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Die Toten Hosen

Background information
Also known as Die Roten Rosen
Origin Düsseldorf, Germany
Genre(s) hard rock, punk rock
Years active 1982–present
Label(s) Jochens kleine Plattenfirma
Website dietotenhosen.de
Members
Campino (Andreas Frege)
Andi (Andreas Meurer)
Breiti (Michael Breitkopf)
Kuddel (Andreas von Holst)
Vom (Stephen George Ritchie)
Former members
Walter November (Walter Hartung; 1982-1983)
Trini Trimpop (Klaus-Dieter Trimpop; 1982-1985)
Jakob Keusen (1985-1986)
Wölli (Wolfgang Rohde; 1986-1999)
Andreas Frege (Campino)
Andreas Frege (Campino)
Andreas Meurer (Andi)
Andreas Meurer (Andi)
Andreas von Holst (Kuddel)
Andreas von Holst (Kuddel)
Kuddel and Andi
Kuddel and Andi

Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Andreas Frege, commonly known by his artist name Campino, (born June 22 1962 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is the singer head and songwriter of the German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. They are one of the German-language acts who have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.

The band's name literally means "The Dead Trousers" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "impotent", "lifeless", "boring", or "nothing going on". English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

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History

The members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen 'Vom' Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). Andreas Frege, commonly known by his artist name Campino, (born June 22 1962 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is the singer head and songwriter of the German Although most of the members are German, drummer Vom is actually from England and replaced Wölli as the drummer in 1999; Wölli's untimely departure from the band was due to injuries caused by a car accident. Wölli himself had replaced Trini in 1985, and is still an honorary member of the band; Trini became the band's manager when Wölli joined.

The band has existed for over 20 years, and their songs' focus gradually shifted from funny and nonsensical to serious; the songs from their first LP were mostly about having fun, but by the end of the 1980s they were focusing more on political and social issues such as racism. A gramophone List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that

Part of the folklore surrounding the band is the story that in their early days they played for free at private birthday parties or similar events. However, this was only under the condition that the host provided an unlimited beer supply and paid for all damages caused by the band.

The debut single "Wir sind bereit" ("We are ready") was released in 1982, and was followed by their first album, "Opel-Gang", the next year. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors. In 1988, Die Toten Hosen released the LP "Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau" ("A little bit horroshow" referring to the phrase in "A Clockwork Orange"), which featured the song "Hier kommt Alex" (referring to the movie A Clockwork Orange based on the book by Anthony Burgess); in 1993, Frank Castorf produced a German theater version of the book, in which the band performed as actors and musicians. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 Satirical Science fiction Film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony Anthony Burgess (February 25 1917 — November 22 1993 was an English Novelist, Critic, Composer, Librettist, Poet "Hier kommt Alex" (Here comes Alex) was later redone for the Unplugged show in 2005 with the opening piano of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. This song was also used on the hugely popular rhythm-based video game, Rock Band as a downloadable track and, the Guitar Hero III : Legends Of Rock game of the same genre as an unlockable track.

Their 1000th concert was on 28 June 1997, in the Düsseldorfer Rheinstadium, and was attended by more than 60,000 fans. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A Dutch girl, Rieke Lax, died in the crowd; later the band produced the song "Alles ist Eins" ("Everything is One") in memoriam for the Dutch girl.

Their first tour after this event was as part of the 1998 Warped Tour to New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Hawaii, and included hospital visits for Campino after two of the nine Australian dates (Byron Bay and Geelong). The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Byron Bay is a town in the state of New South Wales on the easternmost point of mainland Australia. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state

Die Toten Hosen have collaborated with numerous other musicians (like Bad Religion, AC/DC, U2, Rolling Stones); they are also one of the few German punk bands popular outside of Germany (esp. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. in South America, Australia, Eastern Europe) other notable bands being Die Ärzte and WIZO. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. Die Ärzte airtz-ah ( German for "The Doctors" is a punk band from Berlin. WIZO (visoʊ was a Punk rock band from Sindelfingen, Germany.

As longtime fans of their local football team Fortuna Düsseldorf they sponsored the club from 2001 to 2003. Fortuna Düsseldorf is a German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. They also published a Song named "Bayern" in 2000, referring to the famous footballclub in Germany. Roughly translated, the text reads "many things can happen, many things can occur, I just know one thing for sure, I'd never join FC Bayern Munich".

In August, 2006, Campino (Andreas Frege) starred as Mack the Knife in a new version of "The Threepenny Opera" staged at Berlin's Admiralspalast, a short distance down Friedrichstrasse from where the play received its premier in 1928. Andreas Frege, commonly known by his artist name Campino, (born June 22 1962 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is the singer head and songwriter of the German Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper) is a revolutionary work of Musical theatre, by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer The Admiralspalast is a theatre in Berlin, Germany, located at 101/102 Friedrichstraße in Berlin-Mitte. Staged by actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, the much-awaited production opened to mixed reviews, with cheers for German rock star Campino, but scattered boos for Brandauer's "conventional" staging. Klaus Maria Brandauer (born June 22, 1944) is an Austrian Actor, Film director, and Pedagogue.

References

Artist Andreas Gursky sold a famous work called "Tote Hosen", a blown up photograph of the crowd from a Die Toten Hosen concert. Andreas Gursky (1955 is a German photographer known for the highly textured feel of his enormous photographs often employing a high point of view It features a crowd of German youths, many wearing the red Hosen shirt, excitedly cheering for the band. It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street between Fifth

Faith No More seem to be fans as well, as bassist Billy Gould has been seen wearing a Mach et. Faith No More was an American Alternative metal band that formed in San Francisco, California from 1982 to 1998 . . ficken, bumsen, blasen T-shirt on their greatest hits album, This Is It: The Best of Faith No More. In addition, Faith No More have covered the song "Hofgarten" in live shows.

Fellow German Rock group Samsas Traum covered "Hier kommt Alex" on the Endstation Eden album. Samsas Traum is an Avantgarde band from Germany fronted by Alexander Kaschte This was a remarkably different version to the original, as it featured a more Goth orchestration take on the song, and main singer Alexander Kaschte changes the final lyric to "Hey! Ich bin Alex!" (Hey! I am Alex!) for a joke on the song's theme itself. Also, legendary UK punk band UK Subs recorded an English-language cover of the song on their 1993 album Normal Service Resumed. The UK Subs are an English punk band, the mainstay of which is vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a Singer in Britain's "Hier Kommt Alex" is featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as well as a song on the European disc of Rock Band. [1] The song was also released as a downloadable track on the American version of Rock Band on May 27th, 2008. [2] Die Toten Hosen also have a special edition of "SingStar" for PlayStation 2, devoted exclusively to the band, featuring 24 tracks and videos from over the decades, which was released in 2007. This article concerns the series as a whole For the PlayStation 3 version see SingStar (PlayStation 3.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Promo-singles

Singleboxes

Sampler

External links

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