German punk-stars, Die Toten Hosen (more HERE) - and massive TV Smith fans (see HERE) - recently unleashed a new album called Ballast Der Republik. The album has all the expected massed guitars and soaring choruses that make you want to shout-along to whatever the fuck they're saying.
As the bonus disk, the band recorded a set of amped-up covers of influential German artists. I'll confess to my own ignorance and say I only recognize Kraftwerk's "The Model" and eighties synth-pop staple, "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco:
Let us know what you make of DTH giving Amadeus a roughing up in the COMMENTS section.
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I...I...I was not expecting to like "Rock Me Amadeus"...I liked "Rock Me Amadeus".
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You should check out some Die Toten Hosen not only are they a great band but you'd probably understand a lot more of their lyrics then I do!
Deleteits a good album too, something of a return to form from them as they were getting lazy, releasing best of albums that roughly translate as the best of the fat and lazy years somehow compunded this
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Since I only hear about the band in bits and pieces, it's good to get the blanks filled in (I didn't even know they'd lost their form!)
Deletemmh....it is time for a comment from germany
ReplyDeletei must confess "die toten hosen" are not really my band. in germany you like DTH or "DIE ÄRZTE"
it is a question of faith..my band are the ärzte.
ALLRIGHT GERMAN MUSIC: a long story. we have great bands in the end 60ths -time of "KRAUTROCK" CAN was one of greatest band.we have really good songwriter (sorry all sing in german) and the rap/hip hop scene is big. some nice punk bands:"Goldenen Zitronen" or "Neu" in my opinion "FEHLFARBEN" is the best german band. startet in the 80th`s and still alive.
my problem is: my ears are trained in brit and us bands...and most german bands are lausy copy`s.
end of the essay ;-)
i`m still in love of your blog
your`s Herr Pauli
Well I already made one post based on your comment, I think some more German-punk posts are in order.
DeleteGoldenen Zitronen and FEHLFARBEN were both interesting from what I watched on YouTube. When you mention Neu, is that the "KRAUTROCK" band?
I lked it a whole lot more than the original, whose guts I hated.
ReplyDeleteYeah this kicks the snot out of the original, which I have no great hatred or love for.
DeleteDie Toten Hosen is a very good band, best than other shits like One Direction and other shits for teens.
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ReplyDeleteI love DTH. They got great songs and really much songs have a story to tell. (Sorry for my bad english. I try my best.) But Rock me Amadeus a cover of the great Person FALCO is is one step too much.
FALCO is like god. FALCO was an excentric person with a great and very special voice. Nobody was able too cover his songs.
But I love the cover of "Schrei nach Liebe" from Die Ärzte.
I have to say I don't know much about Falco - but I hope the band have only honoured him by re-presenting his song to a new generation (or two!)
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