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lol, joking, to each their own. I’ve just been dying to use that clip somewhere.
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lol, joking, to each their own. I’ve just been dying to use that clip somewhere.
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The opening band for the EU leg of the lindemann tour is Aesthetic Perfection, which is a fantastic band! Saw them here last month at a headlining show. Was a great show. Anyone going to one of these shows is in for a hell of a show. Jealous as usual for not living in Europe!
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And a certain Joe Letz on the drums... who knew?Gonna check them out, thanks for mentioning!
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The record is out in the wild now.
EDIT: First Impressions
-Not as good as Skills In Pills
-Stand out tracks are: Allesfressar and Platz Eins.
-Weak second half. Lots of slow songs, for example Scalaf Ein is over 5 minutes and doesn't go anywhere. Super boring song.
-Nowhere near as good as Rammstein's 2019 record.
I think Till should have stuck to English singing. Each song off Skills seemed different from one another, where as all these songs seemed to blend together.
There are 2 types of songs on this record: heavy electronic/fast/upbeat and very slow. They both fill up half the record, it seems.
I may have enjoyed this record more if they didn't release so many damn songs/singles/clips before the release date. The songs they released were the better ones from the record.
The 2 I mentioned above are songs that weren't released yet, and those are the stand out tracks.
Honestly, I don't know if I'm going to give this record regular rotation. It's just... very... bland. it really didn't do much for me. I'd probably cut this down to a 5 song EP or so for my playlist.
Saw some comments above saying some people were saying this was more interesting than Rammstein's new record... no way. Not at all.
The Pain version of Arch So Gern is better than the original. The original is... some goofy song. It reminds me of a bunch of drunks at a tavern doing a jingle for members of a club or something weird...
Last edited by ManBurning; 11-21-2019 at 01:26 AM.
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I haven’t listened yet, will later tonight and give my thoughts.
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First bad review I've heard, but I'm very much interested in listening to the record. I actually totally forogt about Rammstein's album in the meantime and I don't even listen to "Deutschland" anymore although it ranks up high in my "songs of 2019" list.
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Yeah, I always start the record on "Radio" myself. Not that "D" is a bad song, just... kind of got sick of it before the record dropped, lol. That's nobody's fault but my own though.
Same thing happened with Steh Auf and Ich Weib Es Nicht, I listened to those songs to death that I can't listen to them anymore. And those are 2 of the stronger tracks on F&M too.
But I start the record on Allesfresser.
After spending 24 hrs with the record, I'm afraid my opinion hasn't changed since last night. Still a 5/10.
I've cut at least 3 songs from the track list.
You can tell a lot of these were written for a play, because of their more sombre tone. Half the record is on the quiet side. Just not my cup of tea.
I'm sure a lot of you will enjoy this record thoroughly though. I was just expecting something else.
Interestingly enough, the records that I was most anticipating this year, were the ones I ranked the lowest. Expect Rammstein (2019) - Gave that a 9/10.
This year had all of my favorite artists release music, but the records I ranked the highest were from bands I had never heard of, or listened to for the first time.
Maybe I just put too much hope in the big names (Tool, KMFDM, Lindemann, KoRn, Covenant) to the point where I set myself up for disappointment.
I usually just listen to a lot of Metal/Industrial music. I rarely, rarely gravitate to music outside the genre, but one of the biggest surprises for me this year, for example, was Bille Eilish's record. Not sure what it was, but that record spoke to me. Also enjoyed Bring Me The Horizon's "amo" and I had never listened to this band up until this year, and that record was kind of panned by fans for their shift to a more poppier sound too (They even wrote a song about how the fans hated the shift in sound and tacked it on to the record - "heavy metal" kind of an in your face "fuck you, we'll do what we want" tongue and cheek style).
Last edited by ManBurning; 11-22-2019 at 05:17 AM.
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Yes, overplaying of singles way ahead of the actual record release unfortunately has become a thing. Of course yo could restrain yourself and don't give in on singles, but what's the point of having a single in the first place? Guess that's one of the downsides of streaming. Back in the day there were music videos and MTV so you rarely got tired of something before the record dropped.
I can share the sentiment of most anticipated records, especially when there's a year where alot of your most favorite bands release something. It's bound to happen that there are some stinkers, happened to me in 2013 where among NIN alot of bands released something. Turns out NIN was the only worthwhile record for me that year among my preferred artists.
Back to Lindemann: really curious what will happen on stage during this tour. The venues are not Rammstein level, yet quite big so there's enough space to light some things up.
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Anyone interested in this Bruderkuss shirt? lol
https://shop.rammstein.de/en/catalog...s-t-shirt.html
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Ok, just finished listening to F & M. I really love it; the slowness is like a lullaby and I can see myself putting this on repeat in the car all the time.
Now where’s our studio version of "Sauber"?
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No but damn I like those sweatpants, they would look sweet with my Ghost track jacket!
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Schlaf ein is my favourite!
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I haven't listened to the album yet, although good songs I think I preferred the english lyrics and vocals. It felt more exotic. A lot of this sounded like Rammstein.
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On the surface level, I could see how one could make that comparison. But to me, I can clearly tell the difference between the projects. Rammstein punches you more in the face. This is like R+ lite.
This is basically what the band would sound like if some of the members left. I think what makes Rammstein stand out from the other members projects is that the 6 of those guys together have an unmatcheable chemistry not found elsewhere. I honestly cannot and do not want to imagine a world where Rammstein no longer exisit and make music and play together. Unfortunately, 5/6 of the guys are in their mid to late 50s, so that day might be closer than we think.
But I do agree, Till should have stuck to English for this project, personally. It had more of an appeal to it. I can see how these would be labled as "Rammstein b-sides", especially now that they're sung in German.
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Lindemann is very much on par with Emigrate when it comes to the departure from your typical Rammstein sound. The DNA is pretty much there, yet both projects are way more lightweight, dancy and loose, whereas Rammstein oftentimes sounds like it's a very tight concept. The newest R+ might be their most experimental yet and not as deep and thoughtful as their earlier releases, but Lindemann is way more fun in my ears. I honestly didn't like the english lyrics and could only get behind handful of tracks, this new record isn't the holy grail musically, but I dig it for a short and quick listen.
That being said, if a song like "ich weiß es nicht" would have been a Rammstein song, I'd very much like that. More than most of the songs on the latest Rammstein record. Maybe I can enjoy Lindemann more since I have a very tight concept of what Rammstein has to sound like in my head. I'm probably way more forgiving when things happen outside the R+ formula, so I can very much feel your stance @ManBurning .
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Oh, I can tell a difference in the bands but when I said exotic I meant it. It was unique and a treat to hear Till sing english consistently and have lyrical content that is mostly comedic or filled with double entendres. It appealed to me more as such.
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Now that was very entertaining hahaha
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I agree. I wasn't sure I was totally on board with the English lyrics at first. I thought the songs were very juvenile and had a hard time getting into them, but as time went on, I actually learned to just have fun with it, and that's when I started to really enjoy skills in pills. Its clear they had fun making it and it wasn't meant to be taken seriously, so if you can get past that and open your mind, it's very appealing to the listener.
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Re: title track video, am I getting this right?
The bearded astronaut ends up having a crush on Peter, and is heartbroken when he has to return to earth, but the feeling isn’t mutual on Peter’s end and doesn’t even notice it. When Till tries to rape Peter’s (his brother’s) wife, does he realise it actually is his wife? Or he’s forgotten and just thinks it’s some random worker?
Then at the end the bearded dude sees Till looking at the pic of Peter and gets jealous, punching him?
Frau und Mann, opposites attract?
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Ok, so after several listens of the album, a studio version of this track should definitely have been put on the record instead of, say, Mathematik.
Some talk about it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lindemann/c...ent=post_title
Last edited by Erneuert; 11-28-2019 at 05:35 AM.
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lol, just noticed that the version of Mathematik on the album doesn’t have the rapping/rapper on it, that makes it a bit better.
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Decent album. I like Ach So Gern best
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So this picture of Till on the right of this thumbnail...
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Yeah, Skills In Pills was LEAGUES better.
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While I find both albums nowhere close to Rammstein standards, I think I prefer F&M a tad bit more cos the English lyrics on Skills In Pills were cringey at times. The artwork in the deluxe edition was really well done though
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I so wish they released a deluxe version for F & M like they did for SIP. That’s the ultimate coffee table book!
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I read a YT comment that said Till said, in a Russian interview, that like 7 versions of that song were recorded and it’ll be out as a single.
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