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Ready For The Real Life
''Ready for the Real Life'' is the seventh album by German rock band Fools Garden, released in 2005. It was the first album recorded with a new line-up and released with a name Fools Garden instead of Fool's Garden. The song "Dreaming" was originally featured on the band's previous album ''25 Miles to Kissimmee'', but was re-recorded in 2004 for a new single release. Track listing # "Welcome Sun" # "Cook It A While" # "Comedy Song" # "Daihaminkay" # "Cold" # "Does Anybody Know?" # "Jeannie Is Dancing With The Sun" # " Man of Devotion" # "Rain" # "Count On Me" # "Life" # "Peter's Riding His Horse" # " Dreaming (remastered version/bonus track)" Musicians *Peter Freudenthaler - vocals, keyboards *Volker Hinkel Fools Garden (until 2003 known as Fool's Garden) is a German band formed in 1991 in the city of Pforzheim. The founders of the group and the only permanent members are vocalist Peter Freudenthaler and guitarist Volker Hinkel. In 1993, bassist Th ... - guitars, keyboards, pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, 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 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fools Garden
Fools Garden (until 2003 known as Fool's Garden) is a German band formed in 1991 in the city of Pforzheim. The founders of the group and the only permanent members are vocalist Peter Freudenthaler and guitarist Volker Hinkel. In 1993, bassist Thomas Mangold, keyboardist Roland Röhl and drummer Ralf Wochele were invited to join Fool's Garden for recording of the first studio album '' Once in a Blue Moon''. The band became famous worldwide in 1995 owing to the release of their second studio album '' Dish of the Day'' and, in particular, the song " Lemon Tree", which entered numerous music charts around the world and topped five of them. However, Fool's Garden was never able to repeat the success of their only hit. A series of failures to replicate the commercial success of ''Dish of the Day'' in 1997, 2000 and 2003 resulted in tension and disagreement amongst the band's members, and dramatically discredited its reputation in the eyes of record label executives. Consequently, Mang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, Independent record label, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of ''indie pop'' has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Development and characteristics Origins and etymology Both ''indie'' and ''indie pop'' had originally referred to the same thing during the late 1970s. Inspired more by punk rock's DIY ethos than its style, guitar bands were formed on the then-novel premise that one could record and release their own music instead of having to procure a record contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertelsmann Music Group
Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a division of a German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America on 1 October 2008. Although it was established in 1987, the music company was formed as RCA/Ariola International in 1985 as a joint venture to combine the music label activities of RCA's RCA Records division and Bertelsmann's Ariola Records and its associated labels which include Arista Records. It consisted of the BMG Music Publishing company, the world's third largest music publisher and the world's largest independent music publisher, and (since August 2004) the 50% share of the joint venture with Sony Music, which established the German American Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008. Acquisition In March 1998, BMG sold its video game publisher BMG Interactive to Take-Two Interactive, with Bertelsmann taking a 16 percent stake in Take-Two. BMG Interactive published the ''Grand Theft Auto'' video game series. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25 Miles To Kissimmee
''25 Miles to Kissimmee'' is the sixth studio album by German pop band Fool's Garden, released in 2003. It is also the last album featuring all of the original members of the band. Overview The title track is about a girl who attempts to seduce her married passenger while she is driving them into a city for unspecified reasons. The song "Dreaming", originally released as a single in 2001, was re-recorded in 2004 for a new single release. The new version was later included as a bonus track on the band's seventh album '' Ready for the Real Life''. A new version of "Reason", titled "Reason 2.0", appears on the band's EP ''Home'', with new arrangements and different verses, but with an identical chorus. Track listing All songs written by Volker Hinkel and Peter Freudenthaler # "Closer" # "Tears Run Dry" # "Dreaming" (original version) # "Bighouse Pyromaniac" # "Bighouse" (reprise) # "Material World" # "Reason" # "Glory" # "25 Miles to Kissimmee" # "Silence" # "I Won't Kill Myself" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napster Session 2008
Fools Garden (until 2003 known as Fool's Garden) is a German band formed in 1991 in the city of Pforzheim. The founders of the group and the only permanent members are vocalist Peter Freudenthaler and guitarist Volker Hinkel. In 1993, bassist Thomas Mangold, keyboardist Roland Röhl and drummer Ralf Wochele were invited to join Fool's Garden for recording of the first studio album ''Once in a Blue Moon (Fool's Garden album), Once in a Blue Moon''. The band became famous worldwide in 1995 owing to the release of their second studio album ''Dish of the Day (album), Dish of the Day'' and, in particular, the song "Lemon Tree (Fool's Garden song), Lemon Tree", which entered numerous music charts around the world and topped five of them. However, Fool's Garden was never able to repeat the success of their only hit. A series of failures to replicate the commercial success of ''Dish of the Day'' in 1997, 2000 and 2003 resulted in tension and disagreement amongst the band's members, and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of Devotion
"Man of Devotion" is the second single from the album ''Ready for the Real Life'' by German pop band Fools Garden. Volkswagen used "Man of Devotion" in a commercial for Volkswagen Polo. Track listing #Man of Devotion (radio version) #Daihaminkay (call this world remix) #Man of Devotion (the rain house demotape) Original version of "Daihaminkay" on the album ''Ready for the Real Life''. Musicians *Peter Freudenthaler - vocals *Volker Hinkel Fools Garden (until 2003 known as Fool's Garden) is a German band formed in 1991 in the city of Pforzheim. The founders of the group and the only permanent members are vocalist Peter Freudenthaler and guitarist Volker Hinkel. In 1993, bassist Th ... - guitar *Gabriel Holz - guitar *Dirk Blümlein - bass *Claus Müller - drums External links (requires flash) 2005 singles Fools Garden songs 2005 songs {{2000s-pop-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreaming (2004 Version)
''25 Miles to Kissimmee'' is the sixth studio album by German pop band Fool's Garden, released in 2003. It is also the last album featuring all of the original members of the band. Overview The title track is about a girl who attempts to seduce her married passenger while she is driving them into a city for unspecified reasons. The song "Dreaming", originally released as a single in 2001, was re-recorded in 2004 for a new single release. The new version was later included as a bonus track on the band's seventh album ''Ready for the Real Life''. A new version of "Reason", titled "Reason 2.0", appears on the band's EP ''Home'', with new arrangements and different verses, but with an identical chorus. Track listing All songs written by Volker Hinkel and Peter Freudenthaler # "Closer" # "Tears Run Dry" # "Dreaming" (original version) # "Bighouse Pyromaniac" # "Bighouse" (reprise) # "Material World" # "Reason" # "Glory" # "25 Miles to Kissimmee" # "Silence" # "I Won't Kill Myself" # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Freudenthaler
Peter Freudenthaler (born 19 February 1963) is a German rock musician, singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and one of the founding members of pop rock band Fool's Garden. He is the author of the song " Lemon Tree", which made the band, and him in particular, famous worldwide. In addition to participating in Fool's Garden, Freudenthaler has also collaborated with other music artists. Peter Freudenthaler graduated from the Hebel Gymnasium high school in Pforzheim and later in 1990 entered the Stuttgart Media University, where he became acquainted with Volker Hinkel, who invited him into his music project Magazine. In 1991, Magazine was renamed Fool's Garden. In 2012, Alexander Rusakov, in his book "Who is Who, or MUZPROSVET in Global Contemporary Popular Music", put Peter Freudenthaler on No. 792 in the rating of 1000 best musicians of global contemporary popular music for his participation in Fool's Garden. In 2017, Peter received the Portus Medal for Merit to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Hinkel
Fools Garden (until 2003 known as Fool's Garden) is a German band formed in 1991 in the city of Pforzheim. The founders of the group and the only permanent members are vocalist Peter Freudenthaler and guitarist Volker Hinkel. In 1993, bassist Thomas Mangold, keyboardist Roland Röhl and drummer Ralf Wochele were invited to join Fool's Garden for recording of the first studio album ''Once in a Blue Moon (Fool's Garden album), Once in a Blue Moon''. The band became famous worldwide in 1995 owing to the release of their second studio album ''Dish of the Day (album), Dish of the Day'' and, in particular, the song "Lemon Tree (Fool's Garden song), Lemon Tree", which entered numerous music charts around the world and topped five of them. However, Fool's Garden was never able to repeat the success of their only hit. A series of failures to replicate the commercial success of ''Dish of the Day'' in 1997, 2000 and 2003 resulted in tension and disagreement amongst the band's members, and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
