Autobahn (studio album) by Kraftwerk
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Kraftwerk bestography
Autobahn is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Kraftwerk on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kraftwerk is Trans Europa Express which is ranked number 307 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,681.
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Autobahn track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100  | 29 hours ago | mrmcrook | | 77/100 |
80/100 | 01/25/2025 05:13 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
85/100 | 12/25/2024 23:06 |  Ulysses60 | | 78/100 |
80/100 | 12/14/2024 21:19 | Simon_bramhall | | 77/100 |
80/100 | 12/05/2024 21:40 | CokeBabies | | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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The title track's the standout piece. Overall, I found it quite a soothing album. Even the tracks that have darker shades of a soundscape have some serenity and pleasantness to them.
lleon79 01/24/2024 18:04
As others have said, title song is fantastic, and the rest, while it's good as well, isn't as iconic or memorable.
A great first half is let down by a massively disappointing second half that really drags the whole record down in my opinion. The majority of that second side could be cut as it is a lot of filler content. It seems to lack all that Kraftwerk charm and infectiousness that they had on the first track while maintaining their more experimental style. On the second half it just seems to be all experimental with them trying to make the craziest sounds possible at the time of recording. This does not make for enjoyable listening for us for the most part. Overall, the titles track is fantastic and with its length it really does carry this record and makes it worth a listen.
This was my first listening to Kraftwerk and that album was really impressive, especially considering it is from 1974.
techno instrumentation truly is something original
teague 07/14/2020 18:46
Autobahn suffers from 2112 syndrome; an amazing 20 minute epic on one side of the record, encompassing everything great the group had done up to that point, followed by a seemingly random assortment of good songs on the other side that pale in comparison to the first song/side, making for a puzzling album to discern. Should it be called great just because that one song is great, or should it be called mediocre because the rest isn't up to snuff? In the case of Kraftwerk, the music they made always appealed to a specific audience (again, much like Rush) that gobbled this up, and I enjoy it greatly as well.
Timestarter 05/30/2020 09:46
Fav. Tracks: Autobahn, Komtenmelodie 1 and 2.
VictorVale 10/04/2019 21:22
Inegável a imensa influência! Gigante!
Favorite Tracks:Autobahn
santropez 03/09/2019 15:46
Best track: "Autobahn"
Weakest track: "Morgenspaziergang" / "Morning Walk"
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