Extrabreit

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Extrabreit
Country	Hagen, Germany
Years active	1978–present
Genres	NDW
Members	Kai "Havaii" Schlasse Stefan "Kleinkrieg" Klein Bubi Hönig Lars Larson Rolf Möller

Extrabreit is a German band established in Hagen, Germany in 1978. The band was one of the most successful exponents of the Neue Deutsche Welle movement of the 1980s.

1 History
2 Band members
3 Discography
- 3.1 Singles
- 3.2 LP/CDs
4 External links

[edit] History

The band was founded around the end of 1978, when they began their career as part of the Neue Deutsche Welle. Their music is not typical of the NDW genre. It was influenced heavily by western rock music, and their lyrics were often critical of politics and society. The members viewed themselves as punks, whose only association with the NDW was the fact that they appeared at the same time. As testament to that they wrote on their Homepage: "Ja wir haben den Scheiß eben mitgemacht!" (Yeah, we went along with that shit).

The highlight of their career was seen from 1981 until 1983, as they played for sold out crowds, had records go Gold and were pictured on the cover of BRAVO. After two band members left the group in 1983 they released two albums; [[Europa]] and [[LP der Woche]]. After a creative break until 1987, the band returned with an album that was heavily influenced by The Cure. In the 90's Extrabreit moved onto writing lyrics highly critical of society and full of sharp sarcasm. Their new work did not enjoy the same commercial success of their earlier albums. After their 'Final concert' in Hagen on the 19th September, 1998, the group went on to play in Bochum in 2002 and are currently touring Germany.

Extrabreit played their 1000th concert on the 27th August, 2005 to several thousand fans in Hengsteysee in Hagen. The Band was presented with their first Platinum record for their first major success in 1980.

[edit] Band members

Vocals: Kai "Havaii" Schlasse
Gitare: Stefan "Kleinkrieg" Klein, Bubi Hönig
Bass: Lars Larson
Percussion: Rolf Möller

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

Hart wie Marmelade (Hard As Jam), 1980
Hurra, Hurra die Schule brennt (Hooray, Hooray, The School Is Burning), 1981
- #12. in Germany
Polizisten (Policemen), 1981
- #27. in Germany
Her mit den Abenteuern/Duo Infernal (Gimme The Adventures), 1982
- #70. in Germany
Kleptomanie, 1982
Learning Deutsch, 1983
Secret Service, 1984
Ruhm (Fame), 1984
Blue Moon, 1987
Hurra, Hurra die Schule brennt (Remix 90), 1990 MCD
Flieger, Grüß mir die Sonne (Remix 90) (Aircraftman, Say Hello To The Sun), 1990 MCD
- #15. in Germany
Ruhm, Live, 1990
Polizisten (Live), 1991 MCD
Joachim muß härter werden (Joachim Has To Become Tougher), 1991 MCD
Der letzte Schliff (The Final Touch), 1991 MCD
Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen (It Should Rain Red Roses For Me), 1992 MCD
- #35. in Germany
Laß es regnen (Let It Rain), 1993 MCD
Jeden Tag - Jede Nacht (Every Day - Every Night), 1996 MCD
CVJM (YMCA), 1996 MCD
Nichts ist für immer (Nothing's For Good), 1996 MCD
Verdammter roter Mond (Bloody Red Moon), 1998 MCD
ÖL! (kostenlose Promo) (Oil, priceless promotional), 2003 MCD
Er macht ihn rein (He Puts It Inside, referring to soccer, means "shooting a goal"), 2003 MCD
Neues Spiel (New Match), 2005 MCD

[edit] LP/CDs

Ihre größten Erfolge (Their Greatest Successes), 1980 LP/CD
Welch ein Land - Was für Männer (What A Country - What Kind Of Men), 1981 LP/CD
Rückkehr der phantastischen Fünf (Return Of The Fantastic Five), 1982 LP/CD
Europa (Europe), 1983 LP/CD
LP der Woche (Record Of The Week), 1984 LP/CD
Sex after three years in a submarine, 1987 LP/CD
Das grenzt schon an Musik (Live) (That's Almost Music), 1990 LP/CD
Wer böses denkt soll endlich schweigen (He Who Has Evil Thoughts Should Be Silent At Last), 1991 LP/CD
Hotel Monopol, 1993 CD
Jeden Tag - Jede Nacht (Every Day - Every Night), 1996 CD
- #65. in Germany
Superfett - Das Beste (Super Fat - The Best), 1996 CD
Amen, 1998 CD
Das letzte Gefecht (Live) (The Last-Ditch Stand), 2002 CD
Unerhört (Scandalous), 2003 CD
Ihre Allergrößten Erfolge (Their Very Biggest Successes), 2003 CD
Frieden (Peace), 2005 CD