Rammstein
Reise, Reise

THE REVIEW

"Reise, Reise" is the fourth studio album by Rammstein, and it stands out from the others due to its composition, which sometimes blends to the point of exasperation, their lyrics and their beloved industrial.

The first track, as well as the Title-Track, is “Reise, Reise” (Journey, Journey). It is almost exclusively characterized by Flake's keyboard sound, which opens and dominantly accompanies the entire song.
The second track “Mein Teil” (My Part) is a very powerful track that plays on Till's voice, ingeniously computer-modified, and on the ironic lyrics about the madness of a man from Hamburg who, by placing an ad on the internet, found a person willing to be eaten alive by him and being filmed during the killing.
We proceed with “Dalai Lama” (Dalai Lama), which song strongly recalls the eerie voices of Engel or Spieluhr, but it is not quite up to par with the two, even though it's a good piece.
The fourth track is “Keine Lust” (No Desire) the most successful piece of the album, this track has a very industrial flavor within which there is ample and fundamental space for Flake's usual keyboard.
The next track is “Los” (Without), a track with a taste perhaps too different from the entire repertoire of the band, like saying an experimentation gone wrong as the piece is somewhat monotonous if not boring.
Track number six is “Amerika” (America), a track with deeply provocative lyrics but sounds perhaps too commercial, but all in all, it can be considered a successful piece. In contrast to the criticisms directed at the U.S.A. (present in the previous track), the following song is another piece with a critical taste, critical towards the communist system, we are talking about “Moskau” (Moscow) a piece that also made use of the collaborative vocal work of the Russians T.A.T.U., which can be defined as very dynamic and powerful.
“Morgenstern” (Morning Star) is the next track, this is an excess of choral lyricism truly captivating and thrilling.
We continue with “Stein um Stein” (Stone by Stone), a very hard song both in music and lyrics, in which the early Rammstein's industrial spirit is rediscovered (Asche zu Asche, Heirate mich etc.).
“Ohne dich” (Without you) is the eleventh track, which is the album's ballad, sweet and at the same time melancholic, this track precedes “Amour” (Love) which is the song that closes the album, and which personally doesn't convey much to me, like one among many.

"Reise, Reise" in conclusion is a very varied album that, however, is often surrounded by highs and lows and is not comparable to its predecessor as it is a concentration of excesses sometimes successful and other times not.