A bad fairy tale ... from a thousand dark nights
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| Label (s) | Rule23 Recordings | |||
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CD, MC, Picture LP |
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12 |
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53:18 |
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| occupation | Singing: Kevin Russell Drums: Peter Schorowsky |
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Michael Mainx |
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Totally Wired Studios, Dublin (Ireland) |
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A bad fairy tale ... from a thousand dark nights is the 13th studio album by the German rock band Böhse Onkelz . It was released on March 20, 2000 as the first release on the band's own label Rule23 Recordings . The name of the album was taken from the first line from the first song on the album.
Cover design
The album cover is in shades of gray. It shows various semi-transparent shots of a big city, as well as a face with sunglasses and a mustache. In the center of the picture is the Böhse Onkelz logo and the title An evil fairy tale in white. The booklet contains three band photos of the Onkelz, on one of these photos, which extends over two pages in the middle of the booklet, the four musicians are sitting at the counter of a bar. All three photos were taken in the Kleine Nachtrevue in Berlin , a cabaret for erotic theater and burlesque dance shows. From this album on, the agency Die Gestalten , headed by Markus Hollmann-Loges in Berlin, took care of the artistic design of the artwork for many of the Böhsen Onkelz's publications.
Track list
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| 1 | Onkelz 2000 | 4:12 |
| 2 | Dark place | 4:13 |
| 3 | Death | 3:53 |
| 4th | Guardian Spirit of Shit | 4:47 |
| 5 | lie | 3:43 |
| 6th | Jail | 5:44 |
| 7th | C'est la vie | 4:24 |
| 8th | thank you | 3:22 |
| 9 | It is like it is | 2:54 |
| 10 | Too much | 5:11 |
| 11 | Faces of death | 4:34 |
| 12 | Panamericana | 6:12 |
Background information on individual songs
- Onkelz 2000
The song describes the history of the Onkelz band and the last twenty years. The highs and lows are shown in text. Quotation from Stephan Weidner: “20 years of media inquisition and yet continuously pole positions in the German charts. We hope you treat us to a little malicious joy. The drama is far from over… ” .
- Dark place
The song is about the fact that humans create a dark reality for themselves and can only overcome it on their own. Everyone can create their own world and make it more positive. ( "This is a dark place because you make it so! This is a dark place and you made it up!" )
- Death
This title deals with people who fail to change themselves and form their own opinion. ( "Far too cowardly to undermine morality, without belief, without ideals." )
- Guardian Spirit of Shit
The song describes the frustration and disappointment that arises when dreams and visions do not come true. Quote from a concert on the 2000 tour: “A song about a somewhat unpleasant situation. There are probably moments for each of us when we think that our visions and our lives are like a heap in front of us and in the end we have no choice but to meet our fate, get our asses up and make the best of it . "
- lie
The text describes how a person builds a foundation of lies that has to collapse at some point. Starting with small white lies, you notice larger and larger lies and finally you realize that your whole life is made up of lies.
- Jail
A song about what the emotions are like for someone who has been in prison for a long time. Quotation from Stephan Weidner: “None of us have been in jail for a long time, but in our circle of friends there are a lot of people who have described us as it is. We also get a lot of mail from prisoners who like to hear Onkelz. So it was time to write a text about how people feel behind bars. ” The song originally had the subtitle“ Where do my dreams go ”.
- C'est la vie
C'est la vie is about junkies, street children etc. who live in a dead end and are very difficult to get out of there because they are caught in a vicious circle.
- thank you
This song was written as a small thank you for the "Fanz" that the Onkelz have supported for decades. A line from the song: “It is time to tell you who drive us, for more than 20 years! With your help we wrote history, the story of the Onkelz and their nephews and nieces! "
- It is like it is
The title of the song is meant rather ironically, because the piece is about the negative experiences with alcohol and other drugs that the band members very often had themselves.
- Too much
The song Too Much is a song about the inability to manage relationships properly. The refrain: “Too many words, everything talked to death, too many dreams that never come true. Too many tears, we love each other to death. Too many thoughts that revolve around you. "
- Faces of death
The song is about the media's greed for money and quotas and how the misery of mankind is best marketed. The title alludes to the video series of the same name .
- Panamericana
Panamericana is an instrumental piece. The title is derived from a trans-American road network that goes from Alaska to Chile.
Chart successes and singles
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Like its predecessor, a bad fairy tale entered the German album charts at number 1 in the 14th calendar week of 2000 and was at number 3 in the following weeks; 2 and 2. Overall, the album stayed in the top 100 for 22 weeks. In the German annual charts in 2000, the record was ranked 27th.
The song Dunkler Ort , including the album track Schutzgeist der Scheiße and a re-recording of the song Signum des Verrats from the 1985 album Böse Menschen - Böse Lieder , was released as a single. The single also contained a multimedia track that contained the music video for Dunkler Ort and band photos. The sound carrier entered the German single charts at number 2 and stayed in the top 100 for 10 weeks. It received a gold record for more than 250,000 units sold in Germany .
Sales figures and awards
Within two days, more than 300,000 units of the sound carrier were sold in Germany, which earned the album a platinum record .
reception
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Joachim Gauger from laut.de rated the album with only one of five possible points. The Onkelz are now "good, honest and conventional" and have nothing new to tell.
Rock Hard magazine gave the album eight out of a possible ten points. The author Götz Kühnemund writes that the Onkelz have “completely renewed themselves” and “seem more timeless than ever because they have easily managed to write well-rounded, well-arranged songs with strong refrains”.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Onkelzvinyl - Album "A wicked fairy tale ... from a thousand dark nights". Website accessed on August 16, 2010 ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Gonzo: The official and authorized biography of Matthias Röhr . Autobiography written with co-authors Dennis Diel and Marco Matthes, Hannibal Verlag , Höfen , 1st edition, November 2019. p. 233
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH
- ↑ Chart tracking A bad fairy tale at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ DE: Annual charts # 27
- ↑ Chart tracking Dunkler Ort at musicline.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gold for Dark Place
- ↑ onkelz.de ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Platinum record
- ↑ a b Evaluation: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: Rock Hard
- ↑ Album review: A wicked fairy tale… from a thousand dark nights on metal-hammer.de. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
