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Autobahn is the fourth studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk, released in November 1974 by Philips Records.The album marked several personnel changes in the band, which was initially a duo consisting of Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter; later, the group added Klaus Röder on guitar and flute, and Wolfgang Flür on percussion.
A 12-minute animated video of "Autobahn" directed by Roger Mainwood was released in 1979. [9] "Autobahn" is widely considered to be one of Kraftwerk's greatest songs. In 2020, Billboard and The Guardian ranked the song number six and number five, respectively, on its lists of the greatest Kraftwerk songs. [10] [11]
Kraftwerk made videos and performed several European live dates to promote the album. With the release of Autobahn and Radio-Activity, Kraftwerk left behind avant-garde experimentation and moved towards the electronic pop tunes for which they are best known. [6] [page needed] In 1976, Kraftwerk toured in support of the Radio-Activity album.
German electronic music legends Kraftwerk will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first U.S. tour and their iconic album Autobahn on a 2025 outing dubbed MULTIMEDIA CONCERTS. The trek gets ...
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The album is a sampler of material from the first four Kraftwerk albums – Kraftwerk, Kraftwerk 2, Ralf und Florian, Autobahn – and includes some versions of tracks that had been edited down for release on singles, such as "Autobahn", as well as simple excerpts from longer album tracks, such as "Kling-Klang".
While their initial albums featured mostly German lyrics, in 1975 Kraftwerk began writing lyrics that combined both German and English verses. Beginning with " Trans-Europe Express " (1977), most songs by the group were created as duplicate versions sung in English or German; some French, Japanese, Italian or Spanish versions were made.
3-D The Catalogue (German: 3-D Der Katalog) is the second official live album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk.It was released on 26 May 2017 and was released on several formats, including a four-disc Blu-ray box set, an eight-disc CD box set and a nine-disc vinyl box set.