''Jazz ist anders'' ("
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
is different") is the eleventh full-length studio album by German rock band
Die Ärzte
(; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums.
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. It was released on 2 November 2007. The album has a bonus-
EP with three songs about the band and a hidden track. This is the first album after ''Debil'' that Die Ärzte produced alone. The cover is a reference to the most consumed food during their studio sessions: pizza.
"Pizza hält uns seit 25 Jahren zusammen"
- NZZ-Interview from 25 October 2007 The whole packaging looks like a pizza box; the CD itself has a picture of a pizza on it and the bonus EP on their website is accessible using a code printed on paper in the shape of a green pepper. The EP looks like a tomato slice. The album has been criticized for not being as funny as one would expect from Die Ärzte,[ although it was very warmly received by fans.
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Track listing
Bonus EP
* "Nimm es wie ein Mann (a.k.a. Kurt Cobain)" is after "Wir sind die lustigsten" on vinyl and download versions.
Singles
2007: " Junge"
2008: " Lied vom Scheitern"
2008: " Lasse redn"
2009: " Perfekt" " Breit" " Himmelblau"
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Economy
The "Economy" version CDs were sold on the concerts of the "Es wird eng" and "Jazzfäst" tours. The vinyl version is available from dealers.
On this version there are humorous changed versions of the 16 songs from ''Jazz ist anders''. Also, after the last song, a mangled "Was hat der Junge doch für Nerven" (from '' Im Schatten der Ärzte'') was included as a hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ...
.
The CD looks like the backside of a pizza. The CD-Text
CD-Text is an extension of the Red Book Compact Disc specifications standard for audio CDs. It allows storage of additional information (e.g. album name, song name, and artist name) on a standards-compliant audio CD.
The specification for CD-T ...
features different jokes for titles; some are altered titles, some "hidden messages" and some totally disconnected longer jokes. Instead of lyrics, other jokes are present.
Economy versions of the bonus EP songs and some of the B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ...
s were released as B-sides to ''Jazz ist anders'' singles.
Personnel
*Farin Urlaub
Jan Vetter (born 27 October 1963), better known as Farin Urlaub. (from the German ''Fahr in Urlaub!'', "Go on holiday!"), is a German singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for punk rock band . He has also ...
– guitar, vocals
* Bela Felsenheimer – drums, vocals
* Rodrigo González – bass, vocals
References
External links
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2007 albums
Die Ärzte albums
2000s German-language albums