KMFDM - Angst (1992)
Released in 1992 and displayed a departing from the previous albums. The music is far more metal oriented on “Angst” than ever before and the guitars are given a lot of room to express themselves whereas the electronic part stand back. It is hard to know which guitarist is to be missed, Günter Schulz or Mark Durante but the guitars never were as enjoyable again. A song like “A Hole in the Wall” perfectly exemplifies the astonishing efficiency of the guitar work. At the first listen, it sounds horribly repetitive and pretty forgettable but the song actually hides so many variations, layers, unexpected ambient riffs and solos that it ends up being one of the most addictive songs KMFDM has to offer. It is even more impressive considering the simplicity of the riffs. From this point of view, “Sucks” is equally an impressive song. Thrown at the face of the listener like a self-complacent joke, it reveals itself slowly as a very solid track. Noticeably, the over-repeated and over-simplistic main riff manages not to become repetitive because the song has absolutely no structure and goes nowhere. Unique parts come and go and revolve around the main riff like satellites. That’s where the appeal of the song lays. There are no choruses or verses and they were never missed. If the lyrics seem pretty inane, in the end they perfectly fit the song which can be taken as an anti-single anthem and a provocative affirmation of freedom and talent. The last line: “We won’t sell to a major for a couple of bucks, no doubt about it KMFDM sucks.” Could be reformulated: “We consider the music that is popular as mediocre. So our music, which we find great, will certainly not be considered good by most people. Fuck them.”
~Sputnik Music
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