K.G.B.

Formed in 1980, K.G.B. was one of the first Punk bands to come out of southern Germany, and, since that fateful day, is still a driving force behind German Punk Rock. While other people were listening to Peter Maffay and Cliff Richards and smoking incense sticks and worshipping the penile zodiac god, the boys in K.G.B. were writing short, yet poingant Punk Rock songs ridiculing not only German society and government. Throughout the `80s and `90s, they released several singles and LPs, toured the U.S. twice and Europe several times and made loads of radio and some television appearances. Particularly notable in the international Rock 'n' Roll scene is their collaboration with Toxic Reasons, Big Danny and the Sloppy Seconds, M.D.C. and The Zero Boys. Over the years, K.G.B. has put on gigs for bands coming through Tübingen and provided them with a place to sleep, food and enough alcohol to kill the Russian army. Although the line-up of K.G.B. has changed several times, singer Hannes Koerber (the only founding member still in the band) has kept it all together and, in the face of bad management and near financial ruin, has never given up hope. K.G.B. is the only "political" band on Middle Class Pig at the moment. But, K.G.B. is more than a Punk Rock band that likes to bitch about the government. Hannes Koerber is a poet, and, if you can read and understand German, you will see that his lyrics are a witty and clever poke at modern society. In the tradition of Goethe, Schiller and Hörderlin, Hannes' work is poetry, literature, a play on words, a metaphorical and metaphysical trip through the German psyche. Add three chords, drums and a guitar solo to that and you have a damn good Punk band that really has something to say. With the backdrop of a medieval town with modern-day inhabitants, K.G.B. is where the past and the present meet. If Goethe would've had a Punk band, it would've sounded something similar to what K.G.B. is doing. But, dammit, don't get the impression that K.G.B. is a group of ultra-serious German intellectuals that carry around a Kafka novel wherever they go to impress all the chicks in Tübingen who have bruised knees from playing the cello. If there's anyone who likes to rip it up, drink beer and schnaps, pass out at the bar, only to wake up later and drink more alcohol with a perverted, glazed smile, and, for all practical purposes, cause such a ruckus that the cops have to come, it's K.G.B.. This band will party all night, and, when all their American friends have either gone home or drown in a pile of their own vomit, the boys will open up another bottle of Vodka (at 8 in the morning), dance a jig, argue with each other, minutes later forgetting what the fuck they were arguing about, walk around in their leopard-skin G-strings, and crack out every Rock 'n' Roll record they ever bought and attempt to put it on the turntable (and wonder why they're all scratched the next day). To top it all off, Hannes and his bandmates Silver, Michi, Fabe and Benny are the coolest, most generous folks you'll ever meet. Not only will they pump you full of alcohol, they'll cook you a meal at 3 a.m., give you more alcohol and then let you sleep in their bed (because you can't make it home anyway). If there's anyone who sincerely lives a communal lifestyle without being pretentious about it, it's the members of K.G.B.. They'll give you the shirt off their back and never expect anything in return. If more people would think that way, no one would ever have to buy food, beer or clothing ever again.

Schneller Lauter Besser EP (1982)

01 - Bonanza (Donald Duck Im Pentagon)

02 - Großstadttraume

03 - Talkland

04 - Alles Muss Versteckt Sein

Party Sahne EP (1985)

01 - Party Sahne

02 - Nichts Zu Ficken

03 - Sekt Ist Kaltgestellt

04 - Napalm

Letzte Bestellung (1986)

01 - Intro

02 - Eckstein

03 - Comicfigur

04 - Kleine Mädchen

05 - Johannisnacht

06 - Speedspace

07 - Deutschland

08 - Born Blond

09 - Ballroom Blitz

10 - Letzte Bestellung

11 - Napalm

12 - Zündschnur

Ballroom Blitz 7'' (1987)

01 - Ballroom Blitz

Kein Grund Zur Beruhigung (1987)

01 - M.I.K.

02 - 10.000 Lichtjahre

03 - Zündschnur

04 - Ratten

05 - Born Blond

06 - Kleine Mädchen

07 - Speed Space

08 - Deutschland

09 - Letzte Bestellung

10 - Freie Welt

11 - Johannisnacht

12 - Comic Figur

13 - Eckstein

14 - Ich Kann Mich Nicht Erinnern

15 - Großstadtträume

16 - Nichts Zu Trinken

Got Your Number (1989)

01 - Got Your Number

02 - Getting Away With Murder

03 - Last Call

04 - The Fuse

05 - Tenthousand Light Years

06 - Crutch

07 - Alone Tonight

08 - Free World

09 - Born Blond

10 - M.I.C.

11 - Summer Solstice

12 - Maybe By Tuesday

13 - Search & Destroy

Einmal Rund Um Die Sonne (1990)

01 - Ein Kleiner Schritt

02 - Kontrollverlust

03 - Waldheims Pudel

04 - Euskadi

05 - Herzlich Willkommen

06 - Nasser Kuss

07 - Alles Im Griff GmbH

Out Of Control (1991)

01 - Out Of Control

02 - (Fear In The) Free World

03 - Amerika's Most Wanted

04 - Pay For Hell

05 - Down In The Hole

06 - Waldheim's Poodle

07 - Holiday In Baskland

08 - Happy Vacation

09 - Wet Kiss

10 - Born Blond

11 - Getting Away With Murder

12 - Crutch

Deutschland Einig Flaschenpfand (Maxi Single) (1992)

01 - Deutschland Einig Flaschenpfand

02 - (Heilig Ist) Der Kleinste Samen

Restmüll 1983-95 (1995)

01 - Alles Ist Erlaubt

02 - Holiday In Basqueland

03 - Berufstourist

04 - Comicfigur

05 - Pay For Hell

06 - Out Of Control

07 - Traummann

08 - Born Blonde

09 - Kleine Mädchen

10 - Happy Vacation

11 - (Heilig Ist) Der Kleinste Samen

12 - Letzte Bestellung

13 - Free World

14 - Einmal Rund Um Die Sonne

15 - Mein Tod

16 - Ziemlich Am Ende

17 - Getting Away With Murder

18 - Party Sahne

19 - Down In The Hole

Korrupt Gierig Bestechlich (1996)

01 - Mein Herz Knurrt Los

02 - Korrupt Gierig Bestechlich

03 - Sein Oder Dicht Sein

04 - Kraut Gringo Blitzkrieg

05 - Sperminator

06 - Wie Mies

07 - Sendermüll

08 - Die Welt Ist Schön

09 - Wodka Und Gerechtigkeit

10 - Heimkind

11 - Perlen Vor Die Säue

12 - Lass Dich Nicht Hängen

13 - Mittendrin

14 - Rosenkavalier

Die Lady Di 7'' (1997)

01 - Die, Lady Di

(Ein Wochenende In) Verona 7'' (1999)

01 - (Ein Wochenende In) Verona

02 - Skelett

''Die Drei Röhren'' - Wir Leben Immer Noch (2000)

01 - Asi Mit Niveau (Zeltinger Band)

02 - Ja Ja Ja (Trio)

03 - Menschenfresser (Rio Reiser)

04 - Schön Sind Wir Sowieso (Markus)

05 - Spießer Am Spieß (Straßenjungs)

06 - Paul Ist Tot (Fehlfarben)

07 - Radio (Nichts)

08 - Polizisten (Extrabreit)

09 - Blaue Augen (Ideal)

10 - Wir Leben Immer Noch (Nina Hagen)

11 - 99 Luftballons (Nena)

12 - Jung Kaputt (Bärchen & Die Milchbubis)

K.G.B. Zollt Tribut An Hans-Jürgen Zeltinger EP (2001)

01 - Schizophren

02 - Knochen

03 - Du Lügst

Fiesta Fiasko (2005)

01 - Hydra

02 - Man Weiss Ja Nie

03 - Strafe Muss Sein

04 - Irre

05 - Hai

06 - Das Da

07 - Tubus

08 - Die Schlacht Um Die Macht

09 - Geil Von Beruf

10 - Königin

11 - Wir Zwei

12 - Schöner Wohnen

13 - Kein Grund Zur Beruhigung

14 - Die Nadel Hängt

Singles Collection '82-'05 (2015)

01 - Bonanza (Donald Duck Im Pentagon)

02 - Großstadttraume

03 - Talkland

04 - Alles Muss Versteckt Sein

05 - Party Sahne

06 - Nichts Zu Ficken

07 - Sekt Ist Kaltgestellt

08 - Napalm

09 - Ballroom Blitz

10 - Deutschland Einig Flaschenpfand

11 - (Heilig Ist) Der Kleinste Samen

12 - Die, Lady Di

13 - (Ein Wochenende In) Verona

14 - Skelett

15 - Schizophren

16 - Knochen

17 - Du Lügst

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