard much Kraftwerk - the only song of theirs I would say I'm familiar with was "Tour de France" because it was featured in a great scene in Breakin'. The first song here ("Robots") sounds almost like a prequel to that song. I don't hate this but couldn't imagine listening to it a lot. It sounds like the soundtrack for an old arcade game. The lyrics are unintentionally hilarious but I'll give them a pass on that because English isn't their first language. "The Model" reminds me of the "Space Pants" SNL skit with Peter Dinklage and Gwen Stefani.

Kiutty: Melodia boa, porem cansativo. Moov: Chato pra um caralho, nós dropamos o album na penultima música de tão cansativo que era.

Perhaps it is valid in the context of its time and contemporaries - sure, I read the wiki page. But elegaic, best electronic album of all time? Aw hell no - this music sucks. To me it just captures the naive, modernist obsession with "robot as personal slave", a kind of ham fisted reaching for the world, grabbing at progress absent mindedly. Now we all have 4 hours of screen time a day and job loss for AI. 2 stars for novelty but otherwise corny, unenjoyable almost muzak

Another in a series of bands my favourites are indebted to or love but I just...have never found a way into. Und ich kann Deutsch! A lot of Kraftwerk plays like the factory settings, waiting for someone with actual inspiration or emotion to come along and do something with it. And sure enough, look at all the samples folks turned Kraftwerk into!

2.5

This is what, the third Kraftwerk album on this list? I don’t think they warrant that large a space here. It’s impressive to do this in the 70s and not aggressively unpleasant though, so it’s saved from a 1 star rating

I appreciate Kraftwerk's music because of how ahead of its time it was, but man I wish I liked listening to it more.

Wildly unpleasant to listen to, as it's just noise for 40 minutes. But some of those sounds are interesting from an audio generation perspective for how old this album is.

They had a 3 until they started singing.... way better as just ambient music

2.5. Too much instrumentals for my taste. Became a bit boring 😔

Not really my thing but gets bonus points for being insanely influential and ahead of its time. 2.5

Man it’s crazy this came out in 1979. Wonder what the reaction was to something like this back then. That being said I couldn’t even get halfway thru it lol.

Not my thing