Hamburg: lively Punk city of the early years and a variety of excellent bands are at home here, including ...But Alive and they were one of the few combos in the Nineties that managed to avoid slipping into apoliticality. No political rhetoric, no MTV clowning and their critique of the system remained tough and precise. They hate the state of all-knowing coolness that regards any thought of revolt as a disused embarrassment. And they do this not with the index, but with the middle finger and just say what needs to be said. Sog contains four tracks and was released in three versions via Weird System after the first album, and all of them are excellent milestones, especially 'Scheiße Erkennen' is one of my favorite songs, the lyrics aren't even that important for me, it's more about people who aren't what they seem to be and recognizing that is sometimes painful and incomprehensible. A shitty experience of course, and letting go isn't sometimes easy but as the saying goes: GOODBYE SETS YOU FREE! Well, at the end of 1999 the band announced their dissolution on their website: they had developed in different directions, musically and personally. I would also like to mention that the cover was designed by the American artist Eric Drooker, for whom he also designed the first three albums.
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