Rammstein: Liebe Ist Für Alle Da

Totally not agreed, this album is great!

I totally dissagree.

I love this album.

rammstein is the best

You're not clever, not funny and have less talent than Rammstein has in their smegma

"Find us a man or woman who physically enjoys the sound of front-man Till Lindemann's vocals for Rammstein, "

Are you f*cking kidding me?

You are a close minded idiot, and this is the shittiest review i've ever read.

This album is amazing!

oh and you are not funny, stop trying

I agree. Not with you. With the comments. You are not clever and you are not funny. And judging by your elaborate comments on singing capabilities and vocal spectrum and blah blah blah, obviously you are super qualified to assess such issues? Are you an opera singer perhaps? Isn't internet a lovely thing? Any idiot can express any idiotic opinion and people will read it.

Here I go coming in here, expecting to find a legitimate review, and am met with nothing but this foul trash.

Questioning Rammstein's musicianship is like questioning the existence of the Atlantic Ocean. LIFAD is above and beyond a solid effort by those teutonic lords of hard music, but unfortunately this review lacks the depth of insight to so much as even take the band seriously, let alone assess its work.

Seriously? There are many people who enjoy Mr. Lindemann's voice! I think he has a lovely voice, it happens to show his age, but there is still something majestic about it And their lyrics, when Rammstein aren't being tongue-in-cheek (they ARE more than half of the time), are very beautiful if you know the language. Knowing the language makes Rammstein completely different, you can hear beyond the "threatening German words" (GOD I hate this stereotype)! The language is beautiful and many non-speakers cannot hear that. All they hear is the roar of WWII documentaries in their ears. The aggression here comes from the music and lyrical content, not the language itself - HELLO ITS ROCK!

The gentlemen of Rammstein are great musicians, and Mr. Lindemann comes up with lovely lyrics except when working in English. In this case, "Pussy" is ONE BIG JOKE, and that's all it's meant to be. Don't you hear the self-deprecating humor, the stereotypical German words in there (Mercedes-Benz, Autobahn, Sauerkraut, Bratwurst)?

I'm going to be sure to write a much better, open-minded review once I get my paws on this album!

Pretty awful review. You show a complete lack of knowledge of the band both in musical style and writing style. I can only imagine you heard 'Amerika' and assumed it was a song professing Rammstein's love for capitalism and McDonalds. Pussy is entirely ironic, granted in songs where they have genuinely tried English lyrics it sounds cheesy, but coupled with the video AND Rammstein's own tongue in cheek attitude the song could not possibly be more ironic if it tried.

Also Till's voice is fantastically varied and strong and I couldn't name a person that doesn't like his voice.

While not the bands best album it still is a strong effort, you sir, fail.

WOW... that is one lousy review!!!

I can't this shit serious......

Das kreatur musst sterben ;-)

Just finished my first listening tour of this album, and searched for a review on the net, just out of curiousity.

Have been into quite some different music for quite some time now (Porcupine Tree doesn't cease to amaze me probably for years now. Although they're not quite there yet they've got every potential to become the modern day answer to Pink Floyd).

But still I'm interested in the latest release of a band like Rammstein, which combines, at least relatively to the musical subdomain they belong to, musicality and yes: a good lead performer with a good singing voice!!

I agree with the former comments that I'm totally amazed with the utter negativity of just some guy called Aidan Williamson!

I'm just guessing: are you an American?

Real KKK or just some prejudiced redneck?

And nono "Mr." Williamson, no German here, but a Dutchman.

"Oh that must mean he's stupid too" I can here you're tiny brain think.

Or maybe you think I must be stupid for not diminishing the musical capabilities of Rammstein.

But someone who hasn't anything better to do with his life than making some negative comments on the internet on every music that is beyond his understanding, doesn't seem much of a role model or smart guy to me........

Get a life, and make place on this site for someone with at least some basic knowledge of music (nono, any favouring of Mariah Carey or Celine Dion is not considered as a musical reference!!)

And yes there's a typo at "you're tiny brain"which should have been "your tiny brain" but who cares.

I speak, write and read several languages, although not all without errors in the first few seconds.

Do you?????

I think a Rammstein fanboy would say, "THE NEW RAMMSTEIN ALBUM RULES!!!" even if it consisted of nothing but their farting sounds.

I listened to it, and it's nothing more than OK. The first song is nothing more than a retread of what they've done a couple of times before, and the rest isn't even close to their first two albums in sound, even though the BS pre-release marketing they were doing said that it would be exactly that. All in all, it's another disappointing album from them. It doesn't blow, but it's nothing to write home about either.

i totaly disagree with this review. it just shows what the reviewers tastes are: shallow, and closed-minded. too mainstream. R+ is a very deep band, they experiment a lot, and aren't afraid to shock the listener. they have their own distinctive style. they're different. if you're conditioned to listening to britney and tokio hotel, you wouldn't understand.. nothing against those artists, but i think their music does not compare to the likes of RAMMSTEIN! LiEBE iST FüR ALLE DA! ;)

dude, i liked fruhling in paris

While I think this review was a bit harsh (Rammstein are a bunch of great musicians and Till´s a talented singer/lyricist/frontman), the fact is, this is a poor album.

There are about 3 good tracks on this one, but the rest is just plain average, like Rammstein B-side collection or something. And the 2 ballads mentioned by the reviewer Are horrible.

I really wanted to like this album. But I just don´t. The worst Rammstein album so far, period.

maybe the single worst review i have ever read.

my favourite songs on the album are B******** and probably Mehr. there aren't any weak song's in my opinion.

I agree with Jon there ( 1 post up) Jeez, I thought I was the only one who doesn´t like this album! This is not a great or even a good album. I´m really suprised at the positive feedback here. Everybody, please let me know what you are taking to like this album! I wanna like this one as well. Are you all high??

I too disagree with the writer of that review, I pretty much like the album, it's got great songs on it! but there are better Rammstein albums (e.g. Mutteror Sehnsucht) but hey, it's still the opinion of the author and his good right to write this down! nobody is supposed to like the fabulous Rammstein (or to understand them)! so don't be to harsh! everybody should decide for himself what to like!

This is the most disappointing album I've ever heard. And the old talk about waiting it "sink in" will not do it this time, it already didn't work with Rosenrot and barely worked with Reise, Reise. The Pussy thing was just fucking offensive after all these years waiting. They like to shock people? Shock their own fans away by going as low as Snoopy Dog is part of the plan? Rammstein is not unique anymore. They sound like americans and look like gangstaniggaz. Here's their new slogan: Rammstein, disappointing fans since 2005.

But well, let's not forget. It's all about 'gibme moneiz plez'. Otherwise how would you explain the total lack of a single drop art in an entire album? Actually there is some, in some of the extra songs. What a joke! Rammstein was the only band of living people I actually cared about, now they're just like SOAD.

lindemann's voice is the greatest forever

I'm an American and I love Rammstein! I don't speak German so unless I read a translation of the lyrics I have no idea what they are saying and I like it that way. The vocals become just another part of the song and his voice is the thing that really made me a fan. Please don't think that all Americans have this idea that all Germans are nazis. We are not all closed minded. I would love to visit Germany some day.

Excuse me, but this, as has already been stated, is one of the shittiest reviews I have ever read. For your information, the proffessionals (a group your obviously not apart of) at Kerrang! (4/5) and Rock Sound (9/10), only two days into the European release of the album, have already given it higher marks than "Sehnsucht". In my personal opinion, this album was much more than worth the wait. It is absolutely fantastic. Till Lindemann absolutely blows you out of the water on the vocals and guitar work is spectacular. All of the songs, regardless of subject matter, all have that epic Rammstein feel to them. This album is, in one word, fantastisch :-) I think my review just fucked you up, bitch.

Excuse me, but this, as has already been stated, is one of the worst reviews I have ever read. For your information, the proffessionals (a group your obviously not apart of) at Kerrang! (4/5) and Rock Sound (9/10), only two days into the European release of the album, have already given it higher marks than "Sehnsucht". In my personal opinion, this album was much more than worth the wait. It is absolutely fantastic. Till Lindemann absolutely blows you out of the water on the vocals and guitar work is spectacular. All of the songs, regardless of subject matter, all have that epic Rammstein feel to them. This album is, in one word, fantastisch :-) I think MY review just destroyed you.

Uhh ... John. Come on. Precisely what makes a "professional" reviewer? A "professional" opinion from folks who have their own biases when reviewing an album, as you obviously do? A "professional" opinion from publications which accept advertising dollars from the very record companies that are releasing the very same albums and promoting the very same tours from bands they're reviewing?

It's a mediocre album. The original post is pretty much spot-on. It is a disappointment. It almost has the feel of Kiss' 1998 "Psycho Circus," a reunion album slapped together and released simply because the royalties are starting to tide off. Time to bank something from a new tour.

AJT. The simple fact is, more metal and industrial fans are going to adore this album than will despise it. After seeing the comments people have on this album, this is basically going to be Rammstein's "In Utero": There will be those that love it and think it's a great album, and there will be those that hate it and think it's a failure. I would like to say, however, that I think some of the tracks they chose as B-Sides to be released on the special edition, like "Donaukinder" and "Fuehre Mich" should have been on the album. Of all the songs on the album, the only song I have a problem with are "Liebe ist Fuer alle da" and "Pussy". Liebe is just a bit monotonous and Pussy (yes I know it's a joke) has driven a number of people away. It has, however, attracted more curious, than it has shed some of the faithful.

I will concede that Kerrang! does receive money from record labels to promote materials. MY POINT was, that they still gave it higher scores than any other album Rammstein has released. And I know, we all have differing opinons, but the overwhelming feeling throughout the European metal community right now is that it is a fantastic album, and I think it will also do well in the US when released.

I'm listening to the album for the first time, so can't comment on that. This review is crap though, as he basically attacks Rammstein as a whole, and not this specific album.

The main reason I know this reviewer is useless though, is this sentence:

"We had Tokio Hotel through here a few weeks back, and they didn't make our skin crawl one bit."

Unless this was some kind of attempt at irony, if you can listen to Tokio Hotel without becoming severly nauseous, or having your skin actually crawl into a dark corner to hide, you must be completely tonedeaf, and absolutely unfit for writing music reviews...

I'm a woman, and I like Rammstein. I'm assuming some of the commenters here who like Rammstein are male as well.

Where's my transmogrified newscaster?

stop trying to be funny. its not working. and you have got to be fucking kidding. you dont think that sales of well over 30 million records attest to the bands popularity. so yes, where is our transmogrified duck.

asshole

Wow , you have no taste for music or good vocals i am a man i like tills vocals , news caster ....... NOW!!!!

Aidan Williamson can have anime fanboy and awful reviewer of music listed as hobbies on his resume.

I am sure he can fit in, "full of shit" somewhere in there too.

WTF??So negative review.I liked this album very much.I've downloaded it . But now im gonna buy it , to show my love for RAMMSTEIN.Infact i've already preordered .

My god you (writer of article) are retarded and should not be writing on a subject that you have no understanding of and as far as I can tell that would include most any music.

I completely disagree with this review, as most above do. Rammstein has an amazing range, from ballads to hard-hitting riffs with the music and Till's range complenting each other amazingly. Also, if you consider the lyrics, they are clever. Double-meanings and articulation, sometimes twisted, sometimes hard, soft and serious, and sometimes just plain humerous. I don't think the reviewer has heard much of Rammstein.

As for Liebe Ist Für Alle Da, I enjoyed it a lot. I found it a generally more "mature" album, due to a wider range of styles than previous albums, apart from pussy, which I thought was pretty funny anyway. I particularly enjoyed, Ich Tu Dir Weh, Frühling In Paris, B********, Roter Sand and Wiener Blut. Wiener Blut I like to think as Mein Teil's twisted, deformed sibling. Its a dark song, its fantastic. Also Donaukinder and Füehre Mich were great and could have made the cut easily. Probly the best B-side I've heard.

But once again, it'll be a case of some people liking it and others not. But that is the way of music. If they had produced an album with the styles of Reise Reise or Mutter, some people would be saying "oh, its the same stuff, they've done it already". Conversely, when they explore a wider range, some people say "oh, now they're just going mainstream" or "royalties are running low - time for a new album". Either way you can't win, there is no compromise.

On a final note, once again, I don't think the reviewer has heard much Rammstein. Probly hopped onto the Du Hast bandwagon, (I love Du Hast by the way :), but in reality it is probably the most recognised Rammstein song).

Worst review i've ever read.

Just some kid who hates on popular things just because they are.

By the way, what is that "CANNON" talking about? 30 million records sold??? On what planet? Dude, you must be talking about some of Elvis and some of his records, because you certainly aren't talking about Rammstein.

unless wiki is wrong they have sold over 30mill records by 2005. the album is pretty good but i think its Rammstein's worst, some people are saying Rosenrot was a disappointment, i actually think its a great album.

I agree with many that this is a pretty bad review. Many have criticized Till's singing and voice but in fact, if you take any other singer's voice and put it in with this awesome music you would have pure crap. Without his voice, it really would suck. Could you imagine any other artist singing on their albums? Even the singer from any other German Industrial Rock group could not make this music sound any better. I love the hard driving guitars that Rammstein always puts into their music. I know some German but not a lot and it would not matter if I did not understand any at all becasue mostly I like the music but like I said earlier, whithout his voice, you would have nothing.

ADK, Wikipedia is indeed wrong. Garbage in, garbage out. According to the band management's very own press releases, it's 14 million.

And what really funny about "Reise, Reise" and "Rosenrot" is that when you look back to when they were originally released, the very same folks who now say they stunk said they were good. Actually, similar to some of the orgasmic comments I'm reading about the new album now. Years from now, these very same people will be tossing this album in their kitchen trash right next to "Reise, Reise" and "Rosenrot."

Although, now that I think about it, maybe that's not necessarily true, because I have a strong suspicion that many of these people illegally downloaded the new album for free.

I don't think it's fair to criticize Lindemann's "singing" voice. It's like criticizing Lemmy's voice, it is what it is. But I *do* think it's fair to criticize the music on the new album, and it certainly deserves some harsh criticism.

I mean, good lord, "Frühling In Paris" is such an obvious sell-out specifically looking for a hit single, it's ridiculous. And "Pussy" is such an obvious pathetic sell-out released purely for hype, it boggles the mind that some folks are so naive as to actually believe total nonsense that it's some deep cerebral song regarding "sex tourism." Uhhh ... OK. And the next time I puke after I get drunk, I'll call what I leave on the floor "modern art."

Mr. Reviewer sir, I have a duck for you. Two in fact, my wife would like to pass one along for you.

Wow. This is one of the worst reviews I've ever read. It's okay to be critical and to dislike something, but you've got to back it up. 'Till sounds like chalkboard' - ha ha ha, you're so clever.

I know I am very biased because I'm a huge Rammstein fan (and one of the reason I love them so much is because of Till's vocal - his bass voice is amazing) but I don't mind when people tell me they dislike them. What I mind is half-literate idiots, wanna-be writers trashing them in an attempt to be funny.

I indeed have another duck for you. Actually, I have a few. And a huge one from a friend of mine, who would rather have Till just speak to her than bang him, given the chance.

I disagree with almost everything in this review. Allthough rammstein might not be the greatest musicians you cant put down their creativity or attitude. Theyre sticking to what they do best, which is exactly what should be done.

idiots who enjoy tokio hotel like you shouldn't be allowed to make a review for a rammstein album. dont listen to these retards! THIS ALBUM KICKS ASS

ok, i won't ask where's my duck because others did it... but i happen to LOVE Til's voice. and, believe it or not, from a musician point of view i can assure you that Rammstein are damn serious players. try to go beyond prejudice, and stop writing nonsense thinking to be funny... i'm not flaming a bad review of an album i liked very much. i just got truly disconcerted by your absolute lack of respect. you're not a better musician or singer, and as long as i know you're not a musician at all. so you can dislike what you want (and stick to your Tokio Hotel collection, for that) but please, don't tag bands or fans as complete morons. because - judging from the above comments - you're the one who failed.

Some reviewers have personal tastes too, I guess, so I won't hurl invectives at him (although I'd like too). The only comment that made sense was that Mehr was one of the better songs on the album. The riffs in that song are awesome!

Otherwise, I think that Fuhrer Mich may have been the best song in the release, too bad it didn't make it into the main CD. Very classis R+

I bought their new CD and listened to it, then i looked at some reviews out of curiosity and found almost entirely positive reviews, except yours.

When I found a mention of tokio hotel, I decided to look them up(because i've never heard of them) to see what kind of taste in music you actually have.....I have determined that you have no taste in music.

Not only does the main singer in tokio hotel look like a woman, but he sounds like one as well, if he is a woman, i'm not surprised, and their songs have no personality. It's the kind of crap that stupid teenage girls listen too.

While I acknowledge that this is your opinion and that everyone has a different opinion and theres no way to change someones opinion, I can't really fathom why you reviewed a rammstein cd, since it's so vastly different from the kind of crap you seem to normally listen too

(namely, it's actually good music).

The only thing I can think of is that you listened then reviewed this cd for the sole purpose of pissing off most of the people who have listened to a rammstein cd.

The only thing I can to you if this is true is : You suck

The Tokio Hotel was just a passing reference, since they were also a German band we had through our doors this month.

I should say that my favourite German band is Atari Teenage Riot. Members of whom have worked with Rammstein over the years.

Absolutely rubbish review.

Till's an awesomely versatile singer..."Ohne Dich","Rosenrot","Mutter", "Mein Herz Brennt" and so many other songs showcase the versatility he brings into his singing.

His voice can be hard enough to pierce your ear drums and soft as a whisper like melody atthe same time!

LIFAD is a great album...I've listened it atleast 15-20 times till now and it gets better every time.

"Fruhling in Paris" is a wonderful song although i did not ike "roter sand" that much. "Ich tu dir weh" and "Mehr" became instant favourites.

Dude what?! This album is amazing! Rammstein is amazing! Oh and Till's voice is awesome.

This is obviously a review by someone who doesn't know sh°t about Rammstein. You're giving stereotypes about their lyrics while they in fact have great meanings. And imo this album is really good because when you realise what the songs mean, it all makes one whole. The album's name is Liebe ist für alle da, love is for everyone, and in this album you have songs about all kinds of 'love': SM; ich tu dir weh (I hurt you'), the opposite of love; Waidmanns heil (hunter's greeting), imagenary love; Liebe ist für alle da, incest; Wiener blut, which is about Jozef Fritzl, the austrian guy who kept his daughter in a basement for over 10 years, raped her and got several children from her, hence the name of the song. Actual love; Frühling in Paris (sprintime in Paris), yeah ok Till's french isn't that great but hey, I liked the song. And then their's pussy, that song is about sextourism in Germany and it's obviously made a joke. Roter Sand is about Till who steals someone's wife, she actually loves him, but her husband shoots Till.

As you can see taking interest in an album and not being so goddammed closeminded can make a huge difference in judging it. The B-side contains three good songs imo; Führe mich, Donaukinder (about the disaster in 2000 where cyanide got in the Donau-river) and Halt (which is atm my favourite).

so backed up with the above, I can say that LIFAD is another great album from a great band.

not a chance hater

are we supposed to be looking for "a newscaster who has been transmogrified into a duck" now? If I was a Rammstein fan, i'd totally be taking you up on that one Aidan...

Are you trying to be funny? Don't. You suck at it. The review is an absolute garbage. This album is one the best ones they've released. The sound is absolutely amazing. Very clear, heavy and rammstein-ish. My 2nd fav album after Mutter.

SIL has got the right idea. The albums's quite rewarding if you know German.

It consists of solid songs all the way through, making it a big step up from "Rosenrot", which had the most half-baked numbers of any Rammstein album.

The band put a lot more work into songwriting on Liebe ist für Alle Da, and it paid off.

About the review: Sure, there are people out there who don't like Rammstein and post about it on the internet. I can live with that.

"Find us a man or woman who physically enjoys the sound of front-man Till Lindemann's vocals for Rammstein, "

BOO! Here I am.

This is by far the worst review I have ever read. Being that I am an aspiring writer myself, I know a bad review when I see one and reading this filth made my head hurt. Just recently, I coined my own phrase 'Artsy-Fartsy,' which I use to describe writers who try to be fancy by putting big, complicated words into terribly-structered sentences. This guy is just plain pretentious! He's trying to be someone he's not. I believe this guy knows nothing about Rammstein and like many so-called 'know-it-alls,' he got his information from Wikipedia. To understand a band like Rammstein, you really have to be a fan or have one of their albums in your possession.

Who the hell starts a review off with, 'Find us a man or woman who physically enjoys the sound of front-man Till Lindemann's vocals for Rammstein, and we'll show you a newscaster who has been transmogrified into a duck?'

Right there, it's a direct attack on the band instead of being informative. It shows he's bias and he shouldn't be reviewing an album based on his personal tastes. I have read this guy's other reviews and they are all the same - he can't write for sh*t!

In regards to the album itself, it's nothing short of a masterpiece, failing only ever-so slightly on the track, P*ssy. It's catchy but doesn't contain the raw power the rest of the album has. It just shows how mature Rammstein have become. If they can release an album of this diversity this late on in their careers, god only knows what they will come up with next. The track that seals it for me is, Haifsch! Utterly brilliant!

GabreilK is right Mr. Writer. The only way you can do an unbiased review is clearly if you already like the band and are a fan.

Everyone knows that a reviewer shouldn't have his own opinion, why the hell are you thinking Mr. Williamson, you should take the opinion of everyone else and write about that instead, except for the people who don't like this record of course.

You should start all your reviews with something along the lines of "This is an album from x band in y country and it is awesome! I personally would love to read some of GabrielK's reviews. Although I'm not too keen on the term 'artsy-fartsy' myself, it's a little too fruity and elitist for my liking.

Dear Aidan, it is normal for you to dislike the voice of Till if you're into fag bands like Tokyo Hotel. It's part of the structure of the band. Lets see how far that fag band goes before blasting a solid band like Rammstein. Your sense of humour sucks and your the worst reviewer I have ever read.

Let's face it: Atari Teenage Riot are the best German band of all time. It's funny, your criticism of Tokio Hotel is exactly the same as what they say about Rammstein... what're the odds!

Wow, what a terrible reviewer.

Go die in a fire you talentless hack troll.

Who are "they"? Your opinion is not to be considered the entire world's unless you are referring to your "kind" of immature narrow minded "wanna be" reviewer. A good reviewer you are not and you'll probably only be when you're mature enough to understand what music is all about and when you're intelligent enough to read the history behind a band, on how it saw the day and what it went through to gain it's success. So you don't like his voice, no need to drag it on forever. You're probably reading your reviews over and over thinking you're so good... yeah right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUQx_PvWlgI

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