Rammstein is comprised of six members: Till Lindemann, Flake Lorenz, Richard Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel, and Christoph "Doom" Schneider. To date they have released six studio albums, two live albums, and three DVD's. They will soon be releasing a greatest hits compilation entitled Made in Germany 1995-2011 and I wanted to celebrate by making a Rammstein list. The new compilation features a new song called Mein Land.
Rammstein is one of those bands that I know what I can expect from them with each album. Eleven songs, lyrics with double meanings (all of them in German), crazy music videos, and so on. One thing I always hear about Rammstein is that their albums sound the same, but I disagree with that. Just like I believe that no AC/DC album sounds like another. Similar, but not the same.
6. Rosenrot (2005) - Sort of a part two to their previous album Reise, Reise and I think it even features a few songs that were excluded from Reise, Reise for some reason or another. The design of the album covers are even similar. It's a pretty solid release and there are a few standout moments. Te quiero Puta! is a song sung entirely in Spanish along with an accompanying trumpet section. Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do) is a ballad where vocalist Till Lindemann and guest-vocalist Sharleen Spiteri exchange verses in peculiar fashion. Till sings verses in German and Sharleen sings verses in English. It's a quite a feat to do that and make the song sound sincere. It really works. Benzin, Mann gegen Mann (which is a song about homosexuality from the point of view of a homosexual man), and Rosenrot are also worth mentioning because they are probably the best songs on the album and it makes sense that they would also be the first songs on the album.
Benzin 3:46
Mann gegen Mann 3:50
Rosenrot 3:54
Spring 5:24
Wo bist du 3:55
Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do) (featuring Sharleen Spiteri and Bobo) 4:05
Zerstören 5:28
Hilf mir 4:43
Te quiero Puta! (featuring Carmen Zapata) 3:55
Feuer und Wasser 5:17
Ein Lied 3:43
Alternate album cover:
Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? 5:18
Der Meister 4:08
Weißes Fleisch 3:36
Asche zu Asche 3:51
Seemann 4:48
Du riechst so gut 4:49
Das alte Leid 5:44
Heirate mich 4:44
Herzeleid 3:41
Laichzeit 4:21
Rammstein 4:25
4. Sensucht (1997) - It seems the only Rammstein song most people know (most people in the U.S.A., anyway) is Du hast. While I like the song I can't say it's my favorite on the album or my favorite Rammstein song at all. I believe this album is the only album entirely in German to be certified platinum in the U.S.A. Quite an accomplishment, but it's mostly due to Du hast. I think Engel, Bestrafe mich, and the title track are better songs. Anyway, there are a few sordid tracks on here. Spiel mit mir is a song about incest as sung from the point of view of a sister who wants to have sex with her brother. All of Till's lyrics are "first person" lyrics and if you take all of his lyrics seriously you'll think he's one sick guy. Bück dich is about sodomy with another guy. The title of the song actually means "bend over." And like I said, it's all sung in the first person. So keep that in mind. I am not gay, but I have no problem listening to the song and rocking out to it. Some folks might not be so comfortable with that, though.
Sehnsucht 4:05
Engel (featuring Bobo) 4:25
Tier 3:48
Bestrafe mich 3:37
Du hast 3:56
Bück dich 3:23
Spiel mit mir 4:46
Klavier 4:26
Alter Mann 4:25
Eifersucht 3:37
Küss mich (Fellfrosch) 3:30
NOTE: Some versions have different bonus tracks. One version has English renditions of Du hast (even though the English lyrics are not accurate... I think Rammstein just wanted to screw with anyone who couldn't speak German) and Engel, but the version I have includes a remarkable cover [sung in English] of Depeche Mode's Stripped.
ANOTHER NOTE: There are six different covers for Sehnsucht. All of them feature a different member of the band and their face in some sort of bizarre torture device.
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Didn't I say they had balls? Considering that the title of the album means Love is there for everyone... |
Alternate cover:
Rammlied 5:20
Ich tu dir Weh" (I Hurt You) 5:02
Waidmanns Heil 3:33
Haifisch 3:45
B******** (Bückstabü) 4:15
Frühling in Paris 4:45
Wiener Blut 3:53
Pussy 4:00
Liebe ist für alle da 3:26
Mehr 4:09
Roter Sand 3:59
Führe mich (special edition bonus track) 4:34
Donaukinder (special edition bonus track) 5:18
Halt (special edition bonus track) 4:20
Roter Sand (Orchester Version) (special edition bonus track) 4:06
Liese (special edition bonus track) 3:56
2. Mutter (2001) - Absolutely amazing. There's a reason that five songs from this album are going to be released on the greatest hits compilation. Every single song on here is extremely good, but I think the first six are great. The song Ich will had a music video about a bank robbery where a bomb goes off and the video was set to debut in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. Links 2-3-4 is a response to allegations of Nazism. In the song they say "my heart beats to the left" which means they aren't "far right Nazis." Zwitter is apparently about the joys of being a hermaphrodite.
Mein Herz brennt 4:39
Links 2-3-4 3:36
Sonne 4:32
Ich will 3:37
Feuer frei! 3:11
Mutter 4:32
Spieluhr 4:46
Zwitter 4:17
Rein, raus 3:09
Adios 3:49
Nebel 4:54
Reise, Reise 4:11
Mein Teil 4:32
Dalai Lama 5:38
Keine Lust 3:42
Los 4:25
Amerika 3:46
Moskau (featuring Viktoria Fersh) 4:16
Morgenstern 3:59
Stein um Stein 3:56
Ohne dich 4:32
Amour 4:50