Volkerball Liveblog.(Part 1)

Volkerball Liveblog.(Part 1)

Reise Reise.

I wonder how it feels to walk down that corridor and step on to the stage. It must be terrifying and magical, even after all this time. 

The Hol Weg chant is so atmospheric.  It’s the perfect opener together with that curtain falling. The crowd’s energy level goes to 11 the second that falls.

Till looks, and I hesitate to use the word when describing him, absolutely monstrous and huge here and that is clearly what they’re aiming for. He’s so commanding and sinister. Just utterly mesmerising.

I love Richard’s little twirls here. It makes him look like a six year old trying on a new dress and it’s very endearing.

Till’s stage fright is showing already. I want to hug him.

This is still one of my favourite Rammstein songs and my favourite of their stage outfits. They’ve never looked better.

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I love Schneider’s gestures here. He looks as though he has fun with this one.

Paris has ruined me because I keep expecting to see a butterfly come out of his mouth.

Schneider’s arms. I need a cold shower.

Richard plays like he’s having an orgasm. After that guitar solo the crowd definitely are.

I love it when Till absolutely roars that note on Links. I don’t know who we’re fighting but I’m ready to join the Rammstein army. Sign me up now. 

Keine Lust

Why do I find it so hot when Till spits and sprays water everywhere? If anyone else did that I’d be like Eww gross. When he does it I practically want to bathe in it.

I love the way he bends and rises in time to the music at the start. He looks so huge and powerful. This is definitely peak Till for me. Muscular with a good bit of chub  He’s a literal man mountain here and I am living for it. 

They really should headbang together more often. I can’t get enough of it.

Feuer Frei

They had better put this song back on the setlist.

Holy shit. Till’s arms

Poor Flake. No wonder he finally snapped and took Till out with that Segway.

The look of utter adoration on that woman’s face. I feel her. 

I wonder if Flake has ever considered trying out the dragon masks, or wanted to?

When he’s just standing there with the dragon mask on with his hands behind his back, he’s so incredibly imposing. Yet you can see how uncomfortable he is that he has to just stand there. 

Asche zu Asche

Richard’s ass lions have made my day. Please bring them back.

You can definitely hear that Till was sick when this was recorded. His voice was busted but he still sounds great and I love the extra growl in his vocals

Half of this is me fangirling over Till and the other half is me fretting over how anxious he obviously is. 

Schneider’s energy is incredible.

Oli sounds so good here. I mean he’s amazing generally but the bassline in here is just perfect.

The burning microphones scare me. I’m always worried that Richard and Paul will burn their pretty little mouths. They’re a great effect though. 

This is on of my favourite concert moments ever. Till’s extended Ich komm Wieder here. I could listen to a ten hour loop of this. It’s magical the way he just lets his voice soar and the sheer emotion in his face makes it even better. 

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Volkerball Liveblog(Part 2)

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This one always makes me cry so this will probably be typed through a waterfall of tears. 

The percussion effect of this pyro is so damn powerful. You feel it right in the chest even through a screen. So is the wall of sound that the guitarists are creating but for me the highlights here are Till’s quasi operatic vocals and Schneider’s incredible drumming.

I don’t know who Paul is laughing at but it’s precious. Even though there’s so much more to him I can see why he’s sometimes known as Sunshine Paul. 

I give the band most of the of credit and rightfully so as it’s their show but sometimes it’s nice to step back and look at the work of the crew and the lighting here is just breathtaking. The stage looks caught halfway between heaven and hell.

The lyrics are even more poignant when you know that Till is really talking about himself. It breaks my heart every time I remember that and how poor his self image can be. 

Mein Teil

I love the slow sinister walk towards each other before hitting you with that incredible riff.

That cauldron looks so incredibly heavy, I remember Flake saying that he doesn’t know how Till can pull it.

He genuinely looks deranged here.

It always amazes me how much trust and skill it takes for Flake and Till to make this stunt work. I don’t think I could ever trust anyone that much.

It’s strange to see how stripped down this version is compared to later Mein Teil performances. It’s still great but personally of the two on this dvd I prefer the performance in Japan.

Stein um Stein

I’m spending the whole concert claiming every song as my favourite. They can’t all be my favourite of course but this is the ultimate Rammstein dvd for me. Reise Reise era and album are my favourite and as much as I love every album, for me they’ll never produce anything better.

This is a great example of why I love that album so much.Every time I listen to SUS it makes me just as emotional as the first time. It never loses its power.

This is why I love Till as a frontman so much. He uses his whole body to express his emotions. He doesn’t just sing it. He lives it. He seems to become almost possessed by the characters he plays at times. He can be that convincing(Deutschland to name but one example)

That high pitched little sob breaks me.

I love how delicate his movements can be sometimes. 

That screaming guitar will be the end of me. 

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It’s such a good feeling when you see bandmembers are having as much as fun as the crowd.

This is one of their songs that’s 100x better live. I like the album version but it’s so discordant that I don’t listen to it as often as I should. Also it’s so much fun watching them come together like this.

I love Flake’s attempt at a Schuhplattler dance. It’s like watching a spider trying to cross an electrified floor.

This is the perfect Fuck You to their critics. I’m so proud of them.

The harmonica part always makes me laugh though I love it. Could they possibly have gotten him a smaller instrument? It looks ridiculous lost in those enormous hands of his. 

Adorable Flake Oli moment. My heart.

I live for Till dominating Flake though sometimes I wish that they’d bring back their Feuerrader routine.

Du Riechst so Gut

If there’s ever a statue of Till I want it to be in this pose. Him standing holding the firebow with one leg raised. I have a thing for hunter/archer Till.

No offence to Prince but I’m always so happy to hear Der Wahnsinn instead of Sexy Motherfucker. That quickly got old for me. 

Synchronised headbanging. More of this please. It looks so powerful when they do it together.

I still think that these are some of Till’s best lyrics.

I love his little bounce.

I don’t have a name for those flame arm thingies but they’re such a great effect.

The zombie pose makes him look genuinely sinister, especially with the way he spits like a hissing cobra. What is it with me and Till expelling saliva? He just does it so well. 

Please never take this song off the setlist or I will cry A lot. Almost as much as the people who are unfortunate enough to have suffered my ramblings here.

I can't help but feel that Vito's decision to have Michael hide out in Sicily to escape The Mafia is a bit like going to Utah to get away from Mormons.

Sonny: Okay, I know I made a slight mistake━

Michael: Whatever you're gonna say, save it for 10 seconds.

Sonny: What happens in 10 seconds?

Fredo: Just hang on for another 5 seconds, and know that we've all been there at one point or another.

Sonny: What happens in 5 seconds?

Tom *storming into the room*: SANTINO CORLEONE, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!

Michael + Fredo: That.

You know how some people get angry when they see something cute. I get slightly aggressive when I see how incredible the acting is in The Godfather and Godfather 2.