Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): As heard in "Kill Bill"! . If the Astralwerks label that released this 1973 gem were clever they'd re-release it with a bright yellow sticker on the cover that says: "FEATURING: 'SUPER 16', AS HEARD IN THE NEW QUENTIN TARATINO MOVIE KILL BILL VOL.1!!!" Then watch the sales of NEU! 2 surge its way up to the top of the Billboard album charts, purchased by young hipsters salivating for any and all obscure references incorporated into the cult movie flick.    Okay, that may never happen, but still, it was quite a treat to hear the brief snippet of "Super 16"'s turntable sludge ooze from the speakers of Tarantino's movie. "Super 16" might serve a few seconds of quirky soundtrack music, but as representation of the superb, and breif, discography of NEU!'s body of work it does the band a great disservice. Hearing this track rekindled my interest in NEU!'s music again, and to write this review.    NEU! 2 is perhaps best approached as two halves, the first half, which consits of the first 4 tracks: "Fur Immer", "Spitzenwualitat", "Gedenkminute", and "Lila Engel" (as of this writing Amazon's tracklisting is incorrect) . This is the heart of the album, with the driving "Fur Immer" connecting the dots between Kraftwerk's motor beats with alternative rock riffing.  "Lila Engel"  pounds agressively like there's no tomorrow, years before it became fashionable in punk music.  Did I mention this music was originally released in '73? Awesome!    The second half consits of the remaining 7 tracks which, reportedly due to budget restraints, were recorded with minimal material. The band's solution was to drag or speed up pieces of their own music in various configurations using a turntable (complete with needle drops and vinyl scraping). The woozy "Cassetto" feeds music through a dying cassette player until its last, wretched gasp. This section of NEU! 2 is remixing in its most primitive form. Although it's an amusing idea to recycle pre-existing material in this fashion, the approach wears itself thin quite early, and hardly justifies any repeat listens.      I would say that NEU! 2 is second best behind the band's self-titled debut (Rating: 5 stars), and tied with their 3rd and final(?) effort NEU! 75, where NEU! were beginning to sound too self-conscious, IMHO.  NEU!'s music has become better with age and surpasses any music out here that is being labeled "alternative" these days.  It's good enough for Tarantino, and it's good enough for you! BUY IT!    Favorite tracks:  "Fur Immer", "Lila Engel",  "Super"   Final Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
Output (English): POS