Rammstein Music:

Rosenrot Track Listing:
1. Benzin
2. Mann Gegen Mann
3. Rosenrot
4. Spring
5. Wo Bist Du
6. Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do)
7. Zerst�ren
8. Hilf Mir
9. Te Quiero Puta!
10. Feuer und Wasser
11. Ein Lied

Editorial Review:
Rammstein, Rosenrot

East German industrial titans follow up 2004's Reise Reise with this fifth studio album, whose title translates as "Rose Red". It consists of leftover material from the Reise Reise sessions which the band felt strong enough to merit a release in its own right. On this album they continue to broaden their palette with a track in Spanish and a duet with Texas's Sharleen Spiteri on "Stirb Nicht Vor Mir" ("Don't Die Before Me"). Includes the single "Benzin" ("Petrol").

Rosenrot Reviews:
Rosenrot
2009-11-21 - Rosenrot being Rammstein's 5th studio album and their 2005 release is mix between Neue Deutsche Härte and industrial metal. The album spawned 3 singles, i.e., "Benzin", "Rosenrot" and "Mann gegen Mann". The album received relatively positive reviews. Allmusic, Kerrang gave it 3/5 whilst Popmatters gave it 8/10. The booklet contains all the lyrics but not a list of whom plays what on the album. 4/5.

Rammstein
2009-09-24 - I think it was a bit different than their previous material. I absolutely love the song "Don't die before I do". I give it 5 stars. I've been a Rammstein fan for a long time and will remain one.

Bold....
2009-09-11 - Their latest Album, Rammstein proves again why I love them so much. Though I don't speak German or care to know what they are saying, the music in this ablum carries me away it's strange and dreamlike atmosphere of synthesized choirs and slow heavy beats.

Among my favorites are "Woe Bist Du?" and "Rosenrot", which I feel along with "Fuerer Und Wasser" at the band's best and most moving yet. On par with Reise,Reise's "Ohne Dich", "Woe Bist Du?" calls to mind something of a Epic poem like Beowulf (not the film, the story) with it's powerful, operatic vocals and moving synthesize passages.

"Rosenrot" seems to convey something darker and more atmospheric, even the banned video which I'm sure is somewhere on YouTube denotes something sinister.

The most power of the entire CD has to be "Fuerer Und Wasser", in which begins at a smoldering pace and explodes into a powerful crashing crescendo near the end.

In my opinion, the barnburner of a first track "Benzin" (translated as Petrol or Fuel) is quite a compliment to the band's penchant for pyrotechnics in their shows.

While there are some weaker points in the CD, the most hilarious is "Te Quiero Puta!" (I'm not going to translate the spanish part, lol, but it's something bad). Hearing Till Lindemann sing in spanish complete with a Mariachi style trumpet accompanyment left me rolling in fits of laughter. But I still dig it, even if I know what the spanish translates to in english, and like most rock music, it's pretty darn dirty. Lol, but good for laughs.

The entire CD closes on the haunting note of "Ein Lied", which in itself sounds quite claustrophobic yet deeply intimate when stripped of all the chugging guitars, thundering bass and so-accurate-you-can-set-your-watch-by-it drum time.

While a completely different departure from their last album, Rammstein still seems to have an edge even if something is horribly weak.

That's my two cents.

boring
2009-07-15 - The production was well polished and high quality. However, I couldn't help but feel bored listening to it. It almost appears that they are going through the motions musically, while saving their efforts for adolescent lyrics and wild live shows. There are some bits of varied musicality and language, with a slow partially English ballad, and an 'industrial Mariachi' song in Spanish. But, the core seems to be hard hitting without enthusiasm.

High-Quality, Original German Rock
2009-01-25 - "Rosenrot" came out a few years after "Reise, Reise", but the songs on the album are from the same recording sessions. In my book, though, just as worth it, when you factor in the awesome sound-quality, musical "tightness" and overall artistic value of the CD. Not recommended for the queasy, though - as with all other Rammstein albums - since the lyrics can be quite dark, and the music VERY heavy.

Not a must-have for Rammstein fans, but a great buy for those who want to know the band.