The seven wonders of the world
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| Label (s) | Amiga , pool ( Teldec ) | |||
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LP, CD, MC |
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10 |
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44:35 |
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Studio (s) |
Amiga Studio Berlin |
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The Seven Wonders of the World is the fifth album by the German rock group Karat from 1984.
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The sometimes electric sound is striking due to the strong emphasis on the synthesizer , which comes up with original new sounds and gives the album a varied and colorful note (e.g. Tanz mit mir , Panoptikum and Flipper ). This time the drum tracks were also recorded via an electric drum set .
The title song fuses guitar-heavy rock music with seemingly oriental timbres, which evokes associative thoughts on the content of the text, in which, among other things, reference is made to the great construction works of the ancient Orient. On the way home , Herbert Dreilich , who sings in his lowest voice, is only accompanied by a piano; the powerful and dramatic instrumental choruses set a dynamic counterpoint to this calm, melancholy mood. In particular, the piece Nobody Forces Me on his knees should occupy a very special position in the history of Karat. Since Herbert Dreilich's stroke in 1997 it has not only been his motto in life, it has also been interpreted at every Karat concert after his death and after the legal dispute over the band name in relation to these strokes of fate. In 2005 it was covered by Peter Maffay . The most successful song on the album is Kalter Rauch , an anti-romantic song that attracts attention with its "icy", cool atmosphere and addresses the end of a relationship.
The album appeared in a glossy cover designed by Klaus Ensikat , which was an absolute exception, at least for an Amiga publication . It was also the first Karat record to be released on CD when it was released by Teldec .
Guests who can be heard on the album were Thomas Natschinski on the keyboard with Kalter Rauch and Flipper , Frank Lüdecke on the saxophone with ... and the moon shone red and the string group Otto Karl Beck on both parts of Unterwegs nach Haus .
The titles Kalter Rauch mit Flipper ( Flipper here in an alternative version) in the GDR and Kalter Rauch mit Unterwegs nach Haus in the FRG were released as singles.
The seven wonders of the world sold a little over 410,000 times in total.
occupation
- Herbert Dreilich (guitar, vocals)
- Ulrich "Ed" Swillms (keyboards)
- Bernd Römer (guitar)
- Michael Schwandt (drums)
- Henning Protzmann (bass guitar, vocals)
Track list
- Dance with me (Swillms / Dreilich, Kaiser ) (4:53)
- ... and the moon shone red (Swillms / Kaiser) (5:02)
- Panoptikum (Swillms / Kaiser) (4:18)
- Cold smoke (Dreilich / Kaiser) (4:14)
- On the way home (Swillms / Kaiser) (4:09)
- Don Alfredo (Swillms / Kaiser) (5:00)
- The Seven Wonders of the World (Swillms / Kaiser) (6:10)
- Nobody forces me on my knees (Swillms / Dreilich, Kaiser) (3:21)
- Flipper (Karat / Kaiser) (3:34)
- On the Way to House II (Swillms) (3:37)
literature
- G. Friedrich (Ed.): Karat. Amiga productions . Particell special edition, Leipzig 1984.
- C. Gerlach: Carat. Pop nonstop . Berlin 1985.
- W. Schumann: Karat. Over seven bridges . Berlin 1995.
- J. Fritzsche: My years with karat . Radeberg / Castrop-Rauxel 2005.
Web links
- Review of The Seven Wonders of the World by Wolfgang Lange ( Memento from December 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive )