Live aus Berlin

Live aus Berlin
Live album by
Rammstein
Released31 August 1999
Recorded22 and 23 August 1998
VenueParkbühne Wuhlheide (Berlin)
Genre
Length78:42 (regular edition CD)
111:17 (limited edition)
97:04 (uncensored video and DVD releases)
Label
Producer
Rammstein chronology
Sehnsucht
(1997)
Live aus Berlin
(1999)
Mutter
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Live aus Berlin (pronounced [ˈlaɪf ʔaʊs bɛʁˈliːn], "Live from Berlin") is a recording of a concert by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, performed in 1998 and released a year later. The release contains live performances of nearly every song from the band's debut album, Herzeleid (9 out of 11 songs, omitting "Der Meister" and "Das Alte Leid"), and most of the songs from their second album, Sehnsucht (8 out of 11 songs, omitting "Alter Mann", "Eifersucht", and "Küss Mich (Fellfrosch)"). It also includes a full-band rendition of the Sehnsucht b-side "Wilder Wein".

The album has been released in several formats:

  • CD (15 tracks)
  • 2 CD Limited Edition (18 tracks + multimedia content)
  • Censored VHS/DVD (without Bück dich)
  • Uncensored VHS (with Bück dich)
  • Uncensored DVD (released in 2020)[3]

The performance of "Bück dich" ("Bend down", "Bend over") is controversial. The mimed portrayal of anal sex using a water-squirting dildo led to the video being given an 18 certificate in Europe. The first DVD release of the concert does not include the performance, although it is included on the uncensored version of the VHS and CD releases and the 2020 reissue of the DVD.

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Live Aus Berlin – Rammstein". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 November 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Instagram".