The conditors
| The conditors | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rock , new wave |
| founding | 1980 |
| resolution | 1988 |
| Founding members | |
| Peter Freiberg (* 1954) | |
Guitar , vocals |
Uli Steinert (* 1956, † 2010) |
| Peter Jureit | |
| Peter Wasielewski (* 1952) | |
The Conditors were a German rock band from Dortmund that gained notoriety in the 1980s. Her style could be classified as rock and new wave .
history
The band was founded in Dortmund in 1980 . The conditors first wrote in English, but soon switched to German. Peter Freiberg had already sung and played drums for the folk-rock band Cochise , the other band members had released the LP "Another Sunday Morning" (1979) with the band "Messalla".
Her first LP was released in 1982, offering rock music / new wave with humorous German lyrics ( New Wave in the direction of The Police , for example , with the influence of reggae and punk ). The Musikexpress wrote: “The Conditors are popular because of their, let's call it anarcho-touch. Sure, the guys couldn't think of any topics that could be said to have never been burned on records. Nevertheless: singer and lyricist Peter Freiberg managed to make his point of view clear in a personal and funny way! ”.
In 1982 and 1983 they completed a concert tour through Germany and Switzerland. Peter Jureit switched to Grobschnitt and was replaced by Philipp Imdahl (* 1958, son of Max Imdahl ). With the single "Abasia Maria" they had their first radio success. Soon the Conditors belonged to Geier Sturzflug as one of the better-known bands from the Ruhr area.
In 1984 they released their second LP Dankeschön Bitteschön and the WDR showed a 30-minute film about the Conditors: How do you play your way up and the single Kalt wie Eis was often on the radio. With the single raspberry ice cream in hot tea followed a hit with which they appeared twice in the ZDF hit parade .
In 1985 the group renamed itself Freiberg and the Conditors , in 1986 the third and final album Pass auf was released . In 1989 the compilation Am andren Ende der Stadt 80-88 followed .
Succession Activities
Peter Freiberg and Peter Jureit have been playing in the band The Buh since 2010 . In honor of the guitarist Uli Steinert, who died in 2010, several former band members gave a concert with the bands "Messalla" and "The Buh" in Dortmund on September 10, 2011. Only songs that were written by Steinert were played.
Publications
- LPs / CDs
- 1982: The Conditors
- 1984: Thank you, there you go
- 1986: watch out
- 1989: At the other end of town 80-88
- Singles
- 1982: Turn off the television
- 1983: Abasia Maria
- 1983: Cold as ice
- 1984: Raspberry ice cream in hot tea
- 1985: Prince Eisenherz
- 1985: There's a party in my head
See also
- Wolfgang Welt : "Buddy Holly on Wilhelmshöhe. Three Novels", Suhrkamp 2006 ("The Conditors" are mentioned several times in these autobiographical novels)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ krautrock-musik Zirkus.de: Messalla - Another Sunday Morning - 1979
- ↑ From Ilse-Marie Schlehenkamp: The Horses stir up the house of Oe. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
- ↑ ichwillspass.de: The Conditors
- ↑ discogs.com: Freiberg & Conditors - Pay attention
- ↑ the-buh.de
- ↑ derwesten.de: The Buh
- ^ Derwesten.de: Farewell party for Uli Steinert