i totally agree with sablespecter..i listened to a little rammstein back in high school when i was taking german classes, and didn't really keep up with them til now. my boyfriend brought home LIFAD and i fell in love all over again. the band sounds and works together as well as they ever did, and their sound has matured so much since the angst-ridden 'herzeleid' from back in the day, when i think 5 of the 6 men were going through divorces and breakups..over six albums, their sound has changed so much and always in a good way, but not necessarily for the better.
i love everything they've done, and i mean every song..till is an amazingly expressive and articulate poet, never mind his amazing singing voice. plus, he's ridiculous buff, haha. he's an artist of language, and while i can pretty much translate the lyrics for myself, if you look up the lyrics, you'll be surprised at how deceptive the music is in relation to the words. for example, the title track off the album 'reise, reise' is pretty militant-sounding and has huge explosive musicality and instrumentation, with till's signature growling vocals, but what you might not know is that it's essentially a wake-up call [literally--'reise' is low german sailor slang for 'wake up'] about the state of humanity, and the lyrics are effectively anti-violence. the song 'haifisch' [meaning 'shark'] off the new album might sound like a pounding angry german marching song to the insensitive ear, but the lyrics are a good-natured expression of solidarity between the band members amidst the very public existence they find themselves in, no matter what. just listen and stay open to the messages, and you'll find so much more than strange words and deceptive themes of s&m, other paraphilia and cannibalism, i promise.
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i love everything they've done, and i mean every song..till is an amazingly expressive and articulate poet, never mind his amazing singing voice. plus, he's ridiculous buff, haha. he's an artist of language, and while i can pretty much translate the lyrics for myself, if you look up the lyrics, you'll be surprised at how deceptive the music is in relation to the words. for example, the title track off the album 'reise, reise' is pretty militant-sounding and has huge explosive musicality and instrumentation, with till's signature growling vocals, but what you might not know is that it's essentially a wake-up call [literally--'reise' is low german sailor slang for 'wake up'] about the state of humanity, and the lyrics are effectively anti-violence. the song 'haifisch' [meaning 'shark'] off the new album might sound like a pounding angry german marching song to the insensitive ear, but the lyrics are a good-natured expression of solidarity between the band members amidst the very public existence they find themselves in, no matter what. just listen and stay open to the messages, and you'll find so much more than strange words and deceptive themes of s&m, other paraphilia and cannibalism, i promise.