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Track Listings
| 1. Computer World |
| 2. Pocket Calculator |
| 3. Numbers |
| 4. Computer World, Pt. 2 |
| 5. Computer Love |
| 6. Home Computer |
| 7. It's More Fun to Compute |
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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". 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 are the numbers one to eight) 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 loveable bundle of contradictions: at once its most technologically obsessed album and its most human. --Jerry McCulley
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i remember having this, first time around and it blew my mind then as it still does now.tracks like :computer love[excellent electronics,ahead of their time],this is a must in any electro collecters c.d. cabinet. every track a musical must
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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It seems incredible to think that a bunch of white guys from Industrial Germany could make such an impression on Black american music culture with a bunch of calculators and a perverse sense of humour. Hiphop, Detroit techno, it all stemmed from this album, as too did the modern dance scene.
We all have Kraftwerk to thank for this, even if, by producing this album they signalled their own musical demise.
Computer world was Krafwerks finest (half) hour. A blend of pop melodies that will drive you mad and innovative electronica. You should buy it if you have even the slightest appreciation for modern dance music and a good tune.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Some will criticise this LP for sounding over-clean, perhaps clinical. This is understandable, make no mistake, but this LP also lays some vital foundations for much of music in 2001. The vision of the album, with its almost Orwellian take on life in the future, is painted vividly in music. The title track was the closest they got to a protest song, about the introduction of computerised identity cards in Germany. "Pocket Calculator" and "Homecomputer" are entirely accurate snapshots of the rise of computers for the people and the internet, in fact, why this site is here!
Perhaps most important is the construction of the record. Kraftwerk always had a reputation of producing incredibly detailed, stylish records and this is no exception. Their pioneering use of synthesizers, sequencers and sampling technologies put this LP well ahead of the competition at the time it was released. It's clever without a hint of smugness, and detailed with none of the overbearing pomp that led to the (rightful) death of the ghastly prog-rock movement.
Now, twenty years after its release, "Computer World" can still stand next to modern techno releases and sound fresh. While today's musicians may have the advantage of cheap technology at their disposal, Kraftwerk got there first. Buy this album and listen to it, enjoy it's utterly funky, dancey sounds. Then listen to anything from the last ten years in a similar vein, and hear how many samples of Kraftwerk there are. Techno-pioneers? JA.
Perhaps most important is the construction of the record. Kraftwerk always had a reputation of producing incredibly detailed, stylish records and this is no exception. Their pioneering use of synthesizers, sequencers and sampling technologies put this LP well ahead of the competition at the time it was released. It's clever without a hint of smugness, and detailed with none of the overbearing pomp that led to the (rightful) death of the ghastly prog-rock movement.
Now, twenty years after its release, "Computer World" can still stand next to modern techno releases and sound fresh. While today's musicians may have the advantage of cheap technology at their disposal, Kraftwerk got there first. Buy this album and listen to it, enjoy it's utterly funky, dancey sounds. Then listen to anything from the last ten years in a similar vein, and hear how many samples of Kraftwerk there are. Techno-pioneers? JA.
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Computer Wunderbar!
If you buy any Kraftwerk CD, then buy this one - it really is that good. The Moog synth and manipulation of electro-sound by Florian combined with the dry whit, almost deadpan,... Read more
Published 19 months ago by M. T. Beecroft-stretton
Kraftwerk - Computer World
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Published 24 months ago by Pip
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Thinking back to 1981, it was the big boom in home computing, and Sinclair had brought out the pocket calculator, which could actually fit in your pocket. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2009 by DL Productions UK
The Greatest Album of All Time
This is easily Kraftwerk's best album, and I have been returning to it regularly for the past 20 years-it really is that good. Do yourself a favour and buy this album NOW!
Published on 8 Dec 2006 by Mr. S. A. Cliff
Greatest ever electronic album
With "Computer World", Kraftwerk produced the last great album of their entire catalogue, and certainly the finest of their illustrious career. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2003 by Robert Evans
A milestone in music
I first heard this record back in summer -83, only fourteen years old. I was at a training camp in football and one of the guys had a recorder and this tape in it. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2002 by Thomas Petersson
Bleep. Thud. Spish.
Although Kraftwerk continued to make music after 'Computer World' they could easily have retired to live a life of godliness. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2000 by Mr. A. Pomeroy
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