Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] (studio album) by Kraftwerk

Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 390th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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83/100 (from 704 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1978 (6th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (96th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (390th)
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Kraftwerk bestography

Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Kraftwerk on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Kraftwerk is Trans Europa Express which is ranked number 311 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,858.

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.6/100, a mean average of 81.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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From 03/30/2023 08:32
Listen “Танец роботов” “Dance of robots” by Alexander Zatsepin from movie «Центровой из поднебесья» 1975 ”Tsentrovoy iz podnebesya” 😎👍🏻 That sound kinda CAN
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From 02/02/2023 10:40
A decent record with interesting musical arrangements but it does sound a bit dated in the modern day. The sound also becomes quite repetitive by the end as most of the songs sound so similar that I do find myself craving some diversity. Despite this, the music is very unique and you will straight away know when you hear a Kraftwerk song. I think the voice works perfectly with the musical stylings as well and it adds a lot to the songs for me. Overall, I don't think this is as consistent as some of their other records but it does have the huge song of The Model which is brilliant and makes it worth checking out.
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From 09/06/2022 17:12
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From 06/03/2022 18:26
This is probably my favorite Kraftwerk album and I actually prefer it over Trans-Europa Express, it is not so eerie, but the theme of it just sticks more with me.
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From 02/09/2021 12:35
Ecos desse álbum vai do synthopop ao hip hop! Gigante!
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From 01/26/2021 18:03
If you wanna get into Kraftwerk, this is a more fitting starting point than Trans-Europa Express, which might be too much as a first album.
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From 09/27/2020 05:33
Amazing!
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From 07/06/2020 06:14
My dad helped ease me into the world of electronic music and synthesizers from an early age, so I immediately loved Kraftwerk when I finally decided to check them out for my own. Die Mensch·Maschine is probably their most accessible work I've heard so far, it sounds fat and full, especially compared to their more minimal arrangements in the past. Das Model and Die Roboter are fantastic suites in their catalog, but the entire thing is well worth doing a deep dive into.
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From 05/31/2020 15:09
Ahead of it's time. Great!
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Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk
7. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
8. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
9. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
10. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
11. Hemispheres by Rush
12. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
13. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
14. 3rd by Big Star
15. All Mod Cons by The Jam
16. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
17. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
18. Chairs Missing by Wire
19. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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