Album Club: Trans Europe Express — Kraftwerk
Friend Jim and I have an album club going that we started a while back. I’m going to share our summaries here. This one is Trans Europe Express — Kraftwerk. Discussed on March 15, 2026. Picked by Jim.
Ahead of time we each pick a starter (favorite track), a song to come off the bench (maybe a high quality deep cut), and a song we would cut.
Song Ratings
| # | Song | Jim | Chris |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europe Endless | — | Starter |
| 2 | The Hall of Mirrors | — | Cut |
| 3 | Showroom Dummies | Starter | — |
| 4 | Trans‐Europe Express | Bench | Bench |
| 5 | Metal on Metal | — | — |
| 6 | Abzug | — | — |
| 7 | Franz Schubert | Cut | — |
| 8 | Endless Endless | — | — |
| Legend: Starter = would start a playlist | Bench = solid | Cut = would skip |
Jim’s Notes
- Less repetition (Showroom Dummies, Trans-Europe Express) would make this a much more interesting album.
- Trans-Europe Express, Metal on Metal and Abzug are a single composition IMO.
Chris’s Notes
- Holds up very well to repeat listens. Hard to believe this is 1977. Want to listen to German version.
- Sad to think the pan Europe ideal is probably lost in time now.
