REISE, REISE

by Rammstein

Overview

Taking three years to release their follow-up to MUTTER is a good idea since REISE, REISE is more of the same -- the same grit, the same growl, and the same dramatic, orchestra choruses. There's a bit more ingenuity in the production and a little more focus in the songs but not enough for the nonfaithful to pick up on. Unfortunately the lead single, "Mein Teil," is no "Du Hast," but the damning "Amerika" almost equals their breakthrough track. Whether or not Rammstein's label has the guts to release the band's acerbic "Coca-Cola/Sometimes War" view of the States as a single is another question, but it's the key track to the album, an album that has a couple more, minor surprises. The loose, bluesy guitar on "Los" adds some quirk to the band's stern, Teutonic palette, while the sinister "Stein Um Stein" creeps more than stomps in parts. That's it for twists and turns, but few bands can industrially grind as convincingly as Rammstein. Same as it ever was, REISE, REISE won't do much to increase the band's fan base, but being a tight, free-of-filler album, it'll satisfy the faithful. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/2004
Label:	Universal Distribution / Republic
UPC:	0602498681503
Rank:	33284

Tracks

1. Reise, Reise
2. Mein Teil
3. Dalai Lama
4. Keine Lust
5. Los
6. Amerika
7. Moskau
8. Morgenstern
9. Stein Um Stein
10. Ohne Dich
11. Amour

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rammstein   Primary Artist
Kinderchor Canzonetta   Choir/Chorus
Andreas Pabst   Choir Conductor
Wolf Kerschek   Conductor
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg   Orchestra
Dresdner Kammerchor   Choir/Chorus
Baerbel Buehler   Oboe

Technical Credits

Jacob Hellner   Audio Production,Producer
Rammstein   Composer,Producer
Ulf Kruckenberg   Engineer
Florian Ammon   Programming,Pro-Tools
Sven Helbig   String Arrangements,Choir Arrangement
Paul Landers   Composer,Group Member
Stefan Glaumann   Mixing
Till Lindemann   Composer,Group Member
Oliver Riedel   Composer,Group Member
Olsen Involtini   String Arrangements
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Jonas Zadow   Pro-Tools
Olaf Heine   Photography
Christoph "Doom" Schneider   Composer,Group Member
Richard Z. Kruspe   Composer
Christian "Doktor" Lorenz   Composer
Holger Schwark   Assistant
Alex Brunner   Photography,Cover Design,Concept Design