----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Mennes

I don't see why there wouldn't be female KW fans. There is nothing 'male' specific about the music they make, perhaps only The Man Machine mentions 'Man'

You have to look deeper than that. Music research shows that women generally prefer music with lyrics (with emphasis on *generally* - there are many exceptions). Even if song lyrics talk about things of typical interest to men, they are more likely to appeal to women than instrumental songs.

I once read a theory that The Model was their most popular track because the song combined 'tech' music with 'human' lyrics'. This way of thinking links 'tech' with male and 'human' with female. I'm not too sure.

You could have a point there. The fact that this song has lyrcis that are closer to ordinary pop lyrics than any other KW song, could prove that a wider population than mostly men bought the single.

So there are no clues or messages to make KW and all male boys club.

It's not so much about content as it is about style. If it has been proved that KW appeal to mostly men, it has to be a reason for it. And this phenomenon is not exclusive for Kraftwerk, it shows in all kinds of electronic music, perhaps with the exception of new age.

Why shouldn't women and girls like good music?

"Good" music has nothing to do with it. The male and female brain functions differently. So I am not surprised that some music appeals to one gender more than other. Glenn