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Opium Fürs Volk
''Opium fürs Volk'' (''Opium for the people'') is the seventh studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. Although it's not considered a concept album, it has a central theme of religion (exemplified by the intro "Vaterunser", "Die zehn Gebote" and " Paradies"). It is regarded as one of the best Die Toten Hosen albums. The title is derived from a common misquotation of Karl Marx, who called religion the Opium of the People - ''Opium des Volkes''. Track listing # "Vaterunser" (''Our Father'') (Traditional) − 1:10 # "Mensch" (''Man'') (von Holst/Frege) − 4:08 # "Die Fliege" (''The fly'') (Frege/Frege) − 1:54 # "Die zehn Gebote" (''The ten commandments'') (Rohde/Frege) − 4:04 # "Böser Wolf" (roughly ''Big Bad Wolf'') (von Holst/Frege) − 4:02 # " Nichts bleibt für die Ewigkeit" (''Nothing lasts forever'') (von Holst, Frege/Müller, von Holst, Frege) − 4:10 # "Ewig währt am längsten (Dub)" (lit. ''Forever lasts the longest''; a pun on ''Ehrlich währt am läng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen are a German punk rock band from Düsseldorf. The name is taken from the German slang idiom ''tote Hose'' (literally "dead trousers"), which means "nothing happening"; "boring". The band has had an important success through the years, and it has built a loyal following both in Europe and South America, being particularly popular in their home country and in Argentina. History The current members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). All members except one, Vom, who is English, are German, though Campino's mother, Jenny, was also English. Vom joined in 1999, after previous drummer Wölli sustained injuries in a car crash. Wölli had played from 1985 to 1999 and was an honorary member of the band until his death in 2016. The drummer until 1985 was Trini Trimpop, who became the band's manager when Wölli joined. The band is reputed to have playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
