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Liebe, Tod and Teufel

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Released
  
1987 (1987)

Liebe, Tod & Teufel (1987)
  
Neppomuks Rache (1990)

Genre
  
Pop

Label
  
EMI Columbia Austria

Length
  
40:47

Release date
  
2 November 1987

Producer
  
Günter Schönberger

Artist
  
Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung

Similar
  
Nie wieder Kunst (wie immer), Spitalo Fatalo, Geld oder Leben!, Kann denn Schwachsinn Sünde se, Neppomuk’s Rache

Liebe, Tod & Teufel (Love, Death & the Devil) is a 1987 album by the Austrian pop band Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung.

Contents

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.

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. The album, however, went unnoticed in the English-speaking world.

Songs

1Drei verliebte Pinguine (1)0:35
2Liebe - Tod und Teufel5:02
3Küss die Hand - schöne Frau4:10

References

Liebe, Tod & Teufel Wikipedia