I enjoyed the show immensely, as Kraftwerk are, well, Kraftwerk, and twice before I have been thwarted from seeing them, in Detroit in 1980 and in Tokyo in the late 90s. Their movies really enhance their music.

This was in spite of the poor layout, crowded conditions, poor bass reproduction and inhuman staff at Myth. My first and last visit.

And in spite of the absence of Florian Schneider. What kind of journalist are you? Your ignorant comments about the group and their music are bad enough - you shouldn’t have been sent to review the show in the first place. But when the group launch their tour in the Twin Cities, and one of the co-founders is missing, that’s news! And you completely missed it!

Par for the course for today’s Strib.

As for Kraftwerk “not happening” much for the past 20 years, they’ve been busy digitizing their entire recording studio, which in the process makes the whole thing portable for touring. Kraftwerk have earned the right to be as productive or laid back as they choose to be. This is a group that has always set its own rules. Their studio has no phone, etc.; even EMI always had a hard time reaching them. When KW has material, they take it to the studio. It’s their way.

One more side note: why is KW not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for all their influence???

Way to continue to propagate the view that Minneapolis is a musically retarded culture, especially when it comes to music journalism. The fact that it’s now the 21st century, seems to have escaped the notice of most of the music journalism outlets in the twin cities. Perhaps hiring writers with some awareness of what been happening in music for the last 20 years would help.

Still not mentioned much here is that Kraftwerk sound is FROM THE GROUND UP. The unitiated would say “What is that?” ie., sounds never heard before. Or those of us who know electronics understand this is all orginal generation of sound as well as composition. No sampling here. No doing anyone’s licks.

As one example, in Tour de France there was a sequence which involved several blocks of sound across the stereo spectrum, resulting in a perception of a spoken word. This is absolutely brilliant, takes lots of work, and results in a beautiful, emotional effect on the audience. A group of younger fans were dancing like crazy behind me on that one. Children also, so I don’t think they even know the depth of work here. Just loved the sound.

Kraftwerk has a completely unique sound, which is formed expression. Artists. Comparing them to James Brown is still not adequate since Brown worked within blues and soul genres. Kraftwerk creates its own genre. NEW MUSIC.

Also, the view of these old guys hanging on to their old glory, let’s remember they are (were) godfathers, etc–Way off.

They continue to be mentors and you will continue to see followers.

On another topic, the club. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN PATTED DOWN SEARCHED AND ASKED TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM MY POCKETS AT ANY CONCERT OR CLUB TYPE VENUE. PERIOD. AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND. THEY DID IT TO EVERYONE. WHATS GOING ON HERE!!! THERE WERE NO METAL DETECTORS FROM WHAT I COULD SEE, AND THEY DIDN’T GO DOWN THE LEGS, SO THIS WOULDN’T EVEN ASSURE SAFETY ANYWAY.

THIS SHOULD BE A BIG STORY AND I PLAN TO PURSUE THIS. INVADING PRIVACY OF MIDLE AGED PROFESIONALS LIKE ME AND MOST ATTENDEES; AS WELL AS THE YELLING, ORDERING, AND CONDESCENSION; WHILE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR ANYONE, WERE PARTICULARLY ASSININE. THIS WAS A MODEL BEHAVED CROWD, CONSIDERING WE WERE PACKED IN LIKE SARDINES IN A CONCRETE BOX. ODDLY, THE COAT CHECK LADY WAS VERY SWEET (CLOSER TO OUR AGE)AND WATCHED MY HAT AND GLOVES.

I WILL NEVER ATTEND THIS VENUE AGAIN.

you don`t know a lot about Kraftwerk! OK! This music genre is obviously not your cup of tea. Fine, no problem!

But that you did not realise that Florian Schneider wasn´t even there….OUCH! Ralf & Florian are often called the godfathers of electronic music and working together for 40 years, at least you should have mentioned that Florian wasn`t on stage. You missed THE STORY man!

Not only did I go to this show but I also went to the show at the Monegros Music Festival ourside of Zaragoza, Spain in 2006. Truthfully, the members did a better job of staying motionless at that performance than at Myth. I honestly referred to Ralf’s activity to my girlfriend as ‘flailing away’ compared to Monegros. With most differences viewed as kindly as possible, I actually thought the show at Myth was better. The smaller setting made for better views (unless you ended up getting moved by a bouncer) and a more thorough enjoyment of the music, even if it left your guts gently bruised from the bass.

Rest assured, Mr. Bream wlll be forgiven provided that he does better research on future reviews. As for Florian Schneider, let’s simply hope that all is well. Even if he chose to retire at 61, he is certainly deserving; he has created something far bigger than himself or his works in Kraftwerk.

(So, how do we petition them to come back in less than 32 years?)