RamTatTa - OHL – All Quiet on the Western Front

A double CD from the Oberste Heeresleitung as a reissue of old classics offers the opportunity to blast a lot of Deutschpunk through your ears once again. Admittedly, I could never really warm up to the Leverkuseners on record, whereas I was always enthusiastic live and swore to pay more attention to the albums each time. So, the chance is now here with this CD. And it’s worth putting on these almost historical recordings, which have also been remastered and shine in a new light, well, sort of. Whatever one may think of parts of the lyrics, the music is mostly a class of its own. Especially the old gems, where it still rumbles a bit and the production isn’t so polished, can excite me. Yes, and who doesn’t feel their heart swell at lines like "Alternative long-haired pig, you look like your wife…"? And when you read the speculation in the booklet about the further career of the long-haired one, the song gains even more expressiveness. Overall, a nice little booklet with plenty of information about the represented releases and also some clarifications on what was meant by certain things. And what has often been labeled as CDU-Punk is not eaten as hot as it was cooked. I think it’s okay to sing against any form of political extremes. Well, there are certainly more possibilities than black and white, but everyone can think their part about the lyrics, and those who don’t will not be helped by texts without slogans. Only the band name still feels strange; even though it comes from the time of the late Kaiser Wilhelm II, it still leaves a bitter aftertaste. I’m just saying war enthusiasm and "Every thrust a…"; it wasn’t much better than what happened 31 years after the end of the war, even if it wasn’t planned as a racial war.
Well, musically there are also no surprises here, just familiar material that is already fun to listen to. Mostly fast, sometimes it rumbles and stumbles, but mostly it goes straight ahead and hits you in the face, punk style. Many classics and well-known songs come together on two CDs. Definitely a nice showcase of the early years with raw punk that sometimes sprinkles salt in the wounds. For people who don’t have anything from OHL yet, it’s highly recommended, and otherwise, you have a lot together and can leave the old treasures on the shelf.

OHL

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