die ärzte (formerly known as "Die Ärzte") is a German rock/punk rock band from Berlin. die ärzte (German for The Doctors) are self-proclaimed as "Die beste Band der Welt" ("The best band in the world") and, along with Düsseldorf outfit Die Toten Hosen are among the best-known German punk-rock bands. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. ...

die ärzte were formed in 1982 by Jan Vetter (aka Farin Urlaub), Dirk Felsenheimer (aka Bela B.) and Hans Runge (aka Sahnie). 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... Jan Ulrich Max Vetter, better known as Farin Urlaub (taken from the German in Urlaub fahren (to go on vacation), after his love of travelling) was born on October 27, 1963 in what was then West Berlin, Germany. ...

Sahnie left the band in 1986 and Hagen Liebing (aka The Incredible Hagen) filled in as bassist until the band broke up in 1988. In 1993 the band reunited with Rodrigo González (aka Rod) playing bass. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ...

die ärzte have shown no fear of controversy and have faced off with the German Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons BPJM over their tongue-in-cheek lyrics to Geschwisterliebe over claims that it promoted incest, Claudia over claims that it promoted zoophilia, and Sweet, Sweet Gwendoline over references to sexual bondage. The group has leveraged these controversies to their advantage and gained popularity by making fun of their censors. Incest among humans is sexual activity between close family members. ... Leda and the Swan, a 16th century copy after a lost painting by Michelangelo, 1530 (National Gallery, London) Zoophilia (from the Greek Zoon, animal, and Philia, friendship or love) is a paraphilia, defined as an affinity or sexual attraction by a human to non-human animals. ... Sweet Gwendoline is the main female character in the works of bondage artist John Willie and possibly the most famous bondage icon after Bettie Page. ... A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader Bondage is a human sexual practice involving being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ...

On their most recent album "Geräusch", they spell their name with three dots over the a in ärzte, a sort of "triaresis" mark that does not correspond to any real language construct—a play on the heavy metal umlaut. This can be represented in Unicode: die a⃛rzte. Please note that "Die Ärzte", with two dots, is correct German orthography and not related to the heavy metal umlaut. The graphic designer added the umlaut to the cover of Motörheads first album for æsthetic reasons. ... The orthography of a language is the set of rules of how to write correctly in the writing system of a language. ... The graphic designer added the umlaut to the cover of Motörheads first album for æsthetic reasons. ...

Discography

• Uns geht's prima (1984)
• Debil (1984)
• Im Schatten der Ärzte (1984)
• Die Ärzte (1986)
• Ist das alles? (1987)
• Ab 18 (1987)
• Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit (1988)
• Live - Nach uns die Sintflut (1988)
• Die Ärzte früher (1989)
• Die Bestie in Menschengestalt (1993)
• Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze (1994)
• Planet Punk (1995)
• Le Frisur (1996)
• 13 (1998)
• Wir wollen nur deine Seele (1999)
• Satanische Pferde (2000)
• Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer! (2000)
• 5,6,7,8 - Bullenstaat (2001)
• Die Ärzte (Japan Edition) (2001)
• Unplugged - Rock'n'Roll Realschule (2002)
• Geräusch (2003)
• Die Band, die sie Pferd nannten (Live-DVD) (2004)

External links

• Official Website (http://www.bademeister.com)
• Bootlegs from concerts to download (http://www.kill-them-all.de)