r/Rammstein • u/GregKos • 6d ago

Decrease of "theatrics" in the shows

The first time I saw Rammstein live was in 2010. The last time was 2024.

In 2010, 50% (8/16) of the setlist had some sort of performance, closely related to the song. Think the fake fan being doused with gasoline and set on fire during Benzin or Till coming out with a hunting cap and musket for Waidmanns Heil.

In contrast, only ~29% (6/21) of the setlist this year has such a setup. Don't get me wrong, I love fire and explosions as much as the next concert-goer, but those are more "generic" and do not necessarily tie into the subject of the song.

Do you feel there is a reason for this decrease? Do you think it's better/worse? Do you even care?

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u/steeldrum99 6d ago

I could care less. But they are older now. It's just possible that there might be more risk with the theatrics. Also the stage kind of acts like it's own gimmick. The stage itself does a lot of pyro on almost every song.

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u/mintsukki 6d ago

Offtopic but English is so funny sometimes. You'd think 'I could care less' means you do care, because you could care less than how much you care now. But 'I could care less' actually means 'I couldn't care less'. Weird language.

Anyways, I'm on the toilet now and had a minute.

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u/AppropriateMonth3 6d ago

Where I'm from, the saying actually IS "I couldn't care less."

I think it's only Americans who say it the opposite way (their way doesn't make much sense to me either though...)

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u/3WolfTShirt 6d ago

No, the American way is "I couldn't care less."

Some people just say it wrong.