Songs for the Exhausted
Encyclopedia
Songs for the Exhausted is the fourth full-length studio album
by Austria
n indie
-band Naked Lunch
. It was received with critical praise in Germany
and Austria
and sold surprisingly well. It was the bands first album after a five year-hiatus, following the flopping of Love Junkies, which caused them being dropped by their record label. Recorded in the wake of this backslashing event, most of the songs are dominated by a sad, bleak tone. Also, one of the songs, "King George" was written about the death of the group ex-bass player, Georg Timber-Trattnig.
The album was followed by several tours and an EP (Stay), in 2005.
Played by Naked Lunch: Oliver Welter (vocals and guitar
), Herwig Zamernik (bass guitar
), Stefan Deisenberger (keyboards
), Thorsten Thonhauser (drums
) and Olaf Opal (electronics
).
with guests:
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
-band Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch (band)
Naked Lunch is a band from Klagenfurt, Austria, founded in 1991. They started out as an alternative rock band mixing hard rock guitars and fragile vocals. In the nineties, they connected with the German The Notwist/Weilheim musical scene with whom they still have their ties...
. It was received with critical praise in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and sold surprisingly well. It was the bands first album after a five year-hiatus, following the flopping of Love Junkies, which caused them being dropped by their record label. Recorded in the wake of this backslashing event, most of the songs are dominated by a sad, bleak tone. Also, one of the songs, "King George" was written about the death of the group ex-bass player, Georg Timber-Trattnig.
The album was followed by several tours and an EP (Stay), in 2005.
Track listing (CD)
- God – 4:52
- First Man on the Sun – 3:51
- King George – 3:37
- Stay – 4:38
- Lost it all – 3:04
- In your Room – 4:37
- The Deal – 3:54
- Man without Past – 4:05
- Solitude – 4:15
- The Retainer – 3:51
Credits
All songs/lyrics by Oliver Welter, all music by Oliver Welter, Herwig Zamernik, Stefan Deisenberger and Olaf Opal.Played by Naked Lunch: Oliver Welter (vocals and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Herwig Zamernik (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Stefan Deisenberger (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
), Thorsten Thonhauser (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) and Olaf Opal (electronics
Electronic musical instrument
An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces its sounds using electronics. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker....
).
with guests:
- Mario Kofler - drums on 1/5/9
- Ingo Weber - drums on 2/7
- Michi Malicka - bass on 1/5
- Ritchi Klammer - hornHorn (instrument)The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
s on 2/8 - Sebastian Schumacher - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
on 10 - Klaus Lippitsch - percussions
Miscellanea
- Videos were made for"God" and "Stay", by befriended film-maker Thomas Woschitz. They later accused the German metal band RammsteinRammsteinRammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
of copying their "God" video for one of their own videos, "Ohne dichOhne dich"Ohne dich" is a power ballad by German band Rammstein from the album Reise, Reise. It is seen as expressing mourning over the loss of a loved person. It was released as the third single from the album on 22 November 2004 in Germany , Switzerland and Austria. Other countries' releases followed up...
". - "Stay" was released as the sole single/EP, in 2005.