Deaf dumb blind
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April 21, 1993 |
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10 |
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39 min 47 s |
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Jacob Hellner & Clawfinger |
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Decibel Studios, Stockholm |
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Deaf Dumb Blind is the first studio album by the Swedish crossover band Clawfinger . It was released on April 21, 1993 via WEA Records and was awarded a gold record in Germany .
Emergence
For the album, the band wrote a total of 21 songs, only ten of which were used on the album. The song Nigger was already featured on the band's demo . The lyrics of the song Catch Me are a translation of the song Dom Får Aldrig Mig by the Swedish punk band Asta Kask . The album was recorded in the Decibel Studios in Stockholm . Was produced Deaf Dumb Blind by Jacob Hellner and the band. The album was mixed by Stefan Glaumanm, while Björn Engelman did the mastering . Sebastian Öberg can be heard as a guest musician on the cello in the song Rosegrove . Sleepy and Gurra G. were also responsible for the scratching . Four music videos were shot for the album, two for the song Nigger and one each for The Truth and Warfair . The re-release of the album in 2004 included the bonus titles Get It , Profit Preacher and Stars & Stripes , with Profit Preacher also coming from the demo.
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The album title is the German translated deaf- mute -blind and refers, according to singer Zak Tell the media -Overkill. More and more TV channels and newspapers would confuse people because of the information overload, because people's capacity would be exhausted.
"Human fates are only perceived as a media event, as a result of which the feeling for reality increasingly disappears, until one is then deaf, stupid and blind."
With the song Nigger , the band criticized black minorities, especially those from the US hip-hop culture , who use the word " nigger " for themselves. Originally, the word was used by whites as a derogatory term for people with dark skin. Catch Me is about a person who jumps from a great height with suicidal intent. Shortly before the impact, the death person feels more alive than when he was still alive.
On the back of the album it says that Deaf Dumb Blind is "loaded" with samples , loops and no guitar amps . This is a reference to the band Rage Against the Machine , who wrote in the booklet of their debut album that no samples, keyboards or synthesizers were used.
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Reviews
The German magazine Metal Hammer named Deaf Dumb Blind album of the month. Martin Gross described it as "fascinating" how Clawfinger "processed the essences from Faith No More , Body Count , Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Suicidal Tendencies into mostly hit songs". From the album speaks “the courage to come up with unusual ideas that are still understandable”. Deaf Dumb Blind would be "the album that Faith No More should have released after The Real Thing ". Gross awarded seven out of seven points.
Marcus Schleutermann from the German magazine Rock Hard described the album as "a more than impressive debut", which would be "a hit for fans of bands like Rage Against the Machine , Faith No More, Sator or the Barbie Bones ". Towards the end of the season, however, you would "simply miss the oomph, the structured structures, the cool breaks and the enormous catchiness", which is why Schleutermann awarded 8.5 out of ten points.
Chart placements
Deaf Dumb Blind reached number five on the Swedish album charts, which is still the highest ranking in her home country. The album was 32nd in the German album charts, 16th in Austria and 19th in Switzerland. The single Nigger was 22nd in the Swedish single charts. Warfair reached number 12 in the Swedish and number 54 in the UK singles charts. In both countries it was the best-ranked single in the band's history.
meaning
At the Swedish Grammis Music Prize in 1994, Clawfinger was awarded the prize in the hard rock category. The band received nominations in the album of the year and newcomer category , but the prizes went to Rhythm & Blonde and Stakka Bo, respectively . Deaf Dumb Blind was awarded a gold record in Germany in 1997 for over 250,000 units sold. Over 700,000 copies of the album were sold worldwide. The German magazine Visions led Deaf Dumb Blind on their published 2019 list of Swedish 55 best rock albums.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hanno Kress: Dance Music and Exorcism . In: Rock Hard , April 1995, p. 30
- ↑ Marcus Schleutermann: Deaf, dumb and blind . In: Rock Hard, November 1993, p. 98
- ↑ Clawfinger. Triple E, accessed September 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK SE
- ↑ Metal Hammer - Albums of the Month. Page 56
- ^ Marcus Schleutermann: Clawfinger: Deaf Dumb Blind. Rock Hard, accessed September 15, 2018 .
- ↑ 1994. Grammis, accessed September 14, 2018 (se).
- ↑ Clawfinger. Federal Association of the Music Industry , accessed on September 14, 2018 .
- ↑ various authors: export world champion . In: Visions , issue 312, page 50
Web links
- Deaf Dumb Blind at Allmusic (English)