Overall, it is a rather quiet drive, around half of the songs are ballads. So it is somewhat reminiscent of "Close", the ballads are arranged here orchestral and rock songs are more rock than the factory from 2005. One striking aspect of "Radio Maria" is the study of religious subjects. "Jesus" with Stonesriff and röhrendem singing and for many a surprising "Your Love" are not the only songs with a religious coloring. Also, the final song "Child of yesterday" is one of them. "Your Love" is a beautiful number with a warm captivating Arrangement and a surprising commitment to the faith. "Jesus" was then banned from some radio programs for its part, recorded a controversial statements. The text certainly is not suitable for every church, every church and every church journal, but speaks to a human need, a hope that is shared by many people. Even though in provocative images.
For "Superman", a pop song, there is a video that the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is ajar. I like the way of evil, ironic and disillusioning text is implemented here with the singing and the music, a fine song. "Lola Blue" a beautiful country ballad, a good story from the West. The song works as a drama of jealousy with bad end, even prayer has brought nothing. "Rosamunde" serves as satisfaction for the fans who want to have a song again exactly and remember this to the good old days with Marius. "Alone" convinces with stimmigem text and late Sixties music, reminiscent of the sound "Get back / Don`t let me down" to the Beatles, even if Billy Preston is not at work here. Paul and John are aptly also mentioned in the text.
Not infrequently, the texts are criticized in Westlife. Also on "Radio Maria" there are some locations that are not or not open at once. Lifted? Nonsense? Cryptic? It also does not understand every line of Rimbaud or Dylan. Can you at "You have never fought" speak of a confused text, simply because it is unclear to what mother is and who are the five thousand sons? Some texts are clear and some do leave a lot of room for interpretation. Frequently Westlife is accused that he produced since 1982 or optionally 1984 or 1989, or ... or pseudo art. I hold this for Quark. I do not consider the Marius Theo buddy Peppermint type for the real Marius Müller Westernhagen, even if the song with his peppermint - mind you - Nonsensetext's great fun. And the Westlife in 1989 is not the arrogant pseudo artists for me.
Even the text "Where is Behle?" is often described as confused, incomprehensible or meaningless. Here the song but offers us some pictures and moods. While reinschlittert itself deep in the crap, everything takes its course, in the end even with the Wicked Witch is no more space free, simply does not show up in the green country skiing jersey dressed, hoped by all modern Godot. I like the song, also because he represents the good old Olympic classics from Lake Placid in 1980 with Bruno and Jochen Behle Moravetz than quote above. A curious piece of sports history and finally uses JMD. This for a song. Convincing well (the old rich man who loves beautiful Lolita story) "Walkman". Here bothers me only the mention of all our Tennis God out of the broom closet, which you can trust blindly. This is because I have his tennis game and his initial boyish naivety as the only positive properties in memory. I know Boris Becker but not personally, and perhaps he is privately unlike he at Bets that ?, or large in talkshows präsentiert.Die ballad of the disc is "again". I find that this is a great song, even though some consider the song for about Mainstreaming, dishonest, arrogant, or all together. The chorus, especially at the end of the repetition like many to be flat and be repeated too often. I think that the song made a great impact and also cope is a classic.
"Radio Maria" was Westernhagen's last great commercial success. After also very successful tour, he announced his retirement from the German theaters and the whole stadium PR Klimbim. This took him a lot of people sick. It's also not nice by letting many years the king (and himself) celebrates and cheers, and then rotate the easy ne long nose and warps. Since then bakes Westlife selling technically smaller rolls, but released three albums really good successor. I hear "Radio Maria" until today like, even if the album at that time, apart from the religious allusions, nothing new offered. A solid and good record. The wheel must be reinvented not repeatedly. In retrospect, where one is usually smarter, was "Radio Maria" a good and successful completion of a phase in Western Hagens career and "insane" is a fresh and rocking, albeit significantly less commercially successful restart.
