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Kraftwerk, Computer World
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1407208
Disk length: 37m 48s (7 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1981
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Computer World | 5:07 |
| 2. Pocket Calculator | 4:57 |
| 3. Numbers | 6:37 |
| 4. Computer World 2 | 3:11 |
| 5. Computer Love | 7:18 |
| 6. Home Computer | 6:19 |
| 7. It's More Fun to Compute | 4:14 |
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Review
This is the album pundits like to point to when they accuse Kraftwerk of being digital-age visionaries; an all-too-easy assessment to make in the face of tracks such as "Home Computer" and "Computer Love" (not an ode to one-hand typing!). But to saddle the band with the reputation of sages is to completely miss the low-key wit and all-too-human playfulness of this album. "Pocket Calculator" and "Numbers" (the lyrics: numbers one to eight--period) could be read as tongue-in-cheek ripostes to too much bad "educational" programming, but that would smack of creeping punditry. Computer World is Kraftwerk's most lovable bundle of contradictions: at once its most technologically obsessed album and its most human. --Jerry McCulley When Kraftwerk released Computer World on an unsuspecting public back in 1981, the thought of Electronic music and computers taking over seemed like a farce. Now, a quarter of a century later, Kraftwerk's musical vision has come true tenfold and many Electronic bands cite them as their main influence. This classic slice of Kraftwerk's musical tapestry is an astounding album filled with bleeps, blips, beats and a huge dose of melody that inspired thousands of musicians and fans to go forth and multiply (literally). Tracks like 'Computer Love', 'Computer World' and 'It's More Fun To Compute' have been sampled by artists from all genres, especially Rap and R&B. The hit single 'Pocket Calculator' may seem like ancient material, lyrically, but most of the world now operate their own iPods, Blackberries, cell phones, etc. so the meaning is not lost. Even the ominous 'Numbers' still sound slightly creepy after all these years. So, what have we learned from Kraftwerk? Everything. Warner.1997 Japanese Re-issue. Features a Bonus Track 'dentaku'.
Other Versions
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Tracks: 8 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 39m 30s (+1m 42s)
Tracks: 7, Disk length: 34m 38s (-4m 50s)
Tracks: 7, Disk length: 34m 38s (-4m 50s)
Tracks: 7, Disk length: 34m 31s (-4m 43s)
Tracks: 7, Disk length: 33m 24s (-5m 36s)
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