After the lost time
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July 31, 1995 |
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| Label (s) | L'age d'or | |||
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CD, vinyl LP |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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After the lost time is the second album by the German indie rock group Tocotronic . It was released on July 31, 1995, just over four months after her debut Digital ist better on L'age d'or .
Content of the songs
In some songs on the album, Tocotronic reflect, among other things, the reception of the previous album Digital is better . So z. B. in the pieces I'm new to the Hamburg school or It's just rock music that reacts to the response in the media. Furthermore, there are personal pieces about friendship and love on the album.
The piece I have to talk, even if I have to be silent and the line contained therein “What you cannot sing about you have to be silent about” refers to the final sentence “What you cannot talk about, you have to be silent about it” from the work Tractatus Logico- Philosophicus by the Viennese philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein . In the piece It is simply rock music , Jan Müller mentions the bands Monster Magnet , Led Zeppelin , HP Zinker , Abwärts , Slime , Kiss , Blumfeld and Frumpy .
Reviews
After the lost time received mostly positive reactions.
In the intro it says in summary: “'After the lost time' is on the one hand […] a résumé and location, on the other hand a very personal record, but above all just rock music. Probably the best that is currently being made in Germany. "With the album, Tocotronic proves" impressively that they not only actually do justice to every standard, but can always get better. "
“As long as you shake love songs like 'You are very well served' or 'I Like You Just Not More So' from your sleeve, you have to expect to win the hearts of hundreds of thousands of high school graduates who are looking for meaning in 'Michael Ende, Du Hast Mein Life Destroyed 'will also find their' My Generation '”, enthuses the author.
In the music magazine Visions (issue no. 39) the album received 11 out of 12 points. The article says "For the most part, [they] are still dissecting with relish and moaning the teenage / twentieth misery in all its forms and facets." The judgment is made on this concept: "It still works."
successes
The album was and is overshadowed by its highly acclaimed predecessor Digital is better . Today the tracks on the album are rarely played live. In 1995 Tocotronic was voted the best newcomer and the third best band in the Spex .
Track list
- I have to talk, even if I have to be silent , 02:06
- You're well served , 03:16
- Thank god we both had each other , 02:43
- I spent 23 years with myself , 02:02
- I will never be alone again , 00:55
- Michael Ende, you destroyed my life , 03:13
- I just don't like you that much anymore , 4:48 am
- I'm new to the Hamburg school , 3:02 am
- It's just rock music , 2:29 am
- The main thing is 01:59
Single releases
- You Are Quite Cool
- You Are Quite Cool
- The Idea Is Good But The World Isn't Ready Yet
- You're well served
- The idea is good, but the world is not ready yet
Re-release
On October 12, 2007 the album was re-released. In addition to the ten songs from the original, the following 13 unpublished live recordings from the Hamburg club Heinz Karmers Tanzcafe are also included. The piece alcohol girl is a cover version by Udo Lindenberg .
- I have to talk, even if I have to be silent (live, 1995), 02:54
- I spent 23 years with myself (live, 1995), 2:08 am
- Guys, here comes the master plan (live, 1995), 02:32
- Michael Ende, You Destroyed My Life (live, 1995), 3:52 am
- Digital is better (live, 1995), 02:15
- Three Steps from the Abyss (live, 1995), 01:53
- I think I've lost my innocence (live, 1995) 1:47
- Last summer (live, 1995), 1:47 am
- Saturday is suicide (live, 1994), 4:16 am
- Hamburg rocks (live, 1994), 02:59
- Over on the Hill (Fast Version) (live, 1994), 3:05 am
- I want to be part of a youth movement (live, 1994), 5:07 am
- Alcohol Girl (live, 1994), 7:19 am
Individual evidence
- ↑ Album description ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2012 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. on shop.hanseplatte.com
- ↑ Looking back 1995 ( memento of December 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on tocotronic.de
- ↑ Article on indiepedia.de
- ↑ Review of the intro ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2009 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. (September 1995 edition) on intro.de (accessed July 7, 2010)
- ↑ Review in Visions (Issue No. 39) on visions.de (accessed July 7, 2010)
- ↑ Looking back in 1996 ( memento of December 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on tocotronic.de
- ↑ Title list of the re-release on musicline.de
Digital is better (1995) | After Lost Time (1995) | We come to complain (1996) | It doesn't matter, but (1997) | KOOK (1999) | Tocotronic (2002) | Pure reason must never win (2005) | Surrender (2007) | Schall & Wahn (2010) | How we want to live (2013) | Tocotronic (2015) | Infinity (2018)