Live from Berlin (Rammstein album)

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Publication (s)	CD ( August 30, 1999 ), VHS ( September 13, 1999), censored DVD ( November 26, 1999), uncensored DVD ( March 27, 2020)
Label (s)	Motor Music
Format (s)	CD , VHS , DVD , MC
Genre (s)	New German Hardness
Title (number)	15 (standard CD / CC) 17 (censored DVD / censored VHS) , 18 (2-CD / uncensored DVD / uncensored VHS)
running time	79 min 00 s (standard CD / CC) 112 min 24 s (2-CD version including videos) 91 min 45 s (censored VHS) 97 min 41 s (uncensored VHS) 110 min 13 s (DVD including bonus )
occupation	Singing : Till Lindemann Guitar : Richard Kruspe Guitar: Paul Landers Bass : Oliver Riedel Drums : Christoph Schneider Keyboard : Christian Lorenz Furthermore: Singing : Bobo (Christiane Hebold)
production	Rammstein
chronology Longing (1997) live from Berlin Mother (2001)

Live from Berlin is the third album by the Berlin metal band Rammstein . After the two studio albums Herzeleid and Sehnsucht , it is the first live album and combines live recordings of songs from both albums and, with Wilder Wein , a title that was previously only available as an encore on a single . It was released as a CD on August 30, 1999, and VHS and DVD recordings of the concert were also released a little later.

Recordings

After several hundred concerts all over the world, Rammstein decided to record a live CD, a live VHS and a live DVD after only two studio albums. It was decided in favor of Berlin as the recording location, since Rammstein were founded there. The album was recorded on two evenings (22nd and 23rd August 1998 ) in the Berlin Parkbühne Wuhlheide in front of over 17,000 spectators.

Album cover

Rammstein was criticized for the cover, as columns could be seen in the background that were reminiscent of buildings from National Socialism, as critics have announced. Furthermore, the six Rammstein musicians in black suits could be seen in the foreground, some of them listening very attentively to a small radio.

success

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

live from Berlin   DE 1 09/13/1999 (14 weeks)   AT 2 09/12/1999 (10 weeks)   CH 8th 09/12/1999 (7 weeks)   US 179 09/18/1999 (1 week)

CD

Like the previous album Sehnsucht, the CD rose to number one in Germany and Rammstein received a gold record for over 250,000 sales . In Austria and Switzerland the album rose to number two and number eight respectively. In Switzerland, Rammstein was also awarded a gold record . In France, the album barely made it into the charts at number 97. The remaining placements in Europe were 42nd place in Sweden, 29th place in Norway and 35th place in Finland.

VHS and DVD

It was for the DVD in Germany a double platinum record and in Switzerland a platinum record . The band went on a concert tour even before the release.

album

The music album appeared in two versions. In addition to the normal album, which contains 15 songs, a limited 2-CD version with 18 tracks and three videos of the concert was also released for the PC. The normal version also appeared as a music cassette and later for streaming and download .

Normal execution The links lead to other pages with the studio albums of the respective pieces. Play with me - 5:22 Punish me - 3:49 White meat - 4:35 Longing - 4:25 Ashes to ashes - 3:24 Wild Wine - 5:17 Marry me - 6:16 You smell so good - 5:24 You have - 4:27 Bend over - 5:57 Angel (background vocals Bobo ) - 5:57 Rammstein - 5:29 Spawning time - 5:14 am Do you want to see the bed on fire? - 5:52 Sailor - 6:54 There are 37 seconds of concert recordings before the first track before the first song begins. This can be achieved with standard CD players by rewinding.

Limited version The links lead to other pages with the studio albums of the respective pieces. CD 1 Play with me - 6:09 Heartache - 3:57 Punish me - 3:49 White meat - 4:36 Longing - 4:25 Ashes to ashes - 3:24 Wild Wine - 5:57 Piano - 4:50 Marry me - 7:47 You smell so good - 5:24 You have - 4:36 Bend over - 6:03 CD 2 Angel (background vocals Bobo ) - 6:43 Rammstein - 5:42 Animal - 3:42 (In the cage Khira Li Lindemann ) Spawning time - 5:13 Do you want to see the bed on fire? - 6:15 Seemann + Outro: What did you do with my heart? - 9:56 CD 2 also contains the videos on Animal , Ashes to Ashes, and Wild Wine . There are 59 seconds of concert recordings before the first track on CD 1 before the first song begins. This can be achieved with standard CD players by rewinding.

Video albums

VHS

The VHS for Live from Berlin appeared in two versions, as the performance for the title Bück dich was only approved by the FSK from 18 years of age. So a censored version without Bück dich (FSK 16) and an uncensored version with the same title appeared.

DVD

For a long time the DVD was only available in the censored version with the FSK 16 rating. On March 27, 2020, the DVD was released for the first time uncensored with FSK 16. The DVD also features a 14:34 minute interview with the band. Furthermore, when you type the number 23 in the menu, the video for Stripped starts. The songs Tier , Du hast and Rammstein can be viewed in multicam mode. That means you can see the song from different settings, which either show a special view or are directed at individual band members. These are Director's Cut , Guitars (Shows Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe), Drums (Shows Christoph Schneider), Bass & Keys (Shows Oliver Riedel and Flake Lorenz), Wides (from the viewer's point of view) and Vocals (Shows Till Lindemann).

Awards for music sales

album

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	3 × gold	300,000

Main article: Rammstein / Awards for Music Sales

Video album

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	6,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	163,500

Main article: Rammstein / Awards for Music Sales

Web links

• Album review on laut.de (2/5)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Album cover on amazon.de
2. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts US
3. ↑ Chart tracking live from Berlin at musicline.de ( memento of the original from February 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ DVD double platinum