Franz K. – … So Einfach…

Releasedate: 2013; Label: Fastball Music
By: Sabine van Gameren

They call themselves ‘Die Dinosaurier des Deutschrock’. Founded in 1969 they surely had a whole career behind them. Now the band released the album “- … So Einfach…”.

Good to see the band see themselves as a rockband, but to find it in this release is maybe not the easiest task. The songs are all simplistic, catchy and mostly Pop. It runs smoothly, the lyrics are even for a non-German easy to pick up and the tempo is never really going wild. Same goes for the instrumentals. Never really an interesting breakout to be found, just some simple backup for the vocals. Perhaps the title would have told us already.
You may imagine that the band has some dedicated fans after many years of existence who will absolutely adore this release but perhaps it is not really attracting a new audience. The music is perfect for some easy listening but you should not expect too much out it. The band gives you fourteen tracks that are somewhat similar and may be good for a party mood. “..So Einfach…” is not the album that will change your life. Just an ok pop release but not too much more than that.

Line up:
Michael “Momo” Grimm – Vocals & Bass
Mick Hannes – Guitar
Frank Roßmann – Guitar
Stefan Josefus – Drums & Percussion
Vincent Valiton – Drums & Percussion

Tracklist: 01. Die Stones kommen niemals nach Witten 02. So einfach 03. Für solche Momente 04. Zauber-Beat 05. Du Schöne aus dem Internet 06. Komm, wir spielen Rock N’ Roll 07. Vielleicht, vielleicht 08. Jede Sekunde 09. Zu Ende ist das niemals 10. Wir werden es packen 11. Du + Ich 12. Die Sehnsucht nach Dir 13. Bonus: Zauber-Beat (Shuffle Version) 14. Du Schöne aus dem Internet (Club-Version)

Links:
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