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Prejudices should be left out before listening, because just because the album is free, it meets all the quality requirements of a professional studio album. According to the artists, it was produced over several months – and you can hear that.
Borrachos can be fully accepted as a serious band with serious lyrics (15 songs on the album are written in German and two in English) and statements, such as their social criticism. They criticize our current affluent society, claiming that the sense of what is truly important has long been lost: "I see celebrity news and casting shows, but never the daylight, and the fact that I have to sit down here doesn't interest you" ("Freiheit 2008") or further in the same song the lines "For you out there, life is a matter of course – And you don't appreciate that you are free people". While this song may remind one of the former Tagtraum with their general underlying sadness, Borrachos manage to avoid becoming sentimental or sinking into self-pity, as they are not too proud to include amusing mood songs with lines like "I wanna be a porn star - Just like Grandpa - Fucking in front of the camera - I think that's great" ("Pornostar"). Such songs are in a healthy ratio to the more serious songs, so their music cannot be labeled as pure fun punk rock, and monotony cannot be accused of them.
While Borrachos demonstrate a lyrical variety from serious criticism to self-irony, there is also a certain diversity in the musical arrangement of the album, as unusually, for example, a recorder solo ("Eure Welt") or a sacred organ intro (ironically in the song "Ode an den Punkrock") can be heard.
Furthermore, it is noticeable that Borrachos appear honest and credible with their music; you believe their lyrics, the album does not seem overproduced, and it seems likely that they can also perform their music live as they present it on the CD.
While the album also features a ska song with a brass section ("Rock-Arzt"), it remains pure punk rock throughout with a strong influence of pure rock. Well-placed background vocals enhance the catchiness of the choruses, which can sometimes become earworms without exhibiting dull slogan character.
When listening, I often find myself making musical as well as lyrical comparisons to the renowned gentlemen of Supernichts, who maintain a similar style of self-irony and humor in their lyrics and express their political and social criticism in a similar manner. In this comparison, Borrachos thankfully do not fall short.
Conclusion: Although the 17 songs by Borrachos will not be played on repeat in my system for weeks, considering the work with the background that it costs nothing, it is definitely worth recommending, providing earworms, little laughs, and encouragement. And at least the song "Freiheit 2008" will hopefully accompany me for a long time.
Especially commendable is the band's social attitude of not making a financial profit from their work but making it freely available to everyone. Additionally, I find it very remarkable that the (virtual) album was downloaded over 10,000 times in just four months, which speaks for itself.
By no means music from "drunks",
so thumbs up for the 45 minutes of sound!
