Florian Schneider has died • Hacker News Board

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by Ididntdothis » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:58 PM UTC

_jal wrote: post #9

Ididntdothis wrote: post #2

Now their music is kind of obvious but when you think about the scene back then it’s pretty amazing what they did.

Only in the same way that Led Zeppelin sounds "obvious". The context from which you're listening to it is partly defined by it. (I really don't want to get in to a "who is better/more important/whatever" argument. If choosing Led Zeppelin as a comparison bothers you, please substitute for taste.)

I didn’t mean the exact music as obvious but the style and tools they used. Same for electric guitars and the effects being used. Now totally normal but there was a time when people had to come up with that idea.

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 06, 2020, 5:59 PM UTC

mattigames wrote: post #7

This article somehow forgot to mention their influence in the most commercially successful German rock band of all times: Rammstein, which made a cover of their song Das Modell. Edit: As pointed out the english-singing rock band Scorpions from Germany is far more popular.

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Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by mattigames » Wed, May 06, 2020, 6:04 PM UTC

hilem wrote: post #10

mattigames wrote: post #7

This article somehow forgot to mention their influence in the most commercially successful German rock band of all times: Rammstein, which made a cover of their song Das Modell. Edit: As pointed out the english-singing rock band Scorpions from Germany is far more popular.

Scorpions are far more successful by an order of magnitude.

Oh didn't know they were German, due singing in English I always assumed they were... English.

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by grillvogel » Wed, May 06, 2020, 6:05 PM UTC

Al-Khwarizmi wrote: post #8

RIP. A titan of music. Not only Kraftwerk are among my favorite artists, but my 8-month-old baby loves Autobahn.

my 2 year old loves kraftwerk and will actually throw tantrums to get us to put it on

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by bouvin » Wed, May 06, 2020, 6:07 PM UTC

A true giant. It is difficult to overstate the importance of Kraftwerk, when it comes to modern music. They set out to create “Elektronische Volksmusik” and succeed spectacularly. I have been privileged to see Kraftwerk live three times, and those were some of the best concert experiences I have had.

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by grillvogel » Wed, May 06, 2020, 6:11 PM UTC

bouvin wrote: post #15

A true giant. It is difficult to overstate the importance of Kraftwerk, when it comes to modern music. They set out to create “Elektronische Volksmusik” and succeed spectacularly. I have been privileged to see Kraftwerk live three times, and those were some of the best concert experiences I have had.

I saw "them" live a few years ago on that 3D tour. By then it was just Ralf and the 3 other guys. At one point his equipment was getting messed up and sounded odd, you could see him getting visibly frustrated. It was interesting to see a human reaction like that from the robotic pioneers.

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by johnr2 » Wed, May 06, 2020, 6:13 PM UTC

mattigames wrote: post #7

This article somehow forgot to mention their influence in the most commercially successful German rock band of all times: Rammstein, which made a cover of their song Das Modell. Edit: As pointed out the english-singing rock band Scorpions from Germany is far more popular.

> most commercially successful German rock band of all times: Rammstein

s/German/German-singing and you might have a point.

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by tibbydudeza » Wed, May 06, 2020, 6:13 PM UTC

Kraftwerk inspired so many of my favourite bands.

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by johnr2 » Wed, May 06, 2020, 6:19 PM UTC

mattigames wrote: post #13

hilem wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Scorpions are far more successful by an order of magnitude.

Oh didn't know they were German, due singing in English I always assumed they were... English.

> didn't know they were German

Drummer Herman Rarebell's solo album "Herman Ze German" was a good clue :-)

Re: Florian Schneider has died

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Post by csours » Wed, May 06, 2020, 6:25 PM UTC

OzzyB wrote: post #5

Ididntdothis wrote: post #2

Now their music is kind of obvious but when you think about the scene back then it’s pretty amazing what they did.

Nothing obvious about it. That's like saying Roland's shitty bass accompaniment gizmo, the TB-303, was obviously built for Acid House.

Obvious in hindsight is very different from obvious at the time.

Lots of things are obvious in hindsight, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of hard work behind them.