Urlaub fürs Gehirn cover

Urlaub fürs Gehirn

K.I.Z · 2011

66 min · 17 tracks · hip-hop

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

76 /100
Alpine
Higher than 75% of albums we've rated

Its grotesque punchline writing and sharply targeted satire give the songs a distinct voice, though the mid-album skit breaks the flow and the comic premise can wear thin.

What we noticed

  • The first ten tracks move between blunt sexual provocation and social satire, with songs like “Doitschland schafft sich ab” and “Raus aus dem Amt” turning the punchlines outward.
  • “Tsetsefliegenmann” is a skit at track 11, interrupting the run of full songs before “Mr. Sonderbar” and the final stretch.
  • The album closes with “Lach mich tot,” “Koksen ist scheiße” and “Biergarten Eden,” rather than placing its skit or shortest detour at the end.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
8/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Küss mir den Schwanz 3:34
  • 2 Urlaub fürs Gehirn 4:02
  • 3 Doitschland schafft sich ab 3:55
  • 4 Heiraten 3:58
  • 5 Raus aus dem Amt 3:49
  • 6 Abteilungsleiter der Liebe 3:37
  • 7 Fleisch 3:05
  • 8 In seiner Mutter 3:29
  • 9 Fremdgehen 3:13
  • 10 Lauf weg 4:59
  • 11 Tsetsefliegenmann (skit) 1:04
  • 12 Mr. Sonderbar 3:54
  • 13 H.I.T. 3:33
  • 14 Der durch die Scheibeboxxxer 3:42
  • 15 Lach mich tot 4:57
  • 16 Koksen ist scheiße 7:51
  • 17 Biergarten Eden 3:19

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata