Interview: “Oomph!” guitarist Flux talks about the evolution of his band and the other goals. He also said something about Rammstein.
Question: People always say, you are the original and Rammstein the copy. What do you think about such statements?
Flux: In the music history is it so that we founded our group 20 years ago, and Rammstein just the mid-1990s. They were with us at the concerts and had their first demos we delivered. They call us nicely in interviews again and again as the influence and sources of inspiration. However, Rammstein then went their way and we ours further. Rammstein play with stereotypes, which we would never do. If we do these sterotypes, we could not see our face in the mirror next morning.
Question: What awaits the visitor at your concert tour?
Flux: Our show focuses primarily on us as personalities. If you have expected a fire show like Rammstein, you are wrong. We do not want such distracting elements in our music. Of course we will play many songs from the new album, but also many older stuff, so a colorful cross-section of our creation. It will be a big party, Dena goes into the audience to work with people.
Source: fnweb.de
i go for the music. i have listened to oomph and for me there is no comparison…rammstein is much better for my taste. i would not buy oomph music or pay to see them…i would R+.
Well i can answer honestly and say that i would go for the music and not for the fire show. Thats like an added bonus.
simple without OOMPH! there is no Rammstein, Flux has the reason in some parts because OOMPH! never used a fire show to gain fame in a concert like rammstein they just need in a concert their personality and im not saying that rammstein its just famous for using fire in their shows yes they are an amazing band they got great songs and ideas and also they got a great show but when you go to a concert of rammstein you should ask yourself this:
am i going to their concert to listen their music?
or am i going to their concert to watch their fire show?
man…you're sheet because you are angry because rammstein+ is better than you..so don't sheet!!!ok???
Since there is, there exists only look at people's thinking is different. My favorite RAMMSTEIN. OOMPH also like to listen to the songs, it does not have any bias
I don’t think his statement was meant to insult Rammstein in anyway. Maybe journalist misinterpreted his words, because it would be unwise to say that, to make fans go ‘STFU LOSERS’ or something like that, considering the fact that many German industrial fans, like me, love both bands.
However, comments that they copy Rammstein are idiotic. Honestly.
You can’t deny Oomph!’s 20 years of musical history and industrial revolution they did. Why blame a great band when it finally decided to go commercial after a long run?
Don’t forget that Rammstein is also commercial. Less poppy, I agree, but commercial.
Oomph’s vocals are way better. Everyone who has musical hearing can tell, wider range, voice control and so on.
Till’s voice is, no doubt, really original. Instantly recognizable. Like old Nightwish’s Tarja.
The weight of music is a matter of taste. It’s incomparable which is better.
What is definite – Rammstein is better lyrically. These musicians are so damn creative, and this band carries probably the best ideas in the world, while Oomph! uses really too many cliches.
Peace.
And don’t bash me for my opinion, my favorite industrial band is Eisbrecher anyway 🙂
I do like some of Oomph! music but nothing as near as KMFDM or Rammstein. Oomph is often referenced as the revolutionnary Tanz Metal band (as they don't play like others bands) but that doesn't make them better in any way.
Oomph! is an older band and began way before Rammstein but Rammstein was able to sell albums and play concerts all over the world, which is an achievement compared to many bands.
I do remember reading that Rammstein members said others band were their first source of inspiration (as you primary can't create music from scratch… you take whatever suit you best), and Oomph! and KMFDM where probably two of those bands… but Rammstein was able to set appart from that group.
Those three groups plays very different music but I won't argue about the fact that Rammstein is highly superior to Oomph! in term of music quality and power.
I don't know at all about what Flux said about R+ stereotypes but he must have been in a crappy day to say such crap in my opinion.
till is one of a kind. i have never heard another voice like his…only peter steele from type o negative comes close, but the styles of music are so different they each stand unique and impressive. till is the best though:)
HEY a lot of oomph fans like rammstein too (like me but rammstein is always the best)
i swear that they say rammstein are like them but there lead singer Dero tries to growl like Till and he fails at it. so flux should not be talking shit about rammstein. fuck them. i friggian like their music and they fucking go and diss my fav band fuck buying their cds i'm fucking downloading their shit (and only the good shit which doesn't measure an inch up to btw) rammstein
BTW THEIR LEAD SINGER CAN'T FUCKING DANCE
(Till can)
he honestly comes off as a pompous, self-absorbed ass. That's a good sign your art is god awful.
Not one to simply say "R+ ROXORZZZZZZZ" I decided to actually listen to a few Oomph songs. They sound like Rammstein and AFI had a baby…an ugly baby. Every song I listened to by them has this really awful, stereotypical poppy synthesizer beat. Plus their singer seemingly lacks the ability to sing in other tone then this kinda nasally but ultimately wimpy rasp (Think Till Lindemann if you tore his balls off).
And wtf is he talking about, with stereotypes? They wrote a song called "Gott ist ein popstar". Basically, anti-religion (I'm an atheist BTW)… oh wow Flux, you guys are SO progressive and thoughtful!
So it was just as I suspected. He's a crappy, pretentious, self-absorbed artist who plays for the German equivalent of Green Day.
Plus he looks Maynard James Keenan from Tool if he didn't eat or go out into the sun for two weeks.
RAMMSTEIN RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck the rest
he said Rammstein play with sterotypes and he said if he played with sterotypes he could not see his face in the mirror next morning………… really why said that is cause hes scared of that stuff and fire.
yup
haha what a dick
FUCK OOMPH!