Neu! 2 (studio album)
by Neu!

Neu! 2 by Neu!
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 3,739th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 119 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (68th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (648th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,739th)

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Neu! bestography

Neu! 2 is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Neu! on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Neu! is Neu! which is ranked number 866 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,990.

Neu! album bestography « Higher ranked (1,474th)
Neu! '75
This album (3,739th)
Neu! 2
Lower ranked (16,654th) »
Neu! '72 Live! In Düsseldorf

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Neu! 2 track list

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Neu! 2 rankings

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Overall rank: 3,739th | 1970s rank: 648th | 1973 rank: 68th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 119 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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80/100
From 10/17/2018 10:53 | #222653
Rumor would have it that they didn`t had enough material for an whole album, so they recorded some tracks withe differnt speed....
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From 11/26/2016 19:20 | #179163
A fragmented album lacking the viscerality and atmosphere of its brilliant predecessor, but the vitality remains if not increases. Murky, gloopy sound effects are replaced with loud, joyous guitar riffs and the record (with its more accessible track lengths) is a pleasure to listen to.

Not a masterpiece like "Neu!"('72), but still an artful & great record in its own right. My personal favourite tracks are the frenetic "Super" and "Super 78".
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85/100
From 02/03/2016 15:15 | #158591
They ran out of money and by necessity had to use the tapes from their debut record to finish this one. The result being an ingenious utilization of the studio as a instrument. The influence of this record is still being felt today.
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70/100
From 07/31/2011 17:09 | #25351
The minimilist structure and repetitive rhythm of the album is closer to "Sister Ray" than their seminal debut. The percussion is relentless amongst distorted guitar sounds which trump melody. The latter is effectively abandoned in favour of an eerie narrow expressiveness. The album contains versions of songs at different speeds which by accident or design resulted in Neu becoming one of the first to utilize the technique known as "remixing".
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From 07/29/2011 13:54 | #25121
Gwaa *facepalm* I'm so used to putting 75 next to Neu! to differenciate them. I meant Neu! (72)
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From 07/29/2011 04:15 | #25078
I disagree..this is a great album- an rhythmic/experimental success. Other than Neu, I can only think of Talking Heads whose opening trilogy of albums were classics. Of the three, Neu75 is the most disappointing - still very good but a bit bland.
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From 07/29/2011 01:56 | #25058
Was hoping someone would add this with the new 100 lists. I remember listening to this thinking it was the most empty pointless album ever. Just wanted to diss it. Neu! (75) is so good, you wonder why this happened...
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Best Albums of 1973
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
3. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
6. Quadrophenia by The Who
7. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
9. Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
10. Future Days by Can
11. (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
13. Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
14. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
15. Closing Time by Tom Waits
16. Berlin by Lou Reed
17. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
18. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
19. Artaud by Pescado Rabioso
20. Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
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