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 Meurer (Andi)

Andreas von Holst (Kuddel)

Kuddel and Andi

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History

The members of Die Toten Hosen (literally "The Dead Trousers" in English although most closely translated to "The Dead Beats;" "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "impotent", "lifeless", "boring", or "nothing going on") are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen 'Vom' Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). 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 English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Campino at a 1987 concert Andreas Frege (b. ...

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. It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... Manifestations Slavery · Racial profiling · Lynching Hate speech · Hate crime · Hate groups Genocide · The Holocaust · Armenian Genocide · Pogrom Ethnocide · Ethnic cleansing · Race war Religious persecution · Gay bashing Blood libel · Black Legend Pedophobia · Ephebiphobia Movements Discriminatory Aryanism · Neo-Nazism · Ku Klux Klan National Party (South Africa) American Nazi Party Kahanism · Supremacism Anti...

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. In 1988, Die Toten Hosen released the LP "Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau", 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. "Hier Kommt Alex" (here comes Alex) was later redone for the Unplugged show in 2005 with the opening piano of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 other events of 1982 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... This article is about the European car manufacturer. ... See also: other events of 1988 Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 list of years in music 1980s in music // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Clockwork Orange redirects here. ... Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993) was an English novelist, critic and composer. ... portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptised December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ...

Their 1000th concert was on 28 June 1997, in the Düsseldorfer Rheinstadium, and was attended by more than 60,000 fans. A Dutch girl died in the crowd; after various talks with security and police, the band decided to play soft songs until the end, in order not to panic the crowd. Later the band produced the song "Alles ist Eins" 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). June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warped Tour Logo Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cape Byron Lighthouse Tallow Beach looking south from the lighthouse Byron Bay (, ) is a town in the state of New South Wales on the eastern most point of the mainland of Australia. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio...

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. in South America, Australia, Eastern Europe) other notable bands being Die Ärzte and WIZO. Bad Religion is an influential punk rock band that was originally formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... This article is about the rock band. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Map of Eastern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... Die Ärzte (also spelled die ärzte; German for the physicians or the doctors) are a German Rock/Punk Rock band from Berlin. ... WIZO (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Punk Rock band from Sindelfingen, Germany. ...

As longtime fans of their local soccer team Fortuna Düsseldorf they sponsored the club from 2001 to 2003. Fortuna Düsseldorf is a German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

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. 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. Campino at a 1987 concert Andreas Frege (b. ... Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. ... Die Dreigroschenoper, original German poster from Berlin, 1928. ... Klaus Maria Brandauer (born June 22, 1944) is an actor and director. ...

References

Artist Andreas Gursky sold a famous work called "Tote Hosen", a blown up photograph of the crowd from a Die Toten Hosen concert. 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. Andreas Gursky (1955 - ) is a German photographer known for the highly textured feel of his enormous photographs often using a high point of view. ... View across garden, in new MoMA building by Yoshio Taniguchi. ...

Faith No More seem to be fans as well, as bassist Billy Gould is seen wearing a Mach et. .. 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. Faith No More was a highly influential experimental alternative rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... William David Gould (born April 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is a musician and producer. ...

Fellow German Rock group Samsas Traum covered "Hier kommt Alex" on the Endstation Eden album. 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!" 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. Samsas Traum is a Industrial, black metal goth band from Germany, fronted by Alexander Kaschte. ... The UK Subs are an English punk band, the mainstay of which is vocalist Charlie Harper (born David Charles Perez, 25 April 1944), originally a singer in Britains R & B scene. ...

Discography

Albums

Opel-Gang Opel Gang Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1983)	Unter falscher Flagge Under the Wrong Flag Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1984)	Damenwahl Ladies' Choice Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1986)	Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen (1987)
Bis zum bitteren Ende To the Bitter End Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1987)	Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau A little bit of horror show Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau was the sixth LP by Die Toten Hosen which was released in 1988. ... (1988)	Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück - 125 Jahre Die Toten Hosen On the Crusade to Luck - 125 Years of Die Toten Hosen Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the medieval crusades. ... (1990)	Learning English, Lesson 1 (1991)
Kauf MICH! Buy ME! Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1993)	Reich & Sexy Rich & Sexy Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1993)	Peace, Love & Money (1994)	Opium fürs Volk Opium for the People Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... (1996)
Im Auftrag des Herrn By Order of the Lord Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1996)	Wir warten auf's Christkind We Wait for the Christ-child Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1998)	Crash Landing (1999)	Unsterblich Immortal Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Crash Landing was a posthumous album by Jimi Hendrix released in March 1975 by Reprise Records. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (1999)
Auswärtsspiel Away Game Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (2002)	Reich & Sexy II Rich & Sexy II Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (2002)	Zurück zum Glück Back to Luck Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (2004)	Nur zu Besuch - Unplugged im Wiener Burgtheater Just Visiting - Unplugged in the Vienna Burgtheater Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Burgtheater (front) Burgtheater (side) Burgtheater (Main entrance) Burgtheater (right after its construction) The Burgtheater (en: Castle Theatre or Imperial Court Theatre), originally known as , then until 1920 as the , is the Austrias federal theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatres in the world. ... (2005)

Singles

• Wir sind bereit – 1982 (We are ready)
• Reisefieber - 1982 (Travel nerves)
• Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder/Opelgang - 1983 (Ice cooled Bommerlunder/Opel gang)
• Hip Hop Bommi Bop - 1983
• Schöne Bescherung - 1983 (Nice how-d'ye-do)
• Kriminaltango mit Kurt Raab - 1984 (Criminal tango with Kurt Raab)
• Liebesspieler - 1984 (Love player)
• Liebesspieler/Die John Peel Session – 1984 (Love player/The John Peel Session)
• Faust in der Tasche - 1985 (Fist in the pocket)
• The Battle of the Bands – 1985 EP
• Das Altbierlied - 1986 (The old beer song (traditional Düsseldorf drinking song))
• Im Wagen vor mir - 1987 (In the car in front of me)
• Alle Mädchen wollen küssen - 1987 (All girls wanna kiss)
• Hier kommt Alex - 1988 (Here comes Alex)
• 1000 gute Gründe - 1989 (1000 good Reasons)
• Alles wird gut - 1990 (Everything will be alright)
• Azzurro - 1990 (Italian: Blue)
• All die ganzen Jahre - 1990 (All the years)
• Carnival In Rio (Punk Was) – 1991 (Carnival in Rio (punk was. ..))
• Baby Baby - 1991
• Whole Wide World - 1992
• If The Kids Are United - 1992
• Sascha. .. ein aufrechter Deutscher - 1992 (Sascha. .. a real German, lit. Sasha ... an upright/honest German)
• Wünsch DIR was - 1993 (Have a wish)
• Alles aus Liebe - 1993 (All out of love)
• Kauf MICH! - 1994 (Buy me!)
• Put your money where your mouth is. .. 5-Track EP- 1994
• Sexual - 1994
• Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit - 1995 (Nothing's eternal)
• Paradies - 1996 (Paradise)
• Bonnie & Clyde - 1996
• 10 kleine Jägermeister - 1996 (10 little Jägermeister, after the German drink Jägermeister)
• Alles aus Liebe - Live - 1997 (All for the sake of love - live)
• Pushed Again - 1998
• Weihnachtsmann vom Dach - 1998 (Santa Claus from the roof)
• Auld lang Syne - 1999
• Schön sein - 1999 (Being beautiful)
• Unsterblich - 2000 (Immortal)
• Bayern - 2000 (Bavaria; meant is the German soccer club FC Bayern München)
• Warum werde ich nicht satt? - 2000 (Why don't I get enough?)
• Was zählt - 2001 (What matters, lit. What counts)
• Kein Alkohol (ist auch keine Lösung)! - 2002 (No alcohol (isn't a solution either))
• Steh auf, wenn du am Boden bist - 2002 (Get up when you're down)
• Nur zu Besuch - 2002 (Only visiting)
• Frauen dieser Welt - 2002 (Women of this world)
• Friss oder Stirb – 2004 (Eat or die)
• Ich bin die Sehnsucht in Dir - 2004 (I'm the longing in you)
• Walkampf - 2004 (normally it's called "Wahlkampf" (German for election campaign), but it's written "Walkampf", German for whale fight)
• Alles wird vorübergehen - 2005 (Everything will go by)
• Freunde - 2005 (Friends)
• Hier kommt Alex (unplugged) - 2005 (Here comes Alex - unplugged)
• Guns of Brixton (unplugged) - 2006

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Promo-Singles

• The Nightmare Continues - 1991
• Mehr davon - 1992 (More of that)
• The return of Alex - 1994
• Tout pour sauver l'Amour - 1995
• Soul Therapy - 1998

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Singleboxes

• Musik war ihr Hobby – 1995 (Music was their hobby)
• Mehr davon - 2001 (More of this)

Sampler

• Gegen Nazis
• Vans Warped Tour '98 - 1998
• You're Dead (OST) - 1999
• On the Run (Pro Asyl) - 2004
• Punk Rock BRD Vol. 1 & 2 & 3 - 2004
• Berlin wir kommen 1995
• Soundtracks zum Untergang 4 - 1999

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