History Music / TransEuropeExpress

''Trans-Europe Express'' is the sixth studio album by Music/{{Kraftwerk}} and was released in 1977. Widely considered to be one of the band's best and most groundbreaking records in the history of pop music (and ElectronicMusic in particular).

** The title track references a meeting between the band members and Music/IggyPop and Music/DavidBowie, while they were working on Iggy's ''Music/TheIdiot'' and Bowie's ''Music/StationToStation''.

The album was listed at #256 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Owing to the deadpan delivery, "Trans-Europe Express" makes traveling to hang out with Music/DavidBowie and Music/IggyPop sound about as exciting as buying groceries.

** One song is named after Creator/FranzSchubert.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"From [[Music/StationToStation station to station]], back to Düsseldorf City/Meet Music/IggyPop and Music/DavidBowie..."'']]

'''Trans-Europe Express''' is the sixth studio album by Music/{{Kraftwerk}} and was released in 1977. Widely considered to be one of the band's best and most groundbreaking records in the history of pop music (and ElectronicMusic in particular).

The album was listed at nr. #256 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

!!The Hall Of Tropes:

* ConceptAlbum: European unity.
* EpicRocking: "Europe Endless", "The Hall Of Mirrors".
* UsefulNotes/EuropeanUnion: "Trans-Europe Express" sounds more European than their earlier output, with both the title track and the opening track, "Europe Endless" directly referencing it.

* OminousPipeOrgan: On The Mix version of "Trans-Europe Express". Orchestration in their music is very rare, but it was of course a synthesized organ.

* TrainSong: "Trans-Europe Express" is about the train express named that way.

'''Trans-Europe Express''' is the sixth studio album by Music/{{Kraftwerk}} and was released in 1977. Widely considered to be one of the band's best and most groundbreaking records in the history of pop music (and ElectronicMusic in particular). It is considered by many to be Kraftwerk's MagnumOpus (though there is also a fair share of people that think ''Music/TheManMachine'' is this).

** Ian Curtis of Music/JoyDivision insisted on playing "Trans-Europe Express" every time before they went on stage.
** Music/AfrikaBambaataa sampled portions of "Trans-Europe Express" in his revolutionizing hit song "Planet Rock".
** The title song was used in a [[Film/GodfreyHoNinjaMovies Godfrey Ho]] movie called ''[[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Ninja Champion]]''.

# "Metal on Metal" (6:43)

** The title song was used in a [[GodfreyHoNinjaMovies Godfrey Ho]] movie called ''[[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Ninja Champion]]''.

# "Europe Endless"
# "The Hall of Mirrors"
# "Showroom Dummies"
# "Trans-Europe Express"
# "Metal on Metal"
# "Franz Schubert"
# "Endless Endless"

* AlbumTitleDrop: "Trans-Europe Express".

[[caption-width-right:350:''"From station to station, back to Düsseldorf City/Meet IggyPop and Music/DavidBowie..."'']]

* TrainSong: "Trans-Europe Express".

* SyntheticVoiceActor: All vocals. It became one of their trademark elements (and, later on, a staple of ElectronicMusic).

''Trans-Europe Express'' is the sixth studio album by Music/{{Kraftwerk}} and was released in 1977. Widely considered to be one of the band's best and most groundbreaking records in the history of pop music (and ElectronicMusic in particular). It is considered by many to be Kraftwerk's MagnumOpus (though there is also a fair share of people that think ''Music/TheManMachine'' is this).

** The ''"eins zwei drei vier"'' count that begins "Showroom Dummies" was made as a reference to Music/TheRamones' habit of starting their songs with Dee Dee quickly shouting "one two three four!".
** The title track references a meeting between the band members and Music/IggyPop and Music/DavidBowie, while they were working on Iggy's ''The Idiot'' and Bowie's ''Music/StationToStation''.

** The title song was used in a [[GodfreyHoNinjaMovies Godfrey Ho]] movie called [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Ninja Champion]].

* MundaneMadeAwesome: "Trans-Europe Express", which makes traveling to hang out with Music/DavidBowie and Music/IggyPop sound about as exciting as buying groceries.

* Creator/FranzSchubert: One track is named after him.

''Trans-Europe Express'' is the sixth studio album by Music/{{Kraftwerk}} and was released in 1977. Widely considered to be one of the band's best and most groundbreaking records in the history of pop music (and ElectronicMusic in particular).

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