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Herbert Grönemeyer has been the voice of Germany for decades. Initially, he did not want to be a musician – "rather footballer or used car dealer". Friday, his new album "Tumult" will be released. In fact, there was already quite a stir. Because as in his album "Chaos", released in 1993, it is the atmosphere in Germany. He was inspired by his life, his thoughts "and the time we live in, this time very nervous and agitated," he says. The strengthening of the law, the hate speech in the network, the mitigation of fears, all this concerns Grönemeyer. An album on the state of the nation.
Of course, one wonders where it will lead, says Grönemeyer. But at the same time, he believes, "we are also stable and mature enough to cope." The most surprising piece of the disc is probably "Doppelherz / Iki Gönlüm", in which Grönemeyer sings some pbadages in Turkish. He had come to read the journalist Deniz Yücel, still imprisoned at the time. "It was at that time that I read Turkish, and then everyone said," Oh, you can do that very well! "
The song talks about the desires of people, whether for the next holiday destination or for the second home. He receives the support of "Doppelherz / Iki Gönlüm" from BRKN, a young rapper from Berlin-Kreuzberg – a cooperation that works well.
Grown up in Bochum, child of the Ruhr region, diversity has always been normal for Grönemeyer. "We were proud of that!" He had gone to school with children from Greece, Turkey or Poland or had played football, while fathers had pulled the coal off the wall, squeezed the steel bar and pushed the economic miracle .
But he was known to be different: In addition to theater stations and a role in the film epic "The Boat", he initially unsuccessfully attempted as a singer. Then came "4630 Bochum", the 1984 album, the most titled album of the year. He suffered a blow in 1998 when, a few days later, his brother and his wife died of cancer. Grönemeyer retires, treating his sorrow of the success of "Mensch". He lives in the following years with his two children in London. He has been living in Berlin for a long time. He has been happy for a few years and is now married.
Another simple song of love
"Are you there when too many threats yesterday, when we are brutal, because the old spirits are spinning around?", He asks now in the song of resistance "Are you there". And: "Not a meter to the right, understanding is never bad," he says in "case-by-case". But even though "Turmoil" is an ever-political album, it also has something light-hearted and carefree. Several songs deal with happiness and love. Thus, "My Life Beams" is, in its simplicity, one of the most beautiful love songs ever written by Grönemeyer. And "The happiness of the moment" revolves around unexpected and surprising moments of happiness sometimes caught off guard.
As diverse as the album is, the sound is diverse. The total of 16 songs (plus two bonus tracks) uses different styles. A bandwidth rather convincing.
The chances are certainly not bad that Grönemeyer can be badociated with "tumult" to his tremendous success. For more than three decades, all of his German-language studio albums have dominated the charts. Is there any pressure on the new record to such success – or relax? "No, I'm already playing for victory, all the rest is nonsense," said Grönemeyer laughing. "If I go on the court, I also want to score, and now I've put the ball back in the free kick, and hope it'll go to the top corner."
(APA / dpa)
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