DIE CRACKERS - BRDigung 1981

A complete underrated band I think is the next post: Die Crackers with their brilliant debut album. Sure, in punk circles rather unknown and really only known among local rockers but this album is the best they ever released and that's certainly not only German rock. Their lyrics are funny and frighteningly close on current affairs and the music is pure impact. Originally established 1980 in Wiesbaden at the height of summer, intended to be a joke combo at the beach party of a student nude volleyball tournament, the band has released four albums to 1987 and many singles. Apart from some initial difficulties some of their songs have become great hits. Moreover, they were in 1984, in addition to the Rodgau Monotones, Flatsch! and Hob Goblin are the protagonists of the so-called "Hessen-Power". A national success they celebrated with songs like Phonhaus & Pornokino (both in 1981) and their biggest one was the 'Klassenfahrt Zum Titisee' (1983) 7Inch, in which they coined the term "Turnschuhgeneration" that quickly found its way into the German language. 1987 the band broke up and two years later they recover with a new line-up. Since 1998, however, they play back in the original cast. In 2003 they appeared at the "Silberne Hochzeit" a anniversary concert for the Rodgau Monotones at the Stadthalle Offenbach and played there in front of 8.000 fans. For their 30th anniversary, the band recorded at concerts on 5 and 6 December 2008, the double CD "Die Crackers Live", which appeared in May 2009. The setlist of the evening came in agreement with the audience. In July 2009, the band released the 7'' 'Wir haben einen Traum', the official fan song of the soccer club SV Wehen Wiesbaden. So if you have the chanxe to buy this album (excellent cover b.t.w.) do it, because: it's unique! - Fuck..... it's snowing vehemently

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V/A - Halt Die Ohren Steif! (Rare German Underground 1980-1983)

Und jetzt etwas ganz besonderes und zuerst meinen herzlichen Dank an Loni und Reinhard ohne deren Hilfe diese compilation nicht möglich gewesen wäre. Meine erste Idee war eine Fortsetzung von Smasch BRD doch die verwarf ich schnell weil die Mucke hier nicht vorwiegend Punkrock ist sondern es handelt sich um extrem rare goodies von 7Inches, tapes oder alben die keine Sau kennt, mich eingeschlossen. Als ich die tracks am 24.12. bekam lauschte ich sofort was da kommt und zu meiner überraschung war ich verblüfft welch perlen aus eigenen landen so herum schlummern. Abgesehen von ein zwei liedern kannte ich nix, von daher mußte ich sofort reinhören. Aus den fast über vierzig juwelen hab ich dann diese zweiunddreißig ausgewählt, das artwork gezimmert (meine zeichnerischen aktivitäten in den 90zigern) und Voila! ist somit eine erstaunliche reihe an guter songs entstanden und ich muss sagen absolut hörenswert. Zumindest für jeden von euch der auf German Underground Mucke abfährt. Punk, Wave, Synth-Pop und Rock, alles hier drauf und textlich ebenso stark. Es wäre schön zu wissen wie die Download Gemeinde, Ihr, das dingens findet, dafür gibt's die Comment Section. For my International friends: High Quality German Underground Music from rare 7inches, tapes or unknown albums on this one, selfmade artwork, only hits and lost nuggets, leave a comment and tell me what you're thinking.

1.Langeweile-Kult - DON CAMILLO & DIE SCHILDBÜRGER

2.Amsterdam - BLANKER WAHNSINN

3.Neongirl - KREISCHER GANG

4.1938 (Live) - ROTE FRONT

5.Gib Liebe Her - MONOPOL

6.Ganz Entspannt - STRETTO

7.Stacheldraht - COTZBROCKEN

8.Vorwiegend Heiter - BORGWARD

9.Mongoloid - ERNST

10.Mir Geht Es Danke Gut - PLASTIKTANZ

11.Schrott (Live) - STALINORGEL

12.Komm Zu Mir - NO MERCY

13.U-Bahn - GEILE TIERE

14.Monika & Otto - IMPOTENZ

15.I Think Of You - OUTRAGE

16.In Der Nacht - SCHÜTTELFROST

17.Herr Kardinal, Ham Sie Schon Mal? - CRACKERS

18.Frank Ist Krank - DON CAMILLO & DIE SCHILDBÜRGER

19.Aachener Westpunk - SWITCH

20.Blind, Wild, Leer - BLANKER WAHNSINN

21.Verlangen - EXIT

22.Halt Die Ohren Steif! - AIRBREAK

23.Was Soll Ich Tun? - MONOPOL

24.Langeweile - F.A.K.

25.Lehrlink - NITRIBITT & PAT McGLYNN

26.Glück Verfehlt - ENDSTUFE

27.Immer Nur Das Beste - NO MERCY

28.Bullen Verpisst Euch, Keiner Vermisst Euch (Live) - LUSTFINGER

29.Punker - CALIFORNIA

30.Denke Denke - PAAVO NURMI

31.Heut Abend Spielt Franz-Josef Strauss (Mit Seiner Reggae-Band) - RUDI RAABS BALLA BALLA

32.Sex Ist Schau - THE GAGS

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RODGAU MONOTONES - Volle Lotte! 1984

Einen hab ich noch and we meet local heroes Rodgau Monotones, a rock combo founded in 1977 and they are especially popular in the Rhein Main area around Frankfurt/Main and in the German federal state of Hessia because of their biggest success Die Hesse Komme from 1984, which is sort of an unoffcial hymn for the region. This is their third album on Rockport with eleven solid rock songs. Bandinfo: In November 1977, five musicians from Rodgau met for the first time in the rehearsal room and founded the Rodgau Monotones. They wanted to make music which is not German or jazz rock, but rather party rock. In the early years they limited themselves to offering pieces by ZZ Top, Johnny Winter and Queen with German lyrics. In 1978, Hendrik "Henni" Nachtsheim joined the band with his saxophone, later known as a member of the comedy duo Badesalz. The first appearance of the band took place on Carnival 1978 @ the Roxy in Offenbach am Main - as a break filler of "Hartz Reinhard Revival", also played in the Mob and Osti. This was followed by a series of performances in smaller venues, where already up to 2000 people came to the concerts when the band was still unknown in Frankfurt. In 1980 followed the first appearance in the Batschkapp in Frankfurt-Eschersheim, which was terminated after only one hour due to lack of repertoire. In 1982 they took their first album Wollt Ihr Musik, Oder Was? on and went regional tour. With the single release Ei Gude as from the 2nd slab Fluchtpunkt Dudenhofen they made their first radio appearances. The chart sequence of the album Volle Lotte! (16th place) and the single Die Hesse komme! (#22) helped the Rodgau Monotones to the final breakthrough. In 1985, they put on the longplayer We see ourselves in court (# 23) and the singles Hello, I am Hermann (75th place) after. In the same year they played in the band for Africa together with other rock greats on the Cologne cathedral plate the German contribution Nackt in the wind to the "Live Aid Concert". The participation in the festival in the stadium @ Bieberer Berg 1983 in Offenbach with Santana, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez followed in 1984 "Pampa Power" in the stadium of the FSV Frankfurt on Bornheimer Hang with Flatsch!, Die Crackers, Feinbein, Hob Goblin, Roger Chapman ", the anti-WAAhnsinns festival and on October 19, 1985, following an appearance at Kuli in one, will also win one more in the ARD Rockpalast. As part of the Deep Purple Open Air 85 on June 29, 1985 on the Mannheim Maimarktgelände and on July 6, 1985 @ the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg they were honored to open both festivals (with Roger Chapman, Mountain, Meat Loaf & Deep Purple). The cartoonist Chlodwig Poth produced in 1985 with his daughter Leonore Poth a 30-minute music film with animated elements called "Rodgau Melodies - Die Rodgau Monotones and their songs" for the Hessischer Rundfunk. The rudimentary plot of the film - now available on DVD - played at a Rodgau kiosk. On 27 July 1986 they had a joint appearance with Herbert Grönemeyer and the band Die Toten Hosen in the demonstration against the planned nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf. In 1987 saxophonist Achim Farr joined the band for his "Sportsmen" tour. In 1990, Henni Nachtsheim left the band and concentrated together with Gerd Knebel von Flatsch! based on the early eighties comedy duo bath salts. For a year and a half the band paused, then they found the right replacement for the vocals with Kerstin Pfau. In the middle of 2001 there was another break when Achim Farr left the band at his own request. With this departure also the horn section with Joachim Kunze (trumpet) and Thomas Wimbauer (trombone) was dissolved. The new saxophonist was Matthias "Mattl" Dörsam.

In March 2003, the Rodgau Monotones celebrated their 25th stage anniversary ("Silver Wedding") in two sold-out concerts in the Stadthalle Offenbach together with their old companions Flatsch!, Hob Goblin, the Crackers and 8000 fans. The "Monotones" celebrated their thirtieth anniversary on August 30, 2008 together with numerous guests such as Anne Haigis and Wolfgang Niedecken and companions such as Hendrik Nachtsheim, Gerd Knebel and Jürgen Zöller in the Hanauer Amphitheater. The three-hour concert was broadcast on 28.September 2008 together with the two-hour unplugged concert of the "Monotones" in May 2008 and the film Rodgau Melodies by hr-Fernsehen as "The Long Rodgau Monotones Night". On April 2, 2009, Rodgau Monotones received the Citizen Medal in gold from the city of Rodgau. In March 2018, the band celebrated their 40th anniversary at the Stadthalle Offenbach. In the more than three-hour show they met again with old companions.

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Hessen 2017

Welcome to a special Bloodstains compilation, the first by a state in the heart of Germany. It's Hessen, the beautiful country where I live and it's full with rare stuff from the period 1981 to 1995. Twenty-four raw and essential punkrock blasts which show that really good bands made very good music and it's time to appreciate this with this slab. I hope you enjoy as much as I do and maybe a second one will follow.

1.Nightmare - MARMADUQUE GROVE

2.Arbeitslos - DIE KINSKIS

3.Uhura - FISHKICKS

4.Glücklichmensch - FISHKICKS

5.I Hate The World - VOMIT VISIONS

6.What Can We Do? - MANIACS

7.Superstar - DIE CRACKERS

8.Helden (Live) - MIDDLE CLASS FANTASIES

9.Wenn Sie Kommen - BILDSTÖRUNG

10.Chauvi - VØLXFRØNT

11.White Car - METALLGEMÜSE

12.Straßenkampf - JUNGE FRONT

13.Bruno Baumann - BÖHSE ONKELZ

14.Krankland - WOCHENSCHAU

15.Diese Welt (Live) - ELEND

16.Der Bauer Schweigt (Live) - SPORTSGROUP

17.Reißt - BAD COMMUNICATION

18.Zyklon B - DER DURSTIGE MANN

19.Nazi Baby - KACKTUSSE

20.Fool Around - ERIC HYSTERIC

21.United & Strong - PERSECUTED PHARISEES

22.Fuck Off Pessimism - RESULT OF BOREDOM

23.Titten - KONG DONG

24.Positiv - DIE KINSKIS

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DIE ANGST - Die Angst In Euch Ist Die Angst In Uns 2012

The following band is always a welcome guest in my theater. 3 out of 26 reasons a) we're talking about Die Angst from Rathenow and one of my faves, b) their powerful, sombre music turns me on with its driving dynamic extra long elegiac bass runs, scrappy 80s guitars and refreshing heaviness, that's the sound that keeps me awake, and c) a new 7inch is coming out these days on their own Moon Records label (order/listen now via bandcamp) with two crackers in the typical Angst style. On this superb six track mini CD are Seve (vocals/bass), Kilian (vocals/guitars) and Jensen (drums) making music... splendid music. The only thing I have to complain: the slabs are too short. I've barely arrived and after thirty minutes the journey is already over. I mean, it's different with a hardcore record because of the number of tracks, after that I'm inspired and it's good. With the Brandenburgers I'm on my trip in the middle of nowhere and waiting for the bus, you know what I mean? 'ZackBumBäng' - Well, I'll get in again. Enjoy all the wafts of fog and don't miss the next episode when it says again: Mommy, I don't have a bus ticket!

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FLATSCH! - Endlich Live! 1989

Today I greet all Hessian friends with one of my favorite Stöffche of the Eighties: Flatsch! Their first four albums are all classics and even after forty years it's still a pleasure for me to listen to and they manage to put a mischievous smile on my face. In 1988 the band decided to say goodbye at the climax and their last concert took place in the sold out Offenbacher Stadthalle (a few songs from this gig were used for this record). 2003 they were guests at the silver wedding of the Monotones on two evenings in a row, together with the also re-animated bands Hob Goblin and the Crackers, this was the last performance of Flatsch! On stage the funny stories about nuclear-free power plants, fat dictators, sisterhoods or confuse Kaufhaus hysteria unfold their very special effect. A brilliant mix of rock & comedy but I think, more old songs would made this album even better because they are much faster, rockier and funnier. - “We feed our Bundestag with liquid egg and cream curd. We paralyze our heart and circulation so that we can laugh. We increase the diets and cancel the diet and feed them with ham bread until nothing more is possible. We need fat dictators, nice fat men who can be blow up" - In this sense, a cold Schoppe and three points for all Eintrachters tonight. Prost!

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