Rammstein - Reis, reis

restlesslynx said:I mean, I kind of suspected my part might have been inspired by that whole situation anyway.

Anyway, I actually listened to the vibe of Stone by Stone recently... I didn't bother looking up the lyrics online, but from what I gathered, it’s about some guy singing about building a little house for a woman, stone by stone, except the place won't even have doors or windows. It'll be pretty dark inside... plus there's a garden out front, and nobody will hear her screaming when he finally walls her up inside. 😁

Typical Rammstein humor 😁

😂 😂 😂 👍 👍

They really know how to mess with people... though I guess not everyone has the stomach for that kind of stuff. 😁

Sure, I suppose that’s the "main interpretation" people give to Stone by Stone. But if you really dig into the lyrics, the actual concept is about life in what used to be East Germany.

And the core theme of the song "rise, rise"... is love!? Or at least, that's what they claim (even though, at first glance, the song doesn't seem to have anything to do with that 😁).

"Dalai Lama" is basically like a modern-day version of J. W. Goethe's "Erlking" (I think that's how the title goes in English, anyway).
You can read both the German and English versions right here (just the first part; everything below that is just a parody 😁): http://ingeb.org/Lieder/werreite.html

I also think Morning Star is absolutely great.
"She is so ugly that it recoils when she looks into heaven
When she looks into heaven
Then the Light Shines
Shining up at her face from below"

The lyrics suggest that "she" is so unattractive that when she glances toward the sky, even the light itself gets "scared" and shines upward into her face instead. 😁
And then the whole song just blares "you are ugly" over and over, until—right at the very end—it says: "looking with the Hearts, she is beautiful."

Kudos to Lindemann. He writes absolute masterpieces (though, occasionally, they're pretty twisted 😁). 👍
And their music videos... 🙏

What will be next is "Without You". I honestly can't wait 😎

swiftmaker20 said:There was only one casualty in your story... and even then, it was the guy whose anatomy they tried to take, but apparently, things were just "too firm." That's the sheer power of the male libido for you! 😬

Actually, there were a few of them, from what I've read. For instance, two of them ended up backing out, so the guy just ended up having a drink with them later on alone. 😁

like Rammstein - Dalai Lama

poirot said:Sounds like 'wunderbar' to me. They are German, after all.

One moment it's wunderbar, the next it's Wonderbra. Anyway, I'm not exactly a Rammstein fanatic—they leaned a bit too heavily on Laibach if you ask me—but America is an incredible place. Unfortunately, I get the feeling Americans won't quite grasp it...

That English version of America is a total wreck 😁 😁 😁

If you happen to have the original CD, try rewinding about 40 seconds before the first track (rise, rise)
Those final few seconds will actually plant you right in the middle of the BirgenAir crash. It was that plane that went down a few years back—nobody survived that one...

I’ve got it as an mp3, so if anyone has a little extra webspace to spare...

Spent last night brushing up on my German, reading through the translations for Rise-Rise, 😵 😵

link: http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics

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nimblegull23 said:So last night I was brushing up on my German, just reading through some translations of the lyrics from Rise-Rise, 😵 😵

That law album... man, I tried listening closely to catch everything and ended up totally lost a few times. Seriously, all those nine years I spent studying German didn't mean a thing. 😁

Bryan Barrett said:The law album... tried listening to it and honestly, I got wrecked a few times. Man, all those years spent studying German were actually worth something. 😁

A few years back when I first heard Rammstein, it drove me crazy that I couldn't understand a word even though I loved them. So, I actually signed up for a German course, and now I get them just a little bit better. 😉

What’s the current situation looking like? I might head out to the concert in Vienna. 🙂 😎 😁 👋

to's my take

coca cola
occasional warfare

absolutely 🤣

after all this praise, I suppose I'll have to spend some time wandering the web alone

Mark Hughes36 said:for me it's

coca cola
sometimes war

absolutely 🤣

after seeing all this praise, I guess I'll have to go browse the web for a bit

Still haven't??? Oh my god! 😬

Kenneth Edwards3 said:I'm trying to figure out what the vibe is like, because I might head over to Vienna for the concert.🙂 😎 😁 👋

And when exactly are you thinking about going?

Susan Nguyen85 said:And when exactly??

There's a concert happening sometime in February, I guess.

Ugh... looks like it’s probably not happening for me. That's a bummer.

Susan Nguyen85 said:Oof... so probably not happening for me then. Bummer.

What, won't the old folks let you in? hehehehehe

An old update from the official Rammstein pages:

"rise, rise" NUMBER 1 IN USA
The new Rammstein album "rise, rise" has gone straight into The top 10 charts throughout America after its release. According to the Billboard charts from last week, Rammstein are now The most successful English-language band of All time worldwide & "rise, rise" is the best selling album in the USA!

Hitting number one on the charts:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Mexico, Iceland, and Estonia.
Number 2: Sweden, Netherlands.
Number 3: France, Czech Republic, Denmark.
Number 4: Norway, Poland, Canada.
Number 5: Belgium.
Number 6: Portugal.
Number 7: Spain.

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Susan Nguyen85 said:But when exactly??

February 16, 2005 Vienna (USA) — Stadthalle

Vienna!
I suppose I'd prefer if they actually made an appearance in a place like Chicago!😁