Milestones (band)

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The Milestones were an Austrian music group that was founded in 1968. The founding members were Günther Grosslercher, Beatrix Neundlinger , Robert Unterweger and Rudi Tinsobin.

Grosslercher and Unterweger were already making music together and were looking for a singer. Neundlinger was in his first year of mathematics at the Vienna University of Technology, but her two colleagues were 4 semesters further when they met.

At the show Chance 1969, organized by the television stations in Germany , Austria and Switzerland , they took first place with the title Once (the Philosopher's Stone becomes soft) (G. Grosslercher - M. Schreiber). This title also appeared on the first single - the first LP followed in 1970.

You soon got to know Heinz R. Unger and the group Butterflies and exchanged views on music and social criticism.

In 1972 there was a reshuffle: The members were now Beatrix Neundlinger, Günther Grosslercher, Christian Kolonovits and Norbert Niedermayer . This line-up of the milestones represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with Falter im Wind (text: H. Unger - music: Rigoni / Schönherz) and achieved 5th place. Beatrix Neundlinger represented Austria again in the group Butterflies (1977), one year later Niedermayer sang in the group Springtime .

In 1973 Chris van der Schyf played drums, who were replaced by Fritz Matzka in 1974.

In 1975 the band broke up - Beatrix Neundlinger and Günther Grosslercher joined the group Butterflies, Norbert Niedermayer joined the band Springtime, and Christian Kolonovits switched to composing and arranging.

Discography

  • 1969: Once / The Pied Piper
  • 1970: Milestones (LP)
  • 1971: Paul (He lived in the forest) / The stateless suitcase
  • 1971: 8:02 p.m. (This Friday ...) / Choir of the old
  • 1972: Falter im Wind / You beautiful day
  • 1972: Dance Butterfly / Oh Fairy Day
  • 1973: Emigration (LP)
  • 1974: Apple tree / Hamlet
  • 1974: Schade / Bilderbuch -  On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Health and Environmental Protection
  • 1975: Best (LP compilation)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Mießgang: Interview with Beatrix Neundlinger on Viennese pop music, Part 1 mediathek.at, Vienna Library, 2010/2019, accessed April 9, 2020. Audio (05:16)