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Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies aged 73
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| May 6, 2020
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Posted on 05/06/2020 11:21:27 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: newfreep
Well I have no idea if it is true or not, but I have always heard that one of the band's early members (Nik Turner?) had this gross habit of loudly "hocking" up a ball of phlegm, and also breaking wind in a loud and very smelly manner, usually at the same time. Hence, "hawk wind."
Some might expect the name to have come from some weird science fiction novel or obscure eastern religion, but... err... no.
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posted on
05/06/2020 3:16:08 PM PDT
by
daltec
To: windcliff
Ive always enjoyed their music.
To: Berlin_Freeper
Truly an underrated band in the US. One of my favorites. I even considered using the name Florian for one of my children. My husband, who is an even bigger fan, soundly vetoed that idea. Good call. 😂
To: Flycatcher
Crazy that was released in 1977 and it sounds timeless. My favorite song from Trans-Europe Express is Hall of Mirrors.
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posted on
05/06/2020 5:16:29 PM PDT
by
grimalkin
(Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. -Fulton J. Sheen)
To: Berlin_Freeper
David Bowie gave tribute, in the song “V-2 Schneider”, off of “Station to Station”.
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posted on
05/06/2020 5:19:10 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Good to see so many Kraftwerk fans here.
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posted on
05/06/2020 5:20:54 PM PDT
by
Trailerpark Badass
(There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
To: grimalkin
Yeah, I graduated from high school in 1977 and Ill never forget driving down the Esplanade of Chico, California, and first hearing Showroom Dummies from Trans-Europe Express. Having bought the album, though, I thought the only bad song was Hall of Mirrors. Haha! Now, decades later, Ive come to appreciate it. No, it cant hold a candle to the title track or Europe Endless or the tweaked Schubert melody, but I dont hate it now. It grew on me.
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posted on
05/06/2020 5:31:49 PM PDT
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: Trailerpark Badass
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posted on
05/06/2020 5:32:35 PM PDT
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Good list. My favorite album was Computer World.
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posted on
05/06/2020 6:16:28 PM PDT
by
yuleeyahoo
(The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Hamilton)
To: Berlin_Freeper
RIP
Radio-Activity is in the air for you and me
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posted on
05/06/2020 8:00:35 PM PDT
by
Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
To: Berlin_Freeper
First heard them in college in 1978. Loved it.
I also loved Rick Wakeman before that in high school.
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posted on
05/06/2020 8:06:04 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(ONLY A MORON THINKS 6 FEET IS A MAGIC NUMBER!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Will the Power Station go dark after all these years or continue on with a new generation setting the controls like Tangerine Dream after the death of Edgar Froese. R.I.P.
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posted on
05/06/2020 10:02:05 PM PDT
by
ADemocratNoMore
(The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)
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