Nina Hagen Band + Unbehagen [Import]

nina hagen band + unbehagen [import]

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Product Description
Nina Hagen released her first LP titled Nina Hagen Band in 1979 and then followed that up with Unbehagen in 1980. Both are included here on this 2 CD set. Sony.

Nina Hagen Band + Unbehagen,Nina Hagen,Rock/Pop

Nina Hagen Band + Unbehagen [Import]

Average customer rating:

Oooooh Smithers.... The Germans!
GREAT KRAUT PUNK !!
Nina!
excellent CD but:
EXUBERANT MASTERPIECE

Nina Hagen Band/Unbehagen
Nina Hagen
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000264YD
Release Date: 1989-12-11

Tracks:

TV-Glotzer (White Punks on Dope)
Rangehn
Unbeschreiblich Weiblich
Auf'm Bahnhof Zoo
Naturtraene
Superboy
Heiss
Fisch im Wasser
Auf'm Friedhof
Spinner
Pank
African Reggae
Alptraum
Wir Leben Immer ... Noch (Lucky Number)
Wenn Ich ein Junge Waer [Live-Version]
Herrmann Hiess Er
Auf'm Rummel
Wau Wau
Fall in Love mit Mir
No Way

Customer Reviews:

Oooooh Smithers.... The Germans!.......2006-12-03

I thought this was some of the coolest music around when it came out. Sounding like a disturbed Rheinmaiden on acid (or a crazy witch, as an African-American friend once called her when he told me to: "Turn off that f****** crazy-a** witch!"); Nina manages to do to us what Mr. Burns only pretended was done to him: make us scared of the Germans. And somehow, in this exhilarating music, that's a good thing. It may even be that what we're really scared of is enjoying the songs because they might be politically incorrect.

The music accompanying Nina is not always raw (we can only imagine the full-on effect of a band like the Pixies backing her); but even the well-produced, Rocky Horror Picture Show-sounding songs work for me. People can argue that Nina's a poseur, but she demonstrates here that campy humor was the only thing saving punk from unbearable self-importance.

If Rupert Everett became convinced that Sharon Stone was a little crazy when she expounded her acting-as-possession theory, what would he make of Nina after hearing the orgiastic "Wer Leden Immer...Noch": a song where devils and angels are not only channeled, but also appear to be phoning and shooting at each other? Listening to these records I can imagine Nina leaping all around the studio like an angry little monkey. Is this anger that of a revenant spirit bemoaning the lost decadence of Weimar Berlin? I prefer to thing she's angry with the future knowledge that these performances would never receive anything like the recognition Sharon Stone did for her turn in Casino.

GREAT KRAUT PUNK !!.......2006-04-11

Less artsy than their weirder,more eclectic debut album,this is an excellent sophomore effort by the diva?s band.More rock`n roll oriented in general and with Nina emphasazing the upper portion of her operatic vocal range this time (shrikier),with voice effects that make her voice cut your tympanae.It opens with an excellent reggae,and from that point the songs are frantic,fast paced punk `n roll affairs,with an incredibly lenghty and heavy solo in the middle of ?Fallin In Love Mit Mier? that has to be heard to be believed.The albums closes at a bare 38?with an instrumental rendition of ?My Way ?so deformed and sped up you would?nt tell it?s based on the original (and maybe it?s not !).One of the songs is a filler taken from some live recording you?ll be skipping after the first 30?but nothing?s wrong considering how good and anthologic this album is.The sound is very good despite a certain lack of upper treble (especially noticeable on the cymbals.

Nina!.......2004-09-25

An excellent opportunity to get Nina Hagen's first two albums together in one set. Musically challenging, extremely offbeat and just downright weird, Nina Hagen has been setting stages and recording studios on fire for about 25 years now... hard to believe.

With tracks like "Alptraum", "Hermann Hiess Er" and "Auf'm Friedhof", Nina is definitely more palatable to those who understand German, however an understanding of the lyrics is hardly necessary to appreciate the music she and her band crafted in the late 70's and early 80's.

As a rule, I tend to prefer the earlier efforts of musicians, and Nina is no exception. Outside of "Nunsexmonkrock", which is much more polished, this double album set is her best work to date. Much more hard hitting than her later, more dance oriented works. The cover of The Tubes classic "White Punks on Dope" ("TV Glotzer" when Nina does it) is better than the original, in my opinion.

Nina Hagen remains one of the most unique characters in the history of rock and roll. These albums prove why.

excellent CD but:.......2003-11-17

I have to set things straight. This CD is a combination of her first and second album/record released in 1978 and 1979 (shown on the cover of the CD).

EXUBERANT MASTERPIECE.......2002-10-27

Wow, this is one great album by the German rock diva, perhaps her best. It is more accessible than the debut, offers greater variety and some truly gripping songs. African Reggae is a powerful tour de force and by the way, a dancefloor classic, Wir Leben Immer Noch (Lene Lovich's Lucky Number) is a perfect pop song, and Wenn ich ein Junge war with its somewhat risque lyrics just about bursts with exuberance. Fall In Love mit Mir is another catchy number, but every track has its own charm. The great melodies and intelligent lyrics with enthusiastic playing by her band ensure the classic status of this album. In my opinion, this is her Opus Magnum. It demonstrates what can be achieved by integrating reggae rhythms into a rock format, while the rock songs remain top of the league. Her vocal gymnastics are less in evident than on the debut album, but her voice is still brilliantly utilised. An excellent, timeless classic!

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