Liebe, Tod & Teufel

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

Liebe, Tod & Teufel
Studio album by
Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
Released1987 (1987)
GenreAustropop
Length40:47
ProducerGünter Schönberger
Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung chronology
Geld oder Leben!
(1985)		 Liebe, Tod & Teufel
(1987)		 Neppomuks Rache
(1990)

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.TitleEnglish translationLength
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"Yes, That's Jazz0:19
7."Tarzan und Jane""Tarzan and Jane"4:10
8."Burli""Boy"4:03
9."Auf der Nepperbahn""On the Nepperbahn"2:22
10."Sandlerkönig Eberhard""Eberhard, king of the beggars"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
Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
  • Klaus Eberhartinger – lead vocals
  • Thomas Spitzer – guitar, vocals, co-lead vocals on "Der Tod"
  • Nino Holm – keyboards, bass, programming, backing vocals
  • Eik Breit – bass, backing vocals
  • Anders Stenmo – drums, programming
  • Mario Bottazzi – backing vocals
  • Günter Schönberger – backing vocals

Additional personnel

  • Peter Kolbert – drums
  • Peter Müller – programming, production
  • Peter Skrepek – programming

Contents

The cover of the album shows a penguin who is popular amongst women. It also 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). 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 poke fun at Prince Charles' large ears (Ohr-Troubles).

Reception

The album reached #1 in Austria and Switzerland, for eight and two weeks respectively. It peaked at #3 in Germany.[2]

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References
  1. Official Website of EAV Archived 2016-08-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. "Chart positions for Liebe, Tod & Teufel" Retrieved on 31 July 2016.
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