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Kauf Mich! (Album) by Die Toten Hosen

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Die Toten Hosen Is A Punk Band From Düsseldorf NRW Germany. They Are One Of Very Few German-Language Acts Who Have Enjoyed Decades-Long Mass Appeal In Germany. The Band Formed Out Of The Ashes Of Punk Band ZK Founded 1978. The Members Of Die Toten Hosen Literally "The Dead Trousers" In English "tote Hose" Is A German Expression Meaning "lifeless" "boring" Or "nothing Going On" Are Campino Andreas Frege Kuddel Andreas Von Holst Vom Stephen George Ritchie Andi Andreas Meurer And Breiti Michael Breitkopf . Vom Replaced Wölli As The Drummer In 1999 Wölli's Untimely Departure From The Band Was Due To Injuries Caused By A Car Accident Who Himself Had Replaced Trini In 1985 And Is Still An Honorary Member Of The Band 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 Focusing More On Political And Social Issues Such As Racism. Part Of The Folklore Surounding The Band Is The Story That In Their Early Days They Played For Free On Private Birthday Parties Or Similar Events. However Only Under The Conditions That The Host Provided For 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". It Refers 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 Die Toten Hosen Performed As Actors And Musicians. Their 1000th Concert Was On 28th 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. 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 Rammstein. As Longtime Fans Of The Their Local Soccer Team Fortuna Düsseldorf They Have Been Sponsoring The Club From 2001 To 2003. After Their Unplugged Concert In The End Of 2005 They've Taken A Time-Out. But They Disclaimed Rumors That This Is The End Of The Band. In 2008 They Released The Album "In Aller Stille. In 2012 Die Toten Hosen Released Their Album Ballast Der Republik. A Special Edition Includes A Bonus CD With Cover Versions Of Songs That Influenced The Band. On 26 April 2016 It Was Announced That Former Drummer Wolfgang Rohde Had Died Of Cancer.

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Kauf MICH! "Buy ME!" Is The Ninth Album By Die Toten Hosen Released In 1993. The LP Is Mainly A Concept Album Dealing With Consumerism And Ultraconservatism. In Addition To Album Art And Several Songs Addressing The Commerce Satirical Advertisements And Infomercials Are Interspersed Among The Music. In Addition The Concept Of Right Wing Extremism As Exemplified By Ultraconservatism And Neo-Nazism In The Songs "Wilkommen In Deutschland" And "Sascha ...Ein Aufrechter Deutscher" Is Explored Which Excited Controversy During The Time Of The Album's Release. It Was A Best-Selling Album In Germany For 13 Weeks In 1993 Also Selling Well In Austria And Switzerland. Tracks 6 & 8 Are Mock Infomercials Casting Gerhard Polt Und Gisela Schneeberger Directed By Hanns Christian Müller. "Wünsch DIR Was" Has An Intro Sung By The Children's Choir "Mosquito" From The Music School In Meerbusch. Track Listing 1. "Umtausch Ausgeschlossen!" Roughly "Trade-In Debarred!" Rohde/Frege – 2 18
2. "Niemals Einer Meinung" "Never Of The Same Opinion" Frege/Frege – 3 44
3. "Hot-Clip-Video-Club" Rohde/Frege – 4 01
4. "Wilkommen In Deutschland" "Welcome To Germany" Breitkopf/Frege – 3 56
5. "Drunter Drauf & Drüber" "Under On And Over" Frege Müller/Frege Müller – 3 02
6. "Erotim-Super-3-Feucht" "ES3-Damp" – 0 31
7. "Kauf MICH!" "Buy ME!" Breitkopf/Frege Müller – 3 30
8. "Die Homolka Kettensäge" "The Homolka Chainsaw" – 0 36
9. "Sascha ...Ein Aufrechter Deutscher" "Sascha ...An Upstanding German" Frege Müller/Frege Müller – 2 34
10. "Gewissen" "Conscience" Breitkopf/Frege Müller – 2 41
11. "Gute Reise" "A Good Trip" Von Holst/Frege – 5 04
12. "Alles Aus Liebe" "All Out Of Love" Frege/Frege – 4 34
13. "Wünsch DIR Was" Roughly "Make A Wish" Meurer/Frege – 4 15
14. "Mein Größter Feind" "My Biggest Enemy" Von Holst/Frege – 3 08
15. "Rambo Dance" Meurer/Frege/Talk By Tom Gerhardt – 4 09
16. "Katastrophen-Kommando" "Catastrophe Commando" Von Holst/Frege – 4 30
* "Der Letzte Tag" "The Last Day" - 3 28 Hidden Track * "Der Letzte Tag" Is A Separate Track On The Remastered Version. 2007 Remastered Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks For The 25th Anniversary Of The Group All Albums From 1983-2002 Were Remastered And Re-Released. The Remasters Have A Second Booklet And Additional Songs. The Re-Release Of Kauf MICH! Has The Album's B-Sides For Bonus Tracks. There's Actually 3 Parts Of "Der Heiße Draht" On Which People Sing DTH Songs Over The Phone. However For The Remaster Only A "best Of" Was Compiled Out Of The Three.
18. "Krieg Und Frieden" "War And Peace" Meurer/Frege - 4 58 From "...Wünsch DIR Was" 19. "Im Namen Des Herrn" "In The Name Of The Lord" Frege/Frege - 2 08 From "...Wünsch DIR Was" 20. "Auf Dem Weg Zur Nummer 1" "On The Way To Number 1" Rohde/Frege - 4 01 From "Alles Aus Liebe" 21. "5 Minuten" "5 Minutes" Von Holst/Frege - 3 01 From "Alles Aus Liebe" 22. "Hilfe" "Help" Von Holst/Frege - 3 24 From "Kauf MICH!" 23. "Der Heiße Draht Best Of " "The Hot Wire" - 6 09 From "Kauf MICH!"

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