album german sixth studio album german electronic music band recorded germany album released march album themes influenced friends suggested writing songs reflect electronic music style critics described album having specific themes celebration europe reality image musically songs album differ group earlier style focus electronic rhythms occasional manipulated vocals charted american charts placed number village_voice critics poll singles released album released formats continued receive acclaim modern critics background release tour album continued away earlier style improvised instrumental music work format melodic electronic songs tour band began performance rules drunk stage parties wrote rules stating easy turn synthesizer drunk drugs tried aware acting public tour early melodies later evolve song performed began work album called europe endless suggested write song reflect electronic music style met musicians david_bowie pop prior recording influenced song lyrics encouraged group record french language version song led group later record songs french album recorded studio artistic control songs strictly hands members contributing electronic percussion went railway bridges listen sounds train actually produce group found sound train changed slightly recording important piece new equipment album step channel band allowed construction elaborate synthesizer lines featured prominently tracks europe endless endless endless liberated player playing repetitive keyboard patterns radio activity featured mixture german english lyrics album went mixed entirely separate versions sung english german recommendation french version song titled les recorded les group song french influence decisions record songs french later albums recording album visited los_angeles mix tracks record plant studio elements mixing sessions los_angeles dropped album including use vocals order mixing hamburg later artwork album cover originally going picture group reflected series mirrors idea dropped photo new_york based celebrity photographer group dressed suits resemble image group taken paris highly photo montage shoulders posed shown cover english version album inside sleeve color group sitting small cafe table designed photo scene session taken group american tour photos taken group laughing smiling album release composition stated influenced music era children born straight world war musical pop culture war war german folk music 1920s 1930s melodies developed culture worked spoke post war influence group thought development 1920s strong audio visual school war war tremendous people like development classical electronic classical strong happened close cologne great composers time came credited helping contribute album concept told kind music kind like electronic blues railway stations trains important universe song believed critics united_kingdom united_states associated nazi_germany tracks linked nazis built high speed roads 1930s 1940s time band keen away german heritage new sense european identity felt symbolize allmusic referred concept album different themes reality image represented songs hall mirrors europe slant_magazine described album sonic poem europe musical style described allmusic melodic themes repeated occasionally interwoven deliberate beats manipulated vocals rhythms crafted catchy melodies commented minimalist nature album stating convey idea notes better play notes songs song hall mirrors described containing vocals lyrics speculate stars look looking glass described song auto biographical track described allmusic melodic way isn lyrics slightly paranoid idea song came compared british concert review versions song contain spoken introduction starting count parody band started songs quick count second suite trans europe express continuing metal metal closing brief main theme europe endless allmusic described musical elements suite having haunting theme chanting title phrase slowly layered rhythmic base way earlier constructed song lyrics reference album station station meeting musicians david_bowie previously met germany attention received interested work working pop lead singer favorite groups release originally released march help promotional music video song trans europe express video features group wearing long coats train trip nearby photo video later single sleeve work album man machine photography album cover promote album press france hired train old fashioned carriages 1930s travel paris songs album played train announcement system critics october remastered edition album released germany european_union united_states release available compact disc digital download vinyl features different album cover previous versions album new version features black background white train center track listing release titles songs match original german release change metal metal credited minutes music remainder track titled english departure commercial performance charted higher united_states previous album peaking number chart released singles album charted billboard hot peaked number began charting united_kingdom 1980s album entered charts february staying charts seven weeks peaking number single entered charts february staying charts weeks peaking number critical reception initial reviews positive music critic robert_christgau gave album rating stating album effects sound like parodies cosmic lush synthesizer surge stuck work way supposed work charted village_voice critics poll placing number modern reception favorable highest possible ratings publications including allmusic mojo rolling_stone slant_magazine wrote album cited accessible album overall offers best blend rhythms crafted catchy melodies group catalog british press looked favorably album gave album stars stating album changed face american dance music compelling beats era drowned sound gave album perfect rating stating trans europe express antique timeless retro contemporary status modern electronic music birth certificate earned reputation allowed disguise true value power work art obscure longevity years start calling real appeared album lists variety sources network vh1 placed number list greatest albums time slant_magazine placed album number list greatest electronic albums 20th century rolling_stone placed album number list greatest albums time channel placed album number list greatest albums online music website pitchfork_media listed 6th best album 1970s stating day soon come hasn joins ranks sgt exile record simply written legacy sal_cinquemani slant_magazine described album influence unprecedented reaching wide rock kid hip hop classic planet rock recent big booty express pop madonna drowned world tour incorporated samples metal metal late 1970s album impact post punk band bassist related introduced singer insisted play went stage time tape played venue system heard time manchester club known room got thrown kicking glass dance floor time track took ages pleading confirmed play went stage zone worked gets lot momentum express optimism people machine music morris said reminds film 1920s singing marriage humans machines right fantastic favourite album accolades information accolades attributed adapted noted track listing notes english meaning trigger departure appeared originally separate track later releases combined metal metal track title running time presented separate track personnel adapted liner notes charts positions
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