Nervous Germans
| Nervous Germans | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | New wave |
| founding | 1981, 2012 |
| resolution | 1984 |
| Founding members | |
Bass, vocals |
Micki Meuser |
Guitar, vocals |
Manni Holländer (Manfred Herten) |
Drums, vocals |
Edgar Liebert (aka Edgar de Gaulle) (Zeltinger Band, Ina Deter Band) |
singing |
Grant Stevens (including Unheilig ) |
guitar |
Wolfgang Gunnewig |
| Current occupation | |
guitar |
Gary Schmalzl |
singing |
Grant Stevens |
bass |
Micki Meuser |
Drums |
Sabine Ahlbrecht |
| former members | |
Drums |
Udo Dahmen (1981, only debut album) |
guitar |
Steve Carroll ( Praying Mantis ) |
Drums |
Robbie Vondenhoff ( Zeltinger Band , Ina Deter ) |
trombone |
Mike Rossi (Slaughter & the Dogs) |
Jazz guitar |
Alan Darby ( Cockney Rebel , Eric Clapton ) |
Drums |
Frank Jermann |
Keyboard instruments |
Hitta Thomas ( Zeltinger Band ) |
The Nervous Germans are a German new wave group from the early 1980s.
The group was founded in 1980 by Grant Stevens together with Micki Meuser , Edgar Liebert and Manni Holländer. Grant Stevens and Micki Meuser were the consistency of the group, whereas the rest of the members changed frequently, which is evident from the many former members with only two albums.
They performed mainly in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland and Austria.
history
In 1981 they released their debut album Nervöse Deutschen (English publication name: Desolation Zone 1982), in which Udo Dahmen von Kraan played the drums. Their second album Summer of Love from 1983 was also their last album, they broke up after an appearance (with Mitch Ryder) on July 1, 1984 in Linnich .
The name Nervous Germans was suggested to Micki Meuser by Alex Londner, probably with a view to Germany as a possible nuclear battlefield after the NATO double resolution of 1979. They had just founded the LP "If my songs are no longer correct as a backing band for Bettina Wegner in 1980 "recorded.
Nervous Germans had a recording session with legendary English radio DJ John Peel ( Peel Sessions ) in October 1980, produced by Bob Sargeant ( The Beat ).
According to the band's official Facebook website, there was a re-establishment at the end of 2012. The Nervous Germans are currently working on new material that can be heard during the rehearsal. This assumption is supported by active song publications.
Discography
- 1981: Nervous Germans (Album, Up Records)
- 1982: Desolation Zone (album, Rondelet Music & Records) English release by Nervöse Deutschen.
- 1982: These Boots Are Made For Walking (Single, 7 ")
- 1983: Summer of Love (album, Vertigo)
- 1983: Summer of Love (single, 7 ")
- 2012: ¡Yeah Yeah! (Single vinyl only)
- 2013: Preloved (EP)
- 2014: Volatile (album)
- 2015: From Prussia with Love (album)
- 2017: The creeps are back in town (EP)
Web links
- Nervous Germans at Discogs (English)
- Nervous Germans Blog (English)
- Official Facebook page (English)
- Official YouTube channel
Individual evidence
- ↑ whereseric.com, the Eric Clapton Archive - Darby, Allan ( Memento of the original from October 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , accessed December 15, 2012
- ^ Robert Hilburn: American Music Uber Alles . In: Los Angeles Times , July 29, 1984, p. T68. "The headliner's name, Nervous Germans ..."
- ↑ GrantStevens.de ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , accessed December 15, 2012
- ↑ Nervous Germans ( Memento of the original of July 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , GrantStevens.de, accessed December 15, 2012 (Grant Stevens was the singer of the band)
- ^ Nervous Germans John Peel Session , BBC , accessed December 15, 2012
- ↑ A demo version of "shock of the new". Message on Facebook. Retrieved December 15, 2012
- ↑ Song Yeah Yeah on Soundcloud in August 2013. Retrieved on August 29, 2013.
