Conference mr1pst::music

	Speaking of excellent rock acts from Deutschland,

	- whatever happened to Nina Hagen?


	Dave

Can't help you on Nena or the Scorps, but my favorite German band is Trio.
Minimalist sounds, pretty tunes, rock&roll attitude.

    
    The best band to come out of Germany in my opinion is Helloween.
    
    /prc

    I have a tape that a friend made for me back in 1984, of little known
    German groups.  I'll have to remember to bring it in and ask how these
    groups are doing, or even if they're still playing.
    
    As for the Scorpions - they're pretty durned good!  :^)  I even like
    the fuss over that one album cover (the one with the tattoo artist and
    the naked lady - wish I'd bought it!)
    
    K.C.

    Anyone remember German progressive rockers "Triumvarate" (spelling may
    be way off, but you get the idea)? They were along the lines of ELP...
    
    I like about half of what I've heard of the Scorps. The negative half
    is always the "power ballads" from my perspective. The whistling in
    their last US single was really hokey.
    
    Give me the down-to-earth rockers like "Hurricane"... I also liked
    their appearence in "The Wall", although I feel they were a bit
    underutilized.
    
    Brian

    > Anyone remember German progressive rockers "Triumvarate" (spelling
    > may be way off, but you get the idea)? They were along the lines of
    > ELP...
    
    I sure do.  I have everything of there's I know of.  I even have a
    "Spartacus" T-shirt and "Spartacus" on CD (although "Illusions on
    a Double Dimple" is my favorite Triumvirate (note spelling) album.
    
    I started a note about them in one of the old MUSIC conferences.
                   

    Kraftwerk, not exactly the stuff of heavyweight guitars, but probably
    the most influential German band to date. Are'nt Tangerine Dream
    (zzzzz) German? Nina Hagen is still knocking about, she's
    playing/played some London dates. I've heard the late Klaus Nomi on a 
    few occasions and he sounds/sounded pretty good. Then there's Herbert
    Groenmeyer (sp?), enough said.
    
    barry.

    Oh, and don't forget Germany's jazz contribution - most notably Klaus
    Doldinger and Passport, but there has also been some very good
    experimental jazz out of Germany. Plus, credit Germany with the
    invention of "torch" singers and the Cabaret style in general...
    
    Brian

    
    And let's don't forget Herr Schenker....he of the Flying V fame.
    
    Brian

    
    Also Uli Roth!

    Amon Dull II...any band with titles like "Dehypnotized Toothpaste" and
    "Marilyn Monroe Memorial Church" has *gotta* be awesome, right?  8^) 
    8^)
    
    Can...the only German rock band I can think of that had both a black
    American and a Japanese guy as lead singers (not at the same time,
    though).  Oh yeah, and half the band were ex-members of Stockhausen's
    ensemble.
    
    Wasn't Ash Ra Tempel from Germany as well?  Man, there must be
    *something* in the water over there  8^)  8^)
    
    						Brian

Does anyone remember :


 -- ELOY
 -- The Rattles
 -- JANE
 -- Frumpy 
 --  ....

But are there some more coments about the SCORPIONS ?

 Ah,
 just a comment on Nina Hagen :  -- forget it --

Axel 
 (Munich /GY)

and who are who ? from where ?

	Now we're in full swing...

	Who are "die Lassie Singers"?


	Dave

    I brought in my tape today!
    
    Can anyone tell me whatever happened to the following groups, if they
    are still out, or if they just faded into oblivion?  (I am copying all
    of the information that was written on the label by my friend):
    
    Spliff - Berlin group
    
    Joachim Witt - German New Wave
    
    Ideal - Berlin Group
    
    Karat - East German (communist) group
    
    All of these groups are pretty good, and (as I got the cassette in
    1984) I'm just curious as to their further successes, if any.
    
    K.C.

    
    Amon Duul II's "Ein Deutsches Nepal"....the utter pinnacle of trip
    music. (What does the title mean, anyway ?) Great cover art, too.
    
    Wasn't "Finch" (mid-late 70s progressive rock quartet) a German group ?
    Kind of an overblown ELP-like band...had only one album that I saw 
    stateside.
    
    (I know they weren't German, but Ekseption were a phenomenal group of
    musicians....Ekseption 00.04, in particular, was pretty hot.)
    
    Peter
                                                                     
    

    Just fun; Spider Murphy Gang - Skandal Im Sperbezirk.
    
    Sjaak.

Where is/was "Lucifer's Friend" from?  Germany or Denmark?

Ditto for "The Sandmen"...

bob

    Wow, Lucifers Friend, I've got at least one albumn at home. I can check
    the cover for info if noone knows. 
    
    Joe

HI BOB,

Just a quick answer to your question :
Lucifer's Friend was a german band . But never been as good as the scorpions
are.

Axel

    Herman Rarebell's got to be responsible for some of the worst
    HM lyrics ever. "Dynamite" is one and there's another equally
    bad offering on "Animal Magnetism" which I fail to remember the 
    title of. Otherwise, I've still got a soft spot for da boys.
    
    barry.

    Best Scorpion's tune I've heard is a fairly old one, I think;
    something like "Streets We Call the Zoo"?  It got some airplay
    over here, had a nice raw feel too it.  The more recent Scorps
    material seems smoother and more pop metal, but I could be wrong;
    maybe I'm just turned off because I hear the newer stuff so often.
    
    Isn't Accept a German band?  Everything I've heard and seen from
    them seems above average; their singer appears to be a real character.
    Another band I've been meaning to check out.
    
    /rick

    
    Accept is German. The drummer is great.
    
    That Scorpions sopng is called The Zoo, and is one of their better.

    
    
    Ulrich Roth roolz! (sorry I had to say that!)

    Is FAUST around in any incarnation?
    
    
                                      Crazy_Jeaniffer_yer_hair_is_burnin_AL

    Who (or what) is FAUST? 
    
    Dennis FAUST
    

	Faust were a European band from around 1971, one of the very
	first to experiment with synthesized sounds and put them on
	vinyl. Listening to it today you might wonder what was so
	great about them, but they still seem to hold cult status 
	amongst those old enough to remember (ahem).

	Dave

    Yeah,O.K. So I'll be 33 this month   :-)
    
     Crazy_I_believe_most_of_them_were_from_Germany_AL

    Gamma Ray, Tankard, Bonfire, Kreator are also German.
    
    Sorin

This is a question to all of you :
have you ever been on a SCORPIONS - Concert ??
NO ??
What a shame .
I'm not very often goin' to a concert, but The Scorps was one of
the hottest life-acts ever seen, and one of the best.
Mainly Klaus Meine was in extremly goog mood ....
This is some time gone , but unforgettable.
Anyone else been on a concert ??

If you have the chance to ...... take it ... it will be worth the money

Some songs are soft ( you know them well ) and the rest is
heavyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy   

A.J.

    Yup, I've seen them a few times. The first was on the Lovedrive
    Tour at Hammersmith Odeon in 1979. Then again on the Animal Magnetism
    tour where Blackfoot stole the show. They only really tightened things
    up a bit when Jabs did'nt have to play the older Uli Roth numbers and
    their best shows (for me) came around the time of Blackout and Love
    at First Sting. 
    
    They played at Knebworth for Deep Purple's UK comeback gig in '85 
    and were IMHO the best band there. The last time I saw them was 
    again at Hammy Odeon about 3-4 years ago and they still had something 
    even then. It must be twenty years now since the first album? They're
    obviously still enjoying themselves. 
    
    barry