Rammstein - Liebe Ist Für Alle Da (Dlx) (Dig)
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Free Music Review: Rammstein Proudly Proclaim Their Return
Hit: 5 Stars
This is easily their hardest album ever, or at the very least in years. Also it was excellent from end to end as far as I'm concerned, I personally like the lighter songs sprinkled about, you can't keep a hard tempo up forever, and lets the harder songs maintain their impact. Rammlied is a declaration the band has returned from an overly long absence with only Volkerball to comfort hardcore fans between Rosenrot and now. I can easily picture this song as the opener for the current round of touring, hopefully Reise Reise will still be used as the encore opener.
A solid row of hard grinding songs follow with "Ich Tu Dir Weh" being a harder faster song but still along the lines of Wo bist Du, the raucous Waidmann's Heil, and slows a little with Haifisch (Shark) a very danceable tune. Buckstabu, a song who's title is a word the band made up (to mean anything) is another hard one. The first break is with Fruhling in Paris a melodic tune that is very enjoyable in its own way, and provides a break for the dark, slow building and structurally interesting Wiener Blut, a song based on the Fritzl case in Vienna about a father who turned his own daughter into his personal sex slave (not exactly a new direction for the band given the inspiration for Mein Teil).
Pussy is an interesting song, popish, crude, most of the lyrics in English, yet very enjoyable, a debauched ditty about sexual tourism (fitting given that the Ukraine is advertising its legal prostitution and great exchange rate with the Euro recently) From here till the finale of Roter Sand its more hard, grinding and grand Rammstein. Roter Sand follows a pattern of a softer finish, a haunting western ballad, the whistling and guitar work being immediate clues to the setting its sending you to, also some background keyboards which actually reminded me of Wall of Voodoo's "Call of the West".
Easily the most enjoyable Rammstein Album since Mutter, and I really liked Reise Reise (Dali Lamah and Keine Lust being favorites) and Rosenrot (the title track, Benzin, and Wo bist Du greatly enjoyed to boot). This is a must have for any serious Rammstein fan.
The bonus disc features 2 more songs that follow the pattern of the album, though Donnaukinder hints to earlier songs from previous albums with its dark fairy tale like melodies, the last two are a more orchestral version of Roter Sand, and Liese is really Roter Sand with different lyrics, and gave the impression of a much different setting to the song.
Free Music Review: Tender as flesh, hard as Judgment Day
Hit: 5 Stars
What I need for a Rammstein feast is all here: raw masculinity, humour ranging from the sly to the anvil-dropping-on-our-heads, biting rage, melancholy, yearning, and ebullience. The gamut, that is, and delivered with the drama and energy that always help me keep going, no matter how wearying my day. Above all, I am grateful for the coherence of their material: coiled lyrics that reward close attention, vocals that roar and coax, and brazen, unflinching music, all of it as complicated, varied, and engaging as life.
At present (I got the deluxe CD for my birthday, and have listened to it for about a week), my favorites are the terrific anthem "Haifisch" and "Ich Tu Dir Weh", that soaring, searing ode to the brutal and seductive id.
For the record, I don't consider this an "all ages" album myself, chiefly because I think one needs adult experience fully to appreciate the aggrieved humanity at the heart of some of their darkest material. "Wiener Blut" is an outstanding example of the band's ability to invoke both the menace of a tormentor and the dread of a victim.
"We play by the rules if you let us make `em." Go right ahead, fellas, and thanks.
[By the way, just so you know, my husband purchased the CD from Amazon on his account. I wrote the review under my own account.]
Addition: Having listened to this CD set for ten months now, my attention lately centers on "Wiener Blut" and "Waidmann's Heil". These are such daring songs: in "Wiener Blut", for instance, we are the ones being cajoled into making outrageous concessions to the authority figure, letting him persuade us that the danger is outside, rather than here in our yielding to him. It is so well structured and delivered that we are forced to face how difficult it would be to resist: where does choice end and coercion begin? For me, the result is a mixed horror and deep pity, for both the predator and the victim.
In "Waidmann's Heil", again, the predation is obvious and personalized, and an instant of pity (though there is no mercy offered in either of these songs) breaks through the ferocity in the last stanza...before the victory roar, which is both exultation and warning. I hear terrorism being addressed in it, on one of its levels, in addition to the red-in-tooth-and-claw picture of a state of nature. ("But what about sex?" "Yes, of course, it's Rammstein, for Pete's sake; don't be tiresome.")
Free Music Review: Skeptical? Don't be.
Hit: 5 Stars
Finally, a Rammstein album that doesn't disappoint. Reise, Reise had its moments, but ultimately fell short (but the songs sounded better on Volkerball). Rosenrot may have had fantastic cover art, but that was about it. Because of these shortfalls and the lackluster sound of 'Pussy,' the first single, I was close to not buying the album without hearing it. However, I bought it anyway, hoping for the best.
From the opening moments, this album hits you like a brick to the face. It has all the punch and swagger of Sehnsucht and Mutter, combined with Rammstein's fantastic ability to add operatic, over the top depth to make this the best album the band has put out in years.
Liebe Ist Für Alle Da starts out with 'Rammlied,' a heavy punchy song reminiscent of 'Rammstein.' It begins with an eery choir track, but quickly punches the listener in the ear with driving bass and guitar. This song takes the sound of many Herzeleid songs and takes it to a heavier place.
The album moves on to what can be considered the peak of the album, 'Ich Tu Dir Weh.' This song is heavy, operatic, and makes 'Sonne' sound like a whisper. This is, most likely, the best song on the album, and should be considered one of the better songs Rammstein has released. If you only download one song from this album, make it 'Ich Tu Dir Weh.'
The rest of the album contains some very heavy industrial sounding tracks, which will take the listener to the days before Reise, Reise. The highlights of the Liebe Ist Für Alle Da are 'Rammlied,' 'Ich Tu Dir Weh,' 'Waidemann's Heil,' 'Haifish,' and 'Frühling in Paris,' which provides a break from the driving industrial sounds of the rest of the album, without losing the overall bite of the album.
If you've given up on Rammstein because of their past two albums, give Liebe Ist Für Alle Da a listen. It's a rewarding experience for any Rammstein fan who has been waiting since Mutter for another gem from the German sextet.
Free Music Review: No words can classify....
Hit: 5 Stars
...the sound of this new album. It's a mix of the old Rammstein with some new technology and something completely new. This is unlike any of their old albums by any stretch of the imagination. While Rosenrot had a few great songs, some more stilted than others, Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da is a free for all of metal!
From the Pop-ish sound of "Pussy" to the in your face bonecrusher "Ich Tu Dir Weh", Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da breaks new ground rather than retread it like Rosenrot seemed to do. Many of the songs feel like they have an older Metallica-like anger driven rush, thundering away razor-edged power chords of "Weiner Blut" and "Ich Tu Dir Weh" with great relish. "B********" is quite frighteningly dark, even for me. I LITERALLY got chills listening to Till growl almost hellishly in my ears, then pull of one of those larynx smashing metal screams of his... absolute bloodcurdling.
Moving on into the more lighter side of the dark, Fruhling in Paris sounds like it should be a in movie somewhere as to how catchy it is. "Mehr" and "Roter Sand" both a have a cinematic, opera-like atmosphere, where as "Liese" and "Roter Sand (orchestrated)" seem to fit into The Good, The Bad and The Ugly with Clint Eastwood staring you down.
With a Jaws-like opening, "Haifisch" adds a bit of comical humor to the set, being that its a song about a shark (haifisch) that is sad and that one can see him crying in the sea. "Waidmann's Heil" starts with this rather hilarious fanfare then turns metal suddenly and literally rocks your socks off with it's almost "Ghost Riders in the Sky" choir. "Pussy" falls into that category of wtf? Believe it or not it's quite infectious the chorus line and makes you wonder why you aren't.... well... *evil laugh*.
Fuhre Mich, Donaukinder, and Halt fall into any category really, but musically they are songs that are worthy of single in my opinion.
Free Music Review: They did it again!
Hit: 5 Stars
They did it again! For me-for the sixth time they've delivered a masterpiece! . A lot of people don't like Rosenrot but I am not among them. Spring, Benzin, Hilf Mir, Feuer und Wasser, Zerstoeren, Wo Bist Du... Come on, these are Rammstein classics! This band have never disappointed me for the last 13 years. They have never repeated themselves! And their new album is a resume of their best! The vocals are better than ever (I listened to the first five albums again to compare) , their compositions - mature and diverse, the lyrics are as twisted as usual. I couldn't expect more! An instant classic! My favourites-
-Wiener Blut . I think it's crazier than Mein Teil. I Love the frantic heavy riffs and the lyrics are so strong! Simple and gut wrenching! It's the Fritzl song. "Welcome to the the darkness, to the loneliness, to the the reality" This sums up the whole tragic story of the Austrian psycho.
-Rammlied. Great opener and an instant live anthem
-B********* Heavy and twisted
-Waldmann's Heil -heavy and melodic
-Liebe ist fur alle da-thrashy and heavy
-Mehr-fantasic emotional vocals and a lot of heavy riffs
-Donaukinder and Frueling in Paris-great powerful ballads
-Halt-heavy and paranoid.
-Pussy-I didn't ike it very much at first, but now I think it's a great song. And the text is very sarcastic.
I think this album cannot disappoint a Rammstein fan. Buy the deluxe edition with the extra tracks-three of them are excellent, the last two are versions of Roter Sand - not mind-blowing as the rest of the album. I like more the album version.