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Live aus Berlin (1999)

Where the lyrics of Live aus Berlin take you, and where it was really made.

The first DVD release of this concert left out 'Bück dich', the one performance that got the video an 18 certificate in Europe.

Key places

Where the concert was recorded (1999)

Recording site Parkbühne Wuhlheide — The album is a recording of a Rammstein concert performed in 1998, released in 1999. This point marks the recording venue. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live aus Berlin ("Live from Berlin"): live album by Rammstein, a German Neue Deutsche Härte band
• A recording of a concert performed in 1998, released a year later in 1999
• Contains live versions of nearly every song from the debut album Herzeleid, 9 of 11 songs
• Omits "Der Meister" and "Das Alte Leid" from Herzeleid
• Contains most songs from the second album Sehnsucht, 8 of 11 songs
• Omits "Alter Mann", "Eifersucht", and "Küss Mich (Fellfrosch)" from Sehnsucht
• Includes a full-band rendition of the Sehnsucht b-side "Wilder Wein"
• Released in several formats: CD (15 tracks), 2 CD limited edition (18 tracks plus multimedia content), censored VHS/DVD, uncensored VHS, and uncensored DVD released in 2020

Background

• The performance of "Bück dich" is the album's controversial track
• The mimed anal sex portrayal uses a water-squirting dildo
• The first DVD release omits "Bück dich"
• "Bück dich" is included on the uncensored VHS, the CD releases, and the 2020 DVD reissue

Recording

• Till Lindemann on vocals
• Richard Kruspe and Paul Landers on electric guitars, with Landers also on backing vocals
• Oliver Riedel on bass guitar
• Christoph Schneider on drums
• Christian Lorenz on keyboards
• Acoustic guitar on "Wilder Wein" by Kruspe, Landers, and Riedel

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Berlin in 1994.
• Before forming, some members were associated with the punk acts Feeling B and First Arsch.
• The band won a Berlin amateur contest in 1994 with a 4-track demo, which earned them a week in a professional studio.
• The band was first called Tempelprayers; the name Rammstein came from an early song about the 1988 Ramstein air show disaster.
• The band was signed by Motor Music and recorded its debut album Herzeleid in 1995 with producer Jacob Hellner.

Members

• Lineup: Till Lindemann (vocals), Richard Kruspe (lead guitar), Paul Landers (rhythm guitar), Oliver Riedel (bass), Christoph Schneider (drums), Christian "Flake" Lorenz (keyboards).
• The lineup has remained unchanged throughout the band's history.
• Lindemann writes and sings the lyrics over instrumental pieces the rest of the band completes beforehand.

Career

• Sehnsucht (1997) debuted at No. 1 in Germany and led to a worldwide tour lasting nearly four years.
• After signing with Universal Music, the band released Mutter (2001) and Reise, Reise (2004).
• Liebe ist für alle da (2009) was placed on the German Federal Review Board's index over the song "Ich tu dir weh".
• The untitled seventh album (2019) reached No. 1 in 14 countries; the eighth album Zeit was released in April 2022.
• The band is considered the most successful German-language band of all time.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The first DVD release of the concert left out "Bück dich", the performance that gave the video an 18 certificate in Europe
• The mimed portrayal of anal sex using a water-squirting dildo led to the video being given an 18 certificate in Europe.
• The uncensored VHS and CD releases include the "Bück dich" performance
• The uncensored DVD came out in 2020 as a reissue
• The DVD version adds a subtitled 1997 interview with the band members, discussing Rammstein in general
• The DVD also has a multi-angle section featuring Tier, Du hast, and Rammstein
• The DVD version also includes a two-stage quiz that can be accessed through PCs

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The audio cassette version is split into sides, with side A covering tracks 1 to 8 and side B covering tracks 9 to 15.
• Some editions have a hidden track in the pregap, found by rewinding about 58 seconds before track 1.
• The DVD's Easter egg: entering '23' on the number pad feature of the original DVD's main menu plays the music video for Stripped.
• Stripped is a cover of a Depeche Mode song and also appears as a bonus track on the Sehnsucht album.
• Winning the second part of the DVD quiz gave a weblink and a secret password for a Rammstein screensaver, but the webpage is no longer available.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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