Live aus Berlin
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Live aus Berlin is a recording of a concert by the German
NDH-metal
band Rammstein
in 1998. It has been released in several formats:
There is no uncensored DVD version of Live aus Berlin. However, the song "Bück dich" can be found on the Internet and on the Family Values Tour '98 DVD
.
The performance of "Bück dich" ("Bend down", "Bend over") is controversial. The portrayal of anal sex
using a water-squirting dildo
led to the video being given an 18 certificate
in Europe. The act led to the lead-vocalist Till Lindemann
and keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz
being arrested during the Family Values Tour
in the U.S.
in 1998.
Disc two
[♫] Omitted in the censored version.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
NDH-metal
Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte is a genre of industrial metal. The term was invented by the German music press after the release of the debut album Herzeleid by Rammstein....
band Rammstein
Rammstein
Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
in 1998. It has been released in several formats:
- CD (15 tracks)
- 2 CD Limited Edition (18 tracks + multimedia content)
- Censored VHS/DVD (Without Bück dichBück dich"Bück dich" is a song by the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein that first appeared on their second full-length album, Sehnsucht. The lyrics refer to sodomy.-Live performance and controversy:...
) - Uncensored VHS (With Bück dich)
There is no uncensored DVD version of Live aus Berlin. However, the song "Bück dich" can be found on the Internet and on the Family Values Tour '98 DVD
Family Values Tour 1998
The 1998 Family Values Tour was the first edition of the critically acclaimed fall music tour that initially combined nu metal, alternative metal, and rap acts...
.
The performance of "Bück dich" ("Bend down", "Bend over") is controversial. The portrayal of anal sex
Anal sex
Anal sex is the sex act in which the penis is inserted into the anus of a sexual partner. The term can also include other sexual acts involving the anus, including pegging, anilingus , fingering, and object insertion.Common misconception describes anal sex as practiced almost exclusively by gay men...
using a water-squirting dildo
Dildo
A dildo is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily penetration during masturbation or sex with partners.- Description and uses :...
led to the video being given an 18 certificate
18 certificate
The 18 certificate is issued by the British Board of Film Classification to state that, in its opinion, a film, video recording, or game should not be seen or purchased by a person under 18 years old....
in Europe. The act led to the lead-vocalist Till Lindemann
Till Lindemann
Till Lindemann is a German musician, actor and poet who is the frontman for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Biography:...
and keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz
Christian Lorenz
Christian "Flake" Lorenz is a German musician, notable as the keyboardist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. He is also known for his role in the band Feeling B.-Early years:...
being arrested during the Family Values Tour
Family Values Tour
The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & rap tour.The tour began in 1998 and would take the year off in 2000, due to heavy competition from other tours, such as the Anger Management Tour and the Summer Sanitarium Tour. After a four year hiatus, the Family...
in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1998.
Track listing
- "Spiel mit mir" ("Play with me") – 5:22
- "Bestrafe mich" ("Punish Me") – 3:49
- "Weißes FleischWeißes FleischWeißes Fleisch is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It is the third track on their debut album Herzeleid. It is a song about assault and rape...
" ("White Flesh") – 4:35 - "Sehnsucht" ("Longing") – 4:25
- "Asche zu AscheAsche zu Asche"Asche zu Asche" is a single by the German band Rammstein, from their first studio album, Herzeleid. The single was included as a "Bonus CD" for the re-released Australian Tour Edition of Sehnsucht, and as a separate CD Single. It contains the 1995 album version of "Asche zu Asche", and five live...
" ("Ashes to Ashes") – 3:24 - "Wilder WeinWilder Wein"Wilder Wein" is a song by the German band Rammstein.-Description:It was originally recorded as a demo in 1994, and later was released on the single "Engel [Fan Edition]". It was later re-recorded live on Live aus Berlin...
" ("Wild Wine") – 5:17 - "Heirate mich" ("Marry Me") – 6:16
- "Du riechst so gutDu riechst so gutDu riechst so gut is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was the band's first single and was released on its first album, Herzeleid. It describes the inner thoughts of a predator hunting his prey...
" ("You smell so Good") – 5:24 - "Du hastDu hast"Du hast" German, "You have", whose title is a play on the homophones "hast" and "hasst" , is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht...
" ("You Have") – 4:27 - "Bück dichBück dich"Bück dich" is a song by the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein that first appeared on their second full-length album, Sehnsucht. The lyrics refer to sodomy.-Live performance and controversy:...
" ("Bend over") – 5:57 - "EngelEngel (song)"Engel" is a song by German Industrial metal band Rammstein. The song is released as the first single from their second album Sehnsucht...
" ("Angel") – 5:57 - "RammsteinRammstein (song)"Rammstein" is a song by the German industrial metal band Rammstein. It is the eleventh and final track on their debut album Herzeleid and was the first song written by the band. It is essentially about the Ramstein airshow disaster...
" – 5:29 - "Laichzeit" ("Spawning Time") - 4:23
- "Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?" ("Would You Like to See the Bed in Flames?") – 5:52
- "Seemann" ("Seaman") – 6:54
- Audio Cassette version is available (Side A = 1-8; B = 9-15)
Limited edition
Disc one- "Spiel mit mir" ("Play with Me") – 6:09
- "HerzeleidHerzeleidHerzeleid is the debut album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing...
" ("Heartbreak") – 3:57 - "Bestrafe mich" ("Punish me") – 3:48
- "Weißes FleischWeißes FleischWeißes Fleisch is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It is the third track on their debut album Herzeleid. It is a song about assault and rape...
" ("White flesh") – 4:36 - "Sehnsucht" ("Longing") – 4:25
- "Asche zu AscheAsche zu Asche"Asche zu Asche" is a single by the German band Rammstein, from their first studio album, Herzeleid. The single was included as a "Bonus CD" for the re-released Australian Tour Edition of Sehnsucht, and as a separate CD Single. It contains the 1995 album version of "Asche zu Asche", and five live...
" ("Ashes to ashes") – 3:24 - "Wilder WeinWilder Wein"Wilder Wein" is a song by the German band Rammstein.-Description:It was originally recorded as a demo in 1994, and later was released on the single "Engel [Fan Edition]". It was later re-recorded live on Live aus Berlin...
" ("Wild wine") – 5:57 - "Klavier" ("Piano") – 4:50
- "Heirate mich" ("Marry me") – 7:47
- "Du riechst so gutDu riechst so gutDu riechst so gut is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was the band's first single and was released on its first album, Herzeleid. It describes the inner thoughts of a predator hunting his prey...
" ("You smell so good") – 5:25 - "Du hastDu hast"Du hast" German, "You have", whose title is a play on the homophones "hast" and "hasst" , is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht...
" ("You Have") – 4:27 (listed as 4:36) - "Bück dichBück dich"Bück dich" is a song by the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein that first appeared on their second full-length album, Sehnsucht. The lyrics refer to sodomy.-Live performance and controversy:...
" ("Bend Over") – 6:03
Disc two
- "Engel" ("Angel") – 6:43 (listed as 6:31)
- "RammsteinRammstein (song)"Rammstein" is a song by the German industrial metal band Rammstein. It is the eleventh and final track on their debut album Herzeleid and was the first song written by the band. It is essentially about the Ramstein airshow disaster...
" – 5:42 - "Tier" ("Animal") – 3:42
- "Laichzeit" ("Spawning-time") – 5:13
- "Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?" ("Would you like to see the bed in flames?") – 6:15
- "Seemann" ("Seaman") – 9:56 (including "Was hast du mit meinem Herz getan?Was hast du mit meinem Herz getan?"Was hast du mit meinem Herz getan?" is a song of Nicholas Lens's album Orrori dell’Amore.To the surprise of many critics and music fans the song was used in a serious way by the German band Rammstein on its worldwide live concerts and raised to the status of rare cult songs.-Credits:Music &...
" by Nicholas LensNicholas LensNicholas Lens is a contemporary Belgian author and composer.Lens was born in Ypres near the French border in Flanders, Belgium. His godfather taught him violin when he was five. He studied trumpet and double-bass, first at local academies and then at Royal conservatories. Later on he studied viola...
) - CD-ROM tracks: "Tier", "Asche zu Asche" and "Wilder Wein".
Video
- "Spiel mit mir" ("Play with me") – 6:20
- "HerzeleidHerzeleidHerzeleid is the debut album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing...
" ("Heartache") – 3:58 - "Bestrafe mich" ("Punish Me") – 3:51
- "Weißes FleischWeißes FleischWeißes Fleisch is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It is the third track on their debut album Herzeleid. It is a song about assault and rape...
" ("White flesh") – 4:34 - "Sehnsucht" ("Longing") – 4:25
- "Asche zu AscheAsche zu Asche"Asche zu Asche" is a single by the German band Rammstein, from their first studio album, Herzeleid. The single was included as a "Bonus CD" for the re-released Australian Tour Edition of Sehnsucht, and as a separate CD Single. It contains the 1995 album version of "Asche zu Asche", and five live...
" ("Ashes to ashes") – 3:26 - "Wilder WeinWilder Wein"Wilder Wein" is a song by the German band Rammstein.-Description:It was originally recorded as a demo in 1994, and later was released on the single "Engel [Fan Edition]". It was later re-recorded live on Live aus Berlin...
" ("Wild wine") – 5:38 - "Klavier" ("Piano") – 4:49
- "Heirate mich" ("Marry me") – 7:48
- "Du riechst so gutDu riechst so gutDu riechst so gut is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was the band's first single and was released on its first album, Herzeleid. It describes the inner thoughts of a predator hunting his prey...
" ("You smell so good") – 5:24 - "Du hastDu hast"Du hast" German, "You have", whose title is a play on the homophones "hast" and "hasst" , is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. It was released as the second single from their second album Sehnsucht...
" ("You Have") – 4:34 - "Engel" ("Angel") – 6:33
- "Bück dichBück dich"Bück dich" is a song by the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein that first appeared on their second full-length album, Sehnsucht. The lyrics refer to sodomy.-Live performance and controversy:...
" ("Bend over") – 5:48 [♫] - "RammsteinRammsteinRammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
" – 5:43 - "Tier" ("Animal") – 3:42
- "Laichzeit" ("Spawning-time") – 5:15
- "Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?" ("Would you like to see the bed in flames?") – 6:23
- "Seemann" ("Seaman") – 8:26
[♫] Omitted in the censored version.
- The DVD version also contains a subtitled interview, with the band's members, discussing Rammstein in general, and a multi-angle area featuring Tier, Du hast, and Rammstein. There is also a 2 stage quiz accessible through PCs.
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 2 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 8 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 29 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 35 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 42 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 43 |
| Australian Albums Chart | 68 |
| Belgium Albums Chart | 93 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 95 |
| French Albums Chart | 97 |
| US Billboard 200 | 179 |
Easter eggs
- When accessing the number pad feature at the Menu of the DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and entering '2323Year 23 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pollio and Vetus...
' anywhere in the main menu, the music videoMusic videoA music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
Stripped will play. The song is a cover of the Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
song and is also featured as a bonus track on Rammstein's second album SehnsuchtSehnsucht (Rammstein album)-Chart positions:- Personnel :*Till Lindemann – Vocals*Richard Z. Kruspe – Lead guitars, backing vocals*Paul Landers – Rhythm guitars*Oliver Riedel – Bass guitar*Christoph Schneider – Drums*Christian "Flake" Lorenz – Keyboards*Bobo – Additional female vocals...
. - As winning the second part of the quiz, a weblink and secret password is given in order to download a Rammstein screensaver. The webpage is no longer available.
Personnel
- Till LindemannTill LindemannTill Lindemann is a German musician, actor and poet who is the frontman for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Biography:...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Richard Z. Kruspe - electric guitarsElectric GuitarsElectric Guitars were formed early in 1980 by Neil Davenport and Richard Hall who were both studying English at Bristol University. The band soon increased to a five-man line-up, with Andy Saunders , Matt Salt and Dick Truscott , they also later added two backing singers: Sara and Wendy...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
on "Wilder Wein", backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, Additional keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
on "Bück Dich" - Paul LandersPaul LandersPaul H. Landers is a German musician, notable as rhythm guitarist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Early life:...
- electric guitarsElectric GuitarsElectric Guitars were formed early in 1980 by Neil Davenport and Richard Hall who were both studying English at Bristol University. The band soon increased to a five-man line-up, with Andy Saunders , Matt Salt and Dick Truscott , they also later added two backing singers: Sara and Wendy...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
on "Wilder Wein", backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Oliver RiedelOliver RiedelOliver "Ollie" Riedel is a German musician, notable for being the bassist for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Early years:...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
on "Wilder Wein", backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on "Bück Dich" and "Sehnsucht" - Christoph SchneiderChristoph SchneiderChristoph "Doom" Schneider is a German musician. He is the drummer of the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.-Early life:...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Additional keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
on "Wilder Wein" - Christian LorenzChristian LorenzChristian "Flake" Lorenz is a German musician, notable as the keyboardist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. He is also known for his role in the band Feeling B.-Early years:...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...