Liebe, Tod & Teufel
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Liebe, Tod & Teufel (Love, Death & the Devil) is a 1987 album by the Austrian pop band Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung.
Background
After the great success of Geld oder Leben! (Your Money or Your Life!) and its singles, the band was working on a new album. Liebe, Tod & Teufel was released on 26 October 1987. The single Küss die Hand, schöne Frau was released on 17 October that year. In 1988, the singles An der Copacabana and Burli were released. On 18 February 1988, the band started touring to promote the album.[1]
Track list
| No. | Title | English translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drei verliebte Pinguine (1)" | "Three Penguins in Love (1)" | 0:35 |
| 2. | "Liebe, Tod und Teufel" | "Love, Death and the Devil" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Küss die Hand, schöne Frau" | "Kiss the Hand, Beautiful Woman" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Der Tod" | "Mr. Death" | 5:41 |
| 5. | "An der Copacabana" | "At the Copacabana" | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Yes, that's Jazz" | 0:19 | |
| 7. | "Tarzan und Jane" | "Tarzan and Jane" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Burli" | 4:03 | |
| 9. | "Auf der Nepperbahn" | 2:22 | |
| 10. | "Sandlerkönig Eberhard" | 5:42 | |
| 11. | "Ohr-Troubles (Prinz Charles)" | "Ear Troubles (Prince Charles)" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Drei verliebte Pinguine (2)" | Three Penguins in Love (2) | 0:35 |
Personnel
- Klaus Eberhartinger – lead vocals
- Thomas Spitzer – guitar, vocals
- Nino Holm – keyboard, vocals
- Eik Breit – bass, vocals, harmonica
- Mario Bottazzi – keyboard, vocals
- Anders Stenmo – drums, percussion
- Günter Schönberger – saxophone, production
Contents
The cover of the album shows a penguin who is popular amongst women. This is an illustration of the song Küss die Hand, schöne Frau. In Liebe, Tod und Teufel the attitude of the Catholic Church against AIDS and homosexuals is attacked, while Burli contains a biting satire of nuclear power. However, some songs can be as absurd as to poke fun at Prince Charles' large ears (Ohr-Troubles). Also, the album cover features "Teil 1" (Part 1) on the cover, with Verunsicherung from their name in big red letters adorning the cover (Erste Allgeneime appear below in brackets).
Reception
The album was very successful in German-speaking countries, peaking at #1 in Austria (for 8 weeks) and Switzerland (for 2 weeks). It peaked at #3 in Germany.[2] The album, however, went unnoticed in the English-speaking world.
References
- ^ Official Website of EAV Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Chart positions for Liebe, Tod & Teufel" Retrieved on 31 July 2016.