hellraisertg wrote:
 
And once again - the exact same sequence today

Brilliant sequence from The Treble Spankers to Kraftwerk to Coldplay! This kind of thing is why listen to Radio Paradise.

 TheKing2 wrote:
 
interesting - just now exactly the same order :D first "The Model" (version by The Treble Spankers) then "Computer Love" by Kraftwerk :]

 u1538526 wrote:
 
Scores of recording artists have been inspired and influenced by Kraftwerk and countless artists have sampled their music.  They are one of the most influential bands ever.

this, after The Model cover from The Treble Spankers made me laughing out loud

Love it.
Also like Coldplay's hommage.

Thanks Bill for playing Coldplay - Talk - I was going nuts trying to figure out were that hook came from.

Kraftwerk it may be but the grinding repitition of such a trivial theme is just that. Grinding.

 thewiseking wrote: 
Was about to type nearly the exact same thing!

Oh my, Coldplay based almost all riffs of their song on this track. :O

 sunybuny wrote: 
You should listen to Autobahn :)

How long is this song? Fells like 15 mintues....

OMG - it is Coldplay!!

Is it just me?  I I am getting some Future Islands vibes from this track (I mean ... Future Islands may have gotten some inspiration for their sound here) ...

Had no idea Coldplay based their song on an old Kraftwerk tune... Thanks for playing this, Bill!

yes, the guys who started it all. pretty prescient on the internet, innit? Computer World, indeed.

 Synth80s wrote: 
Everything was easier:
The band received permission from the electronic music German band Kraftwerk to use the main riff from its song "Computer Love", from its 1981 studio album Computer World, for "Talk", replacing Kraftwerk's synthesizers with guitars.

From wiki.

One of the most import albums of my youth. I wore my cassette of Computer Love down to the bone.

As for the comments about Coldplay’s use of the main motif, it seems some people atebsuggesting that there’s a plagiarism issue. There is not. Look at the credits for Talk and you will find that Coldplay co-credited the members of Kraftwerk for the composition. It’s a tasteful homage, not theft.

I love Radio Paradise!
Especially for such things: playing "The Model" by "The Treble Spankers" and immediately after - "Kraftwerk".

And Coldplay :)

Yikes, I had no idea how much Coldplay borrowed from this one.

love most Kraftwerk     (wonder if in 36 years my OS X will look as silly as the album art : )

love most Kraftwerk     (wonder if my OS X will look as silly as the album art : )

Outstanding (as usual with Kraftwork, imo  : )

man now I REALLY dislike Coldplay   

Tangerine Dream on weanie steroids

 DaidyBoy wrote: 
figures, Coldplay's sample of this was the only thing I liked about them and it turns out it's not theirs

I think you've got a case about being stalked 

Bah.  I've never heard this before.  Now I like Coldplay even less.  My ears find this very boring, though.

edit: RP is scaring me now.  I PSD'd from Low Strung - Fix You" to this, then the main stream came back on.  Coldplay - Talk.

Stop it. 

Gad, how long IS this? But jeez, totally lifted by Coldplay.

brandog wrote: Oh brandog, that made me smile - here's an excerpt taken from the page that resolves to the link I've added at the end Bands who've sampled KRAFTWERK ARTIST: Information Society ALBUM: Hack DATE: 1990 TRACK: A Knife and a Fork The intro of this song features Florian counting to 4 in German, from the intro of Showroom Dummies. TRACK: Hack 1 This track has the sample of Florian saying "ein" from Showroom Dummies and a rhythm and interlude effect from the Computer World version of Home Computer. There is also something that sounds like a rearrangement of a Kraftwerk melody, but I can't put my finger on it. ARTIST: Information Society ALBUM: How Long (single) DATE: 1990 TRACK: How Long (Psycholash Mix) TRACK: How Long (Technolash Mix) These tracks use (but do not sample) the melody of Pocket Calculator in the second verse and in the breakdown. ARTIST: Information Society ALBUM: Lay All Your Love on Me (single) DATE: 1989 About this single John Turpin says: "The b-side to their ABBA cover is Funky at 45. It samples the German 1-8 counting from Numbers. On the 7" record, the mix is identified as The Augusta/Dusseldorf mix, tipping the hat to the birthplaces of two of their main influences: James Brown and Kraftwerk. In fact, all of the tracks where Information Society samples Kraftwerk, they also sample James Brown, usually at the same time. (Except for How Long.)" Some other bands who've sampled KRAFTWERK Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force Chemical Brothers Depeche Mode Devo Fat Boy Slim The KLF (AKA the Jams AKA the Timelords) 2 Live Crew Madonna New Order The Prodigy Utah Saints The Villiage People Link to listing of bands who've sampled KRAFTWEK (click here) And, for the record, Computer Love is a track on the LP(CD) Computer World. It was released in May 1981 I remember it well and cought one of the UK tour dates

ScottN wrote::headshake: 1981... just look at that terminal!

The Kraftwerk song is actually from 1981 (approximately). I guess 1990 is the date of reissue.

ScottN wrote:...and thanks for pointing out that the Kraftwerk song came first! :)

Thanks for playing this right after Coldplay's "Talk". I would have been driving myself crazy wondering, "Where have I heard that hook before?" :headache.gif:

Hmmmm. Lot of similarity in the Coldplay Talk, Talk we just heard and this Kraftwerk song's riff (pub 1990).