Made In Germany 1995-2011 (Deluxe Edition)
Reviewed by Lisa Selvaggio
For longtime fans or those who are new to the band, this 2-disc best of compilation encompasses highlights from Rammstein’s entire career. Starting off with “Engel” and including their newest single, “Mein Land,” Disc 1 has a little bit off every album. From “Du Hast” to “Mein Teil” and “Links 2 3 4,” all the songs the band has become famous for over the last 16 years are on one disc, proving how they’ve been able to keep it hard and heavy, never losing their signature sound. There are 16 tracks on this disc, so it is packed to the brim with your favorites.
Disc 2 is a CD of remixes created by everyone from Laibach (“Ohne Dich”) to Faith No More (“Du Riechst So Gut ‘98”) and Devin Townsend (“Rammlied”), to name a few. The remixes are innovative and give these classics a brand new twist, as any good remix would. But if you’re looking for the heaviness the band is known for, the remixes lighten it up, sometimes way up, or even change the songs almost completely. Townsend’s remix includes a banjo that is completely out of place and annoying. Westbam’s remix of “Links 2 3 4” could easily be played at a club filled with guidos in Jersey---who would’ve thought you could do that with a Rammstein tune? “Feuer Frei,” though not on Disc 1, is remixed on Disc 2, and it’s pretty good although it loses the speed and aggression the song is known for.
You can purchase this release in its standard format, which would give you just the best-of disc with the new single, the Deluxe Edition which has the two discs I’ve just described, or the limited Super Deluxe Edition which has the two discs plus three DVDs and a 240-page booklet. In any format, it is worth adding this release to your Rammstein collection.
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