Soll das wirklich alles sein?
Occupation
- Vocals: Christina Stürmer
- Guitar: Oliver Varga
- Bass: Gwenael Damman
- Keyboard, guitar: Hartmut comb
- Drums: Klaus Pérez- Salado
Is that really all? is the second studio album of the Austrian pop - rock singer Christina Stürmer. After their debut album was released only in " Christina", this is the first album striker, which was released under her full name. The album was released on 8 June 2004 in Austria and reached a newcomer # 1 in the album charts.
Background
The album was placed eight weeks as number 1 and for a period of 64 weeks in the Austrian charts. As Christina's first publication was also awarded the album 3 times platinum, which corresponds to a total of more than 90,000 albums sold in Austria.
After the huge success of their debut album Free Fall the release of their second album has been brought forward. Management of Alexander Kahr already decided the album a year after the First Order, and not as planned until 18 months later publish. Prior to the expectations and the pressure to succeed, were due to the large sales of the first album, very high. The sale was supported by extensive advertising in the press, television and radio.
Due to the success in Austria, a publication of set that was really be? planned in Germany. However, management decided for the time being the further development to be seen and only the single Gone was released in 2004 with very modest success in Germany. It further singles were released, with comparatively rather average ratings, followed by Christina Stürmer withdrew to continue to plan and prepare their musical career outside of Austria.
Music
Christina positioned to really be all set with that? mature, independent, thoughtful and certainly also critical. The album seems calmer than her debut album Free Fall. Melancholic ballads and love songs come to the fore. Defined with energetic funky titles like Gone Love them or you like I, however, the album has the " nooks and crannies" of the life of the artist. Total Christina acts vocally accomplished and expressive. The texts do without extensive descriptions and are admirably directly.
Furthermore Christina Stürmer sings exclusively in German language equally dialect. The audience and the professional world they are trying to assign a genre. Comparisons with the New German Wave be drawn. Due to the major success as an Austrian artist since Falco is Christina's music, especially through the media, also attributed the Austropop.
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Reviews
- Franz A. Stanzl, germ: "With their second Silberling brings Christina Stürmer 16 songs on the market, all of which are good. In the scrap happy romps around the Einstelligkeiten of the charts, and one is female but well served with what are the squad around the pierced Frohnatur of here.
- Sonja Schröder, Music Channel, "If you listen to the lyrics so it sounds quite plain and simple, like a musical diary. What is missing is the sung shopping list, then it would be almost an everyday description. But shopping they no longer may well go, they would rather live in a supermarket because there everything your heart desires. The fact that the lyrics and compositions are created under pressure to succeed, unfortunately noted a bit, but Christina's incredible charisma and her impressive voice to make so a lot for it.
- Oliver Jungwirth, Music magazine: " Well, here we have the second Silberling of Austria's biggest current star in the pop scene. I quote reluctant Mr. Alfred villages, but as he said but once so aptly: 'I am comedian, but not even I would have thought of such a thing '. This also applies to the title of Christina Sturmer CD. Is that really all? Seems that way. Tellingly, one would have this CD probably can hardly call ( the only other equally honest CD that comes to mind is Nina chavs 12 songs, not the worst ). And it is still on Miss striker light on music horizon. And I really do it slowly no more. "