Label: BMG Music (Germany), 74321636152
Style: Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Country: Oranienburg, East Germany
Time: 78:23
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 592 Mb
The
Puhdys developed out of the Udo-Wendel-Combo, founded in 1965. When
guitarist and singer Wendel left the band late in the year, it needed a
new name. The four members took the letters from their first names -
keyboardist Peter Meyer, drummer Udo Jacob, bassist (and sometimes
manager) Harry Jeske, and lead guitarist and singer Dieter Hertrampf
(who had replaced Wendel) - to become the Puhdys (the name otherwise has
no specific meaning).
The band went through further personnel
changes until 1969, when they were given a professional performance
license, which was all-important in East Germany. By then, Jacob had
been replaced by Gunter Wosylus and vocalist-guitarist Dieter Birr had
joined, cementing the band's lineup for the next ten years; the band
dates this, rather than 1965, as its foundation. (The two Dieters are
differentiated by their nicknames: "Quaster" Hertrampf, from a
corruption of the title of The Shadows' "Quartermaster's Stores", after
his long attempt to learn the Hank Marvin guitar solo; and "Maschine"
Birr, once called an "eating machine" by his bandmates for his voracious
appetite).
Their first concert took place in Freiberg, Saxony, on 21
November 1969. Early performances were heavily influenced by British
hard rock bands such as Deep Purple and Uriah Heep, although the band
were fond of earlier American rockers such as Elvis Presley. At first,
they largely performed cover versions of foreign acts. Although there
was a great demand for covers in East Germany, largely because the
audience was unable to buy western albums, rock music was still viewed
with suspicion in East Germany. The artistic climate changed after Erich
Honecker came to power in 1971, and the Puhdys were offered the chance
to record for the state-run Amiga label, as long as they performed in
the German language and remained apolitical.
The result was the
band's first single, "Turen offnen sich zur Stadt" (Doors Open To The
City), recorded in 1971. At over five minutes in length, it showed the
influence of progressive rock, in particular Uriah Heep's "Gypsy", and
established the Puhdys as one of East Germany's top bands. Its music was
composed by Birr, who had emerged as the band's main singer, and the
lyrics were written by Wolfgang Tilgner, who would remain one of the
band's principal lyricists, along with Burkhard Lasch.
(Full version: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puhdys)
01. Geh zu ihr (02:40)
02. Lebenszeit (03:29)
03. Konigin (03:47)
04. Wenn Traume sterben (04:07)
05. Was bleibt (04:14)
06. Wenn ein Mensch lebt (03:21)
07. Hey, John (03:49)
08. Ich will nicht vergessen (03:59)
09. Doch die Gitter schweigen (03:51)
10. Turen Offnen sich zur Stadt (04:35)
11. Melanie (03:58)
12. Bis ans Ende der Welt (05:28)
13. An den Ufern der Nacht (03:50)
14. Kleiner Planet (04:27)
15. Alt wie ein Baum '99 (03:11)
16. Rockerrente (04:00)
17. Hey, Wir Woll'n Die Eisbaren Seh'n (03:54)
18. Suden (02:46)
19. Steh auf und lauf (03:32)
20. Das Buch (05:14)
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