Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung

Few rings were more lucrative in Austria and Germany within the ’80s than Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung (often abbreviated as EAV), a German-language rock outfit primarily regarded as a fun music group, with funny, often intentionally foolish lyrics and luxurious stage displays, but whose catchy pop tracks often included politics and cultural criticism beneath a clownish surface area. In its indigenous Austria, the music group scored five yellow metal albums and ten platinum or multi-platinum albums (1987’s Liebe, Tod & Teufel proceeded to go platinum sixfold) and got three number 1 chart strikes (“Küss die Hands, Schöne Frau” remained within the graphs for 22 weeks) and 11 even more TOP singles. Regardless of the solid Austrian dialect of the lyrics, they discovered achievement in Germany and Switzerland, as well: EAV experienced two platinum albums, four platinum albums, and four TOP singles in Germany, and two platinum albums along with a dual platinum recording in Switzerland. The music group was founded by guitarist and songwriter Thomas Spitzer in 1977, as well as bassist Eik Breit, drummer Anders Stenmo, and keyboardist Nino Holm. A 12 months later, using the launch of its self-titled debut recording, the music group added saxophonist Günter Schönberger and vocalist Wilfried (later on successful like a single artist) towards the lineup; in 1979 Wilfried was changed by Gert Steinbäcker (later on an associate of STS). In 1981, vocalist Klaus Eberhartinger became the band’s frontman, and his extroverted vocal design helped the group to discover a distinctive tone of voice. The music group released its second recording the same 12 months, Café Moveé, and received the German Record Critics’ Award along with a Berliner Wecker in 1982. Making use of their third recording, 1983’s Spitalo Fatalo, they were able to get into the Austrian recording graphs. A la Carte adopted in 1984. Released in 1985, Geld Oder Leben! was the band’s big discovery, not merely in Austria, where it strike number 1 and stayed within the graphs for an astonishing 78 weeks, but additionally in Germany and Switzerland. The recording yielded five strike singles: “Proceed, Karli, Proceed,” “Ba-Ba-Banküberfall” (which actually briefly joined the U.K. graphs within an English-language edition, “Ba-Ba-Bankrobbery”), “Märchenprinz,” “Heiße Nächte (In Palermo),” and “Fata Morgana.” In 1986, four from the band’s tunes appeared within the German film Geld Oder Leber!, starring well-known comedian Mike Krüger. In 1987, the music group released its most effective record, Liebe, Tod & Teufel, which highlighted their biggest one hit, “Küss perish Hands, Schöne Frau.” The record proceeded to go platinum in Germany, six moments platinum in Austria, and dual platinum in Switzerland. The next albums — Neppomuk’s Rache (1990) and Watumba! (1991) — didn’t match the achievement of Liebe, Tod & Teufel, but nonetheless got the music group some more platinum and platinum honours. During the elevation of its recognition, the music group was usually regarded as a fun task, despite the fact that the group experienced always utilized its nearly burlesque comic picture to express severe commentary on numerous topics by means of parody. For instance, their track “Wann Guy Gehn Muß” (a parody of Falco’s “Rock and roll Me Amadeus”) produced fun of Austrian Federal government Chief executive Kurt Waldheim as well as the scandal encircling his regular membership in the 3rd Reich’s SS (which Waldheim by no means commented on). Waldheim threatened to sue the music group. For tunes like “Wir Marschieren” (We March), a satire of right-wing mentality, the music group received bomb risks from neo-Nazis following a 1983 Television show. After Watumba!, EAV continued hiatus for 3 years, so when they came back in 1994 with a fresh recording, Nie Wieder Kunst (Wie Immer…), their recognition in Germany and Switzerland experienced faded. These were still reasonably successful within their indigenous country, nevertheless, and despite many changes within their lineup and small media attention, that they had a large enough group of fans to continue documenting and touring. In 2005, their retrospective dual recording 100 Jahre EAV…Ihr Habt Sera Thus Gewollt!!, which revisited many of their tunes in newly documented versions, were able to start a comeback regarding the a big tour. In 2007, EAV released an record with new materials known as Amore XL, which were able to reach platinum position in Austria.