Blind petition
| Blind petition | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Vienna , Austria |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock |
| founding | 1974 |
| Founding members | |
| Hannes Bartsch, Georg Martikan | |
Vocals, guitar |
Hannes Bartsch |
guitar |
Georg Martikan |
bass |
Andreas Bernas |
Drums |
Robert Suk |
| Current occupation | |
guitar |
Hannes Bartsch |
Vocals, guitar |
David Strohmeier |
Guitar, harmonica |
Bertl Bartsch |
bass |
Thomas Gehrke |
Drums |
Harald Bartsch |
| former members | |
guitar |
Georg Martikan (1974-1987) |
bass |
Andy Bernas (1974-1989) |
Drums |
Robert Suk (1974-1987) |
singing |
Gary Wheeler (1998-1992, 2007-2013) |
guitar |
Curt Ninaus (1988-1990) |
Drums |
Alex Ander (1988-1989) |
bass |
Jo Haas (1990-1992) |
Drums |
Manfred Reckendorfer (1990-1991) |
guitar |
Manfred Schuster (1992) |
bass |
Benny Reed (1992) |
Drums |
Mario Brodtrager (1992) |
singing |
Stiletto steel (1993-1998) |
guitar |
Curt Ninaus (1993-1998) |
bass |
Jo Haas (1993-2003) |
Drums & percussion |
Robert Suk (1993-2003) |
Drums & percussion |
Luigi Kainrath (1993-1998) |
Trumpet |
Christian Hrubes (1993-1998) |
Trumpet |
Andreas Zöttl (1993-1998) |
piano |
Christian Kolonovits (1993-1998) |
singing |
Alex Lipscher (1999-2006) |
Trumpet |
Martin Sobotnik (1999-2006) |
Trumpet |
Gerhard Kovatsits (2004-2006) |
Drums |
Thomas Wildner (2004-2006) |
bass |
Reinhard Kochauf (2004-2006) |
Drums |
Mario Brodtrager (2004-2006) |
Blind Petition is a hard rock band founded in Vienna in 1974 with a changing line-up.
Band history
From the beginning to 1986 / The relationship with No Bros
The band was founded in 1974 by the guitarists Hannes "Fusel" Bartsch and Georg Martikan. The first concert took place in 1975. In 1977 the first LP was already completed, but could not be released due to lack of money. 1979 saw the first tour through the FRG, which has been carried out annually since then.
A year later, Blind Petition appeared at the Popodrome and was eventually disqualified for being drunk. In the same year, the appearance at the KPÖ's “Volksstimme-Fest” ended with a scandal , as Bartsch exclaimed between two numbers: “With communism you have to be careful, the world is round, and if you go too far to the left, you come to the right out again ". In 1980 the first single called "Blind Petition" was produced. In 1981, Blind Petition played in support of Alvin Lee .
In view of this early history, the band could not establish itself in the Austrian public (ORF) and was therefore part of the underground. In contrast to the Tyrolean hard rock band No Bros , Muff Sopper was a mentor. The band described themselves as authentic, while No Bros were seen by them as a patronized wimp or eunuch band because of their mentor Gotthard Rieger , an Austrian radio presenter.
This hostility also led to regular violent clashes between Blind Petition and No Bros fans (e.g. Wiener Metropol 1982). When the no-bros singer Freddy Gigele called out drunk to the blind petition guitarist after a concert in 1983: "Bish 'a Tyrolean, bisht' a human, bisch 'koa Tyrolean, bisch' a Oaschloch" (= "Are you a Tyrolean "Are you human, are you not one, are you an asshole"), his nose was broken.
In 1984 the live album "Tschingo Bingo" was published.
The underground orientation of this early period is reflected in v. a. in the following statement by Hannes Bartsch: "I don't go to the cloakroom before the concert and act smart, but rather go for a beer with my fans".
From 1987: Self-destruction as an underground band / Growing fame
After the release of the live LP, Blind Petition deliberately put down their underground image: on the cover of the follow-up LP Welcome to Win, you can already see well-styled band members, Bartsch z. B. is blonded. The new singer Phil Reinhard, however, provided a particularly hard sound.
This LP was presented in the program Hardrock Café (Ö3) by Gotthard Rieger. The single Running Wild was a failure. This was a number that was apparently based on the model of the no-bros ballad Be My Friend (1982). In 1989, former Blowin 'Free singer Gary Wheeler joined Blind Petition.
This was followed by the production of further albums, over eight years appearances at the Vienna Danube Island Festival and international tours, including an appearance at the international music festival Muzeko 90 in Donetsk in the Soviet Union . Blind Petition performed with international bands such as Motörhead , Black Sabbath , Krokus , Blue Öyster Cult and others until the 1990s , but then stopped their activities. Singer Gary Wheeler founded the band Stahlhammer in 1992 , which he left again in 1995, and in 2006 he recorded a solo album.
In 2007 Blind Petition reunited and the CD Bloody Reunion was produced. In 2014 the CD Law and Order Since 1974 was released.
Band members
Discography
LPs
- 1986: Tschingo Bingo (Live)
- 1987: Welcome to Win
- 1989: Perverse Maximum
- 1990: 1990 Live
- 1992: The Elements of Rock
- 1993: Light
- 1999: Forever (A) Live
- 2004: No Prisoners
- 2007: Bloody Reunion
- 2014: Law and Order Since 1974
- 2017: Law & Order unplugged Live
Singles
- 1980: Blind petition
- 1983: Highway Devils
- 1984: Feelin 'High
- 1987: Running Wild
swell
- Interview with Hannes Bartsch in the specialist journal Musik-Magazin. September 1984.
- Josef “Muff” Sopper: The Blind Petition Story. Folded booklet as an encore to the LP "Tschingo Bingo" 1986.
- Information from the records / CD covers
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reini: BLIND PETITION - No mercy: 40 years of eventful musical life | Stormbringer.at. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Fusel's favorites: On the way to tithe with Blind Petition founder Hannes Bartsch. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
- ^ Josef "Muff" Sopper - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Anthalerero: NO BROS - Klaus Schubert | Interview at Stormbringer.at. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Anthalerero: NO BROS - Klaus Schubert | Interview at Stormbringer.at. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
- ↑ El Greco: BLIND PETITION - Bloody Reunion | Review at Stormbringer. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .