Die Toten Hosen is a German punk rock band founded in the early 1980s in Düsseldorf . Along with Die Ärzte is the most popular and successful German punk rock band. In 2008, the group sold over 22 million disks. [1] The name translates literally as “Dead Pants” and is a phraseological unit , meaning idleness, boredom [2] [3] or impotence in German.
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| Genre | punk rock |
| Years | 1982 — present |
| A country |  Germany |
| City | Dusseldorf |
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| Language of songs | German , English |
| Label | Virgin records |
| Composition | Campino Andreas von Holst Michael Brightkopf Andreas Moirer Vom Ritchie |
| The former the participants | Walter November Trini Trimpop Jacob coisen Wolfgang Rode |
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History
1982-1987
The group was founded in 1982 by young musicians Frege, von Holst, Moirer, Breitkopf and Trimpop. At their first concert, the group was presented as “Die Toten Hasen” (“Dead Hares”) due to a typo [4] . In the same year, Die Toten Hosen released their first single, Wir sind bereit , followed by Reisefieber . The third recorded single was a drinking song - Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder . She often sounded on radio stations and increased the number of fans of the group.
In 1983, guitarist Walter November enters the Jehovah's Witnesses sect and leaves the group [5] .
In the summer of 1983, the band released their first album, Opel-Gang, on their own label Totenkopf (skull) [6] .
In 1984, the BBC invites the band to perform at the John Peel Show. The high cost of the trip becomes the beginning of conflicts with EMI , the group leaves the label and signs a contract with Virgin Records .
Die Toten Hosen’s second album, Unter falscher Flagge , was released in 1984 . The cover shows the band members in pirate clothes. In the original, on the back cover was the skeleton of a dog sitting in front of a gramophone, but due to a legal conflict with the EMI, it was replaced with an eagle skeleton.
In the spring of 1985, the group toured in France for the Goethe Institute [7] , and in the fall they toured in Hungary and Poland.
In 1986, the third studio album, Damenwahl , was recorded , and at the end of 1987, the group’s first live album, Bis zum bitteren Ende, was released . He took 23 position in the German charts and 17 - in the Austrian [8] . The album sold over 500 thousand copies and received platinum status in Germany [9] .
1988-1995
In 1988, after the release of the album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau , containing the song “Hier kommt Alex” (“ German and Alex ”), the group achieved great popularity. The song is the soundtrack to the play “ Clockwork Orange ” by Bernd Schadewald, based on the eponymous book by Anthony Burgess and the film Kubrick . Hier kommt Alex constantly played on popular radio stations and very soon reached 16 positions in the Top 2000 D [10] .
The band's spring tour in 1989 included a performance at the Westfalenhallen Arena in Dortmund . In the summer of 1990, Die Toten Hosen went to Italy in connection with the World Cup [11] . A cover version of Azzurro's song Adriano Celentano was recorded, which was accompanied by a video ridiculing the behavior of German football fans abroad. The double album of the group 125 Jahre die Toten Hosen: Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück , which includes this song, was released in 1990 and already in the first week sold 150 thousand copies [12] .
Political and social activities
The group actively advocates for the anti-fascist movement, often calling on their concerts to fight against racism and nationalism . Members of the group support Greenpeace and anti-globalization campaigns, oppose nuclear power plants and the use of fur for clothing. Many songs condemn the negative attitude towards foreigners, the lack of political and environmental understanding.
Die Toten Hosen are patriots of their hometown. In the late 1980s, the group donated 200.000 DM to Fortuna Düsseldorf football club for the purchase of Anthony Baffoe. Also, the group signed a contract with the local brewery " Diebels " and supports with the proceeds the youth team of "Fortune", which now wears the logo of the group on T-shirts. The members of the group want to be buried in Düsseldorf and, therefore, have already booked graves in the southern cemetery of the city.
Awards
- Bravo otto
- 1996 - the best group (gold)
- 1997 - the best group (bronze)
- Comet (reward)
- 1996 - the best performance of Germany
- 1997 - the best video of Germany ( "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" )
- 2000 - the best performance of Germany
- 2002 - the best video of Germany
- Echo (reward)
- 1994 - the best group
- 1997 - the best group
- 2003 - the best group
- 1Live Krone
- 2000 - the best group
- 2006 - the best album ( "Nur zu Besuch: Die Toten Hosen unplugged im Wiener Burgtheater" )
- 2007 - the work of a lifetime
Composition
Current Composition
- Campino (Campino, real name Andreas Frege, Andreas Frege) - vocalist
- Andreas "Cuddel" von Holst (Andreas "Kuddel" von Holst) - guitarist
- Michael "Brayti" Braytkopf (Michael "Breiti" Breitkopf) - guitarist
- Andreas "Andi" Mourer (Andreas "Andi" Meurer) - bass player
- Stephen George "Vom" Richie (Stephen George "Vom" Ritchie) (since 1999) - drummer
Former members
- Walter "November" Hartung (Walter "November" Hartung; 1982-1983)
- Klaus-Dieter "Trini Trimpop" Trimpop (Klaus-Dieter "Trini Trimpop" Trimpop; 1982-1985)
- Jacob Coisen (Jakob Keusen; 1985-1986)
- Wolfgang "Wölli" Rode (Wolfgang "Wölli" Rohde; 1986-1999)
Discography
Studio Albums
- 1983: Opel-Gang
- 1984: Unter falscher Flagge
- 1986: Damenwahl
- 1987: Never Mind the Hosen - Here's Die Roten Rosen (aus Düsseldorf) (called Die Roten Rosen )
- 1988: Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau
- 1990: 125 Jahre die Toten Hosen: Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück
- 1991: Learning English Lesson One
- 1993: Kauf MICH!
- 1996: Opium fürs Volk
- 1998: Wir warten auf's Christkind (called Die Roten Rosen )
- 1999: Unsterblich
- 2002: Auswärtsspiel
- 2004: Zurück zum Glück
- 2008: In aller Stille
- 2009: "LA Hermandad"
- 2012: Ballast der Republik
- 2017: "Laune der Natur" [13]
Live Recordings
- 1987: Bis zum bitteren Ende
- 1996: Im Auftrag des Herrn
- 2005: Nur zu Besuch: Unplugged im Wiener Burgtheater ( MTV Unplugged )
Collections
- 1993: Reich & Sexy
- 1994: Love, Peace & Money
- 1999: Crash-Landing
- 2002: Reich & Sexy II - Die fetten Jahre
Singles
- 1982: Wir sind bereit
- 1982: Reisefieber
- 1983: Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder
- 1983: Hip Hop Bommi Bop
- 1983: Schöne Bescherung
- 1984: Kriminaltango mit Kurt Raab
- 1984: Liebesspieler / Die John Peel Session
- 1985: Faust in der Tasche
- 1985: The Battle of the Bands
- 1986: Das Altbierlied
- 1987: Im Wagen vor mir
- 1987: Alle Mädchen wollen küssen
- 1988: Hier kommt Alex
- 1989: 1000 gute Gründe
- 1990: Alles wird gut
- 1990: Azzurro
- 1990: All die ganzen Jahre
- 1991: Carnival In Rio (Punk Was) , with Ronald Biggs
- 1991: Baby Baby
- 1991: The Nightmare Continues
- 1992: Whole Wide World
- 1992: Mehr davon
- 1992: Sascha ...
- 1993: Reich & sexy
- 1993: Wünsch DIR was
- 1993: Alles aus Liebe
- 1994: Kauf MICH!
- 1994: Put your money where your mouth is ... '
- 1994: Sexual
- 1995: Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit
- 1995: Tout pour sauver l'Amour
- 1996: Paradies
- 1996: Bonnie & Clyde
- 1996: 10 kleine jägermeister
- 1997: Alles aus Liebe - Live
- 1998: Weihnachtsmann vom Dach
- 1998: Pushed Again
- 1998: Soul Therapy
- 1999: Auld lang Syne
- 1999: Schön sein
- 2000: Unsterblich
- 2000: Bayern
- 2000: Warum werde ich nicht satt?
- 2001: Was zählt
- 2002: Kein Alkohol (ist auch keine Lösung)
- 2002: Steh auf, wenn du am Boden bist
- 2002: Nur zu Besuch
- 2002: Frauen dieser Welt
- 2004: Friss oder Stirb
- 2004: Ich bin die Sehnsucht in Dir
- 2004: Walkampf
- 2005: Alles Wird Vorübergehen
- 2005: Freunde
- 2005: Hier kommt Alex (unplugged)
- 2006: The Guns Of Brixton (unplugged)
- 2008: Du Labt Dich Gehn - as Die Roten Rosen
- 2008: Strom
- 2009: Alles Was War
- 2009: Auflosen
- 2009: Ertrinken
- 2009: Pushed Again
- 2010: Der Letzte Kuss
- 2010: Zamrozona Wyborowa
- 2012: Tage Wie Diese
- 2012: Altes Fieber
- 2013: Das Ist Der Moment
- 2017: Unter den Wolken
- 2017: Wannsee
- 2017: Alles passiert
Literature
Group History
- Bertram Job: Bis zum bitteren Ende - Die Toten Hosen erzählen ihre Geschichte . Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 1996 , ISBN 3-462-02532-5
- Bertram Job: Bis zum bitteren Ende - Die Toten Hosen erzählen ihre Geschichte , Neuauflage. dtv, Munich 1997 , ISBN 3-423-20891-0
Songs and Chords
- 125 Jahre auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück . Crome Music, Munich 1990 , SIE 1973 49.
- Unsterblich . Voggenreiter Verlag, 2001 , ISBN 3-8024-0412-2 .
- Reich & Sexy . Bosworth, 2004 , ISBN 3-937041-45-1 .
- Zurück zum Glück . Bosworth, 2005 , ISBN 3-86543-145-3 .
- Das Alte und das Neue Testament . Bosworth, 2006 , ISBN 3-86543-265-4 .
Photo Albums
- Ewig währt am längsten - Die Toten Hosen . JKP, Düsseldorf 2002 , ISBN 3-9808501-1-0 .
- Fryderyk Gabowicz: Die Toten Hosen: Fotografien von 1986—2006 , Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2006 , ISBN 3-89602-732-8 .
Notes
- ↑ Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold- / Platin-Datenbank - BETA (German)
- ↑ LEO forums
- ↑ LEO forums
- ↑ Bertram Job: Die Toten Hosen erzählen ihre Geschichte. page 70.
- ↑ http://www.taz.de/30-Jahre-Die-Toten-Hosen/!91182/ 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen: “Ich hab das alles im Herzen” - taz.de
- ↑ Bertram Job: Bis zum Bitteren Ende ... Die Toten Hosen erzählen ihre Geschichte . Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 1996, ISBN 3-462-02532-5 . S. 80-81.
- ↑ Archived copy . The appeal date is December 11, 2011. Archived November 25, 2010. Bericht aus dem Musik Express 8. Mai 1985
- ↑ Hollow Skai: Die Toten Hosen. Hannibal, A-Höfen 2007, ISBN 978-3-85445-281-2 , S. 28.
- ↑ http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold- / Platin-Datenbank
- ↑ Stefan Siller , Thomas Schmidt : Top 2000 D. Factor Verlag, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-925860-27-4 .
- ↑ Archived copy . The date of circulation is December 11, 2011. Archived March 21, 2012. Die Toten Hosen // Die DTH Interview Serie 2006 // Teil 1: Vom
- ↑ Archived copy . The appeal date is December 11, 2011. Archived June 23, 2011. Frankfurter Rundschau 1990
- Sp Der Spiegel: Die Toten Hosen - Busfahrer der deutschen Seele (German)
Links
- Official site (him.)
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Die+Toten+Hosen (eng.)
- http://musicbrainz.org/artist/c3bc80a6-1f4a-4e17-8cf0-6b1efe8302f1.html (eng.)
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