@DLMokoma: there are always someone that says I made that before you did when something gets popular...it happend to the James Bond stories, to Skype and many others

Yeah well, I just found it interesting. But Rammstein is so original/different that I don't think that they have to copy anyone to make new songs

Rammstein used to be one of my favorite bands, but then i got into a lot of other stuff - different genres and stuff, mainly thanks to this site - and so i listened to them less and less

i listened to a couple of tracks from 'Sehnsucht' a week ago or so though (that was my favoite album)
and i still thought they sounded rather brilliant
i think it a shame they have toned down on their new albums

Gotta love Mutter

As much as I hated this band years ago are now among my faves. As many, I love Mutter the best as well. I don't listen to industrial music much, so I really can't compare them to any other band, I just simply enjoy their music. From Herzeleid to Rosenrot. Yepp, as much as Rosenrot is hated and got low reviews, I just can't resist listening Stirb Nich Vor Mir/ Don' Die Before I Do daily. Same goes for my all beloved Ohne Dich from Reise Reise which is one of the most tehcnically advanced albums they created.

As they say, they come from working class and there's no better music to listen when I'm wroking around the house (yes, I do manual laber I am manly )

@PhoeNNix: finally somebody that doesn't hate 'Reise, Reise' and 'Rosenrot'. Thought that I was the only one in here who liked these two albums. 'Stirbt Nicht Vor Mir' is brilliant...

@GT : no, no, you're not the only one, I like 'Reise, Reise' and 'Rosenrot' myself. I can't understand why most fans don't like these two, and love 'Mutter', which was the first step to their current more technical and high level compositions. This way they could change their music, keeping the power and fire.
For 'Rosenrot', maybe it was released too soon after 'Reise, Reise'.

I find them quite boring. However, I loved their pyrothechnic live show.

I can see why people would find them boriing......but anyways i like them. i love the German Lyrics, it really does add to the music alot!

I've always had sort of a pocket like of this band [I kind of enjoyed their music...in spurts]. But ever since I started taking my German language classes...I've enjoyed them a lot more, because I get the added satisfaction of partially translating their songs by ear lol. I love Engel and Keine Lust myself.

Rammstein are one of my favorite bands even though I was quite disappointed with Reise Reise and Rosenrot. Like so many other fans, Mutter is my favorite album.

I've only heard a few songs by Rammstein, but I think this thread has helped me decide to go pick up some more stuff

I think a lot of bands these days are going softer and softer

I really liked the techno elements of the first and second albums. Mutter had it's moments (I liked "Feuer Frei" in particular) but the last two albums, while technically good, sounded more like someone trying to imitate Rammstein, and not actually Rammstein themselves. Moskau, Mein Teil, and a few others were good tracks, but they just didn't sound the same to me as Heirate Mich and Küss Mich (Fellfrosch).

Been a fan of this band for quite a while, though my interest has waned more recently.

Mutter is my favourite album from them, though without a doubt all 5 studio releases have their strong points. Unfortunately, a couple of them have some pretty low low-points.

From Reise, Reise - I enjoyed the entire album to start with, even Moskau, as it was something fresh and interesting, albeit strange and not necessarily amazing-sounding. I find that particular song fairly painful to listen to nowdays, though the rest of the album is strong. Probably the other most controversial song on the album (in terms of people disliking it) is "Los". Personally I think it was one of the more interesting and ingenious songs on the album. The lyrics are quite clever, and the style of the song a nice break from the norm. The title track is my favourite from this album.

From Rosenrot - Te Quiero Puta! I found quite simply awful from the very first listen. In fact, when I purchased the album, I gave it many listens over the first few days. Te Quiero Puta got one listen. I skipped it after that for a few weeks. Having gone back and given it another chance, my opinion hasn't changed a whole lot, though I admit it is catchy when Till is singing, the female vocals (more talking/squealing than singing) are fucking awful. They ruin any chance the song had at being listenable imo. Overall I rate the album above Reise, Reise as I enjoy the rest of the songs. Feuer Und Wasser being my favourite from the album.

The earlier two albums are both fairly strong - though Sehnsucht is probably my least favourite Rammstein album (Despite having my favourite song from them on it - Klavier). There are unfortunately a few songs there which I would term 'boring' though lyrically they're still good. I do find it difficult to listen to them (espeically sehnsucht) from start to finish, nowdays.

Uhm, i'll stop now.

I bought the Herzeleid album today. Man it's awesome. My personal fav. from all Rammstein songs is the selftitled one (Rammstein). I just love to mosh slowly in the rhytm of it

Haha, I remember when I first heard Te Quiero Puta, I thought it was going to be a German sung song, with a Spanish title (like Adios). Boy was I wrong. Halfway throught the song it occured to me that I understood some of the lyrics. Gee, it IS Spanish.

For fans of Rammstein there's also a great fan site, with info about the band and other stuff usefull to fans.

www.herzeleid.com

I like Rammstein, a cool band and got me into metal. Reise Reise je mand reise!

Well I like only some Rammstein albums. "Mutter" is best from them and "Sehnsucht" is good.

Btw. Looked some Mutter lyrics and noticed that they are.. well go you see them ^^ Like "Rein Raus" and "Feuer Frei" (Awesome!).

Actually they are successfull as they've got a good success altough they sing in german.As well songs and live performances are so different and good.Mann gegen mann is a masterpiece

Written by GT on 25.06.2006 at 15:00

@DLMokoma: there are always someone that says I made that before you did when something gets popular...it happend to the James Bond stories, to Skype and many others

Happens all the time:

"QUESTION: Laibach can't seem to get WAT reviewed without silly comparisons to Rammstein. I've seen lots of arguments about Rammstein stealing elements from Laibach in the past, mostly concerning vocal style and even logo design. I'm curious of your reaction to this.(Altercation, USA, 2004)

LAIBACH: Laibach does not believe in originality and we don't consider ourselves as sole authors and owners of our own ideas. Therefore Rammstein could not "steal" much from us. They simply let themselves be inspired by our work, which is an absolutely legitimate process. We are glad that they made it. In a way they did the dirty work instead of us. They also have proved once again that a good "copy" can be more successful in the market than the "original". Anyhow, today we share the territory: Rammstein are Laibach for adolescents and in reverse Laibach are Rammstein for "adults"."

Source: http://www.nskstate.com/laibach/interviews/excerpts-99-04.php

Only decent Rammstein albums are the ones that end up with Mutter. Everything else that comes after that are really not my cup of tea. I dont find the last two albums interesting at all. For some they have some hidden meaning (like in America), but not for me - and if the band has nothing good to give anymore, it is'nt interesting anymore. The old Rammstein had strenght and power - just listen to songs like Du Riechst So Gut, Mein Herz brennt or Sehnsucht and you get the point. Even the slower songs like Engel and Wilder Wein are way better than Rammstein's current way of making music.

Written by UnholyMenace on 01.08.2006 at 00:25

Only decent Rammstein albums are the ones that end up with Mutter. Everything else that comes after that are really not my cup of tea. I dont find the last two albums interesting at all. For some they have some hidden meaning (like in America), but not for me - and if the band has nothing good to give anymore, it is'nt interesting anymore. The old Rammstein had strenght and power - just listen to songs like Du Riechst So Gut, Mein Herz brennt or Sehnsucht and you get the point. Even the slower songs like Engel and Wilder Wein are way better than Rammstein's current way of making music.

Try Mann Gegen Mann, you'll find power. I find Reise Reise and Rosenrot have more melodies and slow tempos, but still full of power. I think they have A LOT good things to give.
Concerning the lyrics, they've always put meaning and humour in it. Check to find a website where it's explained, there's one in French, it helps me a lot. Take Links 2 3 4 (in Mutter album), it's an answer to people telling they were near nazis. Rammstein themes are sex, sins, death and religion, and it's how it is from the first album. The name itself comes from one of their first song : Rammstein, telling about the accident at the american base of Rammstein.
It's sad to see most of fans don't like the last two albums just because it has a little less power, though it's still meaningfull.

Written by LeDruide on 01.08.2006 at 11:01

It's sad to see most of fans don't like the last two albums just because it has a little less power, though it's still meaningfull.

It all depends how people like the new sound and get into it. Maybe if I had listened Rammstein without long breaks, maybe the difference wouldnt have been so big. Some go with it, some dont even see the difference and some find it too new/different.

one of my favourite bands.I like all their albums, they are all great but i especially love Herzleid because it is awesome truly masterpiece

I got their albums and I like them a lot. the DVD of Live Aus Berlin is great too, the pyrotechnics are awesome and they have a lot of energy on stage. I'm not disapointed with any album, I like all of them, and I LMAO with "Te Quiero Puta!", it's fuckin' funny!

@Reinhardt: yeah 'Live Aus Berlin' is a great DVD...wish I had been there. The DVD 'Lichtspielhaus' is also quite good

The DVD is awesome indeed, I really enjoy watching it. And as for the albums, the only one that I don't own is the new - I don't remember the name - I guess that the song "Te quiero puta" is really funny. I'm looking forward to get it

"Rosenrot" is truly worth purchasing. The entire cd is totally cool and there are a few sleepers.(But, doesn't most cd's have these too?)

"Benzin", "Mann gegen Mann", "Rosenrot" "Wo bis du", "Stirb nicht vor mir", "Zerstoren", "Hilf mir", "Te quiero puta!" and "Feuer und wasser" are the best songs on the cd IMO.

It's interesting to see that Rammstein has progressed as a band and not given into commercialism like so many bands do.(I.e..Metallica and Aerosmith.)

Rammstein videos are still fashioned in the old school tradition where the music fits the subject matter and the lyrics fit the actions that you see. not too many bands can boast about that nowadays. If it weren't for bands like Rammstein the video form would have died many years ago. They have taken this to a true artform.(Look at "Sonne" , "Du reichst so gut"(both versions) and "Benzin.") The guys are accomplished musicians that deserve the praise for their hard work.

They perhaps have been labeled in the wrong genre at times.

Rammstein is German industrial metal.

They do not try to be anything else. Don't expect them to be heavier or lighter than they seem to be. Sometimes they play love ballads and sometimes deep destructive Sh## but this shows that they are diversified and can play a large range of music.

There are many bands from other genres besides metal that do the same thing and are successful at it.(A-ha is one of the others from the Pop genre..they hired the Rammstein video director to produce their video "Celice" from the new cd...and it was a big success.)

Rammstein will always have a major place in my heart and if people would just listen...they would understand.

Thanks!

I used ti like them, Mutter is their pick, but they fell down with Reise Reise, badly...

Written by Guest on 18.08.2006 at 07:07

I used ti like them, Mutter is their pick, but they fell down with Reise Reise, badly...

I agree.. After that album I din't listened to them at all.. But for about a month ago mt dad bourgt "Rosenrot" and played it to me.. That made things a better.. I still dons't listen much to them, but I got my respect for their music back. I got some of their lyrics translated, they're a little freaky