Kraftwerk - Paramount Theater

Seattle. April, 26 2004

Review by Cathy Sorbo, Photographs by Paul Clark.

With color themes of black, white, red and grey, Kraftwerk absolutely commanded the stage with a multi-media show that was so perfectly synched it hurt.

The capacity crowd lit up at every teeny audio cue and the groove was palpable while we watched projected imagery of family picnics off The Autobahn, vintage lovelies modeling the latest from Paris during The Model, and a slow seductive cascade of pills (vitamins, of course) that segued in time without one single flap.

From the awesome in-your-face opening of Die Mensch Machine to the third and final encore of my personal favorite Musik Non Stop, we were treated to a timeless yet modernized performance starring the comforting, almost conversational singing style of Ralf Hutter.

We watched, we danced, we all loved this show. For those who need a description of the music itself, I have two words: Kling Klang.

The Man-Machine
Expo 2000
Tour de France '03
Vitamin
Tour de France
Autobahn
The Model
Neon Lights
Radioaktivitat / Sellafield
Trans Europa Express / Abzug/Metall Auf Metall
Numbers / Computer World / It's More Fun to Compute / Heimcomputer
Pocket Calculator
Die Roboter
Elektro Kardiogramm
Aero Dynamik
Boing! Boom! Tschack! / Musik Non Stop

Rating - 994,717 (out of a possible 1,000,000)