Kraftwerk More Influential Than the Beatles

But not equal influence...

 

Hard to answer the question.

I think however that Kraftwerk's direct and indirect influences on other people's music might be easier to spot.

 

Give me a break, I'm a guitar player!

 

Kraftwerk - Autobahn 1975 Tomorrows World TV Programme



I love this clip. Imagine being a kid in the UK and only exposed to crap pop and boring prog and seeing that, it is the future.

 

Doesn't matter. Time is enough.

 

Van Halen About The Equality Within The Band And The Beatles

 

Sheffield musician's research discovers Indian influence in Beatles music

Sheffield musician's research discovers Indian influence in Beatles music

 

That attitude is what leads to having problems playing in Ab major.

 

Haha re that requiring research

Is his next project going to be to an extensive research project to discover whether there's any blues or country influence in the Stones' music?

 

This probably has something to do with the influences of this thread:

How German cars beat British motors - and kept going - BBC News

As does this:

Germany once admired British workmanship – but that was a long time ago | Ian Jack

 

Big deal. Anyone could spot a sitar.

 

The Beatles’ Ties To Scientific Discovery And NASA | uDiscover

The Beatles’ Ties To Scientific Discovery And NASA

 

Hopefully you see what I did there:
The Puppies's 'Funky Y-2-C' - Discover the Sample Source

 

This thread is very good for exploring YouTube with so many fine video clips from Kraftwerk

Here a great one from a French tv show (1978):

 

Days ago, this thread provided some thoughtful conversation about the influence of both bands in question. Very good stuff, that.

The Beatles' legacy is considerable, their legend is cemented, they need no defense. Is it insecurity that causes many of their fans to defend them obsessively with insults, or just arrogance?

 

As people get older they have difficulties coming to terms with the modern world

 

Isn't this a Beatles thread, too?

Yes, or No?

 

Kraftwerk: What the Residents would have been as commercial music sell-outs.

 

The original post and the article cited set things up as an either-or / most-more situation, which neatly leads to a formation of two camps - those decrepit hidebound barely able to keep the tennis balls on the legs of their walkers as they creep toward irrelevance, and those who are eversomuch cooler because they're still upright and into electronica and will never ever age out themselves. Neither of these perceptions is accurate, both are unfortunate. The general theme/question of influences, though, leaving superlatives out of it, remains an interesting one to explore. Haydn and Beethoven, anyone?

 

Of course. Are insults necessary? Productive?

 

Anyone catch the 'Astronomy Domine' quote at the beginning?

 

After the "Time" quote, yes.

 

This is a fun thread so far. No need to feel insulted.