#238 Kraftwerk, 'Trans Europe Express' (1977)

A totally hypnotic piece of music, this album was the forerunner to Electronic Dance Music, Alternative Rock, Synth Pop, New Wave, Pop, Hip Hop and everything in-between. Following World War II, Germany was a broken country. Having been sheltered from pop culture due to the war, and then later Communism, German baby boomers were forced to create their own sound. Post-war, all Germans knew, music-wise, was German Folk Music. Kraftwerk looked to change that.