Nina Hagen - In Ekstasy (1985)

1 	Universal Radio 	
2 	Gods Of Aquarius 	
3 	Russian Reggae 	
4 	My Way
5 	1985 Ekstasy Drive 	
6 	Prima Nina In Ekstasy
7 	Spirit In The Sky
8 	Atomic Flash Deluxe 	
9 	The Lord's Prayer 	
10 	Gott In Himmel 	
11 	Universal Radio (Dance Mix)

Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Arranged By – Karl Rucker 
Drums – Alex Laroque, Peter Krause 
Grand Piano – Balis Jiouraitis
Guitar – Billy Liesegang
Keyboards – Roger Craig
Keyboards, Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Michael McEboy 
Saxophone – Alan Guillard
Trumpet – Eric Le Lane
Vocals – Nina Hagen
Vocals [Duetting] – Africa Bambaata, The Soul Sonic Force (tracks: 6), Shango (tracks: 6) 
Backing Vocals – Paul Eknes (tracks: 7) 
 

This isn't the best Nina has ever done, and I'd give it something less than five stars, but closer to five than four, hence the rating. A bit too abrasive, a bit too reaching for the lowest apple. I expected more of Nina, but it is hard to follow up too outstanding albums (Nunsexmonkrock and Fearless), so a bit of a let down seems inevitable. Curiously, I find the German language version less compelling than the English - perhaps because I listened to the latter so often before hearing the former.

As always, singularly Nina, which is a good thing. There has never been an artist quite like Nina, and while she is an acquired taste, she should always be appreciated for her originality and amazing vocals. In a side note, a few years after this album came out, when Ken Griffey, jr. was at his peak (before he went to Cincinnati) he was in a commercial that used the opening to "The Lord's Prayer". I only saw it once, so I believe some advertising exec snuck it in before the higher ups realized who and what it was. I wonder if that was the end of his career? ---Forrest Phelps, amazon.com

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