The other widely-well-regarded Neu! album.
This is a lot less experimental than their first one, more bouncily propulsive in its Motorik aesthetic, sounding more like instrumental Velvet Undergound and less like something that took that blueprint in exciting new directions. There's also some vocals here, which sometimes doesn't work (Hero) and sometimes kind of does (proto-Primal Scream raveup closer After Eight).
The one thing this one has going for it is that it actually does sound (in the Motorik style) like it would be great long drive music. I must not forget this fact the next time I go on such a drive. If I end up having to move my shit to a new job soon, this album will surely be brought along. But barring that, its not interesting enough compared to their debut or, say, Tago Mago to get a lot of those listening time, nor is it propulsive enough for work music. Its actually a bit forgettable, almost ambient. Maybe I'm already jaded the style. One exception is Leb Wohl, whose atmospherics are enchanting in a Yo La Tengo sort of way. Until the day this blows me away on some long drive, this is relegated to 2nd tier Krautrock, which is still good for 3/5
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