NEU! 75

I'd enjoy this fine as part of a movie or something. As a standalone album, I need to be harsh.

This was good until the singer started singing. In fact, I think this was really good until exactly half way through, and it was a descending scale of being good the whole time. The best song is the first one and the worst one is the last. Apparently this album is split in two by the visions of the two band members, and you can really tell. The second half was so bad I can’t give this a three. Ugh.

Mellow, a little trance-y; just not that engaging/interesting to me.

A little too repetitive for my taste. Cut all these songs in half and I'd probably dig it more.

“NEU!” is also what I say when someone asks if I like this album

Enjoyment: 4 Replayability: 4 Cohesion: 4 Flow/Pacing: 3 Artistic Merit: 3 Weighted Average: 3.75 Review: This album starts off strongly as decent background music, but Hero disrupted that flow. Also, what achievement did this background music accomplish? Was this the cutting edge back in 1975? To me, this is entirely forgettable. Liked Song(s): ISI, Seeland Disliked Song(s): Hero Recommend? No

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 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

I really thought this would be weirder and more abrasive...disappointed

Fine listen but nothing to come back to.

Background music

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.

This was okay. It was pretty static to me, but again it's my perspective. It made good background music during my work day.

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.

I thought this could be 4 when it started, quite pleasant soundscapes. Then it went into a wall of sound? Second half not great.

Not sure what the point of this album is and it is quite boring.

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.

erm… niet echt mijn ding

Nein!

Not bad, couple tracks knocked it down more than the good ones lifted it.

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

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*

Välillä ihan jees ambienssia mutta ärsyttää aina kun lauaminen kappaleissa on jotain ihme mölinää josta ei saa selvää ⭐⭐

Not my bag at all

First track was great but the rest reminded me of the stuff my school would play when it was time to study

2.7

boring

I'm confiscating your exclamation mark. You haven't earned it at all. Boring.

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.

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.

[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.

I guess a 2, pretty forgettable in all.

Very short and blurry Song that highlighted my listening experience was hero

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! 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).

Yikes

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.

Not really creative or varied enough to get me excited about listening

Mostly no lyrics. Fine

Just ok. Kinda pleasant background for the most part.

Maso

Not my taste in music but decent.

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!

Not my thing

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.

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.

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.

Boring kinda Favorite: lsi, leb whol

I usually like non-intrusive music for background tasks, but this one is maybe a bit *too* background. Not bad, but also not enjoyable.

Good music if you want to zone out and think. Non descript (until the latter part of this kind of dull album).

Started decent but fell off

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.

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

I liked the first two-ish songs but it kinda just got weird and worse after that

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.

fine

What

The first half of this album is calm/peaceful - it could be backing for a meditation session or something. "Leb' wohl" even has wave sounds and a metronome/clock style ticking sound throughout. I found this half of the album honestly quite dull, and the random moaning-style-vocals over the top of the wave sounds ruined any form of calm/relaxing vibe for me anyway. The second half is more punk-like, though it still has ambient moments. The vocals are honestly just quite shit, it's like listening to a drunk guy yelling through a wall. The "rock" itself is pretty stale, it's a boring drum beat with droney guitars playing about 2 notes throughout. The drums also have a muffled/dampened tone to them. It's honestly like all of the microphones were on the other side of a wall to the band. I guess that's a deliberate style choice but I think it sounds pants. Not a fan, don't rate it at all. Guess there's just some element I don't understand. The fact that there's a bunch of piano in the first half just about saves it from a 1.

Day804 - i learned to like kraftwerk but i don’t think i could listen to two german techno bands

No idea about Neu! I’d never heard of them and was quite frightened they would be electronic music. In a way, they were. Neu! is a German band with two main members and they are classified as Krautrock. Krautrock is an experimental kind of rock music that came out of Germany in the late 60s and early 70s. It was rock and roll, mixed with avant-garde and psychedelic music. The bands also used a lot of synthesizers and electronic music makers, which were pretty ahead of their time. It inspired many punk, new wave, ambient music, and more of those weird and/or fringe kinds of rock bands. Neu! 75, yes, came out in 1975, and it was the band’s third studio album. The band mainly consisted of Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger. By this time, each had their own idea of what they wanted the new album to sound like, so in the end, Rother wrote the songs for side one of the album and Dinger wrote the songs for side two of the album. Rother’s side one was recorded by just him and Dinger as a duo, while Dinger's side was him and two other dudes. Both sides used keyboards and weird electronic effects. Side one, Rother’s side, begins with ISI, and it’s what you might expect for Krautrock, as it’s all keyboards with Dinger on the drums. I don’t mind this song at all. It reminds me of some of the instrumental, keyboard-loaded songs that came out in the 80s, like the theme from Miami Vice and Axel F. It’s also got a bit of Chariots of Fire to it. Most of the songs on side one sound as though they could be the theme songs for a drama on network TV in the 80s. This could have been St. Elsewhere’s theme. Track 2 is Seeland, and it’s a bit more subdued. In fact, it’s barely got a pulse as it moves forward. Again, the song is all keyboards and Dinger on the drums. It’s not a bad song, it’s just not that exciting. Actually, the more I listen, there might be bass and guitar in this, but it could all be synths. It’s a song to relax to, but not my favorite on the album. It ends with the sound of rain. This was like ASMR before there was ASMR. Track 3 is Leb’ Wohl, and it opens with waves crashing on the beach. One thing about Neu!, they can really set a scene in your mind’s eye. Though again, this is a very subdued song. I can imagine this being used to put people to sleep. Oh, we have our first vocals of the album, though I wouldn’t call this singing so much as speaking. It was said that Rother was leaning more into ambient music, which is basically music that sets a mood and stays in it forever. He accomplished what he wanted if that was the case. Rother’s side wasn’t bad, but it didn’t really give me a lot to love either. Now, side 2 is Dinger’s side, and it starts out with a song called Hero which is a rocker. Johnny Rotten and David Bowie both said they were influenced by this song. Especially Bowie, who had his own song about Heroes. Dinger is playing guitars and singing on his side with two drummers backing him up. But there are keyboards throughout his side as well. Hero, track 4, could have easily been a new wave or post-punk song in the 80s. This was ahead of its time. Dinger isn’t a great singer, but you can see how punk bands could have been inspired by his vocal style. The guitar is just banging out one note essentially. I think I’ve heard this song before, but I’m not sure. I do, however, love it. It’s just seven minutes of fast rock and yelling. It definitely gets your blood pumping. Track 5 is E-Musik, which also sounds like the harbinger of new wave to come. While the song is more of a straight-ahead rock song, it has a bit of ambience to it as Dinger and the boys just pound out the same beat over and over. Dinger does a pretty good job of noodling over the top of the rhythm on guitar. It’s not a bad song, but I like a little more variety or some surprises in my songs, especially if they are 10 minutes long. Though around the seven-minute mark, there's a one-minute break of just wind blowing. Like rattle your windows wind. Then the music comes back in, but it’s slower with some weird growling effects. The song ends with backward music playing, I think it's the main riff of the song. That one was weird. The last track is called After Eight and is a punk rock/new wave song. The guitar pounds out a Ramones-like riff with Dinger yelling the lyrics, before singing the chorus, at least what I think is the chorus, in a low register voice. It reminds me of a New York Dolls song, actually. I actually really like this, though I’m not sure if it’s because I really like it or because it’s one of the two really rocking songs on this album. No matter, it’s great. At the end of it all, I’m not sure if I would consider this a must-listen. As somewhat of an amateur music historian, I’m glad I heard it. I can see how this particular album inspired bands to do their own thing and make music they wanted to hear. But, as an album to sit around and listen to? Maybe if I were taking a nap, side one would be great for that. I wonder if other Neu! albums will be on the list? I’m kind of interested to see how this album measures up to the rest of their catalog. If you like weird, or ambient music, or new wave and punk, you might want to check this out. Otherwise, you can skip it. But check out the song Hero and After Eight. For me, those were the best songs on the album.

Boring!

I'm starting to realize that the bar for getting on this list is very very low. This was another boring album that I will forget as soon as I stop typing this.

That was.. interesting. Tbh I don't really understand.

i want my Krautrock to be in german.

I think this just wasn’t my thing and I happened to listened to it on a bad day.

Way too minimalist to hold any entertainment value. Extremely repetitive, in both melodies and lyrics(though there were hardly any), the instruments alone were not enough to interest the listener.

Yeah nah

This was kind of all over the place. Not a fan.

An album of two halves, both ok

Juuuussstt pretty boring. Reading up on them I can kind of see the influence it had on other musicians at the time, but not like a groundbreaking influence. Also learning that the band was constantly at odds and that essentially led to this yin yang a-side B-Side, with both really boring me in different ways. Sorry krautrock enthusiasts

0/6 bekannt 4/10 Beste Songs: leb wohl, Hero, isi

Fine.

Surprisingly didn’t hate it?

Neat album for its time but one of those ones that has really lost its individuality over the years. Highlights: "Isi", "Leb' wohl"

I did not finish this

I was not a fan of this album. Maybe my brain isn't wrinkly enough for it or something, but I got fairly bored listening to it. It wasn't offensively bad, but I was looking forward to getting through it so I could listen to something else lol

nightmare nightmare nightmare

Meh.

1: Leb’ wohl 2: E-musik 3: ISI

Lyricless without interest.

There something there that is both interesting and boring at the same time. As a piece of electronic exploration, it ticks all the right boxes. But as this is now 50+ years old, times have moved on and its a strange and obscure novelty that holds no place in my life

Second half was much better than the first. “Hero” rules.

not my vibe

Isi and the next 2 songs were pleasant upbeat repetitive rhythms, followed by the latter half of the album which was just..noise. Tracks to Track: Isi

The songs go nowhere and are a bit bland and boring. 2.5/5

Boring

boring, repetitive, not for me. 1st track starts out great and then downhill

non ho trovato un grande valore in questo album: è corto, ha poche canzoni, ma sono lunghissime. con le prime tre viene l'abbiocco, poi arriva Hero e ci si sveglia un po' e il ritmo rimane più sostenuto fino alla fine, ma comunque non so. non mi ha lasciato niente, mi dispiace ma non posso neanche dare il tre politico perchè purtroppo mi sono annoiata

Zielloze kutmuziek. Het klinkt goed, het is niet slecht gedaan. Filmisch ofzo, maar ook zielloos. Waarschijnlijk wel de eerste die zoiets deden, maar het is saaaaaaaiiiiiii. Heb het niet af kunnen luisteren. 2 sterren omdat het in z’n tijd iets origineels deed.

These guys aren’t my fav. Not really my type of music.

Boring

Day 147 Interesting enough but not one I’d return to. 5/10 Highlight Seeland

2/5

I liked the instrumental songs.

Not my type, not saying it isn’t good tho!

I had more enjoyment reading some of the other reviews than listening to this

It’s okay for what it is

This was alright I typically love a mainly instrumental album with an ambient vibe but this felt kinda claustrophobic to me.

Certainly intrigued by the reviews, and especially around the two halves of the album… Feels pretty non-descriptive and lacking as I get into the first track. And continued throughout the next tracks. Really quite boring, non-descriptive and unskilled. Yeh, this is crap. And now onto side b. Certainly a change and brings the tempo right up. Like a completely different band. Much prefer this half so far. What is this album?! And what am I missing that everyone else is connecting to?! Again, feel it’s a bit pointless and feel lost in trying to connect or make sense of it as E-musik plays out. I’m all far experimentation and difference but there is just nothing to grab onto here, now skill to simply be impressed by. Maybe Krautrock just isn’t my thing 🤷🏻‍♂️

Musically does me no harm. But the vocals are not my favour.

Unexpectedly enjoyable and somehow appropriately wintery.

One of those albums that shouldn't be on the list, you can die without listening to it.

I want to like krautrock but I think ot might be a struggle

Well, I gave Kraftwerk one star for Trans Europe Express and a couple of them have come back with another band name and another stinker. Side One is "ambient music," i.e. the background "you don't need to pay attention to this, just keep on doing whatever you're doing" slop that Spotify is making billions from disaffected people who don't have the attention span to engage with anything for longer than five seconds. Full credit to these guys, they were fifty years ahead of their time. Side Two is better, but nothing to write home about. E-Music is seven minutes of pointless chugging riffing followed by three minutes of what sounds like howling wind with occasional stabs of other stuff. It is a contender for "least favorite song I've heard so far in this exercise," next to Genesis's "The Battle of Epping Forest." What saves it from a basement review are "Hero" and "After Eight," proto-punk songs that are not amazing, but at least are trying to engage, and you can see the roots of some future great music in here.

Mostly instrumental ersatz rock music performed by electronic artists. Not horrible but wouldn't listen again.

Instrumenals kunnen leeuk zijn maar dit is lift muziek

Boring and annoying

This album was just a set of chill background songs, nothing too exciting, but definitely not bad. I would say that the album wasn't something that I would listen to on a daily, or possibly even annual basis, but it is nice just having it in the background, and it would definitely be even better in the background of a movie.

the more electronic the more I dig my heels in and refuse to like it

this inspired wii music

On their third album Neu! once again dishes out their idiosyncratic brand of minimalistic rock (which in turn was an inspiration for certain strains of British post-punk) but the end product itself is a little primitive compared to the things that it influenced. Side one is mostly soft and gentle songs that are heavy on atmosphere but are somewhat repetitive. By contrast, side two consists of drum-intensive rock songs with rough, (proto-)punky singing and simple chord progressions somewhat reminiscent of The Stooges. The relentless *motorik* beat of these tracks does gets a little tiring due to the extended length of these numbers, all of which could have benefitted from some editing - "Hero" takes 5 1/2 minutes to get to the bridge! All in all, this album is important for its historical value and influence but its shortcomings often diminish its actual entertainment value.

★★½

*1975. Krautrock. *Dusseldorf band formed by members of Kraftwerk after they broke up. *Mostly instrumental, including some that sound like nostalgic Christmas type music and others that are more like electronic-ish like you would expect from Kraftwerk. *Some sounds like the clash. *There’s an 8 minute song that’s mostly rain sounds with some light vocals… *Not sure what to make of this album, but I didn’t hate all of it? RATING - 6/10

Meditative

A couple good songs but most of it sounds incomplete

Isi

A bit samey and boring - 2 ⭐

Decent instrumental album. Chill and enjoyable

Not really sure what to make of this. Felt like a lot of not very good…to get to a little bit of good. If ya dig what I’m sayin’. 2.25

I don't absolutely hate it but I don't really find it that interesting and it feels a tad bit long-winded and not that interesting to listen to.

I was expecting to hate this. Instead, I barely noticed it, except as groovy background noise.

me hizo compañia sin molestar, pero no mas q eso

Was ok, can see how it might have been a touchstone for electronica, but really wasn't for me.

I liked the opener, but it fizzled out after that for me.

unoffensive; love the term krautrock

Not bad, a good background music with no lyrics

First two tracks I felt like they were building on something, but it wasn’t quite there. The next 4 tracks were a lot less space rock/psychedelic than the first 2 and I didn’t really care for it. E-Musik was a finale, but all in all not much occurred.

Not bad, but I don’t care for it either

Second album of electronica from Neu, a band which influenced many others in the genre. I'd heard the odd track before off this one but the album works as whole. Interesting soundscape rather than a compelling one.

Album 910 of 1089 Neu! - NEU! 75 (1975) Rating : 2 / 5 It worked fine as some decent background music, but that’s about as far as it went for me. Nothing here really stood out or grabbed me, but it wasn’t unpleasant either. Just one of those albums that played along quietly without leaving much of a mark.

No idea why this is here. Seems like other albums cover what’s in this.

So boring

The first 3 tracks were relaxing ... almost zen. The next 3 erased any peaceful feelings

Not my type of music

This struck me as wholly unremarkable. 2.3

Intriguant les 10 premières minutes, et puis nein.

Ja! Learned from Wikipedia that this is a Speakerboxx/The Love Below kinda deal, 1 artist per side. I prefer the earlier more ambient pieces.. You can tell the shift when the (bad) vocals take over. Appreciate it historically but definitely prefer the evolution of this sound into influencing so many bands I like.

ahh...

2.5 stars Part sleepy ambient, part cheesy 80s movie score, part proto-punk. It’s cool, I can see how this was ahead of its time for 1975 and certainly influential. I like the chugging krautrock rhythms but ultimately this album was kind of boring. I thought Faust, who we reviewed earlier, was much more compelling.

Good, just not for me

I had no expectations when this album popped up. I figured by the “Neu!” it was German. And it was okay. Mostly instrumental but a few songs had vocals. Songs were a little long for my taste but nothing on here was objectionable.

Interesting sound. Not my typical but not bad. Don't know much about Krautrock, probably not gonna go deeper than this.

point8.

Sounded like elevator music

It was vibey background music for the most part. I think if I was on acid when I listened to it I may have enjoyed it more - or just been annoyed, it's hard to tell. I felt like the tracks were drawn out and way too long and super repetitive. Probably wouldn't listen again, but maybe it's just not my cup of tea.

I tried to find something positive in here, but it's a struggle. It's just so repetitive. I guess that's the point of this style, but I was just bored with it. Maybe a couple of tracks would be great for anyone look for meditation music?

I just don't think I understand Krautrock. Probably the only one I have ever been okay with is Tangerine Dream. This album had this ethereal quality to a number of tracks, I thought. A little noodle-y. Then the second half had this punk-y type of stuff, "Hero" and "After Eight". It was very jarring, I just don't get why they were there. I got to the last track, and it was just so obnoxious I had to move onto the next album. I guess I am just not seeing the point here. NEXT.

I didn’t like the second part, but I liked the calm first part. However, it’s not a great album.

the songs that i did like were neat but most of the album fell extremely flat to me. boring

Bit random and disorganized.

Hero is my new go-to karaoke song.

Interesting album. Some of it sounds like atrium music, the rest is like experimental rock. Doesn’t always work, but at least it was something different. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again

Wow. Krautrock that isn't Krautrock. Some of this is listenable.

Very meh

The Experimental parts were disapoointing the straight about meditation music was ok I guess.

Wasn’t for me.

The first half was solid background listening music, but singing in the back half was a bit too jarring.

It's kind of interesting but also not really my thing.

Very boring in general.

1.5 stars It didn’t do it for me. Krautrock is not for me. But it wasn’t unlistenable.

Initially, we thought this was perhaps good for going to sleep, but slightly too soft and gentle for us. Then the tone changed and it was slightly too grating for us instead: opposite ends of the spectrum, and neither end was pleasant.

El humano pone la batería y Hal el resto?. Podría ser cuando pasan los créditos de la quinta película de 2001 de Kubrik

Just music with the very occasional distant vocals. Nothing atrocious but 2's the ceiling with a music-only compilation like this. It's not just noise, though, so it's got that much going on.

1.67

Didn’t love it, kind of low key.

Okay, so here’s the deal.. It starts dreamy, drifts into some ambient haze, and ends like someone discovered distortion pedals and shouted German into the void. There’s no glue holding this together. You either vibe with the mess or you don’t. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Isi - Seeland

Nothing special

Kraftwerk parte deux. Meh.

its whatever

Maybe Neu! Shouldn’t have gotten back together. Their first two albums were innovative, and the influence they had can still be seen. This was just ok.

This almost felt like something. I can't put my finger on it, but the album just seemed like the backbone for something, but was missing some finishing touches. I don't know. There were good sounds here, but it still just felt incomplete somehow. As a result, it just didn't hit home for me. Also, it took me a while to pick up on the fact that this album was from 1975 and not the 2000s+. Something about it sounded like more current indie dabblings. Probably a 2.5 or so, but not feeling inspired to round up to a 3.

The first half was "staring into a wall" type of music. The second... let's just say I hope they made it out of the mental institution with this one

thank neu! for making me discover the existence of the word krautrock, but their accomplishments stop at that 2-/5 🇩🇪

Man I was so into this until the shitty vocals ruined the vibe.

another one of those “you need to listen to this” rather then “you would want to listen to this” album. Low-key forgot I was listening to music at some points, and the rock parts aren’t my thing.

3/10

I prefer lyrics so this isn’t really my cup of tea but it wasn’t bad

Not a huge fan

Never before have I heard an album with such a disappointing side 2 after a reasonably appointing side 1. The first two tracks are ridiculously good. Sort of an ambient prog-esque instrumental, focusing on driving percussion rhythms and some excellent melodies on guitar and other instruments. After the one-two of Isi / Seeland, I was ready to give this album 5 stars without even questioning it. Track 3, Leb Wohl, is definitely weaker on account of the clock ticking which gets a little annoying after the first 8 minutes of it. But I was extremely tired when listening to the song, and it honestly felt relaxing more than anything – even though the ticking kept changing tempos (whoops). Still a fun and thoughtfully arranged instrumental that continues the electronic-prog theme. But then, once you flip over the record to side 2, all sense of artistry is thrown completely out the window. Hero and After Eight are extremely bland renditions of pre-punk(?) rock with zero melody to speak of, zero memorable moments, nothing. Just several minutes of deranged, indecipherable rock screaming backed by somewhat atonal and heavily distorted guitar. And the drums... they don't change. At all. The same percussion pattern repeats for 7 and 5 minutes, respectively. It's exhausting and such an odd change from the former half of the album that not only does it sound like a different band, but a different genre. You can hardly even call side 2 "music". I guess for 1975 it's pretty interesting to see how bands were experimenting, but (as NEU! 75 demonstrates) about half the time, you land upon something that is going to age horrifically. 2/5 Key tracks: Isi, Seeland

Langweilig

It was ok. The last 3 songs were great. Very Wire/Sonic Youth kinda a sound.

Kind of enjoyable, very boring. A precursor to Explosions in the Sky.

This album is a tale of two sides…the first side is for the most part, pleasant background music. I really enjoyed the second track, Seeland. The second side, to me is a bunch of noise. Most of these songs are just too long. After side one I was set to give this one 3 stars, but after side two l am settling in at 2 stars.

Interesting. Some was very soothing instrumental music and some was hard edged rock. And some was really repetitive.

Nein.

2/5 Instrumental with nature sound sampling. Feel like I need to use psychedelic drugs to appreciate. Kind of off putting lyrics.

Very atmospheric. Wanted to like it...and yet.

I was very impressed with how boring an album can be

eh...

Nah

I’m not sure who this album is for but it’s not for me.

i'm surprised i never checked this out before. it's always been on my radar, but today was my first listen. ... not super impressed, honestly. i mean, it's fine, but I think it had been built up in my head as this watershed krautrock release. but it seemed kinda bland. side two was better, but by then i'd checked out a bit.

Hatunnosto sille, että Neu oli tekemässä oppimateriaalia ai:lle, joka nyt tekee opiskelu- ja muun täytemusiikin soittolistoja.

Kuuntelin tätä jumpatessani kotona. Viivi: "tää on tämmöistä Wii Fit -musiikkia". Pisteet huvituksesta.

30 years ago when I was a teenage stoner, I may have found this album to have a cool vibe. A lot has changed in those years.

Honestly a little forgettable.

Yes and no

This was an uninteresting listen. This album couldn't quite figure out what it wanted to be. There are some artists who can put together an album of disparate styles and make it work. Someone like David Torn can mix ambient music with harder, more aggressive styles and maintain cohesiveness both within single tracks as well as across an entire album. This album doesn't manage it. The ambient-ish tracks were boring. I love ambient music, but this stuff was bland. The dip into a sort of proto-punk was bad and very much out of place. 2 stars.

Confused how this got on the list, honestly.

Aika tylsää kamaa, vähän rokkista elektronista instrumentaalia. Melkein ambienttia kunnes muuttuikin punkiksi. Instrukappaleet oli sentään rauhoittavia, mutta punk kappaleet pilas tunnelman.

Meh. Even for the genre wasn’t a huge Fan

When it’s just the music, this album is all about the vibes. Just super chill and enjoyable, then it gets absolutely ruined by the vocals about halfway through the album. I didn’t even finish it, the singing was so atrocious. Was leaning towards a 4, but a 2 is all this deserves with that voice.

The song Hero was ok but the rest did not interest me at all. 2 stars or D+.

The first two songs took me on a fairly nice instrumental and ambient journey. Felt a bit like Kraftwerk with "real" instruments instead of synths. 'Leb Wohl' was more of a drone than a piece of music. Would've slotted in nicely as a transition between the first and latter half of the album if it wasn't so incredibly long. 9 minutes of empty space is way too long. The last 3 songs felt like the exact same song but different sections of it. Same drum beat, same key, same chords, almost same tempo, etc. Would've been fine as a 3 minute piece, but not 20 minutes. In summary this wasn't too bad, and was nice background music to listen to when working. But everything is just way too long for what it gives you. I enjoyed the first 2 and parts of Hero, but the rest was just overflow. Strong 2.

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, well in that case they have just flattered the fuck out of Jean Michel Jarre. Yeah it was done well and was enjoyable to listen to but very much I've heard it all before. It's a lot better than many of the 2's I've given, but I don't think it worthy of a 3.

This was so mellow and ambient that it just washed over me, entering my consciousness every now and then in a reasonably nice way. Stuff like this is for doing things and listening to it in the background. I wouldn't dare listen to it in the bath, as I might relax so much and drown. Did anyone check to see what Whitney Houston was listening to that fateful day? I bet it was this.

Excessive monotony. The performers can't deny theyr roots as former members of Kraftwerk. It's hard on the limit between music and noise. I can survive verry well without listening.

This album sounds like it would be used in the background of a government PSA or work safety instruction video in the 90s. Boring.

2.5

Most of it felt like a bunch of Sega Gensesis video game songs. This is like that hipster kid who tries unique stuff to be cool, but it mainly misses the mark. there are some cool things in here but not enough to warrant another listen.

On se fait un peu trop chier

I actually liked this less on the second listen. You can tell it’s two guys doing their own thing separately. First half sounds like spa music or something off a meditation app. Second half is just a bit rubbish. Can see it was probably ahead of its time and influenced post rock but still… Want to give it 1.5 b cause it’s not quite bad enough for a one

It was weird. I didn't really like it

Ambient sound, calming, few lyrics. First half was good but the second half ruined the vibe.

Ok

Starts off pretty good. I like Isi. It's a feel good, happy dance instrumental. Seeland is kinda slow and boring but I like the big reverb sound. Leb Wohl sounds like some music for a deep breathing meditation or maybe good to fall asleep to. Hero is pretty rocking. His vocal sytlings are a bit cringe. OK suddenly there are vocals but I can't understand any of the words. Doesn't feel like this is the same band as the first three songs. E-Musik is unremarkable and not really experimental. Mostly annoying that it's a long song that goes nowhere. After Eight has good rocking energy. But just plods along as a washy beat with unintelligible lyrics. nah.

I can’t think of anything to say about this. Not horrible and not interesting.

This album was weird and confusing. It went from soft instrumental rock to music you’d hear while getting a massage, and then it moved to rocking out (sorta) in German. Didn’t feel cohesive and it was also pretty boring.

This album struggled to hold my attention. And maybe thats by the nature of it being half ambient music, but I enjoyed the Eno album's I've had so far. This just didnt have the same pull for me. And by the time the 9 minute Leb' wohl ends, the album turns on a dime into something different, a half of an album I also didn't care too much for. All in all, very skippable for me. My favorite here would have to be Isi.

Bits of good music surrounded by uncomfortably slow and quiet ambient sounds.

Weird album, part slow ambient and part punkish.

Pretty atmospheric and ambient for the first half. Immediately shifts tones for the last half of the album with some long, layered rock sounds. I guess some of this group's members were formerly of Kraftwerk, which sort of checks out given the sound of the last half of the album. I don't think this really holds a candle to the work that Kraftwerk has put out though. There's something slightly different here, as it leans more into somewhat of a psychedelic rock sound. I didn't really get the sense of feeling satisfied after listening through this one, though. Not an album I'll think about ever again.

Background noise? Nothing important. It's chill except 4th song. I really cannot grasp what happened there.

Really?

Relaxing in places

Took me by surprise this album. I had it on whilst baking and initially felt really relaxing … until it wasn’t.

It was ok.

Half of the songs sounded like a movie soundtrack and the other half gross.

I was into the first few songs and then... not so much

There is undoubtedly something new here for the time. Proto post punk but it gones on and on. Some judicious editing could have really made this something special, but now dated I feel. 2.5*

Ikäisekseen edelläkävijäsoundi. Biisit turhan pitkiä ja jäävät junnaamaan, mutta jälleen, sekin taitaa kuulua ajan henkeen. Ripauksen jää kolmosesta.

Oli lähelle sitä mitä osasi ennakolta odottaa. Joutokamaa.

Interesting at first but finished in a repetitive and kind of chaotic place that didn't feel like it paid its dues to the first part of the album. Not for me but impressively modern for 1975.

Chiller than chill. Practically meditative. It's nice, although Hero takes a turn to more of a club music vibe with punk vocal strainings. Then E-Musik seems to be almost 10 minutes of the same riff over and over and over... unfortunately, the aforementioned meditative quality has slipped into a \"poke-my-eyes-out\" quality. I'm tapping out.

Not really my thing

I like the more ambient first half, as sort of background music. The "singing" in the second half is just absurd and not pleasant. It feels ahead of its time for 1975, with all the synth work and the sort of punk-ish feel. The drums and bass were pretty repetitive and boring, even in the higher-energy second half. Songs seemed like they just went on for too long, like this was a long jam session that was recorded. Overall, I can see how later artists might have been influenced by this, but I didn't super enjoy it.

First half is stupid, second half is marginally ok. This is a generous 2

An interesting album. I enjoyed the instrumental tracks but the singing not so much.

Two good tracks and then downhill from there.

This album starts out as perfect concentration music. It’s enjoyable and keeps my brain focused enough to ignore outside noises. Then track 4 happens and it all goes to hell. Tracks 5 and 6 aren’t terrible but it’s a jarring difference from where the album started.

What started as pleasant, chill music transformed into what sounded like music for crackheads. Like what the actual hell. I would love to give this one star, but I can't discount the okay music at the beginning. C'mon on now. You're telling me this is a must-listen-to album? Are you fucking kidding me? Sick. Siiiiiiiiiiick, dude.

Sounds like hold music

2.5

fine

GENERISCH!

Pretty bland and boring and was a slugfest even halfway .

Seems very nice, but also quite slow - mostly instrumental krautvibes are not really my lane I've learned today

Listened Before? N It's not terrible, but I'm not sure why it's on this list. I guess we just needed multiple examples of the mighty "krautrock" genre? The whole thing is meh. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: ISI

This sounds like scores for a movie like Mission Impossible. Intense into slow dramatic moment where Tom Cruise is making out with some girl. Weird album. 2.5 stars

STANDOUTS: Isi OVERALL: 2.5/5; I was EXCITED for the first half's Mannheim-esque noises and general ambiance...but then the second half of the album got weird.

It’s giving Nintendo or Wii games vibes so bad, but it’s like so moody too? Like emo-Wii games vibes. Most songs are just atmospheric, no words or none. 4.1/10.

First track was nice but I didn’t enjoy the rest of it.

4/10 - It was all over the place in a way I do not enjoy. it sounded a bit like tago mago which lucas says makes sense bc its the same genre. A few songs were ambient and then Hero was crazy and loud.

Ambient and cool at times. In general good experimental tunes with great resolutions. All in all not for me. Too experimental for new wave and not enough emotion for first wave. Punky at times which lends to first wave. Not bad but not for me.

Neu! Neu? Neu... (Neu*) Nah.

The ambient tracks were nice, but I wasn't a fan of the songs with vocals. Maybe this was good in the 70s but it doesn't really have enough content to hold up.

I think they're trying to show music is art here. As with all art, music is subjective and can be viewed in many facets. For me it's far too spacious and open for my liking

not for me. i like long songs but not for 5 consecutive songs

This album is bipolar between the atmospheric groove and the protopunk. At one point I though I was listening to the B-Side of the original Top Gun Soundtrack and all of a sudden I was listening to the bootleg of the Sex Pistols recorded from the closet down the hall. Honestly, I didn’t hate it but I can’t say it will be a frequent listen. Actually, I’ll forget about it by the end of the week….

disappointing

What I can only describe as music for cave people. Did not enjoy

I would never say to anyone, "oh man you have absolutely got to hear this album" in reference to this very mediocre album. 2/5

Not my cup of tea

Decent 70s electronic instrumentals, but not much to hold on to.

Why not

I mean, its ok. Would be fine not listening to before I die but whatevs.

Empieza como un instrumental aburridisimo y después tiene dos temas un poco más movidos en el que no sabes si son palabras o ruidos guturales. Desaprobado.

2 - It's kinda just boring? Not as scary as some other Krautrock I've listened to, but there wasn't anything that I really liked.

Die ersten drei Songs wären fast 4 Sterne wert. Die Soundscapes sind für ihre Zeit super! Der Gesang geht so, aber ist selten. Leider sind die Lieder danach Schrott.

p338. 1975. 2 stars. Bland, pointless mostly instrumental noodling. Bonus star for the production.

Kinda weird instrumental mixed with random weird vocals

Interesting for one listen. It was soothing experimental rock, with some ethereal vibes. In the vein of Can, which was nice to be exposed to, but won't listen again. 2/5.

The first couple songs feel like they could be in a game by an indie dev - chill and somewhat reflective, like a narrative walking sim. The two tracks with "vocals", however, are straight pain to listen to. Just flat out garbage. Not a good album. Fav tracks: N/A

This is the type of music you listen to while you are on hold at the doctor’s office. Boring.

1/7, 14%

Weird vibes

Has a sunny propulsive sound to it like the ysrat of a movie seeing someone's day begin ... An emotional tone form the keyboard a believe. I am adding this to 'focus" music... Good for working without lyrics. Upbeat. Like. Yes if the rest is like track one... Optimism in a bottle...for a few tracks anyway. Did like the lyrics or industrials

Ok

Not bad, nothing great.

This music is atmospheric...I guess? There's a lot of ambient sounds throughout but the music is so incredibly (and purposefully) repetitive that it just feels boring to me. Track 3 ("Leb Wohl") is 8 minutes of the same 3 slow piano chords with what sounds like a metronome instead of drums and waves crashing; there are lyrics for part of it that are breathy and maybe if I spoke the language they were in they'd resonate with me more.

This album didn’t seem particularly special.

The first song sounded like the into to 80s macgyver type show where the characters turn and smile and give you a thumbs up. The second song delves into a David Bowie Labyrinth vibe, followed by a very relaxing peaceful song - all pleasant enough. Next few songs things fall apart for me in this hybrid of electronic rock. I think may have been innovative for the time but that time has long passed. I will stick with Kraftwerk.

Fun little jam. Again, not sure how this belongs on a list with albums like Thriller or Kind of Blue but hey not my list.

Not my cup of tea.....

Wow… that was a ride…

First half is a whole lotta nothing. Second half is trying to be something, but still ends up being a whole lotta nothing.

Just kinda background music. Not my favorite 2 stars.

Nothing special in my opinion.

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