"I just love Oomph's sound. I got turned onto them by my German teacher and now I just love listening to their songs every chance I get. Be forewarned if you buy this CD from Amazon.com, Brennende Liebe and Eisbar are not on this version. If you want those two songs you have to order this CD from Amazon.de and pay like 30 euros (a lot more than the $25 it costs without the two extra songs)"
Everything You wanted in a German Band
ACE4x | 08/13/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Attitude, the emotion, the POWER. Augen auf will have you singing along in a matter of seconds. It's the perfect blend of goth, metal, techno, and down right dark music. The lyrics by Dero blend so well with the rhythm of the music. Favorites of mine would have to be (of coarse)Augen Auf!, Tousend Neue Leugen,.....AWW heck I listen to the Cd straight through EVEYTIME I play it. There IS no bad song on this album. In fact this album was voted one of Germany's best albums of the Year...Although I do agree with that, I just think it should be for longer than just a year :)"
Powerful!
T. Hartsock | 05/27/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You MUST have this CD, the first time I heard Augen Auf I was shocked by their pounding lyrics and then I heard the song Brennende Liebe and I was even more impressed with their music. This band is the greatest! Check out their website at www.oomph.de"
Good but not their best
Sugarplumeferry | Pittsburgh | 07/20/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I've been an OOMPH! fan for about 2 years now and so far I've collected all of their albums except for the first two, which I'm still working on. It's quite interesting to see how this band has progressed over the years, from their early days as an EBM outfit to becoming one of the originators of the German industrial metal movement, later followed by such bands as Rammstein and Megaherz. Although Rammstein may be the biggest band of the genre, I honestly think OOMPH! should be the one selling out concerts worldwide - as I think their music is even catchier and would more likely appeal to a wider audience.
This is probably OOMPH!'s best-selling album to date, due mostly to the success of the single "Augen Auf!" (Eyes Open!), which received a lot of airtime in central Europe and became the band's 'anthem' so to speak. It's a pretty cool song if I must say so myself, but I don't quite like it as much as "Supernova" or "Das Weisse Licht" from previous releases. I think the albums strongest moments are its most melodic ones (as expected with any OOMPH! album), which in this case are "Wenn du Weinst" (When You Cry), "Der Strom" (The River), "Tief in Dir" (Deep in You) and the mesmerizing closer "Im Licht" (In the Light). In addition, the limited edition CD (also available on Amazon and at a cheaper price!) contains the single "Brennende Liebe" (Burning Love) featuring Sonja of the Austrian darkwave band L'Ame Immortelle, which I also recommend giving a listen.
The only problems I have with this album are that 1) not all of the songs stand out to me (which is typical with most albums I own), and 2) for some reason I'm not too crazy about the production. It sounds as though everything is pushed up too far to the front of the mix and I much preferred the cleaner, more subtle sound of Plastik and Ego. Still, it's not a big deal and doesn't really affect my opinion of the CD as a whole. This is grade A music that should be selling out everywhere, and hopefully the band will still get their chance to make it big in the US someday. They deserve it far more than the multiplatinum artists that do make it big here.
Similar artists: Rammstein, Megaherz, Joachim Witt, Eisbrecher, Stahlhammer, (newer) Samael"
Oomph Does It Again
Derek | Woodstock, New York United States | 05/12/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Alright, where do I begin..Oomph..Amazing! I have the limited edition of Wahrheit Oder Pflicht with the bonus english songs..and lets just say that WoP is Oomph's greatest cd...It's my favorite cd and it has the greatest songs I've ever heard. I wasn't as dissappointed with Ego as the others..I actually rather loved Ego much more so then Plastik..Older Hardcore Oomph is extreamly impressive..which is why WoP is the best..it sounds like a cross between all of their music in one album..it's that impressive! Nothing beats Oomph..nothing"
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1