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Die Toten HosenDie Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Dsseldorf. They are one of very few German-language acts who have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany; Die rzte and Herbert Grnemeyer are pretty much the only other contenders in this respect. The members of Die Toten Hosen ("The Dead Pants" in English; "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on") are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Vom Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). Vom replaced Wlli as the drummer a few years ago, who himself had replaced Trini in the 1980s; Trini became the band's manager. 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 focussing more on political and social issues such as racism. 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", concurrent with the German theatrical production of A Clockwork Orange based on the book by Anthony Burgess. Die Toten Hosen have collaborated with numerous other musicians; they are also one of the few German punk bands popular outside of Germany, other notable bands being Die rzte and WIZO. Interesting Note: as longtime Fans of the their local soccer team Fortuna Dsseldorf they are sponsors the club for years. 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 currently on display in the Photography wing of the Museum of Modern Art. Discography - Opel-Gang - 1983
- Unter falscher Flagge ("under false colours") - 1984
- The Battle of the Bands - 1985
- Damenwahl ("Ladies' choice") - 1986
- Never mind the Hosen, Here's die Roten Rosen ("Never mind the Hosen, here's the red roses") - 1987
- Bis zum bitteren Ende ("until the bitter end") - live - 1987
- Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau ("a little bit of horror show") - 1988
- Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glck ("on the crusade to happiness") - 1990
- Learning English, Lesson One - 1991
- Kauf mich! ("buy me") - 1993
- Reich & Sexy ("rich and sexy") - 1993
- Love, Peace & Money - 1994
- Musik war ihr Hobby ("music was their hobby") - 1995
- Opium frs Volk ("opium for the people") - 1996
- Im Auftrag des Herrn ("on a mission from god") - live - 1996
- Wir warten auf's Christkind (Die Roten Rosen) ("We're waiting for the christ child (the red roses)") - 1998
- Crash Landing - 1999
- Unsterblich ("Immortal") - 1999
- Auswrtsspiel ("away game") - 2002
- Reich & Sexy II - Die fetten Jahre ("rich and sexy II - the fat years") - 2003
- Zurck zum Glck ("back to joy") - 2004
External links Toten Hosen, Die
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