Sehnsucht

Rammstein - Sehnsucht
Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
1997 Ratings: #84 / 115
User Score
Based on 531 ratings
1997 Rank: #154
Liked by 71 people
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Sputnikmusic

Sechnsucht builds on catchy choruses and obscure ideas, creating a sound that is both unsettling and thoroughly enjoyable.

80
AllMusic
While the group still sounds a little unfocused in places, their blend of industrial noise, grinding metal guitars, and operatic vocals is staggeringly powerful.
80
Rolling Stone

Their guitars grind like an overbearing ear-bleed machine, locking into Sehnsucht's electronic ticktock rhythms with icy Aryan precision. The Überserious guttural delivery of ex-Olympic swimmer Till Lindemann lends the band a melodramatic sense of melody as muscular as it is mannered.

29
Pitchfork

Musically, Rammstein is essentially Marilyn Manson with early '80s production techniques. More shock rock off the ol' block. Metal, crunchy guitars are lacquered with studio distortion to the point that they mimic alternating tones of television static.

BradTasteMusic
79

This album does many things similarly to the previous one, but amped up a bit, and it irons out the rough edges. A very consistent and fun listen as long as you don't read the translated lyrics. good god

FritoRio
96

FUCK YOU PITCHFORK! YOU DONT SHIT ABOUT METAL! AUF DEUTSCHLAND!

BartDaGoat
100

They sampled Loony Tunes. Death Grips could never do it.
(During this review i am going to give translations of songs or albums by them, because i don’t think many people on here beside German users, shout out to them, know this language. Time to show what 4 years of learning this language taught me.)
In 1989, guitarist excaped Richard Kruspe excaped from East Germany. In West side of Berlin he founded Orgasm Death Gimmick. At first he was really inspired by hair metal bands from US like ... read more

81

Definitely have a soft spot for this album, it’s mix is a bit rough but it’s works well.

ktesta
70

Favourite Tracks: Sehnsucht, Engel, Tier, Bestrafe mich, Du hast, Alter Mann, Eifersucht

Least Favourite Track: Spiel mit mir

Sunnita
70

I feel like this is the album where they start finding the direction they want to take the rest of their music. A little bit rough in places but overall good.

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Track List

1Sehnsucht
4:04
85
2Engel
4:24
90
3Tier
3:46
86
4Bestrafe mich
3:36
79
5Du hast
3:54
92
6Bück dich
3:21
84
7Spiel mit mir
4:45
75
8Klavier
4:22
78
9Alter Mann
4:22
80
10Eifersucht
3:35
81
11Küss mich (Fellfrosch)
3:30
73
Total Length: 43 minutes
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Added on: July 13, 2014