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Don't Give Me Names
''Don't Give Me Names'' is the second studio album by the German band Guano Apes, released in 2000. It includes the hit single (music), single "Big in Japan (Alphaville song)#Guano Apes version, Big in Japan" (a Cover version, cover of the Alphaville (band), Alphaville song), which peaked at #9 on the German charts and remains one of Guano Apes' most popular songs. The album was certified gold album, gold in Germany and in Switzerland. Background After the success of their debut album ''Proud Like a God'', the members of Guano Apes felt pressed to come up with a new album that could hold its own against its predecessor, and spent a lot of time on writing and demoing new songs. According to Dennis Poschwatta in the 2005 documentary ''Planet of the Apes'', the band was determined "not to let anybody trick [them]. The album had to be awesome. It had to be out of sight.” Recording for ''Don’t Give Me Names'' began in October 1999 and was done at three different studios: Horus St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dödel Up
"Dödel Up" is a 2000 song by Guano Apes. It is the fourth and final single from ''Don't Give Me Names'', released on 29 January 2001 in Germany. Originally the post-grunge Post-grunge is an offshoot of grunge that has a less abrasive or intense tone than traditional grunge. Originally, the term was used almost pejoratively to label mid-1990s alternative rock bands such as Bush (British band), Bush, Candlebox, Colle ...-influenced "I Want It" was going to be the fourth single as there was a video, however the band scrapped the video and chose to do "Dödel Up" instead. The music video for the single was a complete departure from the previous Apes music videos, as the video was purely animated, but blended with live footage. The video shows the band portrayed as half bodied pencil holders. Track listing CD single #Dödel Up (Single Edit) - 3:23 #Cuts - 3:34 #Candy Love - 3:33 #Dödel Up ( Kuklicz Mix) - 4:16 #Dödel Up (Album Version) - 3:38 #Multimedia Part (CD-ROM only, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Nasić
Sandra Nasić (born 25 May 1976) is a German singer best known as the vocalist of the rock band Guano Apes. Career Nasić was born in Göttingen, West Germany, where she grew up with her Croatian mother and sister. After she received her high school diploma, Nasić considered studying design, but decided to pursue a music career with the rock band Guano Apes, which she joined in 1994. The band's career took off in 1996 after they won the "Local Heroes" competition held by VIVA, beating out over 1,000 competitors with their song " Open Your Eyes". The band's debut album, '' Proud Like a God'', peaked at No. 4 in Germany in 1997. Their next two albums, '' Don't Give Me Names'' (2000) and '' Walking on a Thin Line'' (2003) both reached No. 1. Guano Apes broke up in February 2005, but reunited in 2009. They went on to release two more albums, '' Bel Air'' (2011) and ''Offline'' (2014). Whilst still with Guano Apes, Nasić appeared on Apocalyptica's 2001 single " Path Vol. 2", wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Mertens
Frank Mertens (born Frank Sorgatz; 26 October 1961) is a German musician. He is a former member of the German synth-pop band Alphaville. Mertens is a shy and quiet person who doesn't like to talk. Shortly after the success of their debut album, he left the band in December 1984, because he found public attention stressful. After he left, he founded the group Lonely Boys with his girlfriend at the time Matine Lille (née Richter) and Felix Lille (né Schulte). Mertens disbanded the group in 1987 to study economics. In 1991, Mertens moved to Paris to study art. In 1996, he moved back to Cologne, to work as a plastic artist. During the same year, he started but never completed a musical project called Maelstrom, which was a combination of ambient Ambient or ambiance or ambience may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ambiancé'', an unreleased experimental film * ''Ambient'' (novel), a novel by Jack Womack Music and sound * Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Lloyd
Bernhard Lloyd (born Bernhard Gössling on 2 June 1960) is a former member and co-founder of the German synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s b ... band Alphaville. Before he joined the band, he did not play keyboards – instead, he was previously a club DJ. In 2001, Lloyd also worked on a project named Atlantic Popes with singer Max Holler, on a 13-track CD. He left Alphaville in 2003. Lloyd produces for German bands in his studio, mainly electronic music in Berlin. He remixed the catalog of Alphaville, and remains in contact with lead singer Marian Gold. References External links * 1960 births German male musicians Living people German new wave musicians Synth-pop new wave musicians Alphaville (band) members {{Germany-music-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Gold
Marian Gold (born Hartwig Schierbaum; 26 May 1954) is a German singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of the German synth-pop band Alphaville, but also has recorded as a solo artist. He is known for his tenor multi-octave vocal range. Biography Early life Born in Herford, West Germany, Gold was part of the Berlin art collective the Nelson Community, where he formed the band Chinchilla Green in the late 1970s, which also included future Alphaville colleague Bernhard Lloyd. Alphaville In 1982, he joined Lloyd and Frank Mertens in the band Forever Young, which soon became Alphaville. He sang lead vocals on Alphaville's 1980s pop singles, including " Forever Young", " Big in Japan", " Sounds Like a Melody", " Dance with Me", "Jerusalem", amongst many others. As of 2022, he is the last remaining original member of the band, whose latest album, ''Eternally Yours'', was released in 2022. Solo Gold's first solo album, ''So Long Celeste'', was released in 1992.St. Renb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't You Turn Your Back On Me
"Don't You Turn Your Back on Me" is the fourth single by Guano Apes. It was released to promote the film ''Meschugge'' in 1999. Despite the video's heavy rotation on various music channels, the single charted in their native Germany at number 50, which is one of the reasons the song was not included in their 2000 album ''Don't Give Me Names ''Don't Give Me Names'' is the second studio album by the German band Guano Apes, released in 2000. It includes the hit single (music), single "Big in Japan (Alphaville song)#Guano Apes version, Big in Japan" (a Cover version, cover of the Alphav ...''. The music video marked a new look for lead singer Sandra, who dyed her blonde hair jet black. Track listing CD single #Don't You Turn Your Back On Me (Original) - 3:46 #Don't You Turn Your Back On Me (Frozen-Mix) - 4:05 #Don't You Turn Your Back On Me (String-Version) - 3:57 #Don't You Turn Your Back On Me (Prince P.A.L.-Clubmix) - 3:46 #Move a Little Closer - 2:48 #Multimedia Track (CD-ROM onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of ranks List of countries and dependencies by population density, 22nd in the world and Area and population of European countries, sixth in Europe. The capital and Metropolitan areas in Belgium, largest metropolitan region is City of Brussels, Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex Federation, federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous Communities, regions and language areas o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Album
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications). Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials (gold, platinum and diamond). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or music download). History The original gold and silver record awards were presented to artists by their own record companies to publicize their sales achie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphaville (band)
Alphaville is a German synth-pop band formed in Münster in 1982. They gained popularity in the 1980s. The group was founded by singers Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, and Frank Mertens. They achieved chart success with the singles " Forever Young", " Big in Japan", " Sounds Like a Melody", " The Jet Set", and " Dance with Me". Gold remains the only continuous original member of Alphaville. They took their name from Jean-Luc Godard's film ''Alphaville''. History Formation Alphaville was formed after lead singer Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd met in West Berlin in 1981. The pair were heavily influenced by UK indie acts like Tubeway Army, Gary Numan and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Gold had written "Big in Japan" in 1979 after hearing the music of Holly Johnson's band Big in Japan. They first named their band "Forever Young" and subsequently changed it to "Alphaville" after the 1965 science fiction film. Together the three wrote and recorded ''Forever Young'' as a demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version performed after the original. History The term "cover" goes back decades when cover version originally described a rival version of a tune recorded to compete with the recently released (original) version. Examples of records covered include Paul Williams' 1949 hit tune " The Hucklebuck" and Hank Williams' 1952 song " Jambalaya". Both crossed over to the popular hit parade and had numerous hit versions. Before the mid-20th century, the notion of an original version of a popular tune would have seemed slightly odd – the production of musical entertainment was seen as a live event, even if it was reproduced at home via a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
