Rene Pape / Rammstein

[Benjamin Torbert <bct1@duke.edu>]

Operatic uber-bass Rene Pape <a
href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?userid=2VSMN1J4IF&ean=28947615248&vcqty=1&vcmod=1&vcprodid=28947615248";>takes
on Rammstein</a>.  This could be the best crazy crossover since
Apocalyptica arranged Metallica for four cellos.  It could also suck,
depending on the arrangment.  The quotes I saw from the arranger in
<i>Opera News</i> indicated me that he doesn't quite get Rammstein.  He
said there's a disconnect between the lyrics gounded in German Romanticism
and their music.  That's not the case at all.  If you listen to the
<i>Mutter</i> album, it's a masterpiece of blending all that scary,
whacked-out Grimm's fairy tale German romanticism with a modern music
idion.  Few bands have music as <u>appropriate for</u> their lyrics as
Rammstein.
I just ordered it 2-day air, and if it's any good and anyone's interested,
I'll report back in a few days.  Fortunately, the CD is heavy on
<i>Mutter</i>, which is by far their best and most artistically mature
album.
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