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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reise, ReiseRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Mein TeilRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Dalai LamaRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | Keine LustRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | LosRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | AmerikaRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | MoskauRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | MorgensternRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Stein Um SteinRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Ohne DichRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | AmourRichard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian "Doktor" Lorenz, Rammstein, Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Rammstein | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 354 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Ammon | Pro-Tools, Programming |
| 2 | Alex Brunner | Concept Design, Cover Design, Photography |
| 3 | Bärbel Bühler | Oboe |
| 4 | Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg | Orchestra |
| 5 | Dresdner Kammerchor | Choir/Chorus |
| 6 | Stefan Glaumann | Mixing |
| 7 | Olaf Heine | Photography |
| 8 | Sven Helbig | Choir Arrangement, String Arrangements |
| 9 | Jacob Hellner | Audio Production, Producer |
| 10 | Olsen Involtini | String Arrangements |
| 11 | Wolf Kerschek | Conductor |
| 12 | Kinderchor Canzonetta | Choir/Chorus |
| 13 | Ulf Kruckenberg | Engineer |
| 14 | Richard Z. Kruspe | Composer |
| 15 | Paul Landers | Composer, Group Member |
| 16 | Till Lindemann | Composer, Group Member |
| 17 | Christian "Doktor" Lorenz | Composer |
| 18 | Andreas Pabst | Choir Conductor |
| 19 | Rammstein | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 20 | Oliver Riedel | Group Member |
| 21 | Christoph "Doom" Schneider | Composer, Group Member |
| 22 | Holger Schwark | Assistant |
| 23 | Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| 24 | Jonas Zadow | Pro-Tools |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |