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I love Kraftwerk, but didn't enjoy their show.

It felt high tech but low effort, and I know folks are okay with that, but it all felt so trade-show/product demo and not rock show. I would have been happier if it was a bar and not an arena.

This may be because: The Knife and New Order, though. Much better shows ..

/ymmv

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i love new order but i thought they were well-know for having bad live shows? Stuff going wrong, bum notes, lousy singing etc

I don't think they're that bad lately, certainly in the 80's, but their live shows these days are pretty tight .. and anyway, the cold hard precision of a playback-show like Kraftwerk gets tiring after a few tracks, unless there are other major distractions going on, which is what I found to be the case. It got boring to watch them checking their email on stage ..

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