Third choice
| Third choice | |
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 Third choice logo |
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 Third choice at a concert in Kiel 2009 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Rostock (Germany) |
| Genre (s) | German punk , crossover |
| founding | 1986 |
| Website | www.dritte-wahl.de |
| Founding members | |
| Marko "Busch'n" Busch († 2005) | |
| Gunnar Schroeder | |
| Holm (Toralf Bornhöft) (until 1991) | |
| Jörn "Krel" Schroeder | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Gunnar Schroeder |
Bass, vocals |
Stefan Ladwig |
Drums |
Jörn "Krel" Schroeder |
Keyboard, guitar |
Holger H. |
Third choice is a German-speaking rock and punk band from Rostock .
Band history
The Rostock punk band Third Choice (also: 3rd Choice ) appeared for the first time in 1988. In the original line-up, they played with Marko “Busch'n” Busch as front man and Toralf “Holm” Bornhöft on bass, who left the band in 1991. In the trio line-up with Busch'n (vocals, bass), Gunnar Schroeder (guitar, vocals) and Jörn "Krel" Schroeder (vocals, drums) they achieved nationwide fame and considerable success in the German punk scene.
Third choice play German punk with clear metal influences and sing very direct, politically militant, left-wing lyrics, for which there was the usual state repression in the GDR times .
With their song Macht die Augen auf , they took a critical stance on the riots in Rostock-Lichtenhagen in 1992. The song Mainzer Straße deals with the evacuation of Mainzer Straße in Berlin in 1990. Bad K. deals with the controversial circumstances surrounding the death of Wolfgang Grams .
In 1998, the band founded their own label called Rausch Records , which was later renamed Third Choice Records . Since then, all of the band's publications have appeared on this. Today there are ten official studio albums as well as three live or three compilation CDs and four live videos / DVDs.
On January 17, 2005, the 35-year-old Busch'n died of stomach cancer . The remaining members did not want to break up the band, but to continue their career; this was also an express wish of Busch'n. Since April 19, 2005 Stefan Ladwig, who was previously guitarist for the Crushing Caspars , has been playing bass.
For their 25th band anniversary, the tribute album 25 Years - 25 Bands was released on CD and double LP in September 2013 . Then covers 25 bands from different genres such. B. In Extremo , Dödelhaie , Rasta Knast , Heaven Shall Burn , The Fat Police Officer , Killerpilze and Wilde Zeiten known songs of the Rostockers.
On January 31, 2015, the band released their ninth studio album Geblitzdingst , which entered the German album charts as the first third-choice record. As a new fourth member, Holger H., the drummer of the Münster-based punk band Daddy Longleg, was hired as guitarist and keyboardist. Album 10 was released on September 1, 2017, and reached number 12 in the German album charts.
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- Third choice, live at With Full Force 2018
Singer Gunnar Schroeder
Bass player Stefan Ladwig
Drummer Jörn "Krel" Schroeder
Guitarist and keyboardist Holger H.
Discography
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Albums
Studio albums
- 1992: Carnival in Bonn , CD / LP
- 1994: An Eye for an Eye , CD / LP
- 1996: Take three , CD / LP
- 1998: Rays , CD / LP
- 1999: Delikat (11 years stage anniversary '88 -'99) , CD / LP
- 2001: Hold me tight , CD / LP
- 2005: Progress , CD / LP, with Tatjana Besson
- 2010: Be careful! , CD / LP
- 2015: Geblitzdingst , CD / LP
- 2017: 10 , CD / LP
Live / Best of
- 2002: Roggen Roll (live at the Mühlenfest Altkalen) , CD / LP
- 2003: Meer Roggen Roll (live at the Mühlenfest Altkalen) , CD / LP
- 2003: The Odd Tape CD , (demo re-release) CD
- 2004: Tooth for tooth , (Best of with newly recorded songs and English lyrics) CD / LP
- 2007: Singles , (best of with B-sides etc.) CD / LP
- 2009: 20 years - 20 songs (live) , CD / LP
Singles
- 1995: Third choice / Dödelhaie , split CD / 10 ″ (with the Dödelhaie )
- 1998: Hello Earth , 7 ″
- 2000: Heimspiel , CD-EP (under the name Kollektiv Hein Butt )
- 2001: And now? , MCD / 10 ″
- 2005: do you want? , Promo MCD
- 2014: Third choice / color teaching , Split 7 ″ (with color teaching )
- 2017: Third choice / Zona 84 , Split 7 ″ (with Zona 84 )
- 2017: Up to the light , 12 ″
- 2018: The big day , MCD / 10 ″ (feat. Sondaschule )
Others
Video albums
- 1996: 1996 - The video for the current album , VHS
- 2002: Roggen Roll (live at the Mühlenfest Altkalen) , VHS
- 2006: Dreilive , DVD
- 2008: 20 years - children, how time flies! , DVD
Music videos
- 2010: it's me
- 2010: gone tomorrow
- 2014: The shadow
- 2017: Scotty
- 2017: The sky above us
- 2017: Up to the light
- 2018: Round after round
- 2018: The Big Day (feat. Sondaschule)
- 2020: "What the hell ...?"
Demo tapes
- 1991: Get yourself up , demo tape
- 1992: Rari tape , demo tape with various recordings e.g. B. with spar
Re-releases
- 2012: Carnival in Bonn - Remastered , CD / LP
- 2012: An Eye for an Eye - Remastered , CD / LP
- 2012: Take three - Remastered , CD / LP
extra
- If you already have a ship , a documentary with soundtrack by third choice
- 2013: 25 years-25 bands , (tribute sampler) CD / LP
Web links
- Official website
- Third choice at MusicBrainz (English)
- Third choice at Discogs (English)
- Interview with Gunnar Schroeder over 20 years Third choice
- Interview with Gunnar Schroeder in the grassroots revolution
Individual evidence
- ↑ 25 years-25 bands. In: Rye Roll Shop. Krause & Ladwig GbR, accessed on August 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Third choice. (No longer available online.) In: www.musicline.de. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017 ; accessed on August 13, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Third choice in the German charts (GfK)
