They still blow any "electronic" artist out of the water today. You know why? Not only was their music so hypnotic and amazing but, they did it on machines that they themselves made. This was the 1970's. Drum machines and such were not commonplace back then.
@jodi183 Actually, Kraftwerk are more or less the inventors of electronic drums as a stage instrument. Flur built the first manually triggered electronic drumkit in the early 70's. Between that and popularising vocoders in music (and as such, indirectly creating Autotune) they're undoubtedly one of the biggest influences on music in the 20th century.
@Cetara86 actually there is a book about Kraftwerk called from Dusseldorf to the future with love :) excellent reading! they made their own instruments! I am so glad I lived in an age where this music is being made
@acepivoter hahaha what a coincidence! i knew it was you before i looked at your account name :L i saw 'vaginas ftw' and 'mmmmmmmmmmm'. what was i gonna think?
@btmacie It goes "Halb wesen und Halb Ding", literally translated it means "being half and half" which is a reference to being part Man, part Machine, the recurring theme of this song. It changes to "halb Wesen und halb uberDing" which is basically saying that by being a Man-Machine (blending humanity and technology) you can overcome any problem set before you. That ultimately is the core ethos of Kraftwerk: Humanity and Technology in a perfect symbiosis.
@Phillowe88 I think it sounds more like "Halb wesen UNSER Halb Ding" to me. It fits the melody better, but it doesn't totally make sense. Geez I must sound like a complete idiot. Just forget I brought it up.
DRAMATIKO !! El Destino De la Humanidad ,En su afan De Poder Y "Progreso" (Material -Economico ), se a Comvertido en un Verdadero " Man Machine" hombre Maquina. e Indiferente, Por Concretar Con Su Meta Trasada,esta Destruyendo Lento Pero Seguro, Su "unico" Planeta Que Lo Acoge,le Proporciona TODO y no le Pide Nada a Cambio, Pero La Naturalesa es Savia,y Comprende Hasta que punto es su limite de tolerancia,y en su Momento Dado Se Rebuelta,Enviando Megas Catastrofes....." Naturales "
The live version would be better if they didn't use the robotic voice to sing the lyrics "The Man-Machine". Everything else about the song is perfect.
I went to their concert in Helsinki a couple of years ago, and it absolutely blew my mind! Their music and appearance are so robotic, that the cheering and yelling audience seems out of place and almost inappropriate.
Of course, I applauded like a madman too, but think about it: A Kraftwerk concert where the audience would remain absolutely silent from beginning to the end. Wow :)
So German, so very precise, this is no jam! I love the way they drop in those HUGE reverbs and delay effects, prolly the only thing improvised at all.
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I defy anyone to listen to The Man Machine full volume through headphones without twitching. Bit like putting a fruit pastel in your mouth without chewing it.
Genius and timeless
MrAlphastyle 1 week ago in playlist Kraftwerk
Niby zwykły elektroniczny kawałek, gdyby nie to, że ma już prawie 35 lat!
CloneFirefly 1 week ago
This one deserves to be my sunshine...
chucku00 1 week ago
better than the indian one isnt it
snikitty12345 3 weeks ago
Super awesome!!
Electronlyman 4 weeks ago
Bashini bashini bashini bashini
ionutmystic 1 month ago
excellent top :D
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busido29 1 month ago
The only thing getting me through my German language GCSE...
DIGIxPUNKx1996 1 month ago
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The keyboard is amazing, and Kraftwerk is the shit.
Left4DeadClips 1 month ago
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Left4DeadClips 1 month ago
huy como me gustaria estar en concierto..........
tadeoclonado 2 months ago
Epic ending :)
13sterng1 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Kraftwerk
TOOO GOOOOD>>>>>>>>>!!!!!!
yuwaraj1970 3 months ago
Some people take drugs, others take Kraftwerk
Nikon05 3 months ago 8
awesome.
Thisguy1999 3 months ago in playlist music I like
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vcf96 4 months ago
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I saw Kraftwerk in concert, twice, because they open Radiohead Concerts in Mexico City. What a waste of time!!! Such a crappy band!
levarelluis 4 months ago
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I saw Kraftwerk in concert, twice, because they open Radiohead Concerts in Mexico City. What a waste of time!!! Such a crappy band!
levarelluis 4 months ago
@levarelluis Fucking your crappy mother was a waste of time too... And learn how to conjugate in english, amigo.
seijurolover 3 months ago
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@levarelluis
Curioso! Mas me responda um coisa: Além de usar indevidamente os preciosos recursos naturais disponíveis para todos, o que você faz para merecer?
AlfaAugustoDuArte 2 months ago
Bach and Kraftwerk are two of the finest contributions to music made by Germany. Totally awesome
jellicoe1000 4 months ago 2
Gods
Chrisc9467 4 months ago
First time when i became high without drugs was at a Kraftwerk performance.
texasB666 4 months ago 16
@texasB666 The Drugs Don't Work jajajajajaja!!!!!
dudefelix 4 months ago
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@dudefelix :D most of the time they do :)
texasB666 4 months ago
at 62 people does not meet the machine
MrClickgg 5 months ago
this was an awesome concert moment, loooove that track!
hillie1974 5 months ago
myshitmyshitmyshitmyshit
galactyk 5 months ago 2
@galactyk More like "Mah sheet"
Plaswuff 5 months ago
guess they are checking emails
AnalogNoiseLab 5 months ago
So einfach gemacht, aber trotzdem so eine irre Wirkung !
Meilenstein3D 6 months ago
@Meilenstein3D ...indeed! perfekte minimalistic und singende maschinen. einzigartig und absolut zeitlos!
RCS0815 6 months ago
Geniali.
gtgibo 6 months ago 4
Kill me
MagiicMark 6 months ago
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machuchaa 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Kraftwerk
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machuchaa 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Kraftwerk
60 ppl are deaf !
jesbin94 6 months ago 2
Catchy
AwesomePaddywak 6 months ago
got to love kraftwerk
studio7tahiti 6 months ago 2
Awesome !
EddieBsB 6 months ago
A Masterpiece!!
BoppS333 7 months ago
びりびり、感電する 0101010 ^^
tetu340316 7 months ago
These guys are eternal. Thank you Kraftwerk :o)
isenos 7 months ago
Fucking, genius.
palendromebob 7 months ago
AGAIN 60 IDIOTS UNLIKE,WAW THIS IS MORE THAT I EXPECT ..
OH,NORMALLY NEW ASSHOLE GENERATIONS ARE COMING ㋡
GoranSamsara 7 months ago
60 people are not man machines
vluttv 7 months ago 2
Man is a highly complex biological electro-chemical "Machine" on the physical level.
On the emotional level Man has preprogramed automatic responses to external stimulation.
We are Mechanical
trespire 8 months ago 24
@Cetara86 i was thinking more the 80's hey.....
ThatSilasKid 8 months ago
la mejor para el mejor
veranazul1 8 months ago
the man machine la mejor canción de este grupo
veranazul1 8 months ago
i actually prefer this live version to the track on the album. i think it sounds better in german
John34560 8 months ago
@Cetara86 goofy ass remark.. well guess that makes me goofy...peace
kaadauwgg 8 months ago
Kraftwerk: the Star Wars of Electronica
romeropablo 8 months ago
58 people are machines only - not humans.....Kraftwerk is a legend !!! :)
szczepanlfc 9 months ago
@szczepanlfc 58 people are humans only - they have no "machine spirit" within. :)
GurniHallek 9 months ago 4
Damn. I gotta get this DVD. Finally a live act dvd that doesnt suck...and its electronic music!
poofballbeanie 9 months ago
@poofballbeanie "finally". Lol
rezZZzz 8 months ago
Excellent
OWNradar 9 months ago
They still blow any "electronic" artist out of the water today. You know why? Not only was their music so hypnotic and amazing but, they did it on machines that they themselves made. This was the 1970's. Drum machines and such were not commonplace back then.
jodi183 9 months ago
@jodi183 Actually, Kraftwerk are more or less the inventors of electronic drums as a stage instrument. Flur built the first manually triggered electronic drumkit in the early 70's. Between that and popularising vocoders in music (and as such, indirectly creating Autotune) they're undoubtedly one of the biggest influences on music in the 20th century.
Phillowe88 9 months ago
@Cetara86 actually there is a book about Kraftwerk called from Dusseldorf to the future with love :) excellent reading! they made their own instruments! I am so glad I lived in an age where this music is being made
HimeNoKuri 9 months ago
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
acepivoter 9 months ago
vaginas ftw
acepivoter 9 months ago
@acepivoter OH MY GOD LUIS!
roryissuperawesome 9 months ago
@roryissuperawesome Rory?!!!! hahahaha
acepivoter 9 months ago
@acepivoter hahaha what a coincidence! i knew it was you before i looked at your account name :L i saw 'vaginas ftw' and 'mmmmmmmmmmm'. what was i gonna think?
roryissuperawesome 9 months ago
@roryissuperawesome hahahaha
acepivoter 9 months ago
Besides Bayern Munich, beer and blonde girls Kraftwerk one of the reasons why am I so crazy about Germany! :)
pchelamaja88 9 months ago
well, then you know like about 0,000000001 % of germany.
badambitions 8 months ago 2
56 persons are machines out of service!!!
djm2l 9 months ago
56 persons are not machines ;)
julitosmalzoni 9 months ago
old school
Plexpara 9 months ago
@Cetara86 more like 3050
IIMattTrakkerII 9 months ago
Greatest live show I have ever seen. Mit liebe.
Gefilta 9 months ago
Boy am I glad I saw them perform live!
tsoplika 10 months ago 2
great track..we are machines...hehehe
lowrider692 10 months ago
This is where it started; this is where it will end... after one takes a full circle, there is nowhere left to go.
Worldofsmoke 10 months ago 4
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@Cetara86 actually i thought they were from 3050...;)
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wg821 10 months ago
If we have Kraftwerk who needs Justin Bieber? :-)
manmachine80 10 months ago 80
@manmachine80 Who'd need Justin Bieber if Kraftwerk were not there?
cuntfotzepizda 6 months ago 3
@manmachine80
;)
geri556 5 months ago
I cant stop this ;)
geri556 5 months ago
I think they are raly good,and songs are grat but the best is THE MAN MACHINE!!!!
Fikus2142Filip 10 months ago
this is good stuff i liked them when i was 12 and now in 40s still love their music
skybroadband1975 10 months ago 4
Lacking a bit in the choreography department
GabriKnight 10 months ago
MAN MACHINE - SEMI HUMAN BEING!
Thank you, Kraftwerk - YOU ROCK!!!!!
deejayharx 10 months ago 2
Love Kraftwerk.Sounds really cool.
Heavyrocker582007 10 months ago
what does this 1911 thing mean?
Sidneytheweirdo95 10 months ago
...truly they accessed the realm of perennial music - they're beyond time, like any visionary - it's just natural to them
nedimago 10 months ago 3
HALB WESEN
HALB DING
showlader 10 months ago 2
fucking genius!
thetiktokman 11 months ago
I Love Florian Schneider...
GoldenPalomino73 11 months ago
ich kann mit Kraftwerk GAR NIX anfangen!
ich hör mir das an und denke dabei "ja ok...und weiter?"
is net böse gemeint aber ich finds echt "komisch" :P
PoisonSin 11 months ago
@PoisonSin
Mir hingegen ist es ein Rätsel, wie man elektronische Musik hören kann, ohne mindestens (!) gewisse Aspekte Kraftwerks zu schätzen.
Ist ebenfalls nicht bös gemeint, sondern ich verstehe es wirklich nicht.
Koerpermusikk 10 months ago 2
What are the lyrics to this? I can't make them out too good.
btmacie 11 months ago
@btmacie They're right on the screen behind them
Oplem 11 months ago
@Oplem Excuse me, I should have been more specific. What are they saying between "Halb wesen" and "Halb Ding"?
btmacie 11 months ago
@btmacie It goes "Halb wesen und Halb Ding", literally translated it means "being half and half" which is a reference to being part Man, part Machine, the recurring theme of this song. It changes to "halb Wesen und halb uberDing" which is basically saying that by being a Man-Machine (blending humanity and technology) you can overcome any problem set before you. That ultimately is the core ethos of Kraftwerk: Humanity and Technology in a perfect symbiosis.
Phillowe88 10 months ago
@Phillowe88 I think it sounds more like "Halb wesen UNSER Halb Ding" to me. It fits the melody better, but it doesn't totally make sense. Geez I must sound like a complete idiot. Just forget I brought it up.
btmacie 10 months ago
@btmacie There's a slight delay effect on the word so that may be the source of confusion.
Phillowe88 10 months ago
@Phillowe88 Oh yeah! I could totally see the delay making two syllables! Thanks for pointing that out!
btmacie 10 months ago
Slowly dying inside, care to join me.
mismeeh 11 months ago
@Cetara86
all members were born same day as the Roswell incident
hmoon99 11 months ago
@Cetara86 After their universal success, they decided to build 2 robots to continue their legacy far and beyond, a project known as "Daft Punk"
BlooOcean 11 months ago
DRAMATIKO !! El Destino De la Humanidad ,En su afan De Poder Y "Progreso" (Material -Economico ), se a Comvertido en un Verdadero " Man Machine" hombre Maquina. e Indiferente, Por Concretar Con Su Meta Trasada,esta Destruyendo Lento Pero Seguro, Su "unico" Planeta Que Lo Acoge,le Proporciona TODO y no le Pide Nada a Cambio, Pero La Naturalesa es Savia,y Comprende Hasta que punto es su limite de tolerancia,y en su Momento Dado Se Rebuelta,Enviando Megas Catastrofes....." Naturales "
alesandropolis 11 months ago
The live version would be better if they didn't use the robotic voice to sing the lyrics "The Man-Machine". Everything else about the song is perfect.
NintendoSegaSonyGuy 11 months ago
Great.
prasinos37 11 months ago
I went to their concert in Helsinki a couple of years ago, and it absolutely blew my mind! Their music and appearance are so robotic, that the cheering and yelling audience seems out of place and almost inappropriate.
Of course, I applauded like a madman too, but think about it: A Kraftwerk concert where the audience would remain absolutely silent from beginning to the end. Wow :)
miika2k 11 months ago
No other modern artist would wear a suit to a concert, and look good while doing it!
DiscoDude82 11 months ago
@DiscoDude82 Well actually Bowie looks amazing in a suit in concert :) check it out :D
AindaMais 11 months ago
55 viewers are related to Lieutenant Data.
trespire 11 months ago
the man machine machine machine machine machine machine machine...
ratata957 11 months ago
Die Mensch Machine
Ein Wesen und ein Ding
gasho 11 months ago
rockin it. rockin it. ROCKIN IT! :D
ABUDHABICOMBATCLUBOA 11 months ago 5
So German, so very precise, this is no jam! I love the way they drop in those HUGE reverbs and delay effects, prolly the only thing improvised at all.
TheBergie1869 1 year ago 2
Love Kraftwerk, and have been a faithful listener since they came out.
1978R100RS 1 year ago
I think Kraftwerk is Germany's single greatest export.
BitterBosh 1 year ago
We`re all Man-Machines when we`re sitting in front of our computer and watching Kraftwerk videos on youtube :D
Koerpermusikk 1 year ago 173
@Koerpermusikk Only if ‘we’ are watching Kraftwerk in front of our computers while cycling at the same time.
solverh 7 months ago
damn! these guys do know what they do! They have surprised me!!!
quintoelementohiphop 1 year ago
If there were no Kraftwerk, there would be no Daft Punk
BlooOcean 1 year ago 5
So crispy. Thats what kraftwerk are. Crispy.
daveyfarrell 1 year ago
this video must go in space!!! lol
AdyCapsha 1 year ago 2
I see Daft Punk Written all over them or Kraftwerk all over Daft Punk you get my drift
bullyboy785 1 year ago
This music will stand the test of time.
em23 1 year ago
MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE
meteorite58 1 year ago
this version friggin rocks
Bmunde 1 year ago
Watch this. Cube Destination
MrCube111 1 year ago
they are semi-human beings
karoloandria 1 year ago
Impresionanteeeeeeeeeeeeee
Karlos323 1 year ago
Absolutely incredible.
indiwise 1 year ago
shocking!
tomovicc 1 year ago
its scary but its nice too
seeyouinsmileyworld 1 year ago
@Cetara86 if they came from 2050 why didn't they warn us about 2012?
modgemtb 1 year ago
@modgemtb Because they spent all their time in France developing the perfect Robots?
Get the reference?
Inikalord 1 year ago
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Hey guys check my channel please I have a lot of New Electro music!!!
777THEORACLE 1 year ago
Fucking quality!!
2landscapes 1 year ago
Many many thanks to the uploader.This is great
roy4u11 1 year ago
From Trance to House and New funk or Hip Hop if you don't know these guys you should die a horrible horrible death
empv2 1 year ago 3
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despinapjr 1 year ago
Шикарно!
paredoxwczoraj 1 year ago
fenomeni
djbortologori 1 year ago
sound good!!!!!!!!!
emilio4074 1 year ago
krafwerk respeto desde panama. 20 años yo ni existia cuando salio esa musica.
myfavoritecar1970 1 year ago
nossa quanta empolgação kkk
andreinterpol 1 year ago
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i love this stuff and im 2,5!!!
mexatron1983 1 year ago
Uber Ding FTW!
PaulHark9 1 year ago
check out the sound quality on the dvd - crystal clear pcm/dts.
deepspacer 1 year ago
the production on this is amazing!
FunK0Slap0GB 1 year ago
i love this stuff and im 12!!!
wolfenstien1000 1 year ago
@wolfenstien1000 so do you want a cookie ?
Zerolei05 1 year ago
@wolfenstien1000
i love it to and i am 15
hahahaha
thexvilo1 1 year ago
@wolfenstien1000 it doesn't matter your age, even though that's fantastic but it matters in your taste of music
PaulHark9 1 year ago
Perfect example of Music evolution, Kraftwerk, Masters of electronic sonds yesterday now and ever.
TheValeCarrillo 1 year ago
Awesome!
Perfect music and movie!
dreamstone14 1 year ago
Minimum World, Maximum Beats
kaczuszka07 1 year ago
Such Amazingly Beautiful Music (:
conthedrummer 1 year ago
Kinda daftpunkish in the start. Aww screw it theese guys pwn daft punk
pete9320 1 year ago
you have too see them live what an injoyment
londonboy48m 1 year ago 2
@londonboy48m Do they still use mannequins of themselves in concert, or do they actually appear on stage?
cubdukat 1 year ago
@cubdukat They use mannequins later in the show.
glimmertwin67 1 year ago
halb uber ding lol
great song but wo is up with things in background
spanner206 1 year ago
Awesome live performance. Kraftwerk - Masters of Electro Pop!
Hardwarejoe99 1 year ago
50 leute sind halb verwirrt - halb doof
shankedbyfrank555 1 year ago
Think I know where Scotch tape got their logo design from...
MrBureaucracy 1 year ago
yeah, and they're STILL being sampled! they were most definitely ahead of their time!
KrumB1sc 1 year ago 3
The man muffin muffin muffin muffin MUFFIN !
k0nfuciu5 1 year ago
Classical music of the future.
tompake 1 year ago
DEUSES DO TECHNO
ginavilla1 1 year ago
DEUSES DO TECHNO
ginavilla1 1 year ago
No words can describe it.....superb
GreekGeorge1 1 year ago 2
I defy anyone to listen to The Man Machine full volume through headphones without twitching. Bit like putting a fruit pastel in your mouth without chewing it.
palendromebob 1 year ago 2