1990 early summer, cherry blossoms, warm nights. I am 15 and buy me after school Rios third parties. And am enchanted. Rio *** sounds quite different from what you were used to it by the master - "synthetic" it describes probably best - and kidnapped me song by song in strange worlds. Almost like in Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES from), I played through excessive that summer. "Ash Wednesday" results in the cuckoo forest the former environmental and domestic policy, "Sonnenallee" crush on a Berlin fairground, "autumn" beaming with yellow leaves in the sun, "signals" shoot a with in the cold space where you lost his mission drifts. The "Four Walls" make a room into a home, "What do I know" sitting as despair beside you at the roadside (beautiful nightmare!), Until you fully dives into "Thither" in old fairy tale worlds - walkers, castles, fairies, Snow White and Rosenrot than the Magic of Love and what the Today it remains. Last radiates the "star" of our world: a love song to the earth and to the power that stands behind it and sustains life. Should not go unmentioned "Magic Land", in my opinion one of the finest, saddest and most gripping Liebesleid songs that there are. Rio *** is a slightly different musical Rio Reiser, even the year after that was with "Through the wall" things as they are. But who feared stupid plastic music, can be assured: everything is arranged with great attention to detail and sometimes radiates a warmth that "handmade" music in no way inferior. For me, this album is very special, not only for nostalgic reasons, but because I am still taking the dream animal along for the ride. And I let myself always like it a.