Pankow are a

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, founded in

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in 1981. Their name came from the Berlin district of

Pankow Pankow () is the most populous and the second-largest borough by area of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow. P ...

, which was once home to most of the officials of the

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government. The band's original lineup consisted of Jürgen Ehle, André Herzberg, Rainer Kirchmann, Jäcki Reznicek and Frank Hille. Other members were Stefan Dohanetz, Ingo York and Jens Jensen. As their lyrics often contained criticism of the East German regime, they frequently encountered problems releasing their music. "Like many writers, they were among the established names of aesthetic subversion," the journalist Christoph Dieckmann wrote in a 1999 article published in

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.Christoph Dieckmann: ''Nun machs gut, Inge Pawelczik, du Wilde! Die „Stones des Ostens“ treten nun ab.'' In:

. ISSN 1612-9563 (1999), Issue 2, P. 14 With the fall of the Iron Curtain and the associated open access to media outside Germany Pankow also moved briefly into the focus of the Anglo-American journalism. The U.S. historian Timothy W. Ryback, known for his 1990 published book ''Rock around the bloc: a history of rock music in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union'', characterized Pankow as one of two most prestigious and most professional groups of East Berlin's rock music scene, writing that they "originally showed the influence of the Rolling Stones, but has developed into a dynamic band that combines the energy of the Clash with the innovation of the

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." In the song "Langeweile" ("Boredom"), the criticism was expressed in the words "Seen the same country too long, heard the same language too often, waited too long, hoped too much, bowed down to the old men too often". The song "Paule Panke" was banned by the state-run Amiga record label, while "Langeweile" was banned from radio airplay; however, the band performed both at every concert. Pankow has occasionally been compared with the Rolling Stones Michael Rauhut: ''Rock in der DDR''. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Bonn 2002, , S. 103 and have implemented many musical styles and theatrical projects in their history. On November 3, 2011, Pankow commenced a 30-year anniversary tour.

Discography

Albums

* 1983: ''Kille Kille .....'' * 1985: ''Hans im Glück.'' * 1986: ''Keine Stars'' * 1988: ''Aufruhr in den Augen'' * 1989: ''Paule Panke – Ein Tag aus dem Leben eines Lehrlings. Live 1982'' * 1991: ''10 Jahre Pankow'' (Best of) * 1994: ''Vierer Pack'' * 1995: ''Wetten, Du willst – die Hits'' (Best of) * 1996: ''Paparazzia'' * 1997: ''Am Rande vom Wahnsinn'' * 1999: ''Rock'n'Roll im Stadtpark'' (Best of) * 1999: ''Pankow 1983–1989'' (Promo-Doppel-CD) * 2004: ''Die Original AMIGA-Alben'' (5er CD-Box) * 2004: ''Wieder auf der Straße'' (Live-Doppel-CD) * 2005: ''Komm, Karlineken, komm .....'' (Best of) * 2006: ''Nur aus Spaß'' * 2011: ''In Aufruhr (Amiga)'' * 2011: ''Neuer Tag in Pankow (Buschfunk)'' * 2017: ''Aufruhr in den Augen Reloaded'' (Live)

Singles

* 1982: ''Inge Pawelczik'' / ''Egal'' * 1983: ''Die wundersame Geschichte von Gabi'' / ''Rock 'n' Roll im Stadtpark'' * 1985: ''Er will anders sein'' / ''Wetten du willst'' * 1985: ''Isolde'' / ''Gut Nacht'' * 1986: ''Wetten du willst'' / ''Er will anders sein'' * 1988: ''Langeweile'' / ''Aufruhr in den Augen'' * 1996: ''Am Rande vom Wahnsinn'' / ''Rita''

Video

* 1992: ''10 Jahre Pankow''

DVD

* 2004: ''Die wundersame Geschichte von Pankow''

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