Kraftwerk: From Dusseldorf to the Future (With Love) [IMPORT] (Paperback)

~ Tim Barr (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Ebury Press (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0091864909
• ISBN-13: 978-0091864903
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,454,804 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging biography of one of the greatest bands ever, August 23, 1999

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Tim Barr lays it all on the line in the first chapter. He boldly claims that Kraftwerk's influence on late 20th century music is matched only by the likes of the Beatles. He then goes about supporting his case over the remainder of the book. From the group's beginnings as Organisation to their triumphant set at Tribal Gathering, this book is thorough without lapsing into mundane trainspotting banter, as is the case with many so-called "definitive" biographies. This is in large part due to the many interview and journalistic excerpts that Mr. Barr has carefully compiled. These time pieces offer fascinating insights into this most reclusive of major pop groups. Many writers have sung the praises of groups such as the Beatles, analyzing their influence on music and popular culture in the process. Considering Kraftwerk's similarly expansive influence, a manifesto stating the case for Kraftwerk as one of the greatest bands ever is long overdue.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CAN'T GET ENOUGH, December 10, 2001

By	M. R. ZOGLIO - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Several months ago I rediscovered my love for Kraftwerk and embarked on a search and destroy mission to get the rest of their work on CD. Not content to stop there, I then moved on to scour the available books on the group. What I found was seriously lacking. What little there was out there was either out of print or hard to obtain. Then I got lucky with this book as it was available from Amazon.com. Needless to say, I plowed through it as soon as it arrived. I was in heaven. While not exactly answering all my questions about the band, Tim Barr has done an excellent job of shedding some much needed light on this enigmatic group. It was a great guide to understanding the earlier stuff that I was listening to on my newly acquired CDs. The 16 pages of pictures (some from Wolfgang Flur) were the icing on the cake. The highest compliment that I can offer here is that I'll probably reread it again in the next year or 2 (the true mark of my personal enjoyment of a book). If you're a fan, don't wait as this informative work might be out of print the next time you start jonesing for a Kraftwerk fix.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cracking the shell of KlingKlang!, September 4, 1999

By	Moviefan (NJ, United States) - See all my reviews

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Tim Barr has written the 2nd major book about Kraftwerk, and if there were 10 more books about this band, we still would not know everything about the men who invented modern music. Barr has done an amazing job when you remember that the members of Kraftwerk, and the people who are closest to them, rarely give straightforward answers. Where the first book about Kraftwerk focuses around quotes from Ralf and Karl, Barr's book has input from Wolfgang, right down to his own photo collection. Perhaps what is most amazing is that Barr has cracked the shell of KlingKlang and tells what little is known about the studio itself. This is the stuff I have always wanted to know, and Karl even gives a few sentences about the robo-voice. It seems that many of the quotes in this book have been credited to past magazine articles that I have memorized, so it is at least nice to have them all in one place. Maybe one day in my lifetime the KlingKlang studio will be on display somewhere, but until then, thank you Tim Barr for getting me closer.