"In an interview, Rammstein described the music video of "Ich will" as being a demonstration of the media's obsession with a good story, as well as an illustration of the immortality that can be achieved by those who commit wrongs." I'm thinking of the Gladbeck hostage crisis.. (easy to look up), one the darkest hours of the German media.. RIP Silke, Emanuele (2 kids) and the police officer.
It remiends me of "El robo del siglo" (The bank rob of the century) a robbing case that happen here Argentina , where 5 men stealed 19 millions of pesos using toy guns
The Gladbeck hostage-taking (also known as the Gladbeck hostage crisis) was a high-profile crime in West Germany and the Netherlands in the summer of 1988, during which three people lost their lives. The bank robbery with the subsequent taking of hostages began in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia and ended after around 54 hours on Autobahn 3 near Bad Honnef with an access by the Cologne police's special task force (SEK). In the aftermath of the crime, the behavior of the police and reporters was massively criticized and a social debate about the responsibility and limits of journalism was initiated.The behavior of the journalists, who hindered the work of the police due to their close proximity to the events, later sparked an intensive public debate. Among other things, several interviews were conducted with the perpetrators, a press photographer acted as a liaison to the police and a Cologne journalist rode in the getaway car to show the perpetrators the way out of the city centre. The Gladbeck hostage-taking is an important subject of investigation in media system research.Greetings from Germany, you should really check out "Stirb nicht vor mir " (don´t die before I do), one of my favorite songs of theirs, even though it's not very typical of Rammstein ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--fto1U_Vyfk.html
@@gabyp.4822 I wasn't so sure, because I do not switch them on for some reason. 😉🤣 And before I tell them, it is 100% and then it isn't. I guess you know. 😉 Have a nice evening.
You can look at this video being about sensationalism, and portrayal of people by media. They break into a bank and blow up Flake. All the while, the crowd is supporting them outside and in the end win a film award for the footage of them doing it. You have the little black and white shots of them "dieng" , before the chorus hits, with cameras flashing on them. Representing "death by media". Similar sorta situation to the film "Dog Day Afternoon" , which I think is based on a true story aswell
I don't think any other Rammstein music video sets the band in scene so well. What fan doesn't see Rammstein as the bad guys, the rebels, pointing the finger at society's problems? When society wants certain topics to be hushed up, Rammstein comes along and scratches at the wound until it starts bleeding again. This is about criticizing the media for glorifying criminals so they can sell themselves better. For the video there is a true background story "the Gladbeck hostage drama", where media representatives obstructed the already incompetent police and therefore people died.
To this day, everyone in the band has a unique look in every music video and for every tour cycle, which includes their haircuts and even masks sometimes; they never look the same. They made it a point for this video though, that every band member i.e. bank robber has a physical deformity (Lindemann's Leg, Richard Kruspe's fake hand, Schneider has a blind eye, etc.).
Great reaction! And this is probably one of my all-time favorite Rammstein songs👍🏻👍🏻 The video is actually supposed to have something to do with the glorification of violence like how criminals are portrayed on the news…like the fame they receive from what they do. In fact on the Wikipedia page for the song it says “In an interview, Rammstein described the music video of "Ich will" as being a demonstration of the media's obsession with a good story, as well as an illustration of the immortality that can be achieved by those who commit wrongs.”
Rammstein is imploring the audience to listen to the band, see them, understand them and trust them. The whole song he is "talking" to the fans and in the end he asks them if they can see them
Great video guys. My little 6 year old man (my Rammstein obsessed Mini-Till) and myself both enjoyed waking up to it this morning over in Australia. We're both taking the day off work and school today for a rest/bonding day for us as he's having a huge amount of trouble starting and transitioning full time into school, especially being used to locked down at home for so long, and his autism which makes it really hard for him being around crowds and so many people at once. He's not coping well or making any friends and has already been bullied a little. So we're having a mid week break together to talk, relax and chill out. We enjoyed this new Rammstein related video. He had a good old laugh at Matt's mispronounced song titles as usua, and the intentional one of the band name. He always giggles and says "No, silly. It's *insert song name here with correct pronunciation*" Random fact, there was a huge controversy around this video as it was released the day before 11th September 2001, with the bomb and hostages and terrorist like vibe, etc. You guys would probably get a great understanding of most of their videos if you watch the "making of" which they have one for every single video except for Deutschland. All are on RU-vid I believe with English subtitles and they have a DVD of every single music video and "making of" to date up until 2012 or 2013, around the same time as their Made In Germany greatest hits album. Only missing the new ones from the 2019 album, obviously..
It's the same over here in Germany. They don't get the appreciation they should get. The majority of people are into mainstream cutsy music (I call it lalala music). Maybe that's one reason why Rammstein fans are so passionate. Plus they still (😒) have a bad reputation from back in the day when they were accused of being right wing sympathetic. It's stuck in people's minds even thou it's gotten better. And yes concerts are sold out very quickly here, too. I will have to go to Cardiff/ UK to see them. Can't wait. If you have some time to kill, check out the making of videos on their channel. They come with subtitles. Really fun to watch and appreciate what they are willing to do for their art. With love from Germany 🤘 😎
RAMMSTEIN fans are different breed. And I have a feeling that there are NO bad people in RAMMSTEIN army. All nice and kind, open minded, not aggressive. And yes, I think links 234 works pretty well to make people brains think different. 🤘🏼 Going to see them live 4 times this year.
Great reaction, your faces after the end of the video were priceless! 🤣 I'd say the message is quite clear here: Everything went as it was planned. They didn't want any money from the bank, they WANTED to be caught, Flake WANTED to die and become a legend (noticed his photo behind them in the conference room?)... The worse villains they are, the biggest superstars they become. They simply did a bloody (literally) artistic performance, and now they get the... what? Villain's oscar? 😆 I've just recently seen this video and I instantly fell in love - besides it being (as usual) perfectly executed, it tells really great story, together with strong critic on media, which stick to the rule "the worst the news is, the better it sells". I really love how this video shows that absolutely EVERYTHING in the story is precisely controlled by Rammstein ♥
Actually they don't get a lot recognition in germany. Yeah, they sell a ton of records over here and sell out arenas within minutes. But they are not really in our media, they don't really happen on TV. They don't really go for interviews or promotions. So, they aren't really mainstream celebs here. I think almost everyone in germany heard about Rammstein, but you will find a lot of people that aren't even able to name a song. And when they hit our boulevard magazines sometimes, it's because of scandals, or made up scandals. It's not that they are seen as national idols or something. Some people even feel a bit embarassment, that they are the most successful and best known german artist outside germany, some really don't like that fact. And I bet a lot of germans don't even know. They just have a huge enthusiastic fanbase, following them everywhere. However, I'm one of the fans since the 90ies. 😊
Interestingly this video debuted on Sept 10, 2001. If I recall after the events of the next morning the video was basically censored and eventually relegated to overnight airing on MTV, etc.
Sadly this video was delayed upon release due to the 9/11 attacks to be respectful to all those affected. So not only are their videos and music on their own level but they are very humble human beings. 🤘💯
interesting fact that this video was set to be released in the US on 9/12/2001 but was delayed due to the terrorist style attack in the video and out of sensitivity given the events the day before.
There is a RU-vid channel that makes the best Rammstein's covers, the guy even took other popular songs and made them sound like Rammstein and he's just 🔥 his name is Autumn's midnight, you should take a look at his work too and react!
Each member in this video has some sort of defect. Till has club foot, Richard has prosthetic hand, Schneider has glass eye, Paul has something with his ear, not sure about Oli.
This video actually premiered on MTV morning of 9/11/2001 but was cancelled at the last second for its political overtones in relation to the ongoing terror attacks. And dont feel bad if its a lot to take in, 20 years later im still seeing new things ive never noticed before in the video.
Nice video as always =) I realy liked your point on this "physical uncomfortable aspect thingy". I never thought about that but now you mention it. I would need to go back to all the videos. In "Mein Herz brennt" he rips out his own heart, in "Ohne dich" he fell from the mountain, in "Sonne" snowwight dies from overdose. I dont know, maybe its only coincidense. And also: Yes, Till looked quite handsome in this video. Personaly I would rather say "cool" but thats because I am a guy. ;-)
When I saw them at MSG in ‘10 it sold out in 20 min… I did pre-sale for the Arena tour in NJ/NY area, so I don’t know if or how long it sold out in, I just know I wanted to make sure I got my ticket lol
Just LOVE "Ich Will" since it came out "back than" 🥰 PLEASE do the "Seemann" coverage done by Nina Hagen feat. Apocalyptica!!! or is it the other way around🤪 Nina is so f'ing brilliant^^
Hallo Ihr Beiden, vielen lieben Dank für Eure Videos. Für dieses Lied, habe ich Rammstein als darstellende Band/Gang, welche eine Bank überfallen, getauscht in die sogenannte Regierung - und Hoppla, auf einmal ergeben die Zeilen einen Sinn. - Wir wollen eure Hände sehen (Fingerabdruck) - WIr wollen eure Fantasie (Gedanken/Denkweise) - usw. und ja, auch das Bild mit Krücke und Rollstuhl, als installiertes Konstrukt, welches nicht auf eigenen Beinen stehen kann, da es durch nichtsichtbare Interessenten im Hintergrund, gestützt werden muss. Für mich absolut stimmig und auf Rammsteinige Art und Weise perfekt inszeniert und dargestellt. Als eine Band aus der ehemaligen DDR, sind sie es gewohnt (zwangsläufig) die Dinge nicht offen, sondern symbolisiert zu transportieren - denn das können die Zensoren nicht wechseln, dafür sind sie im Herzen zu sehr gefangen. Danke für euren Kanal, in Liebe @all, aufrecht Ralf
Mat was on the right track in the end. It's about people who want attention and will do anything to get it. Its also a critique towards media giving people who do bad stuff way more attention than to people who do good deeds. One thing the video always reminds of is the Gladbeck robbery. A famous bank robbery and hostage situation in 1988 in germany, where the media got way too involved with the whole thing, trying to get the scoop and even hinder the police that way. And knowing Rammstein and how they like to use real life tragedies in their songs, I think its possible they though of that.
Make sure you know the lyrics because you do want to sing this during the 2022 stadium tour! (Yes, probably the same set-list as the 2019 European stadium tour)
They played with the media in this i believe. The trophy they were holding represented the fame and the atention they already got at this point. They toy with the question "Are we as evil as some of the media make us?" There was a lot of discussion at that time if Rammstein was 'right', 'teutonic' ect. So they took the role of the villian to make the media look into the mirror.
this is an overall hard choice to make, personally, it changes every time, but sadly it's never Herzeleid, as much as I like Seemann and Du riechst so gut
Rammstein have taken a lot of criticism over the years for their music and their official videos as well as for their live performances. They're not the bland, mass-produced, superficial music that most people listen to. That type of music has a right to exist and it obviously appeals to a lot of people, just not all of us . The beginning of the video makes sense with regards the band at least, only when you get to the end-Flake is immortalised after his death. The physical "disfigurements", maybe are a subtle reminder that the band aren't perfect, like the rest of us, they're flawed human beings. As others have said, the video itself is based on the Gladbech Hostage Crisis, where the interference of the media resulted in the death of some of the hostages. In the video, we see the media excited to see the band one minute, but then "killing" them the next-people can live or die by what is reported in the media in some industries, your reputation can be ruined in a heartbeat. In part, I think the band are also asking if we can see them for who they really are, hear what they're actually saying and understand it and if we do, then they can't understand why we'd still listen to them and love them like we do. Till said in the making of that if he was a fan watching the band, he couldn't interact the way the fans do, he'd feel dumb doing it. He's a shy guy. Great reaction as always and nice to see that you scratch below the surface, God knows there are so many layers to the lyrics and the videos.
You made the wrong conclusion. It's not about them. Rammstein (as always) produce music and clips with a deeper meaning. You already see a remembrance picture on the wall at the beginning of a band member (who blows himself up) and they all got released from jail and they all get an award. In the beginning they look like bankrobbers but later that's not what they want. Money. They want attention. They don't understand why the people don't understand them, their actions. They toy with people during the heist. Lyrics and clip combined? Who fit's the bill? Politicians who govern our country's. Some get caught (blow up) others not and get an award for their actions. Don't understand what the people want and shout populair statement and getting elected by the people. (reward) Yes we do understand..... Governments that was the deeper meaning. They want so much. Don't understand why the people isn't happy. As soon it's not about money they are hailed..... (read my lips: No more taxes!!) Hahahaha. A completely different look at things. Seriously, now look again.... Those guys grew up in the formal DDR (East Germany). They fled all to the west after the wall fell. (Seen 2 types of governments) In some clips you can tell their background. Clearly visible in their complaint on the subject "Deutschland" A complaint; the history of Germany. They have deep and sometimes dark meanings. You have to take a look good at their clips and understand their language to understand what they are saying. That's the only reason why I love this band so much. No other bands does this, and yet they are still so populair. Shut up!!! Watch the clip "Angst" One tip; Don't take it literary!!! Der schwarzer Mann is not who you think he is. The Boogeyman. He is everywhere in a different form...... Crisis's. Why are American's so focused of getting weapons inside their houses? You will recognize that wall in the clip. We are all building walls against the outside world. Individuality. No one cares anymore.
