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- Summary:
- Record Label: Astralwerks
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 21
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Mixed: 5 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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The WireDisplays more intellectual rigour, subtle discipline and attention to detail than many of their younger contemporaries can ever dream of attaining. [#235, p.56]
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In essence, the group has adopted the smartest possible approach on Tour de France Soundtracks by simply making quintessential Kraftwerk music of a kind stylistically consistent with the music of its past but with subtle enhancements that suggest a connection to the present.
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Tour de France Soundtracks is a successful record on anyone's terms; it's one that fans won't need to cringe from, and one that newcomers will be able to enjoy for what it is.
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No, it's probably not going to remap the musical landscape this time, and, arguably, it doesn't sound as ahead of its time as, say, 'Computerworld' did. BUT! 'Tour de France Soundtracks' also sounds joyously, shamelessly like no-one else at all.
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If you're the sort who would feel fuddy-duddy driving a perfect, new VW Beetle, avoid Tour de France. If you're one who would proudly point out the offbeat grace and unlikely persistence of a vivid personality in a machine, Kraftwerk endure.
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The concept itself is an interesting one. When it works, it is easy to conjure TV images of Hinault and LeMonde battling through the Pyrenees, the patterned rhythms of Indurain and Armstrong heaving through village street time-trials.
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SpinThe deadpan humor that animated the band's early werk is missing. [Nov 2003, p.117]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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LeonardoFAug 3, 2005an instant classic
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HamishMcMillanAug 16, 2003this CD is really choice i recommends you all bye it
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MichaelAJul 10, 2004
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GuySAug 17, 2003
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Nov 22, 2022Jetzt spielt er schon wieder an sich herum, leider kein Ralf und Florian mehr, dies will gehört sein.
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Hamish'smateNoneAug 16, 2003hamish is wrong dont bye it it isnt good
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