Geräusch
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| Studio album by Die Ärzte | ||||
| Released | September 29, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, pop punk, alternative rock | |||
| Length | CD1: 48:16 CD2: 47:50 |
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| Label | Hot Action Records | |||
| Producer | Uwe Hoffmann and Die Ärzte | |||
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| Rotes Geräusch | ||||
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Geräusch ("Noise") is a studio album by Die Ärzte. The album was sold on two CDs, which look like LPs. The package is designed, using upside-down techniques, to make it difficult to decide which of the covers is the front. It's also the first album of the band that tuned their instruments (guitar and bass) a half step down from the standard tuning, leaving them on E♭ tuning onwards.
Schwarzes Geräusch ("Black noise")
Rotes Geräusch ("Red noise")
Bela recounts the absurd tale of him inventing Punk rock, and subsequently Jazz.
The song juxtaposes the banal daily life of a number of people in the verse against a call to rise up against an oppressive regime during the chorus. Both verses and the chorus following them use the multiple meanings of a single German word ("stehen" and "setzen") differentiatting them by context. The second verse is also consequential to the situations in the first verse.
Sung from the perspective of a stalker who harasses his target with phone calls. The obsession quickly turns to desire for vengeance when the calls are being ignored. The name of the song is punctuated to resemble the logo of the Deutsche Telekom.
Farin asks a number of rhetorical questions to the listener about the frustration presumably experienced, subsequently reassuring the listener that he or she is not alone in feeling this way.
Rod recounts his experiences of being bothered by chatterboxes and other annoying people.
The song describes multiple people (one a would-be-protester, the other a company president) trying to do good, only to be distracted from their goals by a not explicitly named reason.
The singer attempts to warn people from their mindless consumerism, only to be ignored.
Sung from the perspective of a typical Macho, self-righteous, arrogant and obsessed with sex.
The singer experiences an abrupt but subtle change in a relationship and airs his desire to return to a previous state of it.
Advices the listener to not stress himself and approach things slowly and calmly.
The song praises the culture and environment of Sweden, though the song is actually talking about Brazil.
A song listing a number of perverted or disgusting ideas, countered by the chorus telling the listener to not take it so seriously. In the last part of the song, Bela describes Farin and his solo project as terrorism and a threat to society to a policeman, also referencing the cover of Endlich Urlaub!. The song closes with a phone call of Bela to Rod, acknowledging that they are working together to get rid of Farin.
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