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After their breakup, a gap opened in the German punk scene. Since the world didn’t get any better, and music is like crack, an addiction that must be indulged, the head of HbW sought out and found new musicians. Now the band has been populating the stages of the republic for over a year. DIE ROTEN RATTEN are on the road, with many influences from HbW. Now there’s a new album from both bands. Yes, it’s practically a self-split. Some bands make a clear break and start from scratch. DIE ROTEN RATTEN do not deny their origins and use this album to showcase both the past and the future. There are songs from both bands. Already in the first songs, nostalgic memories of the legendary HbW arise. Yes, it’s good that the band is active again, even if the name is new, and more music is being played, the fundamental influence of HbW remains. The title track "Nichtsalsrocken" is much more than just feedback; it’s a declaration of life that is sung about. It’s almost irrelevant what the individual songs are about; they are fantastic. Whether it’s the almost rock opera-like "Es werde Licht" or the subtly brilliant "Nein, nein, wir woll´n nicht eure Welt" or the wonderfully fluffy "Big Brother". An absolute football anthem for the upcoming European Championship is also on this CD. It doesn’t sing about our homeland but about Holland, and in a way that makes one grin mischievously. One must always be able to laugh at oneself and not take everything too seriously, because while humor doesn’t make things better, it makes them more bearable.
This CD, with 17 tracks and 5 songs in demo versions, is a brilliant reckoning with the old, new, and coming times, with Germany, with the band, with everything. A truly great record.
Label: Weserlabel
Distribution: Indigo
