0358. Kraftwerk
Autobahn

This is the second album on the list that starts with a motor revving up, but any other similarities to Double Nickels On The Dime are non-existent.
Kraftwerk's fourth is the one where they truly left the kraut-rock and went headlong into the unique electronic universe we all love and cherish.

The A-side consists of the titular Autobahn, the twenty-two and a half minute title-track: a soundtrack for driving down the Autobahn, complete with synthesized traffic noise it's music for taking der Trabi out for a spin (okay, I know that particular item wasn't sold outside eastern Europe at the time, but still) [fact check: it's not any old Autobahn either, but the first one ever built in Germany - stretching from Köln to Bonn]. Around the seven minute mark their chanting really should have had some effects on it, cause they're a bit out of tune as well as sync, but since it only lasts for about 6% of the track it's okay, a minor mishap.

As for the four tracks on the B-side I got to say they doesn't really measure up to the A-side, but they're still alright. Very ambient.
By the way: not only was this the album where the Kraftwerk sound fell into place, but this was also the album where they formed the "classic" lineup which would last them well into the late eighties.