Karl Bartos proves impressively that he defenitiv not the driving force behind KRAFTWERK was - but just a good songwriter in Ralf & Florian's services / Gnaden.Das whole album is a single annoyance and an insolence in! Besides Ralf Hütter Karl Bartos was certainly a great melody writers - but what ultimately makes the difference to Hütter and Schneider, the fact is the Bartos content / conceptual pretty much nothing at all gets the number, it simply lacks the artistic act Ader.Seine Concepts often abundant endeavor not to say embarrassing naiv.Da where KRAFTWERK still stylish gets to act - since Karl plump tramples in the dark, on stale cliches with Teutonic techno sound, herum.So clearly differs the last ingenious POWER PLANT album "Tour de France - soundtracks "(2003) by the sound of a garbage Mr. Bartos, who point to each composition compulsively it wants something from his idea spring comes - tragic - because 30 years ago Karl Bartos was sooo good mood and wrote with the guys true anthems. What remains is the certainty that Karl Bartos KRAFTWERK should never have to leave - because he would still be at the service of Ralf Hütter .... because if he (Karl Bartos) which can then it's music on a high level - but he needs always a hand leads him ...