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If you own ANYTHING else by the Toten Hosen, you'll like this. I've been an Amazon.com customer for years, and (to the best of my memory) this is my first review--the album is worth it. Fine, it's not their BEST album, but it's a lot of fun, and they seem to have learned how to play a few of their instruments in the last decade. ;) This is another DTH album to slurp down altbier to and run through the streets singing without [carring] what the neighbors think.

"Kanzler Sein" and "Graue Panther" are on endless loop on my CD player; they're fun but not devoid of social commentary. "Kein Alkohol ist auch keine Loesung" is on par with the Altbier song and Bis zum Bitterem Ende. If you want to turn your non-germanophile friends on to DTH, but "Learning English" is too compilation-y for you, this may just be the album to do it with.

Now, if I could just find some Diebels in this one-horse burgh........

It's very unusual for a punk-rock band to stay true to their music, their ideals and their fans after 20 years. This album shows that Die Toten Hosen is one of those unusual bands. Either if you are new to this band or an old fan, this album will not disappoint you.

Don't be put off by the title: you dont need to be german to like this CD. Die Toten Hosen are the biggest German band around, and anyone who is a fan of the late 70s punk, to the tune of The Clash and The Sex Pistols, will really enjoy this CD. Socialit ideals abound in this record, particularly in the excellent Kanzler Sein. And, of course there is the obligatory Toten Hosen drinking song, taking the form of Kein Alkohol (Ist auch keine Losung). Quality stuff.

If you are into this band, do not be afraid to buy this album.