Jan
8
Album Review: Rammstein-Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da
Pussy. Wiener Blut. Backstabu. Song titles that prove Rammstein are quite the weird bunch, which means it’s all the better they sing in their mother tongue and spare humanity a whole lotta wincing from awkward lyrics. For their, uh, sixth album titled “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da,” the former citizens of the German Democratic Republic let the epic, albeit moronic, tunes loose with relish. For those of you who can stomach how much Rammstein don’t take themselves too seriously, a slew of delicious heavy tracks await, preeminent among these is the orgasmic opening salvo that’s “Rammlied.” Electrifying in its Wagnerian overtones and sheer bombast, the first song on the album gets the ball rolling for a joyride that’s almost unmatched this year. Because love ‘em or hate ‘em, Rammstein are very comfortable in their own skins, so only a solid album can be expected from the group.
Tingling the proverbial hairs on your spine is the equally fabulous “Ich Tu Dir Weh” that has the hyper charged “Waldman’s Heil” snapping at its tail. Three songs deep and “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da” proves a most satifying diversion; to our delight it only gets better. Past a couple of harder tracks, which includes the menacing “Halfisch,” is the syrupy “Fruhling In Paris” that’s equal parts alt rock and a great radio hit. It’s soft and emotional, an opportnity for Rammstein to show the world that they’re a flexible sextet who can move between genres with ease. The rather insipid pre-release single “Pussy” is a feast of Euro-pop synths and crude lyrics that will generate a few laughs, nothing more.
An album that’s darker than Germany’s black forest exhales a bevy of harder songs on its downward spiral toward a muted ending. Once the campy carnage that’s “Pussy” wraps, the hypnotic title track barges in and poisons the air in your bedroom, then the apocalyptic burlesque that’s “Mehr” hammers away before the calming “Roter Sand” signals the curtains to fall. With its unpretentious softness the closer for “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da” becomes a glittering example of good tastse. In not so many words, it’s a nice touch. Nice album too. You wish Manowar wrote music of the same awe inspiring caliber.
-Miguel
