''Ballast der Republik'' (Burden Of The Republic) is a 2012 album by the German punk band
Die Toten Hosen. It was their first studio album since 2008's ''
In aller Stille''. To commemorate the 30-year-jubilee of the band, the album was also released as a special edition with a second CD, titled ''Die Geister, die wir riefen'', containing 15 cover versions of songs and literature by artists that influenced and inspired the members of the band.
The name 'Ballast der Republik' is wordplay, alluding to the
Palast der Republik
The Palace of the Republic (german: link=no, Palast der Republik) was a building in Berlin that hosted the ''Volkskammer'', the parliament of East Germany, from 1976 to 1990.
The Palace of the Republic, also known as the "People's Palace", wa ...
, the parliament building of
communist East Germany.
A single release of "Altes Fieber" was successful and appeared on the Billboard Hits of the World chart for Germany.
Track listing
#"Drei Kreuze (dass wir hier sind)" ("Three crosses (that we're here)") – 1:27
#"Ballast der Republik" ("Burden of the Republic") – 2:39
#"Tage wie diese" ("Days like these") – 4:28
#"Traurig einen Sommer Lang" ("Sad for a whole summer") – 3:03
#"Altes Fieber" ("Old fever") – 3:30
#"Zwei Drittel Liebe" ("Two thirds of love") – 3:32
#"Europa" ("Europe") – 2:49
#"Reiß Dich los" ("Tear yourself away") – 2:54
#"Drei Worte" ("Three words") – 3:39
#"Schade, wie kann das passieren?" ("Pity, how can this happen?") – 3:40
#"Draußen vor der Tür" ("Outside at the door") – 3:03
#"Das ist der Moment" ("This is the moment") – 3:00
#"Ein guter Tag zum Fliegen" ("A good day for flying") – 3:31
#"Oberhausen" – 4:17
#"Alles hat seinen Grund" ("There's a reason for everything" – literally: "Everything has its reason") – 3:38
#"Vogelfrei" ("Outlawed" – literally: "free as a bird") – 3:37
Die Geister, die wir riefen (The spirits that we summoned)
# "Computerstaat" ("Computer
state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
") – 2:30
(Abwärts
Abwärts ("Downwards") is a German post-punk band from Hamburg. Members FM Einheit and Mark Chung would leave the group in the early 1980s to join West Berlin band Einstürzende Neubauten
(, 'Collapsing New Buildings') is a German experiment ...
)
# "Sirenen" ("Sirens") – 1:53
(Male)
# "
Das Model" ("The model") – 2:28
(Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (, "power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize t ...
)
# "
Die Moorsoldaten" ("Peat Bog Soldiers") – 3:17
(Rudi Goguel / Johann Esser, Wolfgang Langhoff)
# "
Im Nebel" ("In the fog") – 2:42
(Musik: Campino / Text: Hermann Hesse
Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include '' Demian'', '' Steppenwolf'', '' Siddhartha'', and '' The Glass Bead Game'', each of which explores an individual ...
)
# "Heute hier, morgen dort" ("Here today, gone tomorrow") – literally: Today here, tomorrow there – 2:16
(Hannes Wader
Hannes Wader (born Hans Eckard Wader on 23 June 1942) is a German singer-songwriter (" Liedermacher"). He has been an important figure in German leftist circles since the 1970s, with his songs covering such themes as socialist and communist resis ...
)
# "
Rock Me Amadeus
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" – 2:41
( Falco)
# "Industrie-Mädchen" ("Industrial girl") – 1:53
(S.Y.P.H.)
# "Keine Macht für Niemand" ("No power for nobody") – 2:34
(Ton Steine Scherben
Ton Steine Scherben () was one of the first and most influential German language rock bands of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Well known for the highly political and emotional lyrics of vocalist Rio Reiser, they became a musical mouthpiece of ...
)
# "Einen großen Nazi hat sie!" ("She's got a big Nazi") – 2:14
(Stephan Weiß / Fritz Grünbaum
Franz Friedrich 'Fritz' Grünbaum (7 April 1880 in Brünn (Brno), Moravia – 14 January 1941 at the Dachau concentration camp, Germany) was an Austrian Jewish cabaret artist, operetta and popular song writer, actor, and master of ceremonies ...
)
# "
Schrei nach Liebe
"Schrei nach Liebe" ("Cry for Love") is a punk rock song by German band Die Ärzte. It is the second track and the first single from their 1993 album '' Die Bestie in Menschengestalt''. It is one of the best known political anthems and anti-fasc ...
" ("Cry for love") – 3:24
(Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs.
History Ea ...
)
# "Manche Frauen" ("Some women") – 2:49
( Funny van Dannen)
# "Innenstadt Front" ("Inner city
front") – 1:05
(Mittagspause)
# "Stimmen aus dem Massengrab" ("Voices from the mass grave") – 2:18
(Musik: Campino / Text: Erich Kästner
Emil Erich Kästner (; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including '' Emil and the Detectives''. He receive ...
)
# "Lasset uns singen" ("Let us sing") – 3:33
(Musik: Campino, von Holst /
Text: Graf Zirben, Destilie van der Vogelbeer)
Personnel
*
Campino
A campino () is a cattle herder in the Portuguese region of Ribatejo.
Campinos work on horse-back, using a long pole (a ''pampilho'' or lance) to manage and direct the herd.
Campinos are also known for their distinctive attire, which consists o ...
– vocals
*Andreas von Holst – electric guitar
*Michael Breitkopf – electric guitar
*Andreas Meurer – bass guitar
*Vom Ritchie – drums
*Thomas Schmitz – cello
*Constanze Sannemüller – violin
*Adrian Bleyer – violin
*Iryna Bayeva – viola
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
External links
Ballast der Republikon
Allmusic
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References
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Die Toten Hosen albums
2012 albums
German-language albums