Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. The Man-Machine - Warszawa, Sala Kongresowa
2. Planet Of The Visions - Ljubljana, Krizanke
3. Tour de France Etape 1 - Riga, Olimpiska Hall
4. Chrono - Riga, Olimpiska Hall
5. Tour De France Etape 2 - Riga, Olimpiska Hall
6. Vitamin - Moskwa, Lushniki
7. Tour De France - Paris, Le Grand Rex
8. Autobahn - Berlin, Tempodrom
9. The Model - London, Brixton Academy
10. Neon Lights - London, Royal Festival Hall

Disc 2:

1. Radioactivity - Warszawa, Sala Kongresowa
2. Trans-Europe Express - Budapest, Sportarena
3. Metal On Metal - Budapest, Sportarena
4. Numbers - San Francisco, The Warfield
5. Computer World - Moskwa, Lushniki
6. Home Computer - Warszawa, Sala Kongresowa
7. Pocket Calculator - Moskwa, Lushniki
8. Dentaku - Tokyo, Shibuya Ax
9. The Robots - Moskwa, Lushniki
10. Elektro Kardiogramm - Tallinn, Exhibition Hall
11. Aerodynamik - Riga, Olimpiska Hall
12. Music Non Stop - Moskwa, Lushnik

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2294 in Music
• Released on: 2005-06-06
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .30 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
The Godfathers of Glitch and the Kings of Kling-Klang come out of seclusion with a double live CD culled from various concerts on their 2004 tour. Minimum-Maximum is essentially a greatest-hits album with an audience applauding and occasionally shouting. Without them, of course, you'd never know the album was live, since Kraftwerk is the band that put the programming in pop music. Not much has changed with them since the 1980s. They're still wired to the same sonic circuitry as on Electric Café in 1986, sculpting glistening electro-soundscapes that pulse but never quite groove. And they still sing in that flat, German-accented English and French with Speak and Spell electro-voices. But rather than sound dated, this has a timeless charm, especially since Kraftwerk are among the few Kraut rock groups with a sense of humor. With only two studio albums in the last 20 years, you have to give them credit for not caving in to current electronica and techno trends--Kraftwerk remain resolutely electronic. Even their samples sound synthesized. But also give them credit for some of the most relentlessly glistening electronic music ever crafted, and a sound that remains surprisingly pure. All the hits are here, from "Autobahn" to "Tour de France," but nicely buffed to a high chrome finish. --John Diliberto

CD Description
Recorded at various venues on Kraftwerk's 2004 world tour, 'Minimum Maximum' manages to capture the essence of Kraftwerk's breathtaking live shows. The album features classic tracks from some of Kraftwerk's groundbreaking albums, including'The Model', 'Autobahn', and 'Tour De France'.

Customer Reviews

Revisit Surprise of the Pleasant Kind
I was a keen fan of Kraftwerk in the good old days but I had moved on and they were a happy memory really.

My experience is that somehow much loved music of the past is not quite so thrilling when revisited after a spell away.

I bought this CD with a degree of angst that I would be disappointed when I reheard some old favourites as they did not resonate as before.

Boy did I enjoy them again. Being live gave them a certain added piquancy. It was as though the intervening years had not happened. I was young again, sang along, swayed with the rhythm. What more can I say?

I enjoyed the CD, play it frequently and relive an earlier life each time. Will that happen for you? I don't know but it does for me.

It has all the earlier out of body feel, the somehow disjointed but melodic rhythm, and hypnotic themes on unusual yet familiar subjects.

I am happy. Sorry if this is little help in whether you should buy or not, it is a personal taste thing.

Reworked and Aerodynamic
This is a very good album - and is, of course, 'The Mix Volume 2' in all but name. Kraftwerk fans like myself will hope that this update on their awesome back catalogue doesn't date as much as the 1991 versions have done. At the moment it sounds terrific throughout, and is as sleek and perfectly primed as you would expect.

Highlights include the 7-minute-plus opener, 'The Man Machine', which retains the complexity and mystery of the original, a well compressed 'Home Computer' and even a crowd-rousing 'Dentaku' ('Pocket Calculator' in Japanese) recorded in Tokyo. The only negative comment I would give, having seen them in concert on this tour, is that Radioactivity, which brought the house down live with an enormous wall of sound, doesn't seem to have quite as much impact on disc. Perhaps I just need to be playing it louder!

Any new release from Kraftwerk deserves to be bought immediately, and listened to with as much attention as you can muster. This beautifully crafted and packaged double CD is well worth the 30 year wait for an official live release, and now maybe, just maybe, we can hope for a new studio album.

5 stars is not enough!
I have always liked Kraftwerk, but would not concider myself a real fan, infact I only have a few bits on tape.
I bought this double CD, not really knowing what to expect, just hoping it would stand up to all the hype. It doesn't though...it is FAR FAR BETTER!
Amazing, brilliant, perfect polished Kraftwerk, at their very very best.

It starts with a brilliant version of The man-machine, which is quite funky....yes, you can [nearly] dance to this!!! With all the hits there including Autobahn/Tour de france/The model/The robots etc, it has something for everyone. It ends with a mind blowing version of Music non stop, which leaves you just wanting more more more.

I love Radioactivity and Trans europe express, but would find it very hard to say which are my favourite tracks. Minimum Maximum has not one bad track. Well worth the money, a CD I will play again and again.

If only I could give this more than 5 stars. Buy it, you will LOVE it! Simple.