BAP (German band)

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BAP
Concert BAP (2005)
Background information
Origin	Cologne, Germany
Genre(s)	Rock music
Years active	1976- present
Website	www.bap.de
Members
Wolfgang Niedecken
Former members
Hans Heres

BAP is a German rock group.

1 History
2 Albums
3 Singles
4 Group members
5 Related projects
6 External links

[edit] History

The group was founded in 1976 under the name Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP in Cologne, Germany by Wolfgang Niedecken and Hans Heres. In 1981 they released their most famous song Verdamp lang her (literally 'A damn long time ago'), in which Niedecken describes regrets he has about his relationship with his then recently deceased father ("Bap" is Kölsch for father, derived from Papa).

Nearly all of BAP's lyrics are written in Kölsch, the dialect of Cologne. Niedecken's most prominent musical influences, especially early in his career, were Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and the Rolling Stones.

[edit] Albums

1979 : ... rockt andere kölsche Leeder (... rocks different Cologne songs)
1980 : Affjetaut (Thawed up)
1981 : Für Usszeschnigge (For cutout)
1982 : Vun Drinne noh Drusse (From the inside to the outside)
1983 : Live - Bess demnähx (See you later)
1984 : Zwesche Salzjebäck un Bier (Between pretzels and beer)
1986 : Ahl Männer, aalglatt (Old men slippery as eels)
1988 : Da Capo (Once more from the beginning)
1990 : X für'e U (A con)
1991 : Affrocke ( Live ) (Rocking)
1993 : Pik Sibbe (Seven of Spades)
1995 : Wahnsinn - Die Hits von 79-95 (Madness or an exclamation as Wowie Zowie)
1996 : Amerika
1999 : Comics & Pin-Ups
1999 : Tonfilm (Talking movie)
2001 : Aff un Zo (From time to time)
2002 : Övverall ( Live ) (Everywhere)
2004 : Sonx (Songs)
2005 : Dreimal zehn Jahre (Three times ten years)

[edit] Singles

2008: Morje fröh doheim (Home tomorrow morning)

[edit] Group members

Manfred Boecker, percussion  :  79  80  81  82  83  84  86  88  91  93  --
Wolfgang Boecker, drums      :  79  80  81  82  --
Hans Heres, guitar           :  79  --
Wolfgang Klever, bass        :  79  --
Wolfgang Niedecken, singer   :  79  80  81  82  83  84  86  88  91  93  96  99  99  01  02  04  05 06
Bernd Odenthal, keyboards    :  79  --
Steve Borg, bass             :  --  80  81  82  83  84  86  88  91  93  --
Klaus Heuser, guitar         :  --  80  81  82  83  84  86  88  91  93  96  99  --
Hans Wollrath, sounds        :  --  80  81  82  83  84  86  88  91  93  96  99  --
Alexander Büchel, keyboards  :  --  --  81  82  83  84  86  88  91  93  96  99  --
Jan Dix, drums               :  --  --  --  --  83  84  86  --
Pete King, drums             :  --  --  --  --  --  --  86  --
Jürgen Zöller, drums         :  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  88  91  93  96  99  99  01  02  04  05 06
Mario Argandona, percussion  :  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  96  --
Werner Kopal, bass           :  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  96  99  99  01  02  04  05 06
Jens Streifling, saxophone   :  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  96  99  99  01  02  --
Sheryl Hackett, percussion   :  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  99  01  02  --
Helmut Krumminga, guitar     :  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  99  01  02  04  05 06
Michael Nass, keyboards      :  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  99  01  02  04  05 06

[edit] Related projects

1983 : Book BAP övver BAP ( BAP about BAP )
1987 : Album Schlagzeiten ( W. Niedecken solo-album )
1989 : Book BAP övver China ( about their Chinese tour )
1992 : Album Arsch huh - Zäng ussenander ( distinct bands from Cologne, live concert against racism and neo-fascism )
1995 : Album Leopardefell ( W. Niedecken solo-album with translated Dylan lyrics )
2002 : Film Vill passiert ( film by Wim Wenders about BAP )