#mein Land

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Mein Land!

[feuerfreiarchive]

MEIN LAND (2011) Rammstein’s Made in Germany album featured one previously unreleased song: Mein Land. The music video for it was recorded while the band was touring, on one day in between shows in Las Vegas and Mexico City. «I don’t know if it was by accident that we wanted to shoot the video for the song Mein Land in California. Mein Land is a slightly misleading title for the song, because the word ‘my’ has such a possessive quality about it. But it's not meant that way. You also say ‘my family’ without implying that anyone belongs to you. At most, it's about belonging with someone else and that's basically what we mean in our song», Flake Lorenz wrote in the Mein Land photo book. The actual reason why the shoot took place at Sycamore Beach was that director Jonas Åkerlund lived close by. «It was practically an act of fate», said Paul Landers in the Making of. «He lives here and we just happen to be here.» For most of the band, the video shoot was awesome. «It’s the perfect situation. In the fresh air, looking at the sea. A load of pretty people, the director is good, the making-of-team is super. That makes it all 100% here!» said Oliver Riedel. «I’m sure every band dreams of doing that. A beach video with 40 girls. Everyone’s happy, dancing, and having a ball. Actually, that's not really us, but in the meantime we enjoy stuff like this», said Richard Kruspe. «I'll never forget this day! The best video shoot that I've ever had», said Christoph Schneider. Flake, on the other hand, was not happy about it. «With the girls, it's like back at school, when you had sport with the girls. It makes an embarrassing situation even more embarrassing. It was worse working out on the bars when the girls were watching you. I would have preferred shooting separately: we ours and the girls theirs.» While the video showed a totally different Rammstein than people were used to, Richard was not worried about that. «It breaks up our image somewhat, but we've done that in many of our videos, especially with Jonas. Just think of Pussy or Mann gegen Mann, for example. It gives it a kind of level that I personally like a lot.» ©Frédéric Batier

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[rammingkorn]

Till Lindemann, Rammstein, Ozzy Osbourne !!

[derwahnsinn]

31 Days Idol Challenge - Oliver Riedel

Day 19 - Showing Back

Since Oliver still plays concerts "oberkörper frei", it is not that difficult to find photos of his back. Oliver has a lean and muscular body, and even though he is now in his 50s, he is in great shape.

While he painted his body dark for the entire 2023 Europe Stadium Tour, if anything, darker complexions can make muscles pop in bright light. My pick for this challenge is a photo from Budapest by Matthias Matthies. The contrast colours in the photo make it really stunning.

Bonus material: 1) Another photo from 2023 Europe Stadium Tour, this time from Brussels taken by Jens Koch. I love when Oliver and Richard find together on stage, and this photo from Mein Teil is such a great example of that. 2-3) Screenshots from the Making of Rosenrot. The band members didn't want to use make-up for the flagellation, instead they drank vodka and went out in the cold and whipped themselves. 4) I love the atmosphere in this photo by Frédéric Batier, from Völkerball, where Oliver takes a moment for himself in Budapest 2005. 5) Oliver getting his in-ears taped to his back, by Jens Koch 2019. 6) Screenshot from one of Jens Koch's videos 2023. 7) Silly little promo video for the Mein Land music video, where we see Oliver and the girls. It does show his back though. 8) Oliver during the shooting of the Mein Land music video, from the photo book by Frédéric Batier. 9) I guess these last two photos are what people expected. First out, Andreas Mühe's photo of Oliver, naked, in Winnipeg 2012... 10) ...and finally, Missy Funnybunny's photo of Oliver, taken in Paris 2012. This is probably the most well-known photo of Oliver's back, and deservedly so. It is really good.

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Others doing this challenge:

Till: @endlich-allein Flake: @anwiel13 Paul: @instillennachten

[warminthewintersblog]

Rammstein - Mein Land (Official Making Of)

[inlovewithtill]

TILL LINDEMANN ! " Du bist hier im meinem Land. "

[zanygardenherowobbler]

RAMMSTEIN - Mein Land ▪︎ REACTION

[axlsthighs]

Mein Land

[iamapeacefulpoet]

Rammstein - Mein Land (Official Video)

Any of you old enough to remember the beach movies.  Now the beaches are full of homeless tents. 

[fy-cs]

[mechanicalbride16]

Day 8: Favorite B-Side or Unreleased Track

I'm actually surprised that this song wasn't part of their album. It has a good music video and catchy tunes. I wish that they played it live. Was there footage of them playing Mein Land?? Because it seems that they don't play it often before, even if it's one of their singles.

One specific thing that I love about this music video is the Beach Boys-inspired aesthetic HAHAHAHAHAHA I loved that band so much, and it's ironic how I discovered them in their biopic Love and Mercy because I became a Paul Dano fan that time after watching the film Prisoners.

[derwahnsinn]

31 Days Idol Challenge - Oliver Riedel

Day 4 - In Sand

It is probably not extremely unpredictable, but how could I not pick young, clean-shaven Oliver in sand, playing a five-string headless bass?

Seemann is one of Rammstein's music videos that many people seem to dislike. I actually enjoy it. It is also interesting that while most of the guys had their hair cut for this, Oliver still has more hair in this music video than in most others.

Bonus material: 1) Oliver, very much in sand, in the Zeit music video. Gif by me. 2) Rammstein from the Mein Land photo book by Frédéric Batier. 3) Oliver and his pink surfboard, by Jens Koch. 4) Walking in sand in Heiligendamm, 1999, Gif by me.

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Others doing this challenge:

Till: @endlich-allein

[warminthewintersblog]

Rammstein - Mein Land (Official Making Of)

[beardedhandstoadshark]

Hey. Fun fact.

Germany is replaying the beginning of the Third Reich now.

The Too-German-Didn’t-Read is that main guys of the right-extremist party that is currently on a major rise, AfD, met with actual neo-nazis discussing plans to deport millions of people, those being anyone whose families came here after WW2 + anyone helping immigrants and refugees, to a fucking "Model State in North Africa“ specifically conscripted for the sole purpose of keeping them there.

And a good chunk of the other politicians plus the main law council itself that could do anything against it is saying it can’t ban them because the AfD isn’t proven to be acting in incitement enough.

Fun.

[katiecanblog]

Oh my God I wish I could draw like that

Hi Dear Rammstein and Heavy Metal Fans! :) This is my work in progress picture… ;) Yeah, I continued my project from Rammstein Mein Land music video. Now, I drawing Paul and Richard with some sexy girls… :D Next will be Flake and Christoph and I would like to coloring these… ;) I really love to draw them, because they are my old favourite band. I was 11 years old, when I’ve heard them firstly. Their music gives me a power every day, and helped me in my hard and sad time…. :))))

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