Rock on Germany

rock on germany

Track Listings

1. Lost Highway
2. Last Time Around
3. Are You Ready for the Country
4. I Can't Help Myself
5. If You've Got the Love (I've Got the Time)
6. Shop It Around
7. Broken Whiskey Glass
8. Help There's a Fire
9. Hot Nights in Georgia
10. Pray for Me, Mama (I'm a Gypsy Now)
11. Travelin' Band
12. Change the Tune
13. You Win Again
14. Harvest Moon
15. Absolutely Sweet Marie
16. If Money Talks
17. I Really Don't Want to Know
18. White Lies
19. Around and Around
20. Honky Tonk Blues

Rock on Germany,Jason & the Scorchers,Courageous Chicken,College Rock,Heartland Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
Iaora Tahiti
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ARE THESE GUYS REALLY FROM MARS???
  • last track
  • Tiki Bar Electronica
  • i really wanted to hate this
  • Mouse on Mars Makes Me Happy
Iaora Tahiti
Mouse on Mars
Manufacturer: Too Pure / Beggars
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ASIN: B000006AZI
Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

  1. Stereomission
  2. Kompod
  3. Saturday Night Worldcup Fieber
  4. Schunkel
  5. Gocard
  6. Kanu
  7. Bib
  8. Schlecktron
  9. Preprise
  10. Papa, Antoine
  11. Omnibuzz
  12. Hallo
  13. Die Innere Orange

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ARE THESE GUYS REALLY FROM MARS???.......2005-12-08

A beautiful album full of minimal beats, meandering melodies, tripped-out atmospherics and dreamy soundscapes...Some would consider this album weird and off-kilter, but it's really a work of pure, creative genius. The songs make you think and don't impose on your mindset..."Stereomission", "Kompod", "Kanu" and "Bib" are perhaps the most accessible tracks on "Iaora Tahiti(Reis)", while everything else takes a minute to grow on you...nevertheless, when Mouse on Mars throws it down, you're in for quite a few surprises. Makes you wonder if these guys really are from Mars!

4 out of 5 stars last track.......2004-05-23

the last track has a short bit of dialog in german, otherwise it is as described below. if you know german it is quite interesting. one of the members of mouse on mars describes what he believes consciousness is, using "die innere orange" ("the inner orange") as a metaphor. using his definition of something through which we make "sense" of our senses and experience the world, the first several minutes of near-blank white noise contrasts wonderfully with the last few containing something like beautiful music so distorted and garbled that it is nearly unrecognizable as such.

5 out of 5 stars Tiki Bar Electronica.......2002-09-07

As a rule, I'm not a huge fan of either Polynesian-derived exotica nor the bleepy electronica practiced by Mouse on Mars on other albums. More rhythmic than most electronica, and more varied than most exotica, "Iaora Tahiti" far exceeds the sum of its parts. I can't image better background music for the post-modern Tiki Bar.

5 out of 5 stars i really wanted to hate this.......2001-11-27

I've steered clear of Mouse On Mars for years now simply because I think their name, CD titles and cover art is a bit cheesy (Vulvaland? Sheesh, as a gay man that title is not appealing) and if that's the case then what will their music sound like?? I resisted buying Iaora Tahiti although the price was cheap, friends recommended it to me and the reviewers here seem to unanimously agree it's their best release. I just couldn't get past their name or the cheesy psychedelic cover. Then one day, with money to burn, I went to the music store to buy the new flanger CD but the release date was pushed back. The new aphex twin wouldn't be released for a couple of weeks and I had money to burn so I said what the hey and I bought it. I tried my hardest to resist liking the music as it slowly unfolded around me. It seemed impossible that MOM could sound as good as they did. I listened to the disc once through and then put it away. Strangely, the next day I found myself humming an unfamiliar melody and realized it was MOM. I plucked the CD off my shelf, put it back in my disc player and there it has remained for the past month.

I'm a newly recruited fan of MOM now. I can't say how enjoyable I find this CD to be.

Omnibuzz sounds like crickets in outer space; kompod and Saturday night worldcup fieber are great upbeat tracks that transcend what dance music is all about; kanu is wonderful, I can't sit still for a minute when I listen to it and papa, antoine is my favorite track. It's perfect in every aspect, in every detail. A spacy, floaty interplanetary trip across the dreamscape of your mind with that wonderful melody that kicks in halfway through. I hear a little bit of the orb, future sound of london, orbital and plone in mouse on mars (well really only schunkel reminds me of plone with that xylophone percussion). However, I must agree with some of the reviewers on this page about die innere orange. It really is a wasted track at 12+ minutes. It sounds like someone accidentally hit the record button in the studio, simply recording white noise and tonal variations thereof while having a brief conversation in german before realizing the record was on, stupidly pushing buttons before finding the off button. SNORE.

However, on a side note after enjoying this disc as much as I did, I purchased their lastest release Idiology. What happened? Certainly it can't be the same group that produced this lovely dreamy piece of music. So now I'm wavering again as far as my feelings towards MOM. Maybe Idiology will grow on me but in any case, Iaora Tahiti was a pleasant surprise. I would recommend it anyonE looking for something fresh and new in the world of electronica.

5 out of 5 stars Mouse on Mars Makes Me Happy.......2001-03-19

This is my fav. of the all the Mouse albums. Such wonderful, thematic music. If anyone thinks that electronic is dry, unemotions, and not melodic- listen to this one! They have such a talent of making bleeps and blops (which is basically what they are about, bleeps and blops) and turning them into real songs. Try it out. They make me happy and when i've seen them play live- it seems they make themselves happy too!

Beware though, these guys know how to market and sell albums- i've been dupped into buying a seeming new release and only found it was a re-named release of an import i've bought before....
Never Kill the Boy on the First Date
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • German Screamo starts with WATERDOWN
  • A pleasant surprise
  • German Emo-Core, gotta love it
  • Good major label debut
Never Kill the Boy on the First Date
Waterdown
Manufacturer: Victory Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005IAFN
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

  1. Impress Me
  2. From A Different Angle
  3. Round Two
  4. The One Thing
  5. Your Shadow
  6. Not Today
  7. June
  8. Lessons I Can't Learn
  9. Sometimes
  10. Corporate Identity
  11. Picketline
  12. Etikette Totet

Album Description

WATERDOWN PLAY A FUSION OF EMOTIONAL, DRIVEN AND EXPLOSIVE ROCK WITH A HINT OF HARDCORE. INFLUENCES RANGE FROM BAD BRAINS, QUEEN AND BLACK SABBATH TO METALLICA, THE STOOGES AND DEPECHE MODE. THEIR MUSIC TEETERS BETWEEN HEAVY AND CHAOTIC, MELODIC AND STRUCTURED, BRAWNY YET INTIMATE. WATERDOWN REVERBERATES WITH AN UNDENIABLY CAPTIVATING AND COSMIC SOULFULNESS. THESE GUYS ARE POISED FOR GREATNESS.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars German Screamo starts with WATERDOWN.......2003-02-18

yeah!, maybe this guys aren't that original if we compare them with their labelmates Thursday/Taking back sunday, etc. but if we compare them with european emo/Screamo hardcore bands, they are even the fathers of something they do not what it means.
When i first chacked this album, i was like, humm same stuff like atreyu, poison the well, mixed with finch, fairweather, even blindside and deftones a little bit. but i was checking the full album, and i realize how good musicians are they, the two-same-time melodic and scraming vocals at the verses of the songs blow my head off, plus their melodic chorus, all this mixed with a very special hardcore music that goes in the same mood as atreyu, with thursday, glassjaw...anyway, this cd is AWESOME, at least for me, it's simple, it's original, and it blow my head off! that's enaough for me to listen it, till my cd walkman batteries get dry!

4 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise.......2003-02-10

I first heard this band on a Victory sampler, and for me they were far and away the best thing on there. The CD is surprisingly diverse, too much so to be lumped solely in the "emo" category. The band do use the sung versus screamed dual vocal attack at times, which is probably where the emo/Thursday comparisons comes from. There are however other influences at work, from glam to angular punk to straight up rock and roll.
A feature of this release is the fact that there is not a bad song on it, and it gets better as it goes along. "Corporate Identity" reminds me of At The Drive In at their best, "Picketline" is simply blistering, and the last song (sung I presume in their native German) takes the riff from the Stooges "Now I Wanna Be Your Dog" and gives it a fair throttling.
There is far more thought contained within the lyrics than you would expect, and the fact that they are German and as such not writing in their main language makes the songwriting quality all the more impressive. Give these guys a chance, you won't be disappointed. If they were from the US or the UK, they would already be huge. Hopefully after the release of their upcoming CD they will be.

3 out of 5 stars German Emo-Core, gotta love it.......2001-08-01

Wow. The Germans discovered some good music. This is a weird emo cd to say the least. Coming off sounding like a cross between, Thursday, In Flames, and The Deftones. Sometimes this strange mixture seems to work, sometimes it comes off as annoying. Lyrics are as intelligent as you could imagine on an emo disc. "impress me" is a very good song however!

4 out of 5 stars Good major label debut.......2001-07-07

Having heard Waterdown before and thought they were intresting, I thought I'd try em out. I wasn't let down. They play a brand of emotional hardcore with a popish twist. Can't compare them to anyone, although they do sound like Thursday. "Impress Me" and "Not Today" are melodic hardcore at it's finest. Pick up this cd today.
Autoditacker
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ONCE AGAIN I'M LATE...
Autoditacker
Mouse on Mars
Manufacturer: Too Pure / Beggars
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ASIN: B00015TZD2
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

  1. Sui Shop
  2. Juju
  3. Twift Shoeblade
  4. Tamagnocchi
  5. Dark FX
  6. Scat
  7. Tux & Damask
  8. Sehnsud
  9. X-Flies
  10. Schnick Schnack Meltmade
  11. Rondio
  12. Maggots Hell Wigs

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ONCE AGAIN I'M LATE..........2005-11-11

I had always heard of Mouse on Mars and of couse stayed away from them for fear that their style would be too "techno" or too "popular". That ain't the case on "Autoditaker." This is an incredible album of heavy basslines, glitches, melodies, abstract beats and catchy hooks sure to please. I just got hip to these guys--damn those sampling stations--but I think I might've found a new favorite group. Just what the doctor ordered!
Moink
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Jackie on Acid
  • A classic Seattle female fronted band.
Moink
Jackie On Acid
Manufacturer: Blue Rose Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003H5Q
Release Date: 1996-07-26

Tracks:

  1. Bunker
  2. Flavor on a Stick
  3. Chrissy
  4. More Like Television
  5. Later On
  6. Choke
  7. Cold
  8. Open Season
  9. Lucky Dog
  10. Manifest Density
  11. Hole Thing

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jackie on Acid.......2006-04-08

Rolling Stone magazine wrote of Jackie on Acid's "Christ", a contribution to "Seattle Women in Rock" (a compilation of Seattle bands with female members during the early 90's, e.g. Seven Year Bitch), "...this band has more soul than the Red Hot Chile Peppers will ever have..." Obviously a strong statement; however, to see this band live was truly amazing. This band has an tight rythym section, including drummer Rob Dent. Powerful, Les Paul grooves make each song thick and loud. The singer, a woman with a voice and presence that will set you back in your chair (or on the floor, depending where you are), has amazing range and power. I highly recommend this album to anyone who appreciates good, heavy music with depth, soul and exceptional song writing.

4 out of 5 stars A classic Seattle female fronted band........2002-08-17

I highly recommend this album to any who enjoys good hard female rock. The lyrics are interesting and thought provoking. Along with that there are some ripping tracks that almost border on speed metal. Very fun and great to rock to.
Three of a Kind/Speed on 45
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Three of a Kind/Speed on 45
    Scallywags
    Manufacturer: Crazy Love Germany
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B0001AP0X6
    Release Date: 2004-05-11

    Tracks:

    1. I'm Back
    2. Answers
    3. Cheating My Baby
    4. Get Crazy
    5. Bad Boys
    6. Stompin' in the Heat
    7. Elephant Walk
    8. Can't Get the Line
    9. Let's Break the Law
    10. Susie's Walkin' on Sandie Ways
    11. Hot Hot Hot
    12. Radioactive Decay
    13. See You at 8 O'Clock
    14. What Do You Want Me to Do
    15. Knockout
    16. London Calling
    17. My Home Is My Castle
    18. Trip to the City
    19. I Don't Care for You
    20. When Parents Are on Holidays
    21. My Home Is My Castle [Rap Mix]
    The Files You Have on Me
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Pretty good but nothing fantastic
    • insane!
    • Not bad.
    • Impressive Screamo CD.
    • This cd is really good. Impressive
    The Files You Have on Me
    Waterdown
    Manufacturer: Victory Records
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    ASIN: B00008CQP7
    Release Date: 2003-03-25

    Tracks:

    1. Bulletproof
    2. A Fortress
    3. Xerox
    4. Transient
    5. Dodging Bullets
    6. Decaffeinated
    7. Nails All Broken Short
    8. Going Back
    9. Disgrace
    10. Nothing
    11. Interrogation
    12. At The Waterfront
    13. 13

    Album Description

    WATERDOWN is an amalgamation of throaty harsh screaming and some of the most euphonic vocal melodies you will ever hear. Their music provides an uplifting underscore that moves you both sonically and emotionally. Waterdown have played shows with the likes of JIMMY EAT WORLD, THURSDAY, SNAPCASE, AVAIL and GRADE over the last 3 years and show no signs of slowing down. Their newest release, "The Files You Have On Me", provides warm, singy vocals fused with heavy screaming, double bass and is backed with tight leads and harmonic hooks. This record is a must-have for fans of newly successful bands like THE USED and FINCH. Waterdown present another angle and invention to emo, hardcore and to music overall.

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Pretty good but nothing fantastic.......2005-02-25

    When I got a Victory Records cd sampler with the purchase of a Thursday cd, I really liked the song Xerox on it. After listening to it several times, I decided to go get this cd. Now while it isn't the best out there, it is pretty good. To me there were a few too many songs that never really stood out to me or sounded too similar to one another. I like the vocals alot on here and its nice to have both styles on here, but it still doesn't help the fact that this band needs to improve a bit more for their next release.

    5 out of 5 stars insane!.......2003-08-22

    I got this cd like last month and all I can say is its so stinking amazing. 13 is the only song I don't care for, but then again its an outro so those are usually songs I skip anyways. So if you see this cd you should buy its because its amazing. Oh yeah and the song 'Nothing' is my favorite song, check it out if you can.

    3 out of 5 stars Not bad........2003-05-18

    A lot of you have been bitching lately that Victory Records has lost it's edge. With it's recent releases of bands like Snowdogs, the Reunion Show, and Count The Stars, as well as new signings like Spitalfield, a lot of you old hardcore kids who grew up on Snapcase and the like are feeling a little bit hung out to try. Well worry no longer, because Waterdown should soothe your stressed nerves while at the same time get you moshing in your computer chair.

    Waterdown is a six-piece technical hardcore band hailing from over the Atlantic Ocean in Germany, to be exact, and their style [to my mostly virgin ears, by hardcore standards] seems to fall in between two former Victory bands - Boy Sets Fire and Thursday. Their sound is more focused and deliberate than that of Thursday's, and singers Marcel and Ingo are both better singers *and* screamers than anyone in that New Jersey outfit.

    As for the Boy Sets Fire comparison, Waterdown's breakdowns seem to draw parallels to the moshing parts in slower BSF songs. Lyrically the band doesn't even come close to Nathan Gray's political poetry, but for a bunch of Germans writing and singing in English, it certaintly isn't a poor effort.

    The disc has some obvious standouts in the first few tracks, of which "A Fortress" and "Transient" have become my favorites. "Xerox" shows more of a Quicksand-esque posthardcore element being injected into the mix, but it gets stale by the fourth minute of the song. The band has a hard time escaping their own formula for the rest of the album, using up most of their tricks in the first dozen minutes or so. Still, there's definitely potential here, and for those hardcore purists who are waiting for Victory to return to form, this might just be the release to reaffirm your belief in the label.

    4 out of 5 stars Impressive Screamo CD........2003-03-30

    This cd combinds elements of punk ,emo and melodic hardcore. Musically they are similar to Boy Sets Fire or Finch. They combind melodic guitar riffs over powerful vocal harmonics that will make you sing for days. Most the songs are filled with hooks, especially during the chorus part of the songs.

    Having two main vocalists sing in almost every song, back and forth is just incredible. One of the vocalists sounds simlar to the singer from grade. This guy does mainly all the yelling and the verses. The other singer, has a really good voice, and he sings melodically, over the melody driven by the two guitarests. The Drums + Bass are right on(very tight).

    Highlights of the CD!

    I have not yet listen to the whole cd, i skipped around it, and what i heard i really digged. The best song so far is TRACK #2, entilted "A Fortress"

    4 out of 5 stars This cd is really good. Impressive.......2003-03-29

    First of all, i would like to tell you what these guys sound like. Considering the music end of the cd, it is really melodic at times, especially for hardcore punk. The whole thing is not melodic, but has very catchy parts, especially the choruses. This cd has awesome sounding guitars. The Vocals (the melodic singer that is) is def. the highlights of this cd.

    The music sounds something like a mix of boysetsfire and maybe finch. On the vocal side, there are 2 singers. One that mainly does all the yelling and hardcore singing. This dude sounds similar to the guy from Grade. The other vocalist is the one who melodically sings, i think he sings in all the songs. I cannot pick a voice who he sounds like, buts its really good.
    Head On
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Head On
      Samson
      Manufacturer: Spm Germany
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000008KE0
      Release Date: 1991-07-01

      Tracks:

      1. Hard Times
      2. Take It Like a Man
      3. Vice Versa
      4. Manwatcher
      5. Too Close to Rock
      6. Thunderburst
      7. Hammerhead
      8. Hunted
      9. Take Me to Your Leader
      10. Walking Out on You
      Culture
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Culture
      • Superb release
      • Awesome Debut Album - A must have
      • Great debut release!
      • Get up and dance
      Culture
      Rename
      Manufacturer: A Different Drum
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0006ULQNY
      Release Date: 2004-11-30

      Tracks:

      1. Maybe Later I will Fall
      2. Something Painful Must Have Happened
      3. Compromise Letter
      4. You Dont Deserve My Love
      5. Me Versus You
      6. Heaven Forever
      7. Walking Down The Streets
      8. Everyone You Talk To
      9. My Wonder ( It Must Have Been Love 2004 )
      10. Stay ( Dont Tell Me Youll Leave Me )
      11. When I Have The Blues
      12. Limelight
      13. In Different Things

      Album Description

      Rename is a melodic synthpop band from Germany that builds on the strong traditions of fellow countrymen Boytronic or Hubert Kah, mixed in with a touch of the Pet Shop Boys and a flare of their own. Their catchy songs will be stuck in your head after the first listen!

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Culture.......2007-04-14

      This is another great disc that is definately worth checking out with a blend of slower and upbeat tracks that deserves radio-play.Limelight was the first song i ever heard off a sampler from a Different Drum and was hooked from the get go.There is great vocals and hooks that will get you energize and moving.It's a cd you can enjoy at home or in the car.Check it out!You can't go wrong and for those who love New Wave/Synthpop it's worth a listen.

      5 out of 5 stars Superb release.......2005-04-15

      This is definatly a fantastic album. They have similarities to the likes of Pet Shop Boys, but keep their own originality with the modern synth driven songs. Most of the tracks are very upbeat and happy. There are a few ballads type songs and a few mid tempo tracks. Think of them as the Pet Shop Boys for the new Millennium.

      Definatly a great unique style of modern synthpop

      5 out of 5 stars Awesome Debut Album - A must have.......2005-01-25

      I bought a lot of new and back catalog Synth Pop albums last year, and this is without a doubt one of my favourites. It is often in my CD Player, a long with Neuropas Born (see my recommendation). Rename are a highly polished act, and all songs are very catchy and likeable (there is not one duff song on the whole CD, and you get 13 of them). It is true they are similar to the Pet Shop Boys at their best, but they have their own unique sound, and you will like them if you like PSB, Erasure, Neuropa, Mesh and any 80's pop.

      Here goes with my individual review of each track (but remember I am just a music fan and not a highly trained musician):

      1) Maybe Later I will Fall - A great start. Powerful synths over a hip hop style beat. Soaring vocals singing about Love and the apprehension it brings.

      2) Something Painful Must Have Happened - Again a great beat, and plenty of variety in the synths, similar to early PSB. Catchy lyrics, especially the chorus which builds up to a deeply almost spoken rendition of the song title.

      3) Compromise Letter - Deep pounding bass, and catchy vocals. The song slows down in the middle and then builds back up with great catchy synths pounding away.

      4) You Don't Deserve My Love - The first single released by Rename, which is also worth picking up. A deeply pounding beat, with piano style synths. Marcus Geltners vocals are exceptional on this track, ocassionally with some echo, making this one of my favourite tracks. Hearing this track alone made me by the whole CD, and I wasn't dissapointed.

      5) Me Versus You - This in my opinion is very similar to the Pet Shop Boys, and one of my least favourite tracks on the CD. Marcus vocals are very similar to Neil Tennants, but the vocals go well with the song.

      6) Heaven Forever - A little slower, with romantic vocals and dreamy synths. A great song for singing along to, especially the chorus. Towards the end, the vocals are almost whispered, before the song builds back up. I like the way this song just stops at the end.

      7) Walking Down the Streets - This one has quite an annoying beat, which you will either love or hate. It is my least favourite song on the CD, as I feel it chops and changes too much, and does not go anywhere. But I appreciate all the different sounds that make up this song.

      8) Everyone you Talk to - This song is a bit different, and I like it. Again deep bass, with lots of synths. The vocals aren't as catchy as some of the other songs, but they fit this song perfectly.

      9) My Wonder (It must have been Love 2004) - Remember Roxette. Well the lyrics from their hit song are used to great effect in this track, but with the chorus replaced by Renames own lyrics. A great pop song, short but sweet.

      10) Stay (Don't Tell Me You'll Leave Me) - Another great song with deep pounding synth beats, and catchy lyrics, particularly the chorus. You'll keep singing, Stay - stay forever, after this one has finished.

      11) When I have the Blues - the bass on this will shake your room, but it's not a fast beat, but quite a slow tempo. You'll be tapping your foot to this one, or bobbing your head.

      12) Limelight - another thumping beat on this one, and lots of different synths. The vocals change style throughout, but the chorus is very catchy, with almost trance like music, and you will definitely find yourself singing along. Again I like the instrumental part where the beat gradually builds back up to the chorus. Another one of my favourites on the CD.

      13) In Different Things - A great way to finish the CD. A nice slower beat, with piano style synths, and great vocals.

      Conclusion: Another superb release from A Different Drum, and one of my best albums of 2004. Order it quick as the first 500 CDs have a free 6 track CD (called Sub-culture) containing bonus tracks and remixes.

      5 out of 5 stars Great debut release!.......2005-01-25

      This album is really great for a debut effort. The CD is packed with great catchy songs, good melodies and smooth synth programming and production. The CD reminds me of Erasure's work between the time of their Innocents and Chorus releases, or also early Pet Shop Boys from the Please or Actually albums. I would classify several of the songs on this CD as earworms. The songs "Maybe Later I will fall", "Limelight", "My Wonder" and "You don't deserve my love" are a few of the gems on this album. Definitely worth picking up.

      5 out of 5 stars Get up and dance.......2005-01-24

      Rename is another great synthpop band.Vocals sound a bit like the pet shop boys.These songs are very well put together synths,beats and vocals along with melodies that you cant help humming along or just plain getting up and dancing madly around the living room.Rename is keeper for those synthpop heads or even for those just starting out.
      Five on the Open-Ended Richter-Scale
      Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
      • Please do not buy this edition of this album!
      Five on the Open-Ended Richter-Scale
      Einsturzende Neubauten
      Manufacturer: Some Bizzare
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000IHYW9A
      Release Date: 2006-10-23

      Tracks:

      1. Zerstoerte Zelle (Destroyed Cell)
      2. Morning Dew
      3. Ich Bin's (It's Me)
      4. Modimidofrsaso (Montueswedthurfrisatsun)
      5. Zwoelf Staedte (Twelve Cities)
      6. Keine Schoenheit Ohne Geahr (No Beauty Without Danger)
      7. Kein Bestandteil Sein (To Be No Part of It)

      Album Description

      Digitally remastered digipak reissue of the 1987 album by this innovative and groundbreaking German Industrial band. At times, hard to listen to, E.N. have always been hard to ignore. Their brilliance lies in their ability to provoke a thoroughly intelligent reaction from the listener as opposed to an irrational outburst. Seven tracks including 'Morning Dew'. Some Bizarre. 2006.

      Album Details

      2006 Digitally Remastered Reissue Edtion of the Pioneering Electronic Iconoclasts' Fourth Full Length Album Originally Released in 1987. Unlike It's Predecessors, this Outing Isn't Nearly as Manic and is Actually Comparatively Quite Tame. But Don't Let that Fool You, There is Still Plenty of Dissonance and Tension Lurking Beneath the Surface Here to Satisfy Any Independent Industrialist. The CD Comes in a Digipak with Accurate Original Artwork.

      Customer Reviews:

      1 out of 5 stars Please do not buy this edition of this album!.......2006-12-17

      Some Bizarre does NOT pay royalties to Einstuerzende Neubauten. If you buy this album absolutely none of your money goes to the band. You may as well just download it - it's stealing from the artists either way.

      Any EN album or DVD with "Some Bizarre" or "Cherry Red" or "Thirsty Ear" on it is a release that is not authorized by the band.

      Some Bizarre are reissuing EN's albums because band authorized reissues, remastered and in digipaks, have been available for several years. Some Bizarre's old editions looked shabby next to the official ones, and they are now trying to catch up and fool you into buying their editions instead. They have even tried to sue EN out of the rights to publish their own music, but were not successful. Rightfully so!

      If you get any enjoyment at all out of EN's music, please make the effort to buy albums that will benefit the band. Who should get your money - the people that actually made the music, or a record company who cheated them?

      If you can see "Freibank", "Potomak", "Indigo", or "Mute" on an EN release, then this is authorized by the band.

      Five stars for the album, 0 stars for this edition.
      Live on Tour in Germany
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Live on Tour in Germany
        Alexis Korner
        Manufacturer: Universal
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000JLSWBO
        Release Date: 2007-01-01

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        4. Anape
        5. Rock Me Baby
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        Album Details

        Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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