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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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5.0 out of 5 stars
WHAT A MASTERPIECE,
By Elise (Hamilton) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Computer World (Audio CD)
How can anyone dare to criticize this album. It is topshelf and perhaps I should leave it at that but I won't. I'll tell you more. As the other review mentions, this album was released in 1981: wow. It still digs out a beat unconnected to the decade in which it was born. In other words, it could have be produced last year. All electroheads will probably have herd of this album like Gary Numan and Dada Pogrom but if you have not then, welcome. Listen to the clips and get down....to the cash register!
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Synthy Celebration of the Computer,
By Matt Poole (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Computer World (Audio CD)
Kraftwerk were really influential. Most of the 1980s new wave and synthpop groups learned more than a thing or two from these groundbreaking Germans. Styles like techno and the like also owe a lot to Kraftwerk. Even now, their quirky computer tunes are inspiring bands and artists (check out the Radiohead song "The Gloaming", for instance). If you want to get an idea of how electronic music turned into what it is, pick up a Kraftwerk album.Their 1981 release, "Computer World", is a synthy celebration of computers in society. It was a very appopriate theme, considering the recent microchip revolution. Using their drum machines, basic waveforms, synth voices and quirky spoken word lyrics, they showed the world that computers were everywhere, even in music and were here to stay. The title track opens things with a electro-disco rhythm, before diving into warm synth sweeps. The vocals, human and electronic, list off things influenced or controlled by computers. It's sound and themes set the tone for the rest of the album. This is followed by "Pocket Calculator", probably the catchiest and funniest track from the album. My personal favourite. Lots of square and saw waves. The lyrics describe a man with a calculator that plays a melody. He adds and subtracts, he plays the melody, he is the operator. Doesn't seem like meaningful stuff, but the deadpan, slightly nervous way it's spoken makes it very amusing. "Numbers", the third track, feautures an elastic sounding drum machine, off-key synths and various synth and computerized voices counting in various languages including German, English, French, Spanish and Japanese. It leads straight into "Computer World 2", a sort of remix of the title track. It adds the "Computer World" melodies to the beat and voices of "Numbers". The synth vocals try counting to 20 in German very fast toward the end, which is funny. "Computer Love" is a bit gentler than the previous tracks, with soft drum machines and mellow, prettier synths rather than harsh or icy ones. Probably for that "love" feel. The echo plastered vocals tell a tale of a man about to go on a date, nervous because he doesn't know what to do. The accented voice makes things sound all the more nervous for the singer, more genuine. We've all been in his shoes. Gets a bit pointlessly repetitive toward the end though. "Home Computer" has a catchy rhythm, and more cheeky electronic sounds, but not much in the way of words. The synth sweeps are a bit cold, a little spooky. Again, very repetitive "It's More Fun To Compute" starts off very dark and foreboding, with metallic zaps and grating synth strings. Early into it though it goes back to the repetitive rhythm melodies of Home Computer, which brings the album to a close. Bit of a let down as far as closers go. I respect this album, and I know it's really influential, it's just not an album I listen to a lot, hence only 3 stars. Just not my thing. I have to be in a techno mood, which isn't very often, otherwise all the repetitive beeps get annoying. If you are into electronic music, you should enjoy this, or get a laugh out of it at least.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!,
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This review is from: Computer World (Audio CD)
It's rediculous how good this album is. I was at a record store and picked it up on tape (a brand new tape in 2004?). They had the CD but for some reason I thought the tape would be a better buy. A nod to nostalgia. Anyhoo, I bought it and was blown away. It's not dated (at least to me). When I listened to it with my little brother he was like "Woah, who is this," and I've been preaching the Kraftwerk gospel ever since. Don't let my rambling talk and bad spelling turn you away from this album. It's a keeper!
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