After The Fire Forums: Duel

Active Topics

Memberlist

Help

Chat
After The Fire Forums : Chat

Topic: Duel

Author

Message

<< Prev Topic | Next Topic >>

Didi
Groupie
Groupie

Joined: 17 September 2004
Location: Germany
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 48

Posted: 13 January 2009 at 8:52am \| IP Logged

Thanks Timey for passing the ball.
Ah yes Propaganda,
"a secret wish" really an outstanding album, but failed to have the success it earned. Tasting the europeanwide fame because of the polished Trevor Horn/Steven Lipson production on their ZTT label, their origins were more of the local "sophisticted arts" of Düsseldorf (connection to Kraftwerk) scene. In 1990 the band became half german, half british and recorded another cd "1234" full of catchy pop tunes with even Howard Jones songwriting for them. After having absolutely no success with it they split up.
Yello is a swiss 2 man project: Boris Blank music/ Dieter Meier words.
Speaking of german artists in UK charts - more recently I remember "Scooter" having been on No. one position, but lets call that no brain music connecting yelling with dance rhythms.

Noel
Friend of ATF

Joined: 13 January 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 586

Posted: 13 January 2009 at 4:50pm \| IP Logged

Didi wrote:

Thanks Timey for passing the ball.
Ah yes Propaganda,
"a secret wish" ... ...

excuse my while I yawn

__________________
http://www.myspace.com/noelstuff

Timestar
Mega Friend

Joined: 14 July 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 820

Posted: 13 January 2009 at 6:20pm \| IP Logged

sorry noel are we keeping you up...

Have you been on a late shift

dominion
Roadie
Roadie

Joined: 28 June 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 238

Posted: 14 January 2009 at 4:51pm \| IP Logged

You certainly are knowledgeable Didi,and most interesting.

Proportionately practically every other European country in the 80's probably appeared in the u.k charts more than German acts.

I wonder who would have been in the German charts...u.k acts.??

How did ATF get on in the German Charts.....Der Kommissar??

Mark

dominion
Roadie
Roadie

Joined: 28 June 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 238

Posted: 14 January 2009 at 4:53pm \| IP Logged

Oh sorry forgot to ask if anyone knows if Boney M were Germans.

Mark

Didi
Groupie
Groupie

Joined: 17 September 2004
Location: Germany
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 48

Posted: 15 January 2009 at 8:46am \| IP Logged

Unfortunately ATF made no great impressions on the german charts. Der Kommissar

did only no.62 (as far as I remember).But positive public discussions were made

appreciating the first(?) english cover version. More interesting the overall sellings of

the 1980-f 7": distributed and sold over years, it would have been a massive hit

when that happened within a quarter year or so. 1982 was the first year ATF

happened in germany with rising interests, but that`s history.

You are right Mr. dominion - Boney M. was a german Band project founded and

lead near Frankfurt by Frank Farian. He did the same with Milli Vanilli.

Edited by Didi - 15 January 2009 at 8:49am

dominion
Roadie
Roadie

Joined: 28 June 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 238

Posted: 15 January 2009 at 4:11pm \| IP Logged

BRILLIANT....THANKS AGAIN.....MOST INFORMATIVE

NeilC
Newbie
Newbie

Joined: 02 February 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 36

Posted: 23 January 2009 at 12:29am \| IP Logged

Interestingly (he said optimistically), Propaganda got a bit carried away with this particular song. On the album "A Secret Wish" (1984) there are actually two versions - the brilliant, heavy, 'drone' version called "Jewel" and the far mellower version called "Dual". Then on their next album "Wishful Thinking" (1985) they added a third version, another electro-rocker called "Jewelled". (D'you see, all those very clever plays on words, geddit?)

The most intersting (zzzz...) fact of all is that "Jewelled" was the theme tune for BBC TV's coverage of the RAC Rally each November for many years, so intriguingly it was my love of rallying that got me into this particular band.

OK, to make this thread interesting again, who's got the most obscure story of a (non-musical) hobby getting them into a band?

__________________
Open the gates of the city! (Why?)
Open the gates of the city! (Why?)
Look, just open the *** gates will you?

Noel
Friend of ATF

Joined: 13 January 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 586

Posted: 23 January 2009 at 8:47am \| IP Logged

NeilC wrote:

OK, to make this thread interesting again, who's got the most obscure story of a (non-musical) hobby getting them into a band?

I can think of a few non-musicians playing in bands, didn't the Beatles have a dodgy bassplayer before Macca took over? Some may say the Sex Pistols ... ... Some may say me! (I used to!!)

__________________
http://www.myspace.com/noelstuff

cables
Groupie
Groupie

Joined: 07 November 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 80

Posted: 23 January 2009 at 9:06am \| IP Logged

Noel wrote:

I can think of a few non-musicians playing in bands, didn't the Beatles have a dodgy bassplayer before Macca took over?

And a dodgy drummer after Pete Best!

__________________
Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)
End unfair travel insurance: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/carriagebyair

<< Prev Page of 3 Next >>

Printable version

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum