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Sehnsucht

 
Album Review: Sehnsucht
 

  • Artist: Rammstein
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: January 13, 1998
  • Total Time: 51:58
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Rammstein's second album, Sehnsucht, finds the German prog metal band making a great leap forward. While the group still sounds a little unfocused in places, their blend of industrial noise, grinding metal guitars, and operatic vocals is staggeringly powerful. No other European metal band sounds like Rammstein, nor does any American metal group -- this is powerful, gothic metal that is unlike anything else in late-'90s metal. Sehnsucht may be an acquired taste, but it's one worth acquiring. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sehnsucht Rammstein Rammstein (4:04)
Engel Rammstein Rammstein (4:24)
Tier Rammstein Rammstein (3:46)
Bestrafe Mich Rammstein Rammstein (3:36)
Du Hast Rammstein Rammstein (3:54)
Bück Dich Rammstein Rammstein (3:21)
Spiel Mit Mir Rammstein Rammstein (4:45)
Klavier Rammstein Rammstein (4:22)
Alter Mann Rammstein Rammstein (4:22)
Eifersucht Rammstein Rammstein (3:35)
Küss Mich (Fellfrosch) Rammstein Rammstein (3:30)
Engel [English Version] Rammstein Rammstein (4:25)
Du Hast [English Version] Rammstein Rammstein (3:54)

Credits

Rammstein (Programming), Rammstein (Producer), Rammstein (Main Performer), Dirk Rudolph (Cover Design), Bobo (Vocals), Gottfried Helnwein (Photography)
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Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht cover
Studio album by Rammstein
Released 22 August 1997
Recorded Temple Studios, Malta, 1997
Genre Neue Deutsche Härte, industrial metal
Length 48:25
Label Motor Music, Slash
Producer Jacob Hellner, Rammstein
Professional reviews
Rammstein chronology
Herzeleid
(1995)
Sehnsucht
(1997)
Live aus Berlin
(1999)

Sehnsucht (German for "Longing", "Desire" and sometimes "Hunger") is the second album by German rock band Rammstein. It was released on 22 August1997. The album booklet folds out to reveal six different covers, one for each band member (each photo depicting the member with bizarre facial-wear made out of ordinary kitchen objects like spatulas, spoons, forks etc.). The cover most commonly seen features Till Lindemann with a muzzle and bent forks blocking his view, as they are placed over his eyes. The cover art was created by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein[1]. The album is the only album entirely in German to be certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States. The album cover on the right features Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sehnsucht" ("Longing") – 4:05
  2. "Engel" ("Angel") feat. Bobo – 4:25
  3. "Tier" ("Animal/Beast") – 3:48
  4. "Bestrafe mich" ("Punish me") – 3:37
  5. "Du hast" ("You have") – 3:56
  6. "Bück dich" ("Bend over") – 3:23
  7. "Spiel mit mir" ("Play with me") – 4:46
  8. "Klavier" ("Piano") – 4:26
  9. "Alter Mann" ("Old man") – 4:25
  10. "Eifersucht" ("Jealousy") – 3:37
  11. "Küss mich (Fellfrosch)" ("Kiss me (Furfrog)") – 3:29

Bonus tracks

Depending on the country of purchase, the following are possible bonus tracks after track 11:

  • English versions of "Engel" and "Du hast".
  • Rammstein's English cover of "Stripped".
  • "Du riechst so gut '98".
  • The "Asche zu Asche" single as a second CD.
  • The Australian tour edition has 18 tracks:
    1. "Asche zu Asche" (Album version)
    2. "Spiel mit mir" (Live)
    3. "Laichzeit (Live)
    4. "Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?" (Live)
    5. "Engel" (Live)
    6. "Asche zu Asche" (Live)
  • The Limited edition (released in 1998) has 14 tracks:
    1. "Rammstein (Eskimos & Egypt Radio Edit)"
    2. "Du riechst so gut '98"
    3. "Du hast (Remix by Clawfinger)"

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