Reform (band)
| reform | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rock , art rock , pop |
| founding | 1975 |
| resolution | 1986 |
| Founding members | |
guitar |
Jörg Matze Blankenburg (until 1985) |
bass |
Mike Demnitz (until 1978, 1980–1982) |
Drums |
Peter Piele (until 1979) |
Guitar, keyboard |
Werner Kunze (until 1982) |
Vocals, flute, alto saxophone |
Frank Schönfeld (until 1975) |
| former members | |
singing |
Stephan Trepte (1975–1986, † 2020) |
bass |
Jörg Dobbersch (1978–1980) |
Drums |
Peter Förster (1979–1982) |
guitar |
Günter Fischer (1979–1986) |
violin |
Hans Wintoch (1981–1984) |
bass |
Marcus Schloussen (1982–1986, † 2019) |
Keyboard |
Thomas Kolbe (1982–1986, † March 3, 2019) |
Drums |
Christian Jähnig (1982–1986) |
guitar |
Michael Lehrmann (1986) |
bass |
Reinhard Repke (1986) |
Reform was a German singing rock band from Magdeburg that existed from 1975 to 1986. The GDR record company Amiga released three LPs by the band. The band name is a tribute to the Magdeburg district of Reform and should symbolize the efforts of the band to create "new tones" in rock music.
history
In 1975 the guitarist Jörg Matze Blankenburg, who came from the Klosterbrüder group , founded the band Reform with Mike Demnitz ( bass ), Peter Piele ( drums ), Werner Kunze ( guitar , keyboard ) and Frank Schönfeld ( vocals , flute , alto saxophone ). After two years, the singer Stephan Trepte joined them. He came from the group Lift and became the band's new front man. Mike Demnitz was replaced by Jörg Dobbersch for two years before he returned to Reform. Ingeburg Branoner wrote most of the lyrics . The first reform title Nebel , produced on the radio , immediately reached number 1 in the rating program “ Beatkiste ” on “ Voice of the GDR ”. The first LP, called Reform , was released in 1979. A short time later, Peter Beppo Förster joined the band as the new drummer and Günter Grete Fischer as the new guitarist. In 1981 the violinist Hans Wintoch became a member of Reform. In 1982, after the LP Der Löwenzahn was released, Marcus Schloussen took over the bass, Thomas Kolbe the keyboards and Christian Jähnig the drums. In 1984 Wintoch left the band; since then he has performed as Hans the violin . In 1985 the third and final LP was released, watches without hands , and the band's founder Jörg Blankenburg left Reform due to hearing problems. In 1986 Michael Lehrmann joined the band as the new guitarist and Reinhard Repke as the bassist. But reform dissolved a short time later.
style
Reform made rock music whose guitar style was based on Wishbone Ash and whose orchestral style of music was based on Genesis and Gentle Giant . Some of the pieces can be counted as art rock , others are rather sophisticated pop music . In some pieces the joke dominates (for example in Broad Beans , where a potential partner has to share the singer's preference for broad beans), sometimes the index finger is raised clearly ( Death and the Maiden ).
Discography
Albums
- 1979: Reform ( Amiga , LP and MC, 1993 also as CD)
- 1982: Der Löwenzahn (Amiga, LP and MC)
- 1985: clocks without hands (Amiga, LP and MC)
- 2002: Best Of (CD)
- 2004: Reform - Live 2002 in Magdeburg (CD)
- 2007: The greatest hits (Amiga, 3 CDs, together with other artists)
Singles
- 1978: I'm looking for you / my friend (Amiga)
- 1981: The Dandelion / Beautiful Dream (Amiga)
- 1983: I Search for You / Happyness (breathless) (Balkanton)
See also
literature
- Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-89602-303-9
Web links
- Portrait at deutsche-mugge.de
- Portrait at ostbeat.de ( Memento from August 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Portrait at ostmusik.de ( Memento from June 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Melody and Rhythm , Berlin (East), issue 2/1978
- ↑ Portrait at ostbeat.de ( memento from August 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 6, 2014