Wow, Rammstein Is Truly Timeless

Wow, Rammstein is truly timeless

and on today’s episode of ‘shelby spent more time on this than she should have’: ye olde rammstein

made with this copy of the historic tale construction kit

Your sixth most recent emoji is how your guardian angel feels about you

Huge respect to Rammstein, to their staying true to themselves and remaining humble. I am so very happy that they exist on this planet

Do you think the members of Rammstein ever fathomed making it to where they have today? Like, seriously.

Do you think they ever consisting of rowdy punks who played nude and put chickens inside of drums and had silly band names like “Orgasm Death Gimmicks” and “First Arsch” ever thought they’d become an international name (fairly certain they’ve played at least once in every continent saave for Antartica… I mean, obviously) that’s sold out multiple times, never lost a member over its course of near thirty years, and hit high ranking spots in music charts not even from their own country (the Untitled album from 2019 hit number one in fourteen countries), all while doing so mostly entirely in their native tongue (save for Pussy, Amerika, Moskau, Stripped, Te Quiero Puta, and the two English versions of Engel and Du Hast although I think those never made it big and the first three are also primarily in German)?

(ft. Richard singing in the beginning?)

(shares a rift with Sehnsucht!)

Do you think they ever thought they’d sell out and perform across stadiums and in big venues (Schneider was very proud to become a stadium band in the 2019-2020 tour, Richard was very proud to perform in Madison Square Garden, cannot recall which interview as they’ve blurred together for me) when their first or so show in America had maybe thirty people?

(bottom photos by delfi.lv)

(ft. Bück Dich… but how the tables have turned?)

Do you think they ever thought they could top a simple music video trying to emulate masculinity in East German eyes, releasing Deutschland twenty-four years later with their highest production yet (I assume) which is an incredibly, passionately constructed dedication to German as opposed to a tacky looking perfume commercial?

Do you think they ever foresaw a life outside of a restrictive GDR, a life that’s brought them across the world, a life that’s lead them to multiple decades of being the best of friends, a life that’s been Rammstein?

I don’t think they ever did, and it’s a bit awe-inspiring, isn’t it?

Feel free to add in more comparisons from past to current, stories, whatever. Below are some more early shows compared to now and some more pre-Rammstein videos/songs. Audio means that there is no video, video means there is audio and video.

[video] Du Riechst So Gut, 1996 vs 2019

[audio and video] Heirate Mich, 1994 vs 2019

[audio] Big Dong by First Arsch, ft. Till and Paul singing- Till in English! (1. Oh, Paul… 2. Compare this with Yukon, another English song where Till sings!)

[video] In the studio, 1994

[video] Silly little Feeling B compilation, centered around Paul

[audio] To Be by The Inchtabokatables; I belieeeeevvvvvee Oliver played the bass during this album (White Sheep), but I could be wrong, so take this entry with a grain of salt.

[audio] Crime by Orgasm Death Gimmicks, and I just want to say… literally the best band name possible.

[video] Spacerace by Feeling B, because who can say no to Schneider’s hair here?

[video] Stitched together live compilations of songs to show them over time

[audio and video] Some rare performances (well… the playlist says so)

I’ve woken up to no power and the forecast is rain. This however, has brightened my day significantly. Thank you Jens Koch for all that you do.

Richard *enters the room* The WHO site says, complementary foods should be introduced at the age of 6 months, starting with puréed vegetables…

*sees Paul feeding the baby a bread roll*

Gosh, whatever!

❤️

Happy (early) Valentine’s Day!