THOSE POOR ELDERS WATCHED RAMMSTEIN | Mike The Music Snob Reacts

[@TheLorioleno]

To the Neo-Nazi Discussion: German Media Calls every Metal Band aggressive, Nazi etc. Till Lindemann (Rammsteins Lead Singer) actually is known for being really liberal and left.

[@benselectionforcasting4172]

Pisses me off too because I knew someone in High School who actually thought Rammstein was that whole NeoNazi BS.... and Liked that. I cut ties with that asshole soon after I found that out.

[@RedScatta]

LoriolenoLP Links 2 3 4...

[@TheLorioleno]

NishiKun17 I did not mean Hardcore left like ANTIFA or sth. just the liberal Parts of it.

[@marcbuisson2463]

More seriously, Rammstein is really REALLY leftists for americans: They were all born and were raised into a communist dictatorship, were everybody had a work and was "protected" by the state (free houses, free medicine...). Even today; a lot of east germans have some bit of nostalgie when they remember this time. Of course, germans are well protected today, but every body needs to work.It was not working very well, but nobody was really poor. In the US, being a socialist is seen as extreme left, were it is quite normal in Europa. Rammstein is a bit more than socialist, but not really communist. Were NishiKun is right, it is that most of extreme right economic doctrines are very leftists. That's why Trump cannot support extreme left in Europa, it is not credible.

[@marcbuisson2463]

NishiKun17 That is sure, but brazil has a lot of problems that eastern germany didn't have. For example, eastern Germany was a major dictatorship, were police and secret services (propaganda too) were really powerfull, and organized crime (whereas black market) never came until 1990. Eastern Germany was also richer, even if nobody could be rich. Most of Europa is today some Sozialdemokratien, as Brazil, but we live better in Europe than in Brazil. Of course, there was big problems in eastern Germany, you could'nt have any political opinions, could'nt innove, and you were very often paid to do nothing, even though there was not enough products for everybody.

[@MeanBeanKerosene]

I think the quote was "French might be the language of love, but German is the language of anger."

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Correct

[@AliaslsailA]

Funnily enough romanticism was born in Germany, ask Werther

[@openmusic3904]

But Romanticism as an artistic movement does not necessarily mean love, it means personal expression of all and any emotion in general, the exaltation of the subjective world of any given person. I mean look at Beethoven, he is considered the first Romantic composer and some of his music is full of anger and fury. That opening of his 5th Symphony, da-da-da-duuum, da-da-da duuum. That is one of the darkest openings in all of classical music. @@AliaslsailA

[@AliaslsailA]

OpenMusic thank you for that astute observation, you make a very good point. Romanticism revolves around the very core of what it means to be human and that of course includes all emotions. Especially our helplessness being confronted with the sublime. I guess I was just saying that naturally, love and vulnerability are major motives in romanticism and that I have a hard time reducing german to the language of anger when some of the most heart clenching pieces I’ve ever read have been written in german. „Weltschmerz“, „Wanderlust“ and „Fernweh“ all describe the sensation of a deep longing and can’t even be translated. Beethoven’s 5th is about all of that, which is why it’s also called the “Schicksalssynfonie” which i guess would mean symphony of fate(?) and to me personally the fury in it is motivated by despair, it’s not just plain rage.

[@openmusic3904]

Yes that is a good point too, we can't forget about the famous impassioned lieder from the like s of Schubert and Schumann. I think in the case of German it is more the case that is is a very strong, blunt, and dominant sounding language oppose to angry, in and of itself. For me any intention, message, and emotion always comes across far more directly and forcefully when relayed in German. A German love song sounds like the most impassioned and bluntly adoring love song ever. An angry, despairing, and fury driven German song sounds like the most brutal, savage, and bluntly rage fueled song ever. German, as a language, seems very binary in that way. @@AliaslsailA

[@littlemissleeches]

I really like Rammstein's lyrics. They are often very poetic and well crafted. But that probably gets lost in translation most times.

[@Blomrutger]

littlemissleeches yes I agree, I think Till is a poet he's written some books and stuff so it makes sense that he uses it in their songs

[@thelordfosk]

Till is a poet just like his father.

[@annath_ii]

That's why I'm learning German

[@tommyommyommy]

"SAUSAGE IN MY SAUERKRAUT"

[@denizismailkula8184]

They do, I can agree to that

[@exbrutalion2585]

"This must be one of them foreign groups". "This is probably is a heavy metal group". You're a wizard Harry.

[@hardluck8732]

Did you really think an older black woman would know much about heavy metal?

[@haydenhazelrig4550]

@@hardluck8732 well the style and language would be a dead giveaway

[@markusd3502]

Am I reacting to a reaction to a reaction to music?

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Lol yes.

[@Km4thersd]

*Cue's the inception music *

[@kevinjohnson7852]

Markus

[@kevinjohnson7852]

Markus D. Your the man sitting next to the man sitting next to the man

[@drzoidberg4601]

Im reacting to your comment reacting to a reaction to a reaction to music

[@nicoragua1816]

It's sad that that besides the shock value thing everything rammstein IS seems to get lost in translation. Because rammstein is all about the lyrics, and the videos perfectly tie in with them. They tell mean, dark, twisted little stories.And seeing them live is like going to a very bizarre theater.Reducing rammstein to a band that plays simple music and is all about shock value is totally missing the point.

[@Ryuzeii]

1:15 "The German language suits heavy metal music. French might be the language of love, but German is the language of anger" ~Oliver Riedel (Bassist of Rammstein)

[@mrkrills8839]

Oliver barely gets a voice in interviews but the rare point you do hear what he has to say you know he’s metal as hell

[@tillywoods680]

Its funny hearing people say Rammstein are scary and "i wouldnt fuck with anyone from Rammstein" when they are actually soooo freakin sweet and lovely!! Paul Landers? cutest teddy bear around! lol

[@cellina.starfire]

Also Flake!

[@julianthegreat4995]

lol, very lovely, the singer assaulted a person in a hotel recently xd

[@russfilet3807]

FaUsToS IsHere understandable when someone came up to the bar, asked for a drink and then turned to Till’s girlfriend/wife(?) and said “I’d pay more for you”. Then acted like he wanted a fight when he was asked to walk away. Don’t mess with Rammstein 😂

[@alchemicpunk1509]

All of them are fairly sweet bears. Except Flake. Who is best twink.

[@squidwardtortellini4530]

Agreed...

[@mattbarnes9296]

Fun Fact: It is, in fact, possible to do the Macarena to Rammstien's "Du Hast".

[@Happymali10]

Somewhat ironically, if you'd meet Rammstein's lead singer, Til, in person, he's VERY shy and silent, which is part of why he's reluctant to give interviews. The same applies to "Flake", the keyboarder, too.

[@bayern1445]

He doesnt like english either

[@tacomania7954]

Ngl he looks like the type to be very shy. He just gives off the vibes

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

I was disappointed they went with the sexual shock out videos instead of stuff like Ich Will, Links 2-3-4 and Amerika.

[@HumanoidMachine]

Dude...They've always been about sexual shock out imagery. Go and read the lyrics from Herzeleid and Sehnsucht. Are you kidding me? Ich will and Links234 were 2 of the few songs that weren't about some kind of grotesque sexual theme. Mann gegen mann and Pussy are exactly like what rammstein has always done.

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

I am well aware of what they' tend to do songs about, since I first started listening to them from the Lost Highway soundtrack before they even had a hit here. But there IS more to them than the schlock videos and freaky sex. Always has been. And those songs tend to be some of their best. Getting the old people to react to the OBVIOUS schlock videos was an easy way to go. I was disappointed they didn't have the balls to have them react to the songs where they had something to say. Or something like Ohne Dich. Or, one of the newer videos that shows their sense of humor. FBE has a bad habit of skipping songs that really show a bands range, in favor of the easy "OH MY!" stuff. I know why they do it, but it doesn't mean I can't get annoyed at it.

[@princewhatever7780]

Ryan Murphy or they could include something more "calm" : Ohne Dich, Haifisch...

[@allhandsondik7803]

Yeah I'm actually they didn't at least do Amerika

[@xDecadence]

See they might have always done Shocking Imagery and their Lyrics are very .. Grotesque? .. But the Opportunity the people making the video have is to be able to show the Contrast from 1 extreme of a band to another. Rammstein have some of the most fucked up and some of the most beautiful metal songs out there.

[@unvictorian667]

Thanks so much for this! Love, Victoria from Elders React

[@enki2542]

7:45 "Ich denke, dass alles das ist sehr schlecht." He's means that he thinks everything he saw was really bad. Kinda funny to hear him say that, lol

[@botevtsar]

That grammar mistake he did though...

[@botevtsar]

Haha ! I love the german language but God... the grammar is so twisted and it is impossible to have a perfect german accent. I've been learning it for 4 years now and I'm not even that good. Es war eine freundliche Text aus Frankreich x)

[@movietimeateds69]

Taiga Saejima ive been learning it for 6 years and that grammar is still a challenge

[@frex02]

I've only been learning for 2 years. Fuckin help

[@ariald869]

@Taiga Saejima Greetings to you, french neighbour. J'aimé le langage français.

[@Cruithneach]

A Rammstein selection without Rosenrot is no selection at all

[@cellina.starfire]

Yeah they didn’t put any of the slow ballads like Ohne Dich in the reactions... sad

[@proggyboi7115]

I expected Mein Teil at some point, that would get them.

[@TheParadox3000]

@@proggyboi7115 They should do an update with Deutschland, Ohne Dich & Mein Teil as well as footage from the Stadium Tour

[@billrobertjoe]

rosenrot is horrible

[@Cruithneach]

@@billrobertjoe Sorry to hear you've contracted that. I hope you're feeling better soon

[@skymaster4460]

7:52 "Ich denke, alles das ist sehr Schlecht" means i think everything of them is very bad. Hello from Germany :)

[@neonmasterva]

I find it disappointing that they didn't show any slow and peaceful songs like Seemann and Ohne Dich.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Should have shown them Klavier.

[@Darstag]

Become The Knight Yea! Great song.

[@F2die]

Agree! I think they should also have sown some translated lyrics.

[@jhonnycagexrage7458]

Viktor Albrant DER BESTE SEEMAN!!!

[@enki2542]

Viktor Albrant "Stirb nicht vor mir" ist auch ein geiles Lied. Ganz schön, find ich.

[@peppybocan]

They left out "Ohne dich" and "Amerika" ? I wonder why??

[@jhonnycagexrage7458]

Peter Bočan They would not get it, and it's a little bit posser song

[@NeverDieAloneMusic]

Amerika is my favorite song by them! And I'm an American! :D

[@soeinscheissschonwieder]

Roter Sand wäre auch cool gewesen

[@Bladedcloud6159]

To bad theyre band from america T.T

[@ProgressiveDadTV]

Amerika is a great song.

[@Speedkomodo]

90% of the Songs by Rammstein have a big meaning behind them. Discussing recent events, politics, social problems and things that are difficult to talk about in the public. The smart and in my opinion brilliant thing is how they hide the meaning behind the lyrics. Most of the time their lyrics are modern day depictions of famous poetry. In many songs you can find rhymes from very famous works of poetry. But these rhymes and text passages also hide the real meaning and message of the song. I really like the way they tell us these Story's in their heavy way. :) Rock on 🤘

[@The_Real_Frisbee]

Fucking Dalai Lama dude. That song is amazing, and knowing it comes from a poem makes it better.

[@ReaverWall]

They also touch upon very obscene topics as well which usually not gets too much attention. It can somewhat be heard in Lindemanns and Peter Tägtgrens side project Lindemann.

[@NochSoEinKaddiFan]

There is sooo much of these double meanings in the semantics in their lyrics and all on purpouse. How Till Lindemann composes his lyrics is really sophisticated. Combined with this rather primal or primitive music and melody they are able to generate some interesting contrast. And it's just sick music, pumps you up every time :D Rammstein has a song answering the Nazi accusations, its called "Links 2 3 4" referring to a marching rythm, but in the lyrics they very clearly position themselves more left. They played their game with the title though ^^ And the one guy saying a sentence in German did say what he claimed to have said :)

[@reinserkmoo]

They grew up in East germany too if i'm not wrong. Also, Till can speak some russian.

[@LordOfTheJizz]

Rodrigo Souza till speaks (besides german) russian, french, english and Spanish

[@BLOEDVLEK]

They are definitely left wing, they have said it many times directly. They are indeed east Germans, but I can definitely understand the Nazi vibe you get from their sound and imagery.

[@jaden_bricker]

Not as sophisticated as the way you spelled “purpose”.

[@getyourmetalon9687]

And they didn't even use drugs

[@koofaya]

It really helps to understand Rammstein's lyrics. Most of the songs have some deeper meaning. Although Pussy is rubbish and you can either treat it like a joke or an attempt to shock once again.

[@Emeries40]

It’s a just a for-fun song. It’s not as if every other genre has songs like that, albeit, not as explicit.

[@bugbile4236]

Literally my mate and I listened to pussy on the way home from a residential and it was just a load of laughs

[@fufiisafufi]

Even though it is quite funny, it is also a song to denounce sexual tourism, in particular maybe underage sexual tourism ("Too short, too tall, doesn't matter one size fits all" (short could be the girl, tall the guy or their penis) + "I can't get laid in Germany" -> The character is probably a German tourist asking someone rather small, like a teenager, for sexual favours)

[@MasterMarf]

german guy here :p he actually said "it was bad" not lousy. ^^ and no they are NOT nazis. this rumor came to life (to my knowledge) cos they once were on a concert in argentinia, and there seemed to be an uneducated group of people carrying swastika flags to the concert, cos they thoughed that was the flag of germany. someone from the german media picked that up and was like "neo nazi fans at rammstein concert, are they nazis too?" and well due to the facts that you counted (leather,military,scary) that rumor was easy to spread. sry for poor grammar.

[@delk1299]

MasterMarf god as an Argentinian sorry

[@MasterMarf]

dont worry. it was just a small group of people not all of argentinia :)

[@ericforsyth]

Lousy is a synonym for bad.

[@RexNicolaus]

And its funny that it so happened to be in Argentina... where some Nazi scientists and SS officers fled too around the end of WW2.

[@MasterMarf]

yes it is a synonym for bad. but translated into german lousy means lausig. and lausig is a synonym for schlecht which means bad. circle closed :p

[@Dukhanstmichmal]

First of all, he really said "this is very lousy". Also I am getting a bit salty over the way that in american videos about Rammstein its always about "shock value" and "pushing the boundries" when they are far too honourable to follow these shallow motives with their videos. They want to shine a spotlight onto topics wich are normally considered taboo or just to cruel to talk about - be it rape, child abuse or supression of same sex love. They dont try to create the shock value that doesnt exist, they take what is already there and just shine a spotlight onto it. Also nope they are definitively not Nazi, plus you should really go to a show if you ever have the opportunity to!

[@fabiennemare284]

Seh ich genau so. Denke wenn man halt die Texte kein Stück versteht ist es schwierig mehr als nur den Schockfaktor zu sehen. Und jeder der die Texte (vom sprachlichen her) versteht und immer noch behauptet dass es nur um's schockieren geht, dem ist nicht zu helfen.

[@VoodooAngels]

People who say Rammstein go for shock value have clearly never heard of Die Antwoord.

[@MetaITurtle]

Well I wouldnt say only them. The kids were shocked from Metallica too

[@PetraDarklander]

Very well spoken.

[@nikkinoise1]

They just show the human dark side that most of people like to hide and pretend it´s not there. But there is. Very well said. Thank you.

[@TechnocraticDreadnought]

YESSS! "hast" and "hasst" are homophones to the untrained ear! finally someone gets it!XD

[@chaostheorie5235]

I really like your video, first of all. But I can't agree with one of your last statements. You said that Rammstein is pretty boring after you got past the shock value. Maybe it is just because i am Austrian, and therefore understand what they are saying, and I have been listening to them for several years, but the songs of Rammstein have a much deeper meaning (at least many of them). Till Lindemann tries to draw attention to many different topicy and exceeds limits to do that. But if you don't understand German, i guess it's hard to get the full meaning of Rammstein.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

I was speaking strictly musically. I'm not one to usually judge music based upon words......but on the music.

[@chaostheorie5235]

Become The Knight I get that, and I am not judging you at all. Just wanted to mention it.

[@CSTEnjoyer]

Become The Knight in this case the text is actually relevant though. A lot of the songs relate to important or interesting stories like the cannibal of Hannover. Rammstein even implements or refers to important German poetists like Berthold Brecht in Haifisch. Most songs are somehow related to Sex though :D but you'd actually have to take a closer look at the lyrics to realize that

[@merisa2598]

Die Lyrics werden leider meist durch die Übersetzung verändert, schade eigentlich.

[@benlobin]

I feel really close to Rammstein. when I see them in their videos, I see kinship, I see humans, I see genuine authenticity, their hearts pour into their music, in a powerful way.

[@benlobin]

excluding all politics

[@ddough1773]

Till Lindemann

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Thank you.

[@metallica_islife7458]

A good German rock band is Seeed and no there is no typos my favorite song by them is Molotov. Look them up

[@joethesheep4675]

While i do like some songs of Seed. Seeed is not a rock band.... they've got a lot of different genres in their style and definitly some rock here and there... but its definitly not dominant in the entirety of their music.

[@MG-fz9yh]

its more reggea then rock

[@YourBoiMoi]

I know German and he said, "subscribe to become the knight " ..

[@BecomeTheKnight]

lol!

[@faridbang8975]

Stop using translator bec. This is very bad... iam german and yeah it is frickin true that this german language fits in heavy metal really really great. Das ist was ich sagen wollte und wenn ihr das gerade übersetzt dann merkt euch: benutzt nie wieder einen übersetzer und geht in die schule um die sprachen lernen. Danke...

[@bluesman7865]

No He said : i think this is all bad

[@robnessnem7186]

Here is your translation of what he said,"I think all of it is really bad. REALLY bad!!"

[@koffieverslaafde627]

Rob Nessnem im dutch and i understood it xD

[@kennethirgendwas4616]

"Do you want until death parts us" The old guy: Oh what a happy song

[@mrkrills8839]

He meant it in an ironic sense

[@OrkarIsberEstar]

"fake translation" no actually "du hast" is a wordplay- "Du hast" translates as "you have" while "du hasst" (2 ss, sounds the same) means "you hate" that is intentional on part of the band

[@Exopie]

*Puts pitchfork down*

[@rhbdpy]

They should've showed "Ohne Dich" and "Amerika", to be honest. Maybe also "Benzin". They're not always about shock value >_>

[@moviesbye9294]

rhbdpy They showed Benzin live version

[@rhbdpy]

True, buti meant the music video, forgot to add that :P Sorry.

[@stivib5937]

rhbdpy especially Amerika

[@thelordfosk]

Seemann would have been perfect. Or Stirb Nicht Vor Mir.

[@danny50582]

rhbdpy But that doesn't cause a shocked reaction which they're seeking from the elders

[@XxItalianVampPrinces]

You have to admit Rammstein is fucking awesome.

[@XxItalianVampPrinces]

Miki Kujawski Joke? Have you ever listened to Rammstein?

[@miko-to2hw]

XxItalianVampPrinces yes i did and i am sorry, normally i can respect others opinion but i cant understand why ppl like rammstein, i can speak german good and i think the way he speaks german it sounds like nazi

[@XxItalianVampPrinces]

Miki Kujawski It's the same reason why everyone likes their favorite bands and Plus Rammstein is something different. Yeah Till does sound rough and what not but I believe all of is for shock value. Plus, they put on huge live shows that are amazing. But I respect your opinion though and I thank you for not insulting me.

[@stivib5937]

XxItalianVampPrinces Absolutely, my favourite band beside Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold

[@XxItalianVampPrinces]

Stivi Bani Never got into Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold is pretty good I don't like some of their new stuff. But, a couple of my favorite songs are Bat Country and Afterlife.

[@LoveBerry13]

i dont get why people would think rammstein is neo nazi. yeah, they were leather, so do other bands, people in america probably say that because they are a german band

[@Alecfisher01]

gretchenishere striped music video was nazi propaganda

[@bayern1445]

@Nesliii E his german dialect doesnt exactly have a rolling r

[@Trve_Kvlt]

@Nesliii E There is also a form of singing (particularly In German) in theater where the Rs are rolled beacuse its easier to disguised a rolled R in a theater without a form of amplication.

[@curlor]

Going to subscribe thanks to your relaxing voice.

[@intelligenzbestie9912]

I'm kind of dissapointed that they didnt show the song "America"... And a little fun-fact: Till Lindemann got an little education on pyrotechnics because he was bored on stage. And I like your videos Mike (Sorry if there are any faults in my english, I'm german..)

[@guyincognito8043]

I mean, you could've replaced "on" (the ne before pyrotechnics) with "in". Otherwise, very good. \m/

[@VikingPlaysGames]

He had a little Eduacation in Pyro? I don´t want to be rude but you should get some Information, before posting your "Fun-Facts" Till Lindemann didn´t ge "A little Education"....he is a Trained Pyrotechnician since 1996

[@toasty3270]

Hunter Gaming - exactly what i thought. I don't think fully trained is "a little education"

[@toribiogubert8543]

Every band member is trained in it. Cause they messed up some fire in their early gigs.

[@Maxi_Kaiser]

and he doesnt used it because he was bored but because he had no idea what to do on a stage and he has fear...

[@AlbertKekstein]

Rammstein is definetly on The left side of The political spectrum!!

[@RedScatta]

Johang Wolfgan vong Göte Links 2 3 4

[@malcolmmazet8238]

Johang Wolfgan vong Göte centre-left is more like it

[@ariskarr748]

the title is not political in itself. just when marching you are supposed to strike with your left foot on every first.

[@Celrador]

+Ar Karr That song was made after German media accused them of being right-wing and it contains lyrics à la "they want my heart at the right place; then it beats left!". It definitively has a political meaning. As a sidenote: I would have to look which DVD it was, if I even find it again, but there was one with a long documentary within which Flake even stated how he was in favor of "how some things went in the GDR compared to the FRG". (I think he especially named some socioeconomic conditions as examples, like free entry to museums and theatres for everyone.)

[@ariskarr748]

I know, I understand german and I know the history. just saying that the "links" in the title doesn't refer to leftist beliefs

[@bosskilla1718]

3:45 me saying oh HELL no 3:49 GODDAMN it

[@lukecarodrums]

Boss Killa Mike!! I just sharpened my forks!!!

[@bosskilla1718]

Call Me Luke lol

[@jhonnycagexrage7458]

Boss Killa What??

[@ozzykilian7140]

I love on Du Hast when the old man says he says ”Seems like a very happy song” the vocalist of Rammstein is just ”NEIN!!!” Hahahaha I laughed so hard😂

[@SimplyLimbo]

It was Richard kruspe who said that. "German is the language of metal and anger, while french is the language of love"

[@ger109]

So funny how Americans are so hardwired to be uncomfortable with nudity. He is very focused with the whole episode, until the nude video and becomes visibly uncomfortable, like he has to prove how manly/straight he is by being grossed out by naked men.

[@DubsCheckum]

this

[@saxasalt]

**rolls eyes** Or maybe he just doesn't want to see a naked man??

[@damiansconberg4715]

Gerald McBride it's a little different when the nude people pile on top of each other

[@jannavanderwal2457]

Very much agree with this. Just looked at the video and it is so true. Naked men, naked women, I as a female must never complain about near naked "pop singers" because I would be old fashioned or some such shit. I'm slightly younger then Brian Warner and him and Rammstein really gets me going. I love it. Marilyn Manson really pushes The American public morals. For me not to so much. I get where they are going.

[@Obacht93]

concerning the "nazi" - allegations, Rammstein ctually adressed this in their song "links 2 3 4" where they sing : "Sie woll'n mein Herz am rechten Fleck, doch seh ich dnn nach unten weg, da steckt es links..." which roughly translates to "they want my heart in the right spot but as I look down its in the left"

[@solsnirshaool3234]

isnt blind guardian german too? (they sing in english though)

[@RedScatta]

Sol Snir Shaool They are

[@CosmicG777]

Sol Snir Shaool Yes. Blind Guardian is an awesome German power-metal band.

[@tjeerdvanvloten49]

CosmicG777 isnt powerwolf a german band to

[@CosmicG777]

FC DUTCH Oh yeah. They are a German power metal band.

[@R0DisG0D]

Half of the Power Metal bands are german, the other half is swedish.

[@AlfredSoul]

The band gets even better when you understand the lyrics because Till Lindemann actually used to write poems and even published a collection of his poems as a book and you can really see that while listening to the Rammstein songs. Their songtexts are dark, deep and pretty poetic.

[@toasterimnormal8308]

actually.. about that ''i wouldn't f*ck with anyone from rammstein'' The singer, Till Lindemann, is actually really shy. i meet him and talked to him a little bit and that talk compared to their videos was so confusing

[@Alecfisher01]

Toaster I'mNormal I heard somewhere that till when he was younger fought neo nazis in bars in Germany

[@Nemesis2724]

German power metal is awesome, you have to check out Powerwolf, their music is pretty catholic, but it's great in my opinion

[@zeigknoechelbruder]

Barry J Muffins catholic? its the exact opposite lol

[@Nemesis2724]

I'm not very sure about that part, but they are pretty gothic.

[@zeigknoechelbruder]

Barry J Muffins theyre parodying christianity, youre not entirely wrong :P and yeah, they have a really cool unique sound thanks to the singers operatic training

[@zaobruijter9298]

Yeah but they're not singing in german.

[@ednamoan]

Barry J Muffins I love powerwolf

[@tonywu7298]

1:43 German Power Metal? Blind Guardian!

[@BennyToGo]

Edguy! :)

[@MrBubuStation]

Yeah, but they sing im english. I think the question was about the language.

[@BS-se4yg]

Powerwolf, Edguy, Blind Guardian these are all power metal bands from Germany but they sing in English. The topic he was covering was "Somebody said that German was the best language for metal. And I think that is true for most part, but I don't think it is true in Power Metal."

[@BennyToGo]

Its true in Pagan Metal. Craving, Finsterforst, Asenblut...

[@masteroffmuppets666]

How could you possibly forget the ogs - Helloween.

[@RodesLaw]

They are NOT neo-nazis. Till is not "white". He's kind of tan. The drummer is also Jewish.

[@sambaker14]

Tan is still white it's just a tan white guy you're still white

[@OneWordWesley]

Catching up on your vids, soooo proud of you man!! Keep up the amazing work

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Thanks dude!!! Means a lot \m/

[@MellonVegan]

I also want to mention that Rammstein's lyrics (at least some of them) are very poetic. And I love their song Deutschland. It says so much that a lot of Germans can relate to.

[@MADNESS_NH_97]

Too bad he doesn't seem to care about their lyrics.

[@MexicanHeadbanger95]

The video with the naked men is not just shock value. The joke is that the song is called "Mann gegen Mann" which means "man against man", which could be interpreted as confrontational or sexual.

[@merisa2598]

Irgendwie schade, dass Deutsch meine Muttersprache ist, weil ich nie das Gefühl haben werde, dass Deutsch "hart" klingt. 😅🤘

[@stefanstock953]

Stimme ich dir zu...um seine meinung zu Deutschem Gesang, besonders zu Rammstein, zu äußern, sollte man sich da voll reintun, um die ganze Ironie, die Tiefgründigkeit und Sinn in vielen sachen zu begreifen. Ansonsten kommt dann so oberflächlichkeiten und vorurteile, ja schon fast sogar Rufmord, dabei raus. So wird sich nie was verbessern. ' Deutsch hört sich hart an😅, rollendes 'R' ohhh Nazi musik'. Find ich unter aller sau, oder..? Siehe meine Beste Band der Welt (nein, nicht Die Ärzte) obwohl megageil. Ne, ich meine Iron Maiden. Fing an mit: Leute hörten nur ' 666 Number...' und zack" ohhh Maiden is Satanic. Für viele idioten heute noch. Seit über 40 !! Jahren, Suck It

[@MellonVegan]

Das haben viele nicht mehr, sobald sie die Sprache kennen und verstehen. Hat viel damit zu tun, wie deutsch in den Medien repräsentiert wird. Da ist alles Hitler und Hitlerparodien

[@alvarTV1991]

the problem is you have to unsterstand what they are trying to tell you with their lyrics,.. thats what nobody can get if they dont put some time into rammstein

[@Elessar312]

name of the frontman/singer is Till Lindemann

[@CyborgWolf]

I've been to their french show last year & so far it's my best experience ever. I'll remember it all my life.

[@KaasKopGameplay]

Most powerbands are German. But most of the time they are singing English.

[@superstarthomas]

That's why I like Rammstein their so different then most German bands that does that. Also because industrial metal is more of my style too.

[@happymaker2344]

but best metal bands are from Sweden and finland!

[@daanielsfas1214]

Really interesting band especially if you can understand german. And by the way they aren't nazis in any kind of way.

[@FelipeAPerez-gw1re]

I remember reading somewhere "If French is the language of love, German is the language of anger" that's what I think Mike wanted to say

[@finaldictvm6398]

Felipe A Perez honestly french metal is fucking scary

[@laurahenriksen19]

This is one of my favourite videos you have done haha. The elders there are wicked hahahaha

[@becksdefekt9404]

I just discovered your channel and I have to say I really enjoy your videos. I like that you try to see it from different perspectives and respect other opinions but also bring in your own point of view. Definitely subscribing. Oh and he said "ich denke das alles ist sehr schlecht'' which basically means "I think that's all very bad (referring to the music)" Have a great day and greetings from Germany 😊

[@lancelot4766]

people think rammstein are scary... wtf?

[@cristiancosmin4099]

Chris Ks try Marilyn Manson , old stuff

[@lancelot4766]

Cristian Cosmin have you ever heard of a black metal band called "Gorgoroth"? There are some pretty scary things going on around them.

[@drk1100]

Chris Ks Rammstein is scary lol. the fact that there is scarier shit out there doesn't mean they are not.

[@lancelot4766]

Alejo Basadre rammstein are scary.. that's what a 12 year old girl would say

[@LucidDream]

Well, I can only give my interpretation...so I will do that. When I first heard Rammstein it was when I was a lot younger. 'Du Hast' came on the radio on either Halloween or the days surrounding it. Was headed to a corn maze that night and I hadn't heard anything like it at the time. It's more so the imagery that music creates. I think maybe people either have a hard time describing things or they don't have many words to describe it other than scary. Possibly. Their older stuff I still feel is pretty dark, not scary per se. Music is something unique to everyone's mind. For me when I first heard them it was exhilarating and a little twisted. It reminds me of the dark road I was driving down that night I first heard them and the atmosphere of Halloween. It's one thing to compare music but another to compare what a band's image or outside actions are. I had a friend who was really into Gorgoroth. I can respect them, but I was never real into them as he was. If we're talking about just the music part of it though, I think we can agree that it makes people feel many things. Rammstein or Gorgoroth...different, but still capable of invoking fear or wonder...or anything in your head space.

[@slaughter8596]

Metallica is my favorite pop punk band.

[@DemonSlayerFan6381]

Avenged sevenfold is my favorite country band

[@midnight-2021]

Hank Williams Sr is my favorite metal musician.

[@Marc_Benjamin_Music]

He said: "I think this is all very, very bad"

[@michellealbers6732]

Hi There! Thank you for your video; it is always interesting to hearing other viewpoints. I find your opinions illuminating. I experienced Rammstein, live last night in Chicago... excellent showmanship! My father and his parents are from Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Germany and hearing the mother tongue in this musical format has been a true gift...I totally get their esthetic... By the way dude, love your style!....

[@lindateatime]

The important thing is that Till's singing "du hast mich gefragt" which, as a whole, means "you asked me" in german, the "hast" in this case is used to express past tense.

[@noahleach7690]

I'm Irish but i speak German, translation: "I think it is all very bad".

[@TheHammerwar]

Rammstein is mostly singing about social (occurrences!?) For example "Mein Teil" was released at the same year we have had the cannibal from Rothenburg. But Rammstein gives you no answers, they give you a mirrow. Btw. the old man translated right.

[@emielregisrohellecterzieff1074]

im the doom metal dude xd

[@ChipsHandonJr]

And Black Sabbath definitely invented doom metal. I don't know, Mike doesn't seem to know almost anything about metal. He should listen to "Under the Sun", "Into the Void", "Megalomania" or "Cornucopia" and then tell me that isn't doom metal. Candlemass (who named the genre with their debut album "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus") took everything directly from Black Sabbath. No "Vol. 4", no doom metal.

[@saemikneu]

maybe he is a "true metalhead" :D

[@superstarthomas]

You like Doom? You might like an underrated band called KYPCK

[@MarcD1994]

i have to know, its been on my mind ever since I first heard about the story. What made you feel obliged to describe Black Sabbath haha. I feel like they don't need a description by this point.

[@thebeallendallabstractthea7614]

Sunn O)))

[@ulysses284]

You are a great reaction channel that actually gives his take on the video.

[@trilikvlt]

I first heard "Sonne" when I was 8 years old (so, in 2012) while walking in a park with my parents (my mother gave me her iPod because I got bored), and this is *the* song that introduced me to this band, and most importantly, Metal in general. Now, I am into Black Metal and Doom Metal, but sometimes, I "go back" and listen exclusively to Rammstein for a few days, as this is clearly the band that got me into well-produced music.

[@tylenolcoldflu]

and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over

[@BecomeTheKnight]

and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day

[@lukecarodrums]

Become The Knight and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night and that night

[@tylenolcoldflu]

ye

[@tylenolcoldflu]

also id love to see elders react tot van halen

[@ThePhoenixw68]

Pucy's Fan-fiction Network What do you mean? The Elders co existed in the time frame of Van Halen lmao. Im kinda partial to the DLR era though...

[@carson6629]

8:05 i think it means that. "I think that this is so bad" but that is a rough translation from a 1st year german student

[@christianstrobl9480]

No it's the correct translation Pretty good for one year

[@happymaker2344]

+Carson S your translation is correct

[@Mugthraka]

German Powermetal... all i can think off right now is Warlock, even though 80% of their songs are sung in English, and only a few of them are sung in German, but man Doro is a freakin Metal Queen!

[@isabeligbar]

Love your Video! Greetings from Poland - there is a lot fans of Rammstein over here :)

[@misterNicarus]

I really liked how the elders were open-minded about it. Thumbs up great vid and information about Rammstein.

[@WoWSchockadin]

You really miss a lot by not going to any Rammstein show. I've seen many bands and been to many festivals, but have never seen a better show than when going to Rammstein, first row, getting roasted, feeling the incredible energy and watching kinda theater playing a bunch of dark short stories.

[@annaavertho4944]

You know, as a german growing up in Germany, Rammstein's success is pretty funny to me...because back in the 90s "Engel" was such a huge mainstream success, that i was singing it, along with my mother, on the way to elementary school. Because of their mainstream appeal, their Nina Hagen influence (she was a punk/new wave artist from the early 80's who first used the heavy "r" and "ch" pronunciation in rock, punk and pop songs to provoke and to refer to old artist) and their PG lyrics (because yes, they look scary, but most of the lyrics really isn't and it's also not that deep) the underground scene (especially the underground scene from Berlin, where they originated from) totally hated Rammstein. Back than they were basically Germany's Gangnam-Style, because it was so over-played on the radio and every one and everyone's grandmother was running around doing the whistle part. Rammstein even referred to their genre as "dance-metal" at one point XD. So yeah, they got a bit "harder" after their success overseas, but now the underground still isn't really fond of them, for their theatrical performances and the entry fees, which blew up because of their excessive use of pyrotechnic and the fact that most people think they use standard german. However personally i quite like them and the guys of Rammstein are actually really nice, liberal dudes who never thought that their performances would be this successful. Fun fact: Their songs never got censored in the 90s, while a huge amount of Pop songs were. XD ...otze otze otze

[@treystephens4490]

I sang Du Hast at a karaoke bar and everyone loved it!

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Good man \m/

[@treystephens4490]

Become The Knight \m/ ?

[@jabrane1564]

i like your reaction . not just a simple reaction but an informative reaction !

[@AHVENAN]

Watched this video quite a while ago but had to come back and watch it again as part of getting pumped up for FINALLY going to sdee Rammstein live in august, it only took me about 14 years since i first became a fan of them!

[@OrkarIsberEstar]

rammstein is argued if it is metal or not. Thy themselves call it "neue deutsche Härte" and this style includes other german bands. It has some unique styles that are different from what you usually hear in metal but at the same time they utilise a lot of typicly metal styles so in my oppinion neue deutsche Härte is just a subgenre of metal

[@hugovasquez8222]

You know that Till pisses himself everytime he performs? He just cant handle crowds😂

[@Ermacguy]

I am a huuuuuge rammstein fan and he is so wrong about they would be uninteresting if not for the shock value soooo wrong about that they have songs like ohne dich and seemann that are not shock values at all its deep emotional songs and a lot of their songs are deep and have a lot of meanings to them some of the acts like buck dich, pussy etc is shock value but there is waaay more than shock value too theres entertainment from the acts normal songs that people can relate to maybe like du hast the instruments are phenomenal I look up to Richard kruspe as an inspiration as a guitarist myself and till lindemann is such a deep poetic person he is such a great poet rammstein is life lol I love them this guy should really dig into them more

[@donnacarter2617]

Oh yes, my son's fav band. I bought tickets for his graduation in 2020. But we had to wait until Aug. 2023 , saw them in Philly.

[@emmaliliana24]

Favorite part of the video is how you're holding your drink like the whole time lol so classy

[@cptnspicywiener]

Stopped watching Pewdiepie for this. Don't disappoint me Mike

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Damn........I actually take that as a high compliment. Thanks dude \m/ Hope I pull through.

[@cptnspicywiener]

Become The Knight I hope so too. So far so good. By the way congrats on getting closer to 20k

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Thanks dude \m/

[@pl0xus971]

Your Avater is fucking amazing :D

[@Jvwater]

Become The Knight Mike just a random question, I have been trying to get into opeth where should I start and what album should I listen to first?

[@lilyellowfever6969]

Hamerfall, Helloween, Accept, and Scorpions are German as fuck

[@DaP84]

But Hammerfall is swedish! From my home country.

[@lilyellowfever6969]

DaP84 .......whoops. I was gonna put down Gamma Ray (who is German) but kept thinking of Hammerfall for some reason. Sorry about that

[@fscorpion678]

Special Snowflake I think he means power metal in the German language

[@lilyellowfever6969]

FScorpion678 oh okay. I thought that he was talking about German Power Metal bands overall

[@DaP84]

Special Snowflake: I see :) There are lots of great german band (and swedish too)!

[@The_Holy_Atheist]

If you want to hear some good german Powermetal Bands check out Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, Avantasia, Edguy, Running Wild or Stormwarrior! Awesome German Powermetalbands \m/

[@FalconsFootball36]

Rammstein was the band that inspired me to start learning German. They always have a soft spot in my heart for that reason

[@susanne431]

The lady disapprovingly saying: "Must be one of those foreign groups." Gets me evertime xD

[@blackdragons8011]

actually the members of Rammstein are really funny and sweet. you should hear Till Lindemann talking in a every - day situation also: when they go for sexuality/nudity it's usually just for shits and giggles

[@NinoJoel]

That Old guy said ´´I think that all that is really bad´´ in really broken German. And also the Band itself has absolutely nothing to do with Nazis, although you might get confused with the Music videos if you don't understand them.

[@FjorreOostindie]

When he said german power metal, I was like hell yeah POWERWOLF🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 but yeah they sing in english😂

[@chaoticmemmorys1692]

This was the first video I watched in your channel, but now you're my favorite channel, you just seem like me but older..yeah

[@melanyb27]

I love the way you react to each video is juts honest and it’s just sooooo you and I think is just wonderful!!! I loved it !!!!! ❤️

[@VictorLugosi]

I don’t see Rammstein as heavy metal... it’s industrial metal...

[@danielachica5120]

Good video, thanks for your opinions, and the correct sentence would be "ich denke dass, alles sehr laut ist"

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Thanks for watching \m/ good to see you on here!

[@danielachica5120]

Always \m/

[@jeffstrongman301]

Tokio hotel is a german band that doesn't sound angry

[@BigeuleLP]

Jeff Strongman They sound Like Bullshit

[@namelessghoul8777]

Theyre the unknown justin bieber over here

[@michaelstone5913]

MANN GEGEN MANN instantly became my most favorite song by this beast of a band after I watched this video 😂

[@Exodon2020]

Rammstein show: Even when you're in last line you feel like the pyros are gonna scorch your eyebrows