The Suurbiers

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The Suurbiers
General information
origin Hermsdorf , Berlin , Germany
Genre (s) Fun punk
founding 1981 as "Frau Suurbier"
Founding members
Cäpt'n Suurbier (Michael Wahler, † 2014) (until 2014)
Tom Suurbier (Thomas Mindach) (until 1982)
Bass , vocals
 Hans Suurbier ( Hans Runge ) (until 1984)
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
 Overnight Suurbier (Stefan Fiebig) (1990–1991, since 2014)
Bass, vocals
 Bum Bum Suurbier ( Michael Beckmann ) (1985–1987, 1990–1991, since 2014)
Accordion , melodica , vocals
 Ekki Suurbier (Ekkehard Busch) (1990–1991, since 2014)
guitar
 Heinz Suurbier (Heinz Brandenburg) (1986–1987, since 2011)
guitar
 Tex Suurbier ( Peter Hajunga ) (2001–2002, since 2014)
Drums
 Lu Suurbier (Ludger Kleff) (1986–1987, since 2011)
former members
Vocals, guitar
 Cäpt'n Suurbier (Michael Wahler, † 2014) (until 2014)
Bass, vocals
 Hans Suurbier (Hans Runge) (1981–1984)
Drums
 Tom Suurbier (Thomas Mindach) (1981-1982)
Drums
 Dirk Geröllheimer ( Dirk Felsenheimer ) (1982–1983)
Drums, vocals
 Grandmaster Suurbier ( Wolfgang Rohde , † 2016) (1983–1986, 2015)
Bass, vocals
 Stink McSuurbier (Thomas Baumgarte) (1984–1985, 2011–2014)
Bass, vocals
 Det Suurbier (Detlef Winterfeld) (1984–1985)
Bass, vocals
 Marion Suurbier (Marion Baldrich) (1985)
Bass, vocals
 Ebbe Suurbier (Wilfried Eberle) (1987)
Drums
 Dirk Suurbier (Dirk Huwe) (1987)
Drums
 Bugs Suurbier (Hans Tismar) (1990-2002, 2015)
Bass, vocals
 Honky Tonk Suurbier (Dirk Bartilla) (1990-2002)
Sigi Suurbier (Siegfried Kesselmann) (2001)
guitar
 Andrew Suurbier (Andreas Waldheim) (2014–2015)

The Suurbiers are a fun punk band from Berlin that was founded in 1981 as Frau Suurbier .

history

The Suurbiers were founded in 1981 by three school friends, first under the name "Frau Suurbier" in West Berlin. The band name is either borrowed from a sketch by Otto Waalkes or a supporting character in the television series Ein Herz und eine Seele . The band was supposed to appear as a kind of imaginary family clan, as had already been the case with the Ramones . So the three of them gave themselves the stage names Cäpt'N, Hans and Tom Suurbier for the band .

All three had just finished school and since their hobby, playing in the football club VfB Hermsdorf , did not go as they imagined and all their friends were already playing in bands, they decided to start their own band . However, this band should only serve as a hobby and not become a profession. Cäpt'N took on the role of guitarist in the band, Hans played bass and Tom played drums. Most of the pieces were composed and written by Cäpt'N, who for the most part also took on the lead vocals. Since Hans was the only band member registered with GEMA at the time, the first songs were entered in his name, regardless of who wrote them. As a result, the play Wie ein Kind, written by Cäpt'N Suurbier, was published in 1985 on the album Im Schatten der Ärzte by Die Ärzte , later Hans's band.

In their band they combined punk and rockabilly with (initially) funny lyrics. They wanted to stand as far away from the Berlin music scene as possible and bring music to people in an uncomplicated and direct way. Hagen Liebing (formerly bassist with The Nirvana Devils and Die Ärzte, later music editor with Tip Berlin ) describes the Suurbiers in his biography Meine Jahre mit Die Ärzte as the mother of all funpunk bands.

Various appearances in Berlin clubs followed. Ms. Suurbier quickly gained her own fan base and soon achieved cult status in the Berlin scene.

Just one year later, in 1982, Hans joined Ms. Suurbier as a bass player in the newly founded band Die Ärzte .

In the same year Ms. Suurbier had their first release together with the German Drinking Youth (DTJ for short) on the split tape Live im Flöz , which was produced by Ralf Rexin, and a concert recording from August 13, 1982 from the Berlin Flöz and four studios -Demos included.

The end of 1982 saw the first vinyl release on the newly founded Berlin label Schnick-Schnack (later Vielklang), which was founded by members of the band Panzerknacker AG: the sampler Ein Vollrausch in Stereo - 20 foamy mood hits . However, Tom Suurbier had other plans in the meantime, and so Ms. Suurbier lacked a drummer. Bela B. took over this part from the doctors. Ms. Suurbier contributed three songs to the sampler ( Fiddle Diddle (Quertanz) , Fred Feuerstein and Die Suurbiers ). In addition to Ms. Suurbier and the doctors, Hans also played for the Tango Brothers, who were members of the Düsseldorf band Die Toten Hosen , for the recordings of the sampler . The German drinking youth was also part of this sampler. The sampler was initially published in a small edition with a text booklet, but was then repeatedly reprinted and quickly achieved a cult status that continues to this day. The release of the sampler was celebrated with a steamboat trip on May 11, 1983 under the title "Mood - Im Vollrausch live on board", at which the Panzerknacker AG, Ms. Suurbier, the German drinking youth, the doctors and the only one not on the sampler represented band Die Mimmi’s from Bremen played. This steamer trip was a great success, albeit an expensive one for the organizers of the Schnick-Schnack-Label, as the guests laid the steamer to rubble and ashes. During the recording for the “Vollrausch” sampler, the band got to know Wolfgang Rohde , who soon after took over from Bela B. on drums and named himself Grandmaster Suurbier for Ms. Suurbier.

Various other concerts followed. Among other things, the festival “1. Berliner Oktoberfest ”on October 1st, 1983 in the Berlin Tempodrom , which degenerated into a real vegetable battle (with the song“ Obst und Gemüse ” ) between the band and the audience.

Since playing with the doctors took up more and more time, Hans had to choose one of the two bands. As more success was in prospect with the doctors, Hans left Mrs. Suurbier in 1984. He was replaced by Stink McSuurbier as bassist. Shortly thereafter, the band renamed itself “The Suurbiers” and an association was founded to promote young musical talent.

In 1985 the band's only album to date was released, a mini-LP called Kein Mann für eine Nacht , named after a piece of the same name, on the Weser label in Bremen by Claus Fabian , the Mimmi's singer, on whose “We Are the Champions “-Tours the Suurbiers took part in in 1985 and 1986. In the same year the band decided to enter the beer market and became the owner of a small private brewery. Their “Suurbier”, brewed according to their own taste, was brought to the public in 0.33 l cans at concerts and via the fan club.

Bum Bum Suurbier (real name Michael Beckmann ) soon followed as the new bass player. In 1987 he left the band and switched to the Rainbirds , later he played in Bela B's new band Depp Jones . However, he was in charge of the “Suurbier Talent Show” as a “trainer” for a few years.

On October 18, 1986 the Suurbiers played at the benefit festival for Norbert Hähnel alias “The true Heino”, who had been sued for omission by the real Heino . The benefit concert, at which Die Ärzte and Die Toten Hosen also performed, took place under the title “We don't let singing be forbidden!” In the Berlin Tempodrom . Shortly afterwards Wolfgang Rohde left the Suurbiers and switched to the Toten Hosen in Düsseldorf as a drummer.

In 1991 the Suurbiers, with the new line-up Cäpt'N, Bugs, Honkytonk and Overnight Suurbier, released a single called Zwei Boys for every girl! - We're making a new revolution at Polydor . The single was advertised with a large campaign in which 6000 red balloons were raised; a personal meeting with the band beckoned to the finders. But their first real record deal didn't last long, as Cäpt'N Suurbier allegedly choked the Polydor boss at the record release party.

In 1997, when a tribute sampler for Die Ärzte was about to begin under the title GötterDÄmmerung , the Die Suurbiers contributed the title Wie ein Kind under the pseudonym "The Traveling Suurbiers" - this was originally written by Cäpt'N Suurbier anyway.

For a while the band was pretty quiet until they were reanimated in 2001 by Wolfgang Rohde, who had meanwhile founded his own record company called "Goldene Zeiten". Under the old leadership of Cäpt'N Suurbier with the new member Tex Suurbier, a maxi CD was released with the new recording of the Suurbier hit Möpse , which was already included on the mini LP from 1985.

From 2007 onwards, they said they were working on their first long player again and in 2008 there were regular new audio samples and videos on the official website. In connection with the debut album, there is talk of a "singing, audio and language game by one who set out to learn and teach fear".

In February 2014, Cäpt'N Suurbier, who had suffered from mental health problems for several years, committed suicide in Berlin.

On June 7th, 2015 the Suurbiers played for the football club Tennis Borussia Berlin at the Berlin championship celebration in the Mommsenstadion .

Discography

  • 1982: DTJ + Frau Suurbier - Live im Flöz (Split MC with German Drinking Youth)
  • 1983: A total intoxication in stereo - 20 foamy mood hits (LP sampler)
  • 1985: No man for one night (mini-LP)
  • 1991: Two boys for every girl! - We're making a new revolution ... (single)
  • 2001: Möpse (single)
  • 2015: Teenage Rebell (Thursday LP)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Eternal Teenage Rebel. In: www.tip-berlin.de. 2014, accessed on February 28, 2014 (German).
  2. ↑ Bye Bye Berlin League feat. The Suurbiers. In: Tennis Borussia Berlin. June 2, 2015, accessed June 7, 2015 (German).