Kraftwerk might be the answer given their importance for inspiring both techno and hip hop, which in turn have come to dominate the mainstream, yet how many music fans think about them? https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... l-exchange
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Kraftwerk might be the answer given their importance for inspiring both techno and hip hop, which in turn have come to dominate the mainstream, yet how many music fans think about them? https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... l-exchange
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Kraftwerk might be the answer given their importance for inspiring both techno and hip hop, which in turn have come to dominate the mainstream, yet how many music fans think about them? https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... l-exchange
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Yes when you compare how far reaching and influential they have been versus their own legacy / credit / fame ( for want of a better word).
Kraftwerk might be the answer given their importance for inspiring both techno and hip hop, which in turn have come to dominate the mainstream, yet how many music fans think about them? https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... l-exchange
I love Kraftwerk and agree they are highly influential. I'm not really sure they are underrated any more than say band's like The Stooges or The Velvets are. A lot of this stuff is generational and the best band's always continue to inspire others. With Kraftwerk new music can always find inspiration with new technology and see them as pioneers.
Bands like Can and Neu are equally innovative.
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Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
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From reading this thread I think one of my definitions of underrated is when a band influences / inspires / creates something that others use to go on to larger commercial success / fame / reputation than the origin, but without the origin would not have done so.
From reading this thread I think one of my definitions of underrated is when a band influences / inspires / creates something that others use to go on to larger commercial success / fame / reputation than the origin, but without the origin would not have done so.
To be underrated is to lack recognition for what you've achieved. If you've inspired lots of people that is recognition in itself therefore many will rate what you do. Lots of people cite Kraftwerk as being an influence from techno and synthpop band's through to indie guitar band's.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
Kraftwerk might be the answer given their importance for inspiring both techno and hip hop, which in turn have come to dominate the mainstream, yet how many music fans think about them? https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... l-exchange
Nice yeah
Yes when you compare how far reaching and influential they have been versus their own legacy / credit / fame ( for want of a better word).
I was always under the impression that they were rated fairly highly in the UK, compared to here.
Starsailor. I always felt this album should have been bigger, the couple before were good but a little on the wimpy side. On The Outside, had more bollocks to it and it's unfair how quickly they were forgotten, take this one for example, powerful, great chorus and a spunky middle 8, what more could you want?