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Böhse Onkelz (album)

Böhse Onkelz (stylized in all-lowercase on the cover) is the 17th studio album of the German hard rock band Böhse Onkelz. The album is named after the band itself and was released on 28 February 2020. It is the second studio album after their comeback in 2014 and was published by the band-owned label Matapaloz.

Böhse Onkelz
Studio album by
Böhse Onkelz
Released28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
GenreHard Rock
Length55:03
LabelMataploz
Producer
  • Böhse Onkelz
  • Michael Mainx
Böhse Onkelz chronology
Memento
(2016) 		Böhse Onkelz
(2020)

Content edit

On the album, the band looks back on its 40-year-long history since its inception in 1980. The song "Kuchen und Bier" deals with this topic especially. There are songs about relationships ("Des Bruders Hüter") and social criticism ("Du hasst mich! Ich mag das!" and "Rennt!"). The "Prolog" is spoken by German actor Ben Becker.[1]

Reception edit

Manuel Berger of laut.de gave the album 2 of 5 points. It would only contain topics that had been covered by the band for decades and from each the band could make a best-of alone. Especially drums and guitars would sound very uninspired throughout the whole album. The songs themselves are mostly filling material, standard songs and copies of older songs, mostly without any creativity. Only the songs "Kuchen und Bier" and "Die Erinnerung tanzt in meinem Kopf" were given positive reviews.[2]

The music magazine Metal Hammer awarded the album 6.5 of 7 points. Author Matthias Weckmann describes the songs as sharp-edged, rocking, introvert, self-ironic, dashing, demanding and gleeful. They aren't as experimental as on the predecessor but they're full of the attitude that rocked this country for the last 40 years. The song "Wie aus der Sage" is recommended highly.[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Prolog" (Engl. "Prologue") – 0:34
  2. "Kuchen und Bier" ("Cake and beer") – 4:30
  3. "Des Bruders Hüter" ("Brother's keeper") – 4:22
  4. "Ein Hoch auf die Toten" ("A toast for the dead") – 4:19
  5. "Prawda" ("Truth") – 4:14
  6. "Saufen ist wie Weinen" ("Drinking is like crying") – 4:28
  7. "Wie aus der Sage" ("Like a myth") – 5:13
  8. "Du hasst mich! Ich mag das!" ("You hate me! I like that!") – 4:12
  9. "Rennt!" ("Run!") – 4:46
  10. "Wer schön sein will muss lachen" ("You have to laugh to be beautiful") – 5:41
  11. "Der Hund den keiner will" ("The dog nobody wants") – 3:30
  12. "Flügel für dich" ("Wings for you") – 4:29
  13. "Die Erinnerung tanzt in meinem Kopf" ("The memory is dancing in my head") – 4:45

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Booklet
  2. ^ "40 Jahre Onkelz - Schlager für Leute, die Schlager scheiße finden". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  3. ^ "Kritik zu Böhse Onkelz BÖHSE ONKELZ". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Böhse Onkelz – Böhse Onkelz" (in German). Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Böhse Onkelz – Böhse Onkelz" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  6. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Böhse Onkelz – Böhse Onkelz". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Böhse Onkelz – Böhse Onkelz". Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Album – Jahrescharts: 2020". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2020". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020: Alben". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Böhse Onkelz; 'Böhse Onkelz')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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