by Peter Weber - Alles im Arsch
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- Five really well told stories
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German rock made in Cologne: of course, I am always especially curious when I run into artists I don’t know yet from my hometown. This time, having a deeper look into the music was made very easy. The title of the EP by Paul Weber is Alles im Arsch – which roughly translates to “All Fucked Up”. Sounds like straight and honest music, doesn’t it? Here is my review.
Paul Weber – About The Artist
Paul Weber is a Cologne-origin artist. Already in rather early years, he has been successful in a school band, but the members split up after school was finished. Weber stayed in Cologne and also worked as an architectural draftsman. His songs are political or feature regional topics. Alles im Arsch is his second EP, after the 2019 one, Ein neuer Tag.
Paul Weber – Alles im Arsch – Track by Track
The five track lasts 16 minutes.
1. Auf und davon
The EP starts with Auf und davon (“Up and Away”), a powerful, rocking track, which would be a great road movie for a trip to “Paris or Marseille”, as Weber states in the chorus. Very present, catching track, which definitely makes me (even) more curious about the following songs.
2. Männer
There is a very classic 1980’s song called Männer (“Men”) in German, performed by Herbert Grönemeyer. Somehow, Paul Weber does a very similar song full of stereotypes. The key difference: he moved the stories of the song by 35 years – which obviously makes the song feel really modern.
Ich will doch nur ein Mann sein,
Dicke Autos fahr’n
In der Muckibude mit meiner Ischе prahl’n
Ich will doch nur ein Mann sein,
Baby, schau mich an
Siehst du mеin Haus, meine Rolex, meinen Kontostand
(“I just want to be a man
Drive fat cars
Brag about by babe in the muscle factory
I just want to be man
Babe, look at me
Do you see my house, my Rolex, my bank savings”)
3. Schließe die Augen
Schließe die Augen (“Close my eyes”) is a break-up track. The song feels quite a lot like pop music. I love the local references, the way Weber describes feelings and thoughts. Nice one
4. Alles im Arsch
The title track is about nationalism. Weber is doing a very angry and straight song. Very clear message and a very good song. Really enjoy listening to it.
5. Zugvögel
The record closes with Zugvögel (“Migrating Birds”). The song describes the scenery from a Cologne cafe, when Weber recognizes that spring is coming, that the days are longer again. Migrating birds are coming back. A very personal, but also metaphoric song. You might not love the song at first sight – but in fact it is a really good one.
Paul Weber – Alles im Arsch – Spotify
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Paul Weber – Alles im Arsch – My View
Well done – especially the lyrics of Alles im Arsch lead to a very nicely told, entertaining, but also thoughtful EP. It is a collection of five stories, which are very different – by contents, but also melodically. A really nice and enjoyable listen.
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European Airports Go Mad – a Morning at Dusseldorf Airport
Early summer 2022. After the Covid-19 crisis feels to have come to a certain end, air travelers all over Europe ...
Hampton by Hilton Aachen Tivoli
Doing some shopping (including the local sweets outlets) and visiting the Drielandenpunt, where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet, I recently ...
The Lounge Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN)
Old lounge, new lounge: after Lufthansa decided to terminally close down some of their lounges, the company Global Lounge Network ...
The Paradise of Calories – Chocolate and Candy Outlets in Aachen
There are quite some reasons to visit the Western German city of Aachen. However, before I spend a night there ...
House of German History (Haus der Geschichte) Bonn
Germany between World War II. - this is roughly the mission of the House of the History of the Federal ...
Solingen Bird and Animal Park
Even though the city is not overwhelmingly large, Solingen in fact comes with two zoos / animal parks. While I ...
Visiodrom Wuppertal
One of the architectural witnesses of the industrial heritage of the Rhein-Ruhr Region in Germany are definitely the gasometers. These ...
Premier Inn Cologne City South
Trying out another hotel brand: after I had stayed at quite a bunch of Premier Inn Hotel locations in England ...
Sea Life Königswinter
As I purchased a Merlin Entertainment annual ticket for Germany in May 2021 (majorly as I have been covering Heide ...
Hampton by Hilton Dusseldorf City Centre
The Hilton Hotel Group is currently opening quite a lot of new Hampton by Hilton Hotels over Central Europe. Sufficient ...
VfL Gummersbach (Handball) at SCHWALBE arena
Even though it is a some 50 kilometer drive from Cologne to Gummersbach, the VfL Gummersbach is not only the ...
Walking Through Historic Remscheid-Lennep (Pictured Story)
In order to collect some new material for Flyctory.com, I recently drove to Remscheid to cover some museums there. The ...
My Top 15 Airports Flown – With Some Brief Thoughts
Even though I do have a couple of airport reviews on Flyctory.com, I so far missed a lot of the ...
Charles Dickens Christmas Market Heimbach
As I already told you last year when I reviewed the Charles Dickens Museum in London, I am a huge ...
Leonardo Hotel Düsseldorf Airport (Ratingen)
Parking fees at Dusseldorf Airport got ridiculously high in recent past. For my August 2021 trip to Poland (from Thursday ...
Hyatt Regency Cologne
Located right at the River Rhine, the Hyatt Regency is one of the most iconic and also one of the ...
The Twelve Best Flights Of My Life (… so far)
During the later phases of the Covid-19 lock-downs in Germany, I had the idea to that posting. Maybe just because ...
Fauna Animal Park Solingen
Even though Solingen is not a that major city (some 160,000 inhabitants), it features two mid-size animal parks / zoos ...
Moxy Cologne Bonn Airport
The hotel situation at Cologne / Bonn Airport used to be quite bothering. There used to be a single hotel ...
MyWellness Cologne – Renting a Private Spa Experience
Especially after all the Covid-19 restrictions, my wife and I were really looking forward to two relaxing hours in a ...
Bergisches Museum for Mining, Craft & Trade Bensberg
The story why I felt I had to visit the Bergisches Museum für Bergbau, Handwerk und Handel - the Bergisches ...
A Walk Through Cologne / Bonn Airport Terminal at Covid-19 Times (Pictured Story)
Travelling in Germany has been turned down to an absolute minimum. Hotels are just able to accept business guests and ...
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum Dusseldorf
A zoo which is suitable for the cold and rainy days as well: as you might guess already, Aquazoo Löbbecke ...
Rhine Cable Car (Kölner Seilbahn) Cologne
There are periodically discussions, whether the Cologne local transport is upgraded by cable car traffic over the river Rhine. However, ...
taku Dining Box in Cologne – Gourmet Food at Home
Since late October 2020, restaurants in Germany are not allowed to open as a pandemic lock-down measure. However, take-away services ...
Deutsches Museum Bonn
The Deutsches Museum (German Museum for Science and Technology) in Munich is one of the most fascinating places in Germany ...
Chocolate Museum Cologne (Schokoladenmuseum)
Cologne Cathedral is the key attraction of my home town Cologne, of course (it is even one of Germany's very ...
Maritim Hotel Cologne
After having a couple of hotel reviews from nearby cities Dusseldorf and Bonn already, I felt it was a huge ...
The Fair Play Suite at the Kameha Grand Hotel Bonn
After we visited a couple of hotels in Bonn, we finally wanted to check out the only five star one ...
Bonn Marriott Hotel
Holidays close to home? Not just due to Covid-19, I felt it to be more and more attractive to have ...
Watching Cologne from Europa Rad Ferris Wheel
Sometimes, you just have to be creative: if you have one of the biggest mobile ferris wheels in the neighboring ...
ibis Dusseldorf Main Station
In order to have a more comfortable (and longer) sleep, I decided to go for a night at the ibis ...
Dusseldorf Rhine Tower (Rheinturm)
The Rheinturm - or Rhine Tower - is definitely one of Dusseldorf's most iconic viewpoints. During a recent stay at the ...
INNSIDE Hotel Dusseldorf Hafen
As I had couple of Spain and Portugal trips planned for summer 2020 and all have been cancelled due to ...
100 Years of Gold Bears and More – Haribo Shopping around Cologne
My birth town Bonn has been hit heavily by Covid-19. The key reason for that are not health issues, but ...
“Climbing” the Monte Troodelöh, Cologne’s Highest Point
My beloved home town Cologne, Germany, is always a bit of crazy - not just during the carnival days. Thus, ...
Autokino Düsseldorf – Drive-Movies & Show
After I recently visited the traditional drive-in movie in Cologne and the additional pop-up Car Watch in my home town, 2nd ...
Car Watch – A new Pop-up Drive-in Cinema in Cologne
As I wrote in my recent review about the traditional DRIVE IN movies in the South of Cologne, drive-in movies ...
Cologne/Bonn Airport during Covid-19 Times (Pictured Story)
Regarding passenger flights, my hometown airport Cologne / Bonn is only the seventh biggest in Germany, servicing some 12 million ...
Cologne DRIVE IN Movies – More than the Covid-19 Alternative
Quarantining, social isolation, being unable to go out on a Friday - overall, the cultural and social scene has been ...
German Fairy Forest (Deutscher Märchenwald) Altenberg
Fairy Forests are a quite traditional attraction. Different stages tell you the stories of fairy tales, typically illustrated by puppets ...
Arithmeum Bonn – A Museum about Calculations
A Calculation Museum? Sounds like a place for die-hard nerds - but the Arithmeum in Bonn is really a popular ...
Hilton Bonn
Why not doing it at home? Though Bonn is just some 40 kilometers away from our flat, my wife and ...
Historic Mustard Mill Cologne
The Historic Mustard Mill in Cologne ("Historische Senfmühle Köln") is quite a unique place in the million people city. It ...
Cologne Old Town Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in Cologne's Old Town is the largest of the city. Under the slogan "Heinzel's Wintermärchen" (something like Good ...
Cologne Stadtgarten Christmas Market
The Stadtgarten in Cologne is both, a recreational park in the heart of the city, whose facilities are protected, and ...
Cologne Cathedral / Roncalli Square Christmas Market
Cologne Cathedral and a 25 meter high Christmas tree - these are the key ingredients, which turn the Christmas Market ...
Stars Of The Galaxy – A Star Wars Shrine in Mönchengladbach
You may know Mönchengladbach (or: Moenchengladbach) for soccer, likely. However, the city hosts one of the most remarkable Star Wars ...
Cologne Harbor Christmas Market at Chocolate Museum
During each festive season, Cologne is crowded with tourists and visitors due to its Christmas markets. There are masses of ...
Dusseldorf Airport Photo Tour
Though it just processes about a half of the number of passengers of Munich Airport and even just a third ...
Andernach Geyser
The Vulkaneifel region Southwest of Bonn, Germany, is still a quite active vulcanic region. Thus, all around there and in ...
On Top of Leverkusen Water Tower
Water towers are not too common in Central Europe, especially in Germany. This is definitely one of the key factor, ...
German Blade Museum Solingen
Solingen, some 30 km Northeast of Cologne, is known as Germany's headquarter of the knife and scissor industry. Thus, it ...
The Scherz-Tour – A Different RheinEnergieSTADION Cologne Tour
I already visited a couple of stadium tours with Flyctory.com in the past. My home and heart soccer club, 1 ...
Bergisch Historic Trams Wuppertal
Wuppertal in the Bergisches Land region Northeast of Cologne hosts a very special attraction for train and rail enthusiasts: the ...
Museum Plagiarius Solingen – The Place for Copies
Did you ever copy a CD from a friend? Plagiarism can be much worse than just bootlegging. The Museum Plagiarius ...
Lindlar Open Air Museum
Lindlar, a minor Eastern suburb of Cologne, hosts one of two open-air museums driven by the regional Rhineland authority LVR ...
Alte Dombach Paper Mill
Bergisch Gladbach, a 110,000 inhabitant city East of Cologne, is a traditional location for the production of paper. While nowadays, ...
Very Important Postings – July to December 2018
Another six months have passed - the first full half year of Flyctory.com's existance. After I did the Very Important ...
Ratingen-Cromford Textile Factory
One of the key attractions in Ratingen, Northeast of Dusseldorf, is the remarkable Cromford Textile Factory, which is driven by ...
The Eau de Cologne Giants – 4711 vs. Farina
When people think of real "Eau de Cologne", they typically think about the well-branded 4711 brand located in the city's ...
Leverkusen Deer Park Reuschenberg (Review)
There are quite a lot of minor deer and animal parks around Cologne, quite a lot of them mainly based ...
Dormagen Deer Park Tannenbusch
Located North of Cologne, the "Wildpark Tannenbusch" offers a nice way to spent your free time with your family, enjoying ...
City Outlet Bad Münstereifel
Spa Town Bad Münstereifel, suffering from economic problems in their city center, decided to revamp its commercial concept and opened ...
History of Gaming in Cologne’s City Museum
The Cologne City Museum's recent history is not really what one would call "lucky". After a water damage in later ...
Six Intercontinental Flight Weekend – Day 5 (Trip Report)
Sunday, 27th May 2018 - time to slowly head home. After quite a lot of flying, this has really been ...
Six Intercontinental Flight Weekend – Day 1 (Trip Report)
There are a lot of factors which made me look forward to the first destination of my trip, Tangier in ...
Six Intercontental Flights in 72 Hours (Overview)
No, I am not going to travel between Europe and Asia or America like a madman or do some extreme ...
