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didn't realize Krautrock was that ambient. Decent chilled stuff.
I wasn't sure what I was going to get with this. I was expecting Krautrock and expecting weird. It started off on the really relaxing end of the spectrum. But they came through in the end with the last couple of tracks. I loved the contrast across the album. Good stuff.
i was wondering how I, a german who has lived in germany for the first 19 years of her life, had never heard of this band. then i listened to it and understood. i think a 1 is too harsh but this is just really not for me.
I really enjoyed all of this. Although I've no idea what it was, apparently they were a duo who's ideas diverged and so the first half was more ambient. It was a cool, post rocky kind of ambience that I really enjoyed... Then the 2nd half was rockier, but then each track was totally different. I enjoyed them all but they seemed completely unrelated from each other. One was pinky, one was post rocky, one was just rocky. It was all over the place. But again, I liked them all. Weird. But really good.
I'm relieved that it was predominantly instrumental, or else this could've been tougher to get through.
I vaguely remember this cheesy 70's instrumental nonsense. Vangelis and Chariots of Fire, Jean Michelle Jarre, Tangerine Dream. Not sure why I need to listen to this before I die, but I suppose there isn't an elevator long and slow enough to listen otherwise. I liked the second half a bit more, but this wasn't a winner for me.
I really need to stop reading the reviews before I listen to my album. I thought the shift was gonna completely blow me away but I can kinda see how it developed into a more punk-sounding album. Loved the ambient stuff as well, but I can't see myself listening to this on my own time.
Not sure what I just listened to...so I guess I liked it
An absolutely amazing album. It was not what I was expecting at all. Ok, there were some elements that met my expectations for krautrock, but it's so much more than that in total. Side 1 was incredible, then side 2 happened and it was better! This experience is what makes this site and formula so great - enjoying an album you would probably never ordinarily listen to.
Kinda electronic vibes music.
I believe my only previous reference for what "kraut rock" is was Can. And to me, this felt vastly different than that band. It felt less jammy and psychadelic (though those elements are still here), and more atmospheric, something closer to ambient music or proto-post-rock. I was taken aback initially by just how gorgeous that core piano melody and light strumming combination was on the opener 'ISI'. The song feels like the sun rising after an awful storm and was the highlight of the album for me. 'Seeland' gave me the strongest post-rock vibes with those massive guitar waves, and 'Leb' wohl' gave me the strongest ambient vibe; it's like something that would appear on the early Eno ambient series if you removed the vocals. 'Hero' and the closer 'After Eight' were far closer to the kraut rock sounds I was expecting going into this. The former is just such a fiery track that manages to not burn out despite its 7-minute length. And the vocals are absolutely infectious, just raw, gross, and over-the-top in all the best ways. And that closer also had a sort of distorted punk energy, much rawer direction, especially when you compare it to where the album started. Good listening, been meaning to listen to this band for a while now and they didn't disappoint, a really infectious record.
This is like two different albums, one consisting of banal but inoffensive ambient music and the other reaching *toward* punk. That second album is the only one I’d ever return to.
closes the massive gap between tightness and openness, locked in AND feather-light, with very little of the puckishness that similar bands of the time and place exhibited. instead it is earnestly beautiful, intense, beatific - big words for big music, music which barrels down the glittering highway of its own rhythm section, always dancing on the edge but squarely in the middle of it, a chrome-plated motorcycle skating between the road's yellow middle line towards infinity
good background music, but its just that, idk why it is here
Okay? Segundo album de rock experimental aleman, al primero le di un 1, a este un 3, el próximo será un 5!? Espero que no, tendría que dar mucha explicación para justificar porque lo estoy escuchando. Ni fu ni fa, acompaña, está bien.
What in the boring heck was this? The first half felt like I should be getting a massage. Maybe the music was good but I couldn't tell as I feel asleep at my desk at 9 am.
Half a wonderful album. Fuck knows what the rest of that was.
A pretty good krautrock album. First half really drew me in, the back half lost me a bit with some of the weirder, screamier bits. But still a mostly fun and engaging listen.
1975 • 6 songs • 42 minutes not looking good for these guys genre: psychedelic rock mmm not helping conclusion: not terrible tbh. it had highs and lows but it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. even the more experimental stuff was interesting to listen to
NEU! 75 feles like Neu!'s s/t debut (NEU!) is wearing fancier clothes. Neu! is very much riding that same motorik rhythm as they did when they first started, but now their sound encorporates more electronics, piano, explores ambient sound, and generally becoming a more sophisticated version of the same. It's that good ol' German psych rock, just a little more grown up and distinguished.
cool album but they really didn't have to put some random bullshit at the end of most of the songs
I really liked this one. It sounds timeless in a surprising way—you could have told me it came out ten years ago, and I would have believed it. My spouse and I listened while we built Lego together, and it was a fun side-activity. Repetitive, but interesting. As I've gotten more into creating electronic music, I've noticed the proclivity toward minor-mode, dark harmonic and melodic material. I like how cheery a lot of this music sounds. And then it eventually gets to "Hero," which takes things in a new, punk/new wave direction, which I also enjoyed. Very cool find, and one I know I wouldn't have stumbled on without this list!
I feel like I was expecting something darker from a German electronica/rock album. The fist track "Isi" has a sound of Charlie Brown and has a very good driving rhythm and beat. But the plinky-plonky piano makes it feel very much like a daytime sports program theme. "Hero" sounds a little more rock/punk but stills feels a bit lighter than I was hoping for. Overall I enjoyed it and appreciated that this is proto-industrial rock. So it was interesting to see where that genre came from. (2.333)
It wasn't
FUN!
I really thought this would be weirder and more abrasive...disappointed
Really good.
Soporific! I never made it past the first two. Not what expected from music called Kraut
5/10 More than a little disappointing. I was expecting Can/Kraftwerk levels of awesomeness, but this was just a bit crap. Tedious chord scapes. The odd good rhythm. Could mostly sit in the background.
Fine listen but nothing to come back to.
This was weird. I enjoyed it, I guess, but the first half and the second half were like two entirely different genres of music. First half was instrumental elevator music, second half was German pop punk. (3)
This was better than I expected; I liked the balance of the soothing first half and more aggressive back half.
Background music
Really interesting ambient parts, very surprised by this one
This is definitely a very bizarre album. It starts out beautiful, with a genre that I've never heard before. Something about it just scratches my brain. The sleek production baffles me considering this came out in 1975. Something this album is a master of doing is making so much space feel so full, which I will thoroughly compliment. The first 3 tracks are all astonishing, with the simple waves of euphoria being just what I needed for a change of pace due to the other albums the list has been giving me. Unfortunately, the 4th and 6th songs feature some of the worst vocals I've heard in my entire life. The instrumentation remains awesome under them, making it almost bearable. It's just such a shame a perfect album was completely ruined by the worst possible performance. Other than the vocals, this shit's gas.
Interesting. First half instrumental with wave noises then into harder Rick. Albums builds as it goes. German band
love it!
pretty cool
Cool instrumentals. Nice and easy listen, still don’t know if I had to hear this before I died. But I’m definitely not extremely mad that I did.
For an album that you can hear so much of in later music (namely Bowie's Berlin trilogy), it's suprisingly under0discussed. I don't think the best songs in this live up to the best songs on Heroes, and there's a slight thin-ness to a couple of the aongs, but overall holds up remarkably well.
Trippy krautrock from one of the big German bands of the 70s. Not my favorite but wasn't that bad by any means. Not sure if this inclusion was necessary, though.
No expectations. Had never heard of them. Not much vocals and when they started I was initially not impressed but by the end of the track was quite happy with them. It's going around again and I will probably listen to the entire album again. In my headphones on a Saturday afternoon working around the house. Thanks generator for the selection. I didn't know krautrock was a genre but very happy with this. Rocking at times and very delicate at times.
amazing
Transcendent and influential album. The first half of the record invokes the ambient, atmospheric sounds and rhythms you hear in ethereal post-rock while the second half introduces the trademark fast-paced classic time signatures that drive punk rock forward. As a first time listener, there are many bands that I heard on this record. No wonder many artists credit NEU! as an influence....the blueprint for punk, shoegaze, and post-rock hard to ignore. I will be def be listening to their discography.
Mehhhhh. I am whelmed. The good is that it’s hard to be offended or anything close. There’s a lot of soothing, cyclical instrumentation that washes over the listener. The not so good is that there isn’t anything closer to a wow moment, or really too many melodies to latch onto. When the song “Hero” comes on, it’s hard not to be distracted by the tonal switch. Everything was once krautrocky, soft electronica. Now theyre reaching for something a bit punk inspired, with some lackluster vocals added in. The group would go on to attempt this a couple times on the back half of the record, making for a harsh contrast in sound. I was a big fan of “E-Musik” towards the end of the record though. It’s the most successful at being a placid, looping song that induces some sense of musical hypnosis. I’m thinking this is a drei von fünf
Groundbreaking
An album of 2 halves. Mellow first side, then the "Krautrock" 2nd. Both have their merits but the 2nd is what I would go back to.
Yet another stunning piece of shit from 1001 Lot of effort went into that cover
Still great
Great motorik jams
Nice chill Sunday morning album
A good and varied album. Good night driving songs
So I am familiar with 71. Don’t think I have heard 75. But, I am down with Kraftwerk and while I don’t think 71 blew my mind, it’s still in my orbit. So… Yeah. I really started digging this. Even it’s turn to “new age/ ambient.” Then it.. lost me. It’s just too all over the place. It’s like they were having some fun in the studio and threw it together and said, “here’s an album!” Which hey, that’s your prerogative. And you have skills. But… yeah, that’s not going to me MY recommendation for a “best album of the year.” 3 Boolean: true, I suppose. I mean I STILL gave them a 3. It’s NEU!
Krautrock! FTW
This was a slog. One song was pretty good, but the rest were just ranged from almost enjoyable to is this still playing.
This was okay. It was pretty static to me, but again it's my perspective. It made good background music during my work day.
Wow sounds fresh in 2026
This one was not really for me. Just kinda boring.
Not withstanding that this album is a cornerstone of Krautrock, produced by legendary studio owner Conny Plank who also worked with Kraftwerk and Ultravox and influenced Bowie, Roxy, Joy Division, Noel Gallagher and countless others, I think this album is one of the closest in this list to the Emperor's new clothes. I don't think that a rock drum beat with a flange pedal under one chord for 9 minutes is THAT groundbreaking. I know there are soundscapes, nice guitar sounds but precious little that has me marvelling at its musicality. In a word, boring.
The payoff of Germany not putting a speed limit on the highway. 5/5
I thought this could be 4 when it started, quite pleasant soundscapes. Then it went into a wall of sound? Second half not great.
I quite liked this. Being from 1975 was a surprise.
Not sure what the point of this album is and it is quite boring.
The name of Klaus Dinger probably doesn't ring a bell to many persons around the world. But when you realize it is actually the mastermind of one of the most memorable and influential drum rhythm patterns that has ever existed in rock and roll, everything starts to make sense. the "Motorik" wasn't just a drum pattern. It tried to reflect and show how factories in germany were sounding back in the day. It was a Germany that was trying to lift not only his economy but also his own image to outsiders after the World War II and the horryfing effects it had in both his people and the rest of the world. Krautrock in Berlin and Dusseldorf emerged as a way of saying "we are different now" and both cities were seemingly trying to really point it out and when Klaus himself went to found Kraftwerk with Florian Schneider, people began to take seriously a new movement inspired by the will of progress and envisioning a new future. It was a whole nation trying to show to the world that they changed. Or at least, they were making an attempt. Klaus Dinger never survived the ambitions of the rest of his partners and he moved on from Kraftwerk after a few shows. Kraftwerk eventually made their own path to become the electronic pionneers we all known today but when it comes to NEU! and specially when it comes to this NEU! 75, their third record, you can tell why Klaus parted ways with his previous band. While the first part of the record with songs like Isi and Seeland are influenced by ambient and even some noisy sound on keyboards, the side two it is considered by many to be one of the precursors on punk music since the Motorik drum pattern and the sharp tone of guitars can be heard in all of it's glory in "Hero" and "E. Musik". ¿A proto-punk album? To many people, indeed it is. Sadly the past came knocking the door and NEU! would eventually disband after musical differences between both Dinger brothers Klau and Thomas, and the other creative side, Michael Rother who wanted to pursue ambient and a psychedelic side in contrast with the agression, fast paced rock music. The result of both musical directions it is manifested in this album in such a dramatic way, that these songs actually have their own ability of merging you into this musical tension that co-existed between them with every track. It is not a good record, but it isn't also a bad one. It is just a record. One that proves that sometimes when you are trying to leave the memories from a war they come back to haunt you in ways you could never expect.
Need to give this several more listens to really leave a good review. Main goal of this project for me is to find inspiration for my music writing. This album for some reason helped spark a lot of ideas
The review that said “This, boys and girls, is why it's important to listen to an album all the way through before rating it. I was pleasantly surprised by the first three tracks of this six-track album. They're chill but interesting melodic soundscapes and they made a nice backdrop to my morning. Unfortunately, those first three tracks are followed by 20+ minutes of incoherent screaming and mind-numbingly repetitive drums that utterly tanked the album for me.” was entirely correct and I couldn’t stop laughing. Glad this kind of stuff is on the generator though.
Each artist wanted to do different things. The solution: split the album in half, and each person gets a half. Like how Recurring by Spacemen 3 is split :) 1st half: Soooo calming. I really dig it 2nd half: Not sure how I feel about it. Was nice to have it drone on too I guess. I liked 1st side more
this album genuinely just some noise still some good stuff tho
Brilliant album - maybe not quite as visceral and exciting as some other krautrock classics but has an elegant consistency that gives it a start-to-finish quality
This was really good, wish it was easier to find though
Loved this. The ambient stuff dragged on a bit for me, but wasn’t bad. The punkier rock stuff was aces.
75 Krautrock, like peanuts Christmas, cool drums
Very solid background music Fave track: Isi
A bit ineffectual. 3/5
Music to put you to sleep.
Pretty fun. Some blade runner vibes
Liked it. 3.0
erm… niet echt mijn ding
eerste helft is echt goed (dan zingt hij niet) maar zodra hij zingt...
Ended up accidentally falling sleep whilst first listening to this as it was too hot and I didn't sleep well the night before... And it was a pretty cool experience. I didn't even really feel that tired before listening, but something about the hypnotic atmosphere of the first two tracks made it feel like the consciousness was almost ripped from my body. I still took a lot of it in in this time, as it felt very familiar when I went back and tried it again, especially with the second half which was playing as I kept waking up. I do think it is a bit repetitive in a way that is intentional but not necessarily interesting to me in the way that drone can be, but I do like this. Another observation I had was that I've been meaning to try more krautrock for a while since it has influenced a lot of bands I like, but I actually found this surprisingly fresh and different to those. The fact that this was made when it was is also really cool, especially considering the simultaneous proto- and post-punk elements.
With how plodding the first half felt, I was very ready to just write this one off as forgettable, but then the second half kicked in and my ears were open to a whole new sound of Krautrock. Angular riffs, aggressive vocals, and spacious production, all coming together to create something rather exciting. I might be tempted to check more of NEU!'s work, however I would have liked this one a little more if they had just kept the momentum of the second half throughout the entire thing. Favourite track: Hero Least favourite track: Seeland
I really liked the first half. I think it started to lose it's touch when it stopped being instrumental, and the songs with lyrics would've been better with either no lyrics at all or at minimum a different singer. Still a good listen though, but not sure it needed to be on this list.
Nein!
Not a bad electronic album. Just not exciting. Precursor to Air in my opinion but not as ethereal
Wow can't believe this was released in 1975!
I bet not many are really into this type of music in this challenge, but I damn love it. I listened to this album twice back-to-back. I could have done a third
A nice hybrid between rock and indie I will say 3/5
I liked it and am in-between 3 and 4. So 3.5, though I can't give that officially. I'd listen to it again and I liked the concept of some of the songs/how they tied in with other songs making the album feel like a single entity, though some songs didn't blend as well as others.
3 1/2 Stars: Not what I was expecting. I liked it. Not sure I'll ever find my way back to it, but pleasantly surprised by what I heard.
this rules
Not bad, couple tracks knocked it down more than the good ones lifted it.
I kept waiting for each song to get to the point and start, but then they were just over. Just like this was probably a new idea that hadn't quite come to fruition at the time it was released, the songs approach finding something interesting but end up falling short.
Decent.
No doubt the best krautrock album I've heard yet. Not only this is the clearest sounding record from that genre, it also has an incredible ambient and powerful moments. The first track, "ISI", opens the project with a piano that prepares the listener for a really beautiful krautrock song, something that got me out of guard as I was not expecting such a clean sound, considering my experience with "Faust" and "Can". It has everything from the genre, hypnotic rhythms, repetitive melodies and electronic textures, but all done with an impeccable and beautiful sound. I really liked how incredibly clear everything sounds and how marvelous the melodies are. Then comes "Seeland", a song that slows things down to create very calming and spacious music, resulting in a superb relaxing experience. Loved the bass melody and the guitars that come and go as they were waves. Speaking of waves, the next song is "Leb' Wohl", an ambient track that features sounds of literal waves, ethereal piano and voice, and a rhythm pattern that is basically the ticking of a clock. Really liked this song, as it is wonderfully smooth, serene and soothing. From here, the energy comes back with "Hero", the track that literally inspired David Bowie to create his big hit with the same name. All the beautiful melodies and relaxing mood created by the previous songs are replaced with a very fun and energetic krautrock track, with now the vocals coming in to give a quite chaotic performance. Almost the same thing can be said about "E-Musik", but now the pianos are back. While not as fun as "Hero" and not as wonderful as the first half, it still is a decent groove. Finally, the band decided to close the album with a proto-punk song, with the fastest rhythms and guitars, ending the album in a very frenetic way. Overall, very surprised with this. I expected the album to have way more psychedelic elements, as others releases of the same style, but instead, the band decided to make their own approach of krautrock by blending ambient, space rock and proto punk, which results in an unique album that is half wonderful and half animated fun.
This was my first encounter with an entirely unfamiliar genre: krautrock, which appears to be psychedelia from West Germany in the ‘70s. True to the band's name, this was definitely a new kind of sound in 1975. Today it doesn't sound particularly exciting, but is still a rewarding listen that doesn't overstay its welcome. I’d describe the album opener “ISI” as sci-fi lounge music. “Leb’ wohl” is entirely transporting with its ambient ocean waves, though it could also put the listener to sleep. I like the use of ambient sound in general. The howling wind overtop a vaguely demonic moaning towards the end of "E-Musik" definitely intrigues and makes me lean in to hear better.
Album #133, Neu!, Neu! ’75 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’m a big fan of these guys. I think Neu! made some of the most beautiful music I can think of. Despite being classed as krautrock, which can seem robotic and electronic, I think there’s a real human quality to Neu!‘s music. It sounds created by people in a way that something like Kraftwerk doesn’t. Despite the two bands sharing a similar history, I think they’re actually very different in that regard. Not to get too pretentious, but Neu! sound like such a collage of human emotion and feeling. Take the opening track, Isi. It’s about as pretty and gorgeous a song as I can think of in popular music. Their music often seems to be built from only a handful of elements. You get these wonderful dreamy melodies and long, winding songs that kind of follow a conventional structures. But, they are free-flowing, effect-heavy, and just beautiful sounding. Then you’ve got the best thing about Neu!: the drums. Those simple motorik beats. I don’t know why they’re so good. They’re so distinctive despite being so simple and minimalist. They’re exactly what this kind of music calls for. Very little flash, just those relentless, pulsating drums that push everything forward. Because they’re so repetitive, you almost fall into a trance listening to these songs. It reminds me a lot of early Velvet Underground. That style of drumming genuinely changed the way I think about music. Those simple beats ground the songs so completely that everything else is free to move around them. You never get pulled out of the music by some flashy fill or busy beat. The drums never muddy the waters. They just keep everything moving. Neu! were the masters of this style, and they more or less invented it. The obvious outlier is Hero. It’s one of my favourite songs of all time, despite sounding unlike almost anything else in their catalogue. I love that strange mixture of ambient music, krautrock and proto-punk. Klaus Dinger’s vocal isn’t technically great, but the energy and passion behind it is. It almost sounds like he’d always wanted to front a straight-up rock band but had spent years making hypnotic krautrock instead, and Hero is him finally kicking the cage door open. That’s what comes across in the performance, and I absolutely love it. It’s probably the Neu! song I’ve listened to more than any other. It’s not five stars for me because I don’t think it’s their best album. I still slightly prefer their debut, even if Hero might be my favourite individual song. I also think Leb’ Wohl is a little too long and not nearly as interesting as the rest of the album. It’s very pretty, and I love the ocean sound effects in the background. It’s a beautiful, calming piece, and probably something you could fall asleep to, but it’s not necessarily something I’d actively want to listen to. Sitting right in the middle of the album, it slows the momentum a little too much. It’s also missing that motorik beat. Great band, great album, great discography. I genuinely shudder to think where music would be without Neu!.
When you start breaking out genres to Krautrock, you're probably reaching a bit. Still, it is interesting music. But not that interesting. I'll wait and see if it catches on, then I will make a decision.
it felt like i was listening to The Sims music
01) Isi - 7,5 02) Seeland - 8,0 03) Leb' Wohl - 6,5 04) Hero - 7,0 05) E. Musik - 7,5 06) After Eight - 6,5 TOTAL: 7,17 (72/100) Current ranking: 489/960
I remember having a heated discussion about this band’s pronunciation, its pronounced NOY I’ve been told; but that as far as I ever got with them. I love German music, electronic/thrash metal, its all-good stuff. I expected this to be really hard so was surprised about its melodic ambience. However, ultimately it didn’t emotionally reach me.
Quite enjoyable, atmospheric 4/5
I think I get this album. It was a little hard to grasp at first, the first couple tracks seemed to go in different directions and I wasn't sure what to expect from it, but eventually the trance took me over and I was on for the ride. The only real criticism is that it did feel a little bit obvious at times, almost reminiscent of a "jam track", each key change felt expected and the repetitions all felt familiar quickly.
This album feels so far ahead of its time. Some of these tracks are hypnotic and pleasant ambient electronica and others are noisy, experimental affairs that wouldn’t feel out of place on a Sonic Youth album. It’s two different ends of a spectrum and yet somehow they manage to weave the sounds together incredibly well.
Cool but also annoying, one of those where you are interested but at the same time I was always ready to be done listening
They play this at the spa when I'm getting a massage (I thought for the first two tracks). I don't mind the ambient-y stuff, but didn't enjoy the vocalizations in leb wohl/hero. That really took it down a point for me, 2*
zoning in zoning out
NEU! 75 - NEU ⭐️ I’m not really sure what about this album is appealing to some people, but it’s not appealing to me at all. It put me to sleep, so I went back and listened to it again, just to be fair. Still boring. The 1001 Albums project is giving me a lot of confirmation bias, that I already know about and like the best possible music. I’m sure that there will be breakthroughs and surprises, but so far I haven’t encountered any.
I have heard of this artist and album, though I don't believe I recognize any of these tracks by title. So I'm pretty much going into this blind. I enjoyed this more than I expected to. I think I'll add this to my list of albums to listen to again.
Once again, another album that I just sat and scratched my head after the album was over asking myself "What about this album makes it so important that it makes it on this list?" I'm not impressed or disappointed, just merely confused. It's not groundbreaking, not inspiring, not doing anything that anyone else hasn't done before - especially in 2001 where this sound was pretty much "old school". I'll leave this one on this list and hopefully it'll never be relevant in my life again. 4/10
An okay album, no real stand out songs.
Ylipäänsä instrumentaalimusiikista tykkään, ja tämäkin oli kiva. Jossain kohtaa oli vähän ihme rääkymistä, mutta muuten tosi monipuolista soundia.
Tykkäsin! Ihan kivaa ambient syntywavea.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Välillä ihan jees ambienssia mutta ärsyttää aina kun lauaminen kappaleissa on jotain ihme mölinää josta ei saa selvää ⭐⭐
I was honestly very into the ambient section in the beginning before it went punk. Then i settled into the punk and didn't hate it either. To be real, this album would be way better if there weren't any voices at all on it. It had potential but just kinda fell into being mid. Highlight: ISI
Not my bag at all
NEU! is one of those bands I slept on for a long time. I think when I was a teenager I thought krautrock, prog rock and electronic music was all kind of similar and I wouldn’t like it, but I remember reading articles and interviews with bands and artists I did like and NEU! Kept popping up. I would hear a sound here and there, but that didn’t solidify my perception because they all sound like a different band. Once I hit my 20s I started feeling more experimental and liked challenging myself I got into NEU! and all those deterrents became dividends. This album has a lot of variety, but it’s also really solid and steady with different themes and moods but it never feels disparate. It’s great. I recommend. 4.7^
The reviews prepared me for something miserable. Shockingly I liked this well enough, not like some of the questionable choices we are presented daily (Sinatra 🤮) solid 2, maybe 3 stars
First track was great but the rest reminded me of the stuff my school would play when it was time to study
Genuinely liked it. Not quite instrumental.
There are two definitely distinct sides to this album! Both are good, and I'm not entirely convinced they do or don't belong together. Man, I really don't know what the fuck is up with this album, but I'm really into it. This was 1975?!?
어우 듣기 좋아 초반은 게임 ost 같다
2.7
Chill ass Kraut rock until the Hero song
I guess it's cool to see the ways that the two main members were diverging by this point, but I don't really care for Neu as a proto-punk band. Those vocals are honestly pretty bad? But the half that's more akin to their debut is pretty fun, at least
Thrilling repetition, robo-rhythms, meditative ambience, a nervous breakdown, a total freakout, calming and disqueiting, punk and prog balled into one.
This has a nice sound and good energy - vocals aren't much.
boring
This was good. Never heard of them before, and enjoyed most of it. In fact, made me look and see what else they have done.
I'm confiscating your exclamation mark. You haven't earned it at all. Boring.
Very calm and soothing. Perfect for the right moment when you want music but not be distracted by it.
The first half is sublime minimalist art rock, the second is punk. But even through its aggressive pounding drums the harder tracks still sound like Kraftwerk. Pretty cool. Might be a new favourite.
Blind album and artist. Not sure if I'll ever enjoy this album as a whole bunch 1 or 2 faster more rock like tracks sound okay.
Sounds like an early Mannheim Steamroller. Interesting prog sounds from 1975
As Krautrock as you can get. Very easy to listen to and get lost in, but just as easily moves into the background while listening at work.
I had no idea what to expect from this group and album I've never heard of but I enjoyed it. It was interesting to consider how different krautrock from 1975 sounds from American rock from the same year. There were several songs that were exclusively instrumental and lots of use of nature sounds like waves and rain. It was only the last long that I think I could have placed as rock from the 70s. Leb'wohl and after 8 were my favorites.
NEU! and CAN, as cliché as it sounds, were the two bands entirely responsible for getting me into Krautrock and psychedelic German music, and this album is right amongst the top of the pile for me within their respective canons. In my eyes, it marks a definitive line in the sand between the experimentation which was bountiful in the early 70s, and the much sharper and more aggressive tones which punctuated the latter half of the decade going into the 1980s. You can hear the friction bubbling within the band on NEU! 75, where Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger pull into entirely different directions from one another, evidenced by the album being split right down the middle rather than seeking any form of compromise. Amazingly, however, it somehow works in tandem, and the sonic territories explored here simultaneously set a blueprint for both post-punk and synth-pop. The first side is an absolute masterclass in atmospheric, keyboard driven minimalism, diverging from the aggressive propulsion and repetition of the band's earlier work; exactly the sort of music you'd want to soundtrack a night drive or stroll. Meanwhile, the second side is much more combative, sneery and raw, almost like a release of pent-up frustration from Klaus Dinger, who transitions to lead guitar and vocal duties following the restraint of the first. The dual-drumming of his brother Thomas and Hans Lampe on the final two tracks, "E-Musik" and "After Eight", in particular is truly something to behold. Basically I fucking love this band. The debut should have been on the list as well.
Never heard of it. Really good!
Read the bio and thought I’d hate this but it was chilled and enjoyable. First taste of krautrock
Yes, yes, yes! Finally getting some krautrock on the list, well besides Tangerine Dream I guess. Oh boy, do I feel sorry for any sore ass motherfucker calling himself music lover and failing to grasp the epic scale and influence of this great movement. 5 stars!
Nope. Noise does not equal music. 1
Verry interesting, A lot going on. 3 stars
Good ambient background music. Seems way ahead of its time.
Love the first half, meh on the second.
Not often you hear Krautrock. I was hoping to hear German lyrics but it's mostly instrumental and some the little lyrics that are heard, sound like English (but I might be wrong). It's fine, but not something I'd seek out.
ehhhhh
album #71 i liked the first two tracks a lot; the ambient vibes were really pretty and well produced. unfortunately, the latter half of the album is someone singing into a microphone covered by a sock whilst hitting their head on a drum. ꩜ favourite track(s): isi, seeland ꩜ least favourite track(s): hero ꩜ album rating: ★★⯪☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,018 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 35 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 14 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 57
The first few songs were fairly pleasant to listen to, even if they got a bit boring. The last few songs were a complete 180 to this. Some much needed energy into the album, sure, but it wasn't very good. Weird album. Very generous 2.
Instrumental parts were interesting, did not enjoy the vocals Standout songs: Seeland E-Musik
I had zero idea what to expect, but thoroughly enjoyed it. Sounds modern and classic at the same time. Will absolutely revisit
*I can't get into this music more than enjoying it as background. *Good musicianship and I liked the parts that sounded like punk.
So I learned what krautrock is today
Pretty good for '75
This album surprised me. There is one track with vocals that was a bit grating but I loved the ambience and quite enjoyed it the most of it. 3/5
[annoyed grunt] Weird, silly, pointless, infuriating, meh. Why is it that artists think: "I should make a song that repeats on itself for nine fucking minutes." Some of the parts are pretty and lull me into wandering thoughts, but then I get back to myself and wonder why the music hasn't changed. Good for them, not for me.
The first side is surprisingly gentle, with waves washing over us. I half expected someone to tell me to imagine I was on my favourite beach and let go of all my worries. The second side is louder and faster but still smooth enough to luxuriate in
I guess a 2, pretty forgettable in all.
Mostly instrumental rock so far, not bad but lack of lyrics making it hard to connect with fully. It would probably be in German, anyway. After Eight has lyrics and even through I can't understand them, it definitely grabs my attention more. Hard to realize that in 1975, this was right on the edge, it all sounds pretty commonplace now. We stand on the shoulders of giants.
Better than I expected, very pleasant and progressive sounds
Hey guys? Uhh Guys? Klaus? KLAUS! Wake up! According to the music, I'm still on hold here after about 15 minutes. And here I was thinking Germans were efficient! Boy have I got egg on my face. Or as the Germans say "dumm dastehen." That's not very funny. Nyahh. This review sucks worse than this album. Wait, no it doesn't. Have some confidence. Music that would work in a reverse spa (a place that endeavours to make you feel uncomfortable and on edge) alongside uninspired album art from boring, mechanical European dudes. Sounds like another Tuesday. If you listen to this and feign enjoyment, we have led vastly different lives and should never veer into the same plane of existence. We are both richer for having never known one another. Eat shit, 1001 times. Remember! You signed up for this. Dummkopf. 0 (null) GENRE: Now it's sleepy-time. DREAM OF YOUR DECEIT AND LIES.
I don't listen to experimental music, this is nice! just not my jam.
I genuinely was going to give this a 5… and then the vocals began.
Very short and blurry Song that highlighted my listening experience was hero
Damn, I loved listening to this. I've been a fan of Neu 1+2 for a long time, I don't know why I never gave this album much attention. It's heartfelt, guttural, and cerebral without being schmaltzy, overwrought, or pretentious. I can hear why it bridged psychedelia and punk. Immaculate record.
that was weird
Nope, too annoying, didn't finish it - pass!
Important electronic act but they have been passed now by far better music from the genre so it sounds interesting but dated.
NEU! 75 has a split-personality. NEU! are another band that have been on my “I must give them a listen” list since forever, but for whatever reason, I've never actually heard them until today. Well, that was a big oversight. I didn't expect this duplicitous masterpiece of an album. David Bowie citing NEU! as a big influence on his Berlin trilogy makes a lot of sense now (and not just the direct “Hero” reference either). The division of the record into two halves, ambient vs manic, is exactly what Bowie continued to explore across three of his most interesting albums. Side one of 75 is spacious, soft, repetitive and hypnotic. It's ambient, but with a driving motorik beat that gives everything a sort of feeling of motion. Side two is rougher, dirtier and more energetic. Proto-punk is the term, but unlike a lot of punk, these songs don't rush to the finish-line. They take their time, as long as they need to, sometimes up to ten minutes in length. Not that they stay so rigidly in their lanes though. “Isi”, the opening track on side one, rocks out. While it belongs more to the Dr. Jekyll ambient personality of this album, that drum beat really keeps it alive and kicking. On the flip side, “Hero” belongs firmly to the more aggressive Mr. Hyde side of the record, waking us up with a jolt after the Eno-esque soundscape of “Leb’ Wohl”, with proto-punk vocals and dirty, sticky guitars. But, defying expectations, it dissolves into ambient wind noises for the last full minute of the track. There’s an obvious duality of being to the two sides of NEU! 75. But they share something in common, which helps this album flow so well. Whether it’s on the lighter ambient side one, or the wilder, punkier side two, these songs are hypnotic and trance-like. “Isi” and “E-Musik” are the two best examples - both very different sides of the coin, but both evoke the same response in me. They kinda make me want to dance. 🤔 4.5 stars
3.75
My feelings about this are contrary to what is typical for me in regard to artist progression. This is another great album by a great band but it suggests what they might have become and since it wasn’t really followed up, that is new information I didn’t need. I’d love to be able to commend them as yet another of the many godfathers of punk, but tbh, I don’t need to add that to their already powerful legacy. All I’m talking about here really is Klaus Dinger giving up his drum stool to get guitary and scream. For Michael Rother, it’s business as usual on side one (as it would be into his solo work after this). I am loathe to sound like a Luddite and normally I champion acts who recognise the need for change and do so at the risk of alienating fans. On here though not only do I think it seems like the wrong time to introduce a new vibe, but I also find Dinger’s vocal style a poor fit. I am aware that many have the opposite opinion but this is my review. As is often the case, my lack of detail on the facts means I don’t have proper context for how this album ended up sounding the way it did but as a fan of their first 2 albums, I would have preferred (like I say, unusually for me) if they’d just delivered part three then let me explore Dingers new direction afterward; I’m assuming his side of this album presages his next band La Düsseldorf. I challenge myself to check that band out and discover that I can totally dig them outside of the Neu! context, or alternatively, that I just can’t get with Dinger’s screech. I’ll admit that my score is probably bumped up to 4 out of respect for Neu! and Neu!2 which aren’t in the 1001.
I love this album because it feels so Germany-coded (or any western Europe country-coded), if that makes sense. Side A has that endless feeling of driving across the country going 140kmph, taking in the beautiful tapestry of trees, fields, the occasional house and lots and lots of cows and sheep. And also Leb' wohl is a beautiful ballad-ish closer that I absolutely dig. Side B is the other side of the same coin. While it does have the same core idea of the driving 4/4 motorik, it's coated in a harsher paint. It foreshadows the punk sound, but compared to most punk, songs like Hero and After Eight to me sound more like songs that would influence experimental bands such as This Heat and Suicide than bands in the vain of the Clash or the Damned. Also, the vocal work on Hero was a bit annoying, but the "Citeeeeh" grows pretty quickly on me. Plus it's a great song to pace through after a good night out.
Heard a different album from them before and I think I liked the other one better. This is still a solid album tho 3/5
Fantastic Krautrock, gets in a groove and rides. The whole album works as a piece, raising intensity as it goes in it's trance state. Great stuff.
Was very surprised by this album. Wasn’t familiar and when I put it on it sounded so fresh that it was hard for me to believe this was from 1975. I will say, it got a little droney by the end. Probably closer to a 3.50 for me, but rounding up to a 4 because albums like this on the list need more shine. And definitely going to listen to this one some more and then I’m sure it’ll be a solid 4 for real for me.
the best
Need to relisten at some point.
Ich finde es etwas langweilig, primär weil manche Songs echt langgestreckt sind und ein trauriger Songs (Leb wohl) vor energetischeren Songs (Hero oder E-Musik) kommt, was einen etwas aus dem Vibe des Albums bringt. Ich denke, es wäre besser wenn das Album etwas anders strukturiert wäre. Zudem finde ich der Sänger klingt fett betrunken und nicht gut
NEU 75! starts off so chill, and then all of a sudden, as soon as it gets to "Hero," it turns into a weird version of "White Wedding" by Bill Idol (yes, I'm aware that "White Wedding" was released after this album, but my point still stands).
I'm not sure what to make of this album, some of it is good, some of it is bad. It's all over the place.
Great album to dig out now and again
Interesting experimental rock. The first side is very chilled with the repetition almost mesmerising the listener. The second is a little more up tempo in places and gets kinda weird with the growling in E-Musik. I can hear how this was influential.. I notice some of Neu / Can in Radiohead's more experimental work for example.
8/10 Really enjoyable '70s psychedelic/art rock, with few to no vocals on the entire album. Reminds me a LOT of post-rock from the 2010s, which is a favorite genre of mine. Good stuff.
Me gustó más de lo que creí. Con la primera canción no creía que no estaba seguro de lo que vendría, pero poco a poco se puso buenísimo. Me quedaría a escuchar en loop Leb' wohl, Hero me recordó a bandas como The Strokes, y After Eight como cierre del disco me encantó.
it started off so promising. 3.5 rounds down to 3.
Really enjoyed this. Never heard Neu! before, but have seen them (and this album) referenced often. I expected more difficult, quirky music ala Faust and Can but this was very palatable. Will definitely revisit again.
The first half was interestingly melodic and serene, but the second half was much less my speed.
Yikes
Album 202. NEU! 75 — NEU! It's like two different albums. The first three tracks are ambient and calm music, I liked it. The other three tracks are screaming rock. It's the complete opposite of the first part of the album. 3/5 No liked songs
Isi NEU, você não sabe nem eu. Eu escrevi isso ali só vendo o nome da primeira música, mas parece que eu fui profeta. Acho que nem eu, nem tu, e nem o cara que colocou esse álbum na lista sabe por que ele tá na lista. Deve ter copiado o nome errado, ou deixou o pc aberto e alguém foi zoar. Tipo, é tranquilinho, de boa, música pra colocar numa sessão de ioga, mas por que tá nessa lista? Pior que estava melhor quando estava só tranquilo, podia ter deixado daquela forma que faria um sentido. Por que os caras escolheram essa ideia pro álbum? Fazer mais de 20 minutos sem nada acontecer, e do nada começar uma música genérica... Lógico que vem uma música nada a ver de 10 minutos. Foda. Eu vou dar 2 estrelas por que eu acho que tem algo escondido aí que dessa vez eu não consegui encontrar. Mas também nem tô muito afim de procurar.
The sort of thing this project is about - never heard them , or heard of them ! But enjoyed this . If an album has an A side and B side this would be it . Would listen again , probably with headphones to appreciate the first 3 .
Not my favourite Neu! Album
Good working/background music. Prolly 3.5
Favorites: ISI, Seeland, After Eight
Ça doit etre la musique qui joue quand t'arrives au paradis pis que tu es un peu punk.
Wow
C'est peut-être meilleur que Kraftwerk. Je sais pus. 3.33 étoiles
Great German rock album! Got me on a rabbit hole to explore more of the explosion of music coming out from there in the late 60s/70s. 4.2*
Not a particularly exciting or engaging listen, but made for decent background music.
Класичний альбом від цікавого гурту
Культовий краут\косміче гурт, а я цей жанр дуже люблю. Neu! в мене в особистому топі, разом з кен та гармонія (і пополь вух ще), тому тут ізі 4.5
Chill electronic some funky vocals, lowkey
My general rule is "all krautrock gets 5 stars!" but surely I can write a more objective review than that. Some of the music here is calm but toe-tapping, and some has a slightly doomier vibe. There’s also a serious piano piece accompanied by something that sounds like a ticking clock or a metronome, ocean waves, and whispering. The electronica is as mesmerizing as the more-familiar tracks from their first album like "Hallogallo,” except that there's also some great deranged singing that sounds a bit like strange bands from later in the 70s like Chrome. Woo incoherent dance party I have to add that I liked the wiki's mention of how Neu! used the German term Unterhaltungsmusik, or “entertainment music” to describe what one of the tracks was *not*. I'm now going to go around saying "ugh, Unterhaltungsmusik," if someone asks me my opinion of Sabrina Carpenter or whatever. This is a marvelous album; easy 5 stars since I love this record; it’s exactly the sort of thing that I like.
Immediate like. I could listen to that ambient stuff all day. Water sounds are a nice touch. Can take or leave the punky tunes, but overall a real nice listen.
first listen it's alright
Why would you make me listen to this? That's just mean.
RATING: 8/10 HIGHLIGHT: Leb’ wohl LOWLIGHT: After Eight
Weird, not in a bad way, but also not in a good way
So I'm just a couple minutes in to this album and all I can think is something I am reminded of very strongly - did you ever go to Disney World in like the early 90s? This sounds exactly like the ambient music playing when you first get into EPCOT Center. Like I am pretty sure that I heard this walking under Spaceship Earth at least a time or two. The second half of the album picks up a little and is closer to what I expected from this. It has some highs and lows but is mostly just kind of something to play in the background. 3/5
Not really creative or varied enough to get me excited about listening
Not sure why you’d put out an album of muzak
I liked the first 3 tracks more than the last 3. The first three were ambient and relaxing.
Fully expected sterile, german, early synth kraftwerk (found out later they share some members) style music - and didn't get that at all. This is almost like two mini albums smooshed together. Side A is soothingly ambient, experimental without being abrasive, and almost doesn't even sound from its time. Definitely hear some influences on Sigur Ros (which is not a statement I thought I would say during this exercise). Side B was far closer to center, and while it wasnt the best Krautrock I've heard i definitely dug it.
Mostly no lyrics. Fine
Front half of the record is ambient-ish with more uplifting themes, reminds me a little of Ulrich Schnauss. Back half is more punkish, even described in Wiki as proto-punk. One band member composed for each side. mid-70s Krautrock with something called the Motorik beat drumming style a constant rhythm that contributes to a droning feel that reminds me of System 7.
Just ok. Kinda pleasant background for the most part.
Maso
Really cool stuff. Hard to find a specific adjective to describe the album as a whole; constantly goes back and forth between slow, ambient psychedelic droning and fast, "motorik beat" (?) driven that I'd almost describe as proto-punk or even a precursor to post-punk given the use of synthesizers. One of the bands I'm glad this list finally got me to listen to, given that I'm already a fan of the band's contemporaries like Can and Kraftwerk (the latter being the group they broke off from). 8.5/10.
This started out as some really nice, instrumental music. And then it got loud and punk-adjacent, and that's a hard no from me.
Not my taste in music but decent.
It's fine. I suppose this would've been more exciting in 1975, In 2026 it's quite boring. This album isn't something I wouldn't mind having on in the background, but I don't see myself seeking it out in the future. 'Leb' whol' unnerved me for some reason, I was not a fan. Three Stars. (Favorite Track: Seeland.)
I'm a bit torn. I really enjoyed listening to ISI and had high hopes for the album, and E-Musik is solidly decent.... but then everything else felt kind of forgettable. Not a bad listening experience, though, and I wouldn't be upset if someone put this on in the car. Quintessential 3 stars.
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
Two halves of a synth / rock album before the band splits apart which is fascinating. Begins in meditative slow atmospheric music, stuff to sit on a beach and reflect on life. The next half is more upbeat with a driving energy to push you forward on long cross country drives. The songs can feel like they drag when they get to 7-9 minutes long but what's going on isnt bad even if its not great.
Good start to the album, drifted second half
I was surprised by how much i didn't mind some of the later songs on this album. The first couple were not my style. The last one was interesting!
Great record. Progressive and experimental without being unapproachable. These Germans combine the industrial chops of Kraftwerk, but couch them in a softer kinder package. The punk rock flourishes are also great, and the line between this and Berlin era Bowie/Iggy is direct.
Wel geinig
4 listened to this so long ago but i never forgot it so I can't possibly rate it any lower than a 4. It definitely introduced me to a lot of prog rock. faves: hero, leb wohl
Noodly 1970s krautrock, which wormed its way into my brain over the course of the album. The first half is a bit introspective and mostly instrumental, before giving way to more punky, shouty stuff in the 2nd half. Definitely worth a 2nd listen.
I like the first half a lot more than the second half which ends up leaving less of an impression on me Standouts Isi Seeland Leb Whol 4/5
De eerste plaatkant leek het alsof we weer in de filmmuziek van de Virgin Suicides waren beland. Prettige door de lucht zwevende sfeermuziek. En op kant B moet er ineens geragd worden, een 7 minuten lang zeiknummer met zeikzang. Daarna wordt het niet beter. En dat duurt het ineens allemaal... heel... erg... langggggg.
Dit album bestaat uit twee delen. We starten met Kraftwerk-achtig geluid dat ik bovengemiddeld waardeer en stappen halverwege over naar punk-geluid wat ik ondergemiddeld waardeer.
Ik heb wel eens gehoord van krautrock en meestal bevalt me dat maar zozo, dus ik heb hier niet heel hoge verwachtingen van. Al waardeert mijn Brabantse luistermaat dit met de maximale score, dus ik ga er wel even extra goed voor zitten. Het begint wel aardig moet ik zeggen, met vrij sfeervolle nummers. Op het eerste nummer vind ik wel dat de drums een standje te snel gaan. Op Seeland staat het wat beter op elkaar afgesteld, het klopt meer met elkaar. Het doet me ook wat denken aan de sfeervolle postrock zoals ik die ken, wat lange opgesponnen tracks die rustig beginnen en proberen toe te werken naar een apotheose, alleen dan zonder de apotheose. En daardoor mis je soms niet eens dat er geen zang is. Die zang komt er wel, of nou ja, zang, meer voor wat er voor door moet gaan. Net als je bijna in slaap gesust bent door de derde track, komt er van die typische 70s punk voorbij, waarbij de zanger als een ongeinteresseerde Johnny Rotten of Iggy Pop in de microfoon loopt te bleren. Het is ook een gek contrast met die muziek hiervoor die je bijna in slaap sust. Ook het laatste nummer is punky, met tussendoor Kraftwerk-achtige klanken gecombineerd met de rustigere muziek van het begin van de plaat. Het klinkt een beetje vaag en onsamenhangend allemaal, en dat is het ook. Er zitten echt toffe stukken tussen, dat op zich wel, maar ik kom er niet helemaal in. Het is hoe dan ook wel weer een beleving en veel interessanter om naar te luisteren dan het zoveelste album van Morrissey, om maar iemand te noemen. Maar ik betwijfel of ik dit uit mezelf zomaar nog eens op zou zetten. Een degelijke 3 sterren als geheel.
Not my thing
Kind of addictive once you get into it
I was surprised by this album, the first half was kind of dreamy and lofi and the second half was a mixture of punk and post-punk sounds which is strange as this is quite a few years before. It could get a bit repetitive but I do like the overall vision of the album
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: None This went right through one ear and out the other. Music in America and UK in 1975 is like, fucking insanely good and awesome, and then you have... this. It's not offensively bad, but damn is it boring. I did my two listens and then entirely forgot what album I even had today until I opened this page to write this review.
I thought this was some kind of early electronic album that was just really boring.
This was good but really disjointed it felt like two different albums
Actually the instrumental tracks are kinda good. Don’t love the punk stuff as much
A minimal, driving record built on a steady motorik beat, repetitive but absorbing, with a raw and focused sound.
Pretty forgettable stuff. They’re trying to do the ambient thing on the first half of the album, but it’s just so thin that it doesn’t work.
Jesus fucking christ.
I was excited to check this out as an early offshoot of Kraftwerk. Really cool album that's doing a lot for electronic music at the time, though does lean more into soft rock. Wish I liked it slightly more, one that's influential but has been surpassed. Felt like 2 separate albums and the second half whilst interesting wasn't quite as good.
This was very relaxing, so much so that I kept falling asleep while listening. I don't really know what else there is to be said about it, it relaxes. It doesn't do anything too dramatic that would cause one to unrelax, it just floats along.
Pittig begin om doorheen te komen. Eerste helft is een soort slaapmuziek wat niet helpt op de maandag ochtend. Daarna schrik je wakker van wel goede muziek maar gaan ze er overheen schreeuwen, daarna weer te rustig en eindigen prima. Al met al een achtbaan waar ik niet nog een keer in wil.
not too shabby,I was going to give 4 stars but the last 2 songs kinda ruined it for me
Quite funky not my thing
not for me , also waht is it with the germans having rhese songs
Very surprised by this album, enjoyed it / similar vibe to the ambient airport music album
I enjoyed this. It sort of feels like a comedown from a climax that took place before the recording began.
It's fine, I don't really understand why this is a must listen. Music is unoffensive and vibey I guess but really isn't a standout. Even if you like this, this is not your fav album in this genre. Fav Track: After Eight
Enfin du krautrock ! Et de haute volée ! Il faut aimer le genre, c'est quand même un peu particulier, mais moi j'adore. Neu! est un groupe sur lequel je ne me suis jamais assez penché et cet album relance mon intérêt pour le groupe et le genre. C'est pas aussi barré et expérimental que Can (et j'espère qu'on a un album de Can dans la liste !), mais on a tout ce qui fait le charme du genre : les longs passages planants, l'absence régulière de forme, les expérimentations sonores avec l'électronique (bon, c'est très léger ici) et les moments plus énergiques. C'est vraiment un excellent album à mes yeux.
4.5/5
Best kraut rock album along with Tago Mago and first Amon Düül (despite its amateurism).
Meditative Rock for the Aspiring Spiritualist Headbanger
Manages to sound post punk for an album that came out before punk . Kraut rock classic.
4.5
Единственный недостаток этого альбома это то, что он очень короткий. Благо у отцов краутрока есть еще несколько альбомов, которые не менее крутые. Это одна из самых интересных, творческих в музыкальном плане, записей во всем этом списке. Убрать бы отсюда эти бесконечные одинаковые бритпоп группы, да добавить побольше такого...
Boring kinda Favorite: lsi, leb whol
Well that sure was something different, and I mean that in the best way possible. This just felt so fun and quirky, and also just really refreshing. A part of me thinks that the vocals could do with slightly more presence, as much as I loved the whole experience I just don't think that this album quite suits being almost entirely instrumental. So I guess it's a good thing that on the instrumental side of things, it still holds up about as well as it can without much in the way of vocals. It's always leaving you guessing and taking really daring directions that pay off so much better than you might expect.
It was half good, but only half. The other tracks were basically the white noise you'd hear in a Pier One Imports.
Moog over olde Krautrock, this is that NEU SHIT!
This is good leisurely bike riding music
I mean, it's important in its own genre but i can't appreciate it fully, it lacks something
This kind of electronic music is awful
Solid if not super exciting record. I’ve heard more interesting experimental stuff over the years
I guess I always thought that Krautrock was just Kraftwerk. But this was much less austere and more cinematic. Really cool and I’d be curious to hear more.
pete mal
This more than Kraftwerk influenced the synth pop bands of the 1980s. Such beauty and simplicity and repetition. This isn’t cold Europop at all.
Wasn't sure what to expect with this one but ending up kind of liking it.
Some cool beats on this one
I usually like non-intrusive music for background tasks, but this one is maybe a bit *too* background. Not bad, but also not enjoyable.
Proto-electronica and krautrock, and I am here for it. One of the bands and albums that inspired another one of my favorites from the 1970s, David Bowie's LOW album. This might sound like everyday sounds now, but these guys originated many of the ideas that would branch into the many sub-genres of sonic ideas we've been hearing daily over the past 50 years. So freaking far ahead of their time. Favorites: "Isli", "Seeland", "Lebewohl" and "E-Musik"
More electronically inclined than their contompraries. Neu has a more electronic sound then something like Ash Ra or Can, although they aren't quite as mechanical as Kraftwerk. I feel parts of the music sound kind of dated because of it. A lot of the parts of this album also felt like waiting music for the more enjoyable parts to come back on. The ending ends off strong and with a lot more energy though. Lands somewhere in the middle for me.
Good music if you want to zone out and think. Non descript (until the latter part of this kind of dull album).
It had its moments, but that was mostly short-lived
Started decent but fell off
I had never heard of Neu! and this is a bizarrely eclectic album with some very modern-sounding ambient stuff and a couple of punk songs (before punk was invented). Great, and finding stuff like this is the reason I do the 1001 albums thing.
I enjoyed these songs. They’re weird but also, not. I’m not sure I get this band.
wow! had no clue who these guys were, that was a fun ride. can i say...if you put the album of the day on while you're working and just let it repeat on itself, it's a different listen - I really enjoyed this record. Who Neu! : )
This is life’s metronome. You have plenty of time and it passes quietly in the background. Here and there a handful of events bring the ticking forward as a reminder, but the ticking soon fades again. Until the end, when the urgency kicks in and theres so few moments left, yet so much remains undone.
How do you manage to lay the ground work for new wave, ambient music, punk/post punk and dance music on one album and make it remotely cohesive? And that is not to mention the direct influence on one of the most profound sonic pivots in rock history...David Bowie's Station to Station and the Berlin trilogy. Side one is a masterclass in controlling energy. Each song hands the baton to the next as your quickened pulse slowly - ever so slowly - diminishes until it feels like time has stopped. Side two come roaring out of the gates, invents the extended remix before laying waste to all expectations. The influence on this album is impossible to understate. Brilliant 50 years on. I have no doubt it will still feel relevant in 50 more.
I would kill to see them live, but lowkey feel like I already might have. Leb' Wohl was giving heavy Godspeed vibes.
This is unequivocally the most "I could have never listened to this album for the rest of my life and I would have lost nothing of value" album I've encountered so far, and that's saying something considering I've already had to deal with Terence Trent d'Arby, Idlewild, and Steve Earle
Ok, not great
No I’d just rather not. Not terrible but no thank you.
Some ok songs especially when I was on a long drive
Instrumentals were great but god the vocals were so annoying
I liked the first two-ish songs but it kinda just got weird and worse after that
Incredibly fun! Love Krautrock. You can see how this influenced the Berlin Trilogy, especially Low.
This is a really cool album! Didn't know anything about Neu! going in, but I dig their style. This album is mostly ambient tracks, and I like when they dug into that better than their "rockier" songs ("Hero" and "After Eight"). They take the droning, steady, beats and can throw some really nice melodies over them to create really cool sounds that sound alive. I'm here for it. Standout tracks were "Isi" and "Seeland" I dont think the album ended as fantastically as it started, so this one gets a 4 from me, but was very interesting and I might go seek some more from these guys.
"Sensational" - Future
Felt like this was barely music. Would’ve given it a higher rating if there were no lyrics at all.
Started calm and chill, then around Hero it really went downhill with some awful singing. It did not get better from there, in fact, it may have gotten worse.
Pleasantly boring instrumental music whose devolution started with the third track Leb Wohl, a song that featured sounds of disconcerting breathing and moaning, and reached an apex with the following track, Hero, which featured strained and unpleasant vocals shouting unintelligible lyrics while supported by discordant instruments. The penultimate song treated the listener with three minutes of wind noises on a track that was already 7 minutes of boring and repetitive music. Finally, to close out the album, the last track continues the repetitive beat and boring sounds of the previous track, but with the addition of more unpleasant whispered and screamed vocals. Overall, this was an album that no one benefitted from hearing.
DNF
I was so bored by tracks 1-3, but loved the flying hell out of tracks 4-6. I have no idea how to rate this.
I don’t like krautrock, so when I saw that’s what I was in for, I was not optimistic. I was pleasantly surprised by this album though. A really nice soundtrack for my morning with just enough groove and changes to keep it interesting without being so demanding on the listener that it takes the spotlight.
I like it. solid 3 maybe 3.5
A bit more convinced by the instrumentals than the tracks with vocals, but I overall dig the contrasting styles of sides A and B. I like most everything I’ve heard from Neu! in general. 3.5/5