Extrabreit is a German band established in Hagen, Germany in 1978. The band was one of the most successful exponents of the Neue Deutsche Welle movement of the 1980s. Map of Germany showing Hagen Hagen is the 37th largest city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave, often abbreviated NDW) was a style of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave in 1976. ... Map of Germany showing Hagen Hagen is the 37th largest city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave, often abbreviated NDW) was a style of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave in 1976. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

History

The band was founded around the end of 1978, when they began their career as part of the [[Neue deutsche Welle]]. Their music is not typical of the NDW genre. It was influenced heavily by western rock music, and their lyrics were often critical of politics and society. The members viewed themselves as punks, whose only association with the NDW was the fact that they appeared at the same time. As testament to that they wrote on their Homepage: "Ja wir haben den Scheiß eben mitgemacht!"(Yeah, we went along with that shit). Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as keyboards (organ, piano synthesizers) and horns (saxophone, trumpet, trombone) are common in some styles, however, horns have been omitted from newer subgenres...

The hightlight of their career was seen from 1981 until 1983, as they played for sold out crowds, had records go Gold and were pictured on the cover of [[BRAVO]]. After two band members left the group in 1983 they released two albums; [[Europa]] and [[LP der Woche]]. After a creative break until 1987, the band returned with an album that was heavily influenced by The Cure. In the 90's Extrabreit moved onto writing lyrics highly critical of society and full of sharp sarcasm. Their new work did not enjoy the same commercial success of their earlier albums. After their 'Final concert' in Hagen on the 19th September, 1998, the group went on to play in Bochum in 2002 and are currently touring Germany.

Extrabreit played their 1000th concert on the 27th August, 2005 to several thousand fans in Hengsteysee in Hagen. The Band was presented with their first Platinum record for their first major success in 1980. The Hengsteysee The Hengsteysee (Lake Hengstey) is a reservoir on the Ruhr river between the cities of Hagen, Dortmund and Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...

Band members

Vocals: Kai "Havaii" Schlasse Gitare: Stefan "Kleinkrieg" Klein, Bubi Hönig Bass: Lars Larson Percussion: Rolf Möller

Discography

Singles

• Hart wie Marmelade (Hard As Jam), 1980
• Hurra, Hurra die Schule brennt (Hooray, Hooray, The School Is Burning), 1981
  • #12. in Germany
• Polizisten (Policemen), 1981
  • #27. in Germany
• Her mit den Abenteuern/Duo Infernal (Gimme The Adventures), 1982
  • #70. in Germany
• Kleptomanie, 1982
• Learning Deutsch, 1983
• Secret Service, 1984
• Ruhm (Fame), 1984
• Blue Moon, 1987
• Hurra, Hurra die Schule brennt (Remix 90), 1990 MCD
• Flieger, Grüß mir die Sonne (Remix 90) (Aircraftman, Say Hello To The Sun), 1990 MCD
  • #15. in Germany
• Ruhm, Live, 1990
• Polizisten (Live), 1991 MCD
• Joachim muß härter werden (Joachim Has To Become Tougher), 1991 MCD
• Der letzte Schliff (The Final Touch), 1991 MCD
• Für mich soll`s rote Rosen regnen (It Should Rain Red Roses For Me), 1992 MCD
  • #35. in Germany
• Laß es regnen (Let It Rain), 1993 MCD
• Jeden Tag - Jede Nacht (Every Day - Every Night), 1996 MCD
• CVJM (YMCA), 1996 MCD
• Nichts ist für immer (Nothing's For Good), 1996 MCD
• Verdammter roter Mond (Bloody Red Moon), 1998 MCD
• ÖL! (kostenlose Promo) (Oil, priceless promotional), 2003 MCD
• Er macht ihn rein (He Puts It Inside, referring to soccer, means "shooting a goal"), 2003 MCD
• Neues Spiel (New Match), 2005 MCD

LP/CDs

• Ihre größten Erfolge (Their Biggest Successes), 1980 LP/CD
• Welch ein Land - Was für Männer (What A Country - What Kind Of Men), 1981 LP/CD
• Rückkehr der phantastischen Fünf (Return Of The Fantastic Five), 1982 LP/CD
• Europa (Europe), 1983 LP/CD
• LP der Woche (Record Of The Week), 1984 LP/CD
• Sex after three years in a submarine, 1987 LP/CD
• Das grenzt schon an Musik (Live)(That's Almost Music), 1990 LP/CD
• Wer böses denkt soll endlich schweigen (He Who Has Evil Thoughts Should Be Silent At Last), 1991 LP/CD
• Hotel Monopol, 1993 CD
• Jeden Tag - Jede Nacht (Every Day - Every Night), 1996 CD
  • #65. in Germany
• Superfett - Das Beste (Super Fat - The Best), 1996 CD
• Amen, 1998 CD
• Das letzte Gefecht (Live) (The Last-Ditch Stand), 2002 CD
• Unerhört (Scandalous), 2003 CD
• Ihre Allergrößten Erfolge (Their Very Biggest Successes), 2003 CD
• Frieden (Peace), 2005 CD

External links

• (German) Official Web Site
• (German) Fan Site