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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You know.. usually I hate synth pop, May 9, 2003
I'm going to tell it to you straight. I don't like to much of the synth pop music I hear. I'm not generally into EBM or darkwave for that matter.Currently I'm listening to a lot of Rammstein and a lesser known band called "Blue October". Rage Against the Machine is in my cd player a lot too. (starting to see I'm not even close to gothic?) I listen to Spineshank, I listen to Custom, I listen to Pearl Jam. So if you know these bands you are beginning to see where I lie in musical Genre's. But I will say this. Wolfsheim blew me away. The first song I heard from them, Kunstliche Welton, was simply fantastic. I listened to it 4 times in a row. I was thinking there was nothing to top it. It's dark, melodic. I think I nearly fell in love with his voice, (that's coming from a straight male) That was my favorite song, that is, until I heard "Heroin she said". I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this song. It's the best song on the cd, in my opinion. The lyrics are dark like the song. And like the track above, this song is one you'll get hooked on. The songs flows easily, at usually under four minutes, they are short enough to not get repetitive or old. Fantastic music for driving on a Raindy day. If you like any, and I mean ANY kind of darker melodic music. I'm talking anything from Cruxshadows to Custom, to songs like Voodoo from Godsmack. Buy this album. If nothing else, just to hear Heroin she said and Kunstliche Welton. You won't find it at Best Buy, heck your lucky to find it at Homer's. I don't care how you do it, GET IT.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worth Checking Out: An Opinion from a Non-Fan, April 1, 2006
About the Band:
Wolfsheim is a prolific late 1980s synthpop band from Hamburg, Germany that is tremendously popular in the international goth, synthpop, and darkwave scenes. They are known for quality male vocals and catchy, danceable tunes.
About the Album:
This album contains a number of tracks, sung in easy to understand English and German, that you will hear in just about every goth / industrial club on the face of the planet. Seriously ... I've traveled to clubs in a number of countries, and Spectators has made its way onto the floors of most of these clubs. If you are (un)lucky you may get to hear two or three tracks from Spectators in a single night.
If you like synthpop, you'll likely enjoy this album. Although I honestly believe this album is overplayed and sold my copy (why not, I can hear it any time I go out), DJ's might want to purchase this album. Not because it is good (which obviously many people - myself not included - believe), but rather because your request lists will be filled with tracks from this album, and you may want to honor those requests or risk creating "Club Drama!" Particularly popular (or annoying ... take your pick) tracks include:
- Once In a Lifetime
- Kunstliche Welten
- Touch
- Blind
- Read the Lines
Though I do not like this style of music, plenty of people swear by it. This album is well engineered and thought out. Heppner's male fronted vocals are actually exceptional (I will admit I really like the track "For You", though sadly it doesn't end up on the g/i top 40 list). If you like happy synthpop or romantic music, you should listen to the samples of the tracks and actually seriously consider buying this album.
Similar Artists:
For those of you that are already Wolfsheim fans, if you like Heppner's vocals, then there are two other bands that feature enchanting male vocals that I'd like to recommend you check out:
- Germany's Deine Lakaien
- California's Soil and Eclipse
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
wunderbar elektropop!, September 19, 2001
"Wolfsheim??? Who the heck is Wolfsheim???" If you're the average American, you're probably thinking just that, and let me tell you, it's really a shame. Everyone who is familliar with this band will tell you emphatically, "THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED, UNDERAPPRECIATED, UNDERPLAYED AND BRILLIANT MUSICAL GROUPS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!"If you're new to Wolfsheim, this would be the album to buy first-- every song on 'Spectators' is a classic, from Peter Heppner's melodic and touching vocals on 'For You' to the infectious dancefloor beats of Markus Reinhardt's synthesizers on 'Once In A Lifetime.' The song that stands out the most for me personally is 'Künstliche Welten,' written entirely in German, but so inspired that the language hardly matters. On another note, there are several versions of this album, but I would recommend you seek out the limited edition 2-disc set that comes with the single for 'Künstliche Welten' if you plan on buying 'Spectators,' because the remixes are well worth it. In short, 'Spectators' is a beautiful album, emotionally charged and eager to take you places most modern music just can't.
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