Founded 1981 in Buchen and the band has numerous albums out, all self-released and known only to a few. The baby is called Aktion Sägewerk, and consists of Zenzi (guitars/vocals), Ralph (bass/vocals), Bundi (drums/vocals) and this is the debut on Face Music, 500 copies were pressed. Their credo: "We can't do anything, but we're good at it." That's why they decided punkrock as their style. And because they were overwhelmed with playing songs by other musicians, they wrote their own. Their bad reputation spread so quickly that soon people from all over the world came to pay homage to them. The band experienced their most successful period in the 1990s. At that time, the three musicians founded a civil law society and covered their costs with performance fees. In some years they gave up to thirty concerts. The musicians not only made the Schwarzwald and Odenwald unsafe, but also shook the stage at concerts from Oberstdorf to Hamburg and from Hoyerswerda to St. Ingbert.
Today I can't say exactly how I came to the band but the fact is, I like their music and their lyrics aren't 08/15, so I contacted the gents, I think it was Bundi who answers, and ordered their record, plus the others, which are unfortunately only available as CD. I guess there are more available, just get in touch with them. Aufrecht Gehn has thirteen solid numbers, including a well-made Nena cover, plus charming fast hits and can best be described as DeutschPunk, whereby Zenzi's predilection for beat music can be clearly heard. In 2001 they decided to take it easy. At the moment they play once a year at Café Pfeiffer in Buchen. Schöne Platte!
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