Trans Europa Express

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共8首歌曲

艺人: Kraftwerk
语种: 英语
厂牌: EMI
发行时间: 1977年03月01日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

专辑介绍

by Steve Huey

Although Autobahn was a left-field masterpiece, Trans-Europe Express is often cited as perhaps the archetypal (and most accessible) Kraftwerk album. Melodic themes are repeated often and occasionally interwoven over deliberate, chugging beats, sometimes with manipulated vocals; the effect is mechanical yet hypnotic. Thematically, the record feels like parts of two different concept albums: one a meditation on the disparities between reality and image (&Hall of Mirrors& and &Showroom Dummies& share recurring images of glass, reflection, illusion, and confused identities, as well as whimsical melodies), and the other the glorification of Europe. There is an impressive composition paying homage to &Franz Schubert,& but the real meat of this approach is contained in the opening love letter, &Europe Endless,& and the epic title track, which shares themes and lyrics with the following track, &Metal on Metal.& The song &Trans-Europe Express& is similar in concept to &Autobahn,& as it mimics the swaying motion and insistent drive of a cross-continent train trip. What ultimately holds the album together, though, is the music, which is more consistently memorable even than that on Autobahn. Overall, Trans-Europe Express offers the best blend of minimalism, mechanized rhythms, and crafted, catchy melodies in the group's catalog; henceforth, their music would take on more danceable qualities only hinted at here (although the title cut provided the basis for Afrika Bambaataa's enormously important dancefloor smash &Planet Rock&). [The German edition retains its native spellings.]

Trans Europa Express

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