Ego [IMPORT]

Oomph!

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 2001)
• Original Release Date: April 27, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Int'l
• ASIN: B00005KJ3Q
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,486 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Industrial-Metal!, April 30, 2002

By	Michael Powell (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This album is great. It's well worth the hefty cost of an import album. From start to finish, these three Germans take you on a journey, the lead singer pouring his heart out. It's rare that he stops singing for the traditional metal screech, making it clear he's German. I've seen these guys perform on recordings, though and during that he lets more fury out, screaming into the mic like Slipknot or the other nu-metal zombies. Maybe he was having a bad day.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must have, March 23, 2002

By	C. noel "knowlege of all music" (poolesville, md United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

this is one of the best records i've heard all year. forget all the numetal industrial. If you like bands like rammstein, nine inch nails, manson this record is a must have and a great start for getting rid of all the other "mall industrial" in your collection. Each OOMPH! record starting from their self titled release up until ego seems to get more and more melodic and catchy while still retaining the hard edge. Lyrics are a good german/english split. Even if you don't like vocals in other languages you really won't notice because they blend so incredibly. Other OOMPH! records worth checking out are Plastik ranking a close second then unrein anything before that sounds very early die krupps/fear factory dated. This is definatly a must have for any industrial/metal/goth fan

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't start from where I end..., April 21, 2005

By	stargazer_eternal - See all my reviews

I'm going to leave this review short but sweet, seeing as there isn't much more to say about OOMPH! that hasn't already been said. One thing I will clear up however is that OOMPH! are NOT an industrial band. They use synths, keyboards and samples, but that does not make them industrial. I prefer to call this, like it or not, nu-metal - or at least what nu-metal should be. Musically, OOMPH! are not too far off from Rammstein. The reason why I give OOMPH! a slight edge over their German brethren is that they have more diversity. I much prefer the melodic vocals of Dero over the baritone chanting of Rammstein's singer. The music is also more accessible than that of Rammstein, in that it often uses English lyrics rather than all-German. I could have done without the occasional cussing (if I want to hear the f*** word again I might as well just pick up a Slipknot CD), but overall the lyrics have a nice calmness to them that fits the melodies. The bass is crunching, the drums are finely tuned, the guitars are actually audible and not just mindless downtuned riffing. Production sounds great and the album artwork is excellent. My favorite songs of Ego include the thrilling title track, the gloomy "Bitter", "Swallow" and "Rette Mich" but all the songs have something special to offer. Just a great album to chill off too, the melodies are all quite elevating and Dero's voice alone would make me want to buy this again.

9.8/10